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Service Above Self
We meet Wednesdays at 6:30 PM
Club Beenleigh
Club Beenleigh
28A Alamein Street
(Upstairs Function Room)
Beenleigh, Qld. 4207
Australia
(Upstairs Function Room)
Beenleigh, Qld. 4207
Australia
Phone:
414 469 889
Fax:
7 3807 2516
Email:
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12th December 2018 (AGM)
Welcoming
Curtis, Rob
Chairperson
Kucks, Heather
Sergeant
Hollindale, Gary
Vote of Thanks
9th January 2019
Welcoming
Chairperson
Sergeant
Vote of Thanks
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Public Relations
Effective Services
Club Administration
Membership
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Heather Kucks
It has indeed been a very busy and eventful month at our club, as we work towards wrapping up the 2018 year.
At a time when most news is full of doom and gloom, we were involved in a wonderful story this month. We were able to organize football Jerseys to be produced for Cedar Creek State School, and with thanks to the kindness of some local businesses for offering to sponsor them. This has enabled the students to enter a significant touch football tournament. This simple act of altruism had significant and magnificent results. There were 164 teams entered in the competition, where the Cedar Creek team were inspired by pride and Chappy Nick Carroll’s coaching, and despite difficult draws throughout the competition, the first-time entrants were unstoppable and finished with the championship trophy in hand. The Rotary Club of Beenleigh is proud to have been able to help precipitate this championship effort. The jerseys are now a part of the school property so they can be used in many more events across many sports for the benefit of the students.
As the month of November is nationally recognised to raise awareness of prostate cancer and other men’s health issues, we thought it appropriate to invite Gary Boorman, who runs his own naturopathy business, along to our meeting to talk with us about men’s health. Members enjoyed his interesting insights and opinions on both men’s and general health, which caused thought-provoking discussions during the meeting. Also during November, we held a vocational visit meeting to local business Moore Stephens who specialising in auditing, tax, consultancy and financial services. We all enjoyed a delicious meal with them and then learnt about their business. These types of Rotary meetings are not only beneficial to members but provide a change from normal meeting pace.
I had the privilege to attend three Soroptimist activities this month. Assisting with the packing of Dignity Bags, participating in the candlelight vigil in Beenleigh Town Square held to bring awareness to stopping violence against women and children, and the club also worked alongside with them at our annual Music on the Mews function.
Music on the Mews at Seasons Aged Care at Waterford West was well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by the residents and volunteers. Our members provided bacon, egg and sausage burgers, whilst the ladies from Soroptimists International Beenleigh assisted us and provided ice-cream and Christmas cake. Noel Camilleri, owner of the Music Cavern provided the musical entertainment which was superb. As one part of our members were at this event, another was over at Brookhaven Living partnering with P3 Events to serve up sausages at their Christmas family event in the new estate. Many thanks must go to the Rotary Club of Loganholme for assisting with extra man-power at this event and to the Christmas elves and Aussie Santa who made an appearance to keep spirits high in the heat we experienced.
Members have been busy attending many of the local school awards/speech nights as the school year wraps up. In total we are supporting 11 schools in the area, providing medallions and certificates for our sponsored Rotary All Rounder Award. As a club we are proud to be involved in these evenings and congratulate all winners of this year’s award.
Finally, it is with great excitement that I can officially advise that the Rotary Club of Ormeau/Pimpama (Provisional) has been formed. As our club has been working for some time to assist in getting the provisional club up and running, it is wonderful to see it come to some fruition. A board has been formed and we wish Mike, the board and the members all the best as they work towards earning their club charter in the new year. This is a wonderful outcome for the Ormeau/Pimpama region as it such a fast growing area and I am sure Rotarians will make a significant contribution to this community.
Season Greetings to all and may you have a safe Christmas and the New Year is bright and bountiful.
Yours in Rotary Service,
