The Next Meetings

Kris Kringle Meeting

Monday 17th December

Kris Kringle
Monday 17th December
Springfield House
Dinner Meeting / Partners night
$40.00pp Special Christmas Menu

• Champagne, OJ, and canapes on arrival
  
• MAIN - Honey Glazed Turkey Breast with Cranberry Sauce & Pure Leg Ham
  
• All meals served with potato au gratin, baked pumpkin and seasonal greens
  
• Additional Gravy Boats on tables, Bread Rolls
  
• DESSERT - alternate serve or select one
• Christmas Pudding with brandy custard sauce
  
• Apple tart with custard and cream
  
• BEVERAGES
  
• Australian Red and White wines (1 each per table)
  
• Soft drinks and orange juice
  
• Tea and Coffee served with chocolate
  
• All other alcohol available at bar prices.
  

Indicative cost of presents for the "Kris Kringle" gift is $10pp
Please indicate if your present is intended for a male or female, eg with a pink or blue ribbon, wrapping paper, etc.
For this to work successfully and to ensure everyone receives a present everyone needs to donate a present, which also corresponds with their sex.

Special Guest Appearance and gift presentations by Santa

Join in the fellowship for a fun night to finish the year

President's Lunch

Sunday, 6th January

Come and join us celebrate the New Year at Geranium Cottage

Details Below

Save Our Kids

Monday, 14th January

Lester Pearson (Member RC Gosford North) presents "Save Our Kids"

An excerpt from a speech by Emma McBride MP (15th February 2017)

I rise today to recognise a life changing program running on the Central Coast: Save Our Kids. It was created by Lester Pearson, who was named 2017 Central Coast Citizen of the Year for his work with the program and another passion project, Coats for Kids, which provides warm clothing for children sleeping rough or in refuges. Lester has dedicated himself to supporting some of the most vulnerable young people on the coast. Save Our Kids began in 2011 at the Rotary Club of Gosford North and was founded as a youth suicide prevention program, which filled a gap that saw Rotary Club supporting young achievers but not doing as much as they would like to support those struggling with mental health issues. ...

Link to full text:  https://www.emmamcbride.com.au/parliament/emmas-speeches-in-parliament/lester-pearson-rotary-club-of-gosford-north/​

Talk by Angel Flight

Monday, 21st January

​Angel Flight Australia is a charity which coordinates non-emergency flights to assist country people to access specialist medical treatment that would otherwise be unavailable to them because of vast distance and high travel costs.​

Total Flights:  22827

No Meeting - observing Australia Day

Monday 28th January

​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.

Inside This Issue

​President's Report
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​Night Report

​Humour

Club Calendar

Upcoming Events

​13th December

22nd December

​6th January

9-10th February

​Tree of Joy - Sorting of presents at Turnbull residence

​Bunnings BBQ at Dural

​President's Lunch at Geranium Cottage

Club Weekend away

Tree of Joy Present Sorting

Thursday, 13th December

Jill and David are wonderful hosts for this event.  Please BYOG.   Time 7pm.

President's Lunch

Sunday, 6th January

A Herman friend

Club Weekend away

9-10 February 2018

The Social Committee has commissioned Ros to organise a fantastic weekend away.

Come and join us and see the sights of the Mayfield Garden, Jenolan Caves, stay at the Jenolan Caves House and enjoy Sunday lunch at Billy The Greek Restaurant at Dural.

For full details click on link.

December is Disease Prevention and Treatment Month

Our health is everything. Yet 400 million people in the world can’t afford or don’t have access to basic health care. We believe good health care is everyone’s right.

Disease results in misery, pain, and poverty for millions of people worldwide. That’s why treating and preventing disease is so important to us. We lead efforts both large and small. We set up temporary clinics, blood donation centers, and training facilities in underserved communities struggling with outbreaks and health care access. We design and build infrastructure that allows doctors, patients, and governments to work together.
Our members combat diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, diabetes, and polio. Prevention is important, which is why we also focus on health education and bringing people routine hearing, vision, and dental care.

How Rotary makes help happen​

Disease does not prevent itself. We educate and equip communities to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases. Rotary members have hundreds of health projects underway around the world at any given time. ​

Vaccines

Learn how Pakistan’s vaccination strategy is reaching children on the move.


​Read more

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Polio

Mobile phones and simple text messaging may be the keys to victory in the world's largest public health initiative: the eradication of polio.


​Read more

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Malaria

​We are dedicated to a malaria-free world through treatment and prevention. 


Help us end malaria

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Alzheimer's

​Our members use their extensive experience and leadership to fight Alzheimer’s disease and dementia through education and collaboration. 


Help us fight Alzheimer’s

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Telemedicine

See how technology is bringing health care to rural Nigeria.


Read more

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Dengue Fever

Read how Muslim and Christian women united to prevent dengue fever.

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Read more

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Wanted - New Members

If you know of someone who would benefit from Rotary, or, from whom Rotary would benefit if they were a member, then contact Tony C.

​Click here for a PDF copy of the form to the right, and send or give it to Tony C.​

Significant Club Fundraising Events during the year 

The Book Sale March 2018

As the result of a lot of hard work the April Book Sale was a great success, especially from  the organisers Andrew Little Max Henderson, Neville Hansen and Clive Denmark.  Funds raised were circa $15,000.  Well done.

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2018 Trivia Night

​The Club held a very successful trivia night on Saturday 25 August 2018 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre, raising near $6,250 towards the charities we support. 


