THE ROTARY CLUB OF NUMURKAH Inc. ANNUAL REPORT and FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE ROTARY YEAR 2018 - 2019 Changeover Monday 24h June 2019 PROGRAM Changeover Dinner 24th June 2019 7.00pm Call to Order Rtn Squish Davis Acknowledgement of Country Rtn Sally Rose Welcome Pres. Stephen Mills Apologies Rtn June Hewson Rotary Grace All Rotarians 4 Way Test Rtn Katrina Donaldson Loyal Toast Rtn Ross Hardham Toast to Rotary Rtn Jeff Buzza Response DG Malcolm Kerr Toast to Rotarian Partners Rtn. Geoff Stewart Be the Inspiration Story Rtn Julie Andrew Presidents Address to Club Pres Stephen Mills Presentation of Annual Report 2018-2019 Pres Stephen Mills Secretary Rtn Jennifer Rodger Community Service Award Presentation Rtn Terry Brennan Vocational Service Award Presentation Rtn. Jacque Phillips OAM Fellowship Report Rtn Rex Shields Raffle Rtn Mark McNamara Sergeants Session Rtn Squish Davis Induction of 2019-20 President DG Malcolm Kerr Incoming President’s Address Pres. Lorraine Greenwood Introduction of 2019-20 Board Close of Official Meeting-Fellowship Rotary Club of Numurkah 2018 – 2019 Board Members President Stephen Mills President Elect Lorraine Greenwood Past President Jacque Phillips OAM Secretary Jennifer Rodger Treasurer Jeff Buzza Public Relations Lou Hamon OAM Foundation & International Julie Andrew Membership Kate Hodge Vocational Service John Watson AM New Generations Lorraine Greenwood Community Service Grant Deppeler Lorraine Greenwood Rotary Club of Numurkah 2019 – 2020 Board Members President Lorraine Greenwood President Elect Jennifer Rodger Past President Stephen Mills Secretary Kay Moodie Treasurer Jeff Buzza Public Relations Lou Hamon OAM Foundation & International Marie Austin Vocational Service Sally Rose Youth Services Linda Boyd Community Service Julie Andrew PRESIDENT’S REPORT 2018-19 It is with much pleasure that I present my report for the year 2018-19, it is a year that I will fondly remember. Rotary’s Vision Statement is; “Together, we see a world where people unite to create action to make lasting change-across the globe in our communities and in ourselves.” That is why I joined Rotary to contribute to community service in our community of Numurkah and in the bigger global community. I didn’t join Rotary to become President I thought those days were all behind me, but I have really enjoyed my year as your president. I thank all members for their contributions and support. You can’t take your President of Rotary hat off; you wear it all the time and the Monday’s roll around very quickly. Be the inspiration; Was the theme for Rotary International this year. I hope we did it proud by being an inspiration to our community. I invited members to share with the club at our meetings who had been an inspiration to them. Many responded, and I thank them for sharing their inspiring stories. As a matter of priority this was always early in the meeting. Partnerships; Our club worked with many other organisations throughout the year. It is always easier to work with others to achieve your outcomes. I think we have worked well with the RSL. We held 2 meetings in the RSL hall and had a joint meeting with them to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the battle of Le Hamel. We continue to work with the RSL and the Historical Society on the Soldier Settlement Project. We have worked closely with the Bendigo Bank, supporting other community groups to deliver their projects. We have worked closely with the Numurkah Golf & Bowls Club and they are keen to work with Rotary on a Golf Day next year. Membership; When I took over the reins of the Rotary Club of Numurkah from Jacque Phillips last year, I thought how I could possibly match her year regarding membership. We had seen our club grow to 40 members. I am proud to say we have inducted 5 new members and had one resignation due to age, that of Bob Fyfe and we thank him for his contribution to Rotary over a long period. This is a wonderful result for our club with membership sitting at 44. The friends of Rotary program initiated by Kate Hodge has again helped recruit new members. The diversity of our membership has continued to grow. I am very proud of the way our new members have become involved in club activities. Awards; At our club meeting on 17 June 2019 I had the pleasure of presenting member Lou Hamon OAM with a Certificate of Meritorious Service to the Rotary Club of Numurkah over 32 years. The presentation was made by PP Allen Canobie who also joined our club in 1987, Allen was able to tell us in detail of Lou’s life in Rotary and what a contribution Lou has made to Rotary and the wider community. I had