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Upcoming Events
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Jeremy Carter - Building Club Membership |
Monday 29th April |
Jeremy Carter is the CEO of Rapport Leadership International in Australia. After a successful corporate career and ten years as a leading business and executive coach and entrepreneur, Jeremy decided to bring Rapport Leadership International to Australia after attending one of their leadership training courses in the United States and seeing the transformational outcomes experienced by attendees at the course.
A thought leader, Jeremy has been featured in the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review and Daily Telegraph as well as magazines including CIO, APAC CIO Outlook and Face2Face. His leadership articles on LinkedIn have resulted in him attracting an audience of over 13,000 followers.
"Leadership is as much an art as it is science. A leader will either hold a team back or stretch them to a whole new level. Developing your leadership skills is one of the fastest ways to improve results as it enables you to bring the best out of yourself and the people around you. "
A thought leader, Jeremy has been featured in the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review and Daily Telegraph as well as magazines including CIO, APAC CIO Outlook and Face2Face. His leadership articles on LinkedIn have resulted in him attracting an audience of over 13,000 followers.
"Leadership is as much an art as it is science. A leader will either hold a team back or stretch them to a whole new level. Developing your leadership skills is one of the fastest ways to improve results as it enables you to bring the best out of yourself and the people around you. "
Bev Jackson - The Smith Family |
Monday 6th May |
The Smith Family is an Australian, independent non-profit children's charity whose goal is to create opportunities for disadvantaged children and their families and encourage them to participate more fully in society, using education as a key tool.
Upcoming Events
St Gabriel’s School Castle Hill – Another Project for Us.
Following on from our successful funding and installation of a Sporting Equipment Shed and Shade Sails installed by Tom Westcott for St Gabriel’s in 2018, we asked if our club could support a new project this year.
The Board believes that St Gabriel’s is our best local community Service Opportunity and fits well with the criteria we developed for the “Next Big Thing” project.
At the board meeting on 13th March, the Board decided to go ahead. With this commitment in place, work will take place during the second school term and we will be looking for volunteers to assist.
Details from St Gabriel’s are below.
Sustainability is a focus for the school this year and one of the projects we want to get off the ground and particularly involve the new year 7 seven students is a school community vegetable garden. Part of the new year 7 curriculum in Food Technology is a focus on Life Skills (home cooking). We think having a vegetable garden in this area will be a very good way to teach the life skills cooking program from a wholistic approach.
We’ve had some meetings with our Deputy Head and the year 7 teacher and drawn up a concept of what we would like to do and how we would like to organise it. The area we are looking at is next to the new modular classrooms (see Vege Bed Area pic attached). Attached is a scale plan and a breakdown of elements and costings for the project.
We’d like to make the area self-contained, so that everything we need is right there and can also be packed away. So we’d start with a small storage shed for tools, we can harvest water from the classroom roofs into a tank, we could compost. Teachers could also use an outdoor blackboard to plan lessons in the area. We’d have a range of bed heights for our students to access as well as colourful beds and a welcoming sign for the area that maybe our art department can help out with.
In terms of a project cost, we estimate that it would be in the range of 4-5K to purchase everything but there would also a few man-power days in erecting the timber shed, setting up and filling the beds, setting up the water tank and reworking the gutter, so it is definitely a project that you can get your hands dirty on.
David Turnbull and I will lead the project for our club.
Tony Coote
Rotary Car Run |
Sunday 19th May |
Completed Events
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.
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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Rotary makes amazing things happen, like:
Mobile Prenatal Clinics
Haiti has the highest maternal and infant mortality rate of any country in the western hemisphere. Rotary provided a fully equipped medical Jeep to volunteers and midwives to reach mothers and children in remote areas.
Cancer Screening
Rotarians provided a mobile cancer screening unit and awareness trainings around Chennai, India, where there is a high mortality rate of women with breast and cervical cancer due to late diagnosis.
Preventing Injuries and Deaths
Rotary members launched a $3 million, five-year pilot to save lives of mothers and children during home deliveries in Nigeria. Since 2005, they’ve also repaired 1,500 obstetric fistulas — 500 more than their initial goal — restoring dignity and hope to vulnerable mothers.
Wanted - New MembersIf you know of someone who would benefit from Rotary, or, from whom Rotary would benefit if they were a member, then contact Tony C.
Click here for a PDF copy of the form to the right, and send or give it to Tony C. |
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Significant Club Fundraising Events during the year
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The Book Sale March 2019
As the result of a lot of hard work the MarchBook Sale was a great success, especially from the organisers Andrew Little, Max Henderson, Neville Hansen and Rosemary Clarke. Funds raised exceeded $19,000. Well done.
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2018 Trivia Night
The Club held a very successful trivia night on Saturday 25 August 2018 at the Cherrybrook Community Centre, raising near $6,250 towards the charities we support. |
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The Garage Sale 2018
We have just had our best and most successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 13 & 14 October raising a record 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
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.. |
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 Julie.
