It's been awhile, hasn't it? Well, everything is going well at SWB. It's going awesome in fact. Last week we had a lot of fun speed dating each other; it was great getting to know each other on a somewhat more personal level (so to speak) particularly some of our newer members.
Remember that our Slogan Competiton is now open. Add your entry via Facebook or email the winning entry receives a $50 bottleo voucher and the glory of having their slogan as our official club motto. See Facebook (Rotaract Club of South West Brisbane) for details.
Don't forget that Changeover is Friday 10th July at The Jindalee. It's "Out of Africa" and promises to be a whole lot of fun. This is a dress up party with a prize for the best costume. The cost of $50 pp covers a two course meal and a first drink.
Showing posts with label club service. Show all posts
Showing posts with label club service. Show all posts
10 June 2009
19 September 2008
Looking Forward
We had an enjoyable meeting on Wednesday night although due to a few apologies (it's assignment crunch time!) we decided not to have club committees but instead talk about projects as a group.
Community Service
* Amanda has to confirm but we have set a tentative date of Nov 22nd to decorate the Children's Surgical Ward for Christmas. It will only take us a few hours at the moment but it will definitely make a different for the children who have to spend time there in the leadup to and over Chrissy.
* The Sherwood Christmas Festival is the week after on Friday 28 November! This is one of our major fundraisers so it'd be great to have all hands on deck! The money this year will probably go to Brisbane Youth Service which works with homeless young people and young families. The festival is a lot of fun and may or may not include a tub of ice-cream and several spoons ;)
* Emily has floated the idea of developing a calendar to raise money for the local community. At this stage members have suggested donating raised funds to the Milpera art and music therapeutic program for refugee students.
* Jen West from Zonta is coming on October 15 to talk to us about their club's work with the Murri Sisters's Safety House.
* Anti-Graffiti will be cancelled in November and December due to other projects in November and the silly season in December! So please consider coming to the ones on the last Sundays of September and October as they will be our last anti-graffiti mornings this year.
International Service
* Jenna finished her bike ride from Bundaberg to Brisbane and she and her two friends raised well over $750 for Polio Plus! Look out for a blog post soon about the ride. Well done Jenna! You're a star :D
* Richard told us that he actually grew up in Malawi in central Africa and he has connections to an orphanage there. He raised the idea of the club fundraising for the orphange there which we all thought was a fantastic idea. We even floated the idea of putting together a trip to visit and do some hands-on work!
* And our friends Valmor and Marcelo from Brazil told us that their club in Brazil is interested in putting together some sort of joint project and everyone at the meeting was very excited about this possibility!
* Emily has been in touch with Ailsa Hay who works in RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) to talk about opportunities for Rotaractors to join in overseas volunteer work (like my trip to Daru, PNG last year) - people should talk to Emily if interested.
* Meryll let us know that the Rotaract Club of South Brisbane is co-ordinating a collection for the Uplift Project which co-ordinates the collection and donation of second-hand bras for women in Fiji, PNG and the Cook Islands. Second-hand bras don't attract import duty and give women access to a necessary and expensive item. Women often suffer from a fungal infection due to the tropical climate and lack of support. Bring along any second-hand bras you can collect to Meryll who will pass them on to South Brisbane.
Professional Development
* Michelle McDowall of TickTax Australia will be presenting a mini-seminar at the next club meeting (Wed 1 Oct) on tax preparation and services. Michelle is a CPA Accountant and Past President of the Rotary Club of Sumner Park. If you have any specific questions you'd like answered on tax please email Cat at catherinemcdowall [at] hotmail [dot] com who will forward your questions on to Michelle.
* Our recruiting stand at the Engineers expo at UQ was a great success so Anthony and Sharon will co-ordinate setting up similar stands at a UQ market day. Thanks guys!
Club Service
* It's just under two months until our first birthday - everyone's keen to have a barbeque and drinks to celebrate!
* On the last Wednesday in October we will have a club movie night in the auditorium.
