CLUB MEETING 1 ST JULY 2019
Meeting declared open @ 6.30pm
President – Lorraine Greenwood – Busy with changeovers this time of year.
Chris Sutton as AG attended District Changeover yesterday in Wangaratta, this will be her last year as AG being her third term. Nathalia received an award for their website.
June Hewson – Attended Nathalia Changeover dinner with Linda Boyd, Judy Newman, Chris Sutton & Bill Hewson. They have a new young President in Anthony Oliver.
Kaye Moodie – Attended Cobram Changeover dinner, 2 Paul Harris awards were given out.
President - Lorraine Greenwood – Attended Shepparton South Changeover dinner – first Female President for the Club, some awards were given out to youth.
Lorraine proposes that the Chair person that governs the weekly meeting to organise toast & grace for members, individual members to do the toast propose who they want to toast, 4 way tests to be read out at the end of the meeting; acknowledgement of country to be included at special meetings, joke to be optional by Chair; perhaps offering pens or wine glasses to guest speakers; updating brochures for our Club; Club forum each week members to be able to speak freely each week; Welcome officer needs filling – Bill Hewson not wanting to continue, Katrina Donaldson to take on the role; Attendances to be strived to achieve 100%, if you do a make up meeting you can register it on Club Runner if you attend other events; Scatter night, all members divide up & attend different clubs that week, great way to meet other club members.
Change to procedure of meetings, stream lining of rolls for President, Chairman; Meeting Schedule – 2 month blocks with Rotary focus, catering nights for organisations to cater for meals, any drink sales to come back to Club for administration fees; fellowship nights (guess who is coming to dinner);
Special Meeting Events with Cobram Rotary perhaps Booths Transport; District Governor to attend our Club on 16/12 which will also be our Christmas Party. Les Lawrence Shield next March with Nathalia. Combined Services Dinner in May to be organised by us. Catering for Show Us Your Wheels in November by us. Cobram first meeting in January, invitation to attend extended to our Club which is regularly attended by Tocumwal, Finley & Nathalia clubs. Return on 6/1 after Christmas break.
Budget for the year – Jeff Buzza has done a proposed budget to be discussed at Board meeting. Our spending budget may put off for a while to ascertain what we support. Disbursements to be distributed throughout year upon request.
Major Projects – Exchange Student arrives on 21/07/19 from Finland & will regularly attend our club meetings host family for first 4 months has been organised.
Art Show – Labour Day Long Weekend annual commitment;
4WD Weekend – annual commitment;
Kiosk – 1 Saturday morning per month;
Car Raffle – annual commitment;
Open Garden Scheme – 5 or 6 gardens to inspection $5 entry or $20 all garden pass;
Combined Clubs Koala Raffle – Sieg Seiter has ideas to target tourists on Murray rather than our local community, proposes of selling tickets between October to January, selling tickets for $2.50 each ie. 2 for $5 could raise $12,000 with other Clubs on the Murray to assist, ie. Yarrawonga, Cobram, Tocumwal, Echuca & Nathalia etc. Drawing to be on Australia Day. $30,000 required for preliminary research is required to look for a cure for scabies in Koalas – no-one currently knows how to treat them. Sydney University & Melbourne University are interested in writing a proposal once funding is secured for research. 300 koalas have died of the disease within 5 years. $13,000 raised all ready. Pick Your Project provided $130,000 but those funds can’t be used for research. Majority of Members supported the idea that other Rotary Clubs be contacted to ascertain if they support the project.
Samuel Johnson – Fundraiser – Jennifer Rodger reported that contact has been made with “Save Your Sister” campaign to ascertain if they would be interested in coming to Numurkah for a dinner & fundraiser for cancer research. Possible dates to be advised soon.
Business Breakfast – Members requested to consider some possible suggestions for Speakers.
Swimming Pool Fundraiser – Guest speaker next week is from the Shire of Moira to talk about swimming pool. Lions Club & Swimming Club have been invited to attend next week’s meeting to attend, plus representative from the Schools to attend.
Meeting closed: 8.10pm.
Video Rotary International President 2019-2010 theme – Mark Maloney
