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Monday 9th JulyMental Health and Mental Health First Aid - Scott FankerPartners Night |
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Upcoming Events
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Hey Bev! I'm coming back to Australia, to study at UNSW from mid july till january! Hope we can catch up, and hope I'll be welcome to join another Rotary meeting! I also had a question. Since I'm studying at UNSW I'll try to see if I can find somewhere to stay near Bondi or Coogee. Do you know of anyone renting out, or looking for a flat mate in the area, or does someone in the club might know of something! Will be lovely to see you all again. Xx
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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 Keith.
Click here for a PDF copy of the form to the right, and send or give it to Tony C. |
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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
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. |
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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 Colin welcomed 22 members & guests (instead of the normal approximately 30). I extend a warm welcome to our members and our 4 guests – Honorary member Brian Furrer, Exchange student Larissa, prospective member Laurel Colley and guest speaker Cherelyn Suzuki. It seems the winter chills and Northern Hemisphere holidays have taken their toll. Daisy Montano who is no stranger to our club and the International Director at the Norwest Sunrise Club has invited us to join with her Club for a dinner meeting at Pennant Hills gold Club on Monday Aug 13th at 6.30 pm. The objective of the meeting is to celebrate the Rotary concept of "Service Above Self." Daisy is a regular attender at this club. A number of other District 9685 clubs will also be attending. Tickets (including dinner) are $40 per person. 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. |
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If you had bought $1000 worth of Qantas shares one year ago.
You would have made $49.00 today. If you had bought $1000 worth of AIG shares one year ago. You would have made $33.00 today. If you had bought $1000 worth of Lehman Brothers Shares one year ago. You would have made $0.00 today. BUT .... If you purchased $1000 worth of beer one year ago, drank all the beer then returned the cans for recycling. You would have made $214.00 today. So, based on above, the best current investment plan is to drink heavily and recycle!! AND DID YOU KNOW...... A recent study found that the average Australian walks 900 miles a year. Another study found the average Australian consumes 22 gallons of alcohol a year. That means on average AUSSIES get 41 miles to the gallon. MAKES YOU PROUD TO BE AN AUSSIE. DOESN’T IT?? |
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A couple of old guys were golfing when one mentioned that he was going to go to Dr Steinberg for a new set of dentures the next morning.
His elderly buddy remarked that he, too, had gone to the very same dentist two years before. "Is that so?" asked the first old guy. "Did he do a good job?" The second oldster replied, "Well, I was on the golf course yesterday when a guy on the next fairway hooked a shot. The ball must have been going at least 180 mph when it slammed me right in the testicles." The first old guy was confused and asked, "What the hell does that have to do with your dentures?" "It was the first time in two years my teeth didn't hurt." |
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The light turned yellow just in front of him. He did the right thing and stopped at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection. The tailgating woman behind him was furious and honked her horn, screaming in frustration, as she missed her chance to get through the intersection. As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted, photographed and placed in a holding cell. After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects. He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, giving the guy in front of you the finger and cursing at him. I noticed the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'Follow Me to Sunday-School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk, so naturally I assumed you had stolen the car." Priceless. |
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Tony C.
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