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Growing the Best - NSW Farmers - Dave Bannon
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Touring Tassie - Ross Ballinger and assistant
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Monday 15th August
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Youth Night - Sarah's Talk
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27th August 2016
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Trivia Night - Cherrybrook Community Centre
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Trivia Night
.Save the date - Saturday 27th August 2016.
We are holding our annual trivia night on Saturday 27 August 2016 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre.
Save the date!
As with last year, it will be an enjoyable and affordable night at only $20.00 per person (no extra costs re the trivia rounds) with the only optional extras being a raffle and a separate activity at intermission (gold coin nearest the bottle).
Invite all your friends and relatives and start putting tables of 8 together (can accommodate 10 at a stretch).
We had around 200 people attend last year and we are targeting an additional row of 5 tables this year to get up to a record 240 people.
Last year we raised around $5,000 from the trivia night, so let’s all work on filling all 30 tables this year and beat last year’s total!
Steve Sims will be the quiz master again this year and we will have a new MC this year as Jim Simpson will be away.
You will have to guess who he is (Hint - he loves to have a microphone in his hand!).
We will start putting out lists at the meeting on Monday 18 July, which is a partner’s night.
Whilst we have asked all the local Probus Clubs and Rotary clubs to promote the trivia night at their meetings, we would like members to send the attached flyer to as many people as possible so that the trivia night gets maximum publicity.
For all the latest developments a website page has been developed by Andrew Little. Link
Note: This link goes to another page. At the bottom of that page is a link back to this page..
We are holding our annual trivia night on Saturday 27 August 2016 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre.
Save the date!
As with last year, it will be an enjoyable and affordable night at only $20.00 per person (no extra costs re the trivia rounds) with the only optional extras being a raffle and a separate activity at intermission (gold coin nearest the bottle).
Invite all your friends and relatives and start putting tables of 8 together (can accommodate 10 at a stretch).
We had around 200 people attend last year and we are targeting an additional row of 5 tables this year to get up to a record 240 people.
Last year we raised around $5,000 from the trivia night, so let’s all work on filling all 30 tables this year and beat last year’s total!
Steve Sims will be the quiz master again this year and we will have a new MC this year as Jim Simpson will be away.
You will have to guess who he is (Hint - he loves to have a microphone in his hand!).
We will start putting out lists at the meeting on Monday 18 July, which is a partner’s night.
Whilst we have asked all the local Probus Clubs and Rotary clubs to promote the trivia night at their meetings, we would like members to send the attached flyer to as many people as possible so that the trivia night gets maximum publicity.
For all the latest developments a website page has been developed by Andrew Little. Link
Note: This link goes to another page. At the bottom of that page is a link back to this page..
Thank You from Lynch Syndrome Australia
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Didi Update
Did you know "Didi" means "sister".
Sanjita's Story
I feel happy when I stitch my own clothes. That must be the most satisfying thing for me. I have been taking this training with a hope of becoming a perfect tailor. I would love to start my own business but only after I master the skill. I don’t want to get complaints from my customers in future. I want to give them better service.
I live near and I saw a lot of women taking training here. I was free as both my sons go to school. So I decided to join the training with a hope of learning something. The level of my confidence has increased greatly and now I feel that I can do something in this field. I want to continue in this profession even further and I want to learn an advance course. If not here, somewhere else.
I feel happy when I stitch my own clothes. That must be the most satisfying thing for me. I have been taking this training with a hope of becoming a perfect tailor. I would love to start my own business but only after I master the skill. I don’t want to get complaints from my customers in future. I want to give them better service.
I live near and I saw a lot of women taking training here. I was free as both my sons go to school. So I decided to join the training with a hope of learning something. The level of my confidence has increased greatly and now I feel that I can do something in this field. I want to continue in this profession even further and I want to learn an advance course. If not here, somewhere else.
Hippo Roller Update
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The idea of a “water roller” is not “new.” But, the introduction of the Hippo Water Roller is an innovation that is changing the lives of women fetching water in Africa.
“I haven’t used the term “gobsmacked” in quite a while. After seven African safaris, I was gobsmacked by the Hippo Water Roller and the elegant simplicity of a practical solution. To be honest, I own a water roller for seeding lawns, but I would never have thought of it as an innovation solution creating great value for women who spend one third of their lives fetching water.” – Chris H. Petersen, PhD, CEO of Integrated Marketing Solutions is a strategic consultant who specializes in retail, leadership, marketing, and measurement. Read full article: http://www.retailcustomerexperience.com/blogs/3-innovation-lessons-from-the-hippo-water-roller-story/ |
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News from Other Clubs
Roseville Chase Fun Run
RYLA Ball
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More Rotary GraphicsThought I might follow a theme. These images can be downloaded by left clicking and saving.
