Winner of the Holmes Trophy for the best attendance by a Club at the 2006 District Conference
Volume 24 No. 42
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, on Monday, May 1st, 6.30 for 7.00.
Note the change of day
This is not a partners’ night, and your apologies must be lodged with Hans by 10.00AM this Friday
Speaker His worship, the Mayor of the City of Greater Geelong, Cr. Peter McMullin
Chairman Geoff Chandler Assistant Cashier & Thanker Bill Walton
Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Richard Grimmett
Birthdays & Anniversaries 3rd May Charles Dawborn, Trevor and Moyra McArdle
5th may John Webb
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The Meeting after, Tuesday 9th May, same place, same time
Speaker Alan McConnell, former high-performance coach of VFL team Fitzroy, [pre Lions days] Chairman Anne Brown Assistant Cashier & Thanker Ken Wyatt
Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Marion Walton
Birthdays & Anniversaries 10th May Rod & Carole Birrell
11th May Ann Magee, Geoff & Linda Morphett
12th May Geoff & Jan Brentnall
13th May Jan Fox
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More Wicked Wisdom
Courtship That period of time during which the female decides whether or not she can do any better.
Coward One, who in a perilous emergency, thinks with his legs.
Crime A logical extension of the sort of behaviour that is often considered perfectly reasonable in
legitimate business
Criticism A study by which men grow important and formidable at very little expense.
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Of Anzac Day
I was very impressed to discover that my grandchildren [8 & 11] were very knowledgeable about the significance of 25th April in the Australian calendar. Our schools appear to maintain the aura and tradition of Anzac Day very well indeed. It was equally impressive to observe the high proportion of children and young adults in the 200 plus attending today’s dawn service at the Ocean Grove Cenotaph.
Without wishing to unduly ‘Blow our own bags’, I was extremely proud of our Rotary Club and the contribution we made to the success of this brief but moving ceremony. The Club supplied, and Richard Grimmett managed, the PA system and the recorded Last Post and Reveille, President Helen Trigg, resplendent in her Naval Reserve uniform, laid a wreath for Rotary, and John Calnin and his culinary team provided breakfast. I wondered whether there is another dawn service anywhere in this country where the local Rotary club plays such an important part!.
Our guest speaker, ex WW2 flying officer Barbara Parsons, [RAAF physiotherapist], joined up in 1940 on 95 cents per day, and served in RAAF hospitals in Adelaide, Warburton, Southport QLD., Mt Speck,
[near Townsville] and Victor Harbour. In her interesting and humorous address, Barbara referred to the predominance of hernias and cartilages and a variety of patients, including a j-less boy from Denmark. Her active service featured a time [briefly], in a blackberry patch.
Barbara proved to be one of those speakers who set out to assure us that she was not a public speaker, and then proceeded to demonstrate that she was! A very entertaining address.
President Helen reminded us that there are currently 2500 servicemen and women serving overseas. Our club observed Anzac Day to the full. JC, and his team of 7 served 120 breakfasts this morning. Our programme tonight featured recitations by Charles Dawborn,[representing Norm Elliott], and Alison George. Richard Grimmett reminded us of the history and significance of our flag.
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The Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation of RI is a not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to support the efforts of Rotary International in the fulfilment of the Object of Rotary, Rotary’s mission, and the achievement of world understanding and peace through local, national, and international humanitarian, educational, and cultural programmes.
In 2003/04, the Rotary Foundation received contributions totalling $145m Aus. and spent more than $118m Aus. in support of humanitarian and educational programmes implemented by clubs and districts. Contributions from Rotarians go into one of three main funds, details of which will appear in next week’s bulletin. The ‘Centurian’ style of individual, tax-deductible donations was described last week.
Body Numbers [five pieces of fairly boring information, except that we all have them].
Muscles Your body has 650 muscles to pull bones and enable movement. It takes 17 muscles to smile and 42 to frown.
Water. Your body is 70% water.
Nerves. Messages are sent to the brain, via nerves, at 360 km/h. Neurons, which carry these messages, are the longest cells in the human body, and can measure 1.2 metres long.
Blood. Your body contains 5 litres of blood that travels along 100,000 km of blood vessels- equivalent to 2.5 times around the Equator.
Temperature. The human body’s normal temperature is 37 degrees. [At least you all knew that one!
From ‘Fantastic book of 1001 lists’ by Russell Ash.
[ Did you know that, 1, when we walk, we use more than 200 different muscles and 2, red cells are created and destroyed at a rate of 2,000,000 per second- 172,800,000,000 a day!! Fair dinkum.
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In Brief
• The first aid course kicks off in the fire brigade premises tomorrow night at 7.30.
• Margaret Campbell expressed Fijian thanks for our contribution to the joint project with RC Southampton.
• Geelong Legacy president accepted the proceeds of tonight’s fines and raffle sessions.
End bit – apologies to Alex, but the Irish haven’t appeared in these pages for a while!
An Irishman walks into a railway station and presents himself at the ticket counter.
“ I’d like a return ticket”.
“To where?”
“To here”, says the Irishman.
