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President's Message
Pauline Armstrong
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Fellow Rotarians and friends
It was with sadness that we farewelled our PP Keith Hawton on Monday. However, he would have been pleased with the strong turnout from the club and the excellent and appropriate address from David O’Dwyer. David spoke from the heart and I am certain his words gave comfort to Lorraine.
On a lighter note I ask you all to attend a Welcome to the D3780 GCE Team from the Philippines and the Launch of the D9640 outbound Team to D3780 on Sunday, March 10. This team is being led by PP Bruce Kuhn and we will be having many District people coming as well as the Qld Consul General for the Phillipines, Rotarian Margaret Grummitt. I hope the club can support this event. It is only $15 and drinks are available at your own expense. It is at the Quality Inn and goes from 11.00 till 2.00.
We are also hosting a barbecue at the Hub on the Tuesday night to showcase our set up to our visitors. We are catering ourselves so it will be an informal and social night.
Thanks to Jim Hawkins for stepping in at the last moment to do a presentation on drones. They really are fascinating pieces of technology and from the information from Jim they obviously have a lot of potential in many areas including the military.
Have a great weekend.
Yours in Rotary
Pauline
 
Links
Sausage Sizzle Roster
Car Boot Sale - Roster
Rotary International
D9640 Website
Miami Combined Probus Club
 
ATTENDANCE REPORT 26 FEBRUARY 2019
 
20 Broadbeach Members
  1
Honorary Member (Uwe Seifert)
  
   
Member's Guest
Guest Speaker                                                                                                             
   Visiting Rotarian 
21 Total Attendance
 
MEETING DUTY ROSTER  
 
05 March   
Door:         Andrew McTaggart & Graham Sivyer
Sergeant:  Les Bulluss
Toast:        Alex Jorden
Scribe:       Jim Hawkins
Anecdote:  Graham Sivyer
 
10 March
Special Sunday Meeting 
Scribe:       Neil Jones
Anecdote:  Robyn Brown
 
12 March
Informal BBQ at The Hub with guests from D3780
 
19 March
Door:         Andrew McTaggart & Alex Jorden
Sergeant:  Les Bulluss
Toast:        Malcolm Daviess
Scribe:       Neil Baldwin
Anecdote:  Alain Charles
 
26 March
Door:         Andrew McTaggart & Neil Baldwin
Sergeant:  Kevin O'Brien
Toast:        Peter Tomlinson
Scribe:       Russ Hutchison
Anecdote:  Noel Hodges
 
FUNDRAISING ROSTER REMINDERS THIS WEEK
 
Sausage Sizzle Friday 08 March
8.00am:   Bob Jordan & Uwe Seifert
11.00am: Pauline Armstrong, Russ Hutchison & Neil Jones
 
Car Boot Sale  Sunday 03 March
5.00am  Les Bulluss, Ray Milton, Uwe Seifert and Trevor Taylor
7.00am  Malcolm Daviess & Kevin O'Brien
 
 
 
FINANCE REPORT - NOEL HODGES
 
Meeting   26 February 2019  
Fines $26.00
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle       
$      
Copper Pot $17.10 Centenary Statue Collections                            $111.20   
Raffle $24.00 Car Boot Sale Sunday   $   
TOTAL $67.10     TOTAL $111.20   
 
 
SECRETARY REPORT - Tony Lewis
 
What is the Role of the Secretary?
The role of the Secretary is to support the President in ensuring the smooth functioning of the Board in particular and the Club in general.
The following is a very brief overview of the Secretary’s role in our Club.
 