Email [email protected] before 1pm on the Friday before the meeting. Please no communication via phone (either verbal or SMS) |
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If you are expected and do not show you will be required to pay for the meal.
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President's Report 15th April
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It is good to be back at Rotary meetings after a wonderful 2 months leave.
Thank you to President Elect Keith for doing a wonderful job as acting President including taking care of the final arrangements for the combined clubs event. It was pleasing to have 150 present tonight representing 12 of the 17 clubs that were invited from the Upper North Shore, Hills and Norwest zones. Judging by the level of conversation it was evident a lot of fellowship occurred so I hope everyone enjoyed the evening and that we can do more of these combined meetings to allow clubs get to know each other better. There was support to do another combined meeting with Riccardo as the speaker. The Rotary Club of West Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook had pleasure in welcoming District Governor Elect Kalma McLellan, and Assistant Governor’s, John Fenessy, and Bruce Jacobs. The Club presidents present tonight, their club members and partners and the guests of Rotarians were welcomed. Finally, a welcome was made to Riccardo Rossi, our guest speaker, who told us about his Afghan Adventures which was a wonderful insight to living in the UAE with his family and the war on terror in Afghanistan. Riccardo was formally introduced by Rotarian Kerry. Thank you to Sergeant Rosemary for running the meeting tonight, which was a simple meeting with no formal Rotary content to allow Riccardo enough time to tell his story. The night started by candlelight due to a district wide power outage. Fortunately, power was restored in time for the talk. Thank you Rob Clark for being our night photographer. We mixed up the seating for the clubs to encourage Rotarians to take this opportunity to learn about other clubs in our area. Kalma was invited to say a few words. I remind the WPHC Rotarians that the next time we meet will be Tuesday April 23rd at WPH Sports Club to join with WPH and Cherrybrook Lions for their annual ANZAC Commemoration Dinner. Until April 23rd have fun and be an inspiration to others. |
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Night Report 15th April
Opening: at 6:45 we lost power: minimal lights, no PA, but will the meal be affected?
Sgt Rosemary opened the meeting at 7am with a “cooee”.
We have a special zone meeting as a great opportunity for clubs to engage and hear our wonderful speaker. The clubs present tonight were:
President Col’s Report
Refer President’s report in bulletin. Someone wished him Happy Birthday for last Tues.
DGE Kalma McLellan’s Report
Kalma reported that the Assembly on the weekend was very successful
Director’s Reports due to the many clubs attending there were no reports except:
Tony for Paul (Treasurer) – some clubs hadn’t paid for tonight – Tony will resolve
Guest Speaker
Riccardo Bosi, former Australian Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel.
First topic was UAE. From a tourist perspective, so much modern development, a lot to see. From a locals perspective, nobody trusts any body. Some great slides
Second topic was of his deployment to Afghanistan. He arrived in Kandahar, then Froward Operating Base Robinson, Sangin. They were up against the Taliban with mortars, snipers and IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices). He spoke about weapons, personnel training and the harsh conditions. When asked “why?”, “so others may live”.
Webpage: www.conservatives.org.au/riccardo_bosi for some info on Riccardo (he avoided politics on the night)
Sergeant at Arm’s
Raffle won by: I didn’t see the first one, but the second bottle to a Dural Club member.
Meeting closed at 9:20, but nobody seemed to mind, even Frank.
Night Reporter: Bob Davison
Sgt Rosemary opened the meeting at 7am with a “cooee”.
We have a special zone meeting as a great opportunity for clubs to engage and hear our wonderful speaker. The clubs present tonight were:
- West Pennant Hills & Cherrbrook (31)
- Beecroft (18)
- Berowra (1)
- Carlingford (23)
- Castle Hill (4)
- Dural (11)
- Epping (7)
- Glenhaven (8)
- North Rocks (8)
- Norwest Sunrise (8)
- Pennant Hill (15)
- Hills-Kellyville (9)
President Col’s Report
Refer President’s report in bulletin. Someone wished him Happy Birthday for last Tues.
DGE Kalma McLellan’s Report
Kalma reported that the Assembly on the weekend was very successful
Director’s Reports due to the many clubs attending there were no reports except:
Tony for Paul (Treasurer) – some clubs hadn’t paid for tonight – Tony will resolve
Guest Speaker
Riccardo Bosi, former Australian Army Special Forces Lieutenant Colonel.
First topic was UAE. From a tourist perspective, so much modern development, a lot to see. From a locals perspective, nobody trusts any body. Some great slides
Second topic was of his deployment to Afghanistan. He arrived in Kandahar, then Froward Operating Base Robinson, Sangin. They were up against the Taliban with mortars, snipers and IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices). He spoke about weapons, personnel training and the harsh conditions. When asked “why?”, “so others may live”.
