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The Next Meetings

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Monday 18th September

Titanic Talk - Andrew Rodgers

Partners Night

​Aye me hearties. 
​T'is Pirate's Night

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Monday 25th September

Looking for a speaker.

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Monday 16th October

District Governor Visit

Peter Ward

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​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 Max, so he can amend his records.

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Inside This Issue

Upcoming Events

President's Report
Night Report
Humour

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7&8 October

Garage Sale

Club Calendar

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Another Impromptu BBQ - this time at Dural

Evening gentleman and young man (Marcus)
 
Please see email below with information I just sent through to Bunnings Dural.  Really good day with profit of $802.50, which doesn't include donations of $28.50 - so overall $831.
 
A very big thank you to everyone, particularly our gallant junior Rotarian Marcus, who helped to keep the afternoon shift under control and to Nick who worked 6 hours not 4 - all gratefully appreciated.
 
We had 5kgs of sausages left over (now in John's freezer) and about 5kgs of onions (Janelle's freezer) plus about 3 kgs of uncut onions - so we should be pulling these out for the Garage Sale  (hence the cc to Neville for advice).
 
See you all on the 18/09/2017 - dressed as PIRATES of course!!

​Janelle

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2017 Garage Sale

Garage Sale Update

• Marketing is starting in earnest this week.  Large signs up, Web page complete, Facebook, Schools, Local papers etc.
• Availability - Can everyone who has not filled out the attached spreadsheet please update it as we need at least 8 people per Pickup/Drop Off.  Can you pls get it back to me by Thursday 14th Sept as we have pickups/drop offs starting this Sunday 17th Sept.  Also happy if you print it out and then fill it out and give it back to me.        Link to Spreadsheet
• Who is on which Stall:   Attached is who is on which stall and the Stall Leaders.  If I have missed anyone or you have any concerns, please do not hesitate to call me on the mobile.
• Working Bee 10am Friday 15th Sept at Sharpe's.   The Sharpes are pulling out a few hundred cliveas which we want to put in pots and take up to the shipping containers for the Garage Sale.  We need at least 6 people.  We will provide the potting mix.  We need lots of pots, 150mm (6") to 300mm(12"), can you pls drop them at Sharpes behind the Trailer.  You will need gloves.   Can you pls let me know if you are available and if you are dropping off pots?
• Working Bee 7am 13th Sept at the RFS:   We would like make a safe walkway in the cobble stones at the RFS with cold mix asphalt. 

Please keep spreading the word.
Regards
Neville Hansen

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Tree of Joy - Why not get involved

Fellow Rotarians and Partners
 I am delighted to inform you that the Cherrybrook Centre Management has decided to go ahead with the Tree of Joy despite renovations.

 The response from the community is fantastic. Last year we collected in excess of 1000 gifts at an average value of $50/- per gift this is by far one of the biggest fund raiser and community service project undertaken by the club without any significant expense. 

 Currently we support Anglicare, Burnside Uniting Church, Wesley Mission, Camp Quality, Marayong Primary School, Meals on Wheels, Parramatta Mission, Shine for Kids and Taldumande to name a few. This year we are looking at further expanding our charities and assisting the less fortunate people to celebrate Christmas.

 The way the Tree of Joy is run a committee of club Rotarians meet and identify a charity and a nominated Rotarian becomes the sole contact with that charity. If you are passionate about a charity that you would like to support then we would love to have you on the committee, partners too are most welcome.

 In case you are interested and would like more details please contact me at the earliest as we are planning to have our first meeting early this month. 

 If you are seriously wanting to make a difference, help those who are less fortunate and believe in service above self then be a part of the Tree that continues to spread Joy in and outside our community. 
 Cawas 

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RC Pennant Hills - Golf Day

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Inspirational Women Award 

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Charity Poker Night

Dear Colin Sharpe,
 
Please find attached a flyer for Crows Nest Rotary Charity Poker Night. 
7pm Saturday October 21st @ North Sydney Leagues.
 
I would really appreciate it , if you could circulate the flyer around your club..
 
Last year we raised $800 which went to 2 women refuges (Mary's House & Delvena House).  This year's charity will be announced on the night.. 
 
