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President
Allen Richards & wife Lesley at Changeover Dinner.
Meets Tuesday at 6.00pm
for 6.30pm start at Fiasco’s Restaurant, Parkwood Tavern, Olsen
Avenue, Parkwood.
Bulletin for Tuesday 12 August 2008
From
the President
5 Aug
Another fabulous night of Rotary
fellowship with Peter Lucas from St. Leonards with us again
plus a big welcome to Nino Miano from Surfers Central – now
at his “Little Volare” restaurant in Frank St, Labrador. Apologies
from Teresa, Lyn, Ken B & Ron.
Sergeant Gary and helper Charmaine
managed to fine folk for a number of things, including ‘badges &
ties’ (so watch out for that one in future!). Heads and tails was
won by John Tunnicliff and Bill Pavey won the
numbering off. Congratulations to all!
Charmaine White
stepped into the guest speaker spot – what a fabulous presentation –
more about that later in the newsletter.
Allen
Directors Reports
5
Aug
Ron Wilson - GSE
nominees and leaders are needed for 08/09 trips to Taiwan and the
Caribbean. More information is available on our web site.
Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner
– Brian Knowles has 2 hosts for the weekend 22/23/24
August. More information by email.
Bravehearts
Charmaine is co-coordinating the supplies and helpers for this
function – Mowerthon Fund-raiser – on Saturday August 9th
at 10am. Gold Coast local Claude Harvey is heading
to Sydney (approx. 850km) with a push lawnmower.
Medical Mission to Kenya
– Charmaine White leaves on September 20th
as a volunteer participant with the Medical Mission being organized
by Rotarians for Fighting AIDS – A Rotarian Action Group. Charmaine
would like to take some gifts that would be useful to the local
people – in particular non-prescription sunglasses and reading
glasses with magnification. Also small gifts for children such as
pencils, small balls, crayons etc will be accepted.
Membership Seminar - DG Tony Hayes
and the D9640 membership committee invite you to the this important
seminar at Robina State High School on Sunday 24th
August at 9.30am – 2.30pm. Tea/coffee on arrival and sausage
sizzle lunch, nominal cost $10. Please contact Bill Pavey if
interested in attending.
Rotary Toast
5 Aug
Portland, Oregon, USA – Brian Knowles.
Brian proposed a toast to one of the oldest, and most active, Rotary
Clubs. Portland was formed in 1910 and currently has 342 members. It
has always been an extremely active club – working on major projects
such as parks and museums. They meet for lunch on Tuesdays and more
information can be found on link in our website.
Joker Raffle
5 Aug
John Smith
conducted the Joker Raffle – with Harry holding the winning
ticket – however the eight of spades was drawn. The ‘pot’ will
jackpot to next week – currently around $180.
Guest Speaker
5
Aug
Guest Speaker Charmaine White with President Allen.
Charmaine White
stepped into the guest speaker slot to share the details of her
forthcoming trip to Africa.
Charmaine is leaving in September for a two week stint to the
Mathare Slums of Nairobi,
Kenya
as part of an Australian dental team which includes 8 Rotarians.
Over 400,000
people live in Mathare, with only 10 toilet blocks for the entire
population. There is no electricity and no sewerage. Poor hygiene,
nutrition and the cramped conditions are major causes of the spread
of diseases such as AIDS. In fact, Africa will have 25 million
orphans by 2010.
Mathare has 70%
unemployment and the area is rife with violence and gangs.
There are
schools, some of them have standing room only. School children
receive one meal each day (at the end of the school day in an effort
to keep them there for the whole day). For most children this will
be their only meal. Many children do not attend school as they have
to look after their younger siblings. Many of the orphans in the
area do not eat every day.
International aid
teams, such as the one Charmaine is joining, alleviate immediate
health issues and try to educate for the future. Charmaine told us
that these people have simple needs – food, shelter and life!
A moving
presentation from Charmaine, overwhelming our group with her
dedication and humour!
Charmaine would
still like to collect more sunglasses and perhaps small items for
children, to take with her.
.
Duty Roster – 12 August
Registration
– John T,
Welcome
– Gary C,
Sergeant
– Charmaine,
Intro/thank Guest Speaker
– Brian K,
Rotary Toast
– Karyn
Club Calendar
(Partners and
members of the Rotary family are always welcome) The club enjoys 30
mins of fellowship prior to each meeting.
Tuesday 12th August
Carol & Megan – Spinal Injuries Assoc
@ Fiascos, Parkwood Tavern, Parkwood
Tuesday 19th August
Linda Walk – Blue Care
@ Fiascos, Parkwood Tavern, Parkwood
All members are reminded to contact, Charmaine
White 0418121963 or
charmainetwhite@yahoo.com.au
to confirm numbers for each event.
All
local, national and international Rotary News is available on our
web site:
http://rotarnet.com.au/users/9/96452/index.html
Members, please check the following webpage for your Monthly Duty Roster,
Bulletin Archive, Make-up opportunities, etc:
http://rotarnet.com.au/users/9/96452/bulletin3.htm
Club
Details
Club President:
Allen Richards
Club Secretary:
Margaret Grummitt
Telephone:
(07)
55378984
Address:
P.O. Box 99, Labrador, QLD 4215
Email:
parkwood@rotarnet.com.au
Website:
http://rotarnet.com.au/users/9/96452/index.html
District
Governor:
Tony Hayes
R.I. President:
Dong Kurn Lee
This one is in honour of Charmaine’s trip to Africa:
|
Old Dog |
|
A Wealthy old lady decides to go on a photo safari in
Africa, taking her faithful aged poodle along for the
company.
One day the poodle starts chasing butterflies and before
long, he discovers that he's lost. Wandering about, he
notices a hungry-looking leopard heading rapidly in his
direction.
The old poodle thinks, 'Oh, oh! I'm in deep doo-doo
now!' Noticing some bones on the ground close by, he
immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his
back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is
about to leap, the old poodle exclaims loudly, 'Boy,
that was one delicious leopard! I wonder if there are
any more around here?'
Hearing this, the young leopard halts his attack in
mid-strike. A look of terror comes over him and he
slinks away into the trees. 'Whew!' says the leopard,
'That was close! That old poodle nearly had me!'
Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole
scene from a nearby tree, figures he can put this
knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from
the leopard. The old poodle sees the monkey heading
after the leopard, and figures that something must be
up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills
the beans, and strikes a deal for himself with the
leopard.
The young leopard is furious at being made a fool of and
says, 'Here, monkey, hop on my back and see what's going
to happen to that conniving canine!'
Now, the old poodle sees the leopard coming with the
monkey on his back and thinks, 'What am I going to do
now?' But instead of running, the dog sits down with his
back to his attackers, pretending he hasn't seen them
yet. Just when they get close enough to hear, the old
poodle says, 'Where's that darn monkey? I sent him off
an hour ago to bring me another leopard!'
Moral of the story...
Don't mess with old farts. Age and treachery will
always overcome youth and skill. Bullshit and brilliance
only come with age and experience. |
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