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NEXT MEETING:
 
Club Meeting:
 
 
Topic:
 
Attendance:
 
 
Thursday 25 January 2024
 
Thornton Club, Thornton Road, 5.30pm
 
Social bowls function
 
If you are not attending, please register your apology in the normal manner
 
From President David
Firstly welcome back to everyone in to a new year 2024. We have been away since the 10th Dec and arrived back in the early hours Tuesday 16th Jan and starting to get ourselves sorted for the new year. We had a great time away in Melbourne & Perth and also a short cruise from Melbourne to Sydney was a good way to start the year.
 
This year will be a busy one with Cambridge hosting the District Conference for 9930 and also our fundraiser and community service projects all running around the same time requiring clever management of our resources as a Club. We start our year next week on Thursday with our annual Thornton Club Bowls evening and our first official meeting of the year is Thursday 1st Feb.
 
I am refreshed and excited about the year ahead .... catch up with most of you next Thursday for a social drink and to share our Christmas and New Year holiday stories.
 
President David
Potato Growing Competition
There were lots of laughs at the potato growing competition late last year and the results were: 
 
Heaviest individual potato:  Greg Gascoigne - 196g
Heaviest yield: Gary Smith - 958g
Most potatoes: Gary Smith - 18
Fewest potatoes:  Nigel Donne and John Tarbutt - 5
 
 
 
 
Coming Events and Reminders
  • Social bowls evening, 25 January
  • First official club meeting, 1 February
  • Bookarama, 17-21 April 
  • District Conference 9930, 17-19 May
Roster

Please take note of the Duty Roster and be in good time for your duties. 

If you are unable to attend on the date you are rostered, please swap or arrange a substitute. Please also advise the President and Sergeant of the change.
 
Should you wish to download here is a link to the duty responsibilities  
 
Please text apologies and extras, including names and the related date to 021 0267 8742 (or phone) or email rotarycambridgenz@gmail.com (click the link below) By end of day ON Tuesday.  Do not press "reply" from this bulletin email.
 
 
Week 4
Week 1
Week 2
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
 
Jan 25
Feb 1
Feb 8
Feb 15
Feb 22
Feb 29
 
Bowls
Speaker
Committees
Speaker
Speaker
Speaker
Attendance
 
Colin D
David S
Dennis
Don H
Ian R
Jeremy
LesleyAnn
Roger G
Ted
Colin D
Welcomer / Toast
 
Bill W
Gary
John W
Nigel S
Phill
Intro
 
Andy
xxx
Maurie
Andrew
David K
Thanks
 
Bev M-R
xxx
Richard J
Chris
Eric
Bar
 
Brian
Alan
Bev H
David B
Don W
Gavin
John B
Gordon
John T
Mark
Kitchen
 
Andrew
Chris
Greg
John Bi
Shona
Roger H
Andy
Bev M-R
Ian G
Kim
Equipment
 
David K
Eric
Laurie
Kim
Colin P
Silvio
Bill W
Gary
John W
Richard S
The Way We Were
 
David B
 
David S
 
Roger H
Our Rotary World
 
 
Ian G
 
Nigel D
 
I've Been Rostered For Duty - What Do I Do?
 
Equipment Duty 
Time:
5.15pm in time to set up before regular meeting.
Plus after the close of the meeting
 
 
Duty:
Set up attendance table.
 
 
How:
Ensure bollards open.
Place name badges so members can recover them as they arrive.
Arrange placemats on each table. Put out plates, utensils, etc on end of bench to left of servery.
Set up lectern and join 2 tables to create a top table. Data projector turned on by remote in draw and HDMI cable ready for speaker’s computer.
Place Sergeant’s paraphernalia on top table (shrapnel box, fines box, raffle numbers, bell and hammer). Microphone to be placed by lectern.
Turn on sound system in right cupboard, turn on 3 power switches.
Place Presidents paraphernalia on top table (chain of office).
Place blind banner by top table behind lectern.
After the meeting return all equipment, including name badge box where you found it in cupboard. Venue should be left as it was found.
 
 
Materials:
 
Name badges
Rotary Banner
Lectern
Placemats
Dinner plates, utensils
Gong, Raffle
 
Turn as many lights off as possible, turn off heating.
Locking up:
Last one out lock bollards and shut outside door
 
Bar Duty
Time:
5-5.15pm in time to assist with set up before regular meeting.
 
 
Duty:
Set up bar - sell drinks - clear up afterwards & restock for next week.
 
