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District Governor's eNews
June 7 2018

ROTARY: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
My Friends in Rotary,
 

June must be one of the best months in the Rotary year.  It is a time to celebrate your achievements of the past year and it is a time to look forward with excitement to a new year of unlimited possibilities.  And there is much for you to celebrate.  As I visit clubs, as I read your bulletins and as I review your award submissions it is clear we are all united in making a difference in the communities we serve.  In some respects we all deliver the same programs - activities like Pride of Workmanship, Volunteer Awards, our youth programs, barbeques and the like - and in some respects the variety is substantial.   We all have great stories to share.  Share them with the broader community; continue to share them with other clubs also and we will grow stronger.

 

June is also a time when we have to face the prospect of loosing members from our clubs.  There are some members who, after a 'lifetime" of service will call it a day and move to a new phase in their lives.  We need to recognise and thank them for their contributions to making our world a better place.   Some will leave due to changing circumstances, maybe relocation, employment or family.  I encourage you to find ways to keep them in touch with the Rotary "family".  Maybe it is an introduction to another club, maybe keep them on your mailing list and invite them to events and activities.  Maybe recommend joining an eClub.  Sadly there will also be those considering leaving as their time as a Rotarian did not meet their expectations.  With the right engagement, maybe you can turn this around.  If not, be sure to learn from it so it is not repeated.

 

This will be my last DG newsletter (no cheering as I'm still around for another month).  Thank you for the privilege of serving as your District Governor, thank you for the warmth and hospitality you have shown to Anne and I.  I look forward to attending many of your changeovers - I hope you will also be inviting community members and benefactors as you promote your good work.

 

And I look forward to celebrating a year where we have all been Rotarians making a difference.  See you at the District Changeover. Regi

 
Peter Ward
Governor, RI District 9685, 2017-18
 
2018/19 AGs Training
District Office
Jun 09, 2018
8:00 AM – 1:00 PM
 
Turramurra Rotary Meeting
District Office
Jun 09, 2018
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
 
2017/18 District Team Meeting
District Office
Jun 16, 2018
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
 
PDGs Meeting
District Office
Jun 17, 2018
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
 
Rotary Foundation Committee Meeting
District Office
Jul 05, 2018
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
2018 District Changeover
Hornsby RSL
Jul 07, 2018
6:00 PM – 11:00 PM
 
2018/19 District Team Meeting
District Office
Jul 14, 2018
8:00 AM – 11:00 AM
 
Presidents' Meeting
Hornsby RSL
Jul 21, 2018
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
 
COTA Meeting
District Office
Jul 27, 2018
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
 
RLI 48.1
District Office
Aug 04, 2018
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
 
G Train Meeting
District Office
Aug 11, 2018
8:00 AM – 10:30 AM
 
Presidents' Group Meetings
Various
Aug 17, 2018
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Rotary Inspirational Women Awards
Epping Club
Aug 19, 2018
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
 
RLI 48.2
District Office
Aug 25, 2018
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
 
2017/18 DISTRICT AWARD WINNERS
At the May Presidents Meeting, the following awards were presented - Congratulations to those clubs recognized and all clubs in the District for their efforts and service.
 


 
AwardWinner
Membership growth - SmallNorth Sydney Sunrise (40%)
Membership growth - LargeWoy Woy (23%)
Golden Quill for PRTurramurra
Noel McDonald BulletinWPH-Cherrybrook
Norm Roach WebsiteWoy Woy
Vocational ServiceThe Hills-Kellyville
International ServiceErina
Community ServiceTurramurra
Youth ServiceRyde & Gosford
 
DISTRICT CHANGEOVER - 7 JULY 2018
 
 
 
DISTRICT CONFERENCE 2019
 
REGISTER AND PAY FOR THE CONFERENCE BEFORE JUNE 30, FOR JUST $200
 
 
 
SUPERCHARGE YOUR ROTARY IN AUGUST 2018

The Rotary Leadership Institute course is now run over two days, powerpacked with information, learning and skills you can use in your Rotary life straight away. 
 
