The Next Meetings

Monday 17th July

Club Assembly

Monday 24th July

Why Naval Heroes were not awarded a VC - Noel Phelan

Monday 31st July

Training to be a Cop - Tom Hartman (ex Springfield)

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​Duty Roster

Duty	Monday 17th July​	Monday 24th July	Monday 31st July
Speaker Host	-	Colin McGowan	Alan Paynter
Night Reporter	Jim Simpson	John Tchetchenian	Janelle Craig
Front Desk	Stan Baseley	Bob Davison	Douglas Lam
Front Desk	Bernard Chandra	Joseph Degabriele	Carol Russell
Steward	Douglas Lam	David Turnbull	Stan Baseley
Steward	Alan Paynter	Linda Barrett	Colin Baxter
IT Guru	Andrew Little	Neville Hansen	Andrew Little
Photographer	Peter Stanton	Ross Ballinger	Peter Stanton
Member Talk	-	Stan Baseley	-

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Inside This Issue

Upcoming Events

President's Report
Night Report
Humour

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Days for Girls Workshop

Become a Friend or Companion of Australian Rotary Health

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Rotary Foundation - Six Areas of Focus

Logos for the six areas of focus

Rotary’s 34,000 clubs and 1.2 million members serve communities around the world, each with unique concerns and needs. Rotarians have continually adapted and improved the way they respond to those needs, taking on a broad range of service projects. The most successful and sustainable Rotary service tends to fall within one of the following six areas:

• Peace and conflict prevention/resolution
• Disease prevention and treatment
• Water and sanitation
• Maternal and child health
• Basic education and literacy
• Economic and community development

Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation recognize that focusing service in these areas of focus can

• Provide direction to Rotarians interested in developing service projects
• Improve Rotarians’ capacity to address needs
• Show the world that Rotary is a global leader in humanitarian service

The needs spanning Rotary’s six areas of focus are vast, ranging from lack of access to clean water to the need for immunizations that prevent deadly diseases. This article provides an introduction to each area, as well as ideas and suggestions for how Rotarians can address these needs locally and internationally.

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Peace Resolution

HOW 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.

REBUILD

We help refugees integrate and find jobs.

TRAINING

We help leaders learn how to prevent and mediate conflict.

IN ACTION

Rotary supports peacebuilding in communities and regions affected by conflict.

100
peace fellowships are offered each year at Rotary Peace Centers around the world

1,000+
students have graduated from Rotary’s Peace Centers program

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Significant Club fundraising events during the year 

The Book Sale March 2017.​  As the result of a lot of hard work the April Book Sale was a great success, especially from  the organisers Max Henderson, Andrew Little and Clive Denmark.  Funds raised were circa $13,000.  Well done.

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2016 Trivia Night
The Club held a very successful trivia night on Saturday 27 August 2016 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre, raising just over $5,000 towards the charities we support. 

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The Garage Sale
We have just had a very successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 8/9 October raising a record gross of over $30k. The combination of good planning and benign weather contributed to this result.

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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.. 

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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 Jilda. 
Phone 8484 7106 or email  jilda.coles@wge.com.au before 11am on the day of 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

Sergeant Ric has instigated humour into the Loyal Toast.  Tonight, Barry toasted French Cheese in honour of Paul.

The President welcomed partners Patricia, Pamela, Roma, and Helen.  Also Max back after 5 weeks absence.

No business items tonight so members and partners were given an Australian quote from John Douglas Pringle - Journalist and one-time editor of SMH. “Australians themselves has a saying that when a stranger arrives in Perth, the first question he is asked is ‘where do you come from’ in Adelaide ‘what church do you belong to?; in Melbourne, ‘what school we you at’ in Sydney ‘how much money do you have’ in Brisbane the merely say come and have a drink.

The President’s Rotary message tonight was Trachoma 2020.  2020 is the centenary year for rotary in Australia.  To celebrate RI President Ian Riseley through the Rotary Club of Melbourne (The oldest Rotary club in Australia) has initiated the making a difference program -  End Trachoma by 2020.  Australia is the last developed country to still have trachoma which is prevalent in remote indigenous children.  Trachoma is a contagious bacterial infection of eyes leading to blindness.  Australia’s coordinated effort in treatment began in 2009, resulting in significant rate reductions from 21% to 4.6% in 2015. Without prevention trachoma will continue to persist.

