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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 146 Monday, 6th November 2023

Message from our President - Ron's Ramblings

Our guest speaker at our last meeting last week, a dinner meeting at Cilantro, certainly provided some interesting suggestions and thoughts about the future of AI and its role in business and commerce I the future. A bit ‘scary’.
Next weeks meeting will take the form of a forum and discussion about some of the points raised in the club survey that many members completed, plus I will be giving some feedback on the responses received and our submission to the Regionalisation project committee.
If anyone is interested in the annual order of Mince Pies from the Rotary Club of M.A.S.H or the Rotary Christmas cakes and puddings please let Tim Lynch or Linda O’Brien know. We need to order to ensure supply.
Do not forget the ‘High Tea’ on Sunday 12th November at the Healey from 2-4 pm. If you have not got your ticket now you will have to be quick. Faye Weeks and her committee together with the social and membership committees have put a power of work into this fundraising/social activity.
I am still looking for one extra volunteer to help set up the room on Saturday morning November 11th between 10.00am and 11.00am.
A reminder that the AGM will be held on Wednesday November 22nd,  a good Board Is needed to run our club and ensure its success in what we do in our community. It is in your hands.
 
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 8th, 2023
Chairperson Lucas, Margaret
Cashier Soster, Karin
Cashier Ryan, Tony
Regalia Carruthers, Kellie
Meeting November 15th ,2023
Chairperson Mouradian, Anna
Cashier Lynch, Tim
cashier Ferguson, Paul
Regalia Kane, Terry
Market November 12th, 2023
Market leader Ferguson, Paul
Assistant Lucas, Margaret
Assistant - Green, Larry
Market November 19th, 2023
Market Leader O'Shea, Greg
Assistant Langridge, Samantha
Assistant - Lynch, Tim

Club Forum - general discussion about club business, responding to feedback from survey

 
 
 
Annual General Meeting
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING & CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
 
The Annual General Meeting of the Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central Inc. Will be held on Wednesday 22nd November 2023 at a Cilantro.
Business includes Presentation of accounts for the Club and Market, Statutory matters for the Incorporated Association, and the Election of Directors and Officers for the Rotary year 2024-2025
The formal Agenda will be issued later.
Accordingly, members are invited to nominate other members to one of the positions on the Board of Directors that need to be filled for the year 2024-25 as well as Auditor for the same year.
The Board positions falling vacant at June 30, 2024 are:
  • President
  • Vice President
  • Secretary
  • Treasurer
  • President Elect (would immediately assume role of President Nominee)
  • Two Other Directors
This is a total of six positions. For your information, the remaining four positions on the Board do not require election. They are the positions of:
  • Past President - current President, Ron Brownlees
  • Two other Directors, Tim Lynch and Grant Perry whose tenures on the Board continue to June 30, 2025
Please refer to email from Club Secretary, dated November 4th. 2023 for further details.
Latest edition of District Highlights can be found here

Fundraising High Tea November 12 2023

Details here

Kids Fun Run with Puffing Billy

November 26

Click here for more info

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

Details here as they are finalised
Marriott House Relocation
Posted by Peter O'Brien
Marriott House Relocation to meet clients needs 
As part of the needs to update the facilities at Marriott House, it was decided by the Marriot Board, that extension modifications to apply with OH&S requirements would not be able to be carried out on the current facility at Wheatley Road, and as such it was decided to relocate to various locations away for the existing location. 
The new facilities will be at Hampton East and Hughesdale to meet with the clients needs and expand to locations more in keeping with the NDIS program.  
The Rotary Club of Bentleigh Moorabbin Central received an invitation to the Marriott Community new service site OPEN DAY at 898 Nepean Highway, Hampton East, on Friday 27 October 2023, from 10:00am to 2:00pm.  
This was attended by club members at the new facility to have an overview of the building as Kellie Carruthers and other members of staff showed club members around as Marriot Community continues to supports those in our community with disabilities to achieve their goals and live an independent life. Hampton East will provide us with a modern location that is close to all amenities to support the capacity building of our NDIS participants . 
 
Want to know more contact Kellie @ Marriott : kellie.carruthers@marriott.org.au
Club Meeting November 1 2023
Posted by Karin Soster
Faye chaired this evening’s club meeting at Cilantro where we enjoyed a fabulous 3 course meal with cheese being focused and included in each course in various guises.   Sam performed Invocation, and Helen N performed the Loyal Toast.  Faye welcomed her son, Scott, our guest speaker, and daughter Kate, husband Ken, guests Rotarian Liz DeNitts and daughter Loretta, our former exchange student to Finland, and welcomed other member partners – Sarah , Warren and Gary.
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The Big Serve
Posted by Ian Ballantine on Oct 29, 2023
A number of members attended "The Big Serve" on Sunday.
Included were President Ron, Grant, Larry and Sarah, Neville, Sue, Sam, Kellie and Helen (P). (Forgive me if I've left anyone out - please let me know - IanB)
Our Club was well represented with our marquee and we served lots of sausages and burgers.
Here are some photos provided by Helen and Ron.
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Club Meeting October 25 2023
Posted by Karin Soster on Oct 25, 2023
Helen N chaired today’s morning meeting at Cilantro where we had a full room of club members and guests for the presentation by Anton Hockey of RYDA – Rotary Youth Driver Awareness program.  Guests included Rebecca Bullock – RYDA coordinator, Peter Allen – Asst Principal Cheltenham S C, Brent Govan – CEO Vocational Dept – Holmesglen Tafe, Bob Williams – R.C. Nunawading, and Trish Smyth and Vivienne Zuppolate – R.C. Beaumaris.  Karin perform invocation and Larry performed the loyal toast.  Tim M and Charles joined the meeting via zoom.
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Holland Foundation Caulfield Cup Eve function
Posted by Peter O'Brien
The event was held at the Sandringham Yacht Club that began at 7:00pm
 
Upon arrive all the ladies were given a presentation pack that included a bottle of Yarra Glen sparkling, as well as chocolates, cookies and other tasty morsels
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Club Meeting October 18 2023
Posted by Linda O'Brien on Oct 18, 2023
People on Zoom       -       Charles Rener, Tony Ryan, Helen Nodrum Invocation      -           Sue Loeliger Loyal Toast       -       Neville Kruss Chair       -                  Linda O’Brien
 
It was a small group in attendance at Cilantro,  due to a number of factors including, sickness, work commitments and travel.
One such traveller was our esteemed President Ron Brownlees having a short break with his lovely wife Marilyn.  Vice President Linda O’Brien took his place and delivered Rons Presidents Report to the club
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International Assembly 2023
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Inner Wheel Changeover July 2022
RYLA June 28 2022
District 9810 Changeover June 25 2022
Club Changeover June 2022

Market Report November 5 2023

Team members: Jo, Terry and Tim with the support of Grant in the morning. Andrew and Anita from RC Mooorabbin
Other helpers and visitors: Ron visited to drop off a few items. Helen and Charles
Cars in queue: 4. O Night parkers :3
Pedestrian count  2013
Market Report: What a great day for a market. Pleasant weather, long weekend and people enjoying a relaxing weekend. A relatively full market and likely to be bumper days right through Christmas
Leader, Tim Moran
 
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
 
Club Meeting November 2 2023 Speaker Scott Weeks
Cilantro Restaurant
Nov 01, 2023
6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
 
Fundraising High Tea
The Healey
Nov 12, 2023
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 
Kids Fun Run with Puffing Billy
Puffing Billy Station
Nov 26, 2023
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
 
End of 2023 celebration lunch
Dec 10, 2023
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
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
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