There are plenty of slots available for you to volunteer to sell our Trifecta tickets for the Melbourne Cup.
If you have already been allocated a slot or two, thank you! Perhaps you could consider adding one or more new slots to your task list?
IN PARTICULAR, at the time of going to press, we urgently need someone to assist Noel Begley at Golden Beach tomorrow (Saturday 28 October).
Check the roster here then click here to register - don't forget to nominate your preferred day/s & time/s.
Everyone likes a flutter on the MELBOURNE CUP and with each ticket having a set of three unique 'boxed' numbers, every ticket holder has something to cheer for on the big day. Only ONE winning combination per set
THEY ARE EASY TO SELL - You do not have to write out names and addresses and phone numbers - just collect $2 coins and hand over a ticket. Makes selling very simple. Allows multiple sales. Most members can sell 50 or more tickets very quickly. Sell early - We can get more sets in need
It is up to the winner to call us. If the winner does not come forward then the club stands to make an additional profit. The winner MUST come forward within 90 days to collect.
Why do we do this? There is a page on our website that explains it, so read it now.
After the welcome rain of last week, we woke this morning to beautiful, blue sky and sunshine. Just what the doctor ordered for our visit to Ben Bennett Park for Breakfast.
Special thanks must go to Mark Ward for organising the Breakfast. He and Ian Belcher did a wonderful job cooking up our bacon and eggs on a toasted bun, very tasty. We even had our own Espresso Coffee van, taking orders for cappuccinos, flat whites, espresso's and even a long macchiatto (from some typical lawyer in the crowd).
Thanks to our money man for the morning, Stephen, who I noticed, improvised by using a plastic cup for a money drawer. Several guests were present, Mark's wife, Lorelle, Tim Hindley our guest speaker and former Club Member and our latest guest and recent arrival from the UK, Chris Rees. Already, Chris has shown a keen interest in joining our Club, as he feels the need to give back to the community, which is as we know what Rotary is all about. A very warm Rotary welcome to you once again, Chris. I saw you conversing with a number of our Members. Friends are easy to find amongst our Club.
Andrew Elvin is the CEO of Coast2Bay Housing Group, an organisation specialising in community housing. He is also the Principal and Managing Director of Purpose Real Estate, the Sunshine Coast’s first not-for-profit real estate organisation with surpluses channelled back to the charitable enterprises of Coast2Bay. Such enterprises include building accommodation for women and children escaping domestic violence.
Andrew has 25 years experience as a chief executive, executive manager and development consultant in the not for profit, government, human services, health, community housing and social enterprise sectors across Australia. He has extensive knowledge of community housing models and practice gained from his work as a Board Director of three community housing providers.
He will be presenting to us on the subject 'Community Housing'.
Landscape Architect and Managing Director of Anembo Consultants, Tim Hindley set a few challenges for the club at our meeting at Ben Bennett Park on Tuesday 24 October. Tim designed the original master plan for the park. The meeting marked the 63rd anniversary of the chartering of the Rotary Club of Caloundra.
The park was originally (1969) a botanical garden. Tim explained how it included varying ecosystems including eucalyptus, heath and rainforest systems.
Go to this page on our website for more history about the park and our club's involvement with it.
For many of our members, this was the first visit to the park and a few went for a short walk to find the tree in the above photo. The sign has deteriorated even further such that the Rotary wheel is almost invisible: the acknowledgment is - "Tree Names By Courtesy of Rotary Club of Caloundra". Moreover, this appears to be the only remaining such sign!
Tim suggested that the club consider the following action:
Following our usual breakfast meeting on Tuesday 31 October and/or Tuesday 14 November, you are invited to stay for a ClubRunner refresher or to learn your way around our website and its member area.
You may bring your laptop or other device with a connection to the internet to better follow along.
Please bring your questions so they can be addressed. The session will be inter-active.
Choose your date or both dates and RSVP on both links:
The Rotary Club of Caloundra was happy to support our local community on Tuesday night by providing a bursary at the Caloundra High school awards presentation.
A reminder that our meeting on Tuesday 14 November will consider a change in the Locality for this club to accord with the more modern version embraced by Rotary International Policy.
John Roth was a surgeon before he was diagnosed and has now founded "Palz"' (Professionals with Alzheimers) to re-build self-esteem and slow progress of the disease.
Positions are available on the District 9600 Youth Exchange Committee.
This is an active committee that coordinates the exchange of students to various part of the world and supports local Rotary clubs in District 9600 to host international exchange students. This is a very rewarding Rotary program. Any member of a Rotary club that likes working with young people is encouraged to explore joining the committee.
Information on the Youth Exchange Program can be found here.
The Committee meets on the third Monday of the month at the District 9600 office in North Lakes and we are currently exploring alternative options for the meeting, such as teleconferencing or video-conferencing to make it easier for people.
If you are interested in joining the committee or just finding out a bit more on what’s involved, please contact the Chair of the YEP, Ossama El Saadi by email or on mobile 0414353238.
Helping Individuals With Severe Mental Illness Stay Employed
A study funded by Australian Rotary Health (ARH) shows promise of improving employment outcomes for individuals with severe mental illness.
The research, led by Mental Health Grant recipient Associate Professor Anthony Harris, revealed that combining web-based cognitive remediation therapies (CRT) with supported employment (SE) programs can help individuals obtain and stay in work.
The Brumbies Blind Cricket Association has almost completed its setup and is now at the stage where they are enrolling players and confirming helps in various positions.
If you know of any blind or vision impaired people or people who might want to join with us in helping to run the organisation, could you please pass on the link to its website, www.brumbies.org
Membership can be obtained by applying using the BBCA website - go to membership on the menu bar.
Do you want to be a volunteer or help in any way? Contact Paul Szep, President 1300 423 826 or go to www.brumbies.org
At the 2016 Council on Legislation in an effort to reduce the cost and time by one day it was determined to hold Council on Resolutions electronically each year.
These are requests to the Rotary International Board to consider changes other than those normally determined at the Council on Legislation.
This year's items are available via the links when you 'read on'.
There are plenty of slots available for you to volunteer to sell our Trifecta tickets for the Melbourne Cup. 
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Following our usual breakfast meeting on Tuesday 31 October and/or Tuesday 14 November, you are invited to stay for a ClubRunner refresher or to learn your way around our website and its member area.
A reminder that our meeting on Tuesday 14 November will consider a change in the Locality for this club to accord with the more modern version embraced by Rotary International Policy.
The Brumbies Blind Cricket Association has almost completed its setup and is now at the stage where they are enrolling players and confirming helps in various positions.