                       

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The Garage Sale

We have just had our best and most successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 7&8 October raising a record 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.​​

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Barbecues
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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.. 

Meetings

​Monday  6:30pm for 7:00pm - Springfield House - 245 New Line Road, Dural 2158

Apologies

If you are unable to attend or are bringing a guest (even if they are your partner) you must notify Carol. 
Phone 8850 6515 or email  carol.russell@ybr.com.au before 3pm on the Friday before the meeting.

If you are expected and do not show you will be required to pay for the meal.

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President's Report  10th December

​It was a great pleasure to welcome 28 people to this evenings meeting.  We had one guest Senthil Kumar (SK).  Senthil will be inducted at next week's meeting.

​I thank John for being Sergeant at short notice.

Bernard reports that he has collected several loads of presents from the Tree of Joy.  It will be a special night this coming Thursday at the Turnbull's.

Next week is Kris Kringle and Max has arranged a splendid night.

The President's Lunch is on 6th of January at Geranium Cottage.

Looking forward to seeing you at next weeks meeting, the final for the year and the final meeting for Larissa.

Keith

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Night Report

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Night Photos

Editor Note:  Click on a photo to see a larger version.

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This Week's Humour

Editors Apology

I admit to losing track of which jokes have been read and which have not been read.
My tally system fails when I do not pay attention.
So, need a system that survives this inattention.
I have set the joke tally at zero.

If some of what follows represents a reprise to some members - my apology.
​They are new to me.

A Golfer's  Story

Whether you are golfers or not, I am sure that you will agree that this husband, who had discharged his side of the contract with the utmost integrity,  did not deserve the unfortunate outcome.

Dear reader,
 
It’s important for men to remember that, as women grow older, it becomes harder for them to maintain the same quality of housekeeping as when they were younger.  When you notice this, try not to yell at them.  Some are oversensitive, and there's nothing worse than an oversensitive woman.
 
My name is Doug.  Let me relate how I handled the situation with my wife.  When I retired a few years ago, it became necessary for Maureen to get a full-time job, along with her part-time job, both for extra income and for the health benefits that we needed.  Shortly after she started working, I noticed she was beginning to show her age.  I usually get home from the golf club about the same time she gets home from work.
 
Although she knows how hungry I am, she almost always says she has to rest for half an hour or so before she starts dinner.  I don't yell at her..  Instead, I tell her to take her time and just wake me when she gets dinner on the table.  I generally have lunch in the Men's Grill at the club, so eating out is not reasonable.  I'm ready for some home-cooked grub when I hit that door.  She used to do the dishes as soon as we finished eating.  But now it's not unusual for them to sit on the table for several hours after dinner.
 
I do what I can by diplomatically reminding her several times each evening that they won't clean themselves.  I know she really appreciates this, as it does seem to motivate her to get them done before she goes to bed.
 
Another symptom of aging is complaining, I think.  For example, she will say that it is difficult for her to find time to pay the monthly bills during her lunch hour.  But, Boys, we take 'em for better or worse, so I just smile and offer encouragement..  I tell her to stretch it out over two, or even three days.  That way, she won't have to rush so much.  I also remind her that missing lunch completely now and then wouldn't hurt her any (if you know what I mean).  I like to think tact is one of my strong points.
 
When doing simple jobs, she seems to think she needs more rest periods.  She had to take a break when she was only half-finished mowing the lawn.  I try not to make a scene.  I'm a fair man.  I tell her to fix herself a nice, big, cold glass of freshly squeezed lemonade and just sit for a while.  And, as long as she is making one for herself, she may as well make one for me, too.
 
I know that I probably look like a saint in the way I support my wife.  I'm not saying that showing this much consideration is easy.  Many men will find it difficult.  Some will find it impossible! Nobody knows better than I do how frustrating women get as they get older.  However, guys, even if you just use a little more tact and less criticism of your aging wife because of this article, I will consider that writing it was well worthwhile.  After all, we are put on this earth to help each other.

 
EDITOR'S NOTE:
Doug died suddenly on November 29 of a perforated rectum.  The police report says he was found with a Calloway extra-long 50-inch Big Bertha Driver II golf club jammed up his rear end, with barely 5 inches of grip showing, and a sledge hammer laying nearby.  His wife  was arrested and charged with murder.  The all-woman jury took only 10 minutes to find her Not Guilty, accepting her defense that Doug, somehow without looking, accidentally sat down on his golf club.

Jim

Old Guys and Rye Bread

Two old guys, one 80 and one 87, were sitting on a park bench one morning. The 87-year-old had just finished his morning jog and wasn't even short of breath. 
 
The 80-year-old was amazed at the guy's stamina and asked him what he eats to have so much energy.
 
The 87-year-old said, "Well, I eat rye bread every day. It keeps your energy level high and you'll have great stamina with the ladies." 
 
So, on the way home the 80-year-old stopped at the bakery. As he was looking around, the saleslady asked if he needed any help.
 
He said, "Do you have any rye bread?"
 
She said, "Yes, there's a whole shelf of it. Would you like some?"
 
He said, "I want five loaves."
 
She said, "My goodness, five loaves! By the time you get to the 3rd loaf, it'll be hard."
 
The old man says to himself, "I can't believe everybody knows about this shit but me."

Cawas

Christmas Funnies - Happy Christmas to you!

Stan

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Club Calendar

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

Bulletin Editor - Mighty Duo of Neville & Keith