Rotarlight 2021/22 # 19 (Dec 14, 2021)

Peter Dimond

Fellow Rotarians & Friends

It was a very lively discussion which, hopefully, will help the club to move forward.

During the discussion Grahame Werrell raised a query in regard to club funds and Neil Jones has agreed at a meeting in January, to provide an up to date report. Tony Lewis again reminded those present that there is a large amount of information in the Board minutes and well worth reading as the Board reports amongst other matters, reports on members who currently are not attending meetings for various reasons. These are available on Club runner and they include not only this year’s minutes but prior years as well.

As Peter Tomlinson discussed, please put your minds to work and come up with suggestions for a local project worthy of our support. The project will need to be one that requires some manpower and not a large amount of funds.

Welcome to David O’Dwyer in the role as membership director. I have every confidence that he will excel in the role and both grow membership and help retain all our valuable Rotarian members.

Our club has been asked to sponsor a student to RYTS from 17^th to 22^nd Jan and we have a candidate. The Board approved the payment last night.

I hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. Look forward to seeing you all on the 11^th January at the barefoot bowls – same venue as last time.

Until next time

Yours in Rotary

Peter

FINANCE REPORT - Neil Jones

Meeting		14 December 2021
Fines	N/A	Scooter Donations / Sales	$110.00
Copper Pot	N/A	Bunnings Sausage Sizzle	$

TOTAL	$		$110.00

SECRETARY REPORT - Tony Lewis.

I make the following observation following last night (14 December) Club meeting forum

As members are well aware our Board meetings are usually held each month and it must be noted that ALL repeat ALL members are entitled to attend Board meetings. Adding to this, members are encouraged to raise any issue they feel needs discussion with the President, Secretary or any Director who can raise the issue at a Board meeting. In fact it is even better that the member attends the Board meeting and present directly to the Board. Something that has been advised of to members

There are many occasions that as Secretary over the years I have advised members of this opportunity but it is seldom, if ever, acted upon by members

Further to this, the minutes of every Board meeting and the AGM are posted in Club Runner, often within a few days of the meeting.

Thus ALL information for members to view is readily available.

Just go into Club Runner and under the heading "View Club Documents" you will easily find a myriad of information about current and past Club activities

Our Club records need updating, (14% of our members have none or limited DOB/Anniversary detail) yet when I send out a request through Rotarlight (the last being several weeks ago) I never get a response

Communication is a 2 way Street

As an example, the following are some statistics regarding some Emails I have sent out recently to all members

20 October - Request for volunteers for a Sausage Sizzle to be held 26 October 57% of recipients opened this Email

16 November - Auditors report as at 30 June 2021 76% of recipients opened this Email

3 December - Malaria Vaccine Newsletter 64% of recipients opened this Email

Thus for any concerns about the lack of "communication" and/or members not being "informed" of Club "goings on" it is the responsibility of members AND the Board to communicate with each other - thus the 2 way Street

If a member feels that there is an issue they have not been informed of, then don't just get flustered about it contact a Board member and discuss it with them and not just with other members

One cannot blame the Board and complain they are kept in the dark if they are doing exactly the same thing by not raising their concerns

This is my 6th and last time as Secretary of the Club and I can Categorically state that in all that time I have never, never known any information to be withheld from members

If any member would like to discuss anything stated above and/or any issue they may have, I encourage you to contact me, but with positive comment. I am not interested in nitpicking thus please be positive and where possible give a suggested solution not just reiterate a problem

Tony Lewis

Secretary

15 December 2021

ALMONER REPORT - Bob Jordan

Nothing new to report this week.

ATTENDANCE REPORT 14 December 2021

20	Broadbeach Members including Honorary Member Ian Cowen
	Visiting Rotarians
	Guest Speaker
	Member's Guests:
20	Total Attendance

NEXT MEETING

Tuesday 11 January 2022

Barefoot Bowls at Mermaid Beach Bowls Club

Full details by email early January.

DUTY ROSTER

Tuesday 18 January 2022

Sergeant: Neil Jones

Door: Malcolm Daviess

Scribe: Bob Jordan

Tuesday 25 January 2022

Sergeant: Grahame Werrell

Door: Pauline Armstrong

Scribe: Neil Jones

SCOOTER PICKUP/DELIVERY

December 16th - 31st Kevin O'Brien & Uwe Seifert

January 1st -15th Neil Baldwin & Nasser Kaviani

BUNNINGS SAUSAGE SIZZLE

Friday 24 December 2021

8.00-11.30 John Curr, Malcolm Daviess, Rock O'Keefe & Peter Tomlinson

11.30-3.00 Neil Jones, Pauline Armstrong, John Monks & Volunteer required

Friday 31 December 2021

8.00-11.30 John Curr, Malcolm Daviess, Bob Jordan & Rock O'Keefe

11.30-3.00 Robyn Brown, Peter Dimond, Neil Jones & John Monks

President

Peter Dimond

Immediate Past President

Les Bulluss

President Elect

Andrew McTaggart

Vice President

Pauline Armstrong

Secretary

Anthony Lewis

Treasurer

Neil Jones

The Rotary Foundation

Neil Baldwin

Youth Services

Noel Hodges

Service Projects

John Monks

Club Administration

Robert Jordan

Webmaster

Jim Hawkins

Xmas Break - no meeting

Dec 21, 2021

Xmas Break - no meeting

Dec 28, 2021

Xmas Break - no meeting

Jan 04, 2022

Barefoot Bowls
Mermaid Beach Bowls Club
Jan 11, 2022 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Susie Longman - Cancer Council Qld.
Mermaid Waters Hotel
Jan 18, 2022 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Club Meeting at "The Hub"

