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Peter Cassady
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Mr Peter Cassady President 2020/2021
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President's Chat
Newsletter 1
Update on Daybreak Zoom meeting held on
Tuesday 14th July, at 7pm
 
17 Members joined the Zoom
 
Sergeant At Arms Barry, recovering from shingles, took a bit to get onto the meeting. Better late than never! He is expecting a fine!
Invocation:  Ian Watson
Grace:            Geoff Grec

 
Reports from Members
  • President Peter spoke about the current restrictions and that he is looking forward to returning to our face to face meetings.
  • Ian Harper and Geoff Grec organized the books, collected last year, to be packed and taken to the Sunday Market stallholder. She will sell them and our Club will receive the money.
  • DG Visit -  We have been contacted by District that the current DG Phil Beasley will be available to attend a Zoom meeting in August.  Chez will check which dates we can expect this to occur. The DG will resume club visits in 2021.
  • Sandra – Contacted the WCC regards the summer time activities that they have planned.  Sandra has suggested that we could organize a Drive Inn movie night.  Sandra will follow up to ascertain what we can undertake at this time.
Almoner Report – Cheryl
  • Spoke to Barry Brooker, he has indicated that he will not continue his membership at this time.  The board will discuss an Honorary Membership for Barry.  His service to Daybreak has been exemplary. He can then attend meetings whenever he likes.
Barry has shingles now and promises that he has not been in contact with Barry Moran. I will contact him again to see how he is going.
Barry has indicated that he will continue to support the BackPack4VicKids and would like to attend when we give our Community Service Award to Peter and Jennifer King.
  • Drew Giblin. Spoke to Drew and he has been busy with work. Appreciated the contact. Said he has Zoom meetings during the day and when he is home wants to spend time with family.
  • Mehul Patel. Mehul has been very busy with work and family.
  • Leni Brockmuller. Leni has been busy too! She also reported that Lydia is fine.
  • I messaged Andrew Nield and will check in to see how he is going with work and family.
  • I asked the above members if they were happy receiving Club emails at this time.  They all appreciated that! Indicating they feel connected and informed even if they cannot attend Zoom meetings at this time.
Communication
  • Glenn followed up on the Admin Committee request regarding how the Club members preferred to receive information coming in to the Secretary and President.
After some discussions it was decided that the Secretary keep distributing relevant emails to all club members.
  • Chez reported that Catherine Eagleson, District Chair for the Australian Rotary Health has found some more beanies that have been knitted by the Lift the Lid, Mental Health Support Group, and has sent them to be distributed to the BackPack4VicKids project.
The meeting decided that these should be delivered to Peter & Jennifer King as soon as possible! Weather cold and these will be useful now.
Cheryl will collect these and deliver in the next couple of days.
Catherine has agreed to be a guest speaker on Zoom and I will contact her with some possible dates.
  • Sergio has been fishing and caught some really nice fish.
  • Steve has had a parking fine dispute with the council parking inspectors, and won! It was good to see Steve on Zoom again.
Fines – All
Barry Moran, Glenn, Dianne and Gerard – Late to meeting. Ian Watson couldn’t work out how to log onto the Admin Committee Zoom last Thursday evening due to being a bit wobbly.
General
  • The Warrnambool City Council current situation was discussed at length.
All in all it was a good meeting, all things considered.
Warm regards to all,
 
Chez
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Holger Knaack

Rotary International President
2020-21

Holger Knaack holds a degree in business administration from the University of Applied Sciences Kiel. Since 1995, Holger has been CEO of the real estate company Knaack KG. Previously, he was a partner and General Manager of Knaack Bakery Enterprises, a 125-year-old family business. Holger is Chairman and founder of the Karl-Adam-Stiftung (Karl Adam Foundation). For six years, he also served as Chairman of Rotary Youth Exchange Germany.
 
A Rotarian since 1991, Holger is a member of the Rotary Club of Herzogtum Lauenburg-Mölln.
 
He was RI Director and RI Treasurer as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the Board. In addition, Holger has served as Council on Legislation Representative, Zone Coordinator, GETS Trainer and RI Training Leader. He has been a member and Chair of numerous RI committees. He was Moderator of the 2019 Rotary International Assembly, Endowment/Major Gift Adviser and Co-Chair of the 2019 Hamburg Convention HOC.
 
Holger is a Major Donor to The Rotary Foundation, a member of the Paul-Harris Society and the Bequest Society. Married to Susanne for 43 years, the couple has hosted more than 40 Rotary Youth Exchange students. In his leisure time, Holger enjoys sailing and playing golf.
 
The below was taken from an address from then RI President Elect Holger Knaack about the 2020/21 Rotary Theme
 
Rotary International President-elect Holger Knaack is encouraging Rotarians to seize the many opportunities Rotary offers to enrich their lives and the communities they serve.
 
Knaack, a member of the Rotary Club of Herzogtum Lauenburg-Mölln, Germany, revealed the 2020-21 presidential theme, Rotary Opens Opportunities, to incoming district governors at the Rotary International Assembly in San Diego, California, USA, on 20 January.
 