Networking with other Rotarians and led by experienced facilitators, you are sure to enjoy what others are describing as the best Rotary training they have had.  Register online now at rli.rotarydistrict9685.org.au and supercharge your Rotary.
 
There is 1 course available for registration:
 
RLI 48 - Saturday 4 and 25 August 2018
 
Please share this with your club members, particularly new Rotarians and new 2018/19 Board members.
 
 
 
ROTARY ON THE MOVE - JUNE 2018
Please click HERE to view - download the ‘Rotary On The Move’ Newsletter for June 2018.   Please feel free to share and send us your great membership stories.
 
 
NORTHERN SYDNEY MUNA - A GREAT SUCCESS

MUNA 2018 was a huge success. It had a record number of 44 teams register, from 29 private and public schools and a record number of 27 sponsoring Rotary Clubs who sponsored 38 teams. The 126 students who participated were outstanding and one of the MUNA theme's of the weekend of " Building Future Leaders " was emphatically displayed. Their behaviour, attitude, debating skills and spontaneous gratitude and thanks were outstanding and quite moving.

 

The Parade of Nations on Sunday morning was a highlight with the Best Dressed Award going to Mackellar Girls representing Venezuela.

 

Third overall was Shore, second was Ascham and the winning team was PLC Pymble. PLC will proceed to Canberra in August to contest National MUNA.

 

Our distinguished Secretary General was David Ellyard with the two adjudicators being Rob Mitchell and Monica Saville.

 

Epping Boys High School deserve huge praise. They provided an outstanding venue free of charge and through their hospitality centre catered for over 150 students, staff and volunteers for the 2 days.. Special thanks to

 

Nadine Koff who was magnificent with the catering.

 

 EBHS represented Canada and Kenya, and I was fortunate enough to be invited to a school assembly to present awards to the 6 students who represented their school so well and so proudly.Thanks to teacher, Michael De La Penna, who attended the whole weekend. He was a great help and also arranged students from EBHS to be volunteers.We had over 40 volunteers for the weekend from Balgowlah Rotary, St. Ives Rotary, Glen Haven Rotary and especially Epping Rotary Club where over 25 members and family helped. Volunteers were also from EBHS and Macquarie Rotaract.

 

Rotary District Photographer, Bill Forsyth, was there both days including 6 hours on the Saturday. A lasting image of the weekend will be of Bill climbing up a ladder on the roof to get shots of all 126 students following the Parade of Nations. The photos are available on the MUNA Website.

 

We were fortunate to have our Federal MP, John Alexander, and State MP, Damien Tudehope, open the event on Saturday morning. Damien was gracious enough to return on Sunday and be one of the judges for The Best Dressed Award, as were Damien Azzapardi  and Carla Rank from Rotaract. This clearly illustrated the second theme of the weekend which was " Building Partnerships".

 

I'd like to thank the MUNA Committee who worked tirelessly for over 6 months to make MUNA 2018 the great success that it was. Gavin Ralston, Nick Pride, Phil Wishart, Janet Stacey, Peter Garrard, Alan Cunningham and Deretta Andrews were outstanding. However special mention must be made of Toula Serna who was amazing. Without Toula, this event would not have been the success that it was. Thanks Toula.

 

It's been a privilege to have worked with such great supporters of Youth and to witness the talents and quality of our future leaders.

 

Bruce Jacob , MUNA Chair, 2018.

DISTRICT GRANT APPLICATIONS
 
District Grant Applications;
 
Please note that our Rotary Foundation Grants Committee is will seeking applications for District Grants to support your club’s local and overseas projects.  We do have increased funding available for District Grants this coming year so can offer the support to more clubs. It is a great way to double the effectiveness of your club’s contribution to a project.
 
Details are in your club Foundation Chair Manual, but can be briefly summarised as follows:
 
  • Up to $3000 for local projects and $6000 for international projects.  
  • Must be matched by the club
  • Must be completed with in the Rotary Year
  • Project must be a new one and not already be started
  • Preference will be given to clubs who plan full club member involvement
  • Th Rotary club is responsible for simple recording of payments and the grant funds and will be required to give a summary when the project is complete.
  • Club must be qualified to take part with the Rotary Foundation
 
We look forward to Boards and Avenue of Service chairs discussing their project plans prior to the new Rotary year starting and making applications for Foundation assistance through District grants.  Applications should be in before the end of June 2018.
ROTARY INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN AWARDS
Last year the Awards were a remarkable success and the women who were nominated were truly an inspiration.
 
