Month: May 2019

MEETING OF 13th May

President Daryl welcomed 22 members who enjoyed a great Chinese smorgasbord provided by the restaurant. Apologies from Leslie, Myffy, Dave and John G.

Points of discussion for the evening were:

• We have received a request for sponsorship of the Up To Date art show. The club typically sponsors a prize each year; if we get our response in early then we can select the category of our choice. 
• Bingo last Thursday made a little over $100 profit;  volunteers were Grahame, Ian, Albert and Alex.
• Each of the women present at the meeting gave a brief report on how they filled in Mother’s Day, with all reporting a lovely day with family.
• The mens’ breakfast at Uniting Church will be on Saturday May 25th with a guest speaker.

There were a few fines but the sergeant-at-arms couldn’t remember some of them, leading to a hefty fine on the sergeant.  A number of clever cross fines made up for the lack of fines by the sergeant.

The evening concluded with a meat raffle, which was won by Wayne.  Those extra tickets awarded by correctly “guessing” the Quote of the Week have paid off again!

REMINDER: Monday’s meeting will be a partner’s night; come along and hear Alex and Chez speak on their recent holiday to Japan and England.

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Which famous person made this quote?

“I love pensioners. My closest relations are pensioners”

Last week’s Quote of the Week is attributed to Paul and Linda McCartney.

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS

 

DIARY

* Monday, May 20 – Regular meeting.  Guest speakers will be Alex & Chez talking about their recent holiday in Japan and England.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm. 

Sunday, 26th May – District Assembly (incoming officers and directors to attend). Grenfell HS, 9:30-3:00.

Saturday-Wednesday, 1st-5th June – RI CONVENTION, Hamburg.

Thursday, 13th June – BINGO. Allawah Community Centre, 6:45-10:00 pm. Daryl B  (Captain),  Howard, Bern and Myffy.

Wednesday, 19th June – Board meeting.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 7:00 pm.

Monday, 1 July – Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

* denotes partner & guest night

 

REMINDERS

Please get your working with children check completed and give the number and expiry date to the secretary ASAP. Failure to do so may mean you are not covered insurance wise when you volunteer at events.

Subs are now overdue.

 

May is Youth Service Month

MEETING OF 6th May

President Daryl welcomed 17 members, together with guests Chez & Anne Weeden.  Apologies from Myffy, Sarah, Dave, Bern, Neil, Garth and Paul.

President Daryl thanked  all those who helped with catering at the Hooves & Hounds function at the showground last weekend.

Invitation from the Woden Rotary Club to their 50th Anniversary on Saturday May 25th.

Invitation to Temora Changeover dinner on June 22nd.

Reminder to incoming directors to attend District Learning Assembly on 26th May at Grenfell.

No objections from Crown Lands re our Food Van shed construction at showground, so construction should be able to get underway soon.

John N has asked to remind members about the following guidelines for attendance at dinner meetings:

• If you are attending the meeting, no action required.
• If you aren’t attending please advise me by midday of the meeting.
• If you are bringing guest/guests, please advise me by midday of the meeting.
• If you/your guest have a requirement for a special diet meal, advise me by midday of the meeting.
• If your decision changes after midday, please advise Gilbert or Dianne at the restaurant direct.
• Unacceptable messages e.g.- “I should be there”, “I hope to be there”, I will try to be there”, etc,  as Gilbert prepares the number of meals I advised and any meal ordered and not paid for costs Gilbert money which is highly unfair to him. Your cooperation is sought in this matter.

The raffle was won by Henk.

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Which famous person made this quote?

“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian”

The author of last week’s Quote of the Week was John Howard.

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS

 

DIARY

Monday, 13th May – Regular meeting.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Sunday, 26th May – District Assembly (incoming officers and directors to attend). Grenfell HS, 9:30-3:00.

Saturday-Wednesday, 1st-5th June – RI CONVENTION, Hamburg.

Thursday, 13th June – BINGO. Allawah Community Centre, 6:45-10:00 pm. Grahame (captain), Howard, Myffy and Bern.

Monday, 1 July – Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

* denotes partner & guest night

 

REMINDERS

Please get your working with children check completed and give the number and expiry date to the secretary ASAP. Failure to do so may mean you are not covered insurance wise when you volunteer at events.

