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Edition 40
Monday, 9th August 2021
Message from our President
“Serve to change Lives”
Well, here we go back into lockdown 6.0
That was one of the shortest reprieves in history. So back to Zoom we go.
This week’s meeting welcomes our DG Daryl and Jenny Moran. Great to have them join a club meeting and for all our members to have the chance to engage at district level.
DG partners’ project this year is “Days for Girls”. I am looking forward to learning more about this Rotary service arm from Jenny and do assure her of our clubs support.
Don’t forget about the option of getting involved with service projects. To kick start this agenda the Crime Prevention Police are organising a “Safe Plate Day”. Looking for volunteers to assist between 10am and 1pm on Saturday 29th August, at Glen Eira Town Hall. I wish to encourage any of our members who are able to negotiate the art of using a screwdriver to consider volunteering – and don’t forget on the day to wear your Rotary identifications, clothing and high visibility vest (we will get the market vests for those volunteering).
In order to honour our agenda of working in collaboration with Glen Eira council a few of our club members accepted the invitation to attend a zoom meeting on Friday last 6th August, which was to engage stakeholders and gain feedback on the concept of “Smart City Roadmap Strategies”.
A smart city uses smart digital technology, data and innovation to make cities more liveable, productive and sustainable. Thanks go to Grant P, Peter OB, Alan K, and yours truly for taking the time to be involved in the discussions and for waving the Rotary flag at this meeting. The outcomes of the discussion and meeting will add to
“A Shared vision and Accountability” and assist to “Balance Change Innovation with the History”.
Stay safe everyone and keep connected whilst we are locked down.
Regards and all the best,
Helen Nodrum
Meeting this week
Zoom meeting only this weekMeeting ID 3532621046 Pwd 3191
All meeting info can be found here. Start time will be 7.30am but meeting will be open from 7.15am
Our special guest this morning will be District 9810 Governor, Daryl Moran.
Also, have a look at the article below on subscribing to our Events Calendar. Have all events update directly to your phone.
Ian Ballantine
Our Club meets weekly. It can either be a Zoom meeting, or an "in person" meeting.
This week, we will be on Zoom only - details here Please check details of each week's meeting here or elsewhere in this Bulletin to confirm venue. You are very welcome to join us.
There are a number of upcoming events that are beyond the listing below. MLA Brad Rowswell is speaker on the 8th September. There is a community event to raise awareness of suicide prevention on the 10th September and a fundraising picnic for Rotarians Against Malaria on the 18th September. Please click here to see all and here to see how you can have events added automatically to your calendar.
With our District 9810 Governor's visit this week, members and subscribers are referred to a number of pages on our website.
A general overview of D9810 here. There is a brief history of District 9810 here.
And another page in our website explaining the role of District Governor here.
Gordon R. McInally, a member of the Rotary Club of South Queensferry, Lothian, Scotland, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2023-24. He will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October if no challenging candidates have been suggested.
It was back in 2019 that RC Bentleigh Moorabbin provided the funds for the shipping, transport and re-installation at Railuli School of the huge playground from Melton West Primary School.
The Rotary year of 2021-22 marks the 40th year of District 9810 having been officially launched with an inaugural dinner at Pitrone’s Function Centre, Keysborough on 16th July 1982. The function was hosted by the Rotary Club of Nunawading and Fred Hay from the Rotary Club of Waverley assumed the role of our first District Governor.
The incredible storm that swept through the Dandenong Ranges on the late evening of June 10thleft a trail of devastation and destruction behind it and the nine or ten D9810 Rotary Clubs in the Hills in particular, were greatly affected.
The meeting was held on Zoom. The chair was Julie Reid and the guest speaker was Pat Armstrong.President Helen welcomed members and the guest speaker. She then advised that she attended the District Presidents meeting on line.
Do yourself and Bentleigh Moorabbin Central Rotary Club a Favour.
Purchase an apartment with a retirement lifestyle for yourself at The Healey, or refer a friend who purchases an apartment and you will receive a $1000 Visa card. Plus Bentleigh Moorabbin Central Rotary Club will also receive a $1000 donation**.
From the Calendar page here you can subscribe to the Club's event calendar.
This will result in the Club's calendar being added to your existing calendar subscriptions, thus ensuring that as an event is added (or modified) to the Club's calendar, it will appear on your phone, tablet etc. Calendars supported are Outlook, Google and Apple.
Take the link, Subscribe to Calendar, from the Calendar Page.
My apologies for mis-reporting the team in last week's Bulletin from Sunday, August 1, Faye Weeks was our willing and capable assistant. (not Terry Kane as reported) Ian Ballantine
Report for last Sunday, 8th August
Perfect day for a Market; cool and sunny.
No overnight parkers to worry about. No complaints from Stall Holders or Pedestrians.
No one in the queue and no late arrivals. Police did not need to attend.
No tables or racks left out to collect later, Top team rostered Geoff Gledhill, John and Margaret M.
No show by Moorabbin. Coin counting and collection was easy for a change; no problems.
Ron didn’t turn up for a change and didn’t even issue a long memo.
(But he had made extensive preparations)
No one caught covid and there were no illegible entries in the check in book.
Nothing to report for next week’s team to worry about. Let's hope for better next week.
John Mason
Roster for the next 2 weeks
Note Market start time is 6.15am
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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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Meeting this week
With our District 9810 Governor's visit this week, members and subscribers are referred to a number of pages on our website.