Webpage: www.conservatives.org.au/riccardo_bosi for some info on Riccardo (he avoided politics on the night)
Sergeant at Arm’s
Raffle won by: I didn’t see the first one, but the second bottle to a Dural Club member.
Meeting closed at 9:20, but nobody seemed to mind, even Frank.
Night Reporter: Bob Davison
Night Photos
Editor Note: Click on a photo to see a larger version.
This Week's Humour
Golf Humor
A husband and wife are on the 9th green when suddenly she Collapses from a heart attack!
"Help me dear," she groans to her husband.
The husband calls 911 on his cell phone, talks for a few minutes, picks up his putter, and lines up his putt.
His wife raises her head off the green and stares at him.
"I'm dying here and you're putting?"
"Don't worry dear," says the husband calmly, "they found a doctor on the second hole and he's coming to help you.
"Well, how long will it take for him to get here?" she asks feebly.
"No time at all," says her husband. "Everybody's already agreed to let him play through."
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A gushy reporter told Phil Mickelson,
"You are spectacular, your name is synonymous with the game of golf.
You really know your way around the course.
What's your secret?"
Mickelson replied, "The holes are numbered."
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A young man and a priest are playing together.
At a short par-3 the priest asks, "What are you going to use on this hole, my son?"
The young man says, "An 8-iron, father. How about you?"
The priest says, "I'm going to hit a soft seven and pray."
The young man hits his 8-iron and puts the ball on the green. The priest tops his 7-iron and dribbles the ball out a few yards.
The young man says, "I don't know about you, father, but in my church, when we pray, we keep our head down."
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Police are called to an apartment and find a woman holding a bloody 5-iron standing over a lifeless man.
The detective asks, "Ma'am, is that your husband?"
"Yes" says the woman.
"Did you hit him with that golf club?"
"Yes, yes, I did." The woman begins to sob, drops the club, and puts her hands on her face.
"How many times did you hit him?"
"I don't know --put me down for a five."
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A golfer teed up his ball on the first tee, took a mighty swing and hit his ball into a clump of trees.
He found his ball and saw an opening between 2 trees he thought he could hit through.
Taking out his 3-wood, he took a mighty swing. The ball hit a tree,
bounced back, hit him in the forehead and killed him.
As he approached the gates of Heaven, St. Peter asked, "Are you a good golfer?"
The man replied: "Got here in two, didn't I?
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The bride was escorted down the aisle and when she reached the altar the groom was standing there with his golf bag and clubs at his side.
She said: "What are your golf clubs doing here?"
He looked her right in the eye and said, "This isn't going to take all day, is it?"
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A man and his wife walked into a dentist's office. The man said to the dentist, "Doc, I'm in one heck of a hurry I have two buddies sitting out in my car waiting for us to go play golf, so forget about the anesthetic, I don't have time for the gums to get numb. I just want you to pull the tooth, and be done with it! We have a 10:00 AM tee time at the best golf course in town and it's 9:30 already... I don't have time to wait for the anesthetic to work!'
The dentist thought to himself, "My goodness, this is surely a very brave man asking to have his tooth pulled without using anything to kill the pain." So the dentist asks him, "Which tooth is it sir?"
The man turned to his wife and said, "Open your mouth Honey, and show him."
Colin M
A husband and wife are on the 9th green when suddenly she Collapses from a heart attack!
"Help me dear," she groans to her husband.
The husband calls 911 on his cell phone, talks for a few minutes, picks up his putter, and lines up his putt.
His wife raises her head off the green and stares at him.
"I'm dying here and you're putting?"
"Don't worry dear," says the husband calmly, "they found a doctor on the second hole and he's coming to help you.
"Well, how long will it take for him to get here?" she asks feebly.
"No time at all," says her husband. "Everybody's already agreed to let him play through."
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A gushy reporter told Phil Mickelson,
"You are spectacular, your name is synonymous with the game of golf.
You really know your way around the course.
What's your secret?"
Mickelson replied, "The holes are numbered."
___________________________
A young man and a priest are playing together.
At a short par-3 the priest asks, "What are you going to use on this hole, my son?"
The young man says, "An 8-iron, father. How about you?"
The priest says, "I'm going to hit a soft seven and pray."
The young man hits his 8-iron and puts the ball on the green. The priest tops his 7-iron and dribbles the ball out a few yards.
The young man says, "I don't know about you, father, but in my church, when we pray, we keep our head down."
___________________________
Police are called to an apartment and find a woman holding a bloody 5-iron standing over a lifeless man.
The detective asks, "Ma'am, is that your husband?"
"Yes" says the woman.
"Did you hit him with that golf club?"
"Yes, yes, I did." The woman begins to sob, drops the club, and puts her hands on her face.
"How many times did you hit him?"
"I don't know --put me down for a five."
