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Monday 1st May

Monday 8th May

Monday 15th May

MS Ambassador Gordon Wilkins

WPH & C Rotary Club 30th Birthday- Past members Night

Wine And Champagne Tasting

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​Duty Roster

Duty	Monday 01 May    2017	Monday 08 May    2017	Monday 15 May   2017
Speaker Host	John Tchetchenian	Ross Ballinger	David Turnbull
Night Reporter	Alan Paynter	Roslyn Savio	Janelle Craig
Front Desk	Brian Furrer	Tony Coote	Stan Baseley
Front Desk	Bernard Chandra	Douglas Lam	Carol Russell
Steward	Colin Baxter	Peter Cleary	Max Henderson
Steward	Nick Chuah	Tony Makin	Colin McGowan
​IT Person	Andrew Little	Andrew Little	Andrew Little
​Photographer​	Ross Ballinger	Peter Stanton	Ross Ballinger
​Member Talk	Neville Hansen	Not Required?	Charlotte McCartney

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8th May 2017

12th May Ronald

HP&C Rotary 30th Birthday

Please join us to celebrate another milestone of our Rotary Club
Mark your diary now
Partners Night Of Course

MacDonald House -- Meals from The Heart

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Cyclone Debbie Donation Appeal

 

On March 28, Cyclone Debbie a category 4 cyclone devastated areas from Bowen South to Mackay region, these communities which are located in Rotary D9550 and Rotary D9570 need assistance.   

 

On behalf of DG Craig from D9570 and I, we have set up an appeal to assist those in need following the aftermath of the cyclone. Please see below details below with links to the RAWCS website for clubs or individuals wanting to make tax deductible donations.  If you could distribute through to your clubs and your contacts, this would be greatly appreciated.  

 

Rotary Down under will also be sending out a newsletter with this information. 

Thank you Debbie and the crew for your follow up on this and thank you Michael Willis from RAWCS in making it happen so quickly.  

 

Project Cyclone Debbie Rotary Appeal D9550 and 9570 (DCDF) with number 66-2016-17 on the RAWCS National website.

Please use this number on all documentation to your Regional Coordinators, Regional Treasurers or National Treasurer.

• The specifics of the project can be found here.
• The RAWCS website is located at www.rawcs.org.au.

ATO rulings applying to Deductible Gifts Recipients (refer - Income tax: tax deductible gifts - what is a gift - TR 2005/13).

 

The sponsoring Club is Rotary Club of District 9550 and 9570 This is a National Region project registered for project funding.

 

Tax deductibility is granted through "Rotary Australia Disaster Funding Appeals" – ABN 54 563 288 318.

 

If you have a website for your Club or District you can insert the hyperlink below. This will take donors directly to our secure donations page.

https://donations.rawcs.com.au/Default.aspx?ProjectNo=66&YearRegistered=2016-17.

 

Thank you and should you require further information please do not hesitate to contact me on the details below or Rotary D9550 Disaster Management Co-ordinator PP Bruce Scott mobile 0481055753 Email brucescott@tmrc.com.au

 

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Please support the Lions as they supported us at our Trivia Night

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 Ronald McDonald House Westmead Fund Raising Event
Please support and
Laugh For The House!!

Tickets $50 from riversideparramatta.com.au

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AUSTRALIAN ROTARY HEALTH
MUSTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH

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RYLA 2017 - this is an excerpt from the latest DG's E News & shows why we support RYLA

RYLA 2017 was run and won by 84 new RYLArians. The Organising Committee chaired by David Clark, supported the Facilitators lead by Amanda Firkins together with Mum & Dad (David and Dianne Waterhouse) arranged an excellent program that actively engaged and developed the attendees. The outdoor activities were challenging and the indoor speakers were compelling.

Well Done and Thank you to all who made it happen....and I hope that the experience convinces the new RYLArians to join Rotaract so they can continue to enjoy and enhance the Rotary experience.

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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.