To stop trachoma transmission, and to stop trachoma bouncing back again, it is important to make sure that all children in affected communities are able to keep their faces clean, and have safe and functional washing facilities.

District Champions are now being recruited to communicate value of the End Trachoma by 2020 project to Rotary clubs and communities.
Intent of the End Trachoma by 2020 program is to co-ordinate with and fill gaps among every Trachoma organisation in Australia.  Rotary dollars will go to improving hygiene and health, e.g. hygiene kits.

At least one member noticed the absence of the Queens Photo, as a result it will be back next week.

Max has agreed, as of next week, to continue reminding members on the preceding Sunday of their duties for the next meeting.

Tony’s talk on Primitive Africa set a high standard for those following – well done Tony. 

The President relayed another joke from the book of Favourite NZ jokes about Australians: “Bruce’s mates thought he deserved to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for completing a 16 piece jigsaw in just 3 hours: it said on the box 3-4 years.”

Next Week there will be a joke about New Zealanders just to keep a balance.

Have a great week making a difference and until we meet again next Monday for more run and fellowship and of course it is assembly night so please come along and contribute to the future of your club.  More will be revealed about the Next Big Thing.

​Colin

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Night Report

Opening:   Sgt Ric opened the meeting with a grin on his face that looked like he had prepped someone for something. As if on cue Barry Freeman obliged with the Toast to Australia, NZ and French cheese! French cheese!! Where did that come from?? Was the French cheese bit related to the fact its considered one of the best in the world (after Swiss cheese), that its Bastille week this week and its also Paul Laroumaine’s birth country? That’s my guess anyway. Mind twisters to start the night!

President Col Sharpe then gave some updates including the International Presidents (an Australian) plan to garner Rotary support to end Trachoma (an eye infection which causes blindness) by 2020. It is particularly prevalent in remote indigenous children.

Directors Reports

Youth - Rosemary:   We have two, maybe three, candidates for the National Youth Science Forum week in Canberra. There are around 2,000 applicants and around 600 get selected. The successful candidates have to come up with $3,200 each- our Club may contribute $200 of that.  Candidates can only attend through a Rotary Club nomination.

Cawas - Community Services:   We have been asked by Pennant Hills Public School at Thompsons Corner to run a BBQ at their Family Fun Fair on Sunday 6th August. The school provides the BBQ, the food and bbq implements. It’s a big day held every 2 years and we always help out.  Contact Cawas if willing to assist.

Max - Social Committee:   Max is just back from a long US holiday. He advised the SYMT show is on this Friday Night at Hornsby RSL for those that have booked.

Guest Speaker:   Tony Makin and Pamela’s African adventure.

The talk started off with a video of a crowd of people in front of the Spanish Embassy listing to the military playing the Spanish National Anthem. Very rousing. Nothing to do with Africa but Tony’s intro got everyone’s attention.

Tony started off by telling a storey. His notes off that storey are below.

