Photo: Cherrybrook ​metro station by John Cowper 

Inside This Issue
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Upcoming Events

Club Zoom Meetings:

7:15pm for 7:30pm 

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​Mon 5 October 2020

            Public Holiday
         Informal Zoom meeting for those interested - BYO


​Mon 12 October 2020

         Speaker TBA


​Mon 17 October 2020

            Speaker TBA        

​Duty Roster

If you are unable to be at the meeting please contact the person doing your role the following week/s, arrange a swap and advise Keith, so he can amend his records.
​Also, to avoid being rostered on, please notify Keith of any upcoming known absences (eg holidays) from meetings in the next twelve months.

Pres. Rosemary's Report - 28 September 2020
It was wonderful to have District Governor (DG) David Clark zooming in for our meeting this week. Our guests, Assistant Governor (AG) Robert Erskine, Provisional Rotaract president Jason Terry, Nicholas Raphael and Ros Hogan certainly heard a lot about the activities of our club.

Each director plus Adrian and Colin McGowan informed David of their activities and in turn we heard fascinating information and stories from DG David who has a long involvement with Rotaract and Rotary. David spoke about Holger Knaack’s aims for the year with a District 9685 twist. Very inspiring and great for all of us to realise how encompassing the family of Rotary is.
DG David mentioned the R100 celebration in April of next year. AG Robert Erskine would like a member of our club to be involved in a committee to help organise an event either for our club or group of clubs. If you are interested, please ring me.

Please keep supporting the mask project. If you can help sell masks next Friday or Saturday , please give Anne Sharpe or Bev Davison a ring.

For keen photographers, there is a competition being organised by Clive Denmark’s club  titled “Spring on the Central Coast”. As Clive is a great supporter of our club please think about entering a photo. Rob and I will be.

Enjoy the school holidays and the Spring weather. Be Safe and drive carefully.
 
​Rosemary

Night Report -  28 September 2020 

7:30 Call to order  -  Sergeant Roslyn
Toast  by Carol who pleaded with God to get rid of COVID-19
7:35 Welcome by President  
Introduction of guests   DG David Clark, AG Robert Erskine, Rotaractor Jason Terry, Provisional Chair of Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook Provisional Rotary Club; Nic Raphael – President of Crestwood Leos, Cherrybrook RFS, Ros Hogan and Partners (Rob, Barbara, Pamela Anne and Jill.
President’s message
  • Welcome to DG David
  • Thanked Anne and Bev for taking on managing the mask making and sales
  • Lovely to have Ros and Keith out of hospital
Rotary Information -  role of an Assistant Governor .  The AG is our connection to District and to promote best practice.  They keep the DG updated on club.  Robert has joined us many times.
7:45 Directors reports     -
  1. Club Services– Keith spoke about:
    1. Meeting by Zoom and Springfield.  The next vote to meet at Springfield will be in mid Oct. 
    2. Congratulated Kerry on the quality of our speakers.
    3. Congratulated Bob on continuing the high standard of the Bulletin and its timely circulation.
    4. The website needs an update – which is in progress.
  2. Community Services – Colin Sharpe spoke about:
    1. Projects delivered
      1. Taldumande gardening
      2. Storage containers
      3. Face masks
      4. Bunnings BBQs
      5. COVID-19 Safety
      6. Supplementary Volunteers Grants Program grant application
    2. Projects in Progress
      1. ARV Christmas BBQ
      2. Tree of Joy
      3. Virtual Neighbour Project
     3. International – Peter spoke about:
    1. NTA project
    2. Rotary Club of Patong Beach Foreign Workers support project
      1. ~$5000 donated including $2000 District Grant
    3. Sanofi grant ($2000) for drought relief in Coonabarabran area.
    4. Secretary - Tony Makin spoke about:
  1. Aiming for 1 hour Board meetings
  2. Working with Children – everyone current except our newest member
  3. Providing insurance certificates is a common request
  4. Keeping Member lists up to date
    5. Youth – Janelle spoke about:
  1. Youth exchange and bringing our outbound Youth exchange Student Katherine Louey home early from Austria early.
  2. Formation of the Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook Provisional Rotaract Club which now has 9 members with the only male being Jason.
    6. Vocational – Edwina spoke about:
  1. Member talks and their success
  2. Certificates of appreciation for the staff of businesses that stayed open during the March 31  to April 15 State COVID-19 lockdown.
    7. Membership/Social – Tony Coote spoke about:
  1. The number of club members (37) and Honorary members (3).
  2. Anna’s induction at the Container opening and BBQ Trailer upgrade chirstening event.
  3. Social events
    1. Car run that was postponed due to rain
    2. Friendship lunches – 10 people selected by a draw.  11 members have agreed to participate and 3 declined.
    3. On-line Melbourne cup event
  4. Adrian spoke about the BBQ Trailer upgrade and showed pictures of the trailer upgrade and the container/BBQ trailer christening event.
   8. Public Image – Carol spoke about:
  1. Spreading the word using:
    1. Bulletin
    2. Dooral Roundup (12,000 readers)
    3. Facebook (560 followers)
   9. Foundation – David spoke about:
  1. Becoming a Centurion – contribute some of the money saved by not attending meetings at Springfield.
  2. Using District Grants – eg Patong Beach Rotary Project.
    10.  Welfare – Colin McGowan spoke about the support the club gives to members who are ill.
 
