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Fellow Rotarians and Friends,
 
Thank you to the members and guests who enjoyed the delayed changeover night at the Surfers Paradise Golf Club on Tuesday. It was encouraging to see all the happy faces during the night.
I hope that this year will be easier than last year if Covid restrictions are  reduced and the club being able to resume “normal” activities. With two sausage sizzles in the next two months hopefully we will be gearing up for a good year fund raising wise.
Thanks to Les and his board from 2020-2021 who had to deal with Covid interruptions. I wish Les well for this year during his leave of absence.  
Thank you too to the members who have volunteered to be on the board this year. This coming week we will have a Club Forum to discuss, among other things, our meeting venue and meals, directors’ plans for this year as well as any issues or concerns of the members.  I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible.
Until next week
Yours in Rotary
 
Peter
 
FINANCE REPORT - Neil Jones
 
Meeting   06 July 2021     
Fines $ Sausage Sizzle   $
Copper Pot     $                                                
       
TOTAL $Nil       Sausage sizzle Sunday 06 June (Net) $Nil          
 
2021-22 Membership Subscriptions
The Board has set the membership subscription for 2021-22 at $270 and invoices were emailed to all members on 5 July.
Payment is now due and can be made by direct credit to Rotary Club of Broadbeach Inc Administration Account BSB 034-637 Account number 201534 or to Treasurer Neil at the weekly meeting by cash/cheque/EFTPOS.
 
To date 8 members have paid - thank you.
 
SECRETARY REPORT - Tony Lewis
Tony has just moved house and yet to get his feet firmly under the newly located desk.
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ATTENDANCE REPORT 06 JULY 2021
 
29 Broadbeach Members including Honorary Members Ian Cowen & Uwe Seifert
  2
Visiting Rotarians    PDG Michael Irving (D9640 Representative) and Brian Pearson (Surfers Sunrise)                                                                                                
   Guest Speaker 
16  
Grace Bouchard, Helen Busch, Gay Cowen, Pat Curr, Desley Daviess, Haidee Diez, Pam Hawkins, Kay Hodges, Edwina Hutchison, Christine Jones, Denise Jordan, Kathy Lewis, June Milton, Joan O'Keefe, Kerrie Seymour and Roslyn Tomlinson
47 Total Attendance 
 
NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 13 July 2021.
Club Forum at Quality Hotel, Mermaid Waters
 
DUTY ROSTER 
Tuesday  13 July 2021
Door:        Malcolm Daviess & Martin Ingram  
Sergeant: Bill Waller
Toast:       Alain Charles 
Scribe:      Andrew McTaggart
 
Tuesday  20 July 2021
Door:        Malcolm Daviess & Martin Ingram  
Sergeant: Bill Waller
Toast:       Peter Tomlinson 
Scribe:      Rock O'Keefe
 
Tuesday  27 July 2021
Door:        Malcolm Daviess & Martin Ingram  
Sergeant: Bill Waller
Toast:       Harold Busch 
Scribe:      Noel Hodges
 
 
Scooter Pick Up
July 1st - 15th    Alain Charles & Nasser Kaviani
July 16th - 31st  Harold Busch & Ray Milton
 
 
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle
Saturday 7 August
8.00am - 11.30am  Robyn Brown, Malcolm Daviess, Bob Jordan & Rock O'Keefe
11.30am - 3.00pm  Pauline Armstrong, John Curr, Bill Waller & one volunteer required.
 
Executives & Directors
President
 
Immediate Past President
 
President Elect
 
Vice President
 
Secretary
 
Treasurer
 
The Rotary Foundation
 
Youth Services
 
Service Projects
 
Club Administration
 
Webmaster
 
Upcoming Events
Club Forum / Think Tank
Quality Hotel
Jul 13, 2021
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
An update from GCCC Div. 10 Cr. - Darren Taylor
Quality Hotel
Jul 20, 2021
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Club Meeting at "The Hub"
Broadbeach Rotary Hub
Jul 27, 2021
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Guest Speaker - the remarkable Rod Preston
Quality Hotel
Aug 24, 2021
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Bill Waller
July 2
 
