President John is currently overseas pursuing his passion for walking in several different countries and so I am stepping up to the plate in his absence.
Last Thursday a small group met for our fortnightly Coffee Conversation which included Graham Smith and it was terrific to catch up with him.
The next day four of us helped out the Norwood Club with their monthly Friday Barbecue at Bunnings at Mile End on a very wet day which curtailed trading. However, it proved to be a bonus as Di had to cancel our regular monthly Monday (today) BBQ at Mile End as unfortunately for the second month in a row we were unable to produce sufficient volunteers. Many of our members are travelling at present, escaping from Adelaide's cold weather.
I was able to catch up with past member Feisar, last Friday for coffee who hopes to join us for breakfast on Thursday 25th August.
Our next Breakfast meeting at The Terrace Hotel is this coming Thursday 11th and please remember to let me know if you are attending so I can inform the Terrace of the correct number.
Kirsti has organized the next Community Service meeting at the Astor Hotel on Tuesday 16th Aug. at 7pm following Katey's mentoring group who meet at 6 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend Kirsti's meeting, however please let her know if you plan to join her and the hotel expects participants to order a meal.
For the benefit of members, we will aim to give the Duty Roster a few weeks ahead - see below.
Responsibility
11 August 2022 - 7.15am
The Terrace Hotel
18 August 2022- 9.30am
25 August 2022 - 7.15am
The Terrace Hotel
Chairperson
Stuart Marshall
Coffee Conversation
Brian Harvey
Attendance
Angus Tuck
Yvette Reade
White Picket Cafe
Furniture/Hosting
Richard Jarrett
Fred Field
Bottles/ cans
Di Lane
Dean Sullivan
Fred Field
Bread run
Richard Jarrett (14/8)
TBA
TBA
Chairman: Meet/greet speaker for the meeting; introduce and thank speaker. Preparation:- find details about the speaker prior to the meeting. Attendance: Set up reception table (attendance sheet; members list – re -payments; guest welcome sheet; money); register member payments/ apologies/ guests. Hosting: Welcome all at the door; ensure speaker and guests are introduced to appropriatepersons. Furniture: Flags; banner display; Rotary theme banner; gong and hammer; lectern position before and returned after the meeting. Computerset up – Connect to projector. Switch on. Hold function key & press F5 twice. Bottles/cans: Collect bags of bottles/cans at meeting and take to recycle centre for refund, pass refund to Bruce McDonald and empty bags to the next duty member, at the next meeting. Rotaract: Meets alternate Mondays at 6pm (for a 630pm start) at the Cumberland Arms Hotel, 205 Waymouth St. Adelaide. Bread Run: Sundays, meet outside Romeo's, North Adelaide at 4:55pm
Members rostered for Thursday morning duty are asked to be in attendance by 6.45am
United in the spirit of Service we value truth, fairness and friendship; and we welcome the opportunity that Rotary gives us to contribute our talents and resources in support of others.
Rotary Club of Adelaide Light Mission Statement
To have fun and engage interest from new members and friends as we use our strengths for a better world here and abroad - a welcoming, flexible group having fun doing hands-on activities for positive impact.
After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, non-stop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax - OH, MY G-D!"
Silence followed, and after a few minutes the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier; but, while I was talking, the flight attendant brought me a cup of coffee and spilled the hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants!"
A passenger said, "That's nothing. He should see the back of mine!"
