Members News | 26 September 2022 (Sep 26, 2022)

Presidents Update

Greetings GNMRC Members
Hello to you all from

President Mavis Mulaudzi

I love music and I thought I would share with you one of my favourite songs. It is 'Think twice' by Celine Dion. Please sing along with me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql1QIqS_pq0

Our club education meeting on the 27th September has guest presenter Mr Adeniyi Adeleye discussing 'The experience of Nigerian education nurses in Australia'.

Join Zoom Meeting: Link

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81972631156

Meeting ID: 819 7263 1156

Wes Nichols, Rotary International Director for WASH, is presenting at our club meeting on the 11th October.

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

Meeting ID: 740 241 9425

Important News

Remember members to give your vote re RI Regionalisation Pilot Program by Tuesday 29th September…email President Mavis mavis.mulaudzi@up.ac.za or PP Wendy wendy@davaar.com.au.

On the 22nd November we have our AGM. I invite all of you to come along and assist us vote on and create our leadership team from July 2023-June 2024.

On the 13th December we have a visit from our District Governor Tim Keeler. It is an important time for clubs when the DG visits Tim will meet with the leadership team from 1800hrs then Tim will look forward to meeting with you all from 1830hrs.

Club Activities happening October / November 2023

Members, in addition to our Tuesday meetings, there are two activities occurring in Brisbane providing an opportunity for you to come together.

On the 9th October 1300-1700hrs - Rotarian and club member Maggie Harvey is hosting an event to assist raise funds for RI End Polio Now initiative (October is Polio Month for RI). The event will be a sip and paint event and Maggie will be providing food. The invite is for an $80.00 donation from this who wish to attend and that includes a painting activity, something to sip and something to eat. Maggie is able to host 25 people. A flyer will be sent out to members with more information.

On the 26th November (time to be confirmed) Maggie will host a Birthing Kit Assembly Day. Members who attended the meeting on the 9th August had the opportunity to hear from Simone Rickets about the Birthing Kits and Assembly days (video is available in members only section of our website) and members supported the club purchasing 200 kits which will be sent overseas to assist with sterility for women during birth.

Have you registered with MY Rotary yet ?

If you have, that's great, you have seen the multiple resources you can access.

On the 7th September 2022 we had 39.47% of our members who have registered with MY Rotary. Let us aim to reach 100% by the end of September this year.

Club Leadership Team

We still have one position up for grabs on the leadership team and that is Portfolio Lead for Projects. Sue has been in the position since charter and would now like to step down and allow another member to take it up. The role of Portfolio Lead for Projects responsible for checking in with members who lead individual projects and then provides a comprehensive projects update to the leadership team and to members at the meeting held on the 2nd Tuesday of the month. The role provides a great opportunity for a member to become more familiar with all the club projects that we currently have. If you are interested in the role please contact Sue for more information. Th leadership team looks forward to working with and supporting a member in the Portfolio Lead for Projects role.

Club Social Events - Cruise Conference

This conference provides Rotarians with the opportunity to join together in fellowship to share information about successful projects and to learn from each other. It is by sharing information that our communities benefit from our knowledge, innovation, creativity, resourcefulness, and enthusiasm. Through Rotary we make the world a better place

The Global Nurses & Midwives Rotary Club invite you to join us as we explore this fabulous part of the world.

Optional Tours will be available at a number of ports where we will discover the sites but also join with fellow Rotarians from a local Club to gain an understanding of what they are doing and share our own experiences. It will be fabulous!

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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.

To Register

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.

Treasurer Jeff is pleased to report that we have been able to donate our first $1,000.00 to Shelterbox for this Rotary Year. Again a big thank you to the work of Sue, Jason and Louise to make this happen. Shelterbox is very active in Pakistan currently due to the major flooding that has caused devastation recently.

Find out more about Shelter Box

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.

Find Out More about the Fund

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

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

As always, Rudson welcomes your input and comments and can be contacted on

socialweb.gnmrotaryclub@gmail.com

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The Theme for this Month is Membership

September is Basic Education and Literacy Month Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults.

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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

GNMRC - Culinary Delights

with PP Wendy

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

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.

Club Information Brochure

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.

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Read the latest District Newsletters

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