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President's Message
Alain Charles
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Hello Fellow Rotarians
 
Last Tuesday evening  at the Quality Hotel we welcomed back our holidaying Rotarians Bob Jordan and Neil Jones. It felt like a year that you were both away. It was also great to welcome Cec back from illness.
As I mentioned last Tuesday my apologies once again for the confusion between hotel management and staff regarding the timing of meals. Bob has been in contact with the Hotel Management and has reaffirmed our schedule. They have apologised for the inconvenience and will ensure it doesn’t happen again. Great to you on board again Bob.
Unfortunately due to the lateness of the meal, the meeting was out of sync which included our guest speaker Andy Bell  who briefly informed  us about his duties as an undercover cop in the NZ Police. Andy has mentioned that he would like to visit again for the second part of his presentation. After all the meeting did conclude at 8 pm.
 
The final touches for the Police Officer of the Year is nearly completed. Thanks to Ray Milton, Bruce Kuhn and their team for doing a fantastic job in organising a very significant event for the Broadbeach Rotary Club. I am asking all Broadbeach Rotarians to come along to support this magnificent event, one which we are very proud to endorse. Further If you have not booked to date to please do so as it promises to be a great evening.
 
As mentioned in last week’s Rotarlight, our visiting Rotarians from Sister club Taraunga would like to be home hosted whilst here. So far Neil Jones, Bill Rex and myself are able to assist. There is another couple looking for accommodation Please advise if you will be able to assist. It appears at this stage that we could have 9 visitors from Tauranga.
 
Thanks you once again for the efforts of all members who are involved whether it be the Board members, sizzles, book shops, boot sales or POOTY, it is immensely appreciated.
 
See you at the POOTY!
 
Alain
 
 
Links
Sausage Sizzle Roster
Car Boot Sale - Roster
Book Shop Staff Roster
Rotary International
D9640 Website
Miami Combined Probus Club
 
 
 
ATTENDANCE REPORT 10 OCTOBER 2017
20 Broadbeach Members
  1
Honorary Members (Ian Cowen)
  2
Guests (Andrew Fisher - Guest of Ray Milton) 
Visiting Rotarian Andrew Hamilton from  Dunedin Central                                                  
  1 Guest Speaker - Andy Bell, President Surfers Sunrise
24 Total Attendance
 
MEETING DUTY ROSTER
 
17 October
Police Awards Night
Scribe:      Neil Jones
Anecdote:  Denis O'Brien
 
24 October
Door:        Ray Milton & Bruce Kuhn
Sergeant:  Nancy Smith
Toast:       Alex Jorden
Scribe:      Robyn Brown
Anecdote:  Nasser Kaviani
 
31 October
No Meeting
 
Friday 3 November
Sister Club Welcome BBQ
All hands on deck
 
Saturday 4 November
45th Anniversary Dinner
Scribe:      Neil Jones
Anecdote:  John Monks
 
7 November
Melbourne Cup Day - no meeting
 
14 November
Door:        Malcolm Daviess & Bob Jordan   
Sergeant:  Kevin O'Brien
Toast:        Bruce Kuhn
Scribe:      Harold Busch
Anecdote:  Neil Baldwin
 
21 November
Door:        Malcolm Daviess & Bob Jordan   
Sergeant:  Russ Hutchison
Toast:       Andrew McTaggart
Scribe:      Neil Baldwin
Anecdote: Ian Cowen
 
FUNDRAISING ROSTER REMINDERS THIS WEEK
 
Sausage Sizzle Friday 20th October
8.00am Cec McPaul, Arch and Peter Tomlinson
11.00am Nancy Smith, Bill Rex and
 
Carrara Markets Book Shop
21 October AM/PM Volunteers Needed
22 October AM/PM Volunteers Needed
 
Car Boot Sale Sunday 5th November
5.00am Kay Hodges, Noel Hodges, Ray Milton & Bill Waller
7.00am TBA
 
 
FINANCE REPORT - PETER DIMOND
Meeting   10 October 2017  
Fines $16.00 Bunnings Sizzle Friday 6 October $   729.70 
Copper Pot $13.65  Carrara Market Book Shop 7/8 October                  $   381.55  
Raffle $
Car Boot Sale 
 $
       