* Our Chrissy party will be on Friday 5 December, replacing the meeting on Wednesday 3 December. We will probably be going out to the Steak House at the Regatta for dinner and drinks.
Until next time!
Community Service
* Amanda has to confirm but we have set a tentative date of Nov 22nd to decorate the Children's Surgical Ward for Christmas. It will only take us a few hours at the moment but it will definitely make a different for the children who have to spend time there in the leadup to and over Chrissy.
* The Sherwood Christmas Festival is the week after on Friday 28 November! This is one of our major fundraisers so it'd be great to have all hands on deck! The money this year will probably go to Brisbane Youth Service which works with homeless young people and young families. The festival is a lot of fun and may or may not include a tub of ice-cream and several spoons ;)
* Emily has floated the idea of developing a calendar to raise money for the local community. At this stage members have suggested donating raised funds to the Milpera art and music therapeutic program for refugee students.
* Jen West from Zonta is coming on October 15 to talk to us about their club's work with the Murri Sisters's Safety House.
* Anti-Graffiti will be cancelled in November and December due to other projects in November and the silly season in December! So please consider coming to the ones on the last Sundays of September and October as they will be our last anti-graffiti mornings this year.
International Service
* Jenna finished her bike ride from Bundaberg to Brisbane and she and her two friends raised well over $750 for Polio Plus! Look out for a blog post soon about the ride. Well done Jenna! You're a star :D
* Richard told us that he actually grew up in Malawi in central Africa and he has connections to an orphanage there. He raised the idea of the club fundraising for the orphange there which we all thought was a fantastic idea. We even floated the idea of putting together a trip to visit and do some hands-on work!
* And our friends Valmor and Marcelo from Brazil told us that their club in Brazil is interested in putting together some sort of joint project and everyone at the meeting was very excited about this possibility!
* Emily has been in touch with Ailsa Hay who works in RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) to talk about opportunities for Rotaractors to join in overseas volunteer work (like my trip to Daru, PNG last year) - people should talk to Emily if interested.
* Meryll let us know that the Rotaract Club of South Brisbane is co-ordinating a collection for the Uplift Project which co-ordinates the collection and donation of second-hand bras for women in Fiji, PNG and the Cook Islands. Second-hand bras don't attract import duty and give women access to a necessary and expensive item. Women often suffer from a fungal infection due to the tropical climate and lack of support. Bring along any second-hand bras you can collect to Meryll who will pass them on to South Brisbane.
Professional Development
* Michelle McDowall of TickTax Australia will be presenting a mini-seminar at the next club meeting (Wed 1 Oct) on tax preparation and services. Michelle is a CPA Accountant and Past President of the Rotary Club of Sumner Park. If you have any specific questions you'd like answered on tax please email Cat at catherinemcdowall [at] hotmail [dot] com who will forward your questions on to Michelle.
* Our recruiting stand at the Engineers expo at UQ was a great success so Anthony and Sharon will co-ordinate setting up similar stands at a UQ market day. Thanks guys!
Club Service
* It's just under two months until our first birthday - everyone's keen to have a barbeque and drinks to celebrate!
* On the last Wednesday in October we will have a club movie night in the auditorium.
* Our Chrissy party will be on Friday 5 December, replacing the meeting on Wednesday 3 December. We will probably be going out to the Steak House at the Regatta for dinner and drinks.
Until next time!
16 July 2008
Changeover; PNG Update; What's New; Date-Claimers
Changeover
Well I (Cat) had a post ready to go about Changeover when I noticed a report and photos are already up! Great minds hey. So instead congratulations to the new board and thank you to the old board, especially Emily, for getting us up-and-running and creating a club with such a fun and friendly atmosphere. Thank you also to Lionel, Chris, John and the other members of Jindalee and other local Rotary clubs for all your support this year. We look forward to working with you this year. :)
Update from PNG
Here, it is as busy as ever. I am now into surgery: I am just coming back from Daru where we had 167 cataracts and pterygium surgeries in 4 days. It has been so great to see the joy of all the old and not so old people who could see. I am planning to bring the surgeon to Kiunga the first week of August to do the same, I am really struggling with the hospital administration to have the theatre fixed for that date. It is nearly a desperate situation at Kiunga hospital. They only need 2 operation tables, a sterilizer, they bring all their equipment with them. Even that is hard to get, the hospital is no more than a clinic, no doctor since 5 years. Dr Darman the opthalmologist is using a new method for cataract, no stitches, it takes about 7 minutes per surgery, the next day the patients see very clearly straight away, it is really wonderful.
