The Next Meetings

​NSW Public Education                                                                                           Monday 30th July

Jason Miezis - Principal - Cherrybrook Public School

Chief Inspector Gary Raymond

Monday, 6th August

"Danger Was My Business"
​Chief Inspector Gary Raymond

• Australian Police Medal
• Order of Australia
• Retired

Combined Rotary Clubs Meeting

Monday 13th August

Guest Speaker - Dr Ian Nicholson - a leading specialist in Adult and Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery

Pennant Hills Golf Club
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm
​Organised by Daisy Montano

​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.

Inside This Issue

President's Report
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​Night Report

​Humour

Club Calendar

Upcoming Events

12th August                     Bunnings BBQ - Dural

13th August                     Combined meeting at PH Golf Club

Ronald McDonald House - Meal From The Heart

A number of us went to the Ronald McDonald House at Westmead Hospital on Friday night. We arrived about 3:15pm and had a tour of the premises, they now have some 61 units in the new complex and still have a waiting list. There is a mix of two bedroom and single bedroom. We then prepared and served dinner to some 130 people which was a lot of fun and very satisfying. We then had to wash up and clean up but we all got away about 8:30pm. A great night was had by all. If anyone wants to know how to work an industrial dish washer, Andrew and I are the go to men.
Neville

Be the Inspiration - Celebrating Service Above Self - Rotary Sydney

Description
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​You are invited to join us for a fun and inspiring evening to celebrate the Rotary concept of "Service Above Self."
This event is a joint initiative of several clubs located in District 9685 including the Rotary clubs of Norwest Sunrise, Pennant Hills, and Lower Blue Mountains. Rotarians and Non-Rotarians welcome.
Tickets (including dinner) are $40 per person, payable via your local Rotary Club or in person on the evening.
Guest speaker on the night will be Dr Ian Nicholson, a leading specialist in Adult and Paediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery. Dr Nicholson is actively involved in outreach programs through Rotary and Open Heart International performing Cardiac Surgery in developing countries of the Pacific region, South America and Africa.
Dr Nicholson will share some of his amazing life experiences and why he believes in the concept of Community Service to improve quality of life, develop stronger communities and to build a better world.
Seats are limited, so RSVP today so you don't miss out. Tables of 10 are available.

Date and Time

• Mon. 13 August 2018
• 6:30 pm – 9:30 pm AEST

Location

• Pennant Hills Golf Club
• Burns Road South
• Beecroft, NSW 2119

Trivia Night Flyer Released

The Trivia night charity donation will be made to Rural Aid and their “buy-a-bale” program to support drought stricken farmers.  The drought zone is segregated for donation purposes and we will support the Hunter Valley farmers.  Money donated will go to buy hay, water, transport diesel, and food hampers. 

Invitation from RC The Entrance

August is Membership  and New Club Development Month

I found all this deep and meaningful stuff that is relevant to somebody....    ZZZZZZZZZ

So, I thought I would tell you that these people INSPIRE me.

Wanted - New Members

If you know of someone who would benefit from Rotary, or, from whom Rotary would benefit if they were a member, then contact Keith.

​Click here for a PDF copy of the form to the right, and send or give it to Tony C.​

Significant Club Fundraising Events during the year 

The Book Sale March 2018

As the result of a lot of hard work the April Book Sale was a great success, especially from  the organisers Max Henderson, Andrew Little and Clive Denmark.  Funds raised were circa $15,000.  Well done.

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2017 Trivia Night

​The Club held a very successful trivia night on Saturday 26 August 2017at the Cherrybrook Community Centre, raising just over $5,000 towards the charities we support. 


                       

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The Garage Sale

We have just had our best and most successful Garage Sale on the weekend of 7&8 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
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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.. 

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 Carol. 
Phone 8850 6515 or email  carol.russell@ybr.com.au before 11am on the day of the meeting.

If you are expected and do not show you will be required to pay for the meal.

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Presidents Report 16th July

What a great night.

Some 26 of us ventured to Springfield for a Rotary Night.  The venue surprised us by setting up a smaller, and warmer room.  The room also seemed to encourage conviviality.

Our guests were Laurel Colley and Jill Marquette, both prospective members checking us out.  Mark Couper (Dural Chamber of Commerce) gave an excellent presentation on the Chamber’s activities.  Mark was supported by Dianne Paton of Dooral Roundup fame.

