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:

Mon 03 August 2020

7:15pm for 7:30pm 

                 Speaker - Gordon and Terese Hill - Rotary Club of Cobar

​Mon 10 August 2020

Community Recognition delivered in the Fifty-Seventh Parliament of New South Wales by the Member for Barwon Roy Butler on 26 February 2020.​

​Speaker - Hilary Black
​ - Westmead Institute for Medical Research

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​Mon 17 August 2020

Speaker - Harold Sharp
​ - ROMAC (Rotary Oceana Medical Aid for Children

​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 - 27 July 2020

Greetings from sunny Queensland! The power of Zoom is fantastic!
What an amazing night on Monday. We now know the family/career history of Tony Coote and we listened to a fantastic new program – Virtual Neighbour- after listening to our guest speaker Vinita Deodhar. An inspirational program and I’m sure it is one which our Community Director Colin will look into.

On Saturday morning I will have our first President’s meeting with DG David Clark. It will be fascinating to see what is in store for us. I’ll report back to you on Monday. 

It was interesting to feel member’s views re meeting at Springwood. Please respond to Keith’s email with your thoughts.
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Good luck with the gardening project at Taldumunde.

Keep safe, keep well, keep warm and this week keep dry.
Rosemary

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Night Report - 27 July 2020 

Sergeant Ros Savio welcomed President Rosemary to commence our ZOOM meeting at 7.30 pm precisely.
 
President Rosemary is holidaying in Maroochydore. She welcomed everyone including our guest speaker, Vinita Deodhar. Big thanks to the BBQ trailer guys who have almost completed their work on the refurbishment. Rosemary also mentioned to contact her if you have any feedback on the new club badges. Mentioned that 4 members had done the Covid Safe training. There was also discussion on next dinner meeting and Keith is to send out an email seeking feedback.
Rotary info by President Rosemary:
Holgar Knaack is new RI President. A profile was attached to meeting agenda. In brief – he is German (1st time), only been on the RI Board for one term, very keen on Youth Exchange and Rotaract. Wears Jeans!
 
Reports / Notices.
Keith Ball:

• Commenced a discussion regarding Social Distancing at Springfield House when we restart dinner meetings. A number of concerns raised. Keith will send email regarding participation or otherwise for dinner meetings at Springfield.
• On 31 August there is a 3 club joint meeting. Given current Covid concerns, this may now be held by ZOOM.
• Keith has cloth masks at his home which members can access. Let him know if you want any.

Colin Sharpe:

• Taldumande Project. Agreement to be signed. Cawas has already forwarded to the organisation and will follow up to see if all participants need to complete the agreement (latest: only Cawas' form is required).
• Thank you certificates to be issued.
• Looking for members to register for Covid safe food training. We can use these at markets etc. Not difficult to complete.  

Tony Coote.

• This year emphasis will be member to find member.
• Redo Website to make it more exciting / attractive.
• Explore opportunity for Covid safe social functions.

 
Member Talk
Tony Coote gave us comprehensive talk about his family, career and life. Tony was born in Tumut. Moved to Sydney when he was young because of mother’s health. Mother passed when Tony was 8. His father remarried and he was raised by step mother who he loves. Has 2 brothers. Went to Homebush Boys High and was in the rowing team. Apprenticed as an electrician, then went to Uni and obtained degree in Electrical Engineering. Had a wide and varied career including CSR, Proctor & Gamble etc. GM National Foods. Took family to USA & Philippines. Finished career as a consultant which he really enjoyed.  Has 2 boys with their own families. Both work in technology. He and Glenda fostered numerous children over the years. Tony met the wonderful Glenda at Rotaract.
A very interesting and enlightening talk. Thanks.
 
GUEST SPEAKER
Andrew introduced our Guest speaker for the evening Vinita Deodhar.
Vinita is a member of Beecroft club and has commenced a social project “Rotary Virtual Neighbours”. Briefly the project involves members making regular contact (say 1 to 2 calls per week of 15 minutes) with elderly people who may be isolated or feel isolated. The message is that “you are not alone”. The project complements other organisation such as Meals on wheels, Red Cross etc.
 
This is a simple, inexpensive but high impact project which appeared to appeal to a number of our members. It is not a project just for this Covid period, but meant to be ongoing. Beecroft have been operating for approx. 2 months now and has been welcomed by the recipients. Vinita would like to see the project expanded throughout our Rotary community.
 
Sergeant Ros then held head and tails with the “virtual wine” won by Andrew.
 
Steve Baker
Night Reporter

Photos from the Meeting

Rotaract - Pennant Hills and Cherrybrook Provisional Club
​Newsletter 29th July 2020 

​Click on this link to view the Newsletter

Covid-19 and the Club

Activities Carry Varying Risk

​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

BBQ Trailer Update

We’re nearly finished! Its been a big job to refurbish the trailer, interrupted by the Coronavirus, but we’re nearly there.
Last Sunday 19 July, we met at Tony Coote’s home for another working bee. Thank you, Tony Coote, Douglas Lam, David Turnbull and Tony Makin for all your work, and especially a big thank you to Glenda and Miriam for the yummy toasties’ sandwiches, mini chicken drumsticks, cakes and lots of coffee.
The main tasks were to clean, repair and paint various trailer components and then install new electrics, door seals, door locks and latches, a new wash station and a new tool box.  Its starting to look good
We will meet again next Friday to finish off a few final bits and pieces and then we will take the trailer back to Ricardo’s workshop where Ricardo has volunteered to paint the underside of the trailer with a protective coating.
We will then load up the trailer with all its catering equipment, tables, marquees etc. and return it to its Galston storage ready for our next BBQ project
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Thanks again for all your help.
Keep safe.
Adrian Sonego

The Team

Men at Work

Social Distancing

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.

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This Week's Humour

Best Mates​Two Sydney blokes grow up together, but after college one moves to Brisbane and the other to Melbourne.
They agree to meet every ten years in Sydney, NSW, to play golf and catch up with each other.
A few years later aged 32 they meet, finish their round of golf and head for lunch. "Where you wanna go?"
“Hooters" in the City
"Why Hooters?"
"They have those girls with the great shapes, the tight shorts and the gorgeous legs."
"You're on."
 At age 42, they meet and play golf again. "Where you wanna go for lunch?"
“Hooters."
"Again? Why?"
"They have cold beer, big screen TVs, and side action on the games."
"OK."
 At age 52 they meet and play again. "So where you wanna go for lunch?"
“Hooters.
"Why?"
"The food is pretty good and there's plenty of parking."
“OK."
 At age 62 they meet again.
After a round of golf at Elanora, one says, "Where you wanna go?"
"Hooters."
"Why?"
"Chicken Wings are half price and the food isn't too spicy."
"Good choice"
 At age 72 they meet again.
Once again, after a round of golf, one says, "Where shall we go for lunch?"
"Hooters."
"Why?"
"They have six handicapped parking spaces right by the door and they have senior discounts."
“Great choice."
 At age 82 they meet and play again. "Where should we go for lunch?"
"Hooters."
"Why?"
"Because we've never been there before."
"Okay, that’s a great idea !”
...submitted by  Stan

​I'll Drink to That   ....  thanks Stan​

Club Calendar

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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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