1. Mary-anne Daubermann from Kimberley of the Northern Cape of South Africa, who later exchange club banners.
2. Carmel Delahunty, who was attending with James.
3. Rhys Williams, who was attending as one of our RYLA students.
4. Morgan Marks, "our" Rotary Peace Fellow.

1. April 29 - the Testimonial Lunch for James Delahunty at Victoria Park Golf Course from 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
2. 14 May - the police Commissioner Ian Stewart will be making an important presentation to the club at the USC. Members are asked to advise Denise in advance whether or not they will attend and if attending to pay the $65 lunch cost by TT into the club’s bank account to allow the club to provide the USC was a good estimate of the numbers attending and to simplify cash administration on the day
3. Jun 15 - the golf day at the Virginia Golf Course between 7:00 AM – 2:00+ PM.

1. Mark Williams advised that he and Robyn attended the Rotary District Conference on Friday last, where the theme was Peace and that there were several presentations there made the trip well worthwhile and future conferences were recommended to members.
2. Denise advise members that Don O'Donoghue was back in hospital, but hopefully only for the day
3. Terry advised that district 3409 in Taiwan was organising a nine-day charity bike ride around Taiwan.  Peter Russell was attending and wondering whether other Rotarians would like to join him. Those interested should advise Terry, who will have the details.

• 4 main focuses: 

1. Bike ride and photography tour;
2. Bespoke 9 days and 8 nights around the island tour;
3. Professional support team and tour-guide provided;
4. Hiring or buying Merida bikes

• Tour interests:

1. Fun, safe touring through cycling
2. Experience local culture with stay-overs in high value landmarks across major cities of Taiwan
3. Safe roads selected
4. This tour is safe enough for families and teenagers 
5. High level accommodation selected
6. Certificate and trophy on completion of the course

•  Tour Cost:

1. Single room NTD $41500 ($1805AUD) pp, twin share: NTD $31500 ($1370AUD) pp, trip share: NTD $29500 ($1283AUD), quad share:  NTD $26800 ($1165AUD).
2. Will include one bike shirt, one polo shirt, one towel each rider
3. 4 support cars including drivers, 1 coach including driver, 14 support guides, altogether a team of 19 personnels to run the event.
4. Includes accomodation, lunch and dinner, train tickets, helmet hire.
5. Insurance for medical and public liability
6. Drink bottle, certificate, trophy, travel guide, photography, drone videos, DVD video of the trip.
7. Pre-event cycling training

• Does not include:

1. Bike
2. Bike accessories if bringing own bike

•  Bike hire:

1.  Merida Speed 93, to buy $12000NTD ($522 AUD), to hire $1000NTD ($43.50AUD)for 9 days
2. Rikulau Audax Hercules flat-bar road bike, to buy $38000 ($1652 AUD), to hire ($196AUD) for 9 days

• Tour guide qualification:

1. Professional riders
2. CPR & AED qualified
3. Proficient in English and Mandarin
4. Tour guide qualified
5. Photography and videography proficient.

I was recently at a Rotary conference in Karachi, Pakistan. One session was a series of short presentations on club service projects. Most of the presentations were in Urdu, which I don’t speak. Fortunately, several speakers had very good slide presentations. I could understand the presentations. Photos of children at computer terminals with smiles or women at a clinic told me about the projects. I missed details but not the main ideas.

You can express more with photos that show action.

When photographs are used, they tell better Rotary stories. More photographs are being taken today than at any other time. Photos can show the impact of your club’s work, reach a wide audience outside of Rotary, and describe the lives we change.

Do

When telling a Rotary story, you can express more with a photo that shows action. Show the children and people who benefit from Rotary service. Make photos of them involved in the project. Avoid photos that present a stereotype of Rotary or of people. Your photos should show the diversity of your club and your community.

Show the children and people who benefit from Rotary service.

Don’t

A common Rotary photo is the “big check” presentation. I am sure every week in my local newspaper there is a charity big check photo. It is good to tell the community about the funds Rotary donates to other groups. But I think we can do it in a more exciting way.

Instead of an oversized check, have people hold up numbers to show the donation.

Pictures on social media and the newspaper need to tell a story and be appealing to make you stop and read more. Posed people shaking hands over a big check presentation, smiling in front of a Rotary banner isn’t enough. The big check is focused on dollars, not on what those dollars do.

Step away from the oversize check photo and make your fundraising story more interesting. As the donor of money, Rotary can say thank you and recognise the effort made in more creative ways. If children are involved, present the check to them. Have people hold up the numbers to show the donation and involve the recipients of the funds not just the managers of the organization. Children holding a sign saying thank you or hanging upside down from a playground swing is more appealing than the cliché big check shot.

Your photos should show the diversity of your club.

Be creative in the photos you use to show Rotary as People of Action.

More resources

If you’re attending the 2018 Rotary Convention in Toronto 23-27 June, consider attending the following breakout session:

Inspire with Images: Telling Rotary’s Story with Photographs
Monday, 25 June 2018, 13:00-14:00, Room 701, Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Whether you use your phone, a basic camera, or a DSLR, you have the ability to inspire with your lens. Come learn the art of storytelling through photos – from setting up the right shot to choosing the best image – from this panel of experienced photographers.

You can also find photo tips and Rotary’s People of Action public image campaign guidelines in the Brand Center.