Dates for your Diary!
I daresay you are all checking the program each week but here is a little reminder for your diary just in case!
THURSDAY MARCH 4TH 2010 - Guest speaker Graham Haynes, Bendigo Bank
TUESDAY MARCH 9TH - Board Meeting – Venue TBA
THURSDAY MARCH 11TH – Movie Night
THURSDAY MARCH 18TH 2010 - Ian Armstrong – Interesting stories – possibly about a flight to Antarctica
MARCH 23RD 2010 - Information Night for Schoolies Program to Tanzania – Frankston Library
APRIL 13TH 2010 – Board Meeting
APRIL 18TH 2010 - Bunnings Sausage Sizzle and District Assembly
APRIL 23RD 2010 – Long Island Golf Day
MAY 2ND 2010 – BBQ at Penny Sayer’s – Fundraiser for Kidney Health
Rotary Acronyms Explained!
Every industry is subject to its own set of acronyms and Rotary really excels at it with a truly amazing array of its own. Sometimes we forget that new members don’t know what we are talking about, so here are a few of the main ones that may help next time someone mentions the DG or the PDG or a PHF. For a more extensive explanation, please log onto the RI website : www.rotary.org
AG – Assistant Governor – they look after each group of clubs in the district to help the District Governor. For instance, Sam Graham from the Rotary Club of Seaford-Carrum Downs is Assistant Governor for the Nepean Group, which consists of the Rotary Clubs of Frankston, Frankston Long Island, Frankston Sunrise, Frankston North, Langwarrin, Seaford-Carrum Downs and Mount Eliza.
DG – District Governor – runs the whole district. They are nominated by their club and chosen by a committee of Past District Governors and the current DG.
DGE – District Governor Elect – the next one in!
DGN – District Governor Nominee – the one after that!
PDG -Past District Governor – they’ve been there and done that!
ARHRF – Australian Rotary Health Research Fund
DIK – Donations in Kind
GSE – Group Study Exchange
MUNA – Model United Nations Assembly
NYSF – National Youth Science Forum
PHF – Paul Harris Fellow
PE – President Elect
PETS – Presidents Elect Training Seminar
PP – Past President
PROBUS – (Retired) Professional & Business Club
RAM – Rotarians Against Malaria
RAWCS – Rotary Australia World Community Service
RI – Rotary International
RDU – Rotary Down Under – Australian Rotary Headquarters
ROMAC – Reaching Overseas with Medical Aid for Children
ROTEX – Rotary Exchange Returned Students
ROTARACT – sort of junior Rotarians – 18 – 30 years old.
Rtn – Rotarian
RYLA – Rotary Youth Leadership Award
RYPEN – Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment
TRF – The Rotary Foundation
YEP – Youth Exchange Program
Rotaract – January 2010
Laura Bird, our Rotex Student has been working like mad over the last month or so to contact people to start up a Rotaract Club in our area. So far, she has about 15 people interested and is well on the way to us needing to organise the Chartering of the Nepean Group Rotaract Club sponsored by the Rotary Club of Frankston Long Island. Our congratulations to Laura – she really is one in a million!
Rotaract is an international program for adults ages 18 to 30 who want to make a difference. It was founded in 1968 by Rotary International, an association of clubs made up of service-minded business and professional leaders.
Today, there are more than 7,300 Rotary club- sponsored Rotaract clubs with some 170,000 members —known as Rotaractors — in over 150 countries. Clubs are either based in the community or in a university.
Rotaract clubs enable Rotaractors to grow personally and professionally, address community needs, and promote international understanding through friendship and service.
Rotaract clubs hold meetings, usually every two weeks, which feature speakers, discussions, and visits to other clubs. Rotaractors also get together for service projects, social activities, and leadership workshops. Beyond the club level, Rotaractors can take advantage of district conferences, projects, and training seminars and participate in an international meeting prior to the annual Rotary International Convention.
Rotaract builds leaders, and leaders build strong clubs with effective programs. Toward that end, clubs organize
- Communication and public speaking seminars
- Training programs for club officers
- Workshops to organize and promote projects
- Informational sessions about Rotary
Early career decisions are critical ones. To help their members make informed choices, Rotaract clubs hold
- Marketing and management seminars
- Conferences on business ethics
- Vocational and career planning counseling
- Business technology updates
Whatever they do, Rotaractors know how to have fun, make friends, and make the world a little better in the process.
Rotaract does a world of good. Clubs carry out at least one community service project and one international service project each year. Among myriad activities of their own choice, clubs
- Mentor and tutor children and collect donated books
- Organize camps and outings for people with disabilities
- Raise funds for medical equipment and disaster relief
- Create awareness of AIDS, drug abuse, and other issues