I am pleased to announced that the District Governor will attend our meeting on Tuesday 9th April, after meeting with our leadership team. It is always an important signpost for out club and I invite all members to attend.
District has now provided a template for all clubs to update their constitution and bylaws. Please review the current constitution and bylaws and let President Salem know of any changes you would like to suggest. The club can update the constitution but not make changes. The by-laws however can be changed with leadership team and member approval.
The leadership team will discuss potential changes at the next leadership meeting on the Monday 4th March
Membership Portfolio lead and Project Polio Lead - These positions are vacant. If interested please contact President Salem - email: sally_d38@hotmail.com
Meetings link
Please note that all meetings now use the same zoom link.
Leadership meetings – first Monday of each month commences 1800hrs – Brisbane time
Club meetings 2nd Tuesday of the month starting 1830hrs Brisbane time – zoom room will be open from 1820hrs
Club education meetings – 4th Tuesday of the month starting 1830hrs Brisbane time – zoom room will be open from 1820hrs.
If you have not yet done the Youth Protection training, now is an opportunity to do so. District 9620 have updated links and content, so jump on and familiarise yourself with the content and complete the online training. A reminder that Sue Walker is the GNMRC’s Youth Protection Coordinator
You are invited to consider how you can raise the profile of the club and Rotary International in your workplaces this month.
President Sally invites all members to contribute to promoting Rotary International Monthly Theme. We will be promoting the month and a piece written by a member on our social media and we will create a page on the website and upload all pieces there when it is month specific.
Please think about a theme you would like to write about and send your piece to Wendy’s email wendy@davaar.com.au for formatting and promotion.
January – Vocational Service Month February – Peacebuilding and Conflict Prevention Month March – Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Month April – Environment Month May – Youth Service Month June – Rotary Fellowships Month July – Maternal and Child Health Month August – Membership & Extension September – Basic Education and Literacy Month October – Economic and Community Development November – Rotary Foundation Month December – Disease Prevention and Treatment Month
Leadership and Mentoring
Charter President/Vice President Wendy presented on leadership and mentoring to members of the Toowoomba Metropolitan Rotary Club on Wednesday 7th February. This gave Wendy the opportunity to talk about the GNMRC and the ways in which nurses and midwives are consistently leading, as do Rotarians. President of the The Toowoomba Metropolitan Rotary Club, Byron, presented Wendy with a lovely thank you gift.
All members are invited to offer to present about our club and projects to other rotary clubs where you live.
The leadership team is inviting everyone to consider colleagues who might be interested in becoming a peace scholar.
If you or someone you know is interested in this opportunity, the application process has been shared in the information email. This is a great chance to expand knowledge and skills in the field of peace and conflict resolution.
The Three C’s Cafe offers a virtual space for colleagues to come into for a chat about professional matters of interest to them / and a space in which to be supported. The cafe is open to colleagues where ever they are in the world. The cafe is open to members of this club and non members. It is currently on hold. The project lead with confer with cafe facilitators for the next steps for this project. The outcome will be published in upcoming bulletins
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.
A big thank you to the work of Sue, Jason and Louise to make this happen. Shelterbox is very active in Turkey and Syria due to the recent devastating earthquakes.
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.
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
Projects Portfolio Leads
This position is vacant if you are interested in taking on the role please contact President Sally at: sally_d38@hotmail.com
Education Lead
Vice President Wendy is currently managing this and looks forward to a current member taking on this position. Please contact Wendy at wendy@davaar.com.au if you are keen to do so and she can walk you through the role. The education / information sessions for our members on the 4th Tuesday of each month.
News from Treasurer Jeff
Members have requested information on how to establish setting up regular payments for either their own membership fees, sponsoring a new member or donating to our projects fund.
Own membership fees
In your own bank account set up regular transfer of money into the clubs General Account
Global Nurses & Midwives Rotary Club Bendigo Bank
BSB: 633 000
Account: 180 669 889
Ref Your name and what the payment is for
Sponsor a new member
Also our general account
In your own bank account set up regular transfer of money into the clubs General Account
Global Nurses & Midwives Rotary Club Bendigo Bank
BSB: 633 000
Account: 180 669 889
Ref Your name and SNM (Sponsor new member)
Project donation
In your own bank account set up regular donation amounts to be paid into the Clubs Project Account
BSB: 633 000
Account: 180 669 913
Ref your name and project specific for example Turkish Student Nurse Fund raiser (TSNFR)
Shelterbox Project
In you own bank account set up regular donation amounts to be paid into the Clubs Shelterbox Account
BSB: 633 000
Account: 188 202 750
Ref Your name
If you are overseas the SWIFT code required to make payment into our accounts is: BENDAU3B
If you have any questions contact Treasurer Jeff at his email: jeffp5040@gmail.com
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.
