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Grafton Midday
Service Above Self
We meet Wednesdays at 12:45 PM
Roches Family Hotel
85 Victoria St
Grafton, NSW  2460
Australia
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Oh Lord and Giver of all Good
We thank thee for our daily food
May Rotary friends and Rotary ways
Help us to serve thee all our days
 
 
Invitations to Changeover Dinners
Grafton Rotary Club at GDSC - 24th June at 5.45 for 6.15pm start - RSVP 0487431173 or rpr45261@bigpond.net.au

Maclean Rotary at Maclean Bowling Club – 27/6/19
at 6:30 for 7 PM –
RSVP Glenn Brown
0401718017 or mhsprincipal@email.com

Yamba Rotary at Yamba Bowling Club – 25/6/19
at 6.30 for 7 PM - $35 pp- email RSVP Chris Muldoon by 18/6/19 0408390366 or yambalegal@westnet.com.au
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you can also view on the website
Guest Speakers
Jul 03, 2019
John Laing Ltd
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Upcoming Events
Rotary Club of Grafton Changeover Dinner
GDSC
Jun 24, 2019 5:45 PM
 
Rotary Club of Yamba - Changeover Dinner Invitation
Yamba Bowling Club
Jun 25, 2019 6:30 PM
 
Rotary Club of Maclean - Changeover Dinner Invitation
Maclean Bowling Club
Jun 27, 2019 6:30 PM
 
Board Meeting 1st with new changeover members
Roches Hotel Captains Room
Jul 04, 2019 5:30 PM
 
Ramornie Day Meeting
Grafton Race Course - Kensei Room
Jul 10, 2019 1:00 PM
 
Club Assembly Meeting
Jul 17, 2019
 
Junior Jacaranda Music Trivia Night
GDSC Downstairs
Jul 27, 2019 7:00 PM
 
Brazil Rotary Friendship Exchange
Oct 08, 2019 - Oct 11, 2019
 
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Please advise  Richard Nichols by a text message 0431 512 063 of all apologies & guests no later than 11am.  Charges apply.
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Well it has been a busy week with our changeover/ birthday bash being the highlight. I believe it was a great night and it was pleasing to see so many people in attendance. The highlight to me was receiving a Paul
Harris Fellowship for which I am extremely grateful to all you members.

Although you have all contributed in some way I did feel Lee really deserved the President’s Award for taking on so much in the first year, no mean feat. I am sure there will be some retaliation for Amanda’s SPAM award, watch out Des, as you know there is nothing like a woman scorned.

Bill Dougherty graciously received his PHF which I believe was a long time coming to a worthy recipient, congratulations Bill from us all.

Saturday saw us at Liza’s for a get together and an Aussie BBQ to wish Theo all the best for his return home. A good opportunity for us to mix and chat and generally catch up. Many thanks to you Liza, and Mark, for your hospitality.

Look forward to seeing you all Wednesday.
Stories
Memories of the Changeover Dinner
Changeover Dinner 2019
The Grafton Midday Rotary held their yearly changeover at Roaches Family Hotel. With more than 60 people in attendance it was also our 30th year celebrating as the Rotary Midday Club of Grafton. The evening was a success and during the night 3 Paul Harris awards being presented for great work done by the individuals.
Bill Dougherty for his outstanding work in Grafton
Jennifer Harvey for her 30 years of supporting Des and the Grafton Midday Rotary club. Well deserved day the least.
Our President Bob Booth for his service to the community for many years. Well done Bob.
The night was closed with the cutting of the Birthday Cake. Till next year.
Changeover Awards

Grafton Midday Rotary. Yearly Changeover Dinner.
What a night it was. Handing out the yearly perpetual awards was a big job months of burning the candle trying to work out who would get one of these prestigious awards. You can see the strain on me. 

Well here they are The hearing award is missing as the recipient was not available. We will find him to present his well deserved award. 
The late award

 The finger award  

The horses ass award  

 Facebook award

 Helping hand award  

and the Presidents award

You can see they are over the moon and will hang onto these awards for the next 12 months.

A Nobel Prize winning mathematician is traveling from university to university on a speaking tour by limousine.
After several engagements the mathematician and his driver are having dinner and the driver says, “I’ve heard your speech so many times I think I could give it word-for-word.”

The mathematician accepts the challenge and they switch places for the next speech; the driver dresses like the professor and the professor dresses as the driver and sits in the back of the auditorium.

The driver gives the speech flawlessly and opens up the floor for question, usually there are none.

But one of the students at the university has a very large ego and decides to attempt to stump the Nobel Prize winner.

After the student asks his question for ten straight minutes the driver laughs and says, “That question is so simple I’ll let my driver in the back answer it.”
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