President’sPresentation

2013/14

• Warwick Lyon in August 2013• Rob Swinton in February 2014

Membership

• Vale Past President (1980-81 & 1996-97) and Paul Harris Fellow with Sapphire Pin Roy Boyd

• Farewell to Past President (1998-99 &2007-08) and Paul Harris Fellow Mike Touzel

Membership

• Ably organised by Rotarians Shar Brett & Sue Schram

• Events included movie nights, Melbourne Cup lunch & Christmas function

Club Service & Fellowship

Community Service - Fundraising

• Calendar Project - $7,300

• Car Raffle - $4,700

• Bulla Fun Run - $2,492

• Colac Show - $1,558

• Colac Heritage Festival - $698

Community Service - Corangamarah• Organised by Mick McGannon

• Corangamite Catchment Management Authority grant for $7,820 – thanks to Andy Grey and Bill Chivers

• Vegetation maintenance• Extended paths constructed• Planting of natives• 2014 Bulla Fun Run – 110 participants• Thanks to workers Sue Schram, Warwick Lyon, John Scarrott, Mick McGannon, Mike

Green, Bill Chivers, Mike Touzel, Stewart Carson, Irwin Sutherland and Ian Gullan

Community Service –Joseph Paatsch Nature Reserve

International Service

Typhoon Haiyan

• Two Shelter boxes $2,000• Dr. Regina Garde with $1,978 medical supplies

                                                                   

International Service - Interplast

• Served on the District Committee for Interplast• Held a musical fund raiser ($2,145)• Spoken to other clubs including Colac, Maryborough & Camperdown

Thanks to the 2013 Melbourne Cup Lunch the club provided a donation of $1,214

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International Service

International Service

Youth Service

Books for Beginners

• Initiative of President Elect Graham Snell• Rotarians reading three books to all Prep students• Each student keeps a book purchased by the club• Cost : $3,949

Secondary School Awards

Vocational ServiceOur club observes this avenue of service through workplace visits, the guest speaker program and joint sponsorship of the Otway Business Trainee of the Year Award.

Pictured are the 2013 winners Melinda Shadford from Colac Area Health and William Bongers from BDH.

Finances

• Increased Term Deposit• Gave $32,645 to community, youth and international projects• Left operating account in good order for the incoming Board• Audit will be conducted by Crowe Horwath

Local; $6,414

Local Young People; $8,506

International; $11,642

Australian Rotary

Projects; $6,083

Beneficiaries 2013/14

Rotary Projects

$1,865

Supporting Locals

Farm ReliefSchool ChaplainsScouts - Asbestos removalSalvation Army - Swags

Families and Schools Together – SW Primary

Friends of the Botanic Gardens

Ongoing & Upcoming

• Show Shed redevelopment• Calendar Project• Continuing good fellowship and • Service Above Self

Thank you

• our Board• our secretary Sue Schram• Rotarians • Friends and supporters

Best wishes

• President Elect Graham Snell

• New Board &• Members