Jan 25, 2022 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

View entire list

Member Birthdays

David O'Dwyer

December 4

Grahame Werrell

December 18

John Monks

December 19

Noel Hodges

December 24

Spouse Birthdays

Pat Curr

December 17

Anniversaries

David O'Dwyer

Jenny

December 28

Rock OKeefe

Joan OKeefe

December 28

Rotary Information Weekly

Annual report now available

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FROM OUR MEETING 14 DECEMBER 2021

Scribe: Pauline Armstrong

President Peter opened the meeting at 6.30 and welcomed all members.

We started with the raffle and heads and tails an PEAndrew won them both.

The meal was served and then Peter opened the meeting for discussion.

Bob called for volunteers for the sizzle on Christmas Eve and NYE. Bob discussed the options put forward by the hotel regarding meals. The first choice was that members have the options to choose one of 4 meals decided on by the club. The kitchen is then notified and the meals served after the meeting at 7.00. These meals can be different each week. The second option is to book and eat at the Bistro and then use the room upstairs for the meeting. Tea and coffee will be provided. A $5 fee will be payable by each member. Bob will send an email to all members regarding these options. The majority of replies will decide the choice. Bob would also like to trial one person at the door as many members will not undertake this duty. It was decided that a toast would only be made if there was a special occasion or a member wished to acknowledge something or someone personally. P Peter asked if anyone was using equipment from the Hub. Grahame Werrell asked if the Treasurer could report to the club regarding the budget, fundraising and expenditures. PP Neil Jones will do a presentation re this in January. Grahame also asked if the club could be notified when members take a leave of absence. It was pointed out that all details are in the Minutes on the website. David O’Dwyer asked why members are leaving and the need to ensure we keep current members. David offered to be the membership director. Peter Tomlinson said he thought it was important to have a greeter to make new people welcome . Neil Baldwin said it is a problem with projects not being finalised in a year with subsequent presidents having to take on the financial obligation associated with previous years.

Harold Busch said he considered that politics had crept into the club and it was having a detrimental effect on unity. There is no place in Rotary for internal politics. Peter addressed the issue of the associated financial obligations with the scooter program. Jim Hawkins stated that the original intention was not to provide unlimited resources to recipients but this now seems to be the case. Members agreed that we need to find new projects to make the club attractive to potential members and keep their interest.

The meeting was closed at 8.25.

week in Pictures

President Peter PE Andrew names his 21/22 Board

Andrew won the raffle and made it a double with Heads & Tails

President Peter chairing the member forum Members listening attentively

Newly elected membership director David gains approval of those present

A lively membership forum with wide ranging discussions

WEEKLY LAUGHS

Ponderisms:

Why do peanuts float in a regular coke and sink in a diet coke. Go ahead and try it.....

I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes.

How important does a person have to be before they are considered assassinated instead of just murdered?

Why do you have to "put your two cents in"... but it's only a "penny for your thoughts"? Where's that extra penny going? (taxes)

Once you're in heaven, do you get stuck wearing the clothes you were buried in for eternity?

What disease did cured ham actually have?

How is it that we put man on the moon before we figured out it would be a good idea to put wheels on luggage?

Why is it that people say they "slept like a baby" when babies wake up like every two hours?

If a deaf person has to go to court, is it still called a hearing?

Why are you IN a movie, but you're ON TV?

Why do people pay to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars to look at things on the ground?

Why do doctors leave the room while you change??? They're going to see you naked anyway.

Why is "bra" singular and "panties" plural?

Why do toasters always have a setting that burns the toast to a horrible crisp, which no decent human being would eat?

If the professor on Gilligan's Island can make a radio out of a coconut, why can't he fix a hole in a boat?

If corn oil is made from corn, and vegetable oil is made from vegetables, what is baby oil made from?

If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?

Why do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?

Why did you just try singing the two songs above?

Did you ever notice that when you blow in a dog's face, he gets mad at you, but when you take him for a car ride, he sticks his head out the window?

HOW DID THE MAN WHO MADE THE FIRST CLOCK, KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS?

QUOTE FOR THE WEEK

"Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year".

Victor Borge

This is our final bulletin for 2021 - we will return mid January but in the meantime we wish all our readers a joyous Christmas and a happy and healthy New Year

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