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What’s happening at Ascot:

It’s Countdown to Bricktober! Spread the word!

Bricktober Perth 2017

Saturday 7th and

Sunday 8th October 2017

Curtin Stadium

Kent Street, Bentley

Tickets Family of 4 $30

or $10 per person www.bricktober.info

An exhibition of models

built from Lego® “Built by the Community

For the Community.”

BOARD MEMBERS 2017-18 President: Ron Alexander Vice Pres.: Mike Bermann Pres. Elect: Aidan Wood Secretary: Roma Gehringer Treasurer: Joanna Kendall Foundation: Hugh Langridge Exec Secretary: Hugh Langridge Membership: Michael Evans Club Service: Peter Richardson International: Mike Bermann Youth: Marg Fraser Vocational: Max Morrell Community: Stephen Kendall Public Relations: Christine Goss Attendance: Gren Courtland

WEB LINKS:

Club website: www.ascotrotary.org.au Club Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AscotRotary Bricktober website: www.bricktober.info Bricktober Facebook: www.facebook.com/Bricktober.Perth District 9465: http://rotary9465.org.au Rotary International: https://www.rotary.org

Chartered 26 February 1969 District 9465

We meet at Belmont Tavern 174 Wright Street, Cloverdale, Western Australia, 6105

On Tuesday’s at 7:00 am for 7:30 am start and finished by 8:30 am.

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BRICKTOBER Perth 2017 As the premier project of The Rotary Club of Ascot, the organising Committee gave an outline to the club members this week. As Chairman, Hugh introduced each subcommittee with the following reports presented:

Ann – Volunteers and Merchandise:

The new venue, Curtin Stadium, allows everything to be under cover and the one roof although merchandise and all vendors will be outside under the awning.

Rotarians will be assigned an area of responsibility and work with Volunteers to cover Entry and Ticket scanning, Wrist Bands and phone numbers to be put on kids, Brick Pit of loose Lego® for kids over age 3 years, monitoring of Exhibition Tables and Crowd Control, monitoring of Barriers, Competitions, People’s Choice Awards, other Interactive Zones like Remote controlled Trains etc and Merchandise sales and General Relief.

Ascot Rotarians to wear our Blue Bricktober / Ascot Rotary Shirts each day from Bump In on Friday to Bump Out on Sunday.

Rotarians and Volunteers are to use the rear undercover parking with closer, front area parking left for Ticket Holders.

Shifts start at 7:30am each day and changeover at Midday. Rotarians should be available at these times to coordinate Volunteers and then ensure they have breaks when time permits.

Stephen will be an Exhibitor during the event and all questions MUST be directed to PETER.

Evacuation Muster Point is on the far side of the Oval.

Volunteers Bags have been packed and will be handed out at their Induction on their first shift.

Further information will be forwarded to each Rotarian before next week.

Joanna – Competitions and Interactive Zone

Joanna and Liam will control area with help from Volunteers.

Prizes generously donated by Lego® this year. Printing now completed.

Competitions will include Build AND Dismantle this year reducing manpower requirements in area.

Each Exhibition site will be numbered to facilitate People Choice Awards.

Remote controlled area will be a Gold Coin donation.

Four ramps available this year for racing of cars.

Brick Pit larger with 30,000 blocks this year.

Chris – Media

Chris Merton is not a Rotarian but works for Community News and Hugh outlined the fabulous work Chris has done this year with ads and competitions run in local papers and The West 7 Day Magazine and coordinating other media.

We will have a Rotary International Booth this year. Please direct any queries to it.

We do not currently have an Ascot brochure and should consider this for next year.

Peter – Operations and Logistics

Curtin Stadium staff will set up the 350 tables required for the event before Bump In and will remove them after the event.

Bump In will require setting up barriers and unloading 20’ container and Bump Out the reverse. Additional manpower will be available to assist.

Exhibitors responsible for setting up their own displays after 12noon on Friday and removing them after the event.

Doors close at 4:15 each day.

