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ONLY 5 MORE SLEEPS TO GO!

The Week's Notes
We are into the final week of organising and running our premier community and fundraising event, the 22nd Applecross Rotary Jacaranda Festival. The festival has continually improved over the years through the efforts of a number of members who have taken key roles in organising the event.  In looking to the future sustainability of the event a couple of years ago JacFest chair Kenn Williams engaged the services of Erin Madeley Consulting (EMC) to professionally manage the stalls process and the social media promotion of the festival.  Now into the fourth year of the relationship EMC have the stall process running smoothly taking a huge workload off the JacFest committee.  This year it was decided to purchase a project management software package and through the herculean efforts of Chris Whelen, we have every required activity documented. This means that anyone will be able to move into a role and know exactly what needs to be done and when. Looking forward to another successful Jacaranda Festival this Saturday.
 
Guest Speaker Graeme Fardon
Our guest speaker for last week's meeting was Graham Fardon who is currently a member of the Quairading Rotary Club who will transfer to our club in the new year.   Graham is the son of Ralph Fardon, who is a past president and was a long-standing member of our club.  Graham has been a Rotary member for 27 years, a three times president, and an AG in District 9455.  Graham has now given his new member thumbnail presentation, worked at the last Perth Makers Market and is rostered on for the upcoming JacFest.  Wow! we look forward to Graham officially joining our club.
Signs that the fuel price is really starting to have an impact! Gordon cycled down to the raffles to join Clive for a coffee and catchup last week.  This morning Clive joined Ray towards the end of their usual bike ride, showing promising signs in an improvement in his health. Ray is looking forward (and I know Clive is) to getting back to their regular bike and coffee routine.
 
Gordon Dunbar welcomed back to WA our International member Roger Painter who is a past president and current member of the Rotary Club of South Cowichan, British Columbia.  Roger was a regular visitor to WA pre Covid to visit his family. It has been 3 years since his last visit and during this time he has a new grandchild that he has been able to meet for the first time. Welcome back Roger, just in time for the Jacaranda Festival laugh.
 
Our new 3x3 gazebo roof already for JacFest:
 
 

 
Christmas Luncheon - REGISTER NOW

Please let Lorri know asap if you will or will not be attending, call/text 0404 014 634

Cost is $50pp and the payment details are as follows -
 
Applecross Rotary
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AG Kenn's Musings
Well, here we are back home and back into regular sleep and Applecross Rotary action.
 
A truly wonderful 3 weeks on and round the Med, with Madrid and Malta being real highlites. Certainly put Malta high on your list for that future o/s journey!
 
Can I say…
What an absolutely amazing job that Chris W has done in progressing all of the hack and IT actions for JF22. 
Certainly setting up the work flow processes on our JF program should make the job easier for the future, but it has been an enormous task for this year and Chris has put 100’s of hours into managing this so well.
Not only that, but the relationship work for our major stakeholders, so important for a truly professional event, has also been under Chris’s guidance.
 
Chris, in advance, a fantastic job well done and Applecross Rotary does need to give you a real break from this workload for future events.
Who will, and must, step up to take on this role for future JacFests? No ifs or buts, it is a major consideration for post the current JF.
 
Booragoon Lift the Lid Walk for Mental Health.
 
How disappointing to be the only AxR member who went along to support Booragoon with one of their major Club activities on Sunday.
 
A gentle stroll along the Canning River from Dome Deep Water to Canning Bridge and return shouldn’t have been beyond any one of us, but it just must have been!
 
AxR asks other Rotary Clubs to help with our project work, but when it comes to reciprocation, we seem to go missing in action!  We all agree about working together to make work easier, or at least that’s what we say!
 Unfortunately Booragoon RC, who put a lot into this well promoted mental health initiative, would be disappointed with the limited turnout.  Melville RC had a number of members who supported.
 
Kenn.

 
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ROTARY Districts 9455 & 9465 Conference
 
Registrations are open for the Joint District Conference in Western Australia, everyone is welcome! We are very excited to announce we have the fabulous Evan Burrell as a keynote speaker, who brings out the Rotary superhero in all of us. You will find the registration link as well as the program and other information here https://rotarydistrict9455.org

 
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Register now to get a reduced rate, and encourage your friends to do the same. This offer expires 15 December.  


 
JacFest briefing at tomorrow's Breakfast Meeting.  If you cannot make the meeting in person, please join us via ZOOM.
Upcoming Events
Breakfast Meeting (IMPORTANT JacFest briefing)
DOME Deep Water Point
Nov 15, 2022
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
 
Applecross Rotary Jacaranda Festival
Applecross Village Shopping Centre
Nov 19, 2022
9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
 
Breakfast Meeting
DOME Deep Water Point
Nov 22, 2022
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
 
ROTARY PACKING DAY FOR 'GIVE A FEED'
Foodbank
Nov 24, 2022
9:00 AM – 1:30 PM
 
Christmas Luncheon
Meet at Black Salt (Tamara Yoga Centre)
Dec 11, 2022
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
 
Perth Makers Market Club Fundraiser
Goolugatup Heathcote
Dec 18, 2022
 
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Barry MENDELAWITZ
November 1
 
Tom ATKINSON
November 19
 
Bruce UREN
November 27
 
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November 8
 
Erin Hegarty
November 22
 
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Chris BACK
Linda Back
November 1
 
Tom ATKINSON
Bridget Atkinson
November 21
 
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Murray McKAY
November 2, 2004
18 years
 
Barry MENDELAWITZ
November 4, 2003
19 years
 
Ben MORTON
November 13, 2018
4 years
 
John HENDERSON
November 13, 1984
38 years
 
Chris BACK
November 15, 2016
6 years
 
Mike Smith
November 16, 2021
1 year
 
Gordon DUNBAR
November 21, 2000
22 years
 
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