This year the Awards Ceremony will be a lunch at The Epping Club – details to be provided later.
 
The Inspirational Women’s Awards (RIWA) have been established to recognise women and young women who best exemplify Rotary’s motto of Service Above Self (i.e. the community service the individual performs above and beyond their normal role.
The Awards are an initiative of the Rotary Districts and Clubs of NSW.
 
The Committee hope these Awards will be a Statewide event and are hoping for your support of the Awards. There are three categories:
  • Rural;
  • City/Urban; and
  • Volunteer.
Key dates for the Awards:
  • Nominations open - 2 May 2018
  • Nominations Close - 13 June 2018
  • Judging dates - 14 - 27 June 2018
  • Announcement of finalists - 4 July 2018
  • Awards presentation - 26 Aug 2018
 
Please click here for the Nomination Form.
 
 
 
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT FRIENDSHIP GRANTS

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop, has announced the Government will provide $ 50 million in friendship grants to boost Pacific ties. Grants between $ 30,000 and $ 60,000 will be awarded to Australian groups to help educational and developmental projects in the region. It is stated the grants are designed to strengthen connection between Australian groups such as Rotary and developing nations with small communities overseas.

 

DFAT are in the process of finalising the application documentation. I encourage you to register your interest at www.dfat.gov.au/FriendshipGrants to be the first to hear when the grant round opens.

BBQ TRAILER FOR SALE
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IS ROTARACT DEAD?

Very simply the answer is NO

I had the pleasure and privilege to attend the N.S.W. and Canberra Rotaract training weekend (May 25th to 27th) held at Blue Gum Lodge in Springwood in the Blue Mountains.
This weekend is organised by the great team that head up Rotaract in Australia, led by Rebecca Fry and her team put on a tremendous program (something that some Rotary training people could take a look at).


There were 50+ Rotaractors, Presidents Elects, Secretaries, Board Directors, from all over the State and the ACT brought together because they have a desire to learn what they have to do to keep and improve their own Rotaract Club going into the future.


The theme/statement that was carried through the whole weekend was the need for Rotary-Rotaract co-operation. The Clubs that are really going gang busters are the clubs that have great relationships with their Rotary Club.


So I ask; If you are sponsoring a Rotaract Club:
• When was the last time you and a number of your club members attended one of their meetings? (Something I learnt over the weekend) is they call them MEET UPS not meetings. (Since RI made the decision that Rotarians no longer have to attend Rotaract meeting) does not mean you don’t go.

• When was the last time you invited one or two Rotaractors to one of your meetings and actually sat down and talked to them? And offered to pay for them? The money for this can come out of the Service Account, as Rotaract is a service project

• When the last time you sat down with the Rotaract Executive, and asked them what they want from you?
The message from these wonderful young adults over the weekend, is they want Rotary to be involved as mentors and collaborators, not to tell them what to do but to guide them in the right way of doing what they want to do.


If you are not sponsoring a Rotaract Club let me say, you are missing out on one of Rotary’s great youth programs. There is District help and Rotaract in Australia help to get you started. Don’t say we tried that; years ago and we couldn’t get it up and running.


Let’s try again and if needed again and again there are young people out there who want to be involved let us give them the platform for them to shine.

 

 

If you want to start a Rotaract club or just want more information:

Contact 2017/18 Contacts:

District Youth Director Evan Burrell - evanburrell@bigpond.com

Rotaract Chairman, Tony Durbin - antonden@bigpond.net.au

 

Contact 2018/19 Contacts:
District Youth Director - David Clark davd.clark.1606@gmail.com
Rotaract Chairman - Amanda Firkins  amanda.ef@icloud.com

 

David Clark

District 9685 Youth Director 2018/19

 

 

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