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Vol.26 No.37
March 10, 2009
Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 17th March, 6.00 for 6.30
Subject Car Racing – Bathurst and beyond Speaker Ernie Martinez Chairman John Paton
This is also the time of the Special General Meeting of which you have all been given notice
Attendance Officer Alison George Assistant Cashier & Thanker Alex Magee
Greeter & Assistant Sergeant Gerry Spencer Birthday 19th Gerry Spencer
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Neighbors
Tom had been in law enforcement for 25 years. Sick of the stress, he quits his job and buys some land as far from humanity as possible. He sees the postman once a week and gets groceries once a month, otherwise it’s total peace and quiet.
After six months or so of almost total isolation, someone knocks on his door. He opens it to a huge bearded man. “Names Bob, your neighbor from up the road. Having a Christmas party Friday night. Thought you might like to come. About five”.
“Great” says Tom. “After six months, I’m ready to meet some local folks. Thank you.”
As Bob is leaving, he stops. “Gotta warn you, be some drinkin’” “Not a problem” says Tom, “ After 25 years of being a cop, I can drink with the best of ‘em.”
Again, the big man starts to leave and stops. “More’n likely gonna be some fightin’ too.”
“Well, I get along with people. I’ll be right. I’ll be there. Thanks.”
“More’n likely be some wild sex too”
“Now that’s really not a problem,” say Tom eagerly, I’ve been all alone for six months. I’ll definitely be there. By the way, what should I wear?”
“Don’t much matter. Just gonna be the two of us.”
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Notice for the meeting at the Ocean Grove Hotel, Tuesday 24th March, 6.00 for 6.30
Subject ‘Vision Australia’, [for literacy month] Speaker Sue King Chairman Geoff Chandler
Attendance Officer Ingrid Cummins Assistant Cashier & Thanker Bill Walton
Greeter & Assistant Sergeant John Wynn
Birthdays & Anniversaries 24th ,David & Anne Tyrrell, Anne Geerings. 26th MaryLou Gilbert
30th Coral Barker
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The Stella Awards – 5th Place
Terrence Dickson, of Bristol, Pennsylvania, was leaving a house he had just burglarized byway of the garage. Unfortunately for Dickson, the automatic garage door opener malfunctioned and he could not get the garage door to open. Worse, he couldn’t re-enter the house because the door connecting the garage to the house locked when Dickson pulled it shut. Forced to sit for eight days on a case of Pepsi and a large bag of dry dog food, he sued the home-owner’s insurance company claiming undue mental anguish. Amazingly, the jury said the insurance company must pay Dickson $500,000 for his anguish It could only happen in America.
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The Honeymoon
It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.
Fair dinkum
You know you’re Australian if you think it makes sense for a country to have a $1 coin that is twice as big as a $2 coin.
Rotary Projects around the World HAITI
The internet has come to a small island off the coast of Haiti, thanks to an international Rotary project and an Interact fundraiser.
Three Rotary clubs – Port-au-Prince [Haiti], San Juan [Puerto Rico] & Skidaway Island [Georgia,USA], plus the Commonwealth School Interact club of San Juan, combined to fund construction of a library in Matenwa on the island of La Gonave, Haiti. An RF matching grant helped furnish the library with laptops, books etc.
Even though the island has no electricity or running water, solar panels on the library roof power laptops, which connect to the internet through satellite.
Every week, nearly 240 students at the adjacent Matenwa Community Learning Centre use the library, which also serves as a resource for La Gonave’s more than 7000 residents, who live in extreme poverty.
“We were looking for a project where we could build relationships”, explains Wells Hood, of the Skidaway Island club. “This was a great opportunity for us to make a lasting legacy”.
This was the third Joint Rotary project between Skidaway Island and San Juan. The Interact club raised $7K.
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Anyone for Cricket?
Last Friday’s ‘Age’ [page 10], reported that when the Sri Lankan cricket team came under fire from terrorists, the 25 escorting armed commandos simply disappeared. I happened to be watching early TV news whilst on my exercise bike, and a senior Paki Gov’t official suggested that the public could have done more!! What did he expect the public to do? Charge heavily armed and well organized assassins with rolled-up newspapers? Another report in the same paper stated that despite the usual practice of the host and visitors’ buses traveling together, on this occasion, the Paki’s bus was five minutes behind!. Still another report states that the Pakis had written warning of the attack. Curious!
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A message for Australian Employers
I exchanged e-mails with my friend and fellow Rotarian Shigeyuki Furuno at the weekend. Mainly social stuff, but I also sympathized with the extreme economic depression experienced by Japan at present. Yuki replied, in part, as follows;
“I am ready and confident to cope with the decreasing demands. I believe in the power of all my employees. I will never dismiss any single employee. It is a great chance to make my company better and stronger.”
Yuki’s company makes automatic sliding doors and employs 350 people.
Back to Bonegilla
Speaker no.1, introduced by Bonegilla old boy Peter Cullen, was Ingrid Cummins, who came with her family from Amsterdam in 1960 to Sydney, then Bonegilla to Melbourne, where Ingrid got a job with H J Heinz as a marching girl, then with an escort service [?], to Adelaide, and into the arms of Geoffrey.
Speaker no.2, John Paton, a vet with locum tenem-cies, went to school in Geelong, then vet. Science School in Albury, [which is close to Bonegilla] and has enjoyed proximity for a fair bit of his professional life to ski fields and horsey activities, has 3 children with wife Pippa, and is the proud holder of a Practice of Excellence in Veterinary Science. Both speakers were thanked by Martin Geerings, late of Bonegilla.
This day Tonight
DIK HQ in North Geelong seeks primary school level books for transmission to 3rd World countries.
The Davidsons dinner in Geelong has been booked for 12th May. We need a multitude so book early.
We need single bed blankets or doonas for the Mirabooka housing of the Wedderburn kids.
The very successful Mental Health forum may cost $2000, but we expect a $1000 subsidy from HQ.
Our club will subsidise any member attending the 1st Aid Course by $50.
If you are interested in nominating as a mentor for secondary students, attend a free luncheon in Geelong next Tuesday. Contact Ian Downing for details. Transport available.
Our Easter Monday market is almost five weeks away, but Alison George must be certain that you will be there. It’s 13th April, and if you can’t be there, advise Alison. Edwards, Turnbull, Wallace, Brown, McArdle, Andrews, Clay, Tyrrell, Emselle, Fleay, Cummins I, Campbell, Grimmett, Dawborn. Birrell, Cummins G, Greer R, Gilbert.
Church Notice The fasting and prayer conference includes meals.
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