Inside This Issue

​President's Report
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​Night Report

​Humour

Club Calendar

Upcoming Events

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23rd February
9th March
19th March
20-21st March
​22-24th March

​9th March

​31st March
​15th April

Book Sale:
First Book Sort
Second Book Sort
Third Book Sort
Book Sale Setup
Actual Book Sale and BBQ

​Cherrybrook Public School International Evening BBQ

​NAB RunWest Festival BBQ
​Combined Meeting - Hills and Norwest Zones

The Next Meetings

Ross & Helen Ballinger - Antartica

Monday 11th February

Youth Night - Partners Night

Monday 18th February

Rotary Small Grants Project Indonesia - Peter Stanton

Monday 25th February

Social BBQ at Heritage Park

Monday 4th March

• BYO everything, plus although undercover seating and tables are provided, include some foldup chairs.
• Invitation is extended to families, not just partners.
• Start time say 6.00, with benefit of daylight saving.
• Toilets are closed on dusk (about 8.00pm in March).
• $10.00pp adult donaton towards funding another cow for Anna.

Extract from: 
https://www.thehills.nsw.gov.au/Venues/Parks-Recreation/Parks-Recreation-Directory/Castle-Hill-Heritage-Park
The park has been refurbished at a cost of more than $3.4 million. The new-look park was officially opened by Her Excellency Prof Marie Bashir, Governor of New South Wales, in March 2004 and features excellent interpretative signage on the colourful history of this park.
The park’s features include concrete walking tracks, picnic areas, playground and public toilets in a heritage-listed site within a bushland setting.
With its 20 hectares of rolling landscaped hills and remnant Blue Gum forest, Heritage Park is a great location for family picnicking, walking and learning about nature. It is the birthplace of Castle Hill

Upcoming Events:

'Be the Inspiration' - Golf Day

Tuesday 12 March 2019

You are invited to Golf and “Be the Inspiration” to support research into head and neck injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder research on Tuesday 12 March 2019.
In 2019 the Rotary Club of Penrith Valley is supporting the Nepean Blue Mountain Medical & Research Foundation and Australian Rotary Health.
Playing Golf at the Home of the NSW Open, the Twin Creeks Golf and Country Club, will be a marque event!
For $90 you are supporting Professor Chin’s Robotic Surgery Research and to help Australian Rotary Health fund its research into PTSD!
You’ll enjoy 18 holes of golf in a shared motorised cart, with breakfast, refreshments and to conclude with a buffet lunch presentation.
The Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills & Cherrybrook could make up a Team to win the coveted best Rotary Club Trophy and prizes so come on you golfers.. 
Want more info: Telephone Terry 0412 229 994 or email for a registration on  terryd@penrithvalleyrotary.org

Rotary Giant Book Sale

22, 23, 24 March

Combined Meeting - Hills and Norwest Zones

Monday 15th April

There is a Rotary combined meeting scheduled for Monday April 15th at Springfield and Partners are welcome.   The speaker will be; Riccardo Bosi – Riccardo is a former member of the National Speakers Association of Australia, having achieved in his first year of professional public speaking, the award of Best New Speaker for 2007 by The Executive Connection.  Riccardo will speak about life while serving in the Middle East.  See below.
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Riccardo Bosi's Afghan Adventures

​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.

February is Peace and Conflict Prevention/Resolution Month

Promoting Peace

Conflict and violence displaced more than 68 million people in the past year, and half of those are children.

We refuse to accept conflict as a way of life. Rotary projects provide training that fosters understanding and provides communities with the skills to resolve conflicts.

HO​W ROTARY MAKES HELP HAPPEN

Through our service projects, peace fellowships, and scholarships, our members are taking action to address the underlying causes of conflict, including poverty, inequality, ethnic tension, lack of access to education, and unequal distribution of resources.

PREVENT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

Australia Rotary clubs raise awareness and funds to prevent domestic violence and support its victims.
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BREAK MYTHS

Hunted for body parts and isolated by fear, Tanzanians with albinism are finding new futures through Rotary programs that fight pervasive myths and stigmas.
Read more

REBUILD LIVES

Canada Rotary club helping refugees from Syria start new lives.
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EDUCATE REFUGEES

A university president and Rotary club fight Boko Haram to educate refugees in Nigeria.

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ROTARY YOUTH EXCHANGE

Rotary Youth Exchange student learns understanding and appreciation of another culture and the key to global citizenship, progress, and peace.
Read more ​

​EMPOWER YOUTH

Young people from Rio de Janeiro’s infamous favelas find an outlet for their energy – and a chance at Olympic gold – through Rotary.
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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 2018

We have just had our best and most successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 13 & 14 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  4th February 2019

Thirty three members and 3 guests were present tonight.  Bruce Manefield was a guest of Carol.  Chris Jobson was our guest speaker debunking the myths of prostate cancer.  Past member Rotarian Barry paid us a visit.  He is now a member of the Woy Woy club.

