Sparkle 45 #10 - 3 September 2024 (Sep. 03, 2024)

Rotary Information

Firstly, I hope everyone is keeping safe and well with the wild weather we have experienced this week. As a result the Rotary meeting was cancelled on Tuesday. For those looking forward to hearing Liz Grigg, we are in the process of trying to re-arrange her guest attendance.

We thought it would be a good idea to provide some further information on Slack and the other communication mediums we use at the club. With grateful thanks to PP PHF DGN Emma Clark the following information has been assembled for you. There is a lot of information, but hopefully setting it out as below with links, how to join and what to use the platform for and whether it is essential or not will provide clarity.

SLACK – “What is it?” & “Why are we talking about it?”

As the world seems to be moving faster and faster around us these days, so are communication platforms constantly changing and updating.

At the moment we have access to the following as members of the Rotary Club of Emerald and District – there’s a lot!!

Communication platform	How is info conveyed?	How do I join/use/interact?	Purpose?
Sparkle newsletter	Submitted to Amber and Kris for publishing: M & M team taking turns to take meeting notes	Emailed via a distribution list, copies printed for those not on email; also via Club Runner	Relevant, weekly, ongoing newsletter to all Members and some Members external to our Club; reports news from previous meeting
Emails	Sent from Secretary via distribution list	Being a Club Member on the distribution list	Important info from Secretary which is relevant to all, or amongst Committee Members NB. Choose “Reply All” carefully!
Rotary Round-Up What’s App group	Posts made/messages sent by any individual	Ask Admin person – Kelly McAllister, or anyone in the group	Fun, banter, photos posted with permission; you can leave group at any time - do this by clicking on group heading at top, then scroll to bottom and click “Exit Group” NB. Turn off notifications if you like, so you can check at your leisure!
Emerald Jolly Walkers What’s App group	Posts made/messages sent by any individual	Ask Admin person – Peter Brock, or anyone in the group	Keeping in touch re: Sunday walking group arrangements, photos posted with permission; you can leave group at any time - do this by clicking on group heading at top, then scroll to bottom and click “Exit Group” NB. Turn off notifications if you like, so you can check at your leisure!
Rotary Club of Emerald SLACK site/app (NEW): https://join.slack.com/t/rotaryclubofemerald/shared_invite/zt-2mj51t2oz-2gZrGxgUM_cT5amEATQGZg	Fully interactive communication platform; quick messaging; Board Members have been trialing; tracks conversations in a thread and saves them; capacity to share documents; private messaging; join different Committee groups (called “Channels”); also a live chat option for multiple people – called a “Huddle”.	Via the link/invitation sent to your email; can be via app on phone or computer. People who can help: Kris, Emma, Toni-Anne, Marcus, Sangeeta, Peter	Getting important messages out quickly; live chat groups for Committees, bit easier to track than emails. NB. Turn off notifications if you like, so you can check at your leisure!
Rotary Club of Emerald Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RotaryClubOfEmeraldDistrict	Posts made by Admin – Kris and Amber	Search title of page on Facebook and “Like” the page; remember to “Share” posts and events please.	Promoting our events and projects; attracting members
District 9815 Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/District9820/ (which you will notice is still 9820)	Posts made by Admin – contact District	Search title of page on Facebook and “Like” the page; remember to “Share” posts and events please.	Promoting District events and projects; attracting members
Rotary Club of Emerald website: Home Page \| Rotary Club of Emerald and District (emeraldrotary.org.au)	M & M Committee oversee	Send Admin (Kris or Amber) an email	Promoting our events and projects; attracting members; source of info all about our Club, including Members Only section
District 9815 website: https://rotary9815.org.au/	Admin Members have different levels of access	Depends on what you need? Experts are Kris, Shalini, Vicki.	All sorts of data about your own membership, and other documents for the Club etc., and facts and figures on our Club
Rotary International – My Rotary, Learning Centre: About Rotary \| Rotary International	Rotary International manages this site	Search for what you need – great learning course on there too	Rotary International education

We also have Facebook pages for the Kids Fun Run with Puffing Billy and the All American which have relevance at certain times of the year and we value your support of these:

https://www.facebook.com/allamericancardisplayandmancavealley

https://www.facebook.com/TheKidsFunRunWithThomas

For those able to support other platforms the Rotary Club also has a LinkedIn and Instagram Page - any support boosting posts on these would be appreciated too!!

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/14651511/

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rotaryemerald/

So, Slack is a very useful tool which businesses and other groups are using. We encourage you try to it via the invitation link sent to you on your email. As per our email to those Members not on the Board over the weekend, this is completely optional and we are looking for more Members to give it a try and see if it serves our purposes when communicating as a Club.

Instructions to join and use Slack:

Click on link sent over weekend via email OR on link in table above
Recommend choosing “Continue with email” from the 3 options offered
Enter your email and name or nickname
A code will be sent to your email
Enter the code as directed
You should now be in the “Rotary Club of Emerald” page!
You will automatically be in the “#general” group/channel, the “#importantupdates” group/channel and the “#random” group/channel.
You can choose to join the “service projects group”
You may be invited to join your Committee groups/channels by your Committee Chair eg. “community”
If you feel up to it - post a message, send a direct message to someone, or try selecting a “reaction”, to let us know you are in there!

If this feels too overwhelming for where you are at with your access to technology and computers, please do not worry – either ask someone for help, or even just ignore for now!

(PS if you haven’t completed the Social Media Survey please hop on and answer the few short questions Amber has collated – thank you)

https://q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_89cg4gb74vqT4Eu

Rotary Information

SLACK – “What is it?” & “Why are we talking about it?”

Major Event Diary Dates

The new Emerald Village Association Newsletter is out with an article, as usual penned by PP PHF Shalini Penny - click HERE t o view.

Vision Statement

Mission Statement

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Events

Emerald Village Community

Rotary Club of Emerald & District Committees Key Roles

Rotary Club of Emerald & District Committees

Rotary Information

SLACK – “What is it?” & “Why are we talking about it?”

Major Event Diary Dates

The new Emerald Village Association Newsletter is out with an article, as usual penned by PP PHF Shalini Penny - click HERE to view.

Vision Statement

Mission Statement

CHOCLOTTO JACKPOT $23

Events

Emerald Village Community

Rotary Club of Emerald & District Committees Key Roles

Rotary Club of Emerald & District Committees

The new Emerald Village Association Newsletter is out with an article, as usual penned by PP PHF Shalini Penny - click HERE t o view.