Introduction of Guest Speaker  - David Turnbull gave a biography of DG David Clark who started his Rotary life as a Charter member of the Rotaract Club of Katoomba.  He has been a member and President of 4 Rotary Clubs his current one being the Lower Blue Mountains.  David has also had a varied work history including automotive, funerals and hospitality.
Guest Speaker -  DG David Clarke spoke about:
  1. His RYLA experience which shaped his life to get him to DG.
  2. His enthusiasm for Rotary Youth Exchange including his time convening the Safaris.  He related a story about 2 Japanese Girls who were learning English but were able to curse the bloody flies in English
  3. Attending DGE meeting including the San Diageo one where all 560 DGs are present to be vaccinated with the Rotary virus.
  4. RI Holger Knaack’s objectives
    1. Club collaboration
    2. .Strategic plans
    3. Polio Plus – told about its initiation by Sir Clem Renouf (Rotary Club of Nambour, Queensland) while he was RI President in 1978-79.
    4. Membership – no wrong time or age.  The Lower Blue Mountain Club (65 members) successfully targets new retirees.
    5. Have Fun.  This years Conference will be virtual.  Details can be found here https://www.district9685conference2021.com/  Clubs are encouraged to make a 3-5 minute video and submit by end of January for a competition.
  5. Raising Money –
    1. David will circulate information recently received from a USA club about raising money in the COVID-19 era. 
    2. David described an on-line Trivia night he recently attended (Google Kahoot - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=no.mobitroll.kahoot.android&hl=en_AU )
    3. Using a tap and donate (virtual version of the donation box) at strategic public venues.  Needs to be set up in conjunction with RAWCS.
  6. David thanked the Club for and Jason for their continued success during the COVID-19 era.
David Turnbull thanked DG David.
Sergeant’s session  - Ros ran a heads and tails which no one won so Keith keeps his donated bottle of red.
Closing remarks by President Rosemary -
  1. Thanked DG David for his presentation, AG Robert, and guests/partners for Zooming in tonight
  2. Reminded us to think about becoming a Centurion as we have saved money on meeting costs
  3.  Next Mondays meeting will be a casual “chatathon” as some may be travelling/returning from the long weekend
Enjoy the school holidays with family, the spring weather and stay well
 
Night Report from Colin Sharpe

Photos from the Meeting

An Invitation to attend RC North Ryde Zoom Club Meeting
Special Guest Speaker:    Scott Nagar


We are inviting Rotarians, friends and associates to join us via Zoom to participate in this meeting. Please let your club members,  friends and family know that they would be welcome to join us at 7.15a.m. for a 7.30a.m. start.
Attached is Scott's bio for your information.
The details to access the meeting are below:
North Ryde Rotary Club - Zoom Club Meeting
Time: Oct 02, 2020 07:15 AM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87821656014?pwd=S1I0T1hBVDVXSVB4OFhTL2p1cFhhdz09
Meeting ID: 878 2165 6014 Passcode: 2113
 
Scott Nagar's Bio
Senior Manager of Future Mobility & Government Relations
Hyundai Motor Company Australia
 
Scott has over two decades of experience in the motor industry in technical, media, product planning and technology advocacy roles. At NRMA Scott worked in vehicle inspection, judging and writing on Australia’s Best Cars Awards and as a member of the Technical Working Group with the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).
For the last 9 years Scott has been working for Hyundai Motor Company Australia in senior technical management, product planning, environment and Government engagement policy roles. Scott leads the company’s Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle project and future mobility programs. Scott was the co-founder of Hydrogen Mobility Australia and is currently a Member of the Board of Directors.
As a passionate proponent of vehicle safety, renewable transport and autonomous vehicle technology, Scott has engaged with many levels of Federal and State Government, as well as policy and academic experts and key industry partners around the world. 

