Club Bulletin 02 - 19.07.2022 (Jul 21, 2022)

PRESIDENTS REPORT

The first meeting of the new Rotary year was a very pleasant dinner meeting with a focus on social, with a guest speaker, and a few items of business to discuss.

The speaker was our very own PP Brian Ahmed of Wyndham Cache fame, with the topic “ Doing Business in 2022”. What an interesting and very relevant topic for today.

Brian surprised us with his candour and openness when discussing his experience in business and the dramatic change that has happened since the onset of the pandemic.

His message was that “ Things have changed in business as a result of Covid19 and it is never going back to those good old days again”.

Brian highlighted staffing issues and the government support packages and how that is affecting the labour market today. Managing staffing is “the” major factor in running a business in Hospitality.

Of great interest was Brian’s explanation of why there are no eggs on the supermarket shelves today. Very Interesting!

It was a great presentation from Brian. The response to his presentation and the number of questions after showed what a great resource our members and their vocations bring to the club.

Thanks Again Brian.

Bingo Volunteer Options.

The Bingo management committee are offering an opportunity for those members and supporters, those that find it difficult to attend the Bingo for the full evening (3hours).

The new option is for a member to attend for a maximum of 45 mins and handout the Books of Tickets at the front door. (No money involved , ticket books only)

After the Bingo starts then the member is free to leave. The prize giving tasks will be still carried out by the two rostered members.

The reason for this change is to take the pressure off Michael the cashier and reduce the line waiting for their tickets. It’s too hard for one person when the there is a rush on.

We currently have two Rotarians helping at the front door on a regular basis , PP Graham and PP Brian, but we need more to help with this task.

There is a need for some introductory ‘training’ on the different books and games sold however that will be provided on an opportunity basis.

So if you find that committing to an all nighter on Monday is difficult, and you can assist from 6:15pm till 7:00pm please give Graham or Brian a call.

Be like PP Rob Fava pictured enjoying his night at Bingo and sign up to be a Bingo Master Ticket Seller.

Note: Rolly Wade will continue with the normal volunteer roster as usual.

Enjoy your week and just “Imagine Rotary”

Colin Muir

President

Rotary Club of Werribee

Mobile : 0412430998

Email: mail@colinmuir.com

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INTERACT

The Interact Club have appointed their new office bearers for the year.

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NEXT WEEK

Tuesday 26th July

Club Forum and Planning for 2022/23.

Come along and have some input on how the club will run and operate in 2022/2023

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Footy Tipping - after 17 Rounds

This week Ross C, Ian H, Peter R, Rick & Lucky Phil got 7 winners out of 9.

Graham, Floreat, Ann S, Liz, Tino Jimmy & Ross S got 6 winners.

Peter Ross got the $10 for the winning margin, missing by 26 points.

After 18 rounds, we have seen small changes on the leaderboard.

Past Pres Graham has his lead cut from 3 to 2, with 111. Ross C remains in second on 109. Ian H has moved into equal third with Floreat on 107.

Richmond is playing the Dockers at Marvel on Friday night. Groper will pick against his team again, so there is a good chance to pick up another one on him.

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WERRIBEE ROTARY FIT4USE STORE

The Fit4Use Store in Railway Avenue Werribee is up and running under the control of Werribee Rotary.

The management committee of Graham Roper, Michael Redding Andi Barnfield are overseeing the operation. Our new bank account is now open, but we are still waiting on an Eftpos machine.

The store now has a phone number 0435 987 083.

Speak to anyone from the management committee if you have goods to donate, of if you know someone who wants to volunteer at the store.

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OTHER BUSINESS

Covid Protocols from the Coronavirus Website

Influenza & Covid are both contagious respiratory illnesses. They both have similar symptoms, and you cannot tell the difference between the two by looking at the symptoms alone.

For the safety of all Rotary members, if you or a family member are sick or unwell, or have been in contact with somebody who has Covid, please follow extreme caution, and stay away from Rotary until your illness passes, or you have met Covid isolation protocols.

Covid is incredibly contagious, so lets err on the side of caution.

Guest Speakers

Everyone knows someone with an interesting story to tell. Please pass their details on to Brian Ahmed so we can follow them up to speak to us in person or on Zoom at a later date.

BREAKFAST CLUB

Breakfast club has finished for term 3.

Tue 26/7 - Jane Larkin & Alison Taverner

Wed 27/7 - Ross Smith & Graham Roper

Thu 28/7 - Theresa Gatto & Terrry Argent

Tuesday 2/8 - Michael Redding & Nusrat Islam

Wednesday 3/8 - Graham Roper & Alisha Spinks

Thursday 4/8 - Kim & Glenyce Deneys

Tuesday 9/8 - Norman & Margaret Johnson

Wednesday 10/8 Ann Smith & Alison Taverner

Thursday 11/8 - Peter & Liz Ross

Bunnings BBQ

The Bunnings BBQ on Thursday 14th July has been done & run with a profit of $500.

Thanks to those who assisted.

The next BBQ will be on Thursday 18/8.

BINGO

The Bingo Roster is:

Monday 25/7 - Jim Randall

August 1st - C Muir & M Redding

August 8th - Enzo Maddalon & Phil Purdy

August 15th - Peter Sandlant & Andi Barnfield

International Convention

The Rotary International World Convention, will be held in Melbourne in May 2023. It is being organised by a committee formed from the Aust Rotary Districts.

Click this link to view the flyer.

The committee is also asking for interested Rotarians to register for the opportunity to home host several overseas guests for dinner during the convention. There is also an option for Rotary clubs to host a larger group of guests.

Click here to view the home hosting flyer.

District 9800 Newsletter

The 2nd edition of the District Newsletter has arrived.

Clink the link below to view.

Update 2

Books & Puzzles

We have a few pallets of books and puzzles. If you are looking for books puzzles speak to Brian Ahmed - they are only $1 each.

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Member Birthdays

Kim Deneys

July 8

Peter Ross OAM

July 9

Colin Muir

July 12

Brian Ahmed

July 26

Ross Conley

August 27

Roland Wade

August 31

Spouse Birthdays

Ann Smith

July 4

Nathan Williams

July 10

Suzanne Lentini

July 16

Adelina Maddalon

July 24

Colin Barnfield

August 6

Barbara Purdy

August 14

Christine Evans

August 25

Anniversaries

Tom Lentini

Suzanne Lentini

July 27

Tino Ballan

Robyn Ballan

August 1

Join Date

James Randall

July 1, 1995

27 years

Kim Deneys

July 1, 1979

43 years

Roland Wade

July 1, 1969

53 years

Enzo Maddalon

August 1, 1989

33 years

Ian Knight OAM

August 16, 1968

54 years

Tino Ballan

August 16, 1968

54 years

Vas Samaltanos

August 28, 2020

2 years

President

Colin Muir

President Elect

Kim Deneys

Immediate Past President

Graham Roper

Secretary

Ross Smith

Club Service

Ian Hovey

Other

Peter Sandlant