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Peter Cassady
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Mr Peter Cassady President 2020/2021
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President's Chat
Pres Chat 14/4
This week we welcomed  18 members of Daybreak to our weekly meeting.
 
Apologies from Cheryl Bellman, Ann Barker 

 
Guests included Kirov Patel and Lauren Edney
 
President Peter welcomed all members and guests
 
Members Announcements
Reminder about the lunch meeting next Wednesday, 21st April. 12.30 for a 1pm start. $25 per head. This will be a joint meeting of all Warrnambool Rotary clubs to celebrate 100 years of Rotary in Australia. Lunch will be held at the City Memorial Bowls Club in the outside section, so dress warmly.
 
The Otto and Fran Walter Foundation has pledged $15.5 million to the Rotary Foundation to develop A Rotary Peace Centre in the Middle East or North Africa.
 
The new centre will offer a professional development certificate focussed on peacebuilding and development issues in the region

May Race Day. The breakfast will be held on Thursday 6th May at our usual venue, Lady Bay Bistro, therefore our normal breakfast will not take place.
 
ANZAC day will be very different this year. Only veterans and their families can attend the ceremony and there will be no formal wreath laying. Clubs that want to lay wreaths can do so after 9am.
 
Community members are asked to mark their respect by holding a minute’s silence in their driveway at 6am. Church bells in Warrnambool will ring at 1 minute to 6 and again at the end of the minute’s silence.
 
We will have our traditional breakfast at the Preston residence and if you are intending to be there let Janey or Chris know.
 
Meals on Wheels is back in full swing and the roster has been filled for the next month. Meals are already pre-packed so you will just need to check the name when delivering. Sanitizer is provided for before and after each delivery and masks must be worn.
 
The Salvo’s have been in touch to find out when our Care Project will resume. Since the wind down of the COVID measures to support the homeless the need has increased significantly. Harpo will organise a roster to go round.
 
Quiz – Gerard and Ian Harper led the way with two each
 
Fines – led by Bob
Gerard – week four of the football and not one mention of Hawthorn.
Mary – Snuck off to QLD for a week (departure tax)
Peter S – About to head off to Perth (departure tax also)
Sandra – When asked to put the speaker down he put the microphone down instead of the volume.
Barry M – Politically incorrect comment about previous and poor grammar. Should have said turn the volume down! Then put an IOU in the fines cup!
Chris – left his tradie pencil behind.

Guest Speaker
Lauren Edney – Service Manager Events & Promotions, Warrnambool City Council.

 
 
Lauren spoke about the Activate Warrnambool plan. With the cancellation of last year’s event due to COVID money normally allocated would be added to this year’s budget to provide $77k towards events this year. Council is attempting to support a wide diversity of activities that would be spread throughout the year. They are producing a Winter Events Calendar starting with the Winter Solstice  where there will be a function in the Botanical gardens with food and music.
 
The Community Development Fund will be open for applications in June/July to support clubs who wish to hold an event. These cannot be fundraising events.
 
The Activate Warrnambool Grants are available for 2021 only and are intended to support the safe return of event activations in Warrnambool.
 
Council will support safe, accessible, new events that create memorable experiences, drive visitation and have positive economic and community outcomes.
 
•    Increase visitation to Warrnambool
•    Support new event creation
•    Create memorable experiences that are unique to Warrnambool
•    Increase economic stimulus through increased spend
•    Develop a diverse, vibrant and inclusive annual calendar of events
 
In response to Covid-19, the requirement for applicants to meet the standard funding ratio of 1:1 for eligibility has been removed.
 
Priority will be given to applications that clearly align with above objectives and the Warrnambool Events & Promotions Strategy.
 
Whether you are organising a public or private event, if it occurs in any of Warrnambool’s public open spaces you need to get an event permit or permission.
 
If you are planning a public event in Victoria, it is your legal responsibility to ensure that you are designing a COVIDSafe event that does not risk the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).
 
All public events must comply with the requirements of the Public Events Framework, including the attendee limits and density requirements. Depending on the scale and risk involved in running the public event, the event organiser must seek approval from the Victorian Government to run the event.
 
The Victorian Government has established a review process to review and approve events, ensuring public event organisers consider the appropriate infection prevention controls and public health advice as part of planning and delivery of the event.
 
To find out more, please visit this page before proceeding with your event planning:
www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/public-events-information-for-organisers
 
On the Warrnambool City Council website you will find a “What’s on in Warrnambool This Week” section, that will inform you of what’s happening around the traps.
 
Members of Daybreak joined Chez and Serge on Friday night to help celebrate their birthdays.