In this Club information from some, or at times most, of the following are received and are required to be dealt with on a daily basis. They include but are not limited to: District, RI, RDU, and the Public, Board members, members in general.
Issues that relate to members of the Board are not dealt with by the Secretary. If received by the Secretary, they are sent immediately to the relevant Board member for action and information.
Note: If any member has a Club related query they should contact the relevant Director in the first instance rather than the Secretary
In order to ensure all issues and records are kept up to date, it is essential that they are addressed immediately.
The role of Secretary in this Club requires 10 - 12 hours work per week. This can increase at the time of a Board meeting
If left unattended the role can easily “get out of hand”
 
Main responsibilities of the Secretary
The responsibilities of the Secretary of the Club are, but not limited to the following:
1. Ensuring Board meetings are effectively organised and minuted
2. Maintaining effective records
  1. Daily Duties
  • Check Clubs Gmail account and act on content
  • Reply to correspondence
  • Attend to incoming mail via Clubs PO Box
  • Attend to District 9640 mail and Email
This might not seem a lot, but it is reasonably time consuming.
The secret to ensuring the role is successful - organisation and time management, never get behind in day to day issues.
 
 
ALMONER REPORT - Bob Jordan
Spoke to Harold today (Friday) at Pindarra Hospital. Harold, as you know is recovering from a spinal operation and has had a pretty tough time of it.
He says he is now on the mend and hopes to be discharged early next week. He then faces a 5-6 week period of convalesence.
He is able to see visitors.
 
Executives & Directors
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
 
Upcoming Events
Joe Hanlon - Gold Coast Hospital Foundation
Quality Hotel
Mar 05, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
D3780 Team Welcome & D9640 Team Launch
Quality Hotel
Mar 10, 2019
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
 
Farewell Barbecue with District 3780 (Phillipines)
Broadbeach Rotary Hub
Mar 12, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Club meeting on March 19th
Quality Hotel
Mar 19, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Social Night at The Hub
Broadbeach Rotary Hub
Mar 26, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Rod Preston - Presentation 2 of 3
Quality Hotel
Apr 16, 2019
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Social Night at The Hub
Broadbeach Rotary Hub
Apr 30, 2019
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Malcolm Daviess
March 1
 
Christopher Owen
March 17
 
Ian Cowen
March 18
 
Raymond Milton
March 30
 
Russell Hutchison
March 30
 
Spouse Birthdays
Carol Baldwin
March 5
 
Pam
March 29
 
Anniversaries
Robert Jordan
Denise
March 25
 
Harold Busch
Helen
March 28
 
Join Date
Peter Tomlinson
March 1, 1987
32 years
 
David O'Dwyer
March 5, 2002
17 years
 
Christopher Owen
March 20, 2018
1 year
 
Pauline Armstrong
March 26, 2013
6 years
 
ClubRunner
MEMBER ANECDOTE
 
CHRIS OWEN

 

EGYPT
Some places you travel to do not meet up to your expectations, others tend to exceed.
Egypt… a true wonderland and cultural contradiction.
About seven years ago, on one of our visits ,we decided to visit the temples of Abu Simbel and then visit a friend in Aswan.
Our friend Ashraf, a legal colleague of my wife, suggested we catch a light plane from Egypt directly to Abu Simbel, then from there a quick flight north to Aswan.
So off we hopped into a twin engine De Havilland from Napoleonic times!!
It spluttered and huffed,8 of us on board, off we go!!
A beautiful trip; tree top flying, heading south, hugging the Nile river.
The Nile from air a wonder of green surrounded by desert.
We landed next to the temples ,and viewed such; a breathtaking experience.
When we went back to the plane the pilot informed us plane “no flying” ,he said good news and bad news, plane “no flying” bad news.
  The good news is he explained plane  is “no Flying “ on ground,  and not “no flying” in air, which he assured us was a more precarious situation!!
So plan B (in the mid east ALWAYS have plan A to Z ).
We hopped in the back of a Hilux, complete with mounted machine gun due to tension with the Sudanese border.
About half way to Aswan, we stopped at a Nubian village, the Nubian make everything from Nile clay, and tint it with a beautiful turquoise blue.
Erica fell in love with a hand made statue (pictured below) which she negotiated for, and we have to this day ,a priceless memory to us of a priceless time.
After an amazing lunch and time with these beautiful people, off to Aswan.
Ashraf met us at Aswan, ready for our next adventure.
He asked how was the trip ,we replied great, just another day in Egypt, all’s well that ends well”,    “InShallah”  (God willing).
 
