Thank you for another great attendance at last Tuesday's meeting. It's always that little bit more difficult on cold winter's morning like this. Special mention must go to Graham Baker, who made it, despite his alarm waking him at 630am, well done, Graham.
Continuing with our segment, "Three Minutes on Me", our resident 'figures man', Mark Ward was thrown into the spotlight. Mark provided us with an interesting perspective of his life, starting from now and going back in time. Mark has spent a lot of his working life in the Airline Business, both in Perth and Vanuatu, then as we know him best, has been CFO of our home grown earthworks company, Tenkate. Mark has now "semi" retired and promises to keep up his 'touch typing' skills on his time off.
"I was a busy wife and mum, working as an independent Private Investigator. This was my retirement job, having previously served 25 years as a UK Police Officer. On 15 April 2013, I suffered a stroke and my whole life changed. I am now what many people refer to as a ‘stroke survivor’. However I am much more than my condition. I am now a self-published author, stroke advocate and a Stroke safe Ambassador for the Stroke Foundation."
Last Tuesday's meeting saw PDG Alan Still propose the International Toast to the Rotary Club of Luxembourg.
Did you know that Luxembourg has only one English-speaking Rotary club - the Rotary Club of Luxembourg-Hearts. Read more
Some will know that - around the world - this practice takes various forms. For example, the Rotary Club of Wellington proposes an International Rotary Peace Toast at each family fellowship dinner a member selects a club, at random, from the International Rotary Directory. A letter, and club banner, is then sent to that Rotary Club explaining their practice, telling them something about the club and city, and suggesting that they might also adopt this same practice and select, toast and send a similar greeting to other Rotary Clubs around the world.
Those attending our meeting are given the opportunity to report on their role and/or make announcements. This can be either pre-arranged with the Chairperson prior to the meeting, or at the appropriate time during the meeting.
Did you know that you may also arrange to have your report or announcement included in 'The Reel'? Simply send it by email to the Editor, prior to Thursday's deadline (3pm).
Many will know that after Tuesday mornings' meetings, there is an open invitation to meet for coffee and a chat. Last Tuesday, almost half of those at the meeting met for a chat and coffee!
If you are interested, ask someone for details of the venue or a lift. The meeting chair may also remind us at the end of the formal meeting.
Have you ever wanted to add your views to an article on our website?
Well now you can let your views be known. A bit like a blog!
So now you can start a conversation directly on our website, and voice your opinions through the new built-in comments feature. You will see it on selected articles, so go ahead - login and add your comment!
Professional development is right at your fingertips with the Rotary Learning Center, which offers members a range of interactive courses on navigating Rotary's online tools and developing leadership skills to prepare for new Rotary roles.
Anyone with a My Rotary account can take a free course in the Learning Center. Among the many courses available are How to Run a Webinar, How to Propose Legislation, Rotary Club Central Resources, and role-specific selections.
Get started by finding the Learning Center under the LEARNING & REFERENCE tab on Rotary.org. If you are already registered on the site, you will have a profile. If not, it's easy to create an account. From the MY PROFILE tab, you can modify your profile, find announcements about new and upcoming courses, and join a community to discuss what you're learning.
A great way to begin is by viewing the How to Navigate the Learning Center video tutorial, which covers what's available and how to make the most of it.
The center's catalog allows users to browse a list of subjects or see a complete rundown of all the courses offered. When registering for a course, you can either proceed to the material immediately or save it for later, returning to it from the MY COURSES tab.
Course material is provided in a variety of formats, including PDF and Word documents, interactive e-learning modules, and videos. Only some e-learning modules have audio, but all of them enable you to decide when to go on to the next screen.
Custom courses are available to support club presidents, secretaries, treasurers, and committee chairs throughout the year.
To find a course in the Learning Center, select the category “Your Role,” or enter “club” in the catalog search line. Then scroll down to the appropriate course.
Electronic versions of club officer manuals are included in each course
Dr Tegan Keogh presented to us on 27 June and by all accounts it was a wake up call to our membership and corrected a lot of the misconceptions around the physical and technological aspects of hearing loss and its treatment.
To support Australian Rotary Health - being one of President Peter's goals - Dr Keogh has offered any member wishing to have a hearing check will only pay a fee of $10. Tegan will then match the $10 and the total sum of $20 will be forwarded to Australian Rotary Health.
Hear Check is an independently owned and operated business, directed by Dr Tegan Keogh.
Email Hear Check or telephone (07) 5493 9001 for an appointment. Hear Check is located at Maroochydore and Mountain Creek.
Good morning fellow Rotarians,
Thank you for another great attendance at last Tuesday's meeting. It's always that little bit more difficult on cold winter's morning like this. Special mention must go to Graham Baker, who made it, despite his alarm waking him at 630am, well done, Graham.
Continuing with our segment, "Three Minutes on Me", our resident 'figures man', Mark Ward was thrown into the spotlight. Mark provided us with an interesting perspective of his life, starting from now and going back in time. Mark has spent a lot of his working life in the Airline Business, both in Perth and Vanuatu, then as we know him best, has been CFO of our home grown earthworks company, Tenkate. Mark has now "semi" retired and promises to keep up his 'touch typing' skills on his time off.
Professional development is right at your fingertips with the Rotary Learning Center, which offers members a range of interactive courses on navigating Rotary's online tools and developing leadership skills to prepare for new Rotary roles.
Dr Tegan Keogh presented to us on 27 June and by all accounts it was a wake up call to our membership and corrected a lot of the misconceptions around the physical and technological aspects of hearing loss and its treatment.
To support Australian Rotary Health - being one of President Peter's goals - Dr Keogh has offered any member wishing to have a hearing check will only pay a fee of $10. Tegan will then match the $10 and the total sum of $20 will be forwarded to Australian Rotary Health.