Dianne – Partnerships and Vendors

Food and beverage vendors available as last year. Will be outside undercover and backing onto oval.

Two stalls will sell Lego® merchandise and Ascot Rotary will sell Bricktober T Shirts and Lego® Minifigs.

A Robotics stall has been added this year.

Several outfits will supply Costumed characters including Storm Troopers, Princesses etc.

Colouring competitions will also be run during the event.

Stephen – Exhibitors (Joanna on his behalf)

47 Exhibitors this year. There were 38 last year.

Exhibitors to set up from 12 noon Friday and must be complete by Friday pm. No set up on Saturday.

As each year, their models continue to improve and some are mindblowing!

Presentation to Exhibitors will be on Saturday this year to facilitate faster Bump Out.

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Please note the following dates and advise Christine Goss of details of your Guest Speaker and Topic

or advise promptly if the dates are unsuitable.

Date Welcoming Informer Host Chair Speaker and Topic

3 October 2017

Stephen Kendall Aidan Wood

Michelle Kendall Stephen Kendall Lego House Opening

10 October 2017

Hugh Langridge Michael Evans

Jeff Stephenson

17 October 2017

Michael Bermann Glenys Godfrey

Colin Peacock Hugh Langridge Debrief Bricktober 2017

24 October 2017

Michelle Kendall Dianne Reed

Ros McLernon

31 October 2017

Jeff Stephenson Ros McLernon

Aidan Wood

7 November 2017

Max Morrell Joanna Kendall

Glenys Godfrey

14 November 2017

Bev Poor Colin Peacock

Gren Courtland

21 November 2017

Christine Goss Stephen Kendall

Max Morrell Joanna Kendall

28 November 2017

Colin Peacock Peter Richardson

Max Morrell

7 - 8 October 2017 BRICKTOBER 2017 - Curtin Stadium, Kent Street, Bentley

8 November 017 End Polio Movie Night – Hoyts Carousel

31 December 2017 Last day for “early bird” 9465 Conference Registrations

23 February 2018 “Wear your Rotary Club Shirt” Day

16 - 18 March 2018 2017/2018 District Conference - Quality Inn, Margaret River

24-27 June 2018 Rotary International Convention, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

MEMBERS IN FOCUS

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES: Stephen and Joanna Kendall 15 years – 27 Sep 2002 ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES: Stephen Kendall 15 years – 14 Sep 2002

ON SALE NOW!

$20 per number

Prizes $30 for 10 weeks

and $300 for 11th week

Just 1 and a bit weeks

until

Just a few

numbers

left!

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Rotary’s part in Education

It’s Rotary Basic Education and Literacy Month and our Rotary Foundation

supports clubs around the world to participate in Literacy projects.

Literacy - the human right to be able to read & write - relates to peace,

gender equality, health, poverty eradication & democracy as reading and

learning is an effective weapon against intolerance and ignorance.

“A child who reads

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We hear the Rae clan is growing!

Congratulations Fred and Norma

on the newest addition.

Letters from our Mailbox

Letter from Tracey Nelson of South Thornlie Primary in response to our donation of Bricktober PlayTubs last week.

Hello Stephen,

Thank you again for the invitation to the Rotary meeting on Tuesday morning.

It was lovey to meet some of the members and to hear about some of the fabulous work that they do. The breakfast was delicious too!

However, the most amazing thing was the donation of the Lego. I was blown away by the amount of Lego that was so very generously donated to our Lego club.

I took both tubs to the Lego club at South Thornlie Primary on Tuesday afternoon and the kids, parents and staff were thrilled. The donation has easily doubled the amount of Lego for the kids to play with. The sand coloured base plates, wheels/axles and mini figs were particularly appreciated.

Our acting Principle, Mrs Sarah Hill has extended an invitation for yourself, your President and/or another available Rotarian to come to a school assembly next term. We would like to formally acknowledge the donation and to allow the whole school to recognise the contribution made. …

Thank you again for the donation and all the hard work that you and your team put into Bricktober. Hoping that this year's event is a resounding success.

Yours sincerely,

Tracey

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