Open Forum
Of course, leaving the meeting with some advanced Salsa dancing moves was a highlight
Thank you to Ana
But we also did manage some other Rotary business
President Bernie chaired the meeting and also gave the President's Report
She welcomed visitor Charmaine
Main points:
Photo competition
District Conference 22-24 March
BBQ 27th March
ROMAC trivia Night 7th March
RUSCCF combined meeting at University - we are doing the raffle - 5 prizes needed
Flood Appeal - $1,100 donated from Club
Sell your Gold Day raffle tickets
Constitution amendments due mid April
ADG Wendy's visit - no Club dues this time around, $500 from Club to IFYS Care Garden at Landsborough
Club to do breakfasts at Currimundi Special School
Remember the Club is there for you in difficult times
Ana talked about helping children become resilient
Research shows that in times of adversity, some people rise to a leadership role
An example is Nelson Mandala
So what are the traits that take a person "from victim to victorious"
Purpose
Optimism
Focus on Control
Capability
Risk taking
Adaptability
Resilience
There may have been a couple more but I was still eating my fruit salad
These traits are based on our own perceptions - the way in which we perceive things makes a difference
Anxiety can be worse than the actual event
A positive approach, and practice, becomes an attitude
Change can be viewed either as a challenge or a threat
When we were sufficiently charged up, Ana sprang the Salsa dancing lesson on us
with Darryl channeling his Spanish/Indian/African inner self via his mobile phone
Neville reported on RYDA
The Dept of Transported will spend $251,000 total in Caloundra up to 2021, Caloundra is one of eight areas who do RYDA
After 2021, the plan is to deliver road safety education to all Queensland schools
Next Tuesday there is a session in Caboolture
This year we are doing six days for eight schools
We need more volunteers. Three programs are impacted by renovations hence more person power is needed
It will be introduced into other Rotary districts
Chris had a couple of topics to talk about:
All Abilities Playground - we had a good meeting with Cr Tim and Council officers
Tim offered $20,000 to get things started, even though we were considering Grahame Stewart Park
which is in Currimundi, Cr Cox's Division
We would hope to source $30,000 from District
Suggest $50-150,000 budget
We could meet with the recommended consultant to consider options
Membership - we could do with 6-8 additional members
$1,000 grant is available from District for a promotional event
Darryl encouraged us to sell more Golf raffle tickets
Sgt Merv did some whinging and whining
Roger is a bit worried now the Sergeant has cracked the "Read more" secret code
His counting is improving too - in bare feet he can get up to 20
A choice of red or white wine still didn't tempt Charmaine
LEXOPHILES - WHO ON EARTH DREAMS THESE UP? A lexophile of course!
• Venison for dinner again? Oh deer!
• How does Moses make tea? Hebrews it.
• England has no kidney bank, but it does have a Liverpool.
• I tried to catch some fog, but I mist
• They told me I had type-A blood, but it was a Typo.
• I changed my iPod's name to Titanic. It's syncing now.
• Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
• I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid, but he says he can stop any time.
• I stayed up all night to see where the sun went, and then it dawned on me.
• This girl said she recognised me from the vegetarian club, but I'd never met herbivore.
• When chemists die, they barium.
• I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can't put it down.
• I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words.
• I didn't like my beard at first. Then it grew on me.
• Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils?
• When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.
• Broken pencils are pointless.
• What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.
• I dropped out of communism class because of lousy Marx.
• I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.
• Velcro - what a rip off!
• The guy who fell onto an upholstery machine was fully recovered.
• A grenade fell onto a kitchen floor in France and resulted in Linoleum Blownapart.
• Don’t worry about old age; it doesn’t last.