Andrew McTaggart
July 6
 
Spouse Birthdays
Kathy Lewis
July 16
 
Helen
July 22
 
Join Date
Alex Jorden
July 1, 1983
38 years
 
Grahame Werrell
July 1, 1970
51 years
 
Jim Hawkins
July 1, 1987
34 years
 
Rob Borbidge AO
July 1, 2003
18 years
 
Russell Hutchison
July 1, 1973
48 years
 
Bruce Kuhn
July 24, 2012
9 years
 
ClubRunner Mobile
 
 
Rotary International     
Rotary Information Weekly
 
Shekhar Mehta envisions Rotary's next chapter
Rotary’s president for 2021-22, Shekhar Mehta, has a vision for Rotary's future and is ready to make it happen. A member of the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, India, Mehta trained as an accountant and founded a real estate development company, Skyline Group, which he also chairs. But his professional title tells only a small part of the story. He is also a director of the India arm of Operation Eyesight Universal, a Canada-based nonprofit focused on preventing avoidable blindness. He helped establish more than 15 eye hospitals, in several Indian states and he started Saving Little Hearts, a project that has facilitated more than 2,500 heart surgeries for children from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and countries in Africa. Learn more about Mehta and visit the president's page to learn about upcoming presidential conferences and Mehta's presidential initiatives.
 
 
Fund Raiser Supporting Broadbeach & Surfers Sunrise Rotary Clubs & The
Pentecost Island Project
 
 
Bookings are now open: https://www.trybooking.com/BSAJG
 
This is a great opportunity for members to support the club and particularly the Pentecost Island Project while enjoying refreshments, fine food and fellowship. 
 
Put it into your diary now: Thursday 22nd July 2021, from 12:00 pm. 
 
Please contact Graham Sivyer for more information if you are interested in attending .
 
 
 
FROM OUR MEETING ON 06 JULY 2021

Scribe: Neil Jones

Members and guests were welcomed by Chairman Alain Charles who introduced outgoing President Les.

Les welcomed all present and particularly D9640 Governor's Representative PDG Michael Irving and special guest Grace Bouchard from Bunnings.

Past President Brian Pearson who is moving to Surfers Sunrise Club made a short presentation in which he remembered all members who had passed away during his time at the club and raised a toast in their honor.

Grace Bouchard was invited to draw the major prize for Silver Circle mark 2 drawing number 21 and Neil Jones was delighted to accept the $500 prize.

This was followed by an interlude with the usual power point presentation “12 Months in 12 Minutes” compiled by the bulletin editor and which gave an excellent overview in pictures of Club activities month by month over the past year

Toast to Rotary International was proposed by Nayer Kaviani with a response by PDG Michael Irving

Toast to partners was proposed by Nasser Kaviani with the response by Robyn Brown.

President Les presented PHF’s to PP Graham Sivyer, PP Harold Busch (PHF+3) and finally to Grace Bouchard for her many years of support to the club through her role at Bunnings.

Les, as the holder of the Bruce Duncan Fellowship Cup, announced this year's winner Ray Milton and presented Ray with the perpetual trophy.

President Les presented his annual report highlighting our service projects & key achievements during the year, the contribution of the Board and the special efforts from many members.  

Induction of President Peter Dimond.

President Les inducted 2021-2022 President with his collar of office, President's pin and dinner badge.

President Peter presented PP Les with his Past President certificate and dinner badge. President Peter then introduced his Board and presented them with their Rotary Theme badges for the 2021 – 2022 year

In his President's address, Peter thanked everyone for their attendance and looked forward to a successful year.

 

The week in Pictures
 
  
        Chairman PP Alain Charles                           Outgoing President Les
  
  PP Brian Honors those deceased                Silver Circle winner Neil with Grace
  
 Nayer proposed toast to Rotary International    PDG Michael responds to toast to RI
  
   Nasser proposed toast to Partners          Robyn Brown responds on behalf of partners
  
      PP Harold receives PHF+3                    IPP Graham becomes a Paul Harris Fellow
  
  Grace Bouchard (Bunnings) receives PHF    Bruce Duncan Fellowship Cup winner
  
    Les passes the trappings of office to Peter who becomes the 50th President of BBRC
  
     Past and Present with PDG Michael          President Peter with his 2021/22 Board
 
               Members and Guests listen as President Peter addresses the Club
 
 
WEEKLY LAUGHS

During the Middle Ages, they celebrated the end of the plague with wine and orgies. Does anyone know if there is anything planned when COVID ends?

We can all now agree that in 2016 not a single person got the answer correct to, ‘Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?’

English was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects the creativity of the human race, which, of course, is not a race at all. That is why, when the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
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What if a dog brings back the ball because he thinks we like throwing it?
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Q: Why is it so hard to fool a snake?
A: Because you can't pull its leg.

Q: How much does a grand piano cost?
A: $1000.

Q: Why did the Sheriff use a ruler when he questioned the witness?
A: He wanted to get the story straight.

Q: Why are robots never afraid?
A: Because they have nerves of steel.

Q: What did the neurotic pig say to the farmer?
A: You take me for grunted.


 
 QUOTE FOR THE WEEK
 
"Kindness is in our power even when fondness isn’t. We don’t even have to like someone to be kind.”
  
Hugh Mackay
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