Joint Meeting

12^th September 2006 

We will be having our first in a series of 3 joint meetings with Rotary Club of Victoria and E-Club.  This allows an opportunity to interact at a closer level with fellow Rotarians in these 2 clubs in our group.  Notwithstanding the vigorous debate on the why and wherefore, the decision has already been made and we need to move on and support our President by our presence at Queens Hotel.

After the 3 meetings has been conducted, we will then have the time to review this practice just as we have reviewed the practice of an evening meeting on the last Thursday of the month and found that it was something that we wanted to continue as a club.

Michael Chua,  E-Bulletin Editor

Statistics:

Attendance:  23/48  (10 make-ups) – 48%

100percenters: 21

Sunshine: $192

This Thursday.....

At your Dinner Meeting this Thursday 7:30pm, 14^th September 2006,

Royal @ Queens Hotel, Queen Street

Dear fellow Rotarians,

            Please join us this Thursday for a Joint Meeting with

Rotary Club of Victoria and E-Club of District 3310

The programme for the meeting will be as follows:

1. Meeting call to order                                                                         RC Victoria

2. Welcome of visitng Rotarains & Guests                                            RC Victoria

3. Toast to RI  & Overseas Visitng Clubs                                              RC Singapore West

4 . Toast to Visiting Clubs  & Guests  and  exchange bannernette       RC Victoria  

5 . AG Dr Gong to address                                                                   AG Dr Gong 

6 . Announcements                                                                              Presidents of  the 3 clubs

7. Sergeant At Arms on duty                                                             SAAs of the 3 clubs

8 . Introduce the D'Artistes Kids                                                      RC Victoria

9 . D'Artistes performance                                                                D'Artistes

10 . Thanks to D'Artistes & token of apprecaition                           RC Victoria

11 . Photo taking

Please note that RC Victoria has specially invited D'Artistes Kids to perform for the evening. D'Artistic is a volunteer group focusing on opportunities for the performing arts for children & teenagers with Intellectual disabilities. They have performed for numerous events, including for President SR Nathan, Mrs Goh Chok Tong and Ministers. We hope you enjoy the show.

All sunshine collected for that evening will be donated to the Rotary Family Service Centre.

On behalf of the programme committee, we look forward to seeing you this Thursday.

Yours in Rotary

Michael Chua
Programme Service Director
RY 2005-2007

Buffet dinner at S$25.00 will be served. 
Parking complimentary.

We meet at 12.45pm onwards for lunch meetings
and
7pm for dinner meetings - every last Thursday of the month

From Service to New Generations

Members will be happy to note that our Rotaract Club of Singapore West has recently installed their new Board. On Saturday 9th September the Club also celebrated the 11th Anniveversary of their BP-NUS Rotaract Mentoring Programme. The Guest of Honour was Baey Yam Keng , MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC. Rotarian Adviser PE Yeo Chuen Eng and SNG Director Ronnie Neo attended both events.

This year the programme has adopted Beatty Secondary School as their latest addition. Coincidentally, Beatty's inclusion has been initiated by the Interact Teacher Adviser, Mr. C P Tham, a former mentor himself. NUS Rotaract has 80 mentors to carry out the programme for the four beneficiary schools. The other beneficiaries are Geylang Methodist Primary School, Bukit Merah Secondary School, and Henderson Secondary School.

The Principals of the schools gave very good testimonies of their involvement.

Appeal for Work Attachment

Interactors have begun to ask for possible work attachments for the year end holidays.

Interactors are typically between the ages of 15-18; mostly girls. If members' businesses and work places can accomodate this request, we'd be grateful.

Attachments can last a week, and Interactors should be allowed to gain insight into working life in general; and not necesarily any specific task.

So 'shadowing' someone in your promotions department etc may be something worthwhile to consider.

Director Ronnie Neo

What’s coming up:

1. 28 September 2006 – Golf Fellowship at Jurong Country Club.  Rtn George Lam will be arranging a golf fellowship at JCC on behalf of the Club Service Committee.  The cost for the event is $130 per head and will cover the Green Fees, Caddy, and Lunch at the Golfer’s Terrace.  Tee-off will be done after 12 noon and dinner will be at The Pines for the regular evening meeting.  Please inform Director Jeffrey Koh via email of your attendance.

2. Speaker for Evening Programme – we will have with us Dr Chua Jun Jin, Consultant Cosmetic Surgeon, from Mount Elizabeth Hospital to share with us two topics – Re-constructive Surgery (like those cleft-lip surgeries done in the Philippines) and the latest in Cosmetic Surgery techniques.

3. 11 October 2006  -  Dover Park Hospice has extended an invitation to members of our club to attend an “Evening @ Dover Park”.  The event is to show their appreciation to supporters and donors.  The tentative program is as follows:

Session: 1

Venue: HCA Day Care Centre

5:30pm Guest registration

6:00-6:45pm Performance by SCO

Session: 2

Venue: HCA Auditorium

6:45pm Guest Registration (for those not attending the SCO Performance)

7:00pm Welcome speech by Chairman

7:10pm Introduction of Dover Park Hospice

7:30pm Tour of Dover Park Hospice

7:50pm Dinner

Please contact Director Ronnie if you wish to attend this event.