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It was great to have so many guests at this week’s meeting and the vibe and energy on Tuesday would have provided a very positive impression of the Club.  I have to confess that I did not realise the full extent of the excellent work that the Pyjama Foundation do and given that they are active in our region as well, would really like to see the Club support this vital initiative in some way (will speak to Tina in due course).  It was also great to see a former member (Ian McConnell, now President of the Frankston North Rotary Club) and hopefully we will see Jodie Yandle again as she would appear to be a great Club member.
 
Cocktails on the Catwalk is certainly coming together although I am not sure whether the prospect of male Rotarians in trunks and boardies will swell possible numbers or act as a deterrent!!??  We do of course have some startling well-honed and sculptured male figures in the Club though so hopefully the former will prevail.
 
Things appear to be progressing very well with the Deb Ball with Shalini managing to get at least 34 couples and already a whole host of attendees so please give her every support to make this yet another fantastic event.
 
Finally, two key events not to forget: 1) Funfest this Sunday which will be a 7am start for some ☹ and 2) Board reports for the Borad Meeting next Tuesday.  Thank you.
 
Yours in Rotary,
President Ian Ash
Last Week's Meeting

General items

Welcomed guests Ian McConnell President of RC of Frankston North and Jodie Yandell who joined the meeting to see what we were all about!
 
  • Great Train Race - roster circulated - please contact Ian Wakefield if you can assist on 5th May at 7am
  • FunFest this Sunday 7 April.  Please ensure you are aware of your roster time, contact Russ Marnock or Ian Ash to confirm.
  • Thank you letter received from Monash Health for the work and donation towards their Children's Cancer Centre - great work by John Henderson and his Kids Fun Run with Thomas Committee last year.  We will again support the wonderful research team for the 2019 KFRWT.
  • Reminder - Board Meeting next week.
Ian McConnell provided some insight into the RC of Frankston North - they also have a raffle for a holiday worth $12k, but as they have to purchase this offer a 75% funding model to participant organisations.

Pyjama Foundation

Shannon O'Brien, the State Manager for the Pyjama Foundation provided us with a great overview of the work they do.  She has been with the organisation for 5 1/2 years.
 
The organisation was founded by Bronwyn Sheehan in 2004 and was established in VIC in 2014.
 
The organisation supports children in 'out of home care' (foster/kinship/permanent care) especially those requiring reading assistance and Pyjama Angels are assigned to a child to assist.  Trained volunteers range in age form 18 - 80.  5% of volunteers are male but the vast majority are women aged 21-40 yrs of age.
 
In 2004 there weer 21k children in out of home care today that number has soared to 50k.  92% of children in out of home care are below their reading age.  If you are dealing with trauma or abuse your brain is not focused on learning. 

The mentoring program provides 1-1 time each week to read and have fun around educational goals.
 
Fundraising is tough - the Battle of the Brains happens in March and Pyjama Day is in July.
 
We appreciated the time Shannon took to come all the way to Emerald to tell us about the organisation.
 
 
Community Notices

Event Notices

We are regularly asked to share information on other Rotary Club or community group events.  Rather than list all of them in Sparkle, please check out them out HERE
 
The Website has a section on Community Notices so please also  check this out at any time!!

Satellite Club INTEREST MEETING

Do you know anyone who is time poor but would like to contribute to the local community, not able to come to Rotary in the evening and would be interested in attending the information evening on 11 April at the Library? Please let them know the meeting is taking place.
 
 

Cocktails on the catwalk

Share, share, we need bums on seats!!!!!  We now have Funky Trunks clothing in the line up - who could miss the guys in their boardshorts :) :)

WINTER SOLSTICE CHALLENGE

Don't curl up by the fire in the wintery weather - get moving and raise funds for the club.  It would be great to raise just a little more at the end of the year so we can support the community early in Catherine's year and do all we want to this year - so go to the link below, set up your fundraising page, ask family and friends to support you and clock your steps from the 1 June.  10,000 a day keeps the Dr away!!!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Upcoming Events
Funfest
Emerald
Apr 07, 2019
 
Club Meeting - Club Assembly + David Gale
Paradise Hotel
Apr 09, 2019
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
 
Satellite Club Interest Meeting
Emerald Library
Apr 11, 2019
7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Club Meeting - Guest Speaker Karen Crawford
Apr 16, 2019
 
Club Meeting - Club Assembly
Apr 23, 2019
 
Cocktails On The Catwalk Returns
Gemco
May 25, 2019
6:45 PM – 10:44 PM
 
Debutant Ball
Jun 15, 2019
 
Duty Roster
Duty Roster 9 April 2019
 
Fellowship
Hargreaves, Gloria
 
Chairperson
Shaw, John
 
Response
Shaw, Lorna
 
Furnishings
McInerney, Tina
 
Duty Roster 16 April 2019
 
Fellowship
Koenders, John
 
Chairperson
Wakefield, Ian
 
Response
McInerney, Tina
 
Furnishings
Miller, Ken
 
Duty Roster 23 April 2019
 
Fellowship
McInerney, Tina
 
Chairperson
Elfick, Catherine
 
Response
Wakefield, Ian
 
Furnishings
Shaw, John
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Michelle Wheeler
April 27
 
Richard Gaunt
April 28
 
Susi Wilson
May 2
 
Gayle Barrot
May 9
 
Spouse Birthdays
Henk
May 12
 
Anniversaries
Aneesh Bajaj
Sangeeta Bajaj
April 3
 
Sangeeta Bajaj
Aneesh Bajaj
April 3
 
Join Date
Richard Gaunt
April 26, 2016
3 years
 
Peter Hadwen
May 5, 2009
10 years
 
Vicki Van Den Bergen
May 5, 2014
5 years
 
Gayle Barrot
May 30, 2000
19 years
 
Choclotto Jackpot 
$ 19
WINNER KRISTINE ASH
Donated to Pyjama Foundation
 
Chocolate Winner
Lorna Shaw
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