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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 24th April 2017

On Monday evening 34 of us had the pleasure of being present at the ANZAC Commemorative Dinner by the Lions Club of West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook. How inspirational was it to hear 87 year old Lion, Dr Kevin Smith speak about Sandakan. An amazing man with so much research and information about members of our NW community here in West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook.  We were made to feel very welcome at this impressive meeting. Lest We Forget.

Next week we are inducting Paul Laroumanie into our club. We are very happy to welcome Paul and his family into our club. Please come along. There will be a speaker from Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Gordon Wilkins.

At this meeting you will be encouraged to pay for our birthday meeting on May 8th. We are expecting nearly 100 so it is important to pay ahead to lessen the load for our acting Treasurer Tony.

The following meeting (15th May) is a red wine tasting by our son Andrew Clarke. He will take you through some varieties of red wine, I think 5 or 6. There will be an email closer to the time to find out who is interested in participating as it will incur an extra cost of about $10 for the evening. Andrew needs to know numbers to organise the wine.

Thanks to those who served at the Bunnings BBQ, attended the District Assembly and attended the ANZAC meeting. Even though it is getting closer to the end of the Rotary year, we are still having fun and fellowship whilst serving humanity.


-- Rosemary

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Night Report 24th April 2017

Our Club along with about twelve Lions Club members attended a combined Anzac Commemoration Dinner hosted by the Lions Club of West Pennant Hills & Cherrybrook at the West Pennant Hills Sports Club.
 
The Lions Club programme for the night was:
Call to order                                       Past District Governor (PDG) Brian Daniels
Welcome                                             President Sunil Amaratunga
Introduction                                        MC, PDG, Brian Daniels
 
Anzac Commemoration
Invocation                                            John McNicol
Loyal Toast                                          Shala Karen
Opening Remarks                              PDG, Brian Daniels
Anzac Remembrance Service       Ian Cavanagh OAM
Laying of Wreaths
The Ode
Bugler                                                    Thomas Gilbert Normanhurst Boys High School
 
Introduction of Guest Speaker     Gavin Ridley
Guest Speaker                                    Dr Kevin Smith OAM
Provided us with a very detailed yet moving presentation on “Remembering the Sandakan captivity”, which included reference to local individuals who made the ultimate sacrifice.
 
In summary the Sandakan Death Marches were a series of forced marches in Borneo from Sandakan to Ranau. Despite appalling conditions, the prisoners never gave up. Their heroism, their determination and their indomitable spirit are testimony to the strength of the human spirit and an inspiration to all. Of the 2434 prisoners incarcerated at Sandakan, 1787 were Australian. The remaining were British. Only six Australians, who had escaped, survived. This entire Borneo captivity is widely considered to be the single worst atrocity suffered by Australian servicemen during the Second World War.
 
Vote of thanks to Guest Speaker        Gavin Ridley
Presentations                                            President Sunil Amaratunga
Raffle Draw                                                Ken Budden and Craig Horne
 
Whilst some clubs may merely raffle a bottle of wine this raffle included numerous prizes that varied from wine and chocolates, to a book by the guest speaker on the Sandakan death marches, to a harbour cruise. Our Rotary club dominated the winners including (apologies if I missed anyone) Andrew L, Jim S, Brian F, Nick C, Col B, Keith B, David T and John T. One observation was we possibly purchased the “lions share” of tickets.
 
Whilst there were no Directors reports etc with reference to the previous night report (3rd April) the following reminders are still applicable:
  
VIVID -   Sunday 4th June, -  Cost is $74.00 per person and includes afternoon tea, entrée, main dinner meal and desert all at different venues.  Departing Cherrybrook Community Centre Car park at 2.00 pm and returning approx 10.15 pm.   If you would like to join us please let Roslyn Savio know by 27 April, 2017.   We need a minimum of 40 persons to make it work at this cost.
Please direct deposit the funds into the following account:
Roslyn Savio
St. George
BSB – 112-879
ACCT. NO:  156 099 431

Donations in Kind  -  Tony Makin advises this is set for Saturday 27 May, working bee to vacate the Minchinbury warehouse in 6 months and move to Castle Hill.  Please reply to Tony re your availability.

