Inside This Issue

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President's Report

Night Report

Humour

Club Calendar

Upcoming Events

The Next Meetings

Meeting at PCYC - Partners Night

Monday 18th March

If you haven't been, you haven't seen

No Meeting following Book Sale

Monday 25th March

TBA

Monday 1st April

Club Assembly

Monday 8th April

Upcoming Events

Rotary Giant Book Sale

Fri, Sat, Sun 22, 23, 24 March 2019

​2019 BOOK SALE - Dates and Times
 
Additional Sort  – Saturday 16th March at the Church   8.00am (committee),     9.00am to 4.00pm (members)
Third Sort           – Tuesday 19 March at the Church       8:00am (committee),     9.00am  to 5:00pm (members)
Set Up days       – Wed 20 March    9:00am – 5:00pm
                            - Thurs 21 March   9:00am – 5:00pm
 
BOOK SALE       -  Friday 22 March         8:00am  - 6:00pm (members)             9:00am – 5:00pm (public)
                            -  Saturday 23 March     8:00am  - 6:00pm (members)            9:00am – 5:00pm (public)
                            -  Sunday 24 March       10:00am – 4:00pm (members)           11:00am – 2:00pm (public)
 
                       Book Sale Dinner At WPH Sports Centre Saturday 23 March 6:30pm for 7:00pm 

Rotary Clubs of Kuring gai, St Ives, Turramurra and Wahroonga

Sunday 24 March

Increasing Cashflow Through Retirement

Tuesday 26th March 2019

Over the last few years I have experienced increasing concerns around the understanding and what is available out there to support our mature/elderly people in our community.
 I have seen clients very concerned around interest rates and the income they generate in a low interest rate market.
I have seen the children who look after there parents chasing rates  and being frustrated with banks.
I have seen  parents and family confused about how to proceed when the family home becomes a burden or when one has to go into nursing/retirement home.
I have seen a lack of understanding around powers of attorney and wills ect .

With all the above we than have issues around Centrelink and what effect will that have on future income.
With the seminar that we have planned hopefully some of those questions can be answered.
This is not only for the elderly it is also for the children that look after and support their parents

​Gary Mangan -Branch Manager
Galston & District Community Bank® Branch of Bendigo Bank

NAB RunWest Festival BBQ

Sunday 31 March 2019

We will be running a BBQ at the Festival on Sunday 31st March 2019.   They are expecting some 9,000 participants in total in the 4km and 12km runs and then the Festival will be at Rooty Hill RSL which is at the end of the two runs.  We need to be in at 5am and setup by 6am and will need to stay until 2pm.   

Combined Meeting - Hills and Norwest Zones

Monday 15th April 2019

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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

ANZAC Commemoration Dinner 2019

Tuesday 23rd April 2019

Our Guest Speakers this year will be Vin and Nancy Cosgrove. Vin was conscripted for his military service in Vietnam during 1966 and served as a M60 machine gunner. They will talk to us about Australia's Involvement In The Vietnam War, which will include an excellent audio visual presentation. 
 
Both Vin & Nancy are professional speakers on the Vietnam conflict. They have delivered over 800 presentations throughout Australia to schools, service organisations, community groups and war veterans over the past 24 years.
 
We have been very fortunate to get Vin & Nancy for our dinner and this will be an excellent opportunity to see, hear and experience these engaging speakers. 
 
The history of Australia's involvement in the decade long Vietnam War has created much interest over recent years. 
 
Australia's initial defence commitment involved sending 30 military advisors in 1962 and this subsequently grew to a maximum of 7,672 men and women who served in our Army, Navy and Air Force during the course of the campaign.
 
All told around 61,000 Australian military personnel served in the Vietnam conflict in terms of the regular rotational arrangements required to relieve the various service units.
 
The war was a costly one too. 521 of our military personnel were killed and over 3000 were wounded.  The war was estimated to have cost our government about $218 million - over $33 billon in today's $$'s.  

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We will have an attendance sheet available at our meetings on 1st and 8th April, alternatively if absent please advise Max via email if you wish to attend. Payment $50.00pp may be made at these meetings or alternatively online to our club’s General Account. Please identify your payment with your surname and ANZAC. 

Completed Events

Cherrybrook Public School's Multicultural Food Fair.

On Saturday Evening 9th March, Tony M, Pamela, Keith, Angelo, David, Peter, Cawas and Tony C ran a typical Rotary Sausage Sizzle at Cherrybrook Public School's Multicultural Food Fair.  There was a great turnout for the evening.  We started selling at 5PM and and were sold out by about 6.30PM.
Takings were $738, expenses $171 so we donated the balance of $567 to the school.
 
The school thanked us for our support.
​Tony C

​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.

March is Water and Sanitation Month

Providing Clean Water

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 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.

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President's Report  11th March

What a wonderful night.

A First-timer Sergeant (Janelle) welcomed circa 30 members and guests to the evening.

Ella Witzlsperger made a comprehensive presentation on the Fit Kidz Foundation, ably assisted by the founder Melissa Scaife.

PDG Peter Ward presented a Rotary Citation to the Club.

We also had good news on the health of Stan and Alan.

Next week is a Vocational Visit to Hornsby PCYC and is a Partners Night.  Ricardo has told the PCYC that around 40 will attend.  Your participation will assist in making this true.  The venue is a role model for future PCYC, and is a vast improvement on the cold building my daughters attended for netball.  Furthermore there is a cafeteria that has a range of meals (to eat at a table).  