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Significant Club fundraising events during the year
The Book Sale March 2016. As the result of a lot of hard work the March book fair which was a great success, especially from the organisers Max Henderson, Andrew Little and Clive Denmark. Funds raised were $14,000. Well done.
The Trivia Night
The Club held a very successful trivia night on Saturday 29 August 2015 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre, raising just over $5,000 for local charities including: Shine for Kids, Books in Homes Australia, Familial Cancer - Lynch Syndrome Australia, Warrah Society and other charities supported by the club.
Next Trivia Night is 27th August - Save the date so you can attend.
The Club held a very successful trivia night on Saturday 29 August 2015 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre, raising just over $5,000 for local charities including: Shine for Kids, Books in Homes Australia, Familial Cancer - Lynch Syndrome Australia, Warrah Society and other charities supported by the club.
Next Trivia Night is 27th August - Save the date so you can attend.
The Garage Sale
We had a very successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 26/27 September raising over $24k gross. The weather made it hard to set-up in the lead up to the event, but for the sale the wet weather stayed away.
We had a very successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 26/27 September raising over $24k gross. The weather made it hard to set-up in the lead up to the event, but for the sale the wet weather stayed away.
Barbecues
The club runs fund raising barbecues throughout the year, mainly at Bunnings Dural and Thornleigh. Barry (BBQ coordinator, Aviaaja, Neville, Ian and Barry cooking at Bunnings Dural December 12th.
The club runs fund raising barbecues throughout the year, mainly at Bunnings Dural and Thornleigh. Barry (BBQ coordinator, Aviaaja, Neville, Ian and Barry cooking at Bunnings Dural December 12th.
Meetings
:Monday 6:30pm for 7:00pm - Springfield House - 245 New Line Road, Dural.
Apologies
If you are unable to attend or are bringing a guest (even if they are your partner) you must notify Jilda. Phone 9439 1422 or email [email protected] before 11am on the day of the meeting.
If you are expected and do not show you may be required to pay for the meal.
President's Report 25th July 2016
Tonight was the most amazing meeting to witness Charlie being inducted into our club. Charlie then gave her member talk and what a talk it was!! Charlie told us her life story of incredible hardship, horror and unbelievable deprivation as a child to then be included into the world of Rotary International via the children’s home in which she stayed. The impact that RI had on her made us all feel very grateful to belong to such a great organisation. Thank you Charlie for sharing your story with us and more importantly for choosing us to fulfil your dream of giving back to RI. Welcome Rob also.
We welcomed Sarah Zehnder our new youth exchange student from Switzerland. She got straight into it by collecting the fines with our own Sergeant Barry. Welcome Sarah.
Thank you to Barry, Andrew, Colin B, Keith and Neville for attending a session on Facebook on Sunday. By all accounts it was a very worthwhile event and they highly recommended it.
Please check the bulletin to see if you are involved with the next meeting in some capacity. If you are unable to attend, please organise a substitute or contact Colin Sharpe. Many members help out which is fabulous but we all need to do out bit.
Don’t forget to put in your numbers for the Trivia night. It should be a great fun filled evening.
Next week we look forward to hearing from Dave Bannon who is speaking about NSW Farmers – Growing the Best. Peter Cleary is certainly providing us with some interesting speakers. Thank you Peter.
Have fun and fellowship whilst serving humanity!
Rosemary
We welcomed Sarah Zehnder our new youth exchange student from Switzerland. She got straight into it by collecting the fines with our own Sergeant Barry. Welcome Sarah.
Thank you to Barry, Andrew, Colin B, Keith and Neville for attending a session on Facebook on Sunday. By all accounts it was a very worthwhile event and they highly recommended it.
Please check the bulletin to see if you are involved with the next meeting in some capacity. If you are unable to attend, please organise a substitute or contact Colin Sharpe. Many members help out which is fabulous but we all need to do out bit.
Don’t forget to put in your numbers for the Trivia night. It should be a great fun filled evening.
Next week we look forward to hearing from Dave Bannon who is speaking about NSW Farmers – Growing the Best. Peter Cleary is certainly providing us with some interesting speakers. Thank you Peter.
Have fun and fellowship whilst serving humanity!
Rosemary
Night Report 25th July 2016
The Sergeant opened the night with a warm welcome and then passed over to the “safe, warm hands” of President Rosemary.
