Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Inc.
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Volume 26 No 27
January 15th 2008
Notice for the visit to the Ocean Grove Ambulance Station at 6.00 PM on Tuesday 22nd January, to be followed by a BBQ back at the pub, probably about 6.45.
Soon after distributing last week’s bulletin, one member phoned to tell me that my reference to Drysdale was incorrect, [or plain bloody stupid]. How could anyone who visits our market not have seen the new and imposing premises, directly opposite? Foxy, that’s who!
Chairman Margaret Campbell
Assistant Cashier, at the pub Rod Birrell Assistant Sergeant Colin Brown
Bithdays & Anniversaries Absolutely none
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Sign in a Bangkok temple “It is forbidden to enter a woman, even a foreigner, if dressed as a man”. Fair dinkum.
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Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 29th January, 6.00 for 6.30
Subject Training the trainers Speaker Paul Gleeson
Chairman Richard Grimmett
Assistant Cashier & Thanker Leigh Holloway Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Peter Hawthorne
Birthdays& Anniversaries
22nd. Margaret Campbell. [also George Washington 1732, Lord Byron 1788, and Michael Hutchence 1960]
24th . John & Shirley Dodgshun. [and it was on this day in 1972 when Japanese soldier Shoichi Yokoi was found in a Guam jungle where he had been in hiding since 1944, when U.S. forces liberated the island during World War 11.] Silly bugger!.
25th. Heather Grimmett. [also Robert Burns 1759, W Somerset Maugham 1874, and Virginia Woolf 1882.]
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I have high hopes for Chris Cuccione
After my derogatory remarks last week about the Aussie cricketers, I expected to be chided for lack of support, or for including non-Rotary stuff in the bully. Perhaps you all despair of me!
With nothing forthcoming, and therefore emboldened to have another go, how about Bec’s husband informing the press last week, that he was the better player, [even though he got beaten], and that all the umpires were ‘useless’. No wonder the media don’t like him. Neither do I.
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Also on a sign in Bangkok “Ladies are requested not to have children in the bar.”
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Extracts from the DG’s Newsletter
January is Rotary Awareness Month. We do pretty well on that score, with Judy and her market team and Fordie with his raffle ticket vendors.
It’s always hard for clubs to maintain membership growth, but DG Ric reports 80 new members in this district since 1/7/07, with a net gain of 43.
Amongst the many corporate and retail contributors to drought relief is IGA supermarkets, with $30,000 given to Victorian Rotary Districts. That’s Cookies mob.
As part of Rotary Awareness Month, DG Ric reports a ‘Public Image’ grant from RI of US$3,000 which will be spent on promotional banners for district clubs to use to advertise their activities.
Continued over page.
For some time, the District has been looking for a suitable headquarters to serve as a meeting place as well as a place for the storage of archives and the district trailer. A suitable site has been discovered at Great Western, 5 acres with a five bedroom home. The purchase is under discussion, but controversial. . A large room, originally a restaurant, is suitable for district meetings. Consecration appears to be doubtful. Trevor McArdle observes that the prospect of capital gains is, at best, in doubt.
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And in a dry cleaners at Bangkok “drop your trousers here for the best results.”
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Of Group Study Exchange and Student Exchange
I can’t recall when our club was directly involved with Group Study Exchange, and I don’t think it was at any time in the last twelve years, but someone may be able to correct me on that. However, we have the opportunity of attending a welcome dinner for the visiting Danish team on Monday 11th Feb. at the Grovedale Hotel, 6.00 for 6.15, $25 per person. RSVP by Wednesday 6th Feb. to Don McCallum on 5258 1394. I understand 13 are going from Queenscliffe.
In my old Rotary club of Robinvale, [which celebrates its 50th anniversary on 28th June this year], we had many Exchange Students, dating back to about 1963. Shigeyuki Furuno from Hokkaido, Japan was with us in, I think, 1973, and Jan and I, one of his host families, have exchanged Christmas cards with ‘Yuki’ ever since. He had no English when he arrived, but was fluent at the end of his very successful year with us. After completing his studies in Japan, he took over his father’s business constructing garage doors at Sapporo, and now employs about 550 staff. Imagine our delight when we received an e-mail this morning accepting our invitation for he and his wife Atsuko to attend Robinvale’s 50th and our change-over night on 1st July. In Robinvale, we will stay with Tory Pisasale, a great mate, and Yuki’s counsellor all those years ago.
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I had better give poor old Bangkok a rest, so this comes from Tokyo in a hotel’s rules and regulations
“Guests are requested not to smoke or do other disgusting behaviors in bed.”
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This day tonight
Presal’s garden party was, as always, a great success. The highlight was probably Sgt. James Turnbull’s fines session. It must have been good, as it cost me $10. As usual, good-old-Collingwood-forever got an ill- deserved lambasting.
Organ Donor week will be observed 18-22 Feb. at Market Square in Geelong. Your help is requested.
One of our lady members or associates is suspected of uttering a clue to the ‘white glove ‘ mystery to be divulged at the District Conference in Swan Hill. Culprits are urged to come forth as they may have won a prize or accolades.
We are to be paid for being marshals at the Portarlington bike race in a couple of weeks or so. Brownie needs three more helpers to be at Portarlintong by 6.00 am on the appointed day. Unfortunately, I can’t find the original report, so will clarify next week. Partners are invited to participate. My inability to locate the original copy is influenced by alcohol..
PP Tim Kemp, of DIK fame, reports that overseas schools would love to have unlimited supplies of 10-set school exercise books on sale at officeworks in Geelong for 49 cents per set of ten. Grab a bundle for Tim and tell the check-out-chick that you are in educational research!
If you went to Rotary at Alison’s tonight and went home less than gruntled, you’re a bum.
I should have got a head count, but the best attendance I can come up with, in my inebriated state, is that there was a multitude. Fair dinkum. Thanks, Alison.
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In a Nairobi restaurant Customers who find our waitresses rude ought to see the manager.
