Presidents Update
Greetings GNMRC Members
Hello to you all from
President Mavis Mulaudzi

 

I am looking forward to our meeting on Tuesday 9th August.

     Join Zoom Meeting      https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7402419425

     Meeting ID: 740 241 9425

We will be inducting one new member - Jules Aitkins and our guest speaker is Jenny Weaver from Birthing Kit Foundation.

We will devote some of the meeting to discussing our strategic plan, with a focus on membership.

Remember that Tuesday 9th is the beginning of our Global Culinary Delights and our demonstrator will be Shelley.

Our Global Culinary Delights will commence at 1815hrs, then our meeting will commence at 1830hrs.

Shelley invites you to grab the ingredients, a space in your kitchen and cook along with her (see recipe later on in newsletter).

 
To see who is the Club Leadership Team
please click on the button below.
Strategy Planning Night
 
PP Wendy will email members the strategic plan for consideration and discussion at our meeting on the 9th August.
 
From the Treasury Team
We welcome Jeff to the role of Treasurer and he will keep us informed re our club finances, semi annual dues etc.
 
Jeff invites any member who is interested in learning about this important part of the club to contact him, he welcomes assistance in the role. Jeff can be contacted at: jeffp5040@gmail.com

Projects 

We are a very busy Club - below is a snapshot of the projects that we are currently involved in.
The Three C's Cafe
The Three C's Cafe Check-in, Connect, and Chat is a virtual cafe space facilitated by members of the GNMRC who have been trained to offer a supportive environment for Nurses and Midwives to share mutual experiences, concerns, and feelings in a confidential, safe space.
The cafe sessions are available via a zoom link which you will be given once you register for a session. Each cafe session will last one hour.
 
Disaster Fund
Shelter Box is an exceptional organisation that our Club has partnered with. They provide emergency relief to people around the world who have been made homeless by natural disasters and conflict.
 
We have pledged to fund five Shelter Boxes each year for the next 3 years. The cost is $1000 per Shelter Box and we raise funds for this through raffles and events held at Education Conferences conducted by the Nurses for Nurses Network and Education at Sea.
 

ICN Girl Child Education Fund

Wendy McIntosh and Cecelia Flom head up this project.
 
The Florence Nightingale International Foundation (FNIF), the charitable arm of ICN, launched the Girl Child Education Fund (GCEF) in 2005 with the mission of supporting access to education for the orphaned daughters of nurses in developing countries. 
Rotary Solar Case
The Rotary Solar Case has been developed, first and foremost, to provide light in remote health centres, aiding health workers where the availability of electricity is problematic at the best of times. The ability to provide portable lights for village birthing assistants is a major priority in areas where women often give birth in village huts or village health centres where the light from kerosene lanterns or mobile phones is otherwise the best available alternative.
Social Media & Website
We now have a page on LinkedIn.
 
 
If you are already a member of LinkedIn we would love you to connect with us...let us continue to grow awareness of our club, our projects and the Rotary international through our professional connections
 
Rudson is continually updating our club social media of Facebook and Instagram and Deborah Jackson updates our Twitter. As you feel OK to do so follow us and share postings that you think would be beneficial for colleagues in your organisations and collegial groups to view. Let us all work together to promote our fabulous Rotary Club.
 
As always, Rudson welcomes your input and comments and can be contacted on 
The Theme for this Month is Membership

August is Membership Month, which means it's time to celebrate your Rotary club, your members, and the good you do in your community and around the world. There are many ways to join in the celebration, but here are a few activities to get you started: Say it loud, say it proud!

Imagine Rotary, the theme for 2022-2023

The theme graphic was designed by an Australian indigenous artist to link with the Melbourne convention in 2023. Circle - connections to one another.

Club Social Events
Fun Weekend ! Join us for a weekend of shenanigans, fun and laughter. 
Where? Caloundra
When? Friday 9th to Sunday 11th September 2022
Why? ... because Caloundra offers many activities like

golf, the beach, cafes, walking, restaurants ... as members of the GNMRC, we can create our own fun time together. No pressures just a good time to look forward to.
If you cannot make the weekend do not worry we will be organising a virtual get tougher during that weekend for members who cannot attend in person.
RSVP your interest by 30th June to Mhairi Mackinnon - wine37@optusnet.com.au. If you want to find out more about this fun time email Mhairi for more information.

 
If you want to know the date of any of the Club Meetings or Events then go to the events page on the website.
 
Meeting agendas and minutes are sent out by the club Secretary attached to an email a few days before the meeting takes place. If you are not receiving those emails then contact the Club Secretary on secretary.gnmrotaryclub@gamail.com
 
Education Session 26th July Joy Mathews - Reflection & Art - click on link below to get some great reflection exercises. Click on this link https://vimeo.com/734546444
 
Next club meeting 9th August - guest speaker - Jenny Weaver Birthing Kit Foundation (Australia) - Link below
 
Join Zoom Meeting
 
Meeting ID: 740 241 9425
 
Next education meeting 23rd August. Presenter for the evening is James Bronola - sharing his experiences of renal dialysis from a lived experience perspective and renal dialysis health provision in the Philippines.
 
Important Dates
2022
  • 28th-30th October - Zone 8 Rotary & Rotaract Build Together Conference - Canberra Australia
2023
  • 24th-26th March - District 9620 Conference Leadership Hands, Mind Heart & Mind Brisbane Australia
  • 5th-14th June - GNMRC Rotary Cruise Conference
  • 27th-31st May - Rotary International Conference - Melbourne Australia
  • 11th-14th June - ICM Triennial Congress - Bali Indonesia
  • 1st - 5th July - ICN - Congress - Montreal Canada
GNMRC - Culinary Delights
with Shelley Nowlan
Our Club Information Brochure
We have created a Global Nurses and Midwives Club Brochure that we can use to give out to people in they are interested in joining us or want to know what we are about.
 
Please have a look at the Brochure and distribute it to Nurses and Midwives who you think would be interested in Joining our Club.
Member Resources
If you would like to present to other Nursing colleagues or to other Rotary Clubs in your area about the Global Nurses and Midwives Rotary Club Wendy and her team have created a Powerpoint presentation and notes to assist you.

As with all the documents that are referred to in the Bulletin these resources are available for you to download from the website. Just log in to the Member's area and choose the documents tab. Our website address is https://gnmrotaryclub.com/
Have you accessed the Members Website?
The Members area of the Global Nurses and Midwives Website houses a lot of information about our club.
 
You can find all the documents that are discussed at meetings and in the Bulletin, plus check your own details, communicate with other Members and there is an App you can download so you can access info anywhere, anytime.
 
 
Information From the District
We belong to District 9620 and each week a Newsletter is sent out to all Rotarians in that District. 
 
There is lots of news about what is happening in the District and in Rotary in general. 
 
Click here>> to go to the District Website
 
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