President Rosemary welcomed our visitors especially Sarah (our new exchange student from Switzerland), Charlie (for the last time) and her husband Rob, and the partners. She also mentioned:
· A thankyou to Barry, Andrew, Colin, Keith and Neville for attending a Facebook course
· The District Governor’s meeting to be held at the Dural Country Club on 3rd September at a cost of $40 per head
· Partners’ night on 15th August featuring Sarah, Anna (our outgoing exchange student) and our winter RYPEN student.
The Rotary fact for tonight was that the first Australian Rotary Club in Australia was the Rotary Club of Melbourne which was established in Melbourne in 1921 with 32 members. It now has 250 members. The first Rotary Club in Switzerland was the Rotary Club of Zurich which was established in 1924 and has grown from an initial 30 members to 175.
Youth Director’s Report
· RYLA letters have gone out to a number of people and applications close in October
· There is a Youth Night on 15th August
· The Probus Interest / Foundation meeting will be held on 27th July at 10:00 am at the West Pennant Hills Sports Club.
Fundraising Director’s Report
· Jim promoted the Trivia Night on 27th August
· Ian said that there was an opportunity to hold a BBQ at Bunnings Thornleigh on 7th August
Neville commented on the Facebook course that he had attended. It was run by Evan Burrell who had previously spoken with the Club. It was a productive day where he and the other attendees learned a lot about how to promote the Club through Facebook.
President Rosemary then inducted Charlie McCartney into the Club and welcomed her husband Rob. It was mentioned that Charlie had previously been an exchange student and hires baby sitters so that she can attend the Monday night meetings. She is a member of the Marketing and PR Committee and will be taking over the Sergeant’s role for the last 6 months of this year. Her mentor is Roz Savio although Janelle Craig stood in for Roz for the night.
Charlie then gave her member talk and revealed a stressed background when she was young in South Africa. In 1986, a Rotary exchange year changed her life and her outlook for the future. It was this year that gave her the belief in herself to be able to go to, and complete, her University studies and is a qualified financial advisor. She, Rob and their two children emigrated to Australia in 2001. She has decided that she wants to give back to Rotary after Rotary International gave her a new life.
She received a standing ovation for telling her very moving and emotional story.
Our speaker for the night was Bill Mills from Price Financial Intelligence who spoke on the costs and complexity of Aged Care. His strong advice was that Aged Care can be a regulatory quagmire full of traps and unexpected costs. Anybody considering entry into Aged Care needs good advice. Entry into an Aged care facility can range anywhere from $0.500 to $1. regulations.
I didn’t note who won the raffles or heads and tails – my apologies.
President Rosemary closed the meeting after noting that next week’s speaker was Dave Bannon from NSW Farmers.
Ian Roberts
President Rosemary welcomed our visitors especially Sarah (our new exchange student from Switzerland), Charlie (for the last time) and her husband Rob, and the partners. She also mentioned:
· A thankyou to Barry, Andrew, Colin, Keith and Neville for attending a Facebook course
· The District Governor’s meeting to be held at the Dural Country Club on 3rd September at a cost of $40 per head
· Partners’ night on 15th August featuring Sarah, Anna (our outgoing exchange student) and our winter RYPEN student.
The Rotary fact for tonight was that the first Australian Rotary Club in Australia was the Rotary Club of Melbourne which was established in Melbourne in 1921 with 32 members. It now has 250 members. The first Rotary Club in Switzerland was the Rotary Club of Zurich which was established in 1924 and has grown from an initial 30 members to 175.
Youth Director’s Report
· RYLA letters have gone out to a number of people and applications close in October
· There is a Youth Night on 15th August
· The Probus Interest / Foundation meeting will be held on 27th July at 10:00 am at the West Pennant Hills Sports Club.
Fundraising Director’s Report
· Jim promoted the Trivia Night on 27th August
· Ian said that there was an opportunity to hold a BBQ at Bunnings Thornleigh on 7th August
Neville commented on the Facebook course that he had attended. It was run by Evan Burrell who had previously spoken with the Club. It was a productive day where he and the other attendees learned a lot about how to promote the Club through Facebook.
President Rosemary then inducted Charlie McCartney into the Club and welcomed her husband Rob. It was mentioned that Charlie had previously been an exchange student and hires baby sitters so that she can attend the Monday night meetings. She is a member of the Marketing and PR Committee and will be taking over the Sergeant’s role for the last 6 months of this year. Her mentor is Roz Savio although Janelle Craig stood in for Roz for the night.
