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President's Message
Bugsy Moran
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President's Chat
Pres Chat 30/03
Notes of Meeting held at 7.00 am on 30th March 2022
Location: WFNC
Attendance: 21
Apologies: 6
Guests: 
Bazza’s Banter:
  • DG visit- date has to be decided on, Sandra to advise
  • “Back Yard Blitz” Memorandum of Understanding:- Serge has been in discussions with the DG. Serge and Glenn will compile appropriate document for board approval.
  • Coffee for Carers: Cheryl & Ian to participate in presentation
     
  • “The Duke” on this Thursday
Members Announcements & Updates:
  • Liza: has noticed that Grants that are available from WDEA & SWHC. The Club needs to keep a Register of Grants.
  • Cheryl:  Ticket sales for “The Duke” have reached the capacity of the Cinema
  • Cheryl & Serge: The Leadership Plan as presented aims to provide simple transitions in roles. Serge will attend PETS training this weekend. Serge’s desire for his term is that members be fully engaged and that the Club has “hands on” projects. He also would like to see more social activities.
  • Serge: Members are invited to social evening on Friday the 22nd April at 68 Wollaston Road, 6.30pm  BYO Alcohol. Roster will be circulated for catering contributions.
  • Cheryl: commended Liza on time consuming work she does maintaining the Volunteer Hours Register and uploading of minutes and documents to Clubrunner.
  • Ian: WCC will assist financially with the Crisis Accommodation project and provide access to Caravan Parks off-season
  • Chris: Spoke about the history of the Centenial Bell (on display) and the materials and workmanship involved.  The Club members agreed to have a plaque placed on the Bell recognising Chris as maker of the Bell.
Meeting Closed: 8.20 am
 
 
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION

History of the Rotary Foundation
At the 1917 convention, outgoing Rotary president Arch Klumph proposed setting up an endowment “for the purpose of doing good in the world.” That one idea, and an initial contribution of $26.50, set in motion a powerful force that has transformed millions of lives around the globe. Thanks to his vision and staunch advocacy, and the extraordinary generosity of Rotary members worldwide, that fund has become one of the world’s leading humanitarian foundations.

Since that initial contribution The Rotary Foundation has invested more than US$4 billion in humanitarian projects throughout the world.

"It seems eminently proper that we should accept endowments for the purpose of doing good in the world".
Arch Klumpf, June 1917
 

Our mission
The mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty.

What impact can one donation have?

  • For as little as 60 cents, a child can be protected from polio.
  • $50 can provide clean water to help fight waterborne illness.
  • $500 can launch an anti-bullying campaign and create a safe environment for children.

Financial structure

The Rotary Foundation is organized as a public charity operated exclusively for charitable purposes and governed by a Board of Trustees. The operations of Rotary International, a member organization, are overseen by its Board of Directors.
The headquarters of Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation are in Evanston, Illinois, USA. We have associate foundations in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

Causes

Rotary is dedicated to six areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.
Promoting peace
Today, over 70 million people are displaced as a result of conflict, violence, persecution, and human rights violations. Half of them are children. Rotary encourages conversations to foster understanding within and across cultures. We train adults and young leaders to prevent and mediate conflict and help refugees who have fled dangerous areas.
Fighting disease
We educate and equip communities to stop the spread of life-threatening diseases like polio, HIV/AIDS, and malaria. We improve and expand access to low-cost and free health care in developing areas.
 
Providing clean water, sanitation, and hygiene
We support local solutions to bring clean water, sanitation, and hygiene to more people every day. We don’t just build wells and walk away. We share our expertise with community leaders and educators to make sure our projects succeed long-term.
 
Saving mothers and children
Nearly 6 million children under the age of five die each year because of malnutrition, poor health care, and inadequate sanitation. We expand access to quality care, so mothers and their children can live and grow stronger.
 
Supporting education
More than 775 million people over the age of 15 are illiterate. Our goal is to strengthen the capacity of communities to support basic education and literacy, reduce gender disparity in education, and increase adult literacy.
 
Growing local economies
We carry out service projects that enhance economic and community development and create opportunities for decent and productive work for young and old. We also strengthen local entrepreneurs and community leaders, particularly women, in impoverished communities.
 

End Polio Forever

Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for over 30 years, and our goal of ridding the earth of this disease is in sight. We started in 1979 with vaccinations for 6 million children in the Philippines. Today, Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan are the only countries where polio remains endemic.
 
 
 
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Check out the daybreak Facebook page for the stories. 
 
 

LAUGHTER, THE BEST MEDICINE

 
Knock, knock,   Who's there?
Leena,     Leena who?
Leena little closer and I will tell you.
 