-- Max Henderson

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Birthdays

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This Week's Humour

Here is the glorious winner:

 

1.  When his 38 caliber revolver failed to fire at his intended victim during a hold-up in Long Beach, California would-be robber James Elliot did something that can only inspire wonder. He peered down the barrel and tried the trigger again. This time it worked.

And now, the honorable mentions:

2.  The chef at a hotel in Switzerland lost a finger in a meat cutting machine and after a little shopping around, submitted a claim to his insurance company. The company expecting negligence sent out  one of its men to have a look for himself. He tried the machine and he also lost a finger. The chef's claim was  approved.

3.  A man who shoveled snow for an hour to clear a space for his car during a blizzard in Chicago returned with his vehicle to find a woman had taken the space. Understandably, he shot her.

4.  After stopping for drinks at an illegal bar, a Zimbabwean bus driver found that the 20 mental patients he was supposed to be transporting from Harare to Bulawayo had escaped. Not wanting to admit his incompetence, the driver went to a nearby bus stop and offered everyone waiting there a free ride. He then delivered the passengers to the mental hospital, telling the staff that the patients were very excitable and prone to bizarre fantasies. The deception wasn't discovered for 3 days.

5.  An American teenager was in the hospital recovering from serious head wounds received from an oncoming train. When asked how he received the injuries, the lad told police that he was simply trying to see how close he could get his head to a moving train before he was hit.

6.  A man walked into a Louisiana Circle-K, put a $20 bill on the counter, and asked for change. When the clerk opened the cash drawer, the man pulled a gun and asked for all the cash in the register, which the clerk promptly provided. The man took the cash from the clerk and fled, leaving the $20 bill on the counter. The total amount of cash he got from the drawer... $15. [If someone points a gun at you and gives you money, is a crime committed?]

7.  Seems an Arkansas guy wanted some beer pretty badly. He decided that he'd just throw a cinder block through a liquor store window, grab some booze, and run. So he lifted the cinder block and heaved it over his head at the window. The cinder block bounced back and hit the would-be thief on the head, knocking him unconscious. The liquor store window was made of Plexiglas. The whole event was caught on videotape.

8.  As a female shopper exited a New York convenience store, a man grabbed her purse and ran. The clerk called 911 immediately, and the woman was able to give them a detailed description of the snatcher. Within minutes, the police apprehended the snatcher.  They put him in the car and drove back to the store. The thief was then taken out of the car and told to stand there for a positive ID. To which he replied, "Yes, officer, that's her. That's the lady I stole the purse from."

9.  The Ann Arbor News crime column reported that a man walked into a Burger King in Ypsilanti, Michigan at 5 A.M., flashed a gun, and demanded cash. The clerk turned him down because he said he couldn't open the cash register without a food order. When the man ordered onion rings, the clerk said they weren't available for breakfast... The man, frustrated, walked away. [*A 5-STAR STUPIDITY AWARD WINNER]

10.  When a man attempted to siphon gasoline from a motor home parked on a Seattle street by sucking on a hose, he got much more than he bargained for. Police arrived at the scene to find a very sick man curled up next to a motor home near spilled sewage. A police spokesman said that the man admitted to trying to steal gasoline, but he plugged his siphon hose into the motor home's sewage tank by mistake. The owner of the vehicle declined to press charges saying that it was the best laugh he'd ever had.

In the interest of bettering mankind, please share these with friends and family....unless of course one of these individuals by chance is a distant relative or long lost friend. In that case, be glad they are distant and hope they remain lost.

***  Remember.... They walk among us, they can  reproduce..and they vote!
 
Seems they voted a few months ago in the U.S.A.

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When I was young I decided I wanted to be  a doctor so I took the entrance exam to go to Medical School. One of the questions asked us to rearrange the letters PNEIS into the name of a vitally important human body part which is most useful when erect.

Those who answered spine are doctors today.
 
The rest of us are sending jokes via email.

-- Jim Simpson

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