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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.

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 154 Monday, 29th January 2024

Message from our President - Ron's Ramblings

 
It was great to see a good attendance for our first meeting back at Cilantro for 2024.
Apart from our informative and entertaining guest speaker Geoff Gledhill on ‘Life as a Cherry Farmer’, the most important part of the morning was the long awaited induction of new member Brent Govan, as Principal of Holmesglen Institute and I am sure we will be able to provide us with some valuable and important information in the area of education and training and what role our club can play. Welcome Brent. 
This weeks Guest will be Celestina Dias who many of you will remember was a ROMAC recipient who was hosted by Margaret and John Mason during her lengthy stay in Australia.
The final District Conference in Warrnambool is getting closer and if you want to attend you  need to book soon.
See you all on Wednesday,
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
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Meetings
Meeting February 2nd, 2024
Chairperson O'Brien, Linda
Cashier / Regalia Mouradian, Anna
Cashier/regalia Stahel, Glenda
Regalia Soster, Karin
 
Market February 4th, 2024
Market leader Perry, Grant
Assistant - Ballantine, Ian
Assistant - Parker, Helen
Market February 11th, 2024
Market Leader Reid, Julie
Assistant Kempton, Alan
Assistant Gartly, Geoff
Assistant Loeliger, Sue
This week's speaker / event
 
 
 
Latest edition of District Highlights can be found here

This week's Meeting - 31st -  at Cilantro

Club Meeting Jan 24 2024
Our illustrious and incoming President Elect, Tim Lynch, was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro – our first breakfast back at Cilantro, and aren’t we lucky to have such a wonderful venue for our club meetings.  Faye performed invocation and Rotary toast with some lovely words.  Apologies were received from Linda O’Brien, Helen Parker, Kellie Carruthers, and Tony Ryan.  Ron arranged a 50th Birthday Celebration Cake to commemorate our club’s 50th Rotary Anniversary.  Thank you Ron and a lovely gesture.  
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Club Meeting January 17 2024
Tim Moran was today’s chairperson for our first club meeting for 2024 at The Deck in Brighton.  The meeting was well attended and everyone enjoyed a lovely casual breakfast prepared by staff at The Deck.  DG Ian and Helen P joined the meeting via Zoom.  Guests included partners – Ken, Gary and Asia.   Attendance apologies were received from Geoff Gledhill, Paul F, Kelly C, Vishal M, Samantha L, Julie R, Barry O, and Roy K.   
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Club Meeting December 13 2023
 
 
Today’s meeting at Cilantro was our last for 2023 and what a fun meeting it was and enjoyed by all who attended.  Alan chaired the meeting, and Glenda, Faye and Roy were apologies.  Grant performed his International Club toast which, very fittingly, was toasted to President Svein Magne Sirnes of the Rotary Club of Drobak in Norway – Drobak officially being recognised worldwide as the ‘home of Santa Claus’. 
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Club Meeting December 6 2023
Jo was our chairperson for today’s club meeting at Cilantro.  Geoff Gartly performed the invocation and toast to Rotary and Australia.  Charles and Karin joined the meeting via Zoom.
 
PRESIDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS – President Ron
Apologies for today’s club meeting - Alan, Faye, Tony, Sam, Glenda, and Roy.
Ron reminded everyone of the following dates and events:
Sunday 10/12/23 – is our end of year function at Dendy Café, Dendy Park in Brighton 1-4pm.
Monday 11/12/23 – BMC Board meeting in Cilantro at 7.30pm
Wednesday 13/12/23 – our last club meeting for this year at Cilantro
Wednesday 17/1/24 – first club meeting for 2024 – morning meeting at The Deck in Bay Street, Brighton – venue to be confirmed. 
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Marriot Services Open Day
Om the 26th Oct Marriot support service opened a new site in Hampton East . Marriott supports those in our community with disability 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 
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Latest Photo Albums
Mentor match evening Mar 2023
BMC at Conference 2023
International Assembly 2023
Bentleigh Market October 2022
Curry Night Aug 28 2022
Inner Wheel Changeover July 2022
RYLA June 28 2022
District 9810 Changeover June 25 2022
Club Changeover June 2022

Market Report January 31 2024

Team members:Tim, The A team- Glenda, Neville and Tim with Barb from Moorabbin
Other helpers and visitors:Ron, Larry, Charles, Sarah, Warren and pets
Cars in queue: 3. Night parkers : 0
Pedestrian count  1319
Market Report: What a great weekend for a market. Pleasant sunny day with low wind and not too hot.
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
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Kellie Carruthers
January 19
 
Join Date
Charles Rener
January 1, 1974
50 years
 
Julie Reid
January 23, 2019
5 years
 
Samantha Langridge
January 30, 2022
2 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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