 
Knock, knock,   Who's there?
Beets,     Beets who?
Beets me!
 
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A man stumbles up to the only other patron in a bar and asks if he could buy him a drink. “Why of course”, comes the reply.
The first man then asks: “Where are you from?”
“I’m from Scotland”, replies the second man.
The first man responds: “You don’t say, I’m from Scotland too! Let’s have another round to Scotland.”
 
“Of Course”, replies the second man.
Curious, the first man then asks: “Where in Scotland are you from?”
“Aberdeen”, comes the reply.
“I can’t believe it”, says the first man. “I’m from Aberdeen too! Let’s have another drink to Aberdeen.”
 
“Of course”, replies the second man.
Curiosity again strikes and the first man asks: “What school did you go to?”
“Saint Andrews”, replies the second man. “I graduated in ’62.”
“This is unbelievable!”, the first man says. “I went to Saint Andrew’s and graduated in ’62, too!”
 
About that time in comes one of the regulars and sits down at the bar.
“What’s been going on?”, he asks the bartender
“Nothing much,” replies the bartender. “The MacClyde twins are drunk again.”
 
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Police have confirmed a man has been arrested after falling into a
combine harvester while trying to steal it!
 
He is due to be bailed tomorrow.
 
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How do birds know you’ve just washed your car?
They tweet each other.
 
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I was at the gym today and a new guy came in and didn't have a clue
what he was doing. He got on the treadmill and put his water bottle
where the Pringles go. I hate stupid people.
 
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"I felt like my body had gotten totally out of shape so I sought my doctor's permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for pensioners [seniors]. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotard on, the class was over!"
 
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Teach a man to fish and you won’t see him for a few hours.
 
Teach him how to use the Internet and he won’t bother you for days, weeks, months,
even years.
 
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A blonde was sent on her way to Heaven. Upon arrival, a concerned St Peter met her at the Pearly Gates.
 'I'm sorry,’ St Peter said; 'But Heaven is suffering from an overload of goodly souls and we have been forced to put up an Entrance Exam for new arrivals to ease the burden of Heavenly Arrivals.'
 
'That's cool' said the blonde, 'What does the Entrance Exam consist of?'
 
'Just three questions' said St Peter.
'Which are?' asked the blonde.'The first,' said St Peter, 'is, which two days of the week start with the letter 'T'
The second is How many seconds are there in a year.
The third is What was the name of the swagman in Waltzing Matilda?'
'Now,' said St Peter, 'Go away and think about those questions and when I call upon you, I shall expect you to have those answers for me.'
 
So the blonde went away and gave those three questions some considerable thought.
 
The following morning, St Peter called upon the blonde and asked if she had considered the questions, to which she replied, 'I have.'
 
'Well then,' said St Peter, 'Which two days of the week start with the letter T?'
The blonde said, 'Today and Tomorrow.'
 
St Peter pondered this answer for some time, and decided that indeed the answer can be applied to the question.
 
'Well then, could I have your answer to the second of the three questions?' St Peter went on, 'how many seconds in a year?'
 
The Blonde replied, 'Twelve!'
'Only twelve?' exclaimed St Peter, 'How did you arrive at that figure?'
'Easy,' said the blonde, 'there's the second of January, the second of February, right through to the second of December, giving a total of twelve seconds.'
 
St Peter looked at the blonde and said, 'I need some time to consider your answer before I can give you a decision.' And he walked away shaking his head.
 
A short time later, St Peter returned to the Blonde. 'I'll allow the answer to stand, but you need to get the third and final question absolutely correct to be allowed into Heaven. Now, can you tell me the answer to the name of the swagman in Waltzing Matilda?'
 
The blonde replied; 'Of the three questions, I found this the easiest to answer.'
 
'Really!' exclaimed St Peter, 'And what is the answer?'
'It's Andy.'
'Andy??'
'Yes, Andy,' said the blonde.
 
This totally floored St Peter, and he paced this way and that, deliberating the answer. Finally, he could not stand the suspense any longer, and turning to the blonde, asked 'How in God's name did you arrive at THAT answer?'
 
'Easy' said the blonde, 'Andy sat, Andy watched, Andy waited till his billy boiled.'
 
And the blonde entered Heaven...
 
Worse ... you’re now singing it to yourself!
 
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One day Timmy was in his back yard digging a hole. His neighbor, seeing him there, decided to investigate. "Whatcha doin?" he asked.
 
"My goldfish died and I'm burying him," Timmy replied.
 
"That's an awful big hole for a goldfish, ain't it?" asked the neighbor.
 
"That's because he's inside your cat!"