 
 
Rotary International     
Rotary Information Weekly
 
Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) to District 4640 Brazil – 4/17 March 2020 (tbc)
Rotary Friendship Exchange is open to all Rotarians and partners. The exchange is for 2 weeks, with the team members being hosted with Rotarians from Parana, Brazil.
You can apply to be part of a team of up to twelve, to participate in this great Rotary experience of culture, friendship and hospitality from 4th – 17th March 2020 in District 4640. Exact dates to be confirmed. This area is in western and central part of Parana state in Brazil and is a very popular spot for tourists as it includes Iguassu Falls.
The exchange could provide a great opportunity to visit other parts of South America either before or after the exchange.
Rotary travel insurance will cover the exchange plus up to 60 days private travel.
The incoming visit to our District by Rotarians from District 4640 is planned to occur 5th – 17th October  2019 and outbound team members' clubs are expected to host the inbound team, during their 14 - 15 days experience within District 9640. Please discuss your desire to be part of the team with the club to obtain agreement to possibly host the inbound team from Brazil.
Requests for a Team Membership Application/other queries should be directed to
RFE Chair Wendy Scarlett on 07 5524 4368 or 0407 130449 or email: wendy.scarlett51@gmail.com  
 
Completed Applications are to be submitted to the District Rotary Friendship Committee by Sunday 31st March 2019
 
Further information about this beautiful district is available from Secretary Tony.
 

PASSPORT CLUBS
The first passport club in our region is chartered on 23 February 2019!  Congratulations go out to the Rotary Club of D9560 Passport! But what exactly is a passport club?
The goal of a passport club is to create a positive Rotary experience for new and transferring Rotarians, former Rotaractors and Rotarians, and prospective members. This is a great option for those trying to determine if a traditional club in the area makes sense for them, or if they are looking for a more flexible club environment for the long term. Passport clubs are designed to be a low-cost club model that is more accessible and in tune with the needs of its members.
Passport clubs still need to ensure they provide a ‘meeting’ opportunity twice a month. This could include: meeting face to face, on-line, service projects – either their own or tagging on to other clubs’, fundraising activities, networking events, web content or online discussions.
Worldwide there are 18 passport clubs that have chartered, the majority in North America, one in Croatia and now one in Australia.
Check out some examples:
D9560 passport club
Greater Launceston Rotary Passport Club (soon to charter)
Rotary Passport Club of West Chester

 

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY 
 
District 9640 Group Cultural Exchange with District 3780 Philippines
D3780  Team Welcome & D9640 Team Launch Sunday 10 March 2019
Broadbeach will be hosting this important District event at the Quality Hotel, Mermaid Waters with a luncheon on Sunday 10 March.
We will be hosting the D3780 Team members at that time and Bruce's outbound team will depart a few days later so in order to ensure maximum support for this function it will replace our normal weekly meeting scheduled for Tuesday 12 March.

Where: Quality Hotel, Cnr Markeri Street & Sunshine Boulevard, Mermaid Waters
When: Sunday 10 March 2019, 11.00am for 11.30am
Cost: $15.00 includes light lunch, tea and coffee. Bar facilities will be available.
RSVP: No later than Wednesday 6 March 2019. Please register attendance/apologies via club runner as normal;
Payment:  Please make payment in advance direct to the Adminisration Account BSB 034637 Account 201534
 
 
District 9640 Conference 29-31 March 2019
 
OK, so it seems still to be a long way off but accommodation will soon become hard to get - some places are already fully booked.   
 
Why attend a District Conference?
  • Well, to start, it's fun: you meet lots of interesting people 
  • You will hear Keynote Speakers for which you normally would pay hundreds of dollars to attend
  • The dinners are always superb fellowship events. The Saturday Night dinner is always very vibrant; this year they have a top notch Jazz & Swing band.
  • You learn a couple of things about Rotary which you may not have known before
Registration for Rotarians and their partners is free of charge, however, in fairness, a fee applies to partake in the events which serve food.  Click on this link to go to the Registration Page.  
 
