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BURLEIGH BREAKER
Breakfast Meeting: Thursday 8th February 2018 Breakfast Meetings 6.45am for 7am until 8.00am At the Surf Club, Burleigh Heads Cnr Gold Coast Hwy & Goodwin Tce, Burleigh Heads Guests, Makeups and Apologies
We warmly welcome visiting Rotarians and guests to our weekly breakfast meetings. Please contact: Allan: 0438 225 820 [email protected]
Board meetings 6-8pm, first Tuesday of month, at 15 Christine Av, Burleigh Heads. Club Discussion Meetings: first meeting after Board meeting
Rotaract meetings: Mondays: 2nd & 4th Monday of each month @ The Surf Club.
Contact us [email protected] www.burleighheadsrotary.com.au
RI Formalities
Rotary District 9640 RI International President: Ian H.S. Riseley District Governor: Darrell Brown
Club Officers: President: Richard Spencer Immediate Past President: Catherine Pevy-Trewartha Vice President & President Elect: Allan Barnett Secretary: Charles Kilby Treasurer: Teresa Seeney
Committee Chair’s & Coordinators: Scooter Projects : David Ungar International : Bren Milsom & Trevor Taylor Guest Speaker Coordinator: Shobha Srinivasan
Board : Club Service: Allan Barnett Club Admin: Jacqueline Plaice Public Relations: Ross Smith Youth : Anthony Zirilli Rotary Foundation: Andy Rajapakse Membership: Colleen Gauder
Guests:
Luca
Candace, Rotaract Bill Leverett, RC BRISBANE High Rise Nigel Kinock, RC Napier Tony Bueti, Johnny’s Dad
Apologies: Shobha, Teresa.
Chair for this Meeting:
Karen Thomas
Social media BurleighHeadsRotary
Gold Coast Ramble
Black Tie Team
Presidents Welcome & Report:
1: RAWCS seeking assistance with containers on 3 March - two shifts early and later 2: Comm. Games and meeting convenience for those two weeks- do we meet on the 6th and 12th of April- general agreement that we will have these meetings. 3: Redistricting proposal to retain our NSW colleagues in our District into the foreseeable future – further input from Ross and Karen, supported by the club.
Board Directors Reports:
Charles: Secretary;
A presentation on Black Tie Masquerade Ball – 9th June, Gold Coast Convention Centre, in support of Polio and Coolangatta Special School, one gift for Silent Auction per member required, in conjunction with Rotary Club of Gold Coast.
Starts 7.00pm, $170 per ticket. Entertainment and food and drinks package.
Club Service Director: Allan
Bunnings BBQ on 31 March is actually Easter Saturday ! We now also have another BBQ the following weekend on Sunday 8th April! So should be a good day but please we need volunteers that are not going away to help! Entertainment books $60 each incl. $12 profit – we have agreed to “sell the App” via a link which will be sent out to all members. We will then get $12 each time anyone buys the App through this..
A Disability Employment Service company is interested in any opportunities to sponsor any events at our Club. We have responded that if they are interested they could sponsor another disability Awards Dinner.
Youth: Anthony :
Absent, but Luca spoke of his week in some remote communities around Goondiwindi
Bren : International :
1: Incoming RAWCS Northern District Chair 2: Two containers for Solomon’s and East Timor 3: Dili container now on the wharf there to be unloaded presently 4: CURRUMBIN Special School have requested hoists and similar from RAWCS 5: DIK connection for local needy people available of course -please note Andy: Rotary Foundation:
1: Global Grants Application meeting after the meeting this week and also at the Surf Club tomorrow. 2: Australian Family Law speaker next week 3: Paul Harris Society with two new members
Colleen and Teresa BTD
Nick and Jac BTD
Lovely Ladies BTD
Disability Awards Dinner
Annual Changeover
International: Ross
1: Attended the official launch of the Rotary Supported “Suzie The Scientist” Preschool Readers program in science led by Griffith University Project Leader, Prof Richard John 2: The Minister for Education, Hon. Grace Grace, spoke very warmly of Rotary and its involvement in youth at the state level.