___________________________
A golfer teed up his ball on the first tee, took a mighty swing and hit his ball into a clump of trees.
He found his ball and saw an opening between 2 trees he thought he could hit through.
Taking out his 3-wood, he took a mighty swing. The ball hit a tree,
bounced back, hit him in the forehead and killed him.
As he approached the gates of Heaven, St. Peter asked, "Are you a good golfer?"
The man replied: "Got here in two, didn't I?
___________________________
The bride was escorted down the aisle and when she reached the altar the groom was standing there with his golf bag and clubs at his side.
She said: "What are your golf clubs doing here?"
He looked her right in the eye and said, "This isn't going to take all day, is it?"
___________________________
A man and his wife walked into a dentist's office. The man said to the dentist, "Doc, I'm in one heck of a hurry I have two buddies sitting out in my car waiting for us to go play golf, so forget about the anesthetic, I don't have time for the gums to get numb. I just want you to pull the tooth, and be done with it! We have a 10:00 AM tee time at the best golf course in town and it's 9:30 already... I don't have time to wait for the anesthetic to work!'
The dentist thought to himself, "My goodness, this is surely a very brave man asking to have his tooth pulled without using anything to kill the pain." So the dentist asks him, "Which tooth is it sir?"
The man turned to his wife and said, "Open your mouth Honey, and show him."
Colin M
Wit vs Anger
"He who stops to ponder and think will generally come out ahead."
When Gandhi was studying law at University College, London, a Caucasian
professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him intensely and always
displayed prejudice and animosity towards him. Also, because Gandhi never
lowered his head when addressing him, as he expected, there were always
arguments and confrontations.
One day, Mr. Peters was having lunch at the dining room of the University,
and Gandhi came along with his tray and sat next to the professor. The
professor said, "Mr. Gandhi, you do not understand. A pig and a bird do not
sit together to eat."
Gandhi looked at him as a parent would a rude child and calmly replied, "You
do not worry professor. I'll fly away," and he went and sat at another
table. Mr. Peters, reddened with rage, decided to take revenge on the next
test paper, but Gandhi responded brilliantly to all questions.
Mr. Peters, unhappy and frustrated, asked him the following question.
"Mr. Gandhi, if you were walking down the street and found a package, and
within was a bag of wisdom and another bag with a lot of money, which one
would you take?"
Without hesitating, Gandhi responded, "The one with the money, of course."
Mr. Peters, smiling sarcastically, said, "I, in your place, would have taken
wisdom, don't you think?
Gandhi shrugged indifferently and responded, "Each one takes what he doesn't
have."
Mr. Peters, by this time was beside himself and so great was his anger that
he wrote on Gandhi's exam sheet the word "idiot" and gave it to Gandhi.
Gandhi took the exam sheet and sat down at his desk trying very hard to
remain calm while he contemplated his next move.
A few minutes later, Gandhi got up, went to the professor and said to him in
a dignified but sarcastically polite tone, "Mr. Peters, you signed the
sheet, but you did not give me the grade."
Wit always wins over anger.
"He who stops to ponder and think will generally come out ahead."
When Gandhi was studying law at University College, London, a Caucasian
professor, whose last name was Peters, disliked him intensely and always
displayed prejudice and animosity towards him. Also, because Gandhi never
lowered his head when addressing him, as he expected, there were always
arguments and confrontations.
One day, Mr. Peters was having lunch at the dining room of the University,
and Gandhi came along with his tray and sat next to the professor. The
professor said, "Mr. Gandhi, you do not understand. A pig and a bird do not
sit together to eat."
Gandhi looked at him as a parent would a rude child and calmly replied, "You
do not worry professor. I'll fly away," and he went and sat at another
table. Mr. Peters, reddened with rage, decided to take revenge on the next
test paper, but Gandhi responded brilliantly to all questions.
Mr. Peters, unhappy and frustrated, asked him the following question.
"Mr. Gandhi, if you were walking down the street and found a package, and
within was a bag of wisdom and another bag with a lot of money, which one
would you take?"
Without hesitating, Gandhi responded, "The one with the money, of course."
Mr. Peters, smiling sarcastically, said, "I, in your place, would have taken
wisdom, don't you think?
Gandhi shrugged indifferently and responded, "Each one takes what he doesn't
have."
Mr. Peters, by this time was beside himself and so great was his anger that
he wrote on Gandhi's exam sheet the word "idiot" and gave it to Gandhi.
Gandhi took the exam sheet and sat down at his desk trying very hard to
remain calm while he contemplated his next move.
A few minutes later, Gandhi got up, went to the professor and said to him in
a dignified but sarcastically polite tone, "Mr. Peters, you signed the
sheet, but you did not give me the grade."
Wit always wins over anger.
Joke Bank content is 5.
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Bulletin Editor - Mighty Duo of Neville & Keith
