2003 - 2004

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For 29nd  September, 2003

POST OFFICE BOX  3034,LOGANHOLME.   QLD.   4129  QUEENSLAND      AUSTRALIA

 


What an exceptional guest speaker we had a last week’s meeting. Susan Teerds presentation of the history of her business life was certainly riveting and extremely well presented. This was evident by the fact that the attention of everyone was focused on Susan. She demonstrated what you can do if you have the enthusiasm and the drive and that if something doesn’t work or begins to become unenjoyable, then there is no reason not to go on a different tack.

DON’T FORGET THE ROTARY FOUNDATION SEMINAR. THIS WILL BE OF PARTICULAR INTEREST TO THOSE OF YOU INVOLVED WITH THE AMBASSADORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND PEACE SCHOLARS AND SOME OF YOU NEWER MEMBERS WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN HEAPS MORE ABOUT WHAT ROTARY DOES AND HOW THE CLUB CAN BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN VERY WORTHWHILE PROJECTS. THE SEMINAR WILL BE HELD ON THE MORNING OF SUNDAY, 12TH OCTOBER FROM 8.14 A.M. TO 1.00 P.M. WE HAVE TO NOTIFY THE ORGANISERS BY 4TH OCTOBER FOR CATERING PURPOSES.

THE BLUE CARE MILLION DOLLAR DRIVE …. Many thanks to Noel Ambler for volunteering to organise the locating of the Prize Car to the Loganholme Hyperdome.

The Topless Car Run organization is well under way and not far away (Sunday, 29th October). To support all the effort Noel and Graeme have put into this please start organising your entry sooner rather than later. Have you given your intentions to Marie yet?

KEEP IN MIND the sponsorship deals for the District Conference which look like they could be good value. Please mention it to any ethical business people you think may benefit from having the opportunity to market their product to Rotarians. Commerce makes the world go round and I believe that people should be given an opportunity to let people know about their business. This could lead to getting donations for raffles, new members, sponsorship for our wheelchair project, etc. The value for us is that it keeps Rotary in the business eye.

I have repeated Marie’s report from last week as it is all still relevant. Give it another read to jog your memory.

As we have a couple of members on extended leave and David Cocker has resigned we need to make an effort to increase the membership this year. Keep your eyes and ears open and even if people are not able to join our club there is sure to be a club in the area who would love to accommodate them.

If you have any items of interest you would like to publish in this bulletin please don’t hesitate to submit them to me. Or if you wish to comment on anything to do with Rotary your communications could be published for perusal and comment by the other members.

Cheers,
President Lorraine

PLEASE REMEMBER TO CONTACT CHRIS MONAHAN BY 9.30 A.M. MONDAY MORNINGS IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND THAT NIGHT’S MEETING PHONE - 3287.2077

DUTY ROSTER MONDAY, 29th SEPTEMBER, 2003
DUTY OFFICER…..David GARDNER CHAIRMAN…. Jim NOLAN JOB TALK…….Steve JOHNSON

DUTY ROSTER MONDAY, 6th OCTOBER, 2003
DUTY OFFICER…..Marie GRANT CHAIRMAN……David ROSEBY
JOB TALK……David KHOURY

29th September, 2003 T.B.A.
4th & 6th October, 2003 Blue Care Car Assistance
6th October, 2003 Club Assembly
19th October, 2003 Topless Car Run
20th October, 2003 Pride of Workmanship Night (Partners Night)
27th October, 2003 Board Meeting
03rd November, 2003 Melbourne Cup Night (Partners Night)
8th November, 2003 Donations in Kind Working Bee
17th November, 2003 Board Meeting
6th December, 2003 Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner
November/December 03 Christmas Raffle
8th December, 2003 Annual General Meeting
15th December, 2003 Christmas Party
22nd December, 2003 No Meeting – Xmas Break
29th December, 2003 No Meeting – Xmas Break
23rd February, 2003 Dinner – International Service
March, 2004 Clean up Australia Campaign
March, 2004 Bowel Scan Month
25-28th March 2004 District Convference – Royal Pines Resort
April, 2004 Rypen Camp
16-23rd May , 2004 Ryla Seminar – Lake Perseverance

A couple of Reminders from the Community Services Director:

· The ‘Guess who is coming to Dinner’ evening is on Saturday 6 December. Although there is still a lot of time till this date I would like to remind you that Marie will be going to Africa for a month during October and November and she needs to have all the arrangements in place before she leaves on 23 October.

- What we need you to do is:
1. Notify Marie if you will be coming to Dinner and the names of the guests that
will be coming with you.
2. If you have email please reply that way, Or
3. Notify Marie personally or contact her at work on 3364 6089 (Our hosts
for the evening will need to have plenty of time to prepare for the guests and
to plan the Menu.)

· Topless Car Rally – This is a biggie for the Club this year and we hope that all members will be able to show their support.
- A couple of weeks ago I said that you can’t play with your partner/wives. I didn’t mean that you CAN’T play with your wife/partner – only that it is more fun if you don’t. I want you to imagine how much fun it will be if ‘he’ doesn’t take the directions given or ‘she’ gives the wrong direction . . . . . Wars have been started for less . . . . Remember- it is not what I say that is important but what I mean.
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· Melbourne Cup Function - Monday 3 November. This year we will be having our own Poolside Racemeeting at Peter & Suzie Nelson’s. We will need to have a Committee Meeting in the next couple of weeks to finalise the planning for this special evening.