 
FROM OUR LAST MEETING 26 FEBRUARY 2019
 
Scribe: Nigel Hyland
Sarg  - Uwe welcomed all attendees and paid tribute to all Fellow Rotarians that attended Keith's  Funeral, "It was beautiful". Thank you.
Cec - Proposed the toast to all people victims affected / invloved of Townsville Floods.
Pres Pauline Welcomed all members and addressed members, re on behalf of John gave an update on the old Scooters project.
Ray gave a quick word on the Police officer of the year awards, work in progress for the 2019 Dinner & presentation.
Ray also congratulated Bruce Kuhn on receiving a medal for his efforts and work with the Commonwealth Games.
Nigel gave an update on the Proposed Gala Fund raising dinner, 50% proceeds to R.O.M.A.C. 50% to  4 ASD Children Mathew Rogers Charity, supporting parents with Children suffering with Autism. Since the meeting a lot has changed up date to be given Tues 5/3.
Grahame -  Gave an update on the progress of Harold Bush recovering in hospital after surgery.
Sarg Uwe appointed Dr Denis & Kevin as Bun-yips.
Sarg -  Uwe  orchestrated a successful fines session.   also announcing Grahame Werrell - 48 years service in Rotary, David O'Dwyer cross fined Sarg Uwe.
Pres  Pauline, won the raffle, absolutely delighted, second time ever.
Dr Graham  Sivyer won head & tales. Donated his prize to Robyn, well done Dr Graham & thankyou.
 
Our Guest speaker was an apology at the last minute, PP Jim stepped in and gave an excellent presentation on how Drones work, their capabilities and some excellent You Tube Footage on their uses, types, abilities and samples of video quality.
 
Pres  Pauline,  led a Group discussion how hard it is to arrange for gusts speakers, Bob Jordan raised re introduced of Man behind the badge for new members. Ray Raised may be there are some District speaking members opportunities.
 
PP closed the meeting at 20:00.
 
Good Night, Drive Safe, sweet dreams, God Bless.  Thank you for being you.
 
The Week in Pictures
   
     
      Broadbeach Rotarians form a guard of honor at PP Keith Hawton's funeral service 
   
         Sergeant Uwe                   President Pauline                Cec toasts
    
   John reports on                 Ray reports on Police Awards   Nigel on future events
  
             Graham won Heads & Tails               Pauline won the raffle (for the first time!)
            
                      Jim gave a fascinating insight into the world of drones
 
 
WEEKLY LAUGHS
 
The irate customer called the newspaper office, loudly demanding to know where her Sunday edition was.
“Ma’am”, said the Receptionist, “Today is Saturday.  The Sunday paper is not delivered until Sunday”.
There was a long pause at the other end of the phone, followed by a ray of recognition.  “I’ll bet that’s why no one was in church today too.”
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A certain little girl, when asked her name, would reply, I'm Mr. Sugarbrown's daughter.'
Her mother told her this was wrong, she must say, 'I'm Jane Sugarbrown..'
The Vicar spoke to her in Sunday School, and said, 'Aren't you Mr. Sugarbrown's daughter?'
She replied, 'I thought I was, but mother says I'm not.'
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Physics 101
2000 pounds of Chinese soup: Won ton
16.5 feet in the Twilight Zone: 1 Rod Serling
Half of a large intestine: 1 semicolon
1000 aches: 1 megahurtz
Basic unit of laryngitis: 1 hoarsepower
2000 mockingbirds: two kilomockingbirds
1 kilogram of falling figs: 1 Fig Newton
1000 grams of wet socks: 1 literhosen
2.4 statute miles of intravenous surgical tubing at Yale University Hospital: 1 I.V. League
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Q: Why did the burglar take a shower?
A: He wanted to make a clean getaway!

Q: Where do hamsters come from?
A: Hampsterdam!

Q: What did one plate say to the other plate?
A: "Lunch is on me!"

Q: What kind of phones do people in jail use?
A: Cell phones!

Q: What has three letters and and starts with gas?
A: Car!

Q: How do you make a fire with two sticks?
A: Make sure one is a match!

Q: What do postal workers do when they're mad?
A: They stamp their feet.

 
    QUOTE FOR THE WEEK
 
"It isn't what they say about you, it's what they whisper"
 
 Errol Flynn
 
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