Photo: Cherrybrook ​metro station by Brendan Metcalfe 

Welcome to our Bulletin

Upcoming Events

Monday 30 January
Avishen Saurty discusses Champion Humanity: How healthy communities form around mental health

Saturday 4 February
First Book Sale sort at Cherrybrook Uniting Church

Monday 6 February
Guest Speaker: Florence Lee-Gunawan - Love for 
Australia

Monday 13 February
Social: Valentine Themed Meeting
Speaker: Peter Stanton - Flores Trip

Saturday 18 February
​Second Book Sale sort at Cherrybrook Uniting Church

Monday 20 February
Guest Speaker: Greg Page (original yellow wiggle)
- Heart of the Nation - Defibrillators
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
Welcome to 2023 and to the second half of the Rotary year.  
Night Report
No Night Report
Photos and more ...
An abundance of fantastic pics.
Humour
Have used contributions from Cawas and Neville. Many Thanks
Humour Bank balance is​ High. I have not collated the numbers.
Calendar

A Tribute to Colin Barlow - Founder NTA

Dear Club Members.
Sometimes we have the opportunity to interact with someone that makes a substantive difference.
Colin Barlow was an extraordinary man who among his many achievements, founded Nusa Tenggara Association (NTA).
I encourage you to read the attachments….
I have taken a small segment, written by one of Colin’s Indonesian friends, reflecting on his passing.
Tribute to Colin Barlow- founder of NTA (our chosen international charity) and a great humanitarian.
 
“Colin wanted to meet people in their real conditions.
Colin did not feel satisfied by only hearing stories or reports.
Colin visited these people twice each year for 33 years.
Colin enjoyed this way. This was his way. He became poor with poor people.
He was hungry with people who did not have enough to eat.
He got burnt with people who worked every day under the burning sun.
 
He was in darkness with people who had no electricity.
He involved himself totally in the whole life of people.
 
By that way, Colin found the proper way to lift people up from the darkness of poverty to the light of proper life.
This was the main reason NTA was established. Colin invited me to come to Australia to accompany him and to make sure of NTA’s existence.
 
For many people associations or NGOs, with partnerships or MOUs, last for five or ten years –
but for Colin, helping poor people never had a limit of time.
 
Colin committed his life to the poor. He dedicated his life to the welfare of people”. 
 
Peter Stanton
International Director.

Introducing our RYLA Candidate - Matilda Bowman

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
​After much searching, we found Matilda Bowman – an amazing young woman from…… Alice Springs!
Matilda is a nurse working in the emergency ward of Alice Springs Hospital, she also accompanies doctors on visits to Indigenous communities. Matilda is a humble, quietly spoken young woman who is strong in her conviction for helping others. 
Matilda heard about RYLA through a fellow worker and applied to attend. As we couldn’t find a local candidate, the organiser Liz North was approached to see if there were any applicants without a club and hence Matilda was found.
Matilda was born in Northern Territory and attended school in Tasmania after her family moved there. As Matilda likes the hot weather, she completed her nursing studies at James Cook University in Cairns.
The environment is Matilda’s outlet, last season she was a guide on the Larapinta Trail west of Alice Springs. Just prior to the RYLA week, Matilda was hiking for a week in southwest Tasmania with her dad.
Janelle and I attended the evening meeting during RYLA where we chatted to Matilda to get to know her better. She is very appreciative of our sponsorship. We will see a video soon of her expectations and experiences at RYLA.
RYLA is a live-in weeklong leadership course held this year at Knox School in January for young people aged 18-30. The course promotes young leaders in the community or those who aspire to leadership position, young adults seriously committed to development of their interpersonal skills and young leaders in the workforce with an interest in stewardship and management.
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

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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 Springfield House
Arrive 6:30pm, Start 7:00pm, End 9:00pm
245 New Line Rd
Dural NSW 2128 Australia
​Zoom
Arrive 7:15pm Start 7:30pm End 8:30pm