In order to confirm numbers for meetings at the pub, please ensure that you communicate the following to PP PHF Lorna:
notify if NOT attending by 12 noon on the MONDAY before the meeting
and notify if bringing guests or visitor
notify at any time about future absences and holidays.
Thank You!
No meeting last week it was Melbourne Cup Day Public Holiday.
No Committee Reports this week.
Diary dates:
Tuesday 12th November - meeting at the Pinegrove Hotel, Upper Beaconsfield
Tuesday 19th November - no meeting
Thursday 21st November - meeting at Gembrook Railway Station for showbag packing
Tuesday 26th November - Annual General Meeting at the Paradise Valley Hotel.
Other Items of Interest:
Recycling Reminder
Remember that you can recycle your bottles and cans at the Vic Depot Emerald operated by SES Emerald container refund point and donate the funds to our very own Emerald Rotary Club.
All you need to do is select THE ROTARY CLUB OF EMERALD AND DISTRICT INC., Member # C2000010957 as your refund destination. Every little bit helps, both the environment and the community!
President Elect Peter Brock provides Rotary insights on a monthly basis.
Save the date: Rotary Retreat: Saturday 11 January 2025
All-American 16 February 2025, so can members please refrain from booking cruises for that date?!
The Pride of Workmanship Award, for which employers recognise outstanding employees is currently being planned for 18 March 2025.
Other Events of Interest:
Join peacebuilders from around the world for the 2025 Rotary Presidential Peace Conference, 20-22 February, in Istanbul, Türkiye, to explore ways to create environments that foster peace and understanding.
With the theme of Healing in a Divided World, the conference offers a unique opportunity to connect with Rotary members, partners, and thought leaders committed to addressing important peacebuilding issues of our time.
Through dialogue, interactive workshops, and insightful presentations, we’ll cover topics such as:
Peace in a polarized world
Technology, media, and peacebuilding
Environmental issues in peacebuilding
Making peace last
Led by 2024-25 Rotary International President Stephanie A. Urchick and held at the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel & Conference Center, the conference will also recognize Rotary’s contributions to advancing peace through our peace and conflict resolution area of focus and our Rotary Peace Centers and mark the launch of our newest peace center in partnership with Bahçeşehir University in Istanbul.
Learn more about the conference and presentations at rotary.org/Istanbul25 and register today!
For good food, good fellowship and the opportunity for service through Rotary we give thanks
Rotary Toast
To Australia and the people of Australia (toast) To Rotary International (toast)
4 Way Test
Of the things we think say and do
Is it the truth?
Is it fair to all concerned?
Will it build goodwill and better friendships?
Will it be beneficial to all concerned?
CHOCLOTTO JACKPOT >$233
Chocolate Winner
Some Lucky Future Winner
Duty Roster
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Kerry Champness
November 1
Kristine Ash
November 6
Spouse Birthdays
Kristine Ash
November 6
Dominic Elfick PP, PHF
November 17
Join Date
Kerry Champness
November 1, 1989
35 years
Greg Adams
November 8, 2005
19 years
Roy Bowyer
November 26, 2019
5 years
Dennis Jones
November 30, 2004
20 years
Community Notices
Events
We are regularly asked to share information on other Rotary Club or community group events. Rather than list all of them in Sparkle, please check out them outHERE
Emerald Village Community
Emerald Village Community update can be found HERE
PP PHF Shalini Penny adds a regular paragraph about Rotary in this newsletter.