Charlie then gave her member talk and revealed a stressed background when she was young in South Africa. In 1986, a Rotary exchange year changed her life and her outlook for the future. It was this year that gave her the belief in herself to be able to go to, and complete, her University studies and is a qualified financial advisor. She, Rob and their two children emigrated to Australia in 2001. She has decided that she wants to give back to Rotary after Rotary International gave her a new life.
She received a standing ovation for telling her very moving and emotional story.
Our speaker for the night was Bill Mills from Price Financial Intelligence who spoke on the costs and complexity of Aged Care. His strong advice was that Aged Care can be a regulatory quagmire full of traps and unexpected costs. Anybody considering entry into Aged Care needs good advice. Entry into an Aged care facility can range anywhere from $0.500 to $1. regulations.
I didn’t note who won the raffles or heads and tails – my apologies.
President Rosemary closed the meeting after noting that next week’s speaker was Dave Bannon from NSW Farmers.
Ian Roberts
Night Photos 18th July |
Sergeant, take note ... |
Partial quotation from an email:
"Keith
Apology I didn’t have a memory card in my camera on Monday so I didn’t get any photos...."
Apology I didn’t have a memory card in my camera on Monday so I didn’t get any photos...."
Charlie Photos - Night
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Charlie Photos - 1986
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Birthdays
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Beverley Davison - 2nd August
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This Week's Humour
Most Interesting Unknown Facts You Should Know
1. Hot water will turn into ice faster than cold water.
2. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
3. The sentence, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter in the English language.
4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
5. Ants never sleep!
6. “I Am” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
7. Coca-Cola was originally green.
8. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
9. When the moon is directly overhead, you will weigh slightly less.
10. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from the blowing desert sand.
11. There are only two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: “abstemious” and “facetious.”
12. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
13. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
14. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
15. Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
16. Chocolate can kill dogs, as it contains theobromine, which affects their heart and nervous system.
17. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!
18. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
19. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
20. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
21. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
22. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky
23. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
24. “Rhythm” is the longest English word without a vowel.
25. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
26. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.
Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius
27. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
28. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
29. If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
30. What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
Ans. - All invented by women.
31. Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is this? Ans. - Honey
32. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
33. A snail can sleep for three years.
34. All polar bears are left handed.
35. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
36. Butterflies taste with their feet.
37. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
38. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
39. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
40. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
41. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
42. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
43. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
44. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
45. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times
46. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
47. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
1. Hot water will turn into ice faster than cold water.
2. The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.
3. The sentence, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter in the English language.
4. The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue.
5. Ants never sleep!
6. “I Am” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
7. Coca-Cola was originally green.
8. The most common name in the world is Mohammed.
9. When the moon is directly overhead, you will weigh slightly less.
10. Camels have three eyelids to protect themselves from the blowing desert sand.
11. There are only two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: “abstemious” and “facetious.”
12. The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.
13. There are two credit cards for every person in the United States.
14. TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of the keyboard.
15. Minus 40 degrees Celsius is exactly the same as minus 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
16. Chocolate can kill dogs, as it contains theobromine, which affects their heart and nervous system.
17. Women blink nearly twice as much as men!
18. You can't kill yourself by holding your breath.
19. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
20. The Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.
21. People say "Bless you" when you sneeze because when you sneeze, your heart stops for a millisecond.
22. It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky
23. The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is said to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language.
24. “Rhythm” is the longest English word without a vowel.
25. If you sneeze too hard, you can fracture a rib. If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die.
26. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents great king from history.
Spades - King David
Clubs - Alexander the Great,
Hearts - Charlemagne
Diamonds - Julius
27. Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different.
28. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
29. If a statue of a person in the park on a horse has both front legs in the air, the person died in battle.
If the horse has one front leg in the air, the person died as a result of wounds received in battle.
If the horse has a all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
30. What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?
Ans. - All invented by women.
31. Question - This is the only food that doesn't spoil. What is this? Ans. - Honey
32. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out.
33. A snail can sleep for three years.
34. All polar bears are left handed.
35. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first-class.
36. Butterflies taste with their feet.
37. Elephants are the only animals that can't jump.
38. In the last 4000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
39. On average, people fear spiders more than they do death.
40. Stewardesses is the longest word typed with only the left hand.
41. The ant always falls over on its right side when intoxicated.
42. The electric chair was invented by a dentist.
43. The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet.
44. Rats multiply so quickly that in 18 months, two rats could have over million descendants.
45. Wearing headphones for just an hour will increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times
46. The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.
47. Most lipstick contains fish scales.
Stan Baseley
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