Unfortunately the start of the Lady Small project has been delayed until this weekend 23rd and 24th of March. The artist will be arriving at 9am Saturday morning and we need some help from 11.30am. Alison is a local artist excited to help transform the dementia garden area into a beautiful beach theme oasis for the residents and their families to enjoy. Please come along with a paint brush and some creative skills to help Alison. Please contact me if you can help on Saturday or Sunday.
District 9640 conference will be held in Ballina on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th May. Friday night is a social night with the conference commencing Saturday morning. Book via the website www.trybooking.com/CPAFU.
Our next meeting will be Tuesday 26th March at the hub, chef Kouma will be cooking another gourmet meal. Please book via the website.
I'm looking forward to transforming the nursing home garden area this weekend. See you there.
Yours in Rotary,
Andrew
FINANCE REPORT - Neil Jones
Meeting 12 March 2024
Fines
$ 47
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle Friday 8 March
$761
Copper Pot
$ 14
Function Surplus
$137
TOTAL
$198
$761
Secretary Notes
ATTENDANCE REPORT 27 February 2024
15
Broadbeach Members
Visiting Rotarian: Adele Hayden & Peter Dutton from Hout Bay, South Africa
Guests of Club
6
Members Guests: Helen Busch, Desley Daviess, Denise Jordan and Bill Waller
Rotary guests were Peter Dutton from Brisbane Waters Club and our guest speaker Adele Hayden from Hout Bay in South Africa.
Acting President Pauline opened the meeting at 6.30 p.m.
When Adele was introduced she spoke about her club at Hout Bay in South Africa and their various programs.
Their club assists children who cannot afford treatment for the following.
Early Childhood Development Education specialising in eye issues but simultaneously run the following
An EPAP feeding programme for up to 700 kids every day
An EPAP Medical clinic
A Maths clinic to help kids in years 1 to 4
Vision testing program for grades 1-5-7 -9-11 (18% need eyeglasses)
A great talk, what an effort for a club of only 25 members.
Vote of thanks given by Peter Dutton who is friend of Adele
Sergeant raised $47.50 Cec won heads and Tails and David won the raffle'.
Other guests present were Denise, Desley and Helen.
The week in pictures
Cec and Peter were on the door Bruce welcomes Peter Dutton & Adele Heyden
Members & guests enjoying fellowship - great to see Bill Waller
Cec won Heads & Tails and Acting Sergeant David won the door prize
Guest speaker Adele present a Hout Bay banner to VP Pauline whilst Peter points to a
previous Hout Bay banner presented to the club many years ago.
Visiting Rotarian & Guest Speaker Adele Vice President Pauline presented our club glass
WEEKLY LAUGHS
Interesting Questions to ponder 1. Is it good if a vacuum really sucks? 2. Why is the third hand on a watch called the second hand? 3.If a word is misspelled in the dictionary, how would we ever know? 4.If Webster wrote the first dictionary, where did he find the words? 5. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? 6.Why does "slow down" and "slow up" mean the same thing? 7. Why does "fat chance" and "slim chance" mean the same thing? 8.Why do "tug" boats push their barges? 9. Why do we sing "Take me out to the ball game" when we are already there? 10.Why are they called "stands" when they are made for sitting? 11.Why is it called "after dark" when it is really "after light"? 12. Doesn't "expecting the unexpected" make the unexpected expected? 13. Why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites? 14. Why do "overlook" and "oversee" mean opposite things? 15.Why is "phonics" not spelled the way it sounds? 16.If work is so terrific, why do they have to pay you to do it? 17.If all the world is a stage, where is the audience sitting? 18.If love is blind, why is lingerie so popular? 19.If you are cross-eyed and have dyslexia, can you read all right? 20.Why is bra singular and panties plural? 21. Why do you press harder on the buttons of a remote control when you know the batteries are dead? 22. Why do we put suits in garment bags and garments in a suitcase? 23.How come abbreviated is such a long word? 24. Why do we wash bath towels? Aren't we clean when we use them? 25.Why doesn't glue stick to the inside of the bottle? 26.Why do they call it a TV set when you only have one?
Interesting Trivia
- Thank you for viewing the Broadbeach Rotarlight -
Cec won Heads & Tails and Acting Sergeant David won the door prize 
Guest speaker Adele present a Hout Bay banner to VP Pauline whilst Peter points to a
Visiting Rotarian & Guest Speaker Adele Vice President Pauline presented our club glass 