Photo: Cherrybrook ​metro station by John Cowper 

Inside This Issue
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Upcoming Events

Club Zoom Meetings
alternate with 
Springfield House


7:15pm for 7:30pm 


6:30pm for 7:00 pm
Mon 29 March 2021 - BBQ Social
  Heritage Park, Castle Hill  5pm until dark
  BYO everything
  This social event is for members, partners, friends

Mon 5 April 2021 - Zoom Meeting

Easter Monday:
  Social on Zoom - Informal


​Mon 12 April 2021 - Springfield Meeting

Guest Speaker: Ken Hind
Infrastructure

Heritage Park BBQ Monday 29 March 2021

Rotaract - Pennant Hills Cherrybrook Charter Celebration
27 March 2021


​Pop-Up Book Sale  Saturday 10 April 2021

Rotary 100 Years Commemorative Plaque - Celebration 
Sat 17 April 2021

​Masks are for sale for the special price of $5.00 - triple layered (front fabric, filter, backing fabric) - washable - many patterns to choose from
Contact:  Bev Davison or Ann Sharpe

​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.

Pres. Rosemary's Report - 12 March 2021

What weather!! It was lovely to have 22 members at our Zoom meeting despite the weather. It has tested all our roofs. The Bunnings BBQ was cancelled on Saturday – a good choice.

Thank you to the 7 members who will attend the Rotaract Charter this Saturday at Glenhaven Community Centre. An incredibly special occasion. Congratulations to the President, Jason Terry, who has been nominated to be the District Rotaract Chair. A huge job.

Please reply to the R100 invitation so that others can be invited. At this stage we can only have 50 people due to Covid restrictions.

At the wrap up meeting of the Australia Day events at North Rocks, a donation will be made to Polio Plus of $634 to the six clubs involved – about $105 per club. The unused $6,368 will be returned to the National Australia Day Council – NADC. The movie idea is being copied by Paramatta council on April 17.

Let’s hope we can meet on Monday 29th at Heritage Park, Castle Hill for our BBQ commencing a 5:00pm.
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Stay dry and stay safe!

Rosemary

Night Report -  22 March 2021

David Turnbull called the Zoom meeting to order. 
Toast by David Turnbull to all those effected by the floods
 
Presidents report
Rosemary spoke about upcoming events including;
R100 Celebration on 17 April 2021 when Rosemary asked members to advise her if they are attending. $20k was donated to Australia Day Council.
Jason Terry – President of Rotaract has been nominated as District Chair of Rotaract
Bunning barbeque cancelled due to inclement weather
Thank you to tonight’s speaker - Marilyn Kenney – Communications Director d9685.
 
Directors Reports
Keith Ball advised the meeting that there was no communication on Polo shirts
 
Colin Sharpe advised books had been delivered to the container.  David Turnbull confirmed he had delivered the books which Colin commented were in excellent condition.
Books have been put into wooden boxes (made by Colin).  There are now 15 wooden boxes with books in them and 12 left to fill use
 
Peter Stanton – The International Women’s Appeal thanked us for our donation.  No further updates on International
 
Carol Russell – Rotary West Pennant Hills / Cherrybrook article on Clean up Australia Day Article in April edition of Dooral Roundup
 
David Turnbull – Nothing to report on Foundation.  Call for assistance on 11 April 2021 for clean up at Guide Hall / Fire Station.  Looking for at least 6 people to assist
 
Tony Coote – Reminder on barbeque at Heritage Park on 29 March 2021 weather permitting.  Decision to be made on Sunday 28 March 2021. 
Hunter Valley Trip 23 – 26 May 2021 – a couple of places left if anyone is interested
Lions Club Anzac Day celebration on 26 April 2021 at West Pennant Hills Sport Club.  Currently 11 attending
Induction of Bob Whyms as a Rotary Member on 12 April 2021 at Springfield House
 
Cawas introduced our speaker - Marilyn Kenney noting that within Rotary, Marilyn has been a President and member of the Board for her Club (Springwood), with active participation in Rotary District Committees for Group Study Exchange, Model United Nations Assembly, and Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. In addition to her Rotary roles, she was also a member of the Board of the Mountains Youth Services Team which services welfare and social needs of young people. Marilyn represented the Rotary District as Team Leader of the Group Study Exchange team to Sweden in 2013. Marilyn has been the Chair of the District 9685 RYLA Committee; an RLI Facilitator; a District Trainer; the District 9685 ROMAC Chair; a participant in the RAWCS project team for RYLA in Timor Leste for four years, and currently holds the position as Communications Director for the District.
 
