1. PR Update for the Tamworth Muster

2. Our Polio Awareness Day Challenge

3. Our district leads the charge, have you ordered your gear for October 24?

4. Let’s do this well and raise our Rotary profile at the same time….  6 team members to present pins to community Leaders  Get your newspaper and radio station to promote the day  Order your red T Shirts NOW @ $10 from supplies@rotarydownunder.com.au supplies@rotarydownunder.com.au  Order you banner – use them often  Are you up for the Red Bucket Brigade? Buckets available at Kmart @ 79c each  Order Rotary decals to put on your buckets  Do your bucket brigade on Saturday morning when everyone is shopping. Do you have markets in your town? Good there as well.  Check with council re authority to ‘solicit’.

5. We are this close – your challenge is to beat the $3,000 Armidale donated to help end Polio! It’s a drop in the (red) bucket, but every drop counts!

6. Our national PR Campaign is underway… ‘Conversations to Actions’  The Radio campaign by Bev Brock has been tailored to our district and tagged with our membership director’s phone number. This campaign is underway throughout the district as ‘community announcements’.  A print campaign is being rolled out with well known identities like Rob Pennicott (our Bear claims this headline), as our ambassadors.  A nation brochure has been printed for distribution throughout Australia.  Pull up and tear drop banners are to be distributed.  A number of ‘banner ads’ for our websites, bulletins, and email signatures will be sent.  Updated Zone website, and Facebook page has been aligned with RDU.

7. Rotary has a new logo and web page

8. And have you booked for Sydney, to join 25,000 Rotarians from around the World?

9. Book before December 15 for the Early Bird Discount  Events are now open and will fill fast.  Consider going in groups to share the costs  Make sure if you’ve been hosted on an overseas friendship exchange, that you send a special invitation to those hosts.  This is a big opportunity to meet Rotarians from around the world, without the cost of overseas travel.  Book on line at www.rotary.org

10. Upcoming Webinar Opportunities October 22 & 25 at 8am (our time)  “Increasing Diversity plus connecting Rotarians beyond the club”. Register by going to the following address  https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/22842203665511 78241 https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/22842203665511 78241  February 4 & 10 “Public Image & enhancing Strategic Partnerships”  Date TBA “Innovation and Flexibility in the Club’  Registrations for the 2 nd and 3 rd webinars will be advised after the first has been held

11. Request from Humanity in Motion Publisher, PDG Tony Castley Tony would like 2 or 3 unique projects from each district – 200 to 300 words, with 4 or 5 high quality pics. If you would like to have your project promoted send to Tony at:- 8 Tramway Road, North Avoca, NSW. 2260