This week we had a great meeting. Upcoming we have the Halloween Movie Night and Christmas Raffle and then onto our Christmas Party. It’s looking like a great end to the year.

John and Eddy from Broadbeach Chamber – Meeting 21^st Ashmore Tavern

John Walters and Eddy Saroff were our guest speakers at the Ashmore Tavern. It was a good turn-out and there were many questions with a lively trip down memory lane. Many thanks to Eddy Saroff and John Walters for sharing their photos and stories. 

Halloween Movie Night

Promotion has started online, via schools and soon to be on corflutes by the roadside this week. We have a great range of sponsors and supporters. If you haven’t volunteered yet, we still need a bigger team to help set-up 3:30-4:30pm and pack-up from 7-8pm. Also, on we need 2 more people on decorations and logistics. We already have a good-sized team, but many hands make light work. Contact President Owen if you can help on Sat 31st.

Weather forecast: is for the current rain to stop by Monday afternoon, giving 4 full days of sunshine and fine weather before Saturday October 31^st.  We will keep watch though.

Wed Social and Halloween Planning Evening – 28^th Oct

We will have a social event and planning evening at La Famiglia Italian Restaurant at 6pm. La Famiglia is in Bronberg Plaza 162 Slatyer Ave. Please RSVP to Joan or Denise by Tuesday evening, so we have firm numbers for our table booking please. All are welcome.

Christmas Raffle – Starting 9^th November

Our Christmas Raffle starts Monday 9^th November at the Q Centre Mermaid Waters. This is the biggest fundraiser of the year, raising $10-14,000 each year for our activities and youth programs. If everyone can do one 3-hour shift per week, it makes this easy on all club members. A note will be sent out shortly, specifically on this.

Christmas Party – Save the Date – Wednesday 16^th December

Our Christmas Party will be at the Southport Golf Club on Wednesday 16^th December. More details to come soon, but please block your calendar.

President Owen Caterer

Meeting notes from meeting 21.10.26

The President of our club opened the meeting at 6.30 pm

Guests were:

John Walters Former President of Broadbeach Chamber of Commerce

Eddie Saroff Former Division 10 Councillor GCCC 1995-2012

Allan Walker, Samantha and Melissa 

Food

Attendees experienced the gastronomic delights of Ashmore tavern. 

Meeting

Past President Rob Deshon spoke about World Polio Day. Rob mentioned that he has been a Rotarian for 53 years. In 1985 there were around a half a million cases of polio identified while there were 45 cases identified this year. This is a result of Rotary’s immunization program held world wide.

Halloween Community Movie Night Update

President Owen reminded us that we are holding a Halloween Movie night on the 31^st of October incorporating a fancy dress competition.

The movie is Minions and Monsters. Owen explained that we have been using Facebook posts and Instagram reels to advertise the event. We have enlisted the assistance of the social media feeds of Ashmore State School, Benowa High School and the Queensland Academy of Health and Sciences. Owen explained that corflutes, flyers and posters have been circulated for the event.

The Runsheet involves a 3.30 bump-in, 5.30 the start of the Best dressed parade, a raffle and the start of the movie at around 6.30 with food, drinks and popcorn available.

Other updates

• The spring cleaning of the storage shed went well
• The trailer was used extensively to remove rubbish
• We raised over $4000 for the Nepal floods
• Our Xmas raffle will commence on the 9^th of November
• Our Xmas party will be on the 16^th of December at the Southport Golf Club
• We need to decide on nominations for our new club President.

Guest presentations

President Owen introduced Eddie Saroff.

Eddie contributed to the planning of the Broadwater Parklands and recognized all the good work carried out by Allan Walker in the Broadbeach area. Eddie contributed heavily to a shopping corner near Georges Restaurant , to night clubs and contributed to the hiring of security and security cameras in heavily trafficable areas of night club areas around surfers Paradise. He was heavily involved the refurbishment of the foreshore area and helped to start The Blues Festival.

Eddie then introduced John Walters. John commenced his work in the 1990’s with a Broadbeach Chamber of Commerce of around 100 members. They usually met once a month and in the early days Jim Raptis was heavily involved.

John spoke of the history of Broadbeach and how it has now become a visual display near the Broadbeach Tavern.

The Broadbeach Festival began in 1998 which was the forerunner of the Blues Festival.

John was awarded Life Membership of the Business Council in 2000 and helped to set up the Triangle of fire in 1998. The Triangle of Fire was a way of bringing businesses together from both sides of the Highway.

Close

 President Owen closed the meeting at 8.16 pm. 

Rotarian Brad Francis   

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Coming up soon.  Please help out where you can.

Wednesday 4th November - Gold team - Casey Evans “Scams, screens and investigations. Lessons from a digital spy” - catered at Centre

Wednesday 18th November - Green team - Rotary All rounders - Ashmore Tavern.

Wednesday 2nd December - Red team - Joanna, Julie and Anita “Behind the badge” - Catered at Centre.

Wednesday 16th December - Rotary Christmas Party at Southport Golf Club.