Marilyn ran us through how to access the Rotary website including how to change or update personal information and how communication occurs with Rotary.  Marilyn welcomed any questions and gave us her details for contact should further information on the website be required – mobile; 0404 041 325 / email; ckenney@bigpond.net.au
 
David Turnbull closed the meeting at 8.30pm after a lively trivia session.  
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Night Reporter:   Bill Mann
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Trip to Hunter Valley
Details to follow after social committee meeting on 9th March 2021

Friendship Dinners/Lunches
Photos from these events will be placed here
At the Coote's

At the Sharpes.

Clean Up Australia 2021

The Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook participated in its first Clean up Australia Day event on March 7.  In the past early March has been devoted to our Giant Rotary Book sale, however, that did not occur this year due to the constraints of COVID 19.
Fifteen club members, partners and family spent a couple of hours collecting rubbish from around the Cherrybrook fire station, guide hall, container  reverse vending machine, Lakes of Cherrybrook, and the bush area behind Kindalin at the Shopping Centre.  A couple of the participants even had a look in Bidjigal Reserve close to where they live.

The most interesting find was a Coles Shopping Trolley at Bidjigal which had strayed at least 5 km from the nearest Coles. 
A stash of tagger’s spray cans was found near the container reverse vending machine.  No syringes were found.

The residents of Cherrybrook are to be congratulated for the tidiness of this  part of their community.  We 0nly collected 4 bags of general rubbish  and 1 of recyclables.
We had time to clean-up the garden between the fire station and the guide hall as a separate event.​
To conclude a successful event some participants celebrated with a non-alcoholic drink..
Please RVSP by buying a free ticket:
https://events.humanitix.com/the-rotaract-club-of-pennant-hills-cherrybrook-charterting-celebration
or
send myself an email at
President@phcrotaract.org.au
 
Kind Regards
 
Jason Terry
President
The Rotaract Club of Pennant Hills - Cherrybrook Incorporated
D9685

eFun Run  - 18 to 25 April 2021

The Rotary Club of North Ryde is organising a virtual Fun Run to raise funds for mental health research and treatment. The eFun Run will be held from Sunday 18 March until Sunday 25 March inclusive.

Entrants can walk, jog or run 2km, 5kms or set their own distance challenge over the week. This can be done anywhere, anytime during the eFun Run week.

Friends, relatives and work colleagues can sponsor entrants help raise funds for Australian Rotary Health and the Centre for Emotional health's Cool Kids Program at Macquarie University.

Above is the flyer for the eFun Run with the QRCode and website link for registrations and more information.

Pamela Wood
Secretary 2020-21
The Rotary Club of North Ryde

Welfare Report

Tony Coote received radiation treatment on Monday 1st and is back at home convalescing

Vale

Gladys Wilson -- Beloved mother of Lynne Henderson
Humour of the Week
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How grandchildren perceive their grandparents....  thanks Ross

​1. I was in the bathroom, putting on my makeup, under the watchful eyes of my young granddaughter, as I'd done many times before. After I applied my lipstick and started to leave, the little one said, "But Grandma, you forgot to kiss the toilet paper good-bye!" I will probably never put lipstick on again without thinking about kissing the toilet paper good-bye....

2. My young grandson called the other day to wish me Happy Birthday. He asked me how old I was, and I told him, 72. My grandson was quiet for a moment, and then he asked, "Did you start at 1?"

3. After putting her grandchildren to bed, a grandmother changed into old slacks and a droopy blouse and proceeded to wash her hair. As she heard the children getting more and more rambunctious, her patience grew thin. Finally, she threw a towel around her head and stormed into their room, putting them back to bed with stern warnings. As she left the room, she heard the three-year-old say with a trembling voice, "Who was THAT?"

