No speaker ? - No problem 

Tomorrow is ..

ROTARY AUSTRALIA WORLD COMMUNITY SERVICE (RAWCS) DISTRICT 9620 SHOWCASE


Sunshine Coast and Hinterland Areas
Venue: NORTH SHORE COMMUNITY CENTRE
701 David Low Way, Mudjimba
Saturday 20th November 2021 – 1.00pm to 4.00pm PROGRAM

Friday's meeting 

Friday saw the club re-induct our mate Bob who was welcomed back to Rotary after a short(ish) break for grandparents duties. Bob has been a great supporter of the club and Trudi has been a great help at our club events. Welcome back Bob. 
 
Our guest speaker didn't turn up so Mike did the honours with a talk on the Toastmasters / Rotary relationship and some tips on public speaking and personal development. 
 
Meanwhile Charmaine and John were busy "zooming in" to an "E" meeting on Koala rescue's and animal welfare that had clubs from Europe and around the world joining in...not quite sure what they would have made of the "heads and tails" going on in our meeting. Nevertheless, it has shown it can be done so perhaps that's something for another meeting?
 
Interesting the Alex Poster came through Zoom in a "mirror" image, not too sure why but a certain scribe thinks its something to do with Australia being "upside down on the world map, and the water gong down the drain in counter clockwise direction?

Christmas at Alex

Sunday 12th December we'll be helping the Alex Community group with their Kids Christmas party at Buhk park. Thank you to the volunteers (Jayne, Peter, Mike, Charmaine, Geoff, Craig, Dave, and Graeme) and others who have put their hand up. We'll have more details as we get nearer the day. 

District Magazine for you 

Click on image for the link to "whats on at District"
 
As November is Rotary Foundation month...might be an idea to make someone's Christmas with a small donation to one of the top charities. in the world in terms of effectiveness and minimum overheads.....
 
 

Recreational & Vocational Fellowships

(Thanks to Buderim Club for this)....

From stamp collecting to wine appreciation, the hobbies of Rotarians are as diverse as the membership itself. Among the more than one million Rotarians worldwide, a cricket fan or a ukulele player is bound to find others who share the same passions.

But Recreational Fellowship members share more than just their common interest in deep sea fishing or photography; they share an interest in fellowship & service and in promoting world understanding.

As such, it is no wonder that the International Skiing Fellowship of Rotarians donates profits from ski events to The Rotary Foundation or that the Flying Rotarians help ferry medical personnel and supplies.

One has only to look at the types of Vocational Fellowships to recognize how they differ from their recreational counterparts. With Rotarians united by their shared professional interest in such fields as Hospital Administration and Finance/Banking, it is obvious that Vocational Service is as important a concern as international fellowship to the members of these groups. Members exchange technical in- formation and seek opportunities to employ their expertise in service not just to their own communities and countries, but to their professions as well.

For example, the Ophthalmology International Vocational Fellowship organized a professional seminar about eye surgery in developing countries