President's Report
Hi all,
On Monday we were back at The Vicar and had some 35 people attend. Our Guest Speaker was Dennis Van Someren from The Rotary Club of Kenthurst and Dennis talked on “Older Women’s Transitional Housing”. Dennis gave us a run down on the statistics of transitional housing and how it is needed now, not in five or ten years’ time especially in the Hills district. Our Club currently does garden maintenance at two transitional houses at Kenthurst which Kenthurst Rotary is associated with. Thank you Dennis.
Updates from past weeks:·
Presidents Lunch on Saturday 15 June:
At the District Presidents Lunch on Saturday our Club has won the District International Service Award for 2023-2024. This is a fantastic result and as you know the Club has been working on this international project for several years to install 70 water tanks and 70 toilets into Flores, Indonesia. The Club received a Rotary Global Grant of US$50K in August 2023 to implement this project. I would like to thank Peter Stanton, Andrew Little, Janelle Craig, Tony Coote and Tony Makin for making this possible. Well done Guys. I would also like to thank the whole Club for their contribution to this project.
· Tafe Dinner: On 4 June we had 22 people attend. Food and service were fantastic, thank you to Douglas for organising this evening.
· Sandra Whites’s Friendship dinner. On Sat 8 June we had a friendship dinner at Sandra’s, main course in the Club House at Sanctuary Gardens and then dessert back at Sandra house. A very good night and dinner was fabulous.
· A friend of Edwina’s lost a long time friend who was in Rotary. They had a memorial service for him on Saturday, so Edwina’s friend took one of our collection bottles and collected $56 on behalf of Rotary. Thank you.
So, looking forward:
· Goodbye to Iisa – Iisa flies out on Sunday 30 June at 10:25am. Goodbye dinner on Monday 24 June at Hotel Pennant Hills. 6:30pm for 7pm start.
· Our Club Changeover on Friday 21 June at Springfield, 6:30 for 7pm start. Would really love to see everyone there. Numbers are now locked in. Please bring your badges.
· District Changeover in on Saturday 29 June at Wenty Leagues Club, Wentworthville. Invite and link in the District Newsletter.
· Trivia Night. Our Trivia night this year will be on Saturday 21 September at the Cherrybrook Community Centre. Flyer will be in the Bulletin. Can you please save the date and start thinking about a table.
On Monday we were back at The Vicar and had some 35 people attend. Our Guest Speaker was Dennis Van Someren from The Rotary Club of Kenthurst and Dennis talked on “Older Women’s Transitional Housing”. Dennis gave us a run down on the statistics of transitional housing and how it is needed now, not in five or ten years’ time especially in the Hills district. Our Club currently does garden maintenance at two transitional houses at Kenthurst which Kenthurst Rotary is associated with. Thank you Dennis.
Updates from past weeks:·
Presidents Lunch on Saturday 15 June:
At the District Presidents Lunch on Saturday our Club has won the District International Service Award for 2023-2024. This is a fantastic result and as you know the Club has been working on this international project for several years to install 70 water tanks and 70 toilets into Flores, Indonesia. The Club received a Rotary Global Grant of US$50K in August 2023 to implement this project. I would like to thank Peter Stanton, Andrew Little, Janelle Craig, Tony Coote and Tony Makin for making this possible. Well done Guys. I would also like to thank the whole Club for their contribution to this project.
· Tafe Dinner: On 4 June we had 22 people attend. Food and service were fantastic, thank you to Douglas for organising this evening.
· Sandra Whites’s Friendship dinner. On Sat 8 June we had a friendship dinner at Sandra’s, main course in the Club House at Sanctuary Gardens and then dessert back at Sandra house. A very good night and dinner was fabulous.
· A friend of Edwina’s lost a long time friend who was in Rotary. They had a memorial service for him on Saturday, so Edwina’s friend took one of our collection bottles and collected $56 on behalf of Rotary. Thank you.
So, looking forward:
· Goodbye to Iisa – Iisa flies out on Sunday 30 June at 10:25am. Goodbye dinner on Monday 24 June at Hotel Pennant Hills. 6:30pm for 7pm start.
