Bentleigh Market click on image at right. 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.
NORMAL MORNING MEETING THIS WEEK
Meeting This Week - we are at Cilantro 7am for 7.10am start
For full location details, please refer here.
The meeting will also be available on Zoom - details here
Edition 169
Monday, 13th May 2024
Message from our President
I am sure everyone who attended the last meeting enjoyed and was entertained by our guest speaker Madeline Popper who gave us an interesting insight into her background and how she overcame dramatic and rapid progression of macular degeneration. It was a privilege to see some of her works on display.
This weeks meeting will be a fellowship one where we have the opportunity to chat with each other, do some bonding and share recent events.
The property at Frankston is now ready for sale. After a couple of frantic weeks the rubbish has been removed, landscaping has been completed, the house cleaned inside, the carpets cleaned, and painting completed. The house has also been styled internally. The first ‘open for Inspection’ will be held this Saturday between 12.00 and 12.30 pm. The Auction date has not been confirmed as yet.
Do not forget the Cancer Council fundraiser on Sunday May 25th at Kings Park tennis club from 3.00 – 5.00pm
Yours in Rotary ‘Create Hope in The World.’
President Ron Brownlees
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 May 15th, 2024
Chairperson Kane, Terry
Cashier Gartly, Geoff
Cashier O'Brien, Peter
Regalia Kempton, Alan
Meeting May 22nd ,2024
Chairperson Nodrum, Helen
Cashier Soster, Karin
cashier Carruthers, Kellie
Regalia Ryan, Tony
Market May 19th 2024 2023
Market leader Nodrum, Helen
Assistant Kempton, Alan
Assistant - Impey, Jo
Assistant Govan, Brent
Market May 26th , 2024
Market leader Moran, Tim
Assistant Kruss, Neville
Assistant - Carruthers, Kellie
This week's speaker / event
No speaker this week.
Members will enjoy a relaxing morning of fellowship.
Please forward any events you want promoted to the Editor.
Cancer Council Biggest Afternoon Tea May 26
Details here
President Ron chaired today's evening club meeting at Cilantro where club members, partners and guests enjoyed a lovely buffet dinner prepared by students in the Cordon Bleu Cooking School. Julie Reid performed Invocation and the Rotary Toast to Rotary and Australia. President Ron welcomed all club members and partners, with a special welcome to Madeleine Popper and Ron Popper , AG Les Martin, Louise Godfrey - Yoga teacher and last week's guest speaker, and Jinyola Blanco - houseguest/student of Larry Green and Sarah.
Grant Perry was our chairperson for today's club meeting at Cilantro. Geoff Gartly performed invocation and toast to Rotary. Visitors included Dee Mason, Lily, and Simon. Charles Rener and Karin Soster joined the meeting via zoom. Apologies were received from Jo Impey, Paul Ferguson, Linda O'Brien, and Faye Weeks.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT - President Ron Brownlees
ANZAC Day - Our club will present wreaths at the ANZAC dawn services at RSL Bentleigh, and Cheltenham.
District Assembly - This year's district assembly will be conducted over Zoom with separate zoom meetings scheduled. Club officers and incoming committee chairs are encouraged to attend, including newer club members to get a better understanding of Rotary.
TRIBUTE TO ANZACS - John Mason
To commemorate our ANZACS John performed the Ode of Remembrance by reciting stanzas from the poem For the Fallen by Laurence Binyon. "Lest we Forget".
Secretary Neville was our chairperson for this week's club meeting, and called upon our newest club member, Kevin Egan, to perform invocation and the toast to Rotary. Apologies were received from Helen, Linda, Jo, and Paul. Karin joined the meeting via Zoom.
There was no guest speaker for today's meeting and provided an opportunity to discuss other matters - namely, our wonderful BMC market - our fund raiser that has been going strong for over 40 years and never fails us. We are very lucky.
Well, we had the District Conference this last weekend in Warrnambool.
I am so proud of the contribution of so many of the members of our Club. All of you contributed to the outstanding success of the weekend.
Having attended so many conferences in the past and watched other Clubs help their District Governor I knew how much "in the spotlight" it places the host club.
You all did such a great job. You made me so proud of my Club and I am so very grateful.
Click on Read More for more of this story.
Also, David Liao's photos from the Conference are here.
Team members: Paul Ferguson, Sam and Karin. Geoff and Carlo from Moorabbin. Mathew Gibney from Rotaract. Other helpers and visitors: Ron Brownlees Cars in queue: 1. Night parkers : 0 Pedestrian count 1450 Market Report: Brisk start, average ticket sales, people looking for Mother’s Day gifts - tulips hyacinths chrysanthemums. WC cleaner arrived early morn and attended to a non locking door.🚪 2 non rotary/ non high vis jackets left on hangers - Gift to clothing bin if remain by June . Coin machine had rocks in mechanism from last week once cleared worked aok . De-iced Freezer, swept office floor
Leader, Paul Ferguson
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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
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
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The property at Frankston is now ready for sale. After a couple of frantic weeks the rubbish has been removed, landscaping has been completed, the house cleaned inside, the carpets cleaned, and painting completed. The house has also been styled internally. The first ‘open for Inspection’ will be held this Saturday between 12.00 and 12.30 pm. The Auction date has not been confirmed as yet.
Last Thursday evening a number of members attended the End Polio fundraising evening held by the Rotary Club of Springvale City.
Well, we had the District Conference this last weekend in Warrnambool.