Scooters Project Leader: David Donation of $20,000 in insulin pumps Chair Karen: Request for woodworkers support for CURRUMBIN Special School
Guest Speaker : Allan Barnett on “ The Secret Project”- Electronic Donation Portals.
1: Donation points traditionally at airports and shopping centres are with cash collection 2: A proposal for a donation electronic portal with a credit card reader 3: Camera included and WIFI, LAN connection. 4: Would have quality presentation of a slide show/video loop to catch people’s eye in the shopping centre 5: Pacific Fair Shopping Centre has agreed to consider the proposal. 6: Users can select their choice of how their donation will be used- to local or international projects 7: They will then be able to take a “selfie” to post on social media which will then promote Rotary and the Shopping Centre. 8: We need to promote that The Rotary Foundation is 91% efficient and our local Club is 99% efficient in donations going to the actual cause compared to many other charities who use third parties to collect donations and only 20-60% actually goes to the cause. 9: Around $3000 cost - landed locally but local support for that and the shopping centre prepared to support in some way 10: This would be a model for Australian Shopping Centres and Rotary Clubs See end for photo.
To finish the meeting:
Happy Fines: Morgan
Spinner H & T : Luca, Winner: Charles.
Club Progress for the Year:
No. of Volunteer Hours by our Club Members, year to date:
1695 hours as per our new Volunteer Hour Spreadsheet
Annual Changeover
Our beautiful Burleigh Heads!
Gold Coast Magic
Bunnings BBQ 3rd December
Total amount of fundraising by our Club, year to date:
Fundraising: $8752
Grants : $7500 - $2500 to PNG project, $5000 to Scooter Project.
Total for first half of year in fundraising and grants: $16,252 !
Donations to our Club: $700 (to Scooter Project)
$7000 towards PNG Kimbe project
Donations by our Club:
$500 to Bryce and the Super Turtle!
$US2500 for Every Rotarian Every Year, to TRF.
$500 to Pearl Hoile NYSF
$500 to Rotary World Community Service
$500 to Malaria Vaccine Research Fund
$500 to Gold Coast Foster Kids
Four local school donations, at $100 each = $400
$200 towards Relay for Life on behalf of member, Julie Dimmock
Financials Direct debit details to pay into the Club’s Bank Accounts: BOQ: Rotary Club of Burleigh Heads,
Club Account: BSB 124014 Account No. 12151911
Service Account: BSB 124014 Account No. 10151911 Please put the reason for your payment in the reference section when making the transaction
Breakfast Cards:
• Instead of bringing cash every week, why not buy a breakfast card. • 10 weeks of breakfasts for $180.00 – you can direct deposit the money
into our CLUB ACCOUNT or pay at the door by cash or we now have a Card Reader so you can pay by credit card.
Bunnings BBQ 11th November!
New scooters- Scooter recipient.
Club Website: portal.clubrunner.ca/9793
(just search on Rotary Club of Burleigh Heads and choose the club runner site)
Burleigh Breaker Minutes Secretary - this week:
• Allan, Jack of all Trades with Ross taking notes!
ROTARY DONATION PORTAL.
• Select amount, put in email address, pay by PAYWAVE. • Take selfie – promote your generosity and Rotary. • All done in less than a minute.
New scooters- Scooter recipient.
Bunnings BBQ 3rd December
Four star rating- among the world’s best charities for past 10 years. Very popular meeting this morning,extra tables required:
The grey container in Dili, East Timor now! Ready to be unloaded.
In other words like my Dad always said- don’t be a gunna, be a doer.
One Last Thing: There are several members in the running for the Return Trip To Singapore Prize for the member with the most number of volunteer hours at the end of the year, this includes all of our projects, fundraising events, and administration of Club activities but not attendance at regular meetings of course: Three members have over 200 hours Another three members have over 150 hours