4. A grandmother was telling her little granddaughter what her own childhood was like. "We used to skate outside on a pond. I had a swing made from a tire; it hung from a tree in our front yard. We rode our pony. We picked wild raspberries in the woods." The little girl was wide-eyed, taking this all in. At last she said, "I sure wish I'd gotten to know you sooner!"

5. My grandson was visiting one day when he asked, "Grandma, do you know how you and God are alike?" I mentally polished my halo and I said, "No, how are we alike?'' "You're both old," he replied.

6. A little girl was diligently pounding away on her grandfather's word processor. She told him she was writing a story.
"What's it about?" he asked.
"I don't know," she replied. "I can't read."

7. I didn't know if my granddaughter had learned her colours yet, so I decided to test her. I would point out something and ask what colour it was. She would tell me and was always correct. It was fun for me, so I continued. At last, she headed for the door, saying, "Grandma, I really think you should try to figure out some of these colours yourself!"

8. When my grandson Billy and I entered our vacation cabin, we kept the lights off until we were inside to keep from attracting pesky insects. Still, a few fireflies followed us in. Noticing them before I did, Billy whispered, "It's no use Grandpa. Now the mosquitoes are coming after us with flashlights."

9. When my grandson asked me how old I was, I teasingly replied, "I'm not sure." "Look in your underwear, Grandpa," he advised "Mine says I'm 4 to 6." (WOW! I really like this one -- it says I'm only '38'!)

10. A second grader came home from school and said to her grandmother, "Grandma, guess what? We learned how to make babies today." The grandmother, more than a little surprised, tried to keep her cool. "That's interesting." she said. "How do you make babies?" "It's simple," replied the girl. "You just change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'."

11. Children's Logic: "Give me a sentence about a public servant," said a teacher. The small boy wrote: "The fireman came down the ladder pregnant." The teacher took the lad aside to correct him. "Don't you know what pregnant means?" she asked. "Sure," said the young boy confidently. 'It means carrying a child."

12. A grandfather was delivering his grandchildren to their home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting in the front seat of the fire truck was a Dalmatian dog. The children started discussing the dog's duties.
"They use him to keep crowds back," said one child.
"No," said another. "He's just for good luck."
A third child brought the argument to a close. “They use the dogs," she said firmly, "to find the fire hydrants."

13. A 6-year-old was asked where his grandma lived. "Oh," he said, "she lives at the airport, and whenever we want her, we just go get her. Then, when we're done having her visit, we take her back to the airport."

14. Grandpa is the smartest man on earth! He teaches me good things, but I don't get to see him enough to get as smart as him!
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15. My Grandparents are funny, when they bend over, you hear gas leaks and they blame their dog.

Rotaract - Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook Club
​Newsletter 28th February 2021
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Covid-19 and the Club

​Our Club Needs Training - Please Volunteer

Training is on-line and takes about 20 minutes – so a few could do it
https://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/covid-19-awareness-food-service-training
 
The training has been developed for anyone working in NSW food retail and food service businesses and covers key measures recommended for COVID-19 control. Key topics addressed:
  • COVID-19 Introduction and background
  • Infection, signs and symptoms
  • Self-protective measures
  • Protective measures for premises and personal hygiene
  • Cleaning and sanitation practices
  • Social distancing measures
  • Record keeping.
The course is self-guided and will take participants approximately 20 minutes to complete.
There is a 20 question multiple-choice quiz at the end.
A ‘COVID-19 awareness for food service’ acknowledgement certificate will be emailed to all participants who complete the quiz.

... and We Should be Covid Safe at Our Activities

Centurion Program and Centurion Membership application

We are now in a new Rotary Year. Please consider renewing your Centurion membership, or if not already a member, why not make this the year to become a Centurion!!!

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

Club Calendar

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

Meetings
​Monday  6:30pm for 7:00pm - Springfield House - 245 New Line Road, Dural 2158
and Zoom Monday 7:15 for 7:30pm - on alternate weeks 
​- see Club Program for details.

Apologies
For Springfield meetings, 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 March Book 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.
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. 


                       
 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.​​
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.
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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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