President’s Presentation 2013/14

Warwick Lyon in August 2013 Rob Swinton in February 2014 Membership

Vale Past President ( & ) and Paul Harris Fellow with Sapphire Pin Roy Boyd Farewell to Past President ( & ) and Paul Harris Fellow Mike Touzel Membership

Ably organised by Rotarians Shar Brett & Sue Schram Events included movie nights, Melbourne Cup lunch & Christmas function Club Service & Fellowship

Community Service - Fundraising Calendar Project - $7,300 Car Raffle - $4,700 Bulla Fun Run - $2,492 Colac Show - $1,558 Colac Heritage Festival - $698

Community Service - Corangamarah Organised by Mick McGannon

Corangamite Catchment Management Authority grant for $7,820 – thanks to Andy Grey and Bill Chivers Vegetation maintenance Extended paths constructed Planting of natives 2014 Bulla Fun Run – 110 participants Thanks to workers Sue Schram, Warwick Lyon, John Scarrott, Mick McGannon, Mike Green, Bill Chivers, Mike Touzel, Stewart Carson, Irwin Sutherland and Ian Gullan Community Service – Joseph Paatsch Nature Reserve

International Service Typhoon Haiyan Two Shelter boxes $2,000 Dr. Regina Garde with $1,978 medical supplies

International Service - Interplast Served on the District Committee for Interplast Held a musical fund raiser ($2,145) Spoken to other clubs including Colac, Maryborough & Camperdown

Thanks to the 2013 Melbourne Cup Lunch the club provided a donation of $1,214 For more information visit: inafrica.org.au inafrica.org.au International Service

Youth Service

Books for Beginners Initiative of President Elect Graham Snell Rotarians reading three books to all Prep students Each student keeps a book purchased by the club Cost : $3,949

Secondary School Awards

Vocational Service Our club observes this avenue of service through workplace visits, the guest speaker program and joint sponsorship of the Otway Business Trainee of the Year Award. Pictured are the 2013 winners Melinda Shadford from Colac Area Health and William Bongers from BDH.

Finances Increased Term Deposit Gave $32,645 to community, youth and international projects Left operating account in good order for the incoming Board Audit will be conducted by Crowe Horwath

Beneficiaries 2013/14

Rotary Projects $1,865

Supporting Locals Farm Relief School Chaplains Scouts - Asbestos removal Salvation Army - Swags Families and Schools Together – SW Primary Friends of the Botanic Gardens

Ongoing & Upcoming Show Shed redevelopment Calendar Project Continuing good fellowship and Service Above Self

Thank you our Board our secretary Sue Schram Rotarians Friends and supporters

Best wishes President Elect Graham Snell New Board & Members