        
TOTAL $29.65   TOTAL $1,111.25
 
 
SECRETARY REPORT - Tony Lewis
In last weeks Rotarlight I advised that the Annual General meeting of the Club will be held on Tuesday 14th November 2017.
This is not correct. Please note that the Annual General meeting of the Club will be held on Tuesday 21st November 2017
 
 
 
ALMONER REPORT - Bob Jordan
  1. John Monks, John advises he is having a few health problems and is not sure when he will return.
  2. Spoke to Keith and will see him next week. Says he has “up” days and “down” days but at the moment is going o.k.
  3. Russ is not very well and has decided to take a break from the club for about a month. He says it is nothing to do with his recent procedures and eventually all will be well.
  4. Welcome back to Cec after a lengthy break with illness.
  5. Noel and Kay leave on Saturday for a 3 week cruise around Asia, the life of retired public servants is pretty  good.
  6. John & Pat Curr also leave on Saturday but for 3 weeks in WA.
 
That's all I am aware of but if you have any news of someone not well or who needs a bit of help please let me know.
 
Bob Jordan.
 
ClubRunner
Executives & Directors
President
Alain Charles
 
Immediate Past President
Bruce Kuhn
 
President Elect
Pauline Armstrong
 
Vice President
Neil Jones
 
Treasurer
Peter Dimond
 
Secretary
Tony Lewis
 
Director - Admin
Robert Jordan
 
Director - Service
Harold Busch
 
Director - International
Kevin O'Brien
 
Director - Membership
Les Bulluss
 
Director - Rotary Foundation
Pauline Armstrong
 
Director - Youth Services
Noel Hodges
 
Webmaster
Jim Hawkins
 
Upcoming Events
Police Officer of the Year Awards
Southport Golf Club
Oct 17, 2017
6:30 PM – 10:00 PM
 
Club Meeting - 24 October 2017
Quality Hotel
Oct 24, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Social Evening - 31 October 2017
The Hub
Oct 31, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Broadbeach Rotary 45 Year Anniversary
Southport Golf Club
Nov 04, 2017
6:52 PM – 10:53 PM
 
Melbourne Cup - 7 November 2017 - NO Meeting
Nov 07, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Club Meeting 14 November 2017
Quality Hotel
Nov 14, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Club Meeting - 21 November 2017
Quality Hotel
Nov 21, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Social Evening - 28 November 2017
The Hub
Nov 28, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Club Meeting - 5 December 2017
Quality Hotel
Dec 05, 2017
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Nancy Smith
October 16
 
Bruce Kuhn
October 25
 
Spouse Birthdays
Liz
October 8
 
Roslyn
October 13
 
Lorraine Hawton
October 17
 
Shanti Gowans
October 18
 
Marie Jorden
October 28
 
Anniversaries
Neil Baldwin
Carol Baldwin
October 7
 
Ian Cowen
Gay
October 10
 
 
 
MEMBER ANECDOTES
 
GRAHAME WERRELL
 
 
About 7 years ago our club had a Vocational dinner meeting at a Motor home manufacturer. The late Phil Moore and i were the BBQ chefs that night, and we used their equipment.
Obviously the sausages we used were not up to current Bunnings quality, because with in a short time of loading the sausages on to the hot plate the excessive fat dripping into the fat catcher caught alight and flames almost hit the ceiling.
No injuries occurred but the BBQ was a write off, and the night will go down in Broadbeach Rotary highlights.
 
 
 
 
Rotary International     
Rotary Information Weekly
 
Students in Nigeria and Pakistan receive Rotary’s PolioPlus Memorial Scholarship
 
Eight students from Nigeria and Pakistan are the first recipients of Rotary’s PolioPlus Memorial Scholarship. Five of the students attend Dow University of Health Services in Pakistan, while the other three study at the University of Ibadan or University College Hospital Ibadan in Nigeria.
This new scholarship, which covers tuition, fees, and room and board, is awarded to master’s-level students pursuing degrees in public health. Congratulations to these eight scholars committed to improving their home communities after graduation: Bilal Afzal, Oso Oluwatosin Babafunso, Dr. Tolorunju Ayodeji Edu, Dr. Nadia Khan, Beenish Mehmood, Dr. Ume Rabab, Dr. Kokab K. Rizwan, and Iveren Sandra Shinshima.
The Rotary PolioPlus Memorial Scholarship was established to recognize front-line health care workers, some of whom have sacrificed their lives performing polio immunization and other community health activities.
 