 
How:
Key to Bar fridge is in top left pigeon hole.
Glassware in cupboards out back by pigeon holes, only in right cupboard.
Display name of Duty Manager and licence
Serve at bar before meeting from 5.30pm.
Serve members after business sessions and before meal.
Place empty bottles in recycling bins.
Return unused and part used bottles to fridge. Reds to cupboard out back
Stock up fridge for following meeting – su[pplies kept in cupboard by entrance- same keyring.
Leave float of $120 in frig- Mainly $5 notes if possible. Rest of money to treasurer
 
 
Materials:
 
Glassware (wineglasses) 
Locking up:
Return any unused drinks to fridge or cupboard and lock fridge.
 
 
                                                 
Speaker Introduction
 
 
Duty:
Welcome speaker - introduce to President and Club.
 
 
How:
Be in time to welcome the evening's speaker.
Introduce to President.
Ensure they are set up for any PowerPoint presentation they have with them - ask if they have a USB to use (IT duty person will take over setting up IT equipment).
Confirm that talk should be about 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions.
Provide with drink from bar (Club pays for this).
Help guest socialise with members once set up.
Sit with guest for the meeting at the top table.
Introduce the speaker to the club with brevity.
If you have looked them up on Dr Google before the meeting make sure you have the right person.
     
 
 
Thanking Speaker
Time:
After Speaker
 
 
Duty:
Thank speaker and present with small token of appreciation (if there is one).
 
 
How:
Obtain thank you gift from Sergeant.
Thanks should be extremely brief and ask the club to show its appreciation.
 
 
 
Our Rotary World
Time:
During Meeting
 
 
Duty:
A short speech or presentation with a focus on a Rotary Subject - particularly District or International
5-6 Minutes on how Rotary contributes outside of out immediate club which our club members may not know about.  – RI website is good place to go for research. (Happy for you to include a Power Point of short Video if needed). Club president happy to assist and advise as needed.
 
 
How:
The topic may be requested from the president. If technology is needed it is important this is arranged and setup prior to meeting.
 
 
 
Kitchen Duty
Time:
Follows regular meeting.
 
 
Duty:
Wash and dry bar glassware.
 
 
How:
Tables should clear glassware into kitchen.
Clear tables of crockery so caterer can wash.
Hand wash glasses and packed into boxes and return to back cupboard.
 
 
Materials:
Provided in kitchen
 
 
Locking up:
Leave with those on equipment
 
Club Meetings 
Attendance Duty
Time:
5.20pm in time to welcome people as they arrive at venue – currently at Cambridge High staff room
 
 
Duty:
Welcome members and visitors alike.
 
 
How:
Record attendance and apologies on attendance sheet.
Complete name cards for all visitors to wear and record names.
Record make ups and receive attendance cards.
Provide attendance cards to visiting Rotarians. Charge $23.50 for meal unless guest of a member.
Encourage members to buy raffle tickets.
Give President list of all visitors including member’s partners and visiting Rotarians. 
Prepare summary of attendance numbers.
Hand attendance sheet to treasurer for charging of meals.
 
 
Materials:
 
Members Badges stored in cupboard meeting venue.
Raffle tickets and cash box stored in cupboard. Key to cupboard in top left pigeonhole at rear of staff room.
Attendance sheet received from attendance officer any time after midday on Wednesday.
 
 
 
Welcome Duty & Toast
Time:
5.20pm in time to welcome people as they arrive.
 
 
Duty:
Welcome members and visitors alike.
 
 
How:
Stand by the entrance and greet everyone as they arrive (a great way to learn members’ names).
Introduce any visitor to the President if possible (he/she may be otherwise engaged).
Introduce the speaker to the person rostered to introduce them later in the evening.
You will need to know who the speaker is and who is introducing them.
Introduce other visitors to one or more members and ask them to host the visitor for the evening.
 
AND THE TOAST
 
At our regular meetings we will toast the members of a Rotary club in another part of the world. The toast reminds us of the international nature of Rotary and that clubs like ours are active and doing good on every continent and it is one of our 3 focus areas this year, Rotary Awareness. The duty involves researching a Rotary Club somewhere in the world, making contact with them, sourcing an image or brief on the club and we have a toast to the Club.  Ideally finding out things like: the size of the Club, ratio of males to females, age of the Club, main Community Projects and Fundraising activities gives us an appreciation of the wider Rotary World. (Pres David happy for you to include a Power Point of slide of club if needed.  He is happy to assist with this and advise as needed.
 
 
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