The club has moved its banking arrangements to Bendigo Bank which has accounts tailored to assist charities, better internet banking options and free EFPOS machines (if booked in time) for fundraising events.
We have agreed to support a Bendigo Bank Sponsorship for Felicity Morris.  Felicity is a resident of Dural who aims to teach in rural NSW.  She intends to gain teaching experience in Chile in April-May this year to gain experience in teaching diverse students.  Bendigo Bank, our Club, Dural and Galston Rotary clubs are joining together to assist Felicity with her teaching experience in Chile.  We will invite her to speak to our club when she returns.

I attended Julian Leeser’s Australia Day gathering of community leaders.  I note he has recently made donations to Galston Club to assist setting up their new book sale venue.  These donations are a potential source of funding for improving our storage situation once we have finalised a plan.
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DIK – which comes under the umbrella of Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) has become Health & Education Repurposing Activity (HEERA). 
They are looking for regular weekday help during February and March.  I realise that this is also our Book Sale time, however, we should try and help.  Peter Stanton will speak more about this.

Theme Charities for fundraising events bring us more money.  Drought relief was very successful for Trivia night - $20,000 this year.  The proposed charities for the book sale are: Angel Flight, Operation Hope and Save Our Kids.
Note:  We cannot assign all income from an event to a specific charity as we still need money for local community service projects, Rotary youth projects, End Polio, Australian Rotary Health and Rotary Foundation.

We received an appreciation certificate from Taldumande Youth Services for our Tree of Joy support to vulnerable and homeless children, young people and their families.  See below.
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We received and update from Jenny & Don Murray (Trustees of the Rosie May Foundation – UK & Australia) about the Rose May Foundation.  The attached ‘Catchup’ in which the Rosie May Foundation’s fundraising activities over the last three months are outlined.  This funding underpins our activities in Sri Lanka and Nepal, where we work to protect and enhance the lives of children and their families.  Without you this would not be possible.

Don’t forget to book in for your Monday non-attendance by midday on Friday.
Eight of us are having a club weekend away at Oberon and Jenolan Caves starting on Saturday.
Next week is my last meeting for 2 months – Keith will be standing in as President.
Come along next week and hear about Ross and Helen’s Antarctic experience.  It is not a partner’s night but they are welcome of course.
Until next week have fun and be an inspiration to others.

President Colin

Rosie May
Taldumande

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Night Report 4th February 2019

Sergeant Rosemary took control circa 7:00pm and invited Barry Freeman to propose a toast.  Barry suggested a toast to Rotary International, RC of WPH&C and RC of Woy Woy. (Barry has recently joined RCWW)
Colin welcomed some 36 members and guests.  He indicated that the Club has changed its banking to Bank o Bendigo.  The Club has provided some sponsorship to a trainee teacher in Chile.  He also mentioned that DIK (Donations in Kind) has had a name change to HERA (Health Education Retraining Activity).
For more detail on these and other matters raised by Colin I recommend a reading of his President’s Report.

​Directors Reports
Max

• Notified of a Social Committee at Carol’s on Wednesday at 6pm
• The meeting of 4th March will be at Heritage Park as a Social BBQ.  It is a Partners Night.

Paul - Will notify members of new BSB et al as change to Bendigo Bank proceeds further.
Jaswant – Thanked Cawas for taking on the Cherrybrook Public School International Evening (BBQ).  Need 7-8 people at ~3:30pm on Saturday, 9th March.
Rosemary – indicated Flyers are posted and rosters organised for the Book Sale.  We will have a BBQ on the Saturday as it is Election Day.
Janelle – Reminded club that a Youth Night is on 18th February.  Speakers include Mikaela Love, Zac Tchetchenian, Thomas Hibberd and Rory.
Self – Plea for jokes for the Bulletin.
 
Guest Speaker – Chris Jobson.  Chris proceeded to discuss Prostate Cancer.  He is an ambassador for PCFA.

