Presidents Update
Greetings GNMRC Members
Hello to you all from
President Sally 
Hello fellow Rotarians
 
I invite you to all join us this Tuesday 25th July for our education session. 
 
1830-1930hrs AEST - Zoom room open from 1800-hrs
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Meeting ID: 819 7263 1156
 
Major initiative for the club - Turkish Student Nurse Fundraiser
 
What a brilliant two day fundraiser members of our club achieved this past Thursday and Friday on the Sunshine Coast.  A big thankyou to the GNMRC members Sue, Wendy, Louise, Jules, Pammie, Christina and Helen.  What a great example of our cause based club doing what we do in leading the way as nurses and midwives.  A big thankyou to all delegates and your support of us with provision of merchandise available for purchase.
 
Benji and his handler Karin Kolenko joined us. Benji has helped to raise millions of dollars over a number of years and we appreciate Karin's and Benji's assistance.      https://goldcoastbenji.com.au/   
 
We are confident that with the other fund raising we have done, and donations from RC's E Club of Australia Nomads, Toowoomba East and RC St George, we have reached our fundraising target.  However, we are keen to keep going for another month. 
 
Pammie with Benji 
Our members who presented at the conference
Benji strikes again with Sue and Wendy
Congratulation Sue Walker
 
 
 
A highlight of the conference was presenting Sue Walker our charter secretary with a Paul Harris recognition award for the enormous work she has done for our GNMRC and for providing education to thousands of nurses in Queensland and beyond through the Nurses for Nurses Network.
Sue was also instrumental in organising our very successful conference.
 
 
 
 
Nurses for Nurses Network
Have you registered with MY Rotary yet ?
 
A big thank you to all members who have registered with My Rotary between September and now.
 

My Rotary really is a rich resource of ideas about RI and different roles within clubs.
My Rotary
 
Projects Portfolio Leads
 
Project Portfolio leads are Louise Webber & Jules Aitken.  Louise and Jules are open to suggestions from members.  Congratulations on the success of the fundraising initiatives so far for the Turkish Student Nurses!!
 
 
Education Lead
 
The portfolio of Education Lead for the club is currently vacant as Nicole Purcell has taken on a new role. Past President Wendy is currently managing this and looks forward to a current member taking on this position.  Please contact Wendy 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.
 
Club Projects
We are a very busy Club - below is a snapshot of the projects that we are currently involved in.
 
 
End Polio Now
The Three C's Cafe
Hello Rotarians
As you are aware the Three C’s Cafe Check in Connect Chat is one of our major projects. 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.

Wendy is currently providing education on Monday evenings for members to become new facilitators.  Members who have already had the training are supporting this education.
 
Video
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.
 
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.  
 
Find out more about Shelter Box
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.
Find Out About Containers for Change
Social Media & Website
LinkedIn 
 
It is great to see that gradually our followers on LinkedIn are increasing.
 
Fabulous to see that some of our LinkedIn posts are also being posted on Rotary International LinkedIn which has over 197,000 followers.
 
Facebook
 
Big thanks to Zoe for the fun and informative daily posts on our club Facebook.
 
Remember follow and share our links as you see them.
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July is the first month of the Rotary year and is when the annual theme kicks in. It is also the month when new leadership takes over at Clubs, Districts and at Rotary International. July's theme is “Transition Month”.
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.
2022-2023 Theme
Club / Education Meetings 
 
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
 
2023
 
9th-11th August Australian College of Nursing - National Nursing Forum.  Past president Wendy will present the GNMRC 3Cs Cafe initiative. 
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.
 
 
Go to the Website
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
 
Read the latest District Newsletters
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