the pleasure of presenting Certificate of Appreciation to Nadene Donnelly of the NDHS and Julia Arho of Bendigo Bank for their continued support of our Rotary club. Car Raffle; We sold tickets in the Mooroopna Rotary Club’s car raffle drawn on New Year’s Eve. We sold nearly 3,000 tickets and received a dollar per ticket and most importantly our club sold the winning ticket. That is two winning tickets our club has sold in three years; This should make it easier to sell tickets next year. The club is very appreciative of the work Judy Newman did in coordinating this project. Public Relations; This is another strength of our club which Lou Hamon has done so well for a long time. When you go to Rotary gatherings you appreciate how fortunate we are to be a single Rotary Club in a community with one newspaper. The Numurkah Leader is very good at covering our activities, often coming up with new suggestions for ongoing projects. Thank you to Bev Hutchins and the staff at the Leader. It doesn’t stop there with PR; Lou is very diligent with the club bulletin having it available by 10.00 am the morning after our club meeting. Lou has a couple of apprentices who help do this work when he is away. Barbecues; The club ran several community BBQ’s some as fund raisers and some just to promote a Rotary project or activity. A couple of times throughout the year we sought donations to a cause rather than selling sausages; this proved to be a successful approach. As in the case of the drought awareness BBQ much more money was raised in donations than we could have possibly achieved by selling sausages. We do have a generous and responsive community. Youth; The club supported many youth activities throughout the year. Chris Hardham coordinated the Somers camp and we saw 19 young people attend this popular summer camp. Jade Connolly attended RYLA and she reported back to the club on her experience. The club supported 3 students from St Mary of the Angels in their aide work in Cebu while they were at alternate schoolies. International Service; We ran a Bunnings BBQ and raised funds for the purchase of $2,500 of white goods for the Umoja Orphanage in Kenya. Many members made contributions to the Rotary Foundation, Bill and June Hewson made enough of a donation to be recognised with a Paul Harris Fellowship. The club raised funds at the combined meeting with Cobram and donated more than $450 to Rotary Foundation. Annual Rotary Art Show; The art show continues to be a winner for our club, and it is by far our biggest project for the year. Lou Hamon provides excellent leadership and it takes a total club effort to be a success to ensure it runs smoothly. Please read his report but sales, entries and profits were all up. Business Breakfast; What a morning. This breakfast would have to be one of the highlights for the year. Dr. Susan Alberti was a great speaker. Bringing someone of her calibre as a speaker is why we run the business breakfast. The Town Hall was full, 200 people seated for breakfast and from the stage the army of blue rotary shirts was quite a sight. It is all over in an hour and a half, but all the work is worth it. The feedback down the street in the weeks following was all very positive. It is not primarily about fund raising bur we were able to raise $7,777 for diabetes research, a great cause. We had a very active committee, but thanks must go to Jeff Buzza and Kate Hodge for their work in ensuring a successful morning. Community Projects; Lorraine Greenwood did a magnificent job with community Service and to get a better feel please read her report. We partnered with Bendigo Bank to renovate the street kiosk which now looks great. We continue to support the community kitchen with the BBQ each Wednesday. Sally Rose coordinated the Bowel Scan project as a club project this year, bowel cancer is the biggest cause of death in Australia Fellowship; Judy Newman took on the role of fellowship, through her enthusiasm we celebrated many club members birthdays and special events. Rex shields celebrated his 70th birthday with a cake that he shared with club members. On the downside Ernest Jones has had to undergo regular dialysis at home which has prevented him from attending club meetings. Friendship and fellowship are an important aspect of our club, sergeants John Watson, Squish Davis and Terry Brennan added to the fellowship through the sergeant’s sessions at every meeting. Chris and Ross Hardham hosted the club for our Christmas breakup at their magnificent homestead, the old Shinnick homestead on Spence’s Rd. Vocational Service; Rotary was founded as a community service organisation based on vocational service.