Club Bulletin 11 Nov 2019

Photo: Cherrybrook metro station by John Cowper

Inside This Issue

President's Report

Night Report

Humour

Club Calendar

Upcoming Events

Next Meetings

Douglas Lam
Coffee - all you want to know

Monday 11th November

Ross Ballinger -
"North West Passage Plus" -Trip to Arctic

Monday 18th November

Club Annual General Meeting

Monday 2nd December

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Members are advised that the Annual General Meeting of the Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook Inc. will be held at Springfield Function Centre, New Line Road Dural on Monday 2nd December 2019 starting at 7.00pm.

Business to be conducted includes acceptance of minutes from the previous AGM, presentation and acceptance of the annual financial statements for 2018/2019, confirmation of auditor for 2019/20 and election of office bearers for 2020/21.

Copies of financial statements are available from the Treasurer prior to the meeting by request.

Also, the Club Bylaws and Constitution have been updated in line with Rotary International guidelines. A draft copy of these documents is attached and these need to be formally accepted at the AGM. An annotated copy of these documents is attached. There are minor changes throughout these documents in order to comply with changes made by Rotary International but there are no major changes.

Persons wishing to nominate for board positions should contact Secretary Tony Makin or President Keith Ball for information. A nomination form is available on request.

Tony Makin
Secretary
29th October 2019

Nell Gwynn

Wednesday, 13th November

Information for the next Rotary Club of North Rocks theatre night...…………………..

Castle Hill Players have another excellent play planned at the Pavilion Theatre. The last play for 2019 is on Wednesday 13 November 2019. The Rotary Club of North Rocks looks forward to seeing you for a night of excellent theatre at the cost of $25 per person.

The next play is 'NELL GWYNN' by Jessica Swale, directed by Jennifer Willison
London,1660. The Puritans have been routed and King Charles II has taken the throne – and brought with him a love of all things loud, extravagant and sexy. In Drury Lane, the heart of the theatre district, a young Nell Gwynn is peddling oranges when her sassy nature gets her a role on stage – the very first woman to ever do so!
She is gutsy and very talented and soon has the attention of the new King. But in a time when women are second-class citizens, can Nell’s charm and fearless spirit protect her from the dangers of the court?
With a cast of larger-than-life characters, plenty of ribald humour and cheeky double entendres, this is a loving tribute to the world of theatre and a woman far ahead of her time.

Winner 2016 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy
“A bawdy, witty, engaging romp” The Times. By Special Arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd."

Once again, wine and cheese will be served in the foyer from 7:30pm, with the play starting at 8:15pm. As those who have attended previously will know, parking is extremely easy. For those who are uncertain about directions, the theatre is in the Castle Hill Showground precinct, off Showground Road at Castle Hill.
Can you please let us know how many of you and your friends are coming by Thursday 7 November?

We look forward to seeing you there!

Kind regards
Fay Kitto
Rotary Club of North Rocks

Upcoming Events

(Sydney Youth Musical Theatre- under 18 age group)
Thursday 21st November
Hornsby RSL
$32.00-Senior or $37.00-Adult (Show only)
Dinner Option (Bistro) 6.00pm
Show 7.30pm

To secure seating please advise Max asap and make your payment ($32.00-Senior or $37.00-Adult) into the club’s General Account by 15th November, identify your payment with your Surname and Honk.

The delightful and award winning adaptation of one of the world’s most beloved fables “The Ugly Duckling” is a heartwarming celebration of what makes us special. Since it first hatched in 1993, Stiles & Drewe’s musical, Honk!, has winged its wat around the world in over 8,000 productions and in many different languages. Winner of Multiple awards, including the 2000 Oliver Award for Best Musical, the heartwarming celebration of being different is sure to delight audiences of all ages.

Pamper Packs for Coonabarabran

Anne and Colin Sharpe have volunteered to visit Coonabarabran to deliver Pamper Packs.
Suggested contents for these Pamper Packs are:

Ladies

Body Moisturiser
Hand Lotion
Lip Balm
Chocolate
Deodorant
Nuts
Tea
Coffee
Xmas Gift Bag for contents

Gents

Shaving Cream
Sunscreen
Chocolates
Body Wash
Deodorant
Nuts
Coffee
Tea
Xmas Gift Bag for contents

The above is just a general idea, but really its the items that don’t make the list when funds are tight, but make life a little easier and help with your state of mind.

