Rotary Club of Euroa

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1 May 4, 2017 Rotary Club of Euroa s President Bill Sargood billsargood@gmail.com Secretary Peter Morley peter.f.morley@gmail.com Board Vice President Mandy Edwards Past President- International David Rutledge Treasurer Neville Harris Date Thursday, May 4, Thursday, May 11 Time 6:30 for 7:00 6:00 for 6:00 Venue Flower Mill Golf Club Kirkland Avenue Speaker Scott Watson Jennifer Garrison Topic Combined Services Dinner Rotary Docklands Portable Dental Chair Project Chair Organised by Lions Club Michael Stubbe Bar Upcoming Program Trevor Smith Res Don Board Club Administration- President Elect Richard Nettleton Community Service Neil Tubb Michael Stubbe Stewards Sargent Bernie O Dea Noel O Meara Dennis Rebbeck Bernie O Dea Membership/Vocational Roman Kozlovski Dennis Rebbeck Youth Service Rob Morphet Programs Ken McLennan Public Relations Foundation Linda Bennett Apologies and guests to Noel O Meara on by Thursday 11 am Could any suggested changes to the Eurota roster please be ed to the Editor. It is too difficult to take note of changes at the meeting on the hop.

2 Billy s Blog Last Thursday we were privileged to have Wayne Sullivan give us a guided tour of the outstanding new facility created for aged care at Granite Hills. I m sure all were impressed with its light, bright and open planned areas. Think I saw a few taking special notes too. As a club, we have contributed substantially to this facility and it is something I am sure all members will be proud of when one of the wings is named after the Euroa Rotary Club. Special thanks this week to Ken McLennan for his organisation of a great day that was thoroughly enjoyed by all who made the trip to Nagambie for the river cruise to Tabilk and Mitchelton. It was a very relaxing afternoon enjoying each other s company and the peaceful serenity of the river not to say the wines that were tasted and the goodies that were enjoyed from the Chocolate Café were all that bad either. Don t forget that this week s meeting is at the Flour Mill for the combined dinner with Apex and Lions for a 7pm start. Please let Noel know by Monday if you are going. See you all then. Do you have a Rotary Hi Vis vest at home? We originally had 20: we only have 13 on hand. It would be appreciated if you would bring in any Rotary Hi Vis vests you may have at home are brought in. Thank you!

3 Treasurer Neville reports on Ride the Ranges last weekend Criterium 111 riders of talent and repute were attracted for the Criterium. This number is double that of last year. All spoke highly of the organization and quality of the event. Generous sponsorships of $6000 for prize money were provided by RBA Financial Group (Richard Byrnes) and High Street Cycles (Malcolm Hill). Strathbogie Shire provided $1500 for traffic management. As previously indicated by Neil, large profits were not expected from the Criterium this year, but we will be in the black, and the event is building nicely. Ride The Ranges Over 200 riders took part in the three rides. Sponsorship for the rides was generously provided by DPR Insurance Brokers (Dennis Rebbeck). Numbers were down in the short ride, but were compensated for by the increases in the medium and long rides, for which the entry fee is higher. Again, all riders spoke highly of the event, and the atmosphere at the park after the ride was great. Thank you and well done to all those who helped, especially, of course, Neil and Kerrie, without whom the rides would not take place. Their work load is intense and is over an extended period of time. A big thank you also to Mathew Maher, son of our member Gerard Maher and Rosalind, who, through his compony Miepol, donated his time and equipment for traffic management and signage as well as the pre ride traffic management paperwork. All accounts are not yet in, but we anticipate the profit for the weekend to exceed $ Thank heavens the weather was excellent, and the bleak day we had later in the week did not occur earlier. May Birthdays Denis Nolan 10 Kate Craven 25 Jenny Tehan Brian Bamford 31 Anniversaries

4 Tour of GraniteHills on Thursday evening Members and lots of partners took the opportunity to have a look at the GraniteHills Aged Care on Thursday night. All seemed delighted with the facility which is close to opening. Many thanks for Wayne Sullivan for making it happen. John Sullivan s magnificent photo adorns the new GraniteHill foyer The site foreman explains the design

5 A photo of granite boulders by Janet Fogarty can be seen in the foyer Sunday Cruising what a way to go! Rhyll Long and Ronnie Doxey are pictured on the top deck

6 Great view from below! Great views from above! The most relaxing way to spend a Sunday!

7 Coming Events: Thursday, May 4: Interclub Visit, Lions & Apex, Flour Mill May 5-7: Point Lonsdale weekend Tuesday, May 9: Board Meeting, Library Meeting Room Thursday, May 11: Jennifer Garrison, Docklands Rotary, portable dental chair project Thursday May 18: Lisa Millington, Strathbogie Health & Wellbeing Program, Free Health Checks Thursday, May 25: Carl Leech with Gary Chowanetz, electrical guitar making with musical accompaniment Thursday, June 22: Marcus Tehan, CEO, C3X, Drones in Agriculture Friday, June 30: Change Over Dinner at Graze