Report for bulletin 18.06.2014 from PE Cathie Miller
Hi everyone,
As mentioned at the meeting this week, there have been a few changes in the Board and committee positions for the incoming year.
Geoff Michell has agreed to be the Secretary for the incoming year
Cath McDonald is incoming International Director
The positions that Geoff was going to do next year have now become vacant – attendance and Foundation.
Liz Commadeur has volunteered to do the attendance
We need a volunteer for Foundation chair. This would be a great opportunity for some-one who wants to know more about what Foundation does and the Paul Harris Society. Please contact me if you would like to learn more about “our charity”
Report from the Cluster meeting.
As reported after the last cluster meeting, it has been agreed to have 2 set dates for cluster meetings to help the clubs with the planning of their meetings. The organisation of these meetings will be shared by 2 clubs and rotated around the cluster. The first meeting is to be held on 26th Nov and is to be organised by Bendigo South and Bendigo Sandhurst.
We therefore need 2 volunteers to help with the organisation. If you would like to help out, please let me know
Another issue that was discussed was the increasing trend of requests for donations for equipment for individuals. When a club receives a request, it is difficult to determine who else has been approached, have the formal channels for these requests been explored and the priority of need when there are multiple requests. This can create problems for clubs with their budgeting and distribution of available funds.
It was decided to form a cluster committee to investigate how the clubs can work with existing providers and possibly develop a framework for the clubs to manage these requests in a fair and transparent manner.
If you are interested in becoming involved in this, please let me know.
Cathie