If anyone doesn’t have the time to do this but can donate cash Anne is more than happy to purchase goods and make up packs.

Recent Club Activities:

Garage Sale 2019

12-13 October

We had a very successful Garage Sale.
This .pdf file attached contains some 90 photos of the event.
WARNING: it is 9Mb in size

rotary_garage_sale_october_2019.pdf
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Download File

An International article on:
PEACEBUILDING THROUGH CROSS-BORDER LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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 Douglas, so he can amend his records.
Also, to avoid being rostered on, please notify Douglas of any upcoming known absences (eg holidays) from meetings in the next twelve months.

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.

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

Centurion Program and Centurion Membership application

How you can become a Rotary Foundation Centurion?
Centurion Membership donation form.

Significant Club Fundraising Events during the year

The Book Sale March 2019

As the result of a lot of hard work the MarchBook Sale was a great success, especially from the organisers Andrew Little, Max Henderson, Neville Hansen and Rosemary Clarke. Funds raised exceeded $19,000. 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 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.

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..

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 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.

President's Report 4th November 2019

What a wonderful Melbourne Cup Night. I estimate 44 members, partners and guests were kept in check by Jim’s easy questions. George checked us out for the third time, and Clair for the first time.

The large number present is great, however, it took five iterations to get the information to Springfield House. I will follow through with the action of adding Partners to the Attendance List. I also note that I only have some partner email addresses, so a request may be forthcoming from Douglas.

There are more Partner Nights scheduled this Calendar year. There is a Youth Night on 25th November, Kris Kringle on 9th December and a Tree of Joy Present Wrapping at the Turnbull residence on 16th December. On 18th November, Ross and Helen are presenting a talk on the North West Passage and have suggested that I promote this to partners.

At the upcoming AGM, there are several vacancies for Directors, as many of the existing directors are seeking time-out, please consider joining the Board. I am available for discussions on what roles are available.

Next week Douglas is presenting a session on coffee. It has been a few years since his last session which I found educational and entertaining.

Rotary Rocks
Keith

Night Report 4th November

Members began arriving after 6.15pm to purchase tickets in the Melbourne Cup from the “bookies” situated at tables inside the entrance to the meeting.
Many of the ladies had suitably dressed for the occasion as had some of the men. Later, prizes would be awarded to the best dressed lady and gentleman.
Sargent Jim who had been appointed “Course Steward” for the evening opened the meeting at 7pm and after the proposing of the Loyal Toast by Peter Stanton introduced President Keith who welcomed

partners and visiting guests George Chenouda and Claire Jennings
thanked Desley, Roma and Gwen for the table decorations
pointed out that most of the meetings until Christmas will be

Partners’ Nights and encouraged all to attend. Specific events are detailed on the Club Calendar.

In particular 2nd December AGM meeting. A number of directors will be retiring which presents opportunities for new directors being appointed. Anyone interested to contact Keith.
6th November Cawas will be holding a meeting at his home to assemble cards on baubles for the forthcoming Tree of Joy. Meeting to commence at 7.30pm.

Max reminded members of the presenting by the SYMT of the performance “Honk”.   Arrange attendance through Max.
Janelle outlined the Youth Night on the 25th November and the opportunity to meet the participants chosen by the club to attend the various forthcoming youth events.   A night not to be missed! She also displayed proposed versions of the new Rotary shirt, calling for comments from members.
Anne Sharpe advised that she and Colin would be visiting Coonabarabran on their forthcoming drive to Queensland and her offer to take any additional Pamper Packs members wish to donate. Please contact Anne.
Ross Ballinger advised that Howard has left the San Hospital and has been transferred to Mt. Wilga for rehab.
After coffee “Chief Steward” Jim Simson then explained how the meeting would be conducted.
Each member was given two sets of questions(1) relating to past races, matching jockeys to horses                              (2) identifying factors regarding events, winning horses from Phar Lap through the years to last year’s race.
Recipients were declared and suitably rewarded.
The meeting then moved to the best dressed lady and gentleman – winners by acclamation were Janelle Craig and Tony Makin.
Jim then closed the official Cup activities for the evening.
Tony Coote ran an amusing fines/recognition session and in his closing remarks President Keith thanked Jim for his excellent running of the Melbourne Cup evening.
The meeting closed with the singing of the National Anthem.

Colin Baxter.