Rotarlight 18/19 #6 (Aug 12, 2018)

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Pauline Armstrong

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Dear fellow Rotarians

Following our meeting last week and the discussion regarding drought relief it was decided that I contact the Goondiwindi Rotary club to see if they had anything in place. I spoke to the President, Jamie Clyne, who said that the actual Gundy area has not yet been badly impacted but it is a different story 2 hours west. Their club is considering aid in the mental health area but they are taking their time and getting a lot of advice before they move forward. We will continue to liaise with them to see if this is the direction our club wishes to take.

Thanks to Paul Taylor for his impromptu presentation. I put him on the spot but as usual he delivered. We will have him as a guest speaker later in the year to give him time to prepare.

Thanks also to Trevor for his presentation on his work in the Solomon Islands. He certainly has a passion and he will be given more time at a later date to finish his presentation.

We have the DG, Terry Brown, coming next meeting with his wife, Carol. Carol’s project is the Human Brain Research Project which is supporting a health initiative impacting over 700,000 Australians. We will be presenting a cheque to her to assist research into Parkinson’s. I hope to see you all there to show support for them both as it is a huge commitment they have both accepted and their job will be made easier with grass roots support from clubs.

Yours in Rotary

Pauline

ATTENDANCE REPORT 7 AUGUST 2018

20	Broadbeach Members
2	Honorary Members (Uwe Seifert & Paul Taylor)
	Member's Guest Guest Speaker
2	Visiting Rotarians (Trevor Taylor & Noel Phingsthorne)
24	Total Attendance

MEETING DUTY ROSTER

14 August

Door: Bruce Kuhn & Andrew McTaggart

Sergeant: Kevin O'Brien

Toast: Ray Milton

Scribe: Alain Charles

Anecdote: Ian Cowen

21 August

Door: Bruce Kuhn & Bill Rex

Sergeant: David O'Dwyer

Toast: Alex Jorden

Scribe: Robyn Brown

Anecdote: Neil Baldwin

28 August

Door; Bruce Kuhn & Grahame Werrell

Sergeant: Russ Hutchison

Toast: Malcolm Daviess

Scribe: Les Bulluss

Anecdote: Peter Tomlinson

04 September

Door: Grahame Werrell & Trevor Taylor

Sergeant: Kevin O'Brien

Toast: Chris Owen

Scribe: Ian Cowen

Anecdote: Bill Waller

FUNDRAISING ROSTER REMINDERS THIS WEEK

Sausage Sizzle Friday 17 August

8.00am Peter Tomlinson & Arch Crutendin

11.00am Russ Hutchison, Kevin O'Brien & Uwe Seifert

Car Boot Sale Sunday 19 August

5.00am Neil Jones, Tony Lewis, Ray Milton & Bill Waller

7.00am Chris Owen & Nigel Hyland

FINANCE REPORT - NOEL HODGES

Meeting		07 AUGUST 2018
Fines	$34.00	Bunning's Sizzle Friday 3 August	$ 907.55
Copper Pot	$
Raffle	$12.00	Car Boot Sale Sunday 5 August	$ 546.00
TOTAL	$46.00	TOTAl	$1,453.55

SECRETARY REPORT - Tony Lewis

This week members may be interested in the Rotary Wheel Emblem and its history

A wheel has been the symbol of Rotary since our earliest days. The first design was made by Chicago Rotarian Montague Bear, an engraver who drew a simple wagon wheel with a few lines to show dust and motion. The wheel was said to illustrate “Civilization and Movement.” Most of the early clubs had some form of wagon wheel on their publications and letterheads. Finally, in 1922, it was decided that all Rotary Clubs should adopt a single design as the exclusive emblem of Rotarians. Thus, in 1923, the present gear wheel, with 24 cogs and six spokes was adopted by the “Rotary International Association.” A group of engineers advised that the geared wheel was mechanically unsound and would not work without a “keyway” in the center of the gear to attach it to a power shaft. So, in 1923 the keyway was added and the design which we now know was formally adopted as the official Rotary International emblem

ALMONER REPORT - Bob Jordan

No changed circumstances to report this week.

