Weekly Bulletin (Nov 27, 2023)

The Market has now re-opened.
The Club has returned to meetings in person and run them in conjunction with Zoom. Arrangements may vary each week. Please confirm venue below or via the website here.

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Please note this week is an EVENING MEETING at Cilantro 6.30pm
For full location details, please refer here.
The meeting will NOT BE available on Zoom

Edition 149

Monday, 27th November 2023

Message from our President - Ron's Ramblings

Last week I attended the Rotary of Mont Albert/ Surrey Hills to hear a speaker, Jordan Vella from Monash University, funded by the Australian Rotary Health Foundation, the Danny Frawley Centre and the Rotary Club of MASH. He is doing his PhD on the subject of the mental health problems experienced by elite athletes involved in high impact sport. It was certainly an interesting presentation and I am sure the outcomes will be eagerly awaited by many major sporting bodies.

At the District AGM and presidents meeting last week we heard another good update on the Polio Plus campaign, and it is time for us to consider our annual contribution to the to this worthwhile worldwide Rotary project. You will recall that we gave a donation of $2200 as a contribution to Helen Parkers DG partners project.

The end of the year is fast approaching and our Christmas luncheon function to be held at Dendy Park on Sunday December 10^th awaits us all. Please book early as we need to know final numbers. Cost is $30 per head for a great lunch and some good fellowship.

Member Faye Weeks has been in hospital having some fairly major back surgery and we all send our best wishes and hope she will be back with us soon. Details here.

Roy Kaplan is also on the sick and injured list and we all wish Roy well as he undergoes investigations and consultations to determine solutions to his problem.

Our last breakfast meeting will be on December 13^thand I hope we can see as many as possible to enjoy the Cilantro catering and further festive fellowship. Our first meeting for 2024 is planned for January 17^th, venue to be advised.

Yours in Rotary ‘Create Hope in The World.’

President Ron

Roster for the next 2 weeks
Meeting Chairman refer here for help
Note Market start time is 6.15am
Click on See all Rosters at right for future weeks. Members click here to see your own roster.

Meetings

Meeting November 29th , 2023

Chairperson Langridge, Samantha

Cashier / Regalia Gartly, Geoff

Cashier/regalia O'Brien, Linda

Regalia Kruss, Neville

Meeting December 6th, 2023

Chairperson Kempton, Alan

Cashier / Kruss, Neville

Cashier Soster, Karin

Regalia Green, Larry

Market December 3rd, 2023

Market leader Perry, Grant

Assistant Gledhill, Geoff

Assistant - Soster, Karin

Market December 10th, 2023

Market leader Reid, Julie

Assistant - O'Brien, Linda

Assistant - O'Brien, Peter

This week's speaker / event

Speaker: Laraine Stephens lives in Beaumaris. After working as a teacher-librarian and Head of Library Laraine became a writer of historical crime fiction. Her first novel in the Reggie da Costa Mysteries, was The Death Mask Murders (2021) followed by Deadly Intent (2022) and then A Deadly Game in 2023.

Laraine sets her Reggie da Costa Mysteries in Melbourne, early 20th century, in the aftermath of the Great war and during the heady days of 1920's, when gangs,sly grog and gambling dens inhabited the back streets of Melbourne. Come a listen to Laraine talk about how she researched to create authentic and accurate descriptions of the times.

Cost $38 per person plus drinks from the bar.

Club Christmas Function - December 10th
Refer here for details

Latest edition of District Highlights can be found here

SAVE THE DATE
End of 2023 celebration lunch Sunday 10th December

Details here as they are finalised

Club Meeting Nov 22 2023 AGM

Posted by Karin Soster on Nov 22, 2023

Sue was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro, and also did a double act of performing Invocation and a toast to Rotary and Australia. Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. Another lovely breakfast with a superb selection was prepared by the students and budding chefs of The Cordon Bleu Cookery School.

Today’s meeting was also our club’s Annual General Meeting.

Club Meeting November 15 2023

Posted by Karin Soster on Nov 15, 2023

President Ron chaired today’s club meeting at Cilantro where we enjoyed a Cordon Bleu buffet breakfast prepared by the cookery school budding chefs. Julie performed invocation, and Faye performed the loyal toast. Charles joined the meeting via Zoom. Guests included Marilyn Brownlees, and Gary Ramage. Apologies came from Paul Ferguson, Geoff Gartly, Kelly Carruthers, Barry Oliver, Helen Nodrum and John Mason.

High Tea Sunday November 12

Posted by Faye Weeks

We were fully booked. A big success. Thank you to everyone who contributed. We raised around $5000 for PNG mothers and babiesFaye

Take Read More for pics

Club Meeting November 8 2023

Posted by Karin Soster on Nov 08, 2023

oday’s morning meeting at Cilantro was a club forum, with President Ron providing an update for the Zone 8 Regionalisation Pilot Program, and garnering thoughts and ideas from club members for the club moving forward.

It was a welcome return for club member John accompanied by daughter Bronwyn, and Greg who was able to get away from his busy new life in Geelong. Charles joined the meeting via Zoom.

Market Report November 26 2023

Team members:Helen Nodrum, Geoff Gartly, Alan K, Grant P, Sue L
Other helpers and visitors: Geoff and Steph from Moorabbin RC. Ron Brownlees, Charles Rener
Cars in queue: 1. Night parkers : 2
Pedestrian count 1100
Market Report: EFT pos $$40-.00. The day started with rain, but by mid morning just cloudy and cool. Despite fully booked market 40% stallholders did not turn up The weather also kept pedestrian count down. Thank goodness for our flower stall holders, they keep the market buoyant

Leader, Helen Nodrum

Note from the Editor re Images and Events

A point regarding the submission of images for the Bulletin and Website: Members are reminded that images have to meet a minimum size requirement, as has been specified for some time in the section at the bottom of this Bulletin. 820 pixels is the minimum size required with larger being better as this allows for cropping. The submission of images via MMS is NOT preferred as they are too small and of inferior quality. Email or Whatsapp is preferred.
Would any member like to take responsibility for the updating of the Club's Event Calendar? I have created a page of instructions here so it is very easy to take over.
Thank you, Ian Ballantine

Kids Fun Run with Puffing Billy
Puffing Billy Station
Nov 26, 2023 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Club Meeting November 29 Laraine Stephens
Cilantro Restaurant
Nov 29, 2023 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Club Meeting December 6 2023 Highlands Foundation
Cilantro Restaurant
Dec 06, 2023 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM

End of 2023 celebration lunch

Dec 10, 2023 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

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Member Birthdays

Helen Nodrum

November 15

Ian Ballantine

November 16

Neville Kruss

November 17

Margaret Lucas

November 21

Geoff Gartly

November 24

Join Date

Neville Kruss

November 8, 2017

6 years

Sue Loeliger

November 20, 2019

4 years

Tim Moran

November 25, 2009

14 years

I remind members that you are responsible for the information contained in the Club's database. This includes, birthdays, phone numbers, addresses etc etc. Even your own photo. You maintain this via this link.
Ian Ballantine

A reminder to members to keep checking the calendar of upcoming events for evening and perhaps, one day, daytime events.

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Message from our President - Ron's Ramblings

Club Christmas Function - December 10th Refer here for details

Latest edition of District Highlights can be found here

SAVE THE DATE End of 2023 celebration lunch Sunday 10th December

Note from the Editor re Images and Events

Club Christmas Function - December 10th
Refer here for details

SAVE THE DATE
End of 2023 celebration lunch Sunday 10th December