Rwanda
1.            Once upon a time there was a small Kingdom high above the plains of Africa
2.            Beautiful, mountainous country and covered in forest
3.            Inhabited by large teddy bears called gorillas
4.            There were two tribes living in the kingdom – Tutsi and Hutu
5.            The Tutsi were goat herders, the Hutu were farmers
6.            They all lived happily together
7.            Then one day a giant invaded the kingdom – called European
8.            The giant brought civilisation to the kingdom
9.            It also brought a thing called democracy
10.          The Tutsi were appointed chiefs of the kingdom by the giants when they left to go back home.
11.          But the Hutu liked this thing called democracy because there were more of them than the Tutsi.
12.          Soon the Hutu came to occupy the large house called the Parliament building
13.          After a while unrest spread across the kingdom
14.          A good fairy was sent to look after the kingdom   The fairy was called UN
15.          But the chief fairy did not think the kingdom was so important because it didn’t have any oil
16.          So the good fairy had only a few elves to help keep the peace in the kingdom
17.          The unrest continued and the Hutu became more stroppy
18.          Then on 6th April 1994 the fairy tale came to an end
19.          The Hutu shot down the plane which was carrying the president on approach to Kigali airport
20.          During the night of the 6th April the Hutu government systematically murdered the leading representatives of the opposition party
21.          And on 7th April began the bloodiest 100 days in the history of man
22.          During that period of 3 months, 1m people were murdered in an attempt to eradicate Tutsi from the face of the Earth
23.          The government and Hutu population killed
      a.            Anyone carrying a Tutsi identity card
      b.            Anyone with no identity card
      c.             Any Hutu who refused to kill his Tutsi neighbour
      d.            And while they were at it the also killed the pigmy people
24.          They killed men, women, children and babies indiscriminately
25.          Some were shot, especially by the government troops
26.          But most were hacked to death with pangas (machetes)
27.          The speed of the murder was five times faster than the Nazis had achieved in the holocaust
28.          The good fairy (the UN) begged for help from the international community but no one sent any more elves until it was too late.
29.          That is the story of the Rwanda massacre
30.          It took place in our life time and under the noses of the international community
31.          It left devastation across Rwanda with fatherless children, people with horrific injuries and the economy destroyed
32.          It has got a lot better.
 
Moving on from that sober introduction the slides of the countryside and animals was stunningly excellent. It was certainly a holiday done in style. In Tanzania the Gorilla, Lion, Leopard and Elephant photos were all confrontingly close (no long-range lens used). Nice bit of photography Mr Makin.  

The Mt Kilimanjaro 3,000m metre hike (about half way) proved to be extremely strenuous - a warning to members should they be contemplating a similar African excursion. Tony’s observation of Kenya was that there were too many lions and not enough food.  The presentation was greatly enjoyed by members and partners.

Close: The Raffle was won by Rosemary and Heads and Tails by Linda Barrett.

President Col told his weekly joke from his NZ Joke book. It was something about an Aussie guy called Bruce who was very proud of himself because he completed a 16-piece jig-saw puzzle in just 3 hours… and the Box said 4 years.
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Colin McGowan, Night Reporter

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This Week's Humour

 THE BEST IN A LONG WHILE .......
 
  
Wife : Shall I prepare Curry or Soup today?
Husband : First make it, we will name it later


A frustrated husband in front of his laptop :
Dear google, please do not behave like my wife..
Please allow me to complete my sentence before you start guessing & suggesting.

A married man's prayer :
Dear God, You gave me childhood, You took it away 
You gave me youth, You took it away. 
You gave me a wife ... Its been years now, just reminding You.


A man brings his best buddy home for dinner unannounced at 5:30 after work. His wife begins screaming at him and his friend just sits and listens in.
"My hair & makeup are not done, the house is a mess, the dishes are not done, I'm still in my pajamas and I can't be bothered with cooking tonight ! Why the hell did you bring him home?"
Husband answers: "Because he's thinking of getting married"


Employee : Sir, You are like a lion in the office! What about at home ???
Boss : I am a lion at home too, But there we have a lion tamer !!!



A couple was having dinner at a fancy restaurant As the food was served, the husband said, "the food looks delicious, let's eat."
Wife : honey ... you say prayer before eating at home
Husband : that's at home sweetheart ... here the chef knows how to cook.


Best Slogan on a MAN's T-Shirt :
"Please Do Not Disturb me,
I am Married and already very Disturbed"
 
 Stan

Pie

In Jamaica you can get a steak and kidney pie for £1.75, a chicken and mushroom pie for £1.60 and an apple pie for £2.15. In St Kitts and Nevis a steak and kidney pie will cost you £2, a chicken pie (without mushrooms) is £1.70 and a cherry pie can be yours for £1.95. In Trinidad and Tobago, that steak and kidney pie comes in at £2.50, but you can two for £3.50, while the chicken and mushroom pie is £2.25, or two for £3.25. They also offer meat and potato pie for £2, or two for £3. Their apple pies and cherry pies are often sold for £2.75, or two (any combination) for £4.75.

Those are the Pie Rates of the Caribbean. 

​Adrian Ball

Inclusion of this last joke is an indication that the joke bank is near empty.

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Club Calendar

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Bulletin Editor - Keith Ball