Rotary Club of Rotary Club of Ku-ring-gai IncKu-ring-gai IncCentenary Cocktail PartyCentenary Cocktail Party

19 July 200519 July 2005

IntroductionIntroduction

Ross EganRoss Egan President 2005-6President 2005-6

Civil Engineer / Civil Engineer /

Project ManagerProject Manager

What Do We Do?What Do We Do?

Raise FundsRaise Funds Hands on ProjectsHands on Projects Make DonationsMake Donations Have FunHave Fun

Youth ExchangeYouth Exchange

““Hands on” ProjectsHands on” Projects

David ForsytheDavid Forsythe

Accountant

Business Focused Business Focused ProjectsProjects

Bob IveyBob Ivey

Marketing Consultant

Business Focused ProjectsBusiness Focused ProjectsBusiness Focused ProjectsBusiness Focused ProjectsPrograms which:Programs which:

recognise excellence in business within the community, recognise excellence in business within the community, advance members’ understanding of members’ and guest’s vocationsadvance members’ understanding of members’ and guest’s vocations And many more !And many more !

Pride of Workmanship AwardsPride of Workmanship AwardsHelping businesses recognise great performance by employeesHelping businesses recognise great performance by employees

3 on Me3 on MeThree minutes by members and guests: Three minutes by members and guests:

‘‘Something Interesting about my Business”Something Interesting about my Business”

AchievementAchievementDeveloping our future leadersDeveloping our future leaders

Pride of Workmanship AwardPride of Workmanship Award

Recognition Dinner, Personal Plaque,Recognition Dinner, Personal Plaque,and local press releases for recognitionand local press releases for recognition

Pride of Workmanship AwardeesPride of Workmanship Awardees

Fund RaisingFund Raising

Ross EganRoss Egan

Project Manager – Civil Engineer

Gordon MarketsGordon Markets

Contribute over $20,000 per year to the Ku-Ring-gai Contribute over $20,000 per year to the Ku-Ring-gai Club’s Local and International Service ActivitiesClub’s Local and International Service Activities

Clever Gardens of TomorrowClever Gardens of Tomorrow

This Expo contributed $28,000 to Ku-Ring-gai This Expo contributed $28,000 to Ku-Ring-gai Club funds available for donationClub funds available for donation

Overseas ProgramsOverseas Programs

Adele MitchellAdele MitchellWinner International Service AwardWinner International Service Award

Business Owner –Travel Agencies,

Hi-Fi & Home Theatre

Overseas Overseas DonationsDonations

IndiaIndia

Overseas Overseas DonationsDonations

IndiaIndia

Overseas Overseas DonationsDonations

PNGPNG

Overseas Overseas DonationsDonations

VietnamVietnam

Landmine ActionLandmine Action

Overseas Overseas DonationsDonations

TanzaniaTanzania

Eradicate PolioEradicate Polio

Local DonationsLocal Donations

Len JacksonLen Jackson

Programme ManagerSt. Georges Bank

Local Donations - LifelineLocal Donations - Lifeline

Local Donations - KYDSLocal Donations - KYDS

We ALSO Have We ALSO Have FFuunn!!

Dilys GeddesDilys Geddes

IT Manager

Car RallyCar Rally

Boating DayBoating Day

SummarySummary

Ross EganRoss Egan

Rotary contributes to:Rotary contributes to: Our communityOur community Our businessesOur businesses Our neighboursOur neighbours Our youthOur youth OurselvesOurselves

If you want to know more,If you want to know more,Or participate – Or participate –

Let us know !Let us know !

That’s whoThat’s who we are !we are !

Examples of Rotary Club of Ku-ring-gai Projects

Local Community Description LifeLine -Donated $25,and assisted renovation . In 2005 - funded a new training manual for counsellors Gordon Markets Wade lane carpark Gordon 2nd Sunday of the month Garden Expo St Ives Staged the first annual Expo in April 2005 Tree for Joy Christmas Tree in a shopping centre with presents for underprivileged Clarke Rd Special School Provision of BBQ and meeting area/outdoor classroom, Permanent sign Carers Night Members ‘baby sit’ the cared for while the carer has a night out on us Bowel Scan Distribution of simple test kits for early detection. With other clubs, detected over 800 cancer and polyps and potentially saved many lives Youth Youth Exchange Host inbound & nominate outbound International youth exchange students – 12 mths Rotary Youth Leader. Award

Nominate candidates for 7 day Rotary leadership camp

Local Schools Provide trophies for students in local high schools Hornsby Youth Cafe Renovated an old building near station. Converted to youth cafe Interact Sponsor and assist a ‘junior rotary’ club in Pymble Ladies College Vocational Achievement Workshop 3-day personal development workshop for potential managers.

Conducted annually for some 15 years until 2001 Pride of Workmanship Recognition of work ‘done well’ within companies Apprentice / Trainee Awards

Raise community understanding of value of trade/skills training. Recognise people who exhibit outstanding commitment to trg.

Vocational Development & Awareness

Business visit & tour for club members

International International Club Social(s) Increase members’ interest in International Service with events such as Internat’l restaurant functions with special entertainment Rotary against Malaria Provide treated bed nets to a New Guinea village Poverty in India - Provided 50 sewing machines & taught women to use them to earn an income - made 50 families self-sufficient.

- Adopted a Slum Polio Plus Contributed to a world-wide program that has since 1985 has achieved a 99 percent reduction in the number of polio cases worldwide. Phu My Orphanage Vietnam

Sponsorship

Foster Parents Plan Support the education of 10 children in Malang, Indonesia

This is why we are here !This is why we are here !