Photo: Cherrybrook ​metro station by John Cowper 

Inside This Issue

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President's Report

Night Report

Humour

Club Calendar

Upcoming Events

Club Zoom Meeting

7:15pm for 7:30pm Mon 18 May 2020

The Club is joining with its sister Rotary Club, Coonabarabran on a Zoom meeting.   Should be a great meeting.
If you would like to join please send a email to the Club Bulletin Editor. 

​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.

Centurion Program and Centurion Membership application

The end of the financial year is approaching, it is time to consider becoming a Centurion!!!

How you can become a Rotary Foundation Centurion?
Centurion Program Donation Instructions for WPHC Rotary Club - 2020.

ANZAC reading from Monday 27 April 2020

The ANZAC on the Wall

2020 Rotary Virtual Convention

20-26 June 2020

For more information:

NTA's COVID-19 Emergency Appeal

NTA (Nusa Tenggara Association) joins the global efforts in the fight against COVID-19 by supporting Government efforts in distributing vital information.
We need your support to lift this effort in Indonesia to produce and distribute key information and provide training for the communities, particularly on hygiene and hand washing.

 http://www.nta.org.au/

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President's Report  11 May 2020

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I think we have our act together on these Zoom meetings.  We had a fantastic night with some 35 members and guests in attendance. 

Adrian gave a superlative Member talk that covered his heritage.  I had no knowledge of Little Italy and learnt some history.

Barry Freeman participated in a wide ranging chat that covered his life up the coast and interaction with his current Club.

Denis Carpenter was our guest speaker and talked to us from near Bangkok. Denis described some of his current interests in life and also the impact of Covid19 on various aspects of Thailand.

The discussion after his presentation was a highlight.

Another successful Heads and Tails by Tony C as Sergeant.

I can report that all members have now attended a meeting via Zoom.

The containers are now sitting on foundations at Galston and Tom is arranging to weld these containers to their foundations.  The high winds experienced recently are sufficient to move an empty container that is not fixed on its mountings.
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Rotary Rocks
Keith

Night Report - 11 May 2020

In attendance…. Robert Erskine, Carol Russell,  Alan Paynter, George Chenouda, Tom Westcott, Rosemary Clarke, Barry Freeman, Douglas Lamb, Colin Baxter, Colin McGowan, Dennis Carpenter, Edwina Ruff, Neville Hansen, Jim Simpson, Max Henderson, Stan Baisley, Howard Fleming, Brian Furrer, Keith Ball, Tony Coote, Jaswant Thakorial,  Peter Stanton, Ross Ballinger, Adrian Sonego, Tony Makin, Kerry Mann, Bill Mann, Roslyn Savio,  Gino Savio, David Turnbull, Bob Davison, Peter Cleary
Apologies…. John Tchetchenian,  Janelle Craig.
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Tony Coote acted as MC for the evening.

The President Keith Ball welcomed Barry Freeman, ex Member of WPH&C and Dennis Carpenter who now resides in Phuket and is a founding member of the Club of WPH&C.

Keith advised that one of the Containers had arrived and is now installed at Galston..  Thanks for Tom Westcott for his input into this project.

Directors Reports.
Rosemary Club advised she has spoken to Coonabarabran club and they are also keen to visit our club meeting on zoom as both clubs meet on the Monday night.  Further on this later.

Member Talk.
Adrian Sonego gave a very interesting talk about Historical events related to his Italian family’s arrival in Australia many years ago,  and the area that they settled in initially.   Afterwards lots of conversation generated from members interested in more information.

Barry Freeman  Misses us all!!  Lives in a beautiful place on the central coast and has made lots of new friends there.   There were only 9 cases of Covid in his area.  He is a member of Rotary Club of Woy Woy, where he has been Vocational Director,  however is taking a sabbatical from Rotary in the coming year.  He told us how organised and well managed our club is which has no doubt  contributed to the club’s  longevity. 

Doug Lam, then introduced our speaker for the evening… Dennis Carpenter who has lived in Phuket since 2005 and who is a Charter member of the Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook.  Dennis was instrumental in getting the first Bulletin of Patong Beach up and running.  
He spoke of the situation now in his new country with the effects of Covid being felt right across the country however with 3,015 cases only 56 deaths which is remarkable.  He spoke of the hardship of the people without the financial support that the Tourism industry brought to the country when most businesses were closed and incomes had ceased.    Government assistance allowed 62% of the last months salary.
 
There are 9 Rotary Clubs in Phuket / Patong with 10 different nationalities of members.  There are  many construction camps in the area and one member discovered the abstract poverty large groups of people were living in, so in true Rotary style mobilised to provide Food Parcels, 600 pr of rubber shoes, funds to hospitals for Scanners/Monitors and hospital gowns,  one club gave a Vehicle to spray roadways and also funds for Spray Booths for sanitisation purposes.
Tony Coote thanked Dennis for the interesting perspective in a country without the resources Australia has to combat this Virus.

Heads and Tails was won by Bill Mann
Keith noted that the next Board meeting is on Wednesday 13th May on Zoom.
 
Meeting closed at 8.40pm.
Carol Russell,  Night Reporter.

Night Photos - Guest Speaker - Denis Carpenter

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This Week's Humour / Interesting Facts

How to Make a Woman Truly Happy

A man walking along a beach in California was deep in prayer. Suddenly, he said out loud: “God grant me one wish”.

The sunny California sky clouded above his head and in a booming voice God said: “Because you have tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish”.

The man said: “Build a bridge to Hawaii, 3000 miles long, so I can drive there any time I want”.

God replied: “Your request is very materialistic. Think of the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking. The supports and the material required to reach the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. The concrete and steel it would take over thousands of miles. I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think of another wish. A wish you think would honor and glorify me.

The man thought about it for a long time. Finally, he said: “God, I wish I could understand women. I want to know how they feel inside, what they are thinking when they give the silent treatment, why they cry, what they mean when they say NOTHING, and how I can make a woman truly happy”.

God replied: “You want two or four lanes on that bridge”?
Thanks Stan


Paradoxes of today's life
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*Never have I seen such a mess in life.*
The air is pure but wearing a mask is mandatory.

Roads are empty but it is impossible to go on a long drive.

People have clean hands but there is a ban on shaking hands.

Friends have time to sit together but they cannot get together.

The cook inside you is crazy, but you cannot call anyone to lunch or dinner.

Every Monday, the heart longs for the office but the weekend does not seem to end.

Those who have money have no way to spend it.

Those who don't have money have no way to earn it.

There is enough time on hand but you cannot fulfill your dreams.

The culprit is all around but cannot be seen.

If someone leaves this world, he cannot be bid adieu.
Thanks Cawas

Club Calendar

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

Bulletin Editor - Neville

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.

Significant Club Fundraising Events during the year 

The Book Sale March 2020

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 $15,000.  Well done.

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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. 


                       

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 The Garage Sale 2019

We have just had our best and most successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 12 & 13 October raising a 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.. 

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

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