President

Pauline Armstrong

Immediate Past President

Alain Charles

President Elect

Graham Sivyer

Vice President

Neil Jones

Treasurer

Noel Hodges

Secretary

Anthony Lewis

Director - Admin

Bruce Kuhn

Director - Service

Harold Busch

Director - Membership and Public Relations

Nigel Hyland OAM

Director - Rotary Foundation

Neil Baldwin

Director - Youth Services

Andrew McTaggart

Webmaster

Jim Hawkins

Alice Fairley & Pamela Hamilton from U3A Southport

Quality Hotel

Aug 21, 2018
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Social Night at "The Hub"

32 Hinde St

Aug 28, 2018
6:15 PM – 8:00 PM

Leah Fineran Benowa High School

Quality Hotel

Sep 04, 2018

Brett Thompson, Qld Homicide Victims Support Group

Quality Hotel Cnr Markeri St & Sunshine Blvd Mermaid Waters 4218 Australia

Sep 11, 2018

Member Birthdays

Alex Jorden

August 1

Harold Busch

August 4

Neil Jones

August 12

Nigel Hyland OAM

August 14

Leslie Bulluss

August 21

Kevin O'Brien

August 27

Spouse Birthdays

Cindy Bulluss

August 10

Agnes

August 30

Judy Hyland

August 30

Anniversaries

Noel Hodges

Kay Hodges

August 23

Kevin O'Brien

Jeanette O'Brien

August 27

Join Date

Kevin O'Brien

August 27, 1986

32 years

MEMBER ANECDOTE

GRAHAME WERRELL

During my term as President of the Real Estate Institute of Australia I had the privilege to lead an Australian delegation to the 44^th World Congress of FIABCI (International Real Estate Federation) held in Jerusalem, Israel and at which I was also delegate speaker.

The trip for our delegates started in Cairo where you are assaulted by horn blowing and congested traffic. Our taxi had mechanical problem and on two occasions it stalled in the middle of a busy intersection, our driver got out, tapped the carbie with a hammer and off we went.

We then proceeded across the Sinai Desert accompanied by army escort trucks, in front, in between each bus, and bringing up the rear. Individual guards were also stationed in our busses.

The remnants of the 6-day war are still evident with broken and bombed tanks across the desert.

Toilet stops entailed guards first inspecting facilities to ensure safety.

We finally arrived at the border where very thorough customs checks were carried our.

The terrain changed from sand hills to vast groves of orange trees – irrigation at its best.

The congress was well run and successful.

We had time to do some sight seeing including a trip to Bethlehem, the supposed site of Christ’s birth, also to Masada, the Dead Sea and Jericho.

Masada is an amazing place well worth a story on its own. As is a dip in the Dead Sea with its extraordinary high salt level and odour.

Armed sentry posts along the roads remind you of the siege mentality that exists in the area.

On one occasion we were in a taxi going to visit the old city and before we reached the gate our driver lent over and pulled out a 45 pistol from the glove box and put it under his leg. When I asked why and should we get out or turn back if he knew of trouble ahead he replied, “we must remain alert, we can be attacked at any time and we are entitled to shoot to kill if attacked”.

Israelis live in this atmosphere daily and our departure entailed being interviewed by 2 different security teams, and when finally on board, a passenger was taken off, all bags removed onto the tarmac and we had to identify our bags again before reloading.

It was and exciting experience to glimpse into life in the Middle East.

Rotary Information Weekly

In celebration of Membership Month

RI President Barry Rassin focuses on the need to make changes in our organization, and the importance of public image, in his video message for Membership Month. "To serve our communities well, we need to represent our communities in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, and background. We need to start reaching out to people who may not know about Rotary." Watch Rassin's message to learn more about how you can help build Rotary's membership so we can be more effective People of Action.

WATCH THE VIDEO

Rotary's Tax Deductible Farmers Relief Fund

Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) has setup a Farmer's Relief Fund which has Deductible Gift Recipient status. This makes any donations over $2.00 fully tax deductible. Named the Rotary Australia Relief Fund, it is managed and supervised by RAWCS. Being a Rotary fund, it also means that 100% of donations go to farmers; Rotary deducts no fees. The National Farmers Federation, Channel 9 and Rotary in Australia will work together to raise much needed funds.

