Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Inc.
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Volume 26 No 3
July 17, 2007
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 24th July, 6.30 for 7.00
This will be a partner’s night, so if you are not coming, DE-Register with HANS, otherwise, send $40.
Subject The annual visit Speaker DG Ric Robertson
Chairman President Alison
Assistant Cashier & Thanker Colin Brown Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Rod Bush
Birthdays & Anniversaries None of us
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Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 31st July, 6.00 for 6.30.
Subject TBA Speaker TBA
Chairman Paul Gleeson
Assistant Cashier & Thanker John Calnin Greeter & Assistant Sergeant David Cooke
Birthdays & Aniversaries 1st August All horses
3rd. Janice Wynn. [also Leon Uris 1924, Tony Bennett 1926, and Martin Sheen 1940].
4th Hamish Campbell [also Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon 1900, Louis Armstrong 1901 and Yasser Arafat 1929].
5th John & Janice Wynn. [The only other anniversary of note that I have researched is the religious day of St. Afra.. She–c.304a.d. was a prostitute in Augsburg, Germany, during the reign of Roman Emperor Diocletanius, who outlawed Christianity. A Spanish bishop, whom she tried to hide from the Emperor, converted her. She was caught and eventually burned to death.
Ed. Note- We don’t take religion quite so seriously any more!]
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Some more examples of why the English language is so hard to learn
They were too close to the door to close it.
The buck does funny things when the does are present.
After a number of injections, my jaw got number.
I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
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A word or two from Pat Robertson
Every Rotarian, Rotarian’s partner, and family members are invited to participate in the Rotary Foundation District Conference at Ararat Secondary College on Saturday, 18th August.
Those attending will hear and learn of the work of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International from those that have participated in Foundation programmes, as well as enjoy a meal and fellowship with attending delegates.
The conference commences at 9.30 AM with tea and coffee, followed immediately by the first plenary session commencing at 10.00 AM. Lunch is included in the conference registration fee of $22 per person, and concludes with afternoon tea at 3.00 PM.
Conference registrations, accompanied with payment, should be mailed to PDG Ron Pickford, 31 Langstaffe Drive, Wendouree, 3355, by Friday,10th August.
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If you do not pay your annual subscription of $185 to Fred Andrews promptly, he will take such action as will cause you the utmost damned astonishment.
Mon Dieu! Contributed by President Keith Nixon from Canada
A thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre. After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings and made it safely to his van.
However, he was captured only two blocks away, when his van ran out of petrol.
When asked how he could mastermind such a crime and then make such an obvious error, he replied, “Monsier, that is the reason I stole the painting….I had no Monet to buy Degas to make the Van Gogh.”
Keith suggested that he should not have had De Gaulle to send that to us, but he figured that he had nothing Toulouse. Sgt. At Arms James wants Keith to send a nickel for the fines box!
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RI World Pres. Wilf Wilkinson has asked district governors to create Resource Group Co-ordinators
The following Rotarians will act as a conduit between Rotary International and the clubs in our district, on these special subjects:
WATER – PP John Harris of Warrnambool. LITERACY – Rtn Libby Furner of Mount Gambier West.
YOUTH – AG Ken Haines of Millicent. HEALTH & HUNGER – PDG Cathy Roth of Geelong Central.
FAMILY of ROTARY – PP Chris Preston of Warrnambool Daybreak. PUBLIC IMAGE – PP Ron Cockell of Corio.
DG RIC ROBERTSON’S priorities include an emphasis on membership growth and drought assistance.
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News from Queensciffe
The club meets at the Lonsdale Golf Club every Monday, 1st,2nd & 4th , 7.30 for 8.00 [$10], and the 3rd , for dinner, 6.30 for 7.00 [$20]. Bookings during July & August to Frank Mountford 5258 2197, by 6.00 Sundays.
A speaker from the Purana Taskforce will be present at the 17th September dinner. Book with Kevin, 5258 2932 by 14th Sept.
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Guest speaker Phil. Edwards [If Phil was in the U.S. army, they would call him a General]
Having reached the exalted rank of lieutenant in the CMF [1949-1956], I am mightily impressed with Phil, and I enjoyed his talk. His military career spanned 35 years.
Australia has about 4000 in the three armed forces serving overseas at any given time, and twice that number either in training or in transit. We all know they serve in Iraq and Afghanistan, but also East Timor, Solomons, Israel, Lebanon, the Sinai region, Egypt and the Sudan. There are another 450 on border control duties nearer home.
But over 15%, having been trained in various skills, leave any of the three services every year, and they are difficult to replace. For 4000 personnel overseas at any given time, the logistical problems are enormous.
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Bits ‘n Pieces
• New member Bruce Gilbert will undergo open heart surgery at Geelong Hospital next week. We wish him a speedy recovery in recuperation at the Geelong Private.
• There will be a GST [Group Study Exchange] team to Denmark next March. A Danish team will be arriving and our club hopes to be a host.
• We may become involved in a joint project with RC Belmont. PP Tim Kemp also advises more DIK.
• If you want to be a member of ‘Geelong Friends of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’, see Foxy.
• For the umpteenth time, we were reminded tonight of our extreme carelessness in failing to apologise for non-attendance. Hans advised 6 recalcitrants. If that’s the average, it means that we are cheating the hotel of $6,000 every year!! [6X$20X50]
Amazing, that in a club of 50, we have about 10% convert to idiots every week. [ I initially used the word ‘dickheads’, but my proof reader thought that was over the top] But as Hans said, this is not directed at YOU, because the recalcitrants probably don’t read the bulletin anyway. Amen.
