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Liza McCosh
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Dr Liza McCosh President 2019/2020
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Children's Meeting, Easter Theme
Apr 08, 2020
 
Bunnings BBQ
Apr 25, 2020
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
 
District Assembly
Apr 26, 2020
 
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President's Chat
Liza's Chat 37
Hello members of Daybreak and welcome to Bulletin 37.
 
COVID-19 and Rotary – By now you will all know that due to the risks associated with the Corona virus, Daybreak has suspended its meetings and all community service projects for an indefinite period.
 
This decision was made for the safety of our members and is in line with many other (but not all) Rotary Clubs and Organizations Australia wide.  The Board will monitor the situation in the coming weeks and if there are changes to be made all members will be informed.  This is a disappointing development considering we have given much time into building our programs and services within the community.  However, this is a global crisis unprecedented in our time and we need to work through it as best we can.
 
The Board are exploring ways in which we can communicate with our members during this period, in particular a meeting application called Zoom which is proving successful with other organizations.  The District is also looking into this and other applications and may provide assistance in how best to use technology in our current situation.  I will keep you informed as we progress our discussions.
 
Cancellations
The District Conference scheduled for this coming weekend March 20-22 has been cancelled together with the District Assembly which was scheduled for April 26.  A tremendous amount of work has gone into these events, particularly the conference, and we feel for the Rotary Club of Swan Hill and our DG Roseanne Kava.  It is likely the presenter’s sessions that were scheduled will be videotaped and will become available for Clubs to show at their future meetings.  In terms of the Assembly, those wishing to qualify for grant application can do so via a training module on the Learning Centre.  The link is http://learn.rotary.org/members/learn/catalog Once you are in the learning centre type GMS in the search box and this should take you directly to the modules you need to complete your qualifying course. If for any reason the link does not work go directly to the learning centre on Club Central where you will find all the training available. I have been informed that if you did the course last year this does not qualify you as the information changes from year to year and it is a requirement to undertake the training yearly.  District will soon be sending out an email with links to all online training modules associated with other executive positions.
 
At this stage there has been no directive given by Rotary International regarding the Rotary International Conference scheduled for Hawaii in early June.  Given the ever changing landscape it is looking very likely that the event will be cancelled.
 
Closer to home, the RYLA program at Kangaroobie has also been cancelled.  However, we are hoping that our candidate can undertake the program when it is rescheduled.  We also have other people interested in applying for the program.
 
Please note that all our service projects have been suspended including the Care Program and the Soup Kitchen.  Fundraising projects cancelled include the Community Network BBQ on March 25, the Bunning’s BBQ on April 25 and the Foundation Movie night on May 21.  Our annual May Race Day meeting on Thursday May 7 will also not go ahead.
 
 
Clean-Up Australia Day – we had a good attendance of members for our Clean-Up Australia Day on Sunday March 15 with ten people assisting our cleaning of Victoria Park.  We collected approximately twelve large bags of rubbish and completed the clean up in just over an hour.  We then headed to Cafe Lava for teas and hot chocolates. Chris was rather hung over and was found snoozing in the car at one stage; however he has avoided a fine as we had no meeting this week to collect!  We will have to think of a creative way of recording and collecting fines in our time of isolation, so if anyone has some ideas please forward them to me.
 
Membership and Changeover Meeting– We had a membership Assembly scheduled for our weekly meeting on April 15 which now may not occur unless we can organize an electronic meeting.  We will also be inducting Jenny Millar as a new member of Daybreak and ideally would like to induct her before the changeover date of June 24. We are exploring avenues in which to do this, possibly recording the process via videotape and circulating to members.  A further ceremony can take place when we resume our usual meetings. If our meetings are still in recess on the changeover date we will do a similar process may occur for the induction of our current PE and 20121 Executive Committee.
 
Constitution – The District has circulated a new Constitution which needs 80% of our members vote to be adopted.  The Board at its recent meeting suggested that the Club adopt the Constitution.  As a result Secretary Cheryl will circulate the Constitution and the motion to all members via email with a request that you respond with a yes or no vote within 14 days.  This is an important part of our administration process so please keep an eye out for the email and respond with your vote within the required time.
 
Club Laptop and AV equipment – The Board recently passed a motion to purchase a laptop and audio visual cables for Club and meeting purposes into the future.
 