Howard and Megan's Travel Blog.

This is the first  blog of Howard and Megan's travels around NSW. Hopefully we will see more.

Hi Rosemary and Members. This is Howard and Megan from the Atherton Tablelands North Queensland. We have read your emails and Facebook comments with interest telling us what is happening in Sydney Town. We arrived here yesterday and are camped on a Farm Stay beside the Barron River. For those that haven’t been to this part of Australia it is unique to other areas. The Tablelands are close to the coast but high enough to escape the heat and humidity of Cairns. Being in the tropics the land has rain forests, rolling hills with green pastures suitable for dairy and beef cattle and many water falls. 

There are many varieties of produce and food grown such as Sugar cane, coffee, tea, potato’s, strawberries and other tropical fruits. 

Sightseeing allows us to see some of our native animals such as Paddy Mellons (small rat like kangaroos),  possums, bandicoots, bush turkey’s, cassowary’s and not to forget the platypus. We are up here until the end of the month then we will head south as it begins to warm up. Safe traveling to all. 

​Howard. 

Etiquette for zoom meetings

Best Practice Suggestions:

​Invest in a high-quality headset and webcam. Most laptops now include these, but for those with dated equipment, this purchase is a must.
Internet - minimum suggested speeds are 20 mbs/download, and 10 mbs/upload.
Present yourself positioned in front of a professional environment, free of distractions, with adequate foreground lighting and minimum background lighting to ensure a visible face to the camera.

Webcam zoom. Ideally, project your face and upper body; no more and no less.
“Can you hear me?” Members are encouraged to avoid the temptation to begin their speaking portion with a question, such as “Can you hear me?” – assume you can be heard.
Sit still when your camera is on…. People moving around consistently is distracting to others especially when someone is speaking.

Have audio on only during speaking portions. In order to minimise distractions, please mute yourself during your non-speaking portions. Your mic should be activated (located in the bottom part of your screen when in the meeting) as soon as your turn begins.
o   Pro-tip. Using the space bar acts as a mic-open button. Start with your mic muted, pressing and holding the space bar opens your mic. Releasing the space bar closes your mic.

Cheers.   Carol.

Rotaract - Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook Provisional Club
​Newsletter 29th September 2020 
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As requested by Peter for International: "There are important initiatives that continue in Flores and West Timor, in spite of the difficulties of managing Covid 19"  click the following link:
NTA September 2020 Newsletter.

​What’s in this issue
1. Empowering women women in Flores, Ikat weaving. P 1.
2. New Target Area of NTA in 2020. P2.
​3. Update on NTA's COVID-19 Response in Schools of Rural Eastern Indonesia. P5.

Covid-19 and the Club

​Our Club Needs Training - Please Volunteer

Training is on-line and takes about 20 minutes – so a few could do it
https://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/covid-19-awareness-food-service-training
 
The training has been developed for anyone working in NSW food retail and food service businesses and covers key measures recommended for COVID-19 control. Key topics addressed:
  • COVID-19 Introduction and background
  • Infection, signs and symptoms
  • Self-protective measures
  • Protective measures for premises and personal hygiene
  • Cleaning and sanitation practices
  • Social distancing measures
  • Record keeping.
The course is self-guided and will take participants approximately 20 minutes to complete.
There is a 20 question multiple-choice quiz at the end.
A ‘COVID-19 awareness for food service’ acknowledgement certificate will be emailed to all participants who complete the quiz.

... and We Should be Covid Safe at Our Activities

Centurion Program and Centurion Membership application

We are now in a new Rotary Year. Please consider renewing your Centurion membership, or if not already a member, why not make this the year to become a Centurion!!!

How you can become a Rotary Foundation Centurion?
Centurion Program Donation Instructions for WPHC Rotary Club - 2020.

This Week's Humour

The Middle Wife
I've been teaching now for about fifteen years. I have two kids myself, but the best birth story I know is the one I saw in my own second grade classroom a few years back.  

When I was a kid, I loved show-and-tell. So I always have a few sessions with my students. It helps them get over shyness and usually, show-and-tell is pretty tame. Kids bring in pet turtles, model airplanes, pictures of fish they catch, stuff like that. And I never, ever place any boundaries or limitations on them. If they want to lug it in to school and talk about it, they're welcome.

Well, one day this little girl, Erica, a very bright, very outgoing kid,takes her turn and waddles up to the front of the class with a pillow stuffed under her sweater.

