Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Ocean Grove Inc.
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Volume 26 No 33
February 26th 2008
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 4th March, 6.00 for 6.30
Speaker Jack Ayerbe, vet., media personality and producer of the TV show ‘Pet Tales’.
Subject Probably, something to do with animals! Chairman Coral Barker
Assistant Cashier & Thanker Colin Brown Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Noel Emselle
Birthdays & Aniversaries
6th March Dick Clay & Leone Clay. No, I haven’t made one of my rare mistakes. They share a common birthday, and it’s not unique in the annals of our club. Past president [1995/96] Gerry Spencer and his dear but recently departed wife Audrey shared a common birthday, also in March. I also hasten to assure you that I am well aware that Dick is not a Rotarian [yet].
Interesting to note that on this day in 1475, Michelangelo Buonarroti was born and in 1992, a new computer virus was discovered, dubbed the ‘Michelangelo’, and due to attack computers worldwide on his birthday. When the dreaded day arrived, an estimated 10,000 to 20,000 computers were reported to be affected, not the predicted 5 million.
9th March Helen & Richard Trigg. Well, on this day in 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte married Josephine de Beauharnais, but of far greater impact on the world was the introduction of the first ‘Barbie Doll’ at a New York toy fair in 1959.
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Registrations necessary for this meeting
Jack Ayerbe is likely to be a popular speaker, so if you plan to bring a guest or partner, you must register with Hans.
Henry Hudson Since you are the only Queenscliffe RC recipient of this bulletin, could you please see that likely numbers are advised to Hans?
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Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday, 11th March, 6.00 for 6.30
Subject Polio Plus Speaker Helen Trigg Chairman Geoff Brentnall
Assistant Cashier & Thanker John Wynn Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Heather Wallace
Birthday
16th March – Alison George. [also, Matthew Flinders 1774, Leo McKern 1920, and Jerry Lewis 1926]
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It’s all in the pronunciation
George Dubbya and Dick Cheney were having breakfast together. When asked what he wanted, Dick told the waitress, “Hash browns, hamburger and eggs sunnyside up”. She wrote this down and asked George Dubbya what he wanted. He said “ I’ll have a quickie!”. She went bright red and said “You are as bad as Clinton”, and rushed off. Dick turned to Dubbya and said “Actually, it’s pronounced quiche!” Gerry Spencer
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The longevity of Rotary clubs in this district
Geelong RC is the oldest club in our District, having been admitted to Rotary International on 19th October 1925, pipping Ballarat by two months. Our mother club, Drysdale was 14th May 1975, and Ocean Grove, 11th October 1983. 25 this year!
A Polish immigrant wanted to apply for a driver’s license, but first, he had to take an eyesight test. An optician showed him a card with the letters ‘CZWIXNOSTACZ’. “Can you read that?”, the optician asked.
“Read it?”, the Polish guy replied, “I know the fella”.
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It all adds up to a record year for the Rotary Foundation
There could be a million reasons why contributions to The Rotary Foundation’s Annual Programmes Fund topped US$100 million for the first time ever, reaching $103M US in 2006/07. Here are just a few:
Per capita giving to the fund increased dramatically in many parts of the world. For example, in Zone 33, [five southern U.S. states], the per capita climbed nearly 22% to $131.11.
In the Philippines, District 3800’s per capita hit $100, more than double the $47 of the year before, to meet the goal of Every Rotarian, Every Year.
The top 10 per capita giving clubs in 2006/07 were located in eight different countries, a striking indication that Rotarian’s growing support for the Annual Programmes Fund is worldwide.
Another reflection of fund support is the increase in Foundation contributors recognized. The largest ever number of new Paul Harris Fellows – 57,190 were recognized in 2006-07, along with 40,462 Multiple Paul Harris Fellows.
The real success stories, however, are spelled out in the Foundation programmes funded each year that help save and change lives. The Foundation spent a record $44.8 million on humanitarian programmes and $23.3 million on educational programmes in 2006-07.
“You can change the world even with $100,” says Thaw Chay Lim, past governor of District 3300 {Malaysia}, under-scoring the importance of ‘Every Rotarian, Every Year’. “You get the best for others when you give the best of yourself.”
Learn more about the Foundation recognition at www.rotary.org.
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Club announcements
The Barwon Heads Community Garden project is proceeding satisfactorily, according to Wal Kelly. A further w.b. has been arranged for 10.00 AM next Monday, 3rd March.
Tim Kemp reported on a successful DIK collection earlier this week. Geoff Ford is leading a team to the North Geelong HQ tomorrow morning.
PR guru Richard Grimmett advised that the community signs promoting Rotary now carry a logo displaying our defibrillator project.
Richard also reported on the formation of a local committee to organize appropriate functions to mark the 50th anniversary on 25/26 October of the creation of Ocean Grove as a township. As reported earlier in this edition, our Rotary club will be 25 on 11th October.
There will be a market next Sunday and duties were reported last week. If you are rostered for duty and don’t turn up, the Sergeant at Arms will take such steps as will cause you the utmost damned astonishment!
We didn’t manage a visiting speaker tonight, so Foxy filled in with a rather rambling story about Borneo ‘n war ‘n murder ‘n primary schools ‘n stuff. Not everybody lived happily ever after.
Dick Clay is not even a member yet, but he has already attended two working bees. Well done, Dick!
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I know you all hate quizzes, and I bet none of you can get even 8/10.
1. How long did the hundred years war last? 2. Which country makes Panama hats?
3. From which animal do we get catgut? 4. In which month do the Russians celebrate the October Revolution? 5. What is a camel’s hair brush made of? 6. The Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean are named after what animal? 7. What was King George VI’s first name? 8. What colour is a purple finch?
9. Where are Chinese gooseberries from? 10. What is the colour of the black box in a commercial airline?
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