· Our Club Changeover on Friday 21 June at Springfield, 6:30 for 7pm start. Would really love to see everyone there. Numbers are now locked in. Please bring your badges.
· District Changeover in on Saturday 29 June at Wenty Leagues Club, Wentworthville. Invite and link in the District Newsletter.
· Trivia Night. Our Trivia night this year will be on Saturday 21 September at the Cherrybrook Community Centre. Flyer will be in the Bulletin. Can you please save the date and start thinking about a table.
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That’s it for the week so let’s look after each other, stay safe and let’s do it.
Remember to check “What’s On” for what’s on. Yours in Rotary, Neville Hansen |
Night Report
Tony Coote called the meeting to start by requesting Douglas to do the toast which he dedicated for world peace.
President Neville started the meeting introducing guest speaker Dennis Van Someren, special welcome to guests and partners and share the updates from past weeks as follows:
Director’s Reports
President Neville started the meeting introducing guest speaker Dennis Van Someren, special welcome to guests and partners and share the updates from past weeks as follows:
- Presidents Lunch on Saturday 15 June: At the District Presidents Lunch today our Club has won the District International Service Award for 2023-2024.This is a fantastic result for the Club has been working on this international project for several years to install 70 water tanks and 70 toilets into Flores, Indonesia. He thanked Peter Stanton, Andrew Little, Janelle Craig, Tony Coote and Tony Makin for making this possible.
- Tafe Dinner: 4 June we had 22 people attend. Food was fantastic, thank you to Douglas for organising this evening.
- Sandra Whites’s Friendship dinner. On Sat 8 June we had dinner at Sandra’s, main course in the Common entertainment area and then dessert back at Sandra house. A very good night and dinner was fabulous.
- Bunning BBQ on Sunday 9 June. A very good day, Janelle will give an update including the forthcoming BBQ and cake stall at Castle Hills Bunnings on July 6.
- Also, the forthcoming events:
- Goodbye to Iisa – Iisa flies out on Sunday 30 June. Goodbye dinner Monday 24 June at Hotel Pennant Hills. Ros Hogan to send notification email to all to attend.
- Our Club Changeover on Friday 21 June at Springfield. Invitations have gone out. Would really love to see everyone there. Numbers are now locked in. Don’t forget to bring your badges.
- District Changeover in on Saturday 29 June at Wenty Leagues Club, Wentworthville. Invite and link in the District Newsletter.
- International Student Commitment. Please remember this is a commitment by the Club. We all need to get involved and help the Host families. If you are going somewhere pls ask the Host Family if you can take Iisa. For example, the Footy on Friday night or something you like to do i.e. go out for dinner. Multiple benefits, Good for you, good for Iisa, respite for the Host family
- Rotary Leadership Institute Courses (RLI): RLI is a training course offered to Rotarians to develop their skills in leadership and management within Clubs to improve performance, knowledge and enjoyment in leading or helping to lead Clubs in the District. Sandra, Andrew & Alex attended the RLI course on the weekend. Congratulations Guys.
- The National Centre for Childhood Grief (NCCG) Trivia Night: Chris Waugh, our speaker from last week sent us the Flyer for their Trivia Night on Sat 17 Aug 2024. NCCG will also be our Charity for our Trivia night on Sat 21 September.
Director’s Reports
- Colin Sharpe reported on community reminding the new board to the participation of committee members for each portfolio. He also reiterated for members to consider being a member of a committee. Also, if you lost your badges, please let him know so he can order new ones.
- David Turnbull nothing to report however he thanked everyone who made contribution to the Rotary Foundation. The result has been good this year.
- Janelle Craig reported on the results of the last BBQ in Castle Hill with a net profit of $1.8k. Also, she mentioned also that the next Castle Hill Bunnings BBQ will be on July 6 to include cake install as well. Support is needed for Ros Hogan who will be in charged of the BBQ in the absence of Kerry Mann. On the other hand, Bob W. talked about the 2 prior BBQ he attended that we need to continue doing this BBQ initiative.
