John Birrell reported sales of $5,600 and around $4,000.00 profit for the 3 days of Hamburger Stand at the Geelong Show Grounds on 19, 20 & 21 January.
Thanks again to the efforts of John and Adrian and the members, partners and friends who helped out, we have boosted the charitable account.
Robert Wheeler reported we have raised around $4,800.00 from ticket sales which we can apply to our charitable projects.
President David reminded us that committees need to put in a budget for their selected projects as well as a "wish list".
The Brummy Quiz Answers:
1. Yes, my dog is collecting scrap metal.
2. I am taking my dead horse to the canal.
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2018-19 RI President Barry Rassin wants Rotary members to Be the Inspiration
Rotary International President-elect Barry Rassin has laid out his vision for the future of the organization, calling on leaders to work for a sustainable future and to inspire Rotarians and the community at large.
Rassin, a member of the Rotary Club of East Nassau, New Providence, Bahamas, unveiled the 2018-19 presidential theme, Be the Inspiration, to incoming district governors at Rotary’s International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA. “I want you to inspire in your clubs, your Rotarians, that desire for something greater. The drive to do more, to be more, to create something that will live beyond each of us.”
2018-19 RI President Barry Rassin announced his presidential theme, Be the Inspiration, at Rotary's International Assembly.
Rassin stressed the power of Rotary’s new vision statement, “Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.” This describes the Rotary that leaders must help build, he said.
To achieve this vision, the president-elect said, Rotarians must take care of the organization: “We are a membership organization first. And if we want to be able to serve, if we want to succeed in our goals — we have to take care of our members first.”
Rassin asked the incoming district governors to “inspire the club presidents, and the Rotarians in your districts, to want to change. To want to do more. To want to reach their own potential. It’s your job to motivate them — and help them find their own way forward.”
Progress on polio
Rassin noted that one source of inspiration has been Rotary’s work to eradicate polio. He described the incredible progress made over the past three decades. In 1988, an estimated 350,000 people were paralyzed by the wild poliovirus; just 20 cases were reported in 2017 as of 27 December. “We are at an incredibly exciting time for polio eradication,” he said, “a point at which each new case of polio could very well be the last.”
He emphasized that even when that last case of polio is recorded, the work won’t be finished. “Polio won’t be over, until the certifying commission says it’s over—when not one poliovirus has been found, in a river, in a sewer, or in a paralyzed child, for at least three years,” he said. “Until then, we have to keep doing everything we’re doing now.” He urged continued dedication to immunization and disease surveillance programs.
Sustaining the environment
Rotary has focused heavily on sustainability in its humanitarian work in recent years. Now, Rassin said, Rotarians must acknowledge some hard realities about pollution, environmental degradation, and climate change. He noted that 80 percent of his own country is within one meter of sea level. With sea levels projected to rise two meters by 2100, he said, “my country is going to be gone in 50 years, along with most of the islands in the Caribbean and coastal cities and low-lying areas all over the world.”
Rassin urged leaders to look at all of Rotary’s service as part of a larger global system. He said that this means the incoming district governors must be an inspiration not only to clubs, but also to their communities. “We want the good we do to last. We want to make the world a better place. Not just here, not just for us, but everywhere, for everyone, for generations.”
From President David - Service Committees and Budgets
Prior to the beginning of the Rotary year, each committee was asked to put forward their project list and budget amounts.
Some amounts may have varied, so rather than be prescriptive, the budgets were expressed just as a lump sum.
It was then left to the committees to plan the projects within this allocation, taking into account the annual commitments and any new projects to be undertaken.
In addition, additional funds could be sourced by the committees for new projects, but each new proposal to be put to the Board.
Approval would be subject to the financial resources of the Club and future commitments, as well as the success of the fundraising activities.
We are now firming up on all the individual budget lines and, in addition, as per past practices, the Committees will report their progress and future plans against a standard reporting process.
Service Committee chairs will provide to Sam confirmation of details of their committees planned projects and expenditure, against the proposed standard reporting table and Sam will present this detail at the Board meeting 30 January.