Club News
NOTICE OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF BROADBEACH INCORPORATED - TUESDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2017
The Annual General Meeting of the Rotary Club of Broadbeach Incorporated, will be held on Tuesday 21st November 2017 at the Quality Hotel Mermaid Waters 4218 commencing at 7.00pm
By order of the Board
Tony Lewis
Secretary
 
UPCOMING ROTARY EVENTS
GOLD COAST POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR AWARDS - TUESDAY 17 OCTOBER
The thirteenth annual presentation of The Gold Coast Police Officer of the Year Award will be held at the Southport Golf Club on Tuesday 17 October 2017 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm to 10.00 pm
Southport Rotary Club has kindly surrendered its venue to us and will be joining us for this special event on our annual Rotary calendar.
Cost on this occasion will be $55 per person. Payment in advance to our Project Account BSB 034-637 Account number 201526
 
BROADBEACH 45TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS FRIDAY 3 AND SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER 
Planning is underway for this milestone celebration and invitations have been extended to our Sister Clubs with early indications that we will have 9 representatives from Tauranga and a further nine from kasaoka.
The program is still being finalised but will include a welcome BBQ at The Hub on Friday evening and the 45th Anniversary Dinner at Southport Golf Club on Saturday 4 November. 
These events will replace our normal weekly meeting on 31 October and as usual, we will not have a meeting the following Tuesday, Melbourne Cup Day.
Full program details will be provided shortly but please mark your diary accordingly.
 
 
 
 
 
The Rotary Foundation Weekly
 
World Polio Day - 24 October 2017
 
World Polio Day was established by Rotary International over a decade ago to commemorate the birth of Jonas Salk, who led the first team to develop a vaccine against poliomyelitis. Use of this inactivated poliovirus vaccine and subsequent widespread use of the oral poliovirus, developed by Albert Sabin, led to the establishment of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) in 1988. As of 2013, GPEI had reduced polio worldwide by 99.9%.
 
Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease. There is no cure, but there are safe and effective vaccines. Polio can be prevented through immunization. Polio vaccine, given multiple times, almost always protects a child for life. The strategy to eradicate polio is therefore based on preventing infection by immunizing every child until transmission stops and the world is polio-free.
 
 
FROM LAST WEEK'S MEETING - 10 OCTOBER 2017 
 
Scribe:  Nancy Smith
 
Sergeant Kevn opened the meeting with an invitation to Noel to propose a toast to his choice of recepient, The Malaria Vacine Project, a Griffith University initiative 
that is supported by our club, as well as Southport RC and the Southport Satelite club
 
Visitors Andrew Hamilton from the Rotary club of Dunedin Central and David Fisher from  Illinois USA, cousin of Ray Milton were welcomed.
 
Denis O'brien, Bob Jordon and Neil Jones were welcomed back from overseas.
 
Reports were called for by president Alain. 
Noel Hodges has been working with three schools to get the RYTS and RYPEN programs established as ongoing opportunities for students.
Ray Milton reported on the POTY dinner next week which is organized pending final numbers.
Pauline updated us on the plans for the Anniversary celebration weekend of November 3 and 4th. A good contingent of representatives from our sister clubs in New Zealand and Japan are expected for the latter. 
 
Both events. POOTY and the Club Anniversary  have  had a lot of work put into them by their dedicated committee members.  For the rest  our only responsibility is to indicate our attendance or not, something that a lot of us have been guilty of being a little slow on the uptake. Now is the time, jump on the website, make the commitment and follow up by making a payment (to the project account for POOTY & the Admin Account for the 45th celebrations).  These are two of the biggest events of the year for our club, and will be great evenings.   This is what Rotary is all about, don't miss out  on the chance to participate! 
 