Both years this has run, it has been a fun night. We cater for those who do not know how to play poker with lessons from 6pm on the night OR invite me to one of your meetings.
 
Feel free to call me with any questions.
  
Mark Staples
Secretary, Crows Nest Rotary

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Top Five Reasons to End Trachoma

​Top 5 Reasons to support EndTrachoma by 2020
 
Clubs around Australia support many worthwhile charities and projects. But EndTrachoma by 2020 is something particularly special for Rotary Australia.
 

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September is Basic Education and Literacy Month

Supporting Education

More than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. That’s 17 percent of the world’s adult population. 

Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy. We support education for all children and literacy for children and adults.

HOW ROTARY MAKES HELP HAPPEN
​We take action to empower educators to inspire learning at all ages. ​

ROTARY SCHOLARSHIPS

TEACHER TRAINING

ADULT LITERACY

​Rotary members invest in the future by giving scholarships to students who have the potential to change our communities.

We share our knowledge and experience with educators and other professionals who work with vulnerable populations.

Rotary members fight adult illiteracy by working with local advocates to offer community literacy programs. 

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Wanted - New Members

We are experiencing another drought with respect to prospective 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 Keith.

​Click here for a PDF copy of the form to the right, and send or give it to Keith.

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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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2017 Trivia Night
The Club held a very successful trivia night on Saturday 26 August 20167at 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

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Night Report

Combined meeting with Beecroft, Carlingford and Hills District Clubs held at Pennant Hills Golf Club.

The meeting was opened by President Mark Anderson and he welcomed all the clubs and Rotary International General Secretary, John Hewko, who was the special guest we were all there to hear.

There was no club business carried out other than a couple of games of “Heads and Tails” to benefit The Rotary foundation which raised $400.

Rotary International General Secretary, John Hewko addressed us regarding the need for “ROTARY” to reinvent itself, become reinvigorated and to increase the brand recognition and above all stay relevant.

​We are at a cross roads, John said and Rotary needs to counter the declining membership numbers by making the brand more relevant to our target audience, change ANYTHING to do this and Rotary International will back the initative.

Whilst doing this we must evolve without compromising Rotary's integrity.

Certainly giving us food for thought.

PDG David Rands proposed a vote of thanks for Johns presentation and presented him with a “Wallaby” scarf to best the one the New Zealand Rotary presented from the All Blacks.

​Night reporter
Peter Cleary

Night Photos

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This Week's Humour

For what its worth

Colin McG

The Sheer Nightgown.
A husband walks into Victoria's Secret to purchase a sheer negligee for his wife.
He is shown several possibilities that range from $250 to $500 in price -- the sheerer, the higher the price.
Naturally, he opts for the sheerest item, pays the $500, and takes it home.
He presents it to his wife and asks her to go upstairs, put it on, and model it for him.
Upstairs the wife thinks ( she's no dummy), 'I have an idea.
It's so sheer that it might as well be nothing.
I won't put it on, but I'll do the modelling naked, return it tomorrow, and keep the $500 refund for myself.'
 She appears naked on the balcony and strikes a pose.
The husband says, 'Good Grief! You'd think for $500, they'd at least iron it!'
 He never heard the shot.

Jim

Clearing old emails from my previous job,

Some quirky humour….
Working for the Dutch with Danish managers, was no different to these commercials.
Enjoy.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeQc3P_WLcc
Peter S

AFL vs NRL...This will open your eyes... - read to the end 

 
36 have been accused  of spouse  abuse 
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad cheques 
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at  least 2 businesses 
3 have done time for assault 
71,  repeat  71   cannot  get   a credit card due to bad credit 
14 have been arrested on drug-related charges 
8 have been arrested for shoplifting 
21 currently are   defendants in lawsuits and
84 have been arrested for drunk driving  in  the last year


Can you guess which organization this is? AFL? NRL? 


Give   up  yet? . . .. .   Scroll down

Neither,

it's the 535 members of the AUSTRALIAN  PARLIAMENT

In  CANBERRA


The same group of Idiots that crank out hundreds of new laws each year, designed to keep the rest of us in line. 

Stan

Joke Bank content is 6 jokes.

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Club Calendar

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Bulletin Editor - Keith Ball