Rotary District 9800 Conference 2022
Nearly there now. It starts next Friday 22nd April.
Judy and I will be picking up Herbson and we will stop off at Benalla for lunch and after we check in Albury we're all set to register and go to the opening and then we are going back to the old days where we join with the West Footscray Rotary Club for the club dinners that night. After dinner, I have to remember to pick up Atsuya from the station.
Past attendees will be aware that at every conference the International President always provides a senior Rotarian to represent him. This year the representative as senior as it gets in that it will be the Rotary International President-Elect in Jennifer Jones. I am sure she would also be here to check out the facilities for next year's International Convention in Melbourne.
Clubs have also been asked to bring a "Big Cheque" with the club's donation to Foundation. After speaking to Philip Archer we decided our club does not support this as the amount each club donates should be kept private otherwise it can look unfair for a small club to display a small cheque next to a big club that might be donating up to $30,000.00. I can advise that as agreed at our board meeting we have this week made a payment of $1,000.00 to the Rotary Foundation and expect that it will be acknowledged at the conference that we have made a donation.
UKRAINE FUNDRAISING CONCERT
Well, everything is in place and we are just now having to wait for the sales and donations on Try-booking. As the sales are actually quite slow and disappointing at the moment I think Ted is finding this stage even more stressful as the organization.
Every effort has been made to promote the event by sharing the flyer on Facebook, I have placed a quarter-page ad. in the local paper, and Manjula has organized an entry in "What's on in Melbourne".
https://whatson.melbourne.vic.gov.au/things-to-do/concert-for-ukraine
Ted also has got the promotion on the front page of the Travel Agents 6-page Newsletter
So, hopefully, with all this promotion sales will start to get going. To our members that have not booked yet, please do so. It will put a smile on Ted's face.
So the details are as follows:
Date: Saturday 7th May 2022 at 3.00pm
Venue: Melbourne Town Hall
Cost: $25.00/person, $10.00/child 12 and under
The concert will feature singers, choirs, dancers and Keynote Speakers
TRYBOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN
Log onto Trybookings http://trybooking.com/BYPWE
Thanks to our sponsors,
Strathmore Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank &
Major Sponsor - Downer who is making it possible to hold the event at the iconic Melbourne Town Hall
RIMERN
We are still looking for volunteers for Saturday 30th April
Please let me know if you are able to do a 12.30 pm to 3.30 pm shift on that day on page@ghp.biz
Upcoming BBQ's
As previously advised we still have 3 more BBQs coming up.
ELECTION BBQ
We now have the date and it is on Saturday 21st May 2022 and it will be at the North Melbourne Primary School. We have made contact with the school principal, Sarah Nightingale and she has confirmed her agreement for us to run this BBQ, naturally on the basis of sharing the profits with the school
MOTHER'S DAY CLASSIC BBQ
Naturally, it is on Mother's Day, 8th May 2022 at Alexandra Gardens - Melbourne
METRO TUNNEL BBQ No. 2
This is on the day after the election BBQ on Sunday 22nd May 2022. So apart from all the work, we'll have to do at the BBQ there will be plenty to talk about after the votes are in.
Please contact me if you are available for any of these other BBQs at page@ghp.biz
Upcoming Meetings
Thursday 14th April 2022 at 6.45 for 7.00 pm at the Mercure Hotel, Cnr Harker St & Flemington Rd North Melbourne
Keir Paterson- In Person
Keir is the Federal Labor Candidate for the local seat of Melbourne
Dad Joke of the Week
A genie granted me one wish, so I said
"I just want to be happy"
Now I'm living in a cottage with 6 dwarves and working in a mine