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“For good food, good fellowship, and the privilege to serve through Rotary we give thanks.”  
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Welcome to our Club!
Grafton Midday Rotary
Helping Our Community
Wednesdays at 12:45 PM
Crown Hotel
1 Prince Street
Grafton, NSW 2460
Australia
Meeting 1pm - 2pm
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Assembly Meeting
Crown Hotel Grafton
Jun 14, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
Trivia Night - Jacaranda Hotel - Social Activity
Jacaranda Hotel
Jun 14, 2023 7:00 PM
 
Changing Lanes Changing Lives BBQ
Grafton Library Carpark
Jun 16, 2023
5:00 PM - 9:30 PM
 
Stoma Kit - Workshop
Leila & David Thompson's
Jun 17, 2023 9:30 AM
 
Annual Winter Solstice Soup Day
Grafton Regional Gallery
Jun 18, 2023
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
District Changeover
Ballina RSL
Jun 18, 2023
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
 
Guest Speaker - Richard Crandon
Jun 21, 2023
 
Placeholder Guest Speaker
Crown Hotel Grafton
Jun 21, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
 
Trivia Night - Jacaranda Hotel - Social Activity
Jacaranda Hotel
Jun 21, 2023 7:00 PM
 
Book Sale
Criterion Theatre
Jun 23, 2023
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
 
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Leila Thompson
June 13
 
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Leila Thompson
June 13
 
Jane Nichols
June 28
 
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Mark's Musings
G’day fellow GMR members.
The latest news on our trivia team is that we have experienced most positions in the rankings now. With
Tony and Leanne enjoying their time in sunny Queensland our table of knowledge has been lacking. We look
forward to their return. Our current team consists of Tony, Leanne, Phil, Yvonne, Ray, Donna and myself.
There is still plenty of room for more team members. So, if you would like to enjoy a night trivia and laughter
come along at 6:30pm for a 7pm start.
 
Don’t forget Bob’s defibrillator project with the Village Green Hotel having a defibrillator available to the public 24/7. A fun(d)raiser is planned for Thursday 6th July. Tickets will be $55 per head with $20
going towards our program. Tickets can be purchased at the Crown Hotel. Yes, that’s correct, the Crown.
 
Don, Herman and myself went to Dougherty Villa for our monthly lunch. This time it was hot dogs. The guys
there look forward to this day each month. Although they appeared to be a little disappointed that their
usual beer was not on offer. They enjoy conversations and introduction with others who they do not see
each day. A day out for most would be for medical appointments. It’s a male only day, but it would be good
for all concerned to give an hour and a half just to make they day.

Our change over dinner plans are coming along and tickets can now be purchased via EFT or square at our
meetings.

Late May our member Chris Lynch hosted Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea with close to $5000 raised from
our generous community and Chris’s hard work and connections. Well done Chris! These funds go to the
Cancer Council to help with their great work.

Until next time.
President Elect Mark
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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL NEWS
General Secretary’s Report to Convention
Learn about what Rotary accomplished this past year in General Secretary John Hewko’s 2022- 23 Report to Convention.
 
Please open the link.  The report is too long to include in the newsletter but there are a lot a fabulous information and stories.
 
Convention concludes with a message of hope
After imagining the future of Rotary in Melbourne, Australia, members and speakers at the 2023 Rotary International Convention looked ahead to next year’s gathering in Singapore and being able to share hope with the world by focusing on mental health and well-being. Read more about the convention.
  
 
 
INTERESTING ROTARY FACTS
What makes Rotary unique?
 
The Rotary "Classification Principle" allows only a specific number of individual members in any vocation to belong to an individual club, thereby promoting a broad base of ideas and respect for each vocation.  The current membership approves each individual who might wish to join a Rotary club.
 
Why are we called Rotary?
 
The world's first service club was founded in 23 February 1905 when Lawyer Paul Harris and three friends met in a small office in downtown Chicago.  They named their new club "Rotary" to describe the practice of meeting in rotation at the member's various places of business.
 
When did Rotary start in Australia?
 
On 21st April 1921 they met with noted Australian Sir John Monash and other business leaders to establish the Rotary Club of Melbourne.  Thus, the Rotary Club of Melbourne can rightly claim to be the first formed in Australia.
HUMOUR FOR THE WEEK
A British man was visiting Australia and arrived at the Customs desk.  The agent ask him if he had a criminal record.  The British man replied "I didn't think you needed one to get into Australia anymore."
 
A friend tried to have his mother's phone disconnected when she moved into a retirement village.  The customer service rep told him that since the account was in his father's name, he would have to be the one to put in the request.  The fact that his dad had been dead for 40 years didn't sway her.  Quick thinking he came up with a solution:  "If I stop paying the bill, you can turn off the service, right?"  "Well yes" she said, "But that will ruin his credit rating."