Subs are now overdue.

 

May is Youth Service Month

MEETING OF APRIL 29th

President Daryl welcomed 17 members, together with guests Michelle & Georgia Booth (our guest speaker), Helen L. and Maureen H.  Apologies from John B, Ian J, Bruce H, Dave McK, Neil M, John N & Garth P.

• Thank you letter was read out from John Beer at Coolamon Central School thanking the club for our help in coordinating attendance of Year 11 students at RYDA.
• DisTec 2019 was held at Young over the weekend and attended by Paul W, Wayne L & John G.  Participants found it quite informative.
• Daryl thanked all members who volunteered their help in catering at the ANZAC Day trots.
• Volunteers are required to help cater at the Hooves & Hounds this Sunday;  a roster was sent around members present (see Diary for roster).
• Easter Saturday Markets were quite a success considering it wasn’t in UTDS, with all reports suggesting most people (including the stallholders) liked having it in the park in the main street of Coolamon.
• Incoming directors required to attend District Learning Assembly at Grenfell on Sunday May 26.

Guest Speaker Georgia Booth spoke on her work with the ‘Days for Girls’ program, which is a not for profit organisation that make and distribute reusable sanitary kits for girls in developing countries.  Georgia is the 20 y.o. daughter of John and Michelle Booth, farmers in Ganmain, and is studying speech pathology at CSU in Albury. While attending a conference in Melbourne, Georgia met Donna and Florence from Port Moresby.  This resulted in Georgia joining a group travelling to Port Moresby, taking with them 200 sanitary kits. Her group met up with Donna and Florence again and helped them set up and create a new enterprise so in future they will be able to make their own kits in Port Moresby.

The group spent a lot of time meeting the locals and experiencing the way of life in PNG, which is very different to her life in Australia.  Georgia was very impressed with the welcoming and beautiful nature of the residents of PNG; they have nothing, but want to give their visitors everything. They really make the best of their situation. Georgia likened their situation to farm children in a drought. One thing that shocked her was the lack of sanitation; rubbish was strewn everywhere, just tossed on the ground and floating in the sea.

The group attended the local church in Murray and visited schools in the Waigani area to explain menstruation & the purpose of the kits. The eventual aim is to train PNG people to be able to make their own kits.

Georgia and other team members will be returning to PNG in September to see how things are going and offer more help and education. They will be accompanied this time by a group of Australians who belong to ‘Men Who Know’ who will be helping to educate young males in PNG. The Coolamon sewing club has a group of ladies who sew and assemble kits for Days for Girls; they recently sent several hundred kits to Africa.

Bern thanked Georgia for a most interesting and inspiring talk, and presented her with a Coolamon Rotary pen as a token of thanks.  The evening concluded with a meat raffle, which was won by Bern.

 

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Which famous person made this quote?

“The goal of Australian foreign policy should be to promote the maximum harmony between the U.S. and China.”

The author of last week’s Quote of the Week was Groucho Marx.

 

JUST FOR LAUGHS

 

 

DIARY

Sunday, 5th May – Catering for Hooves & Hounds Festival. Coolamon Showgrounds. Roster: 12:30-2:00 – Daryl, Henk, Myffy, Bernie; 2:00-3:30 – Lyn, Anne, John G, one more needed!

Monday, 6th May – Regular meeting.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Thursday, 9 May – BINGO. Allawah Community Centre, 6:45-10:00 pm. Daryl (captain), Alex, Ian, and Albert.

Monday, 13th May – Regular meeting.  Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

Sunday, 26th May – District Assembly (incoming officers and directors to attend). Grenfell HS, 9:30-3:00.

Saturday-Wednesday, 1st-5th June – RI CONVENTION, Hamburg.

Thursday, 13th June – BINGO. Allawah Community Centre, 6:45-10:00 pm. Grahame (captain), Howard, Myffy and Bern.

Monday, 1 July – Coolamon Rotary changeover. Coolamon Sport & Rec Club, 6:30 for 7:00 pm.

* denotes partner & guest night

 

REMINDERS

Please get your working with children check completed and give the number and expiry date to the secretary ASAP. Failure to do so may mean you are not covered insurance wise when you volunteer at events.

Subs are now overdue.

 

May is Youth Service Month