I hope everyone is staying cool and hydrated during these rather hot days. It is a shame that because of this heatwave we have had to cancel Foundation Night at John Whimpress’s. However we will be at the Bridgeport in the cool and will still be able to listen to our guest speaker.
Last Tuesday went really well, I thought, despite some who said they were coming didn’t turn up. An unexpected last minute visitor was DG Marie-Louise (ML) which was great. Her input was much appreciated. Our planned speakers were great and so were our spontaneous speakers - Thank you. We might get a few new members from this event and we are also getting Rotary out there. Thank you John Whimpress for organising the venue and the food, and to your helpers for the sandwiches and setting up the tables. Caitlin thank you for the table centres and the “origami fortune tellers”/“cootie catchers” that gave information about Rotary. A fun idea!
After Tuesday things for me have become fairly quiet which was great as I have started teaching again and it is an 11 week term. The heat is not kind to acoustic instruments. Some of my students pulled faces when they played certain notes that were out of tune. Roll on the cooler weather so the piano can recover a bit.
Thought for the week:
Train your mind to see the good in everything. Positivity is a choice. The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. - unknown
(Primarily in Rotary District 9685 but happy to welcome guests).
There’s still time to register for our January online Level One course which is on 29th and 30th, 6-8pm each evening.
This program is for any Rotarian or Rotaractors who are newly joined and want to know more about our incredible organisation.
Registrations close Monday 27th Jan.
LEVEL ONE
New Member Introduction and Orientation
Supporting clubs to help orientate new members to the Rotary World we are offering a 4 hour program which will help your new members to begin to understand our amazing organisation with some hands on tips on how to navigate the vastness that is Rotary.
Courses:
January Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th 6-8.30pm online $15
April Sunday 13th 9am-1pm face to face in Norwest $50 and we will feed you
LEVEL TWO
Traditional RLI
RLI seeks to have Rotary clubs identify members with more than 12 months Rotary experience, who show potential for future club leadership (within their club and beyond, not just as future presidents) so they can be provided a quality education in Rotary knowledge and leadership skills, unique to voluntary organisations, and then apply them with confidence.
Courses:
February
$30 Online 6-8.30pm
Thursday 20th, Friday 21st,
Thursday 27th, and Friday 28th
May:
$65 Blended (one day in Person + one day via Zoom) 9am-3pm
Sunday 18th face to face in Norwest and
Sunday 25th online
LEVEL THREE
Graduate Program - coming in March 2025
For those looking to taking their personal and professional development within Rotary to the next level.
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