I attended a District Presidents Meeting on the weekend and report:

• Re-districting - Districts 9675 and 9685 have commenced exploratory discussions on combining to form a singular district (9680).  The gestation period is likely to be a while with 9680 being formed in 2022-23.
• Diabetes Alive - John Waterhouse (St Ives) has an excellent project supporting pumps for Type 1 diabetic children.  He has support from Variety Australia that converts a Club donation of $3,000 to $9,000. (Jaswant portfolio)
• Drought Relief - Barry Edmunson (Wahroonga) gave a presentation on the Districts support for drought relief.
• Ride the Train to End Polio – Rob Byrne (Foundation).  Expect to see increasing publicity targeted to raise $1 million on Friday 28th September.  Activities include visiting 187 Railway Stations in one day and Paint Pinkie Purple for Polio. (John portfolio)

Keith

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Night Report 23rd July

The meeting opened by stand-in Sergeant Ricardo and President Keith who welcomed our guests, Diana Paton, Laurel Colley, Jill Marquette, Robyn Wade and speaker of the evening Mark Couper.

Directors’ report
Janelle Craig requested helpers for the Dural Bunnings BBQ on 12th August.

Ross Ballinger reported on the Ronald Macdonald House Meals From The Heart. Over 130 meals were served on Friday 20th July. With only 8 participants, they were a bit overwhelmed. However there was still good response from the residents and much was learned for the next one in November. More volunteers please for that.

Tony Coote reported on Bob Davison. Had a pace-maker installed and will be discharged this Wednesday. Bob is in good spirit but further surgery would be required later on.

Max Henderson spruiked the Trivia Night on 25th August. He reported there were 30 participants at the SYMT “Rock Of Ages” at Hornsby RSL. Production of ‘Tarzan’ will be in November. More musical coming your way. Watch this space.

Larissa is having school holidays and had been to the airport 3 time to see off fellow exchange students. She went to Bondi, Taronga Zoo, Watsons Bay and another “Swans” match. She is getting really good with the Sydney public transport system.

Max then introduced our speaker Mark who gave us a brief rundown of what the Dural and Round Corner Chamber Of Commerce is all about. At present, there are 53 members. The organisation aim to provide support to the local businesses and publish an annual directory of the local businesses known to them. These are expanding gradually. They are keen to work with future Rotary events and Rotary members are welcome at networking meetings. Please go to www.duralchamber.org.au for more information.

The fine session ensued but alas without the former Ricardo pizzazz.

The raffle was won by yours truly and the 2-up by our guest Diana.
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Keith closed the meeting @ 2046 with the National Anthem.
 
Night reporter – Douglas Lam E&OE
 

 

Night Photos

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This Week's Humour

The Blind Cowboy.....

He wanders over to a bar stool and asks the bartender for a shot of Jack Daniels.
He sits there for a while, then calls out to the bartender. “Hey, you wanna hear a blonde joke?”
At that point the entire bar falls deadly silent.
In a very deep, husky voice, the woman next to him says, “Before you tell that joke, cowboy, I think it is only fair, given that you are blind, that you should know five things:

1. The bartender is a blonde girl with a baseball bat.
2. The bouncer is a blonde girl with a club.
3. I’m a 6-foot tall, 175-pound blonde woman with a black belt in Karate.
4. The woman sitting next to me is blonde and a professional weight lifter.
5. The lady to your right is blonde and a professional wrestler.

Now, think about it seriously, cowboy… do you still wanna tell that blonde joke?”
The blind cowboy thinks for a second, shakes his head and mutters,
“No, not if I’m gonna have to explain it five times.”
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Stan

Lemon Picker

Looking for a good job on the Murray River ??
 
Sally Mulligan of Paddington NSW decided to take one of the jobs that most Australians are not willing to do.

Sally applied for a job in a lemon grove and seemed to be far too qualified for the job.

She has a liberal arts degree from the University of Adelaide and had worked as a social worker and a school teacher.
 
The foreman frowned and said, "I have to ask you, have you had any actual experience in picking lemons ??"
 
"Well, as a matter of fact, I have," she said. "I've been divorced three times, owned two Jeeps, voted twice for Labor, and once for Clive Palmer.”

........ She starts in the morning.

Tony C

Joke Bank content is 6 jokes.

Plumber of the Year Award Finalists

&%$@#

Hmmmmm...

Should have measured twice! 

Apparently, you don't want anyone seeing  
your face, but everything else is okay? ​

The oak seat is a nice touch, though. ​

And the purpose for the door is … ? ​

This stall is for people that have arms like an orangutan. ​

This would be the "half bath" noted in the real estate listing?

Very Classy!  And, only three steps to the throne when you're in a hurry!

How does this even get past the planning phase? ​

And now drum roll please..

THE PLUMBER OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TO

Absolutely brilliant... ​

NOTE: ALL OF THESE PLUMBERS ARE, THANKFULLY, NO LONGER IN THE BUSINESS

THEY HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO PUBLIC OFFICE AND NOW SERVE IN VARIOUS POSITIONS IN THE GOVERNMENT

Club Calendar

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

Bulletin Editor - Keith Ball