Charter President

Wendy McIntosh
Greetings all members of the GNMRC wherever you are in the world
For the President's Update 8 June 2022 click on this link https://vimeo.com/718899684

Rotary International, District and Club Changeovers

On the first of July every year RI has President Changeovers at every level.

As you are aware PE Mavis will take over the role of Club President from me on the 1st July and then I will formally handover to her at our club changeover on the 12th July.

Club Changeovers are an important milestone for all clubs, a chance to review the year that has been to prepare for the year ahead. PE Mavis will be sharing her vision for the club moving forward at our meeting on the 14th June. We will also shortly be conducting via email our yearly club health check which I invite you all to complete. We did integrate your feedback into our strategic plan for this year.

On Wednesday 6th July 1800hrs AEST we will hold a strategic planning meeting for the next three years and everyone is invited to come along.

Guest Presenters
Pammie and myself have put together another fabulous line up of guest speakers to our meetings and presenters to our education session. Thank you Pammie for the work you do in this area.

14 June – Club Meeting – Bobbey Pawagi, Rotary Health
28 June – Club Meeting / Education Session - Mr Adeniyi O. Adeleye,
The experiences of Nigerian educated nurses in Australia
12 July – Club Meeting – Club Changeover – Induction of Mavis Mulaudzi as Club President 2022-2023
26 July – Club Meeting / Education Session – Joy Matthews, Reflection and Art
9 August – Club Meeting – Jenny Weaver, Birthing Kit Foundation, Australia
23 August – Club Meeting / Education Session – James TBC Experience of haemodialysis as an RN
 
CPD Education
Every month the fabulous Pammie Ellem hosts a live education session. This session is then recorded and made available for members to view at a date and time that suits them.

If the content is relevant to your work you can claim it as a continuing professional development (CPD) activity and there is a CPD Certificate template that you can use to document the activity.
From the Treasury Team
 
Allison Arnott and Jeff Potter would like you to know
 

Semi annual fees

The invoices for membership semi-annual fees have been sent via email to all members. Please check your spam and junk email boxes if the invoice is not in your usual email. If you are unable to find the invoices please contact the treasury team at treasurer2.gnmrotaryclub@gmail.com.

Also if you do not wish to continue your membership with the club please notify us no later than 17th June via email to treasurer2.gnmrotaryclub@gmail.com
Find out more from the Treasury Team

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.
 
Next check-ins are: 
Monday 13th June 1730-1830hrs AEST Hosts Sue & Louise
Wednesday 29th June 1800 - 1900 hrs AEST. Hosts Wendy & Nicole.
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 5 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.
 
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
TED Talk
Rudson Al Tongco Barcoma
 
Everything is, was, and will be you. 
Congratulations Rotarian and GNMRC member Rudson for presenting at a TED talk.
Rudson's TED Talk will be available in a couple of week's time. 
Rudson's TED Talk
Social Media & Website
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 benef,icial 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 socialweb.gnmrotaryclub@gmail.com
Connect
The Theme for this Month is Fellowships
Rotary Fellowships are international groups that share a common passion. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends around the world, explore a hobby or profession, and enhance your Rotary experience.
Find out more
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.
Find out more

Education Session 28 June 2022

Adenlyl is a registered nurse with about 18 years of practice experience. He
immigrated to Australia in 2007 and worked in various clinical roles in Australia until 2015 when he joined Central Queensland University. Currently he teaches undergraduate nursing students at the Mackay city campus, Queensland.

Education Session 26 July 2022

Joy Matthews is currently teaching at Central Queensland University and based in Bundaberg, QLD, Joy also works at a small rural multi-purpose hospital and health centre in rural Queensland. Before settling into teaching joy worked in the parts of Australia that most people never get to see, from the Tanami Desert to the Torres Strait Islands, and across the top end from the Indian Ocean Territory to Arnhem Land. Joy describes herself as a “MacGyver nurse”, where working in unusual locations with limited resources means you sometimes have to be a jack of all trades, creatively working with what you have, not what you wish you had!
For more about Adenlyl & Joy
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.

 
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Club 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 agenda's 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
What's On
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. 
 
Click here>> to go to the District Website
 
Read the latest District Newsletters
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