· Wheelchair proposal – Well we have made contact with Surfers Paradise and we are awaiting the video to arrive.

· Chockies are still selling well.

· Thank You Ladies and Gentlemen for your attention and support of these events.


· District 9630 Conference: 25 – 28 March 2004 Royal Pines Resort
The Theme of the Conference is – Our Youth . . .
Remember ! ! Register by 30 September and you could win the full conference package worth $530 which includes accommodation and full registration



Conference Sponsorship Information Sheet

Rotary District 9630 holds a Conference each year attracting up to 600 Rotarians and their partners from 46 Rotary Clubs around southern Queensland. Conference delegates are all leaders in their respective vocations or professions and will report back to their Clubs – reaching a potential audience of around 2,000 other leaders. For more information about Rotary and this District please see www.rotary9630.org

The 2004 Conference’s theme is: Our Youth – Our Future featuring a program of activities with an unprecedented involvement by our youth – past and present.

We are going to a five star resort – the Royal Pines Resort at the Gold Coast - for our Conference venue. The focus is on fun, friendship and the future.

Reach this audience by taking up a sponsorship package and raise the profile of your company with the delegates, exhibitors and a much wider circle of influence through our website.

Select a sponsorship package that best meets your marketing strategy. We are offering six (6) levels of sponsorship:

DIAMOND $10,000
PLATINUM $ 5,000
GOLD $ 1,000
SILVER $ 500
BRONZE $ 250
PROGRAM PAGE $ 125

See over the page for details of what you and your company could receive by sponsoring this exciting event.

If you would like to sponsor at one of these levels or want to talk with us about other possibilities to better suit your needs, please contact me or my sponsorship organiser, as soon as possible.

Sue Behan
Ph 07 33963515 A/H
Mobile 0407 118 225
sbehan@ecn.net.au


Ray Brand
District Governor
4 September 2003

Conference Sponsorship Levels

LEVEL BENEFITS COST
DIAMOND · Personal introduction and thanks of company representatives at Opening and Closing ceremonies and at the Conference Dinner· Opportunity to speak for up to five (5) minutes to conference delegates, display promotional video or any other form of promotion you may desire· Free tickets for 40 company representatives to attend the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, to listen to the keynote speakers and to network with delegates· Free exhibition booth and two (4) complimentary conference registrations· Complementary tickets to the District Governor’s Dinner for four (4) company Executives· Corporate signage prominently displayed in the main Conference auditorium and at the Conference Dinner· Corporate promotional insert into conference satchels· Company logo printed on conference satchel and delegates name badges· Two (2) full page colour advertisements in the Conference Program · Company logo for up to twelve (12) months on District web site plus link to sponsor’s site $10,000
PLATINUM · Personal introduction and thanks of company representative during the Conference · Opportunity to speak for up to two (2) minutes to conference delegates · Free tickets for 20 company representatives to attend the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, to listen to the keynote speakers and to network with delegates· Free exhibition booth and two (2) complimentary conference registration· Two (2) complementary tickets to the District Governor’s Dinner for company Executives· Corporate signage prominently displayed in the main Conference auditorium and at the Conference Dinner· Corporate promotional insert into conference satchels· One (1) full page colour advertisement in the Conference Program · Company logo for up to twelve (12) months on District web site $5,000
GOLD · Visual corporate identification and sponsorship acknowledgement during the Conference · Free tickets for 10 company representatives to attend the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, to listen to the keynote speakers and to network with delegates· Free exhibition booth · Corporate promotional insert into conference satchels· One (1) full page black and white advertisement in the Conference Program · Company sponsorship acknowledgement for up to twelve (12) months on District web site $1,000
SILVER · Visual corporate identification and sponsorship acknowledgement during Conference · Free tickets for 5 company representatives to attend the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, to listen to the keynote speakers and to network with delegates· Half price discount exhibition booth · Corporate promotional insert into conference satchels· Half page black and white advertisement in the Conference Program · Company sponsorship acknowledgement for up to twelve (12) months on District web site $ 500
BRONZE · Visual corporate identification and sponsorship acknowledgement during the Conference · Free tickets for 2 company representatives to attend the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, to listen to the keynote speakers and to network with delegates· Corporate promotional insert into conference satchels· Quarter page black and white advertisement in the Conference Program $ 250
PAGE · Company name and contact details listed on one Conference Program page· Corporate promotional insert into conference satchels· One free ticket to attend the Opening and Closing Ceremonies $ 125

Subject: The thinking woman

A couple went on vacation to a fishing resort in northern Alberta. The husband liked to fish at the crack of dawn. The wife liked to read.

One morning the husband returned after several hours of fishing and decided to take a nap. Although not familiar with the lake, the wife decided to take the boat out. She motored out a short distance, anchored, and continued to read her book.

Along came Conservation Officer Al in his boat. He pulled up alongside the woman and said, "Good morning Ma'am. What are you doing?"

"Reading a book," she replied, (thinking "isn't that obvious?")

"You're in a restricted fishing area," he informed her.

"I'm sorry officer, but I'm not fishing, I'm reading."

"Yes, but you have all the equipment. I'll have to take you in and write you up."

"If you do that, I'll have to charge you with sexual assault," said the woman.

"But I haven't even touched you," said the C.O.

"That's true, but you have all the equipment."

MORAL: Never argue with a woman who reads. It's likely she can also think.
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