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Stephen Bellamy
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Stephen Bellamy President 2018/2019
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President's Chat
Steve's Chat 41
Hello Daybreakers,
 
This week’s meeting was changed to a Vocational visit to the community gardens, followed by a social evening meal at the City Memorial Bowling Club. Thanks, Glenn, for organising the evening and for supplying the following report.
 
 
“On Wednesday evening a group of Daybreak Rotarians attended the community gardens market in Grieve Street.
 
We were welcomed by members of the committee who gave us a brief talk about how the gardens operate, the Wednesday evening market and their plans to landscape the adjacent old quarry.
 
 
The market operates every Wednesday from 3.00pm to 7.00pm and there were stalls selling local organic vegetables, cheeses, crafts, food and drinks. It was a very tranquil setting with a couple of guys playing guitar, bass and singing in the background.
 
The Community Gardens reps took us in to their new commercial kitchen and pointed out the large stainless-steel kitchen bench and rangehood which were purchased and installed with the assistance of a recent Daybreak grant. Ian Watson presented them with a small plaque he made to attach to the kitchen recognizing Daybreak's contribution.
 
Afterwards were given a cook’s tour of the gardens and other facilities. The group have done a great job in developing the site for community use.  Following the community gardens visit we all had a meal and continued on with some fellowship at the City Memorial Bowls Club.”
 
At our meeting on Wednesday March 20th, we can look forward to hearing about the Warrnambool Eisteddfod from Guest Speaker  Robert Coffey and have a bit of fun with Ian Watsons fun Session. 
 
At some stage during the morning we will be re-inducting, past founding member, Barry Moran.  With a good guest speaker lined up, mixed with  a bit of fun from Ian,  I hope to see many of you offer the right hand of fellowship to Barry.
 
At our board meeting Cheryl tabled a request for funding from local farmer Glen Britnell.  Glen has a B-Double load of hay, donated by local farmers,  to be distributed to Gippsland farmers.  We have donated $1,000.00 to assist with purchasing the fuel required to transport the load.
 
 
On Friday many members, friends and Rotarians attended Julie Grec’s service held at Our Lady Help of Christians Church.  It was a very moving service and I can still hear the song “Sing”- by the  Carpenters, as the pall bearers brought Julie past our Honor Guard.  Most of those present were able to have a chat and share memories of Julie after at Proudfoots.
 
In case you can’t get the tune out of your head, here’s the YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/xbzkpLGqlrU
 
On Saturday, Jan, Liza and I held a planning meeting to discuss how we could best present our club Discussion/Assembly on moving forward .  There was plenty of positive discussion and we hope that most members will be able to attend.  This can be a forum where we all have an opportunity to provide positive feedback on our year to date and perhaps workshop a potential new major fundraiser.
 
Please talk to Jan, Liza or myself over the coming days, as always, we are ready to listen and help you move the club forward through our 21st and into our 22nd year.
 
On Thursday May 30th we will be holding a movie fundraiser event at the Capitol Cinema.  Sue has booked Rocket Man – the life and times of Elton John.  This is sure to be an entertaining movie and another excuse for us to get together, have some fun and raise funds for our wider community.  The Board has decided to make this an End Polio fundraiser to enable us to get further 2 for one support from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
 
Here’s a link to the official trailer: https://youtu.be/S3vO8E2e6G0
 
A number of Daybreakers are about to attend the district conference in Maryborough.  Due to some cancellations, and tradies finishing projects early, there are still vacancies at some motels, if you want to attend give me a call so I can send you some of the contacts of those that may have vacancies.
 
If you are unable to attend, please read some of the following  information, then decide if you would like to click the links for more information or an amazing website.
 
Guest Keynote Speaker CEO Purple House Sara Brown. - NGO Aboriginal holistic and culturally appropriate health services in remote Australia Northern Territory, Australia Western Desert Nganampa, Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku Aboriginal Corporation.
 
Sarah has built relationships with key corporate organisations and supporters to ensure the success of the Purple House mission - to improve the lives of people with renal failure, reunite families and reduce the impact of kidney disease in our communities. Sarah is a member of Central Australian Health Committee, Northern Territory Government consumer group to advise health services in central Australia. Sarah is also one of two NT representatives on the Friends of the National Rural Health Alliance Committee.
 
In the very small amount of time that Sarah has she paints and has held art exhibitions in Australia and overseas. Sarah has been making John Adams' life a misery for the past 25 years and has three
 
 
Guest Keynote Speaker: ARH Chairman Gregory Ross (Saturday AM)
At 28, Greg joined Rotary in 1976 and it has been a large part of his life ever since. He has worked as a literacy volunteer in Thailand, helped build an eye clinic in Vanuatu and led a GSE team to California. He has been MC at Rotary Conventions in Taipei and Melbourne, at the International Assembly and many district conferences, and has been RI President’s Special Rep multiple times in Australia and New Zealand.
A Rotarian with North Balwyn since 1986, Greg served as District 9800 Governor in 1991/92 and joined the Board of Australian Rotary Health in 2013. Now, as ARH Chairman for three years, he believes that Rotary through its Lift the Lid on Mental Illness campaign nationally can greatly reduce mental illness through prevention research.
 
