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 Meetings:

7:15pm for 7:30pm 

​Mon 21 September 2020

         Member talks by:
               Angelo
               Colin S.

​Mon 28 September 2020

            District 9685 Governor David Clark
            (our private Zoom meeting - because we are special!)

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​Mon 5 October 2020

            Public Holiday
         Informal Zoom meeting for those interested - BYO

​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.

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Pres. Rosemary's Report - 7 September 2020

After hearing Dr Rowena Morris, a National Park Ranger as our guest speaker, we all want to go to Dharawal National Park and 5 Islands Native Reserve. It was wonderful to see and hear someone so passionate about the environment and conservation. Thank you, Rowena – I have a feeling we will be hearing from you again!

The 28 members present voted to keep Zooming in October rather than meet at Springfield. Maybe we’ll get there in November!

Thank you to all those involved with the mask sales. A little money coming into the club helps to pay for those programs that are going to happen such as RYPEN (Rotary Program of Enrichment) for Year 10 leadership opportunities. Plus, it gives the club some much needed social outlet during this pandemic.If you have not done so, please let me know if you would like to be involved.

Also, a huge thank you to Alan Paynter for organising our car run for Sunday. A little challenging but Alan has covered it all well. Don’t forget to let Alan know if you will be participating.

Remember we will be having 2 member talks next Monday. Colin Sharpe about the latest Coonabarabran visit and Angelo with little known facts about Pompeii. Should be an interesting meeting.
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A reminder that our Sept 28 meeting is with our District Governor David Clark.
Have a great week everyone and I look forward to seeing you on Sunday.


​Rosemary

Night Report -  14 September 2020 

Sgt Jim called the meeting to order welcoming all the Rotarians.

Edwina raised a Toast.

Welcome by President Rosemary - report from Board meeting. Need to poll members for at Springfield in October or to continue with Zoom meetings. Colin Sharpe & Janelle are going to apply for a generator using a grant from The Centre for Volunteering.
Keith has kindly agreed to take over President’s responsibilities from October 15 to November 6 whilst Pres. Rosemary I will be doing the Darling River Run with limited WIFI.
Thanks to Allan for organising the car run.
We did a great job on sale of masks.
Great news about End Polio in Africa no new case for last 4 years. We still have 2 countries Afghanistan & Pakistan to reach the goal of Polio free world.
World Polio Day 24th October.

Director’s Reports

• Allan Paynter - Social - car rally on Sunday 20th meeting at Glennorie Bakery at 10:00am at 930 Old Northern Road more details to follow.
• Keith B - Club Service Run a poll for meeting at Springfield in October as per the polling 60% said NO. Next week 2 member talks. Following week will be the DG.
• Colin S - Community Service We have a Zoom meeting next Thursday on Tree of Joy
• Peter S - International no updates
• Janelle - Youth Service District is working to get Catherine back maybe end of October
• Edwina - Vocational No updates
• Carol - Public Image No updates
• David T - Foundation No updates

Guest Speaker - Dr Rowena Morris
A Day in the life of a Ranger - NSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
What do Rangers Do?
Fire & Incident Management - we try to be proactive for hazard reduction burning. We have 1067 trained firefighters with 80% having more than 5 years experience. 2019/20 was a very challenging year with the bushfires.
Conservation - Wollemi Pines we managed to save them and we are super proud of them. We also save whales & tiger sharks. We also work with seals and their numbers are growing. We also do a lot of rehabilitation work such as Five Islands Nature Park.
Pest & Weed Management - lot of time is spent on culling weeds. It’s not your average weeding program we also use helicopters for spraying. We also take care of the seabirds. They only lay one egg in the whole year.
Cultural Values & Planning - Big Island viewing platform it’s very stunning. One has to experience the sounds and the smells.
Asset management
Community engagement - managing our parks Dharawal National Park
Administration - lot of our work involves administration which can be boring.

Unfortunately, I must say that as a night reporter I could not do justice to the presentation it was riveting and fascinating.

Instead of Heads & Tails Sargent Jim had a quiz competition which was won by Janelle.

Night Reporter
Cawas

Photos from the Meeting

Etiquette for zoom meetings

Best Practice Suggestions:

​Invest in a high-quality headset and webcam. Most laptops now include these, but for those with dated equipment, this purchase is a must.
Internet - minimum suggested speeds are 20 mbs/download, and 10 mbs/upload.
Present yourself positioned in front of a professional environment, free of distractions, with adequate foreground lighting and minimum background lighting to ensure a visible face to the camera.

Webcam zoom. Ideally, project your face and upper body; no more and no less.
“Can you hear me?” Members are encouraged to avoid the temptation to begin their speaking portion with a question, such as “Can you hear me?” – assume you can be heard.
Sit still when your camera is on…. People moving around consistently is distracting to others especially when someone is speaking.

Have audio on only during speaking portions. In order to minimise distractions, please mute yourself during your non-speaking portions. Your mic should be activated (located in the bottom part of your screen when in the meeting) as soon as your turn begins.
o   Pro-tip. Using the space bar acts as a mic-open button. Start with your mic muted, pressing and holding the space bar opens your mic. Releasing the space bar closes your mic.

Cheers.   Carol.

Rotaract - Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook Provisional Club
​Newsletter 30th August 2020 

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As requested by Peter for International: "There are important initiatives that continue in Flores and West Timor, in spite of the difficulties of managing Covid 19"  click the following link:

NTA September 2020 Newsletter.

​What’s in this issue
1. Empowering women women in Flores, Ikat weaving. P 1.
2. New Target Area of NTA in 2020. P2.
​3. Update on NTA's COVID-19 Response in Schools of Rural Eastern Indonesia. P5.

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.

This Week's Humour

Blond Men Jokes

Do you know Partikle Fisics? - thanks Cawas

Club Calendar

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

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Bulletin Editor - Bob

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.

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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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