- No report from International Committee.
- Carol Russell reported on talking to people during the last Castle Hill Bunnings BBQ to let people know about what Rotary is all about.
- Keith Ball reported on Public Image.
- Janelle Craig reported on the international exchange student. Iisa will be leaving 30th June and will have farewell dinner on 24th June at Pennant Hills Sports Club. There are 8 international exchange students will be coming in August. A young student from France will be hosted by our club and the exchange student committee will have a meeting with new incoming student with her parents. There are 16 potential outbound exchange students to be interviewed.
- Anne Sharpe has nothing to report on Social but she reported on the expected 67 number of attendees for the changeover meeting this coming Friday June 21.
- Tony and Douglas mentioned about Christmas on July 19 at Pennant Hills gold Club.
- Anne Sharpe introduced the guest speaker for the night:
Dennis Van Someren – Summary of his presentation on Transitional Housing Project is as follows:
Some seven years ago, he and his local friend from Annangrove RFS became alarmed at the plight of women and children becoming homeless, so they decided to try and do something about it.
Homelessness has become a pandemic and domestic violence seems out of control, with some 110,000 women in NSW over 45 at risk of becoming homeless. The fastest growing sector of homelessness is women over 55.
The urgency to do something about this pandemic is such that the way forward is by community driven projects. Obviously, political decision making has fallen way short of the mark, so the presentation to WPH/Cherrybrook is a part of a call to arms.
For more information on the Transitional Housing Project refer to the website of Kenthurst Rotary Club Website on Transitional Housing.
- He reiterated that we very much like to have as many Centurions as possible. Pls consider giving $100 to Foundation.
- Reminder that we have our Changeover dinner on Friday night at Springfield. Pls remember to bring your badges.
- Next Monday 24 June, we have Iisa’s farewell at the Hotel Pennant Hills starting at 6:30 for 7pm.
- Thank you to Dennis for your very interesting talk.
- Thank you all for attending, members and partners and visitors
- Remind everyone of “What’s On” and Calendar
Sergeant’s Session - Meeting at the Vicar - Monday 17th June
As an alternative to a Fine Session, we went around the room and asked everyone to tell us their favourite restaurant. Here is the list. You may want to try some of them.
Name Location Cuisine
Entrata Glenhaven Italian
Noble’s Hills Lodge Castle Hill Australian Fine Dining
Trevi Lakeside Norwest Italian
Il Posto North Epping Italian
Kim Thai Castle Hill Thai
Stuyvesant’s House Crows Nest German
Meat & Wine Co Bella Vista South African
Bamiyan Five Dock Afghan
Bamiyan Norwest Afghan
Felix Sydney CBD French
Little Snail Pyrmont Bay French
Ricah Pennant Hills Persian
Kamodo Cherrybrook Japanese
21 Espresso Double Bay Hungarian
Jonahs Whale Beach Seafood
Dos Senioritas Gladesville Mexican
Rubyo’s Newtown Modern Australian
McDonald’s Everywhere Hamburgers
Bon Appetit
Tony Coote - Sergeant
As an alternative to a Fine Session, we went around the room and asked everyone to tell us their favourite restaurant. Here is the list. You may want to try some of them.
Name Location Cuisine
Entrata Glenhaven Italian
Noble’s Hills Lodge Castle Hill Australian Fine Dining
Trevi Lakeside Norwest Italian
Il Posto North Epping Italian
Kim Thai Castle Hill Thai
Stuyvesant’s House Crows Nest German
Meat & Wine Co Bella Vista South African
Bamiyan Five Dock Afghan
Bamiyan Norwest Afghan
Felix Sydney CBD French
Little Snail Pyrmont Bay French
Ricah Pennant Hills Persian
Kamodo Cherrybrook Japanese
21 Espresso Double Bay Hungarian
Jonahs Whale Beach Seafood
Dos Senioritas Gladesville Mexican
Rubyo’s Newtown Modern Australian
McDonald’s Everywhere Hamburgers
Bon Appetit
Tony Coote - Sergeant