Best known to Australian audiences as Senior Detective Tony Benjamin in the long running television series Cop Shop, Greg has been a professional actor and singer since graduating from NIDA in 1967. Over the past 10 years, he has also conducted over a thousand services as a funeral celebrant.
Television credits include Bellbird, Prisoner, Ocean Girl, Blue Heelers, the Secret Life of Us, Neighbours, Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police, Boney, Skippy, City Homicide, House Husbands and Superwog. Plays include One Day of the Year, Absurd Person Singular and Don’s Party. Stage musical roles include Judas in Godspell (original Sydney production), Pedro in Man of La Mancha, Javert in Les Miserables and Captain von Trapp in The Sound of Music, opposite Lisa.McCune.
 
With Carole, Greg has three adult children, Simon, Arna and Sophie, who are all successful professional performers in Australia and internationally. He loves playing tennis, follows the Demons in the AFL and is an active life member of youth leadership organisations, Lord Somers Camp and Power House.
 
Historical Video on Lord Somers: https://youtu.be/_xA5h3--sas
 
Lord Somers Camp and Power House Website: https://lscph.org.au/about-us/
 
 
March: Water & Sanitation Month
  • Daybreak Care Program – Sunday 17th, 24th
  • Meals on Wheels – Friday 22nd, 29th,
  • District Conference – Friday/Sunday 22-24th
April: Maternal & Child Health Month
  • Vice President Bob in the chair – April 10th - 20th
  • Meals on Wheels – Friday 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th , 29th
  • Daybreak Care Program – Sunday 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th
May: Youth Service Month
  • Meals on Wheels – Friday 3rd,10th, 17th, 24th , 31st
  • Daybreak Care Program – Sunday 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
  • Rocket Man – Movie Night – May 30th
Thank you for your ongoing service and support
Steve

 
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LAUGHTER, THE BEST MEDICINE

While riding my Harley, I swerved to avoid hitting a roo, lost control and landed in a ditch, severely banging my head.
 
Dazed and confused I crawled out of the ditch to the edge of the road when a shiny new convertible pulled up with a very beautiful woman who asked, "Are you okay?"
As I looked up, I noticed she was long and lean, she could have been a model.
 
"I'm okay I think," I replied as I pulled myself up to the side of the car to get a closer look.
She said, “Get in and I’ll take you home so I can clean and bandage that nasty scrape on your head.”
"That's nice of you," I answered, "but I don't think my wife will like me doing that!"
 
"Oh, come now, I’m a nurse," she insisted. "I need to see if you have any more scrapes and then treat them properly."
 
Well, she was really pretty and very persuasive. Being sort of shaken and weak, I agreed, but repeated, "I'm sure my wife won't like this."
 
We arrived at her place which was just few miles away and, after a couple of cold beers and the bandaging, I thanked her and said, "I feel a lot better but I know my wife is going to be really upset so I'd better go now."
"Don't be silly!" she said with a smile. "Stay for a while. I don't mind. By the way, where is she?"
 
"Still in the ditch with the Harley, I guess."
 
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This year we travelled north once again to escape the Victorian winter. Travelling to King Ash Bay via Borroloola we arrived at the local fishing ramp where two fisherman were pulling their boat in. My over concerned wife says to the guy in waste deep water-"aren’t you worried about crocodiles?".
 
He replies in a beautifully rough broad  English/Manchester accent "listen lovie, crocodiles know not to bite pommies like me cause if he does he'll spend the  rest of his day licking his bum trying and get rid of the taste".  She doesn't ask such questions anymore!!
 
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Old age is when you have stopped growing at both ends, and have begun to grow in the middle.
 
 
Old age is having a choice of two temptations and choosing the one that will get you home earlier.
 
 
A man has reached old age when he is cautioned to slow down by his Doctor instead of by the police.
 
 
Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.
 
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My neighbour found out that her dog could hardly hear, so she took it to the local veterinarian.
 
The vet found that the problem was hair in the dog's ears. He cleaned both ears, and the dog could then hear fine. The vet then proceeded to tell my neighbour that,if she wanted to keep this from recurring, she should go to the chemist and bought some "Nair" hair remover.
 
At the register, the pharmacist told her, "If you're going to use this under your arms, don't use deodorant for a few days."
 
My neighbour said, "I'm not using it under my arms."
The pharmacist said, "If you're using it on your legs, don't shave for a couple of days."
 
My neighbour replied, "I'm not using it on my legs either. If you must know, I'm using it on my Schnauzer."
 
The pharmacist leans forward and whispers to her, "I suggest then that you stay off your bike for about a week."
 
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A blonde goes into a store and sees a shiny object on the shelf.
 
She asks the clerk, "What is that shiny object?"
The clerk replies, "That is a thermos."
The blonde then asks, "What does it do?"
The clerk responds, "It keeps hot things hot and it keeps cold things cold."
The blonde says, "Oh! I could use something like that!! I'll take it!"
 
The next day, as she walks into work with her new thermos she spots her boss and shows off her shiny new thermos, "I just got this yesterday, isn't it wonderful! It's a thermos and it keeps hot things hot and cold things cold!"
 
The boss asks, "And what do you have in it?"
The blonde replies, "Some coffee and a Raspberry Ice Block"
 
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An  elderly Floridian called 911 on his cell phone to report that his car has been  broken into.
   
He is hysterical as  he explains his situation to the dispatcher
"They've stolen the stereo, the  steering wheel, the brake pedal and even the accelerator!" he  cried.

 
The dispatcher said, "Stay calm... An  officer is on the way."
 
A few minutes later, the officer  radios in "Disregard." he says
"He got in the back-seat by  mistake."