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Square Help

Our club have 2 phones we are using for our credit card transactions.

A – Samsung Galaxy S8+ with a SIM plan [1] – Ph No is 0492 996 426  This phone is used by door team at meetings and special events.  12 month Aldi Sim plan is managed by Michael Smith Online  Renewal is early November each year

B  – LG  Nexus – Android- WIFI only as has no SIM   [2] – This phone is used at Pub Raffles ONLY. This phone needs to be connected to a local WIFI network Post Office Hotel
Wifi Network: Telstra 34E5-5G     P: 1660868114

Turn on Phone – Hold in RH top button – right hand side of phone 3-5 seconds (May have to use fingernail to engage button)

Turn off Phone – Hold in RH top button – Select Power Off. The phone should be turned off at the end of the session.

Turn ON Square Reader – Hold in power button approx. 3 seconds – 4 Green lights – OK to go. Reader will automatically turn its self off.

Go to Checkout – Favourites
Use All Items drop down to select  sales category.
* Post Office Raffles
* Wednesday Meeting
Please do not create a New item

Square Reader:
Accepting Payment – 1 Green light – Ready, Moving lights – Processing, 4 lights – Payment accepted, 4 Red – Payment declined.

Battery Charge – 4 Green Lights 100% Charged, 3 lights -= 75%, 2 lights – 50% 1 light – 25%, Blinking – Charge immediately

Delete Current Sale
Tap Current Sale [1] or [#] – Tap down arrow – Clear Items
[#]  = Number of items in sale

Pass Code: is 9650 (Only needed rarely)

Advance Users
Our square app account – If you need to re log into the square account follow one of the options below –  For security reasons this is not shown in this public document.
Option 1 –  Document found in DACdb :  HERE (You will need access to DACdb to see this file)
Option 2 – Phone Bruce Hemmett  0413 777 114

The Square Reader is already set up – The following is for the club Square Custodian ONLY.
Set up a Square Reader https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/5639-set-up-the-square-reader-for-contactless-and-chip

[1] Phone A was donated by Peter Ryan. The SIM and Phone plan is in the name of Inland Technology. The phone plan would need to be renewed annually. It comes with Square Reader No 1 and a USB-A to USB-C cable.

[2] Phone B was donated by Brodie Shields. It comes with a Square Reader No 2 and 2 USB charges, 1 x USB-A to USB-C cable  for phone and 1 x USB-A – Micro for Square.

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Club Information

Our History

The Rotary Club of Tamworth First Light

The Rotary Club of Tamworth First Light is one of six Rotary Clubs in Tamworth. It was chartered on May 29th 1990. The Club’s first President was solicitor, Brian Thompson. The club grew from the notion that many Tamworth business people would like the idea of meeting for breakfast once a week in a service club environment. The prime movers in forming the club were John Barwick and Bob Scherf from Tamworth West Rotary Club. The name First Light had its origins in the fact that Tamworth has been known as the City of Light (before Country Music Capital took over). Naturally the fact that it is a breakfast club, meeting at 6:45am for 7am meeting, lent itself to the name as well.

Tamworth First Light is one of the largest Clubs in District 9650, and it is a mixed gender club. The first female member was admitted in January 1995.

RCTFL Hisory

ROTARY CLUB OF TAMWORTH FIRST LIGHT –
The First 20 Years

This 153 page publication was put together by past member Terry Burgess (deceased).
It is a large file 106mb – so be patient in when downloading it.

A summary of each year, compiled by Terry Burgess, is available in the following pdf files.
1990 to 1991 1991 to 1992 1992 to 1993 1993 to 1994 1994 to 1995
1995 to 1996 1996 to 1997 1997 to 1998 1998 to 1999 1999 to 2000
2000 to 2001 2001 to 2002 2002 to 2003 2003 to 2004 2004 to 2005
2005 to 2006 2006 to 2007 2007 to 2008 2008 to 2009 2009 to 2010
2010 to 2011 2011 to 2012 2012 to 2013 2013 to 2014 2014 to 2015
2015 to 2016 2016 to 2017 2017 to 2018 2018 to 2019 2019 to 2020
2020 to 2021 2021 to 2022 2022 to 2023    

Photo Gallery from 2001 – 2005 (Some links may not work but interesting to look around)

The Club prides itself on being travel experts … mainly golf and leisure tourism. Its members organise successful and enjoyable golf trips to Coffs Harbour and the Gold Coast every year. This year the club organised the first Hunter Valley Golf Trip. Club Past President and Paul Harris Fellow Dick Davison and his wife Pauline run many leisure Tours under the name “Condiki Tours”. The club gratefully acknowledges the wonderful assistance it receives from Hannafords Coaches in organising all these trips because they are the foundation of all the club’s fundraising activities. Funds are also raised through more traditional methods such as raffles, fundraising dinners, and occasionally simple bucket brigades through the main street or through the crowds at the Annual Children’s Medical Research Institutes Christmas Carol’s in the Park.

Tamworth First Light Rotary Club is a strong supporter of Local Vocational and Community Service. It also contributes strongly to international goodwill projects, as is expected of all Rotary Clubs.

Assistance in financial terms or by “helping hands on” has been provided for :

  • Community Barbeques in Anzac Park and Viaduct Park
  • Picnic tables have been constructed at the Tourist Information Centre
  • Camp Quality in 1992 and again for Camp Quality 2000
  • Painting of Private homes for disadvantaged citizens and Bullimbal Special School.
  • Support for local indigenous students to attend Reconciliation Conferences
  • Tamworth Base Hospital Dementia Care Unit, Diabetes Stabilisation Unit and Mammography Unit as well as providing a number of pieces of valuable medical equipment over the years.
  • Challenge Foundation
  • Annual Bowelscan Community Medical Programme
  • Ronald McDonald Red Gum House Newcastle (Very important to many Tamworth families with sick children)
  • Playground equipment at both City and Scully Park Pools
  • Support for a Helicopter Rescue Service for Tamworth Involvement in Clean up Australia Day every year
  • Privet Eradication Programme for Tamworth Lookout.

Tamworth First Light Rotary Club is looking forward to continuing its proud tradition of Community Service built up over a short time. They also look forward to many more golf and leisure trips away. It’s the most enjoyable way they know of, to raise much needed funds for Rotary Projects.

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