Welcome to the Friendly Club!
Service Above Self
We usually meet at the Barkly on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 6.15 for 6.30pm. Please check our speakers list..
Barkly Motor Lodge
Barkly Motor Lodge
45 - 47 Main Road
Ballarat, VIC 3350
Australia
Ballarat, VIC 3350
Australia
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The Rotary Club of Ballarat East
is committed to making a difference locally, Australia wide, and across International boundaries.
PO Box 455, Ballarat, Victoria, 3353
Call 0474 769 962 to find out how you can make a difference!
Welcome to the Friendly Club!
Service Above Self
We usually meet at the Barkly on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 6.15 for 6.30pm. Please check our speakers list..
Barkly Motor Lodge
Barkly Motor Lodge
45 - 47 Main Road
Ballarat, VIC 3350
Australia
Ballarat, VIC 3350
Australia
Email:
|
District Site
|
Venue Map
|
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President
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Secretary
Treasurer
Community Service
International Service
Rotary Foundation
Membership Director
IPP
Special Projects
Web & Facebook Manager
Bulletin Editor
Vocational & Youth
Fluid approach to water
How Rotary has changed to help people get clean water for longer than just a few years
Profile Rotary member forms Roots of Peace to remove land mines
Profile: A vine ideaHeidi KühnRotary Club of San FranciscoHeidi Kühn arrived in Utsunomiya, Japan, in 1975, a few months after the end of the Vietnam War. She was a Rotary Youth Exchange
Putting power in hands of women
Stephanie Woollard went from Down Under to the top of the world to find out if one person can make a difference.
Turning teens away from crime
Rotary clubs in Canada invest in the PACT program, an urban peace initiative that aims to break the cycle of youth
Thanks to all our loyal followers who came, saw and purchased!
Our youngest 'member' James, was very impressed with Rod McErvale and his talk about his inovative business - Leroy Mac Designs!
Rod & his wife Rebecca produce baby garments and blankets made from pure merino wool. The sign of a good speaker is
when the meeting runs way past it's usual ending time! Well done Rod & Bec!
The Friendly Club were thrilled to induct two new members at our Christmas Break-up. Welcome Kirk & Max!
We will be selling tickets for the Rotary Club of Ballarat South Car Raffle on Sunday the 9th December at Ballarat Market (Ballarat Showgrounds) from around 8am!
Come and say hello and buy some tickets, only $2 each! For each ticket sold, $1.60 goes back into our community.
Last weekend we journeyed to Bright for the start of the Great Victorian Bike Ride. Our role is to store the riders' bike boxes for them to pick up at the end of the ride....for a price of course!
PP Graeme represented our Club last night at the Damascus College graduation dinner.
Graeme presented Ellie Carroll with the Damascus College Collegian of the Year award which we sponsor. Congratulations Ellie!
On Sunday 18th November, we'll be at Ballarat Market selling books. We'll have a good range of pre-loved novels and kids books at very reasonable prices.
This week we had a very interesting vocational visit to Bond Homes Ballarat. David Rowe showed us around the factory where we could see how their kit homes are built and then transported to provide homes far and wide.
Meeting Roster 26 March 2019
Chair
Allen, Jim
Cashier
Jeffreys, Albert
Cashier
Hewitt, Graeme
Property
Turner, Kenneth
Greeter
Llewellyn, William
Scribe
Ferris, Betty
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Congratulations Robert Short on 20 years service to the Freindly Club!
A Triple Treat Induction!
This week we had the pleasure of inducting 3 new Easties into the Friendly Club!! We welcomed Rae Macleod, Leon Punton & Kylee Ellerton into the big world wide family of Rotary! Kylee is new to Rotary, Leon is actually a former Eastie and Rae is a former member of the Wendouree RC.
And to add to the excitement, one of our newer members David Stokes gave a very interesting 'what we didn't know about him' talk.
This week we had the pleasure of inducting 3 new Easties into the Friendly Club!! We welcomed Rae Macleod, Leon Punton & Kylee Ellerton into the big world wide family of Rotary! Kylee is new to Rotary, Leon is actually a former Eastie and Rae is a former member of the Wendouree RC.
And to add to the excitement, one of our newer members David Stokes gave a very interesting 'what we didn't know about him' talk.
Lots of hard work goes in to this event, however the outcomes more than compensate for that. We expect to clear around $5700 which will go back into the community.
Thanks to all who supported us over the weekend.
During the week, Marg presented Jane Verberne with a certificate of appreciation for all her wonderful assistance with our very successful Trivia Night.
Larna Woodyatt, a Nurse Donation Specialist, spoke at the Club recently to keep us up to date with Organ Donation.
You can contact Larna on larnak@bhs.org.au for anyone who may have any questions.
More info is available at https://donatelife.gov.au/
On Tuesday night we split the proceeds of our very successful Trivia Night for the Homeless three ways.....to CAF's Ballarat, Soup Bus Ballarat and Uniting Care Ballarat. Thanks to Wendy, Alan & Craig for taking the time to attend and collect! Hopefully we have made a difference!
The Book Bonanza is on next Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th August! Hope to see you there!
Recently we handed out funds raised over the last 12 months. Those present and pictured are representatives from The Salvation Army, Special Olympics, Fiona Elsey Cancer Research, Ballarat Hospice, The Smith Family and Sanon restaurant in Myanmar.
Changeover night.........and what a night it was! Lots of presentations including two important Paul Harris Fellow recognitions, one for Emma & 2 PHF sapphires for Marg! Congratulations Ladies, very well deserved! Photo is out with the old - Judy & Jim and in with the new...Phil!
A Program For Young Adults
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