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Fellow Rotarians and Friends,
 
Last week we welcomed our friends from Mermaid Beach to join us. We had 24 diners which made for a good night of conversation and fellowship. Chef Kumar once again excelled and may have made a couple of new contacts as a result. Our guest speaker was a Rotarian who has travelled the world and has decided that Queensland is where he and his wife will retire to. He spoke of a project in South Africa where Rotary led a funding group to set up a skate park to keep young people entertained.
Next week we don't have a guest speaker so we will use the opportunity to have a club assembly to discuss the future of the club. Numbers are dwindling and we need some innovative ideas on how to move forward. It would be great if all members could attend.
 
Yours in Rotary
 
Pauline
 
FINANCE REPORT - Neil Jones
 
Meeting 26 September 2023              
Fines $ 26.00                   
 
 
 
Copper Pot  $ 14.40                               
Function Surplus  $ 78.00    
TOTAL  $118.40   
 
         
 
 
Secretary Notes
There will be a Board Meeting immediately following the Hub Dinner Meeting on 10 October 2023
 
ATTENDANCE REPORT 26 September 2023
 
11 Broadbeach Members 
10  
 Visiting Rotarians From Mermaid Beach Club:                            
 1 Guest Speaker: Peter Dutton
 2 Members Guest: Christine Jones & Bill Rex
24 Total Attendance 
 
NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 10 October
Club meeting at The Hub  
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DUTY ROSTER
10 October
Door:        Peter Tomlinson (Bob Jordan)
Sergeant: Uwe Seifert (Bruce Kuhn)      
Scribe:      Noel Hodges (Cec McPaul)
 
24 October
Door:        Grahame Werrell (Neil Baldwin)
Sergeant: Kevin O'Brien (Uwe Seifert)     
Scribe:      Bob Jordan (Malcolm Daviess)
   
NOTE: 
If you are rostered and for some reason unable to attend it is your responsibility to contact your alternate and arrange for them to fulfill the role. 
 
BUNNINGS SAUSAGE SIZZLE
Bunnings have advised our dates for future Sausage Sizzles and these have been included in the Sizzle Roster on our website and members are encouraged to note their ability to work on these dates.
 
The dates are:
Friday 3 November 2023
Sunday 24 December 2023
Saturday 27 January 2024
 
SCOOTER PICKUP/DELIVERY   
September 25 to October 8  Neil Baldwin
October 9 to October 22  Harold Busch
October 23 to November 5
 
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No meeting tonight - Oct. 3rd
Oct 03, 2023
 
Club Meeting at The Hub - Oct 10th
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Oct 10, 2023
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
 
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October 25
 
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October 8
 
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October 13
 
Marie Jorden
October 28
 
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Carol Baldwin
October 7
 
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Rotary International     
Rotary Information Weekly
24 October is World Polio Day!
As World Polio Day approaches, we need your help to amplify our message about eradicating polio to protect the world’s children from a devastating disease.

We have made tremendous progress since the Global Polio Eradication Initiative was launched:
  • A 99.9% reduction in cases of illness caused by wild poliovirus
  • 3 billion children immunized
  • 125 countries where polio was endemic reduced to two — Afghanistan and Pakistan — with the virus contained in just a few districts and provinces
But even just one case still represents one child’s life forever changed by polio. That’s why Rotary members must remain tenacious and keep our promise: We won’t stop until we know that no child will ever again experience the paralyzing effects of polio.

Let’s use World Polio Day to advocate for the support we need to make history by eradicating polio. Together, we end polio!

The Rotary Foundation Thanks You
Thank you for giving to The Rotary Foundation!

Last Rotary year, because of your support and your dedication to Doing Good in the World, together, we funded more than 1,100 global grants, 470 district grants, and 310 disaster response grants. To make this work possible, we rely on donors like you. Your generosity helped us raise more than US$427 million, which will continue to help communities thrive through sustainable, life-changing projects.

Gifts from donors like you are making a big impact in communities around the world. Thanks to your generosity, Rotary members can continue improving people’s health, supporting high-quality education, protecting the environment, and aiding communities affected by disasters. Together, we continue to accomplish all of this great work while remaining committed to solving some of the world’s most complex problems, including eradicating polio to make sure children are free from its devastating effects. With your support, we can continue to unite and take action to create lasting change.