Rotary isn’t just a club for people to join, but rather “an invitation to endless opportunities,” said Knaack, who becomes president on 1 July. He emphasized that Rotary creates pathways for members to improve their lives and the lives of those they help through service projects.
 
“We believe that our acts of service, big and small, create opportunities for people who need our help,” Knaack said. He added that Rotary creates leadership opportunities and gives members the chance to travel the world to put their service ideas into action and make lifelong connections. “Everything we do opens another opportunity for someone, somewhere,” said Knaack.
 
Changing for the future
 
Knaack also urged members to embrace change so Rotary can expand and thrive. Rather than setting a specific target for increasing the number of members, Knaack said he’s asking clubs and districts to think about how to grow in a sustainable and organic way. He wants clubs to focus on keeping current members engaged and adding new members who are the right fit for their club.
 
We will capture this moment to grow Rotary, making it stronger, more adaptable, and even more aligned with our core values.
 
 “We need to stop thinking of new members as people we can mark down as statistics and then forget about,” Knaack said. “Every new member changes us a little bit. That person brings a new perspective, new experiences. We need to embrace this constant renewal. We will grow stronger as we learn from new members.”
 
Knaack pointed to Rotary’s Action Plan as a compass that can guide clubs as they evolve. He recommended that every club have a strategic plan meeting at least once a year. At that meeting, clubs should ask where they want to be in five years and how they can bring more value to their members.
 
Knaack also wants to see more women in leadership roles and see Rotaractors play an integral role in how new clubs are formed and run. He encouraged district leaders to create new club models and rethink what it means to be in Rotary, and allow young people to be the architects of these new clubs.
 
“We have to be open to new approaches, and creating unique clubs for younger people is just part of the solution,” said Knaack. “Let Rotaractors decide what kind of Rotary experience works best for them. These young people are bright, energetic, and they get things done.”
 
In stressing the need for Rotary members to embrace change, Knaack noted that time won’t slow down for Rotary: “We will not let rapid change defeat us. We will capture this moment to grow Rotary, making it stronger, more adaptable, and even more aligned with our core values.”
 
 
 
Check out the daybreak Facebook page for the stories. 
 
 

LAUGHTER, THE BEST MEDICINE

 
Therapist: “Your wife says you never buy her flowers.”
Me: “To be honest, I never knew she sold flowers.
 
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My wife asked me to take her to one of those restaurants where they make the food right in front of you. So I took her to Subway, and that’s when the fight started.
 
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I told my wife I wanted to be cremated.
She made me an appointment for Tuesday
 
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Me: (sobbing my heart out, eyes swollen, nose red)  …”” I can’t see you anymore  … I’m not going to let you hurt me like this again.”
Trainer: “It was a sit up. You did one sit up!”
 
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A young man, hired by a supermarket, reported for his first day of work. The manager greeted him with a warm handshake and a smile, gave him a broom and said, "your first job will be to sweep out the store."
 
"But I'm a college graduate," the young man replied indignantly.
 
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know that," said the manager. "Here, give me the broom, I'll show you how."
 
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The King wanted to go fishing, and he asked the royal weather forecaster the forecast for the next few hours. The palace meteorologist assured him that there was no chance of rain.
 
So the King and the Queen went fishing.  On the way he met a man with a fishing pole riding on a donkey, and he asked the man if the fish were biting.
 
The fisherman said, "Your Majesty, you should return to the palace!  In just a short time I expect a huge rainstorm."
 
The King replied: "I hold the palace meteorologist in high regard.  He is an educated and experienced professional. Besides, I pay him very high wages.  He gave me a very different forecast. I trust him."
 
So the King continued on his way. However, in a short time a torrential rain fell from the sky.  The King and Queen were totally soaked.
 
Furious, the King returned to the palace and gave the order to fire the meteorologist.
 
Then he summoned the fisherman and offered him the prestigious position of royal forecaster.
 
The fisherman said, "Your Majesty, I do not know anything about forecasting.  I obtain my information from my donkey.
If I see my donkey's ears drooping, it means with certainty that it will rain."
 
So the King hired the donkey.
 
And thus began the practice of hiring dumb asses to work in influential positions of government.
 
The practice is unbroken to this date.
 
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Why We Love Children
 
I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout from the back seat, 'Mom, that lady isn't wearing a seat belt!'
 
 
A woman was trying hard to get the tomato sauce out of the bottle. During her struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the phone. 'Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now.
She's hitting the bottle.'
 
 
A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement and then asked, 'What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy before?'
 
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Two elderly women, after retirement, ate lunch together every Wednesday.   One day as they were just sitting down at their lunch table, one said to the other, “What in the world is that sticking out of your ear?”  “What do you mean?”  “That white thing in your left ear.”  She pulled it out looked at it for a few seconds and said, “Oh my…that is a suppository!”  After a few more seconds she said, “Now I think I know where I put my hearing aid.”