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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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Bill Paterson
February 2
 
Robert Blanchard
February 23
 
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February 21 visit the Lawrence Museum followed by dinner at the Lawrence Tavern with the Maclean Rotary Club. 5.30pm
FESTIVAL OF THE BIKE - Date: Saturday 11th May
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Oliver @ Criterion Theatre
The April sessions on Friday or Saturday night?
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Feb 20, 2019
A big event I would like us all to be involved in around April 2020
A big event I would like us all to be involved in around April 2020
Mar 27, 2019
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BOB'S BANTER
Great to see Chris Wheelahan of Grafton Rotary attend our meeting. He outlined the upcoming Group Friendship Exchange with our rotary friends from
Wisconsin and our involvement. As the group will be joining us on the 27th for our meeting it would be great if we could invite guests who might like to hear them speak. In anticipation we have booked the Stables for lunch on that day for our usual luncheon.

Leila reported on the progressive dinner with every thing going to plan.
 
The highlight of last meeting was the presentation of nearly $3000.00 to the Royals Hockey Club which was received by current President Nathan Skeels and Past President Jeff Thomas. It was great to see us facilitate the monster raffle which was due to Herman’s tenacity and Robert’s influence.

Don and Judy Cardow enjoyed a facebook anniversary as did Bill Patterson an extra birthday which I am sure he could do without. Just shows how careful you have to be in putting information on the web.
 
 
 

Look forward to seeing you Wednesday and hearing Greg’s proposal for a huge event early next year.
 
 
 
 
Last Meeting Photosnap - thank you Herman!
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Just to bring you up to date with what we have organized for the Progressive Dinner on Saturday 2nd March.
 
First course (entrée)  will be at Judy Glasson’s, 26 McHugh Street commencing from 5.30pm.
Main course will be at Lee Taylor's, 95 North Street, from approx. 7.15pm.
We will finish up with sweets & coffee at ‘I Scream’ from about 9pm.
 
Cost will be Members free with partners/guests at $20 pp. Everyone to bring their own drinks.
 
Over the next week or so, I will be ringing members and asking them what they would like to prepare for each course.
We would need to have final numbers by Wed 27th Feb (which is the day the Wisconsin Friendship Exchange group will be at our meeting).
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Mammoth Book Sale
Helpers wanted if anyone can spare time on Tuesday mornings leading up to the Booksale please come along to the storage centre at Blanchards Depot.
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JOKE CORNER

Old one but good one
It is a slow day in a little Greek Village . The rain is beating down and the streets are deserted. Times are tough, everybody is in debt, and everybody lives on credit. 
On this particular day a rich German tourist is driving through the village, stops at the local hotel and lays a €100 note on the desk, telling the hotel owner he wants to inspect the rooms upstairs in order to pick one to spend the night. 
The owner gives him some keys and, as soon as the visitor has walked upstairs, the hotelier grabs the €100 note and runs next door to pay his debt to the butcher. 
The butcher takes the €100 note and runs down the street to repay his debt to the pig farmer. 
The pig farmer takes the €100 note and heads off to pay his bill at the supplier of feed and fuel. 
The guy at the Farmers' Co-op takes the €100 note and runs to pay his drinks bill at the tavern. 
The publican slips the money along to the local prostitute drinking at the bar, who has also been facing hard times and has had to offer him "services" on credit. 
The hooker then rushes to the hotel and pays off her room bill to the hotel owner with the €100 note. 
The hotel proprietor then places the €100 note back on the counter so the rich traveller will not suspect anything. 
At that moment the traveller comes down the stairs, picks up the €100 note, states that the rooms are not satisfactory, pockets the money, and leaves town. No one produced anything. No one earned anything. However, the whole village is now out of debt and looking to the future with a lot more optimism. 
And that, Ladies and Gentlemen, is how the bailout package works
Happy Days!!
Thank you Herman.
Upcoming Events
Club Meeting Vocational Visit with Maclean Rotary Club
Lawrence Museum & Tavern
Feb 21, 2019 5:30 PM
 
RFE team from Wisconsin
Feb 25, 2019 - Feb 28, 2019
 
Group Friendship Exchange Dinner
Chris & Bev Wheelahan's
Feb 25, 2019
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Friendship Exchange group from Wisconsin
Roches
Feb 27, 2019
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
 
Book Sale Set-up
Criterion
Mar 21, 2019 4:00 PM
 
Book Sale
Criterion
Mar 22, 2019 8:00 AM –
Mar 23, 2019 2:00 PM
 
District Conference Lismore
Mar 29, 2019 - Mar 31, 2019
 
Bunnings BBQ
Bunnings South Grafton
Apr 13, 2019 8:00 AM
 
Good Friday
Apr 19, 2019
 
Midday Rotary Family Fun Ride
Memorial Park
May 11, 2019
6:30 AM – 11:00 AM