Wine bottles were happily received by Peter Tomlinson, winner of the raffle and Malcolm who's quick thinking butt moves ensured he came up a  winner in the heads and tales.
 
President Alain introduced our speaker, Andy Bell, current President of Surfers Sunrise Rotary Club.
 
Andy started his career as a police officer in New Zealand. In the late 1960's when there were no problems with drugs, but by 1971 narcotics were being smuggled into the country via Wellington.
Undercover agents were unknown at the time so he was sent in to infiltrate the gangs with no experience or direction.  Using his own initiative he developed a new identity and profile for himself. 
Thanks to a young barmaid in a seedy pub he was introduced to "the bad guys" and from there slowily became their trusted ally.  It was not an easy time for him as he lived his role of gang member, selling drugs, and assisting a well organized major shop lifting ring.  He was beaten up on more than one occasion, both by the "bad guys" as well as the cops.  There were some compensations if you call living in a brothel with the madam a perk of the job????
 
Andy has promised to return to Broadbeach on another occasion as he has lots of stories to share.
 
The week in pictures
 
   
      Sergeant Kevin                 Noel proposing toast to MVP          President Alain
   
    Ray update on POOTY           Pauline update on 45th        Noel reports on Youth
  
Guest Andrew Fischer presents prizes to raffle winner Peter and H & T winner Malcolm
  
     Guest Speaker Andy Bell               President Alain presents a club glass to Andy
 
 
WEEKLY LAUGHS
 
Dog to Farmer: Here are all 30 sheep
Farmer:            But I only count 26
Dog:                I rounded them up
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One day in the army I was assigned KP duty. I reported to the Mess Hall and was told by the sergeant in charge that he wanted me to make 100 gallons of soup for tonight's dinner. I told him I didn't know how to make soup. He handed me a book and told me to follow the directions carefully.
A couple hours later I had a large kettle of soup simmering. The sergeant came up and tasted the soup. He took a second spoonful and stood there staring at me. I thought I had really messed up the soup and was waiting for a reprimand.
Instead he said, "This tastes good... are you sure you followed the recipe?"
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A shoplifter was caught red-handed trying to steal a watch from an exclusive jewelry store. "Listen," said the shoplifter, "I know you don't want any trouble either. What do you say I just buy the watch and we forget about this?"
The manager agreed and wrote up the sales slip. The crook looked at the slip and said, "This is a little more than I intended to spend. Can you show me something less expensive?"
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Needing to look up a phone number while at a friend's house, my teenage daughter asked for a phone book. She might as well have asked for a papyrus scroll.
"A phone book?" asked her friend.
"You know," said my daughter. "A book with numbers in it."
"Oh," said her friend as it dawned on her. "You mean a math book."
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Two women came before wise King Solomon, dragging between them a young man in a sharp, three-piece tunic. "This young lawyer agreed to marry my daughter," said the first one.
"No! He agreed to marry MY daughter," said the other.
And so they haggled before the King until he called for silence.
"Bring me my biggest sword," said Solomon, "and I shall hew the young attorney in half. Each of you shall receive a half."
"Sounds good to me," said the first woman.
But the other woman said, "Oh Sire, do not spill innocent blood. Let the other woman's daughter marry him."
The wise King did not hesitate a moment. "The attorney must marry the first lady's daughter," he proclaimed.
"But she was willing to hew him in two!" exclaimed the King's court.
"Indeed," said wise King Solomon. "That shows she is the TRUE mother-in-law."
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Q: Why did the farmer call his pig "Ink"?
A: Because it was always running out of the pen.

Q: What do you call cattle with a sense of humor?
A: Laughing stock.

Q: What do you call a story about a broken pencil?
A: Pointless

Q: Why did the boy eat his homework?
A: Because his teacher said it was a piece of cake.

Q: Why don't fish need to do homework?
A: Because they're always swimming in schools. 
 
 
 
QUOTE FOR THE WEEK
 

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch."
Jack Nicholson

 
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