• The prostate is a walnut sized gland that sits below a man’s bladder.
• PCFA is a registered charity.
• The prostate can be affected by
  • Infection
  • BPH – Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is very common in men above the age of 40 and can cause the urinary tract to be obstructed. Unlike prostate cancer, BPH is not cancerous nor is it fatal.
  • Cancer - Prostate cancer is generally a slow growing disease and the majority of men with low grade prostate cancer live for many years without symptoms and without it spreading and becoming life-threatening. However, high grade disease spreads quickly and can be lethal. Appropriate management is key.
• Factors for prostate cancer:
  • Age,
  • Family history
  • Diet – Prevalent in West.
• How to reduce the risk?
  • No magic bullet.
  • Most common is an annual PSA test.
    • Some controversy as PSA test is ~60% effective in detecting the cancer.
  • A new test is based on MRI
  • A biopsy can detect whether the cancer is present.
• Many “Die with it not of it”
• One course of action is “Watchful Waiting”
• Another course is to remove the prostate.
• Discussion then compared older “open techniques” and newer “robotic surgery”

 
Daniel won the Raffle and a guest of Carol’s (Bruce) won the Heads & Tails.
Proceeding closed with the singing of the national anthem.
 
Keith

Night Photos

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

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This Week's Humour

Wonderful English from Around the World

In a Bangkok Temple:
IT IS FORBIDDEN TO ENTER A WOMAN, EVEN A FOREIGNER, IF DRESSED AS A MAN.

Cocktail lounge, Norway:
LADIES ARE REQUESTED NOT TO HAVE CHILDREN IN THE BAR.

Doctor's office, Rome:
SPECIALIST IN WOMEN AND OTHER DISEASES.

Dry Cleaners, Bangkok:
DROP YOUR TROUSERS HERE FOR THE BEST RESULTS.

In a Nairobi restaurant:
CUSTOMERS WHO FIND OUR WAITRESSES RUDE, OUGHT TO SEE THE MANAGER.

On the main road to Mombasa, leaving Nairobi:
TAKE NOTICE:  WHEN THIS SIGN IS UNDER WATER, THIS ROAD IS IMPASSABLE.

On a poster at Kencom, Nairobi:
ARE YOU AN ADULT THAT CANNOT READ?  IF SO WE CAN HELP.

In a City restaurant:
OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AND WEEKENDS.

In a Cemetery:
PERSONS ARE PROHIBITED FROM PICKING FLOWERS, FROM ANY BUT THEIR OWN GRAVES.

On the menu of a Swiss Restaurant:
OUR WINES LEAVE YOU NOTHING TO HOPE FOR.
Hotel, Japan:
YOU ARE INVITED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE CHAMBERMAID.
Tokyo hotel's rules and regulations:
GUESTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SMOKE, OR DO OTHER DISGUSTING BEHAVIOURS IN BED.
In a Tokyo Bar:
SPECIAL COCKTAILS FOR THE LADIES WITH NUTS.

Hotel, Yugoslavia:
THE FLATTENING OF UNDERWEAR WITH PLEASURE, IS THE JOB OF THE CHAMBERMAID.

In the lobby of a Moscow Hotel, across from a Russian Orthodox Monastery:
YOU ARE WELCOME TO VISIT THE CEMETERY, WHERE FAMOUS RUSSIAN AND SOVIET COMPOSERS, ARTISTS AND WRITERS ARE BURIED DAILY, EXCEPT THURSDAY.

A sign posted in Germany's Black Forest:
IT IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN ON OUR BLACK FOREST CAMPING SITE, THAT PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT SEX, FOR INSTANCE, MEN AND WOMEN, LIVE TOGETHER IN ONE TENT, UNLESS THEY ARE MARRIED WITH EACH OTHER FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Hotel, Zurich:
BECAUSE OF THE IMPROPRIETY OF ENTERTAINING GUESTS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX IN THE BEDROOM, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE LOBBY BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE.

Advertisement for donkey rides, Thailand:
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RIDE ON YOUR OWN ASS?

Airline ticket office, Copenhagen:
WE TAKE YOUR BAGS AND SEND THEM IN ALL DIRECTIONS.   

A Laundry in Rome:
LADIES, LEAVE YOUR CLOTHES HERE AND THEN SPEND THE AFTERNOON HAVING A GOOD TIME.
And finally the all-time classic:
Seen in Abu Dhabi in a Souk shop window:
IF THE FRONT IS CLOSED PLEASE ENTER THROUGH MY BACKSIDE…
 ​Jim
 
A teacher asks her class, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
Little Johnny says, "I want to be a billionaire, go to the most expensive clubs, take the wife with me, give her a Ferrari worth over a million bucks, an apartment in Hawaii, a mansion in Paris, a jet to travel through Europe, an Infinite Visa Card and I want to make love to her three times a day."
The teacher, very shocked, decides not to dwell on what Johnny had just said and asks, "And you, Susie?”
Susie says, "I want to be Johnny's wife."
Bev D

Joke Bank content is 10.

Club Calendar

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