Photo: Cherrybrook ​metro station by Brendan Metcalfe 

Welcome to our Bulletin

Upcoming Events

Sunday 27 November
Working Bee at RFS & Guide Hall 8am to prepare site for market day.

Monday 28 November
​Kris Kringle

Friday 2 December
2pm start at the RFS/Guide Hall site to mark layout for stalls, erect boundary fences and other preparatory work.

Saturday 3 December
7am start to set up Rotary stalls (BBQ, Cakes, Plants, Jewlery, Christmas Decorations et al)
​9am Christmas Market. Let's have a fantastic day.

Monday 5 December
​Annual General Meeting

Monday 12 December
Part 1: 4:30pm BBQ @ Heritage Park - BYO everything

Part 2: 7:00pm Tree of Joy Gift Sorting at Turnbull Residence

Hiatus or Big Sleep
Speaking of "The Big Sleep"
I prefer the Humphrey Bogart (1946) version, to the Robert Mitchum (1978) version of this Raymond Chandler thriller. What do you think?

Saturday 21 January
President's Long Lunch
Lillian Fraser Gardens, Pennant Hills
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Lillian Fraser Garden
Photo courtesy of Gavin Plunkett
Ros Hogan is the Attendance Officer for face-to-face meetings at Springfield.  If bringing a partner or not able to attend, please notify Ros via email by 12noon on the Thursday prior to a face-to-face meeting. Charges for non-attendance will be incurred unless previously advised.
Note: Meeting Times
Springfield House     6:30 for 7:00pm
 Zoom Meeting    7:15 for 7:30pm​

​Duty Roster

  • If you are rostered and be unable to attend the meeting, please contact the person doing your role in the following week(s) and arrange a swap. It is strongly advised to inform Neville.
  • If you are aware of an absence beyond the time frame of the above then refer to the 26 Week Roster and arrange a swap with another doing your role. Again, please advise Neville of your swaps.
  • If you are aware of future absences, beyond the 26 Week Roster, please inform Neville so, he does not roster you during your absence.
  • Neville is not an information conduit; you must also message Ros Hogan.
President Report
When I wrote my President’s report last week, I was returning from Coonabarabran where we’d been ... 
Night Report
Sgt Max opened meeting and called on all present to observe a one-minute silence in honour of Charter Member and Past president Howard Fleming ...
Photos and more ...
Total Photo Mania. Photos cover two TOJ installations, Remembrance Day, Grace' Place, Coo ...
Humour
Have used contributions from Patricia, Cawas & Tony C. Many Thanks
Humour Bank balance is​ Zero. Need help raising this balance.
Editor: Have received a comment that it is difficult to print from the display on the Calendar page. Have introduced a "PDF Trial" button that shows a calendar on a new screen. It may also be easier to print.
If successful I will remove the Calendar Page and use the PDF format for both viewing and printing.

NTA Donors Tour

The Rotary members on the donor’s trip to visit the Nusa Tenggara Association (NTA) operations in Flores have arrived in Bali.
Peter, Andrew, John & Tony have had a few days relaxation prior to travelling to Flores tomorrow.
 We were invited to the Rotary Club of Bali Seminyak’s meeting last Tuesday and we greatly appreciated their wonderful hospitality.
 Afterwards we had an important meeting with key Board members from Rotary and NTA to discuss support for our proposed global grant application for the water & sanitation project in West Timor, including the roles and responsibilities of all parties.
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Hi Janelle
Yes, Tony arrived okay last night, and we went out today to the local upmarket shopping centre so he could buy some appropriate shoes for Flores.
Unfortunately, we went to a cultural fire dance this evening and a very naughty monkey pinched his glasses and mangled them!
Anyway, he managed to get the bits back, but one arm is missing. Luckily, he has another spare pair back at the hotel.
Off tomorrow to Maumere on 11.05am flight via Kupang (West Timor).
Regards 
Andrew

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Carols by Twilight

RC Carlingford Christmas Dinner and Lawn Bowls
Event descriptionThe Rotary Club of Carlingford Christmas Party will be held this year at F C Social, 6 Park Rd, Rydalmere.  (Opposite Aldi and right next to the Rydalmere Park that the Council are renovating).
Let's celebrate the end of 2022 and have some fun together !
Cost $60 per person which includes Lawn Bowls and a sit down dinner.
Friday 16th December, 5pm to10pm
From 5pm until late.  Dress code: Christmas Casual.
Meal details:
Olives and pickled vegetables
Trio of dips and fried bread: baba ganoush, hommus, labneh
Bruschetta
Cheese Sambousek and Meat Sambousek
Pizza: Zaatar and Cheese
Mixed Meat: Platter of chicken, beef and lamb kafka skewers served with garlic dip, chicken schnitzel breast and Lebanese bread
Fattoush: Lettuce, cucumber, tomato, capsicum, Spanish onion, fresh herbs with lemon and sumac dressing
Dessert: Chef's selection dessert tasting platter
Please advise any dietary requirements when booking your ticket/s.
Partners welcome.
Ho ho ho !  Who is the best lawn bowler in the club ??
See you there !

Christmas Puddings (rotary fundraiser)

From: kaye carter
Date: October 24
To: Janelle Craig 
Subject: Fwd: Puddings rotary fundraiser
Hi Janelle
 I bought some puddings last year. I still have one so I'm not buying any this year. Maybe our members may be interested? 
 Best wishes
Kaye
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From: Bob Selinger 
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 
Subject: Puddings
To: Peter Nathan 
 The good news - final date for pudding orders has been extended to Friday 25th November. Delivery should happen in the first week of December. Updated order form and price list attached. You may be interested to know that the two most popular puddings so far are Round Classic 1 kg and Chocolate Rum and Raisin Log 500gm. 
Best regards
Bob Selinger
Rotary Club of North Ryde
On Wallumattagal Country
Some Details
  • Funds raised go to Moree East Public School's "Books in Homes" project
  • There is more than Christmas Puddings on offer.
  • Recommend order before 25th November - as an individual.
Japanese Gardens, Cowra courtesy Dave MAY 2021

Are You a Centurion?

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Please consider renewing your Centurion membership, or if not already a member, why not make this the year to become a Centurion!!!
How to Be a Centurion

To read a digital version of our favourite magazine, click below
Please contact Alex Jugueta if you know of any prospective guest speakers of interest to the club.
This BBQ Trailer needs to be employed!

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: -
Carol Russell (0418 431 157) or President Janelle (0412 064 336)
Club Details:
Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook meets every other Monday for Dinner at Springfield House
Arrive 6:30pm  Start  7:00pm  End  9:00pm
245 New Line Rd
Dural NSW 2128 Australia

Welcome to call Carol or Janelle to get log on details and join us on Zoom instead

Meetings

The Club alternates meetings:
Generally, one "Face to Face" one Monday and a Zoom meeting the next Monday.
Face to Face
Meet at The Vicar
Arrive 6:30pm, Start 7:00pm, End 9:00pm
271 New Line Rd
Dural NSW 2128 Australia
​Zoom
Arrive 7:15pm Start 7:30pm End 8:30pm