She holds up a snapshot of an infant. 'This is Luke, my baby brother, and I'm going to tell you about his birthday.'

'First, Mom and Dad made him as a symbol of their love, and then Dad put a seed in my Mom's stomach, and Luke grew in there. He ate for nine months through an umbrella cord.'

She's standing there with her hands on the pillow, and I'm trying not to laugh and wishing I had my camcorder with me. The kids are watching her in amazement.

'Then, about two Saturdays ago, my Mom starts going, 'Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh!' Erica puts a hand behind her back and groans. 'She walked around the house for, like an hour, 'Oh, oh, oh!' (Now this kid is doing a hysterical duck walk and groaning.)

'My Dad called the middle wife. She delivers babies, but she doesn't have a sign on the car like the Domino's man. They got my Mom to lie down in bed like this.' (Then Erica lies down with her back against the wall.)

'And then, pop! My Mom had this bag of water she kept in there in case he got thirsty, and it just blew up and spilled all over the bed, like psshhheew!' (This kid has her legs spread with her little hands miming water flowing away. It was too much!)'Then the middle wife starts saying 'push, push,' and 'breathe, breathe.

They started counting, but never even got past ten. Then, all of a sudden, out comes my brother. He was covered in yucky stuff that they all said it was from Mom's play-center, so there must be a lot of toys inside there. When he got out, the middle wife spanked him for crawling up in there in the first place.'

Then Erica stood up, took a big theatrical bow and returned to her seat.

I'm sure I applauded the loudest. Ever since then, when it's Show-and-tell day, I bring my camcorder, just in case another 'Middle Wife' comes along.


More COVID jokes..... really!!

Club Calendar

Editor's Note:  ​If you wish to download and print the Calendar please click here.
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Bulletin Editor - Bob

Meetings
​Monday  6:30pm for 7:00pm - Springfield House - 245 New Line Road, Dural 2158
and Zoom Monday 7:15 for 7:30pm - on alternate weeks 
​- see Club Program for details.

Apologies
For Springfield meetings, If you are unable to attend or are bringing a guest (even if they are your partner) you must notify Julie.   Email  admin@altitudecapital.com.au before 1pm on the Friday before the meeting.
​Please no communication via phone (either verbal or SMS)
If you are expected and do not show you will be required to pay for the meal.

Significant Club Fundraising Events during the year 

The Book Sale March 2020
As the result of a lot of hard work the March Book Sale was a great success, especially from  the organisers Andrew Little, Max Henderson, Neville Hansen and Rosemary Clarke. Funds raised exceeded $15,000.  Well done.
2019 Trivia Night

​The Club held a very successful trivia night on Saturday 17 August 2019 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre, raising near $6,600 all of which will go to assist drought relief. Click this link to read more. 


                       
 The Garage Sale 2019
We have just had our best and most successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 12 & 13 October raising a gross - north of $35k.

​Excellent Project Management and a large number of dedicated volunteers, some putting in hours of effort, in the weeks before the weekend contributed to this result.​​
Barbecues
​
The club runs fund raising barbecues throughout the year, mainly at Bunnings  (both Dural and Thornleigh)  Here are Barry, Tony, Nick and David hard at work. at Thornleigh.. 

What it takes to be a Rotarian

There are members of the community who may have some misunderstandings about what it takes to be a Rotarian.
We are always looking for new members and, in fact, it is new people joining that keeps us alive as a Service club.  From time to time I hear people say things that make me think they don't consider joining or even visiting Rotary for all the wrong reasons.
​This article is about the things you don't need to join Rotary, and the things you do, just in case you are not sure.  The other thing you should know is that we are a very friendly bunch of men and women and we have a lot of fun, as well as achieving some pretty good things in the community.
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Don't need:
  • ​to be invited
  • to be of a certain age
  • to be male
  • to be a business person
  • to be retired
  • to attend meetings every week
  • to be available on weekends.

Must have:
  • ​a sense of humour
  • a willingness to give back to your community
  • a willingness to pitch in when required
  • some time available to help out on the occasional weekend event
  • an interest in the life of the West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook communities
  • a desire to contribute in some way to the running of the Club.

​If you would like to come along as a guest to see what it is all about just call either:-
President Keith (0478 599 155) or Tony (Membership) (0412 812 624) 

Club Details:
Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook meets every Monday for Dinner at Springfield House
Arrive 6:30pm  Start  7:00pm  End  9:00pm
245 New Line Rd
Dural NSW 2128 Australia
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