Last week I brought 3 children to Tabubil for cleft palate surgery, this week I am bringing 4 more and next week 3 others, it will be great, I have been waiting for a plastic surgeon to come for such a long time, it is so hard to get them here, there are only 2 in the country. I am glad it will be done, next will be our 17 children with club feet in Daru!
There are also building going on, 2 classrooms for the deaf, one in Daru and one in Kiunga. I gave it to a contractor. It is nearly finished in Kiunga. Daru will start soon.
-- Sr Pierrette
What's New This Year
Change of meeting time: The new meeting time is 6:45 for 7:00pm.
Rotating Chairperson: Each week we will have a new member acting as Chairperson to help develop leadership and presentation skills.
New roster system: Please check the bulletin for the new roster up until year end. Members will rotate through Chairman, Duty Officer and Fellowship Officer.
These changes will be explained in more depth at tomorrow night's meeting. We will also discuss the possibility of changing the meeting night from Thursday to a Wednesday.
Date Claimers
27 July - Sunday - 8am - Anti-Graffiti
31 July - Thursday - 6:45pm - Trivia Night with Rotaract of South Brisbane
15 August - Friday - The Devil Came on Horseback screening
31 August - Sunday - 8am - Anti-Graffiti
Well I (Cat) had a post ready to go about Changeover when I noticed a report and photos are already up! Great minds hey. So instead congratulations to the new board and thank you to the old board, especially Emily, for getting us up-and-running and creating a club with such a fun and friendly atmosphere. Thank you also to Lionel, Chris, John and the other members of Jindalee and other local Rotary clubs for all your support this year. We look forward to working with you this year. :)
Update from PNG
Here, it is as busy as ever. I am now into surgery: I am just coming back from Daru where we had 167 cataracts and pterygium surgeries in 4 days. It has been so great to see the joy of all the old and not so old people who could see. I am planning to bring the surgeon to Kiunga the first week of August to do the same, I am really struggling with the hospital administration to have the theatre fixed for that date. It is nearly a desperate situation at Kiunga hospital. They only need 2 operation tables, a sterilizer, they bring all their equipment with them. Even that is hard to get, the hospital is no more than a clinic, no doctor since 5 years. Dr Darman the opthalmologist is using a new method for cataract, no stitches, it takes about 7 minutes per surgery, the next day the patients see very clearly straight away, it is really wonderful.
Last week I brought 3 children to Tabubil for cleft palate surgery, this week I am bringing 4 more and next week 3 others, it will be great, I have been waiting for a plastic surgeon to come for such a long time, it is so hard to get them here, there are only 2 in the country. I am glad it will be done, next will be our 17 children with club feet in Daru!
There are also building going on, 2 classrooms for the deaf, one in Daru and one in Kiunga. I gave it to a contractor. It is nearly finished in Kiunga. Daru will start soon.
-- Sr Pierrette
What's New This Year
Change of meeting time: The new meeting time is 6:45 for 7:00pm.
Rotating Chairperson: Each week we will have a new member acting as Chairperson to help develop leadership and presentation skills.
New roster system: Please check the bulletin for the new roster up until year end. Members will rotate through Chairman, Duty Officer and Fellowship Officer.
These changes will be explained in more depth at tomorrow night's meeting. We will also discuss the possibility of changing the meeting night from Thursday to a Wednesday.