APRIL CELEBRATIONS
 
BIRTHDAYS
Andrew Suggett                 20 April
Dianne Brown                    26 April
Andrew Giblin                   28 April
 
ROTARY ANNIVERSARIES
Jennie Miller                      29 April 2020
  
WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

 
Program for April
21 April        
100 Years of Rotary in Australia Joint meeting
28 April        Member’s Choice – Leni Brockmuller
 
MEALS ON WHEELS
23 April       Jan Read
30 April       Peter Smid
7 May          Barry Moran
14 May        Ali Dennis
21 May        Dianne Brown
28 May        Jan Read
 
Read more...
 
 
 
Check out the daybreak Facebook page for the stories. 
 
 

LAUGHTER, THE BEST MEDICINE

 
I wanted to post a joke about sodium but then I was like, Na, people wouldn't understand!
 
Q: What do you call someone who can't stick to a diet?
A: A deserter.
 
 
A Jehovah's Witness knocked on my door today so I invited him in,
gave him tea and biscuits then I said to him, "So, what is all this
Jehovah's Witness thing about then?"
He replied, "I haven't got a clue, I've never got this far before."
 
 
I saw Michael J Fox at a garden centre the other day. Recognised him
straight away, he had his back to the fuchsias!
 
 
I couldn't work out how to fasten my seat-belt. Then it clicked.
 
 
My girlfriend said if I don’t do page 7 of the Kama Sutra she will
leave me. It put me in a very difficult position.
 
 
I look after plant pots and hanging baskets for celebrities, which
means I tend to shrub holders with the rich and famous.
 
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We are nearing the end of the BBQ season here. Let me refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity. When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:
 
(1) The woman buys the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert.
(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.
 
(4) The woman remains outside the compulsory three meter exclusion zone where the exuberance of testosterone and other manly bonding activities can take place without the interference of the woman.
 
Here comes the important part:
 (5) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.
(6) The woman goes inside to organise the plates and cutlery.
(7) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is looking great. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he flips the meat Important again:
 (8) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.
 
(9) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
(10) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes And most important of all:
 (11) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
(12) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed ' her night off ', and, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women
 
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What did the drummer name her twin daughters? Anna One, Anna Two.
 
 
I never wanted to believe that my Dad was stealing from his job as a road worker. But when I got home, all the signs were there.
 
 
A priest, a Pastor and a Rabbit entered a clinic to give blood.  The nurse asked the Rabbit for his blood type.  "I'm probably a type O" replied the rabbit
 
 
I hate it when people act all intellectual and talk about Mozart while they've never even seen one of his paintings.
 
 
Told my mum I was opening a theatre she said "you're having me on"
I said "well not necessarily, but we 'll give you an audition!"
 
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One day while he was at the track playing the ponies and all but losing his shirt, Mitch noticed a priest who stepped out onto the track and blessed the forehead of one of the horses lining up for the 4th race.
 
Lo and behold, that horse - a very long shot - won the race..
 
Before the next race, as the horses began lining up, Mitch watched with interest the old priest step onto the track. Sure enough, as the 5th race horses came to the starting gate the priest made a blessing on the forehead of one of the horses.
 
Mitch made a beeline for a betting window and placed a small bet on the horse.  Again, even though it was another long shot, the horse the priest had blessed won the race.
 
Mitch collected his winnings, and anxiously waited to see which horse the priest would bless for the 6th race. The priest again blessed a horse.
 
Mitch bet big on it, and it won. Mitch was elated.. As the races continued the priest kept blessing long shot horses, and each one ended up coming in first.
 
By and by, Mitch was pulling in some serious money. By the last race, he knew his wildest dreams were going to come true. He made a quick dash to the ATM, withdrew all his savings, and awaited the priest's blessing that would tell him which horse to bet on.
 
True to his pattern, the priest stepped onto the track for the last race and blessed the forehead of an old nag that was the longest shot of the day.
 
Mitch also observed the priest blessing the eyes, ears, and hooves of the old nag.  Mitch knew he had a winner and bet every cent he owned on the old nag.
 
He then watched dumbfounded as the old nag come in dead last. Mitch, in a state of shock, made his way down to the track area where the priest was.
 
Confronting the old priest he demanded, 'Father! What happened?
 
All day long you blessed horses and they all won. Then in the last race, the horse you blessed lost by a Kentucky mile. Now, thanks to you I've lost every cent of my savings -- all of it!'.
 
The priest nodded wisely and with sympathy.
'Son,' he said, 'that's the problem with you Protestants, you can't tell the difference between a simple blessing and last rites.'
 
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There were these 2 blondes standing outside in a parking lot next to their Mercedes.
 
They were locked out so they were trying to get the door open with a closet hanger.
 
The 1st blonde said to the second one, "You need to try harder. It's starting to rain and the top is down!"