2012 Clock Awards

 

The 52 finalists in the 2012 Clock Awards have earned a place in the final through public voting and have prepared their submissions for the judging panels. The panel members will now read submissions for their categories and meet to make decisions on the Winners and Runners-up. Also decided will be the overall Best Business – the Clock Winner – and awards for Disabled Access and The Best New Business.  For more information click on the Clock Awards 2012 tab on the menu bar.

Meanwhile apprentices/trainees are also preparing their submissions which are due on Thursday 5th April. A panel will invite 3 of these young people for interviews and make a decision on the award in this category.

Congratulations to all businesses and apprentices/trainees for making it to this point in the Clock Awards.

The Gala Dinner will be held at Parklands Resort on Friday 18th May. All awards will be presented on the night. Tickets are available from the Mudgee Guardian and The Weekly office in Perry Street at a cost of $90. This price includes all drinks except spirits.

We thank our wonderful sponsors for their support of the awards.

 

Mudgee Sunrise Rotarians – participate, celebrate, donate

Mudgee Scouts were the recipients of a donation for the purchase of a specialised backpack and equipment to support them on overnight hikes. Troop leader Liz Saunders demonstated the equipment at a recent breakfast and expressed the Troop’s thanks.

President Melanie Brown accepts a Certificate of Appreciation from Liz Saunders

Liz Saunders with the packback for Mudgee Scouts

 

A very successful District 7670 Conference, held at Warren,  was well attended by Mudgee Sunrise members. Our accommodation at the beautiful Raby Station was a real treat and members were impressed with the hospitality and great organisation of the hosting Rotary Club of Warren.

Dressed for the St Patrick's Day theme at the conference dinner.

Charter member Rob Thomas celebrated a very special “0″ brthday recently. While Rob is no longer an active member of the club, he and wife, Margaret accepted our invitation to breakfast and was surprised with a special cake.

Wilpinjong Mines supports Carols in the Park

Wilpinjong Mines have become the most recent sponsors of Rotary’s Carols in the Park , making a generous donation at a recent breakfast meeting.  Ron Bush and Lloyd Cameron representing Wilpinjong Mines, handed over the cheque to Vice-president Joy Adams.

Ron Bush presents the cheque to Joy Adams while Lloyd Cameron looks on.

 

Carols in the Park will be held on Sunday 11th December, 2011 at Mudgee Showground.

Mudgee develops young golfers

At a recent Rotary meeting Mudgee Golf Club Pro, Peter Mayson spoke about the Club’s plans and programmes to support and develop young golfers. Despite the loss of the club house and the re-organisation that has resulted from it, activity at the course has not stopped, and the junior program is testament to this. Both Peter and Sharon Nott run coaching clinics which are well attended and teach young people the techniques, rules and ethics of golf. As part of our committment to young people in our community, Mudgee Sunrise is considering ways to support participants of  the 3 month development squad. Stay tuned for further information.

Peter Mayson, Mudgee Golf Club Pro speaks to members about his program for young golfers.

 

 

Travellers visit Rotary Club of Lindsay, Ontario

Mudgee Sunrise member Sandy Smith is travelling in Canada and recently paid a visit to former Mudgee Guardian editor, Lisa Gervais in Lindsay, Ontario. The Rotary Club of Lindsay is in D7010, so Sandy took the opportunity to do a make-up and listen to a guest  speaking about funding a school project in Tibet.

Sandy Smith presenting a Mudgee Sunrise banner to the Rotary Club of Lindsay, Ontario.

Information about the Rotary Club of Lindsay can be found on their website.

Rotary greetings from Lake Placid

Sandy Smith emailed this photo from her visit to Rotary Club of Lake Placid in D7040 which covers Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec and Northern New York State. Rotary make-ups are a great way to meet the locals and to see the work that Rotarians do in their communities.

Exchanging banners with RC of Lake Placid

Visit the Rotary Club of Lake Placid Facebook page to see their involvement in the local community, especially the Duck Race.

Travelling???? Use the Rotary Club Locator to find out when and where Rotary meets in area to which you are going. An App is available for Blackberry and Android phones.

Melbourne Cup fundraiser….. win $1000

November 1st is Melbourne Cup Day, a big day for punters and an important fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Mudgee Sunrise.  Sales of our $2.00 boxed trifecta sweepstake tickets give us funds for local projects and the buyers an chance to win $1000.00.

How does a boxed trifecta work? Each ticket has three numbers between 1-24. If those numbers correspond to the first three placed horses in the Melbourne Cup, in any order, that ticket wins. Simply call our Secretary, Carol Southgate on the phone numbers indicated on the ticket to verify the win.

Club members will sell tickets at various venues in the weeks leading up to the big race. Look for us in the workplace and outside St George Bank!

2011 Melbourne Cup boxed trifecta tickets

Our thanks to Rob Duffy and the staff at Image Signs for producing and donating two stand-out signs for us.

President Melanie Brown with our new Image Sign

 

Welcome Robyn Millar

President Melanie Brown welcomes Robyn Millar to the RC of Mudgee Sunrise

Robyn Millar has been inducted to the club and becomes a member of the Club Service or “Blue Team’. Robyn is the manager of adult literacy services at Mudgee TAFE, and a very welcome addition to our group.

On the same morning, a big cheque was presented to Margaret Ottley and Karen Cutrupi from the “Look good, feel better”program, to help fund the development of a wig library in Mudgee. This initiative is a community service to helpo support women undergoing cancer treatment.

Karen Cutrupi, Margaret Ottley and Melanie Brown hold the big cheque.

 

 

Support for community garden

Several months ago, Rotary Club of Mudgee Sunrise made a committment to support the development of a community garden in a vacant area in the CBD. This initiative of the mental health team  provides opportunities for clients to develop garden beds, grow fresh fruit, vegetables and herbs and learn nutritious ways to prepare the results of their labour. Following a recent visit to view the progress of the garden, Therese and Dale from the Mental Health team were presented with a cheque for $1000 by Past President Gary Blogg.

Carols in the park

On Sunday 11th December”,  Mudgee Showground will be the venue for  “Carols in the Park” a family event to herald Christmas festivities in the Mudgee district. While the event is an initiative of the Rotary Club of Mudgee Sunrise and Mudgee Combined Churches, other community groups and performers will be involved in the event.

In brief:

Date: Sunday December 11, 2011

Time: 4.00pm-9.30pm

Venue: Mudgee Showground

Features of the event include:

Food and soft drink available from 4.00pm. NO alcohol permitted.

Santa arrives by helicopter 5.30pm

Live carols from 7.00pm-9.00pm

While entry to the event is free, an invitation is extended to make a donation to support Rotary community projects. this will give families a  “Carols in the Park” bag with songbook, glowstick for each child. Come and support this great community event.

For more information download the Carols overview .