Click on the image above or click on to this link or go to our District Website.to access more details and to donate.

Dates for your diary

14 August: District Governor's Visit

6 October: Rotary Surfers Paradise 16th Charity Race Day (supporting Malaria Vaccine Project)

FROM OUR LAST MEETING 07 AUGUST 2018

Scribe: Neil Jones

Sergeant Les opened the meeting with his usual gusto and entertaining trivia.

Robyn Brown proposed the toast - this week to the nations farmers impacted by drought.

President Pauline welcomed PDG Trevor Taylor and Noel Phingsthorne as visitors for the last time before their induction next week as well as Honorary Members Paul Taylor and Uwe Seifert.

Sergeant Les on behalf of GCE Team Member Sarah presented President Pauline with some further badges and another Rotary Banner from Florida.

President Pauline & Bob Jordan spoke on our support for the drought affected farmers. The club will be donating the proceeds from the Bunnings Sausage Sizzle this Saturday to the cause and topping it up to $3,000 from club funds. Pauline indicated we have a number of choices but the preference is to direct the funds to a Club in our District for distribution where they will do the most good but if not possible then to the RAWCS managed fund involving Rotary Australia, Channel Nine and the National Farmers Federation.

At the end of the Sergeant's session, Les presented Noel Hodges with a President Trump nodding head and a red "Make America Great Again" cap.

Ray Milton won the double - the raffle and heads and tails.

President Pauline invited Paul Taylor to give us an update on any Council matters opf interest and he provided some brief detail on the sale of the Bruce Bishop Car Park, the cruise ship terminal proposal, the hinterland chair lift proposal, rates, population growth (6,000 newcomers per month), parking issues and light rail. It was interesting to note that the Council commitment of $240m for the Commonwealth Games has been paid in full.

President Pauline then introduced Past District Governor Trevor Taylor who spoke on his international Rotary experiences stating that it was pertinent to note that our proposed new district will include PNG, Nauru and Solomon Islands.

Trevor outlined that his primary involvement had been in the Solomon Islands which is only 3 hours by air. He has been involved in Rotary projects there for 14 years and has made over 40 trips in that time.

Outside the three major centres there is very little electricity, water or sewerage provided. Much of their work has been in the Western Province up on the Equator which means there are no cyclones but frequent earthquakes add to the complexity of most projects. All their efforts are directed towards schools and medical clinics with the local community calling the shots as to what is needed. No money is sent but rather they go over (usually for two weeks at a time) and work with the locals and purchasing materials locally wherever possible. Participants pay their own way.

Trevor showed a series of photos to illustrate the local conditions and the type of project undertaken and then fielded many questions.

President Pauline thanked Trevor and presented him with our usual club glass.

The Week in Pictures

Sergeant Les Robyn's toast to farmers President Pauline

Pauline & Bob Sizzle for farmers Another Banner from Florida

Donald's biggest fan Ray won the double Update from Paul

President Pauline presents our club glass to PDG Trevor Taylor

WEEKLY LAUGHS

A bookseller asked a woman, "Which book has helped you most in your life?"
The woman replied, "My husband’s check book!!"
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I was nervous the night my husband and I brought our three young sons to An upscale restaurant for the first time. My husband ordered a bottle Of wine with the meal. When the waitress brought it, our children Became quiet as she began the ritual uncorking.
She poured a small Amount for me to taste, and then our six- year-old piped up, "Mom usually Drinks a lot more than that!"
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Q: Where did the hamburger take his date?
A: To the meat ball!

Q: What do you say when you tickle a rich girl?
A: "Gucci Gucci Gucci!"

Q: Why was Cinderella not good at football?
A: Because she had a pumpkin as a coach.

Q: Did you hear about the comedian owl?
A: He was a real hoot.

Q: What did the dryer say to the washer?
A: Let's go for a spin!

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

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