Your donations make Doing Good in the World possible. Thank you, for strengthening both your own community and communities everywhere.

Sincerely,
The Rotary Foundation
 
 
FROM OUR MEETING 26 September 2023
 
Scribe: Neil Baldwin
Meeting held at The Hub on the 269th day of the year that coincided with 26 September!
The meeting was under the care and control of Vice President Pauline and Sergeant Neil with both performing great roles.
We were joined by 10 members from Mermaid Beach Rotary,11 Broadbeach members, plus Christine Jones as a Guest and past member Bill Rex and Guest Speaker Peter Dutton.
Vice President Pauline welcomed everyone to the Meeting and Gillian – Mermaid Beach President highlighted the Polio Train Ride on 21 October from Broadbeach South to Helensvale on the ‘G’ and heavy rail to Varsity Lakes and Return.
We were treated to another amazing multi course meal by Chef Kumar, which was enjoyed by all.
Noel Hodges provided a Toast to the 3 Queensland teams in the Grand Finals, being the Broncos, Lions and the Titans in the NRLW.
Sergeant Neil extracted some funds from us and Uwe was the lucky Raffle Winner and Diane from Mermaid Beach successful in Heads and Tails.
Ron Borland provided a quick overview on upcoming Rotary Friendship Exchanges with availability on a team to Pennsylvania in October 2024.
Guest Speaker Peter Dutton provided a presentation on Hout Bay Skate Park in South Africa which was developed by Hout Bay Rotary Club. The Skate Park helped alleviate problems between coloureds and blacks in the local area. The project received grants and support from organisations/companies including Coca Cola. There were ups and downs with construction and was finally completed in 2019.
The Skate Park has done wonders for the community.
Vice President Pauline presented Peter with a Broadbeach Glass and declared the meeting closed at 7.50pm.
 
The week in Pictures
 
 
               Enjoying Fellowship - Vice President Pauline managed the bar
  
              Sergeant Neil                                    Noel Proposed a toast to Qld GF Teams
 
    VP Pauline welcomed all in attendance         Mermaid Beach President Gillian
 
                Neil Baldwin                                     Ron Borland spoke on Upcoming RFE
 
            Uwe won the raffle                                  Diane won Heads & Tails
 
      Guest Speaker Peter Dutton                      Pauline presents Peter with our Club Glass
 
 
WEEKLY LAUGHS
This week some interesting facts you may not know!
Glass takes one million years to  decompose, which means it never wears out and can be  recycled an infinite amount of times!
Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years.                     
When a person dies hearing is the last sense to go. The first sense lost is sight.
Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.                     
If you stop getting thirsty  you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.
Kites were used in the American Civil War  to deliver letters and newspapers.
The song Auld Lang Syne is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new  year.
Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent. Drinking a glass of water before you eat may help digestion and curb appetite.
Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless  it's heated above 450F.
The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear.
Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
The banana  cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
Airports at higher altitude require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
The University of Alaska spans four time zones.
In ancient Greece, tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted.
Warner Communications paid 28 million for the copyright to the song Happy Birthday, which was written in 1935!                     
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
Caffeine increases the power of aspirin and other painkillers, that is why it is found in some medicines.
The military salute is a motion that evolved from medieval times, when knights in armor raised their visors to reveal their identity.                     
If you get into the bottom of a well or a tall chimney and look up, you can  see stars, even in the middle of the day.
In ancient times strangers shook hands to show that they were unarmed.
Strawberries and cashews are  the only fruits whose seeds grow on the outside.
Avocados have the  highest calories of any fruit at 167 calories per hundred grams.
The moon moves about two inches away from the Earth each year.
The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.                     
Due to earth's gravity it is impossible for mountains to be higher than 15,000 meters.                     
Mickey Mouse is known as "Topolino" in Italy
Soldiers do not march in step when going across bridges because they could set up a vibration which could be sufficient to knock the bridge down.
Everything weighs one percent less at the equator.
For every extra kilogram carried on a space flight, 530 kg of excess fuel are needed at lift-off.
The letter J does not  appear anywhere on the periodic table of the elements.                     
Interesting Trivia
 
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