Motorcycle Trip - While most of our members are adjusting to changed aspects of their normal life, two of our members have taken to the road for a relaxing motorcycle tour.  Barry Moran and Geoff Grec together with eight other members of the Warrnambool Motorcycle Club have, over the past two weeks, been travelling through several locations in South Australia, up to Broken Hill in New South Wales, and as we speak, they are on the home run to Warrnambool.  By the look of the photos shared on Facebook, the guys had a fantastic trip and we look forward to having them speak at one of our future meetings.
 
 
Brag Session – While our meetings are in recession there is a need to try and keep some of our usual practices in place such as our brag sessions.  Therefore I would ask members to email me any news of interest and personal brags they may have so that I can circulate to other members through the Bulletin; I will kick it off here with a huge family brag. My son Paul and his wife Kristy are expecting their first baby in September.  This little boy will be the eleventh grandchild for Wayne and I and will tip the gender balance which currently sits at five boys and five girls! We can’t wait to welcome him.
 
You will find the newsletters may look a little briefer in the coming weeks as there will be no rosters or upcoming Rotary dates included.  I have no doubt that our clients within the community will miss the services that we usually provide.  It is important to remember that this period of semi isolation is relatively short term and pales in significance compared to what our ancestors experienced in wartime and what many people currently experience in other parts of the world.
 
Keep yourselves and family safe
Liza
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LAUGHTER, THE BEST MEDICINE

 
The Day the Sorbent Died.
With apologies to Don McLean, (American Pie).
 
Bye, bye, Sorbent Quilton good bye
Rode my scooter to the super but the super was dry
Those good old folks are having punch ups in aisles,
Shouting, "Touch my rolls and you’ll die. This will be the day that you die!"
 
Do you believe in toilet rolls?
Can Kleenex save your mortal soul?
And can you teach us how to use it REAL slow?
Well I know that you are taken in
Coz I saw you scrambling in the bin
We all turned up perchance
But we never got a glance
 
And while some tempers caused a fight
Others refused to make it right
We saw Satan laughing with delight
The day the Sorbent died
(Slow) So bye, bye Sorbent Quilton bye bye Rode my scooter to the super but the super was dry Those good old folks are having punch ups in aisles Shouting, "this will be the day that you die."
 
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RULES FOR SUCCESS (from Dan Bloch)
There are two rules for success in life:
Rule 1: Don't tell people everything you know.
 
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Our cleaning lady just called and told us she will be working from home and will send us instructions on what to do.
 
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Jack, walked into a sports bar around 9:58 pm.  He sat down next to this blonde at the bar and stared up at the TV as the 10:00 news came on. The news crew was covering a story of a man on a ledge of a large building preparing to jump.
 
The blonde looked at Jack and said, "Do you think he'll jump?"
 
Jack says, "You know what, I bet he will."  The blonde replied, "Well, I bet he won't."  Jack placed $50 on the bar and said, "You're on!"
 
Just as the blonde placed her money on the bar, the guy did a swan dive off of the building, falling to his death.  The blonde was very upset and handed her $50 to Jack, saying, "Fair's fair... Here's your money."
 
Jack replied, "I can't take your money, I saw this earlier on the 5 o'clock news and knew he would jump."
 
The blonde replies, "I did too; but I didn't think he'd do it again."
 
Jack took the money.
 
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A businessman was interviewing applicants for the position of divisional manager. He devised a simple test to select the most suitable person for the job: he asked each applicant the question. "What is two and two?"
 
The first interviewee was a journalist. His reply was, "Would that be 'twenty-two'?"
 
The second was a social worker. She said, "I'm sure this must somehow be important for this company's process, but I'm not sure of the answer."
 
The third applicant was an engineer. He pulled out a slide rule and showed the answer to be between 3.999 and 4.001.
 
The next person was a lawyer. He stated that in the case of Jenkins v. Commissioner of Stamp Duties, two and two was proven by the court to be four.
 
The last applicant was an accountant. The businessman asked him, "How much is two and two?"
 
The accountant got up from his chair, went over to the door and closed it, then came back and sat down. He leaned across the desk and, in a low voice, slyly asked: "How much do you want it to be?"
 
And he got the job.