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October 19 2017

EARLY BIRD CONFERENCE REGISTRATION - ENDS 30 NOVEMBER
2018 DISTRICT CONFERENCE, LEURA
March 10-11
 
    REGISTER FOR THE 2018 DISTRICT CONFERENCE
    BY 30 NOVEMBER FOR EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT!
 
 
GRAFFITI REMOVAL DAY - 29 OCTOBER 2017
FOUNDATION DINNER - 20 NOVEMBER

Our 2017 Foundation Dinner will be held on Monday 20th November at the Blacktown Workers Club. Our guest speaker is Jennifer Jones, who is a Past RI Director. Please put this date in your diary, and we look forward to your club booking a table.

Registrations are now open. Further details are on the brochure

 

We look forward to the usual wonderful support from D9685 clubs and Rotarians.

 

FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE - INDIAN ROTARIANS VISTING D9685 IN NOVEMBER
Your opportunity to be involved!
 
Between November 16-19 we have a delegation of 120 Rotarians and their partners from District 3232 from Chennai India here in District 9685.  The delegation will visit our district for a Friendship Exchange having completed the first half of their visit in Victoria..  I would like to invite all clubs to participate in this historic exchange at events hosted at various zones in our district.  District 3232 is very keen to establish Sister club relationships. This supports part of the Rotary objective to build international understanding and goodwill. Sister clubs share club information, projects and activities.
 
The RFE members will stay at the  PARKROYAL Parramatta.
 
Thursday 16 November
  • Arrival from Melbourne – Flight Details to be confirmed. 
  • Dinner – Sydney Showboat Departing Kings Street Wharf Darling Harbour (Cluster 2 & Cluster 5 / Zones City North, North Shore, Upper North Shore and Beaches) – Those interested to attend can contact Rtn. Haran Ramachandran for booking.
Friday 17 November
Saturday 18 November
  • Day Trip Central Coast (Cluster 4 / Zones Central Coast, Lower Central Coast and Upper Central Coast)
  • RAWCS Dinner – Diggers RSL Club, The Entrance
Sunday 19 November
  • Sydney City Tour
  • Dinner meeting – Harris Park (Little India) (United India Association, Consortium of Tamil Associations, Australian Tamil Chamber of Commerce and Australian Medical AID Foundation).  Rotarians are also welcome to join the Sunday Night Dinner at Harris Park.  Dinner Cost $40 + BYO (No corkage)
A number of the Indian clubs are interested in sister club arrangements. A sister club is one that has a sharing relationship with another club, preferably an international club. This supports part of the Rotary objective to build international understanding and goodwill. Sister clubs share club information, projects and activities.
Ideally, such clubs should have some club members visit each other periodically. On such visits, visiting Rotarians can be home hosted, experience something of the club, district, culture and the country. Visiting Rotarians can visit local club projects, club meetings and district activities. Visiting Rotarians can also be encouraged to support proposed local and international projects.
It is possible for sister clubs to participate in important club meetings via internet video connections. Club bulletins should be exchanged on a regular basis and project reports.  It is important to maintain regular contact with sister clubs to build a strong relationship and knowledge of each other and each other’s country.
 
Contact Hara Ramachandran haran01@bigpond.com or Jim Sifonis dimitry8@bigpond.com for further information and to get involved.
 
ARE YOU THE NEXT ROMAC OPERATIONS DIRECTOR?

Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) requires a self-motivated Rotarian to fill the role of Operations Director.

The position requires the Rotarian to become a Director of ROMAC entities and take overall responsibility (together with the ROMAC Operations Manager), for all operational matters pertaining to the processing of referrals through to the safe return, after treatment, of the ROMAC Patient and their Carer.

To be a successful in this role a candidate will require the following attributes:

1. Proven organisational skills

2. Experience in negotiations at a high level. Experience within the medical and health delivery areas, and other State and Federal government departments, would be beneficial.

3. Confident in their computer skills and demonstrable skills in this area are essential.

4. The Operations Director requires a personality and an ability to accommodate different cultures and encourage volunteers to work as a team.

5. The Operations Director also requires a big heart and be prepared to be one of the key persons to enable ROMAC to fulfil its Mission; that of providing specialist treatment for children from developing countries, in the form of life saving and/or dignity restoring surgery not accessible to them in their home country

Please direct your application, or queries, to the ROMAC Chair, Rob Wilkinson, at chair@romac.org.au

E-CLUB CHRISTMAS E-CARDS
                            
 
 
                    E-CLUB CHRISTMAS E-CARDS SUPPORTING INTERPLAST
 
Dear Friends,
 
Following the many years of traditional Rotary Christmas cards, we’ve launched the modern, efficient, environmentally-friendly version – CHRISTMAS E-CARDS!!
Proceeds from the sale of our e-cards support Interplast in rebuilding bodies and rebuilding lives in the Asia-Pacific region.
Recipients of the e-cards you choose will see our Rotary and Interplast logos when they open their cards.
You and your club members and/or friends can take advantage of this service by going to our website at http://ryderotary.org.au/e-club-ecards and following the instructions there.
We hope you will join us in this initiative to support a really good cause, and to further demonstrate that e-clubs really can do just about anything conventional clubs can do.
 
Yours in Rotary,
Rob Mitchell
Projects Director, Ryde Rotary e-Club
 
 
In Memoriam
  • Ronald Ingold - Windsor
  • Bob Ward - Gosford City
  • Marea Patrick - North Rocks
  • Linnette Smith - East Gosford
  • Allan Smith - Berowra
Please email editorial@rotarydistrict9685.org.au to let us know of any bereavements you would like published.  
You may also inform your Assistant Governor, the District Secretary, or the Governor.  Remember to also update your club's member database on the District website.
 
UPCOMING EVENTS
 
Presidents Cluster Meetings
Various
Oct 27, 2017
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
RLI Course 44.1
District Office
Oct 28, 2017
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
 
RLI Course 44.2
District Office
Oct 29, 2017
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
 
2018/19 District Team Training
MGSM
Nov 04, 2017
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
 
COTA Meeting
District Office
Nov 17, 2017
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
DG Interest Meeting
District Office
Nov 19, 2017
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Multi District Foundation Dinner 2017
Blacktown Workers Club
Nov 20, 2017
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
 
President's Christmas Meeting & AGM
Hornsby RSL
Nov 25, 2017
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
 
Rotary Foundation Committee Meeting
District Office
Nov 30, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Club Visioning Facilitators Training
District Office
Dec 03, 2017
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
 
PDGs Meeting
District Office
Dec 09, 2017
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
DG 2020/21 Nominating Committee Meeting
District Office
Dec 10, 2017
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
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