Rotary Rocks
Keith

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Night Report 11th March

Sergeant Janelle opened the meeting at 7pm

• Tony Coote proposed the toast
• Acting President Keith welcomed guests, including PDG Peter Ward and our Guest Speaker from Fit Kidz Foundation, Ellen Witzlsperger
• Refer President’s Report for details
• Directors –

• Cawas thanked those who volunteered for the Cherrybrook Primary School Barbecue on Saturday Night, a number of whom had helped at the book sort that day. $567 was donated to the CPS who were very grateful for our help
• Bill advised future dates for Bunnings BBQ’s – 20 April; 16 June; 10 August; 21 December. All at Dural
• Ricardo reminded members that next Monday is a vocational visit to PCYC and it’s a partners’ night – 6.30 for 7
• Ross Ballinger provided an update on Allan Paynter who is home from hospital
• Colin Baxter advised Stan has had a stent implanted but the valve has been delayed. He is at home
• Andrew represented Rosemary regarding the Book Sale. He thanked all who attended on Saturday advising that books were being dropped off all day to the point that we have too many books and will not be taking any more apart from those already agreed. An extra sort has been arranged for this Saturday 16th March – please advise Rosemary if you will be attending. Please also advise if you will be attending the dinner on Saturday 23rd March. A committee meeting will be held this Thursday 14th March commencing 7.30pm
• Neville presented the proposed strategic plans for Fund Raising going forward: an “on-line” garage sale; enhanced bric-a-brac stall; no furniture are some ideas being considered. The idea is to have more continuous enjoyable work rather than intense physical work. A garage sale co-ordinator is needed without whom the sale will not be able to proceed
• Runwest is on the 31st March with 16-20 members required to be in attendance at all times. Gates open at 5am and it is expected we will not be able to leave until 2pm
• PDG Peter Ward then presented the club with a Rotary Citation from RI President Ian Risley which recognizes the club’s activities in the 2017/18 Rotary Year with emphasis on being a healthy club with good projects and diversity
• Cawas introduced guest speaker Ellen Witzlsperger from the Fit Kidz Foundation

​Fit Kidz Foundation

• Fit Kidz is a not for profit organization based in Quarry Road Dural providing support for children with autism and their families
• The centre was opened in January 2015 and now supports more than 100 children
• Its purpose is to support child development; partner with families; connecting families (many often feel isolated); and building the capacity of the community
• It provides screening services; pre and post diagnostics; group programs and individual services among others
• On-going funding required is approx. $360000 pa
• This was a very interesting presentation warmly received by the members

First time Sergeant Janelle conducted an innovative fines session recognizing achievements rather than misdemeanors. Regardless all our pockets were lighter for the experience

The raffle was won by Jim to sustained applause

Heads and Tails went to Ros who was delighted to accept a white

Meeting concluded with a rousing rendition of the National Anthem led by David Turnbull who will be joining the dole queue on Thursday

​Jim

Night Photos

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

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This Week's Humour

Old Jokes!

Couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a check-up, the doctor tells them that they're physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember .. 
Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair 'Want anything while I'm in the kitchen?' he asks. 
'Will you get me a bowl of ice cream?' 
'Sure.' 
'Don't you think you should write it down so you can remember it?' she asks. 
'No, I can remember it.' 
'Well, I'd like some strawberries on top, too. Maybe you should write it down, so as not to forget it?' 
He says, 'I can remember that. You want a bowl of ice cream with strawberries.' 
'I'd also like whipped cream. I'm certain you'll forget that, write it down?' she asks. 
Irritated, he says, 'I don't need to write it down, I can remember it! Ice cream with strawberries and whipped cream - I got it, for goodness sake!' 
Then he toddles into the kitchen. After about 20 minutes, the old man returns from the kitchen and hands his wife a plate of bacon and eggs. She stares at the plate for a moment.
'Where's my toast?'


An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen. 
The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, 'Last night we went out to a new restaurant and it was really great I would recommend it very highly.' 
The other man said, 'What is the name of the restaurant?' 
The first man thought and thought and finally said, 'What’s the name of that flower you give to someone you love? You know, the one that's red and has thorns.' 
'Do you mean a rose?'
'Yes, that's the one,' replied the man. He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, 'Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?' 


Hospital regulations require a wheel chair for patients being discharged. However, while working as a student nurse, I found one elderly gentleman already dressed and sitting on the bed with a suitcase at his feet, who insisted he didn't need my help to leave the hospital.
After a chat about rules being rules, he reluctantly let me wheel him to the elevator. 
On the way down I asked him if his wife was meeting him.
'I don't know,' he said. 'She's still upstairs in the bathroom changing out of her hospital gown.'


A senior citizen said to his eighty-year old buddy: 
'So I hear you're getting married?' 
'Yep!' 
'Do I know her?' 
'Nope!' 
'This woman, is she good looking?' 
'Not really.' 
'Is she a good cook?' 
'Nah, she can't cook too well.' 
'Does she have lots of money?' 
'Nope! Poor as a church mouse.' 
'Well, then, is she good in bed?' 
'I don't know.'
’Why in the world do you want to marry her then?’
'Because she can still drive!' 


A man was telling his neighbour, 'I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art. It's perfect.' 
'Really,' answered the neighbour. 'What kind is it?' 
'Twelve thirty.' 


Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. 
A few days later, the doctor saw Morris walking down the street with a gorgeous young woman on his arm. 
A couple of days later, the doctor spoke to Morris and said, 'You're really doing great, aren't you?' 
Morris replied, 'Just doing what you said, Doc: 'Get a hot mamma and be cheerful.''
The doctor said, 'I didn't say that.. I said, 'You've got a heart murmur; be careful.' 


One more........

A little old man shuffled slowly into an ice cream parlour and pulled himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool... After catching his breath, he ordered a banana split.
The waitress asked kindly, 'Crushed nuts?' 
'No,' he replied, 'Arthritis.'

Jim

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Club Calendar

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