Date Claimers
27 July - Sunday - 8am - Anti-Graffiti
31 July - Thursday - 6:45pm - Trivia Night with Rotaract of South Brisbane
15 August - Friday - The Devil Came on Horseback screening
31 August - Sunday - 8am - Anti-Graffiti
03 April 2008
Club Visits Update
During March different members went visiting local Rotary clubs - we defined local as South-East Brisbane, some Ipswich clubs and in District 9630 (so not north of the Brisbane River including Indooroopilly, St Lucia, etc even though we have members living in these areas).
While our primary purpose was to put the word out about Rotaract and our club specifically as part of a member drive. But as Laura reported in the bulletin, "Our partnership with Rotary is an important one and visiting theclubs was also an opportunity to make contact with local Rotaryclubs and hear what they have been up to."
Laura did a great job of contacting clubs and organising for us to speak, either in short five minute segments or as the meeting's official guest speaker. Thanks must also go to Emily for putting together a powerpoint slideshow in presentations, Sharyn and Emily for putting together the very professional looking flyer and to all the members who volunteered their time to visit clubs.
We had some great feedback from the clubs and everyone seems exciting to hear about us. The Rotary Club of Ipswich City has very generously donated a gong to our club after seeing Bec and Tim in awe of the power of the gong to maintain order.
Not to be outdone, Sharyn reported that "the Rotary Club of Goodna have offered us the use of their 4 burner BBQ on a trailer, equipped with eskies and gas bottles. They are very proud of their trailer and would be willing to lend it to us to conduct BBQ’s in the community to raise some money."
The Rotary Club of Archerfield will spread the word to their returning Youth Exchange students and will consider sponsoring the joining fee and membership dues for anyone who is interested in joining our club but faces financial difficulties.
While I am sure we would welcome at many Rotary Clubs, the Rotary Club of Rocklea has extended a standing invitation to our members to attend any of their dinners and listen to their guest speakers. They have had some exciting ones on the program including a young man who trekked hundreds of kilometres through northern Italy (I think). They passed on their congratulations and say that we should be proud of ourselves for accomplishing so much in such a short space of time - they reckon they'd like to borrow some of our enthusiasm!
If anyone is interested in attending these meetings as a visitor they should contact Laura who has details of venues, times and phone numbers.
While our primary purpose was to put the word out about Rotaract and our club specifically as part of a member drive. But as Laura reported in the bulletin, "Our partnership with Rotary is an important one and visiting theclubs was also an opportunity to make contact with local Rotaryclubs and hear what they have been up to."
Laura did a great job of contacting clubs and organising for us to speak, either in short five minute segments or as the meeting's official guest speaker. Thanks must also go to Emily for putting together a powerpoint slideshow in presentations, Sharyn and Emily for putting together the very professional looking flyer and to all the members who volunteered their time to visit clubs.
We had some great feedback from the clubs and everyone seems exciting to hear about us. The Rotary Club of Ipswich City has very generously donated a gong to our club after seeing Bec and Tim in awe of the power of the gong to maintain order.
Not to be outdone, Sharyn reported that "the Rotary Club of Goodna have offered us the use of their 4 burner BBQ on a trailer, equipped with eskies and gas bottles. They are very proud of their trailer and would be willing to lend it to us to conduct BBQ’s in the community to raise some money."
The Rotary Club of Archerfield will spread the word to their returning Youth Exchange students and will consider sponsoring the joining fee and membership dues for anyone who is interested in joining our club but faces financial difficulties.
While I am sure we would welcome at many Rotary Clubs, the Rotary Club of Rocklea has extended a standing invitation to our members to attend any of their dinners and listen to their guest speakers. They have had some exciting ones on the program including a young man who trekked hundreds of kilometres through northern Italy (I think). They passed on their congratulations and say that we should be proud of ourselves for accomplishing so much in such a short space of time - they reckon they'd like to borrow some of our enthusiasm!
If anyone is interested in attending these meetings as a visitor they should contact Laura who has details of venues, times and phone numbers.
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