Bulletin for the Social Night at the beach rotunda, [actually, it’s a square-tunda] 10th January 6.00 for 6.30. $18 per adult, kids under 10 free, max. $40 per family. Byo drinks and chairs. Best approach via Presidents avenue, and after it swings west, take the very first vehicle access to the left, which will enable you to park at the extreme eastern end of the carpark and just a short walk down to the square-tunda. Do not attempt to park at the ‘tunda and taking liquor onto the beach is forbidden. If you have not registered or want to advise a change of plans, phone JC, [not Hans]
Birthdays and Anniversaries
9th Jan & Colin Brown, Ann & Alex Magee, Meryl Holloway.
11th Richard Grimmett
14th Jan & Geoff Chandler, Lynda Morphett.
CRICKET – What a lovely, simple game!
Cricket is a game in which you have two sides, one out on the field and the other in.
Each man in the side that’s in goes out, and when he’s out comes in and the next man goes out until he is out and then he comes in.
When the side that’s in is all out, the side that has been out goes in and the side that is in goes out and tries to get out the side that goes in.
Sometimes you get men still in and not out when the side that is in is finally out.
When both sides have been in and out including those not out, yet no longer in, that is the end of the game.
Querulous letters to the editor about the above will be politely ignored.
Time for another membership drive
In Tim Kemp’s year, we had a net gain of 6 new members, after two resignations and one death. At the end of his year, we had 54 members. Half way through the current year, we have officially 46 members, but effectively, 44, because one of our listed members hasn’t been seen for more than a year, and another, for at least six months.
Surely, we all have knowledge of people in our community who would make good members. All of the nine inducted in Tim’s year are still with us and active.
The best RI publication for the promotion of Rotary I have ever seen is an eight-page illustrated booklet of slightly less than A4 size, ‘Rotary Basics’ which is available for 66 cents. I can provide a limited supply to any members keen to take up the challenge of seeking new members, free of charge, but I will maintain a list of recipients for follow-up purposes.
Past experience as club supplies person tells me that Rotary literature is not usually read, but I intend to print short extracts from this publication over the next few weeks to try an engender some interest.
Rotary Basics, no. 1
Rotary International, the word’s oldest service club organization, is made up of over 32,000 clubs in 168 countries. Its members form a global network of business and professional leaders who volunteer their time and talents to serve their communities and the world.
Rotary’s motto, ‘Service Above Self’ exemplifies the humanitarian spirit of the organization’s more than 1.2 million members. Strong fellowship among Rotarians and meaningful community and international service projects characterize Rotary worldwide.
Rotary enjoys a rich and sometimes complex tradition and organizational structure, with many programs and customs that can be confusing to new and even not-so-new members. The following pages offer a basic Rotary education- the fundamental knowledge that will make every member better informed about Rotary and proud to be a Rotarian. To be continued.
They will be very stale after 106 days.
In my last bulletin for 2005, I reported that one prominent Geelong retailer was commencing its post-Christmas sale on 17th December, and wondered whether Easter eggs would be on sale by Feb! Wal Kelly has drawn my attention to the [31st December, mind you] mail box ads. for both local supermarkets, featuring hot cross buns on sale this week. Easter Sunday is not until 16th April, 106 days after publication. Madness!
The resurrection of the quiz.
I will give it one more go. Only 5% of my readers responded last time, but perhaps the questions were too hard for you! There is a prize for the best,[and quickest] response.
2006 quiz no. 1 is on personalities
1. Who married actress Nancy Davis? 2. What was Banjo Paterson’s first name?
3. What was the unfortunate claim to fame of two thieves named Dismas & Gestas?
4. Which actress made $1m by the age of 10?
5 Who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean?
6 Which entertainer committed suicide in his Bellevue Hill flat on 25/6/68?
7 In which hand did Charlie Chaplin carry his cane?
8 Which of Henry V111’s wives last words were “My neck is very slender”.
9 Who succeeded Sir John Kerr as governor-general of Australia?
10 Whose funeral was attended by more than 100,000 in New York City in 1926?
Last Sunday’s market
66 stalls, 594 cars, 14mm rain, and about half the Club on duty!.
Eight pieces of fascinating but otherwise useless information
The residents of 29 Ocean Throughway have faithfully recorded the following rainfall figures over the last eight years. Total-4673mm, = Av. 584mm, or 23.36”.
1998-610mm, 1999-567, 2000-624, 2001-721, 2002-392, 2003-500, 2004-645, 2005-614.
Last night
30 of us, 2 visiting Rots from Colac and Jan Howard. They were treated to a lantern slide show of our Xmas cabaret featuring ‘The fabulous Four’ and, after interval, to short excerpts from our involvement, some two years ago in one of the great railway journeys of the world. Rapturous applause ensued. Fair bloody dinkum!
End Bit
President Helen would like us to refrain from a growing habit of ‘seat saving’ before the start gong. It doesn’t look good for visitors, but an exception would be for a club assembly, the next being on 17th Jan.
