Our Last Meeting - Club Forum

Sergeant Ian introduced today’s Chair Bernie on this “chilly“ morning
 
Bernie welcomed guest James Reynolds
 
Thanks for the photos Irish
 
 
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A somewhat “croaky“ President James delivered his Report. He’s been in Sydney for five days and had a cold. But according to science he’s not a Rat
 
  • Welcome back to Father Valentine
  • Red Shield Appeal – Business Launch – Dick and Pip Smith have donated $12.7 million to the Salvation Army over 25 years
  • ROMAC
  • RYDA Training – thanks J, D and D
  • Jim – PETS – Dave got 10 out of 10 for his acronym pop quiz – he deserves a gold star
  • Trivia this Thursday – 7+8 on tables
  • Merv – his scan revealed no tumours
  • Gordon – surgery last week
  • Alan is well - Jim has spoken to him
  • Incoming board – Richard is to be Sergeant, Darryl is doing Vocational, we need a Community Services Director
  • Thanks to Roger, Irish and Dave for their work on The Reel
Joke – thanks Chris 1/2
 
Putin dies and goes to Hell, but after a while, he is given a day off for good behaviour.
So he goes to Moscow, enters a bar, orders a drink, and asks the bartender:
-Is Crimea ours?
-Yes, it is.
-And the Donbas?
-Also ours.
-And Kyiv?
-We got that too.
Satisfied, Putin drinks, and asks:
-Thanks, how much do I owe you?
-5 euros.
 
Thought for the Day
Respect the old when you are young. Help the weak when you are Strong. Confess the Fault when you are Wrong, because one day in life you will be Old, Weak and Wrong
 
The International Toast was to the Rotary Club of Bucharest in Romania - District 2241 – working with the Salvation Army on the border – Prince Charles visited
 
Jim took the rostrum
– he’s been to Toowoomba in the most “intensive“ and well attended PETS in Toowoomba

Jim emphasised the importance of projects
it’s what you learn after you know it all really counts
 
Mark expressed the importance of projects eg RYDA
 
Fees increasing? We have to make three separate payments
 
55 out of 160 President Elects - OK that’s all I wrote
 
There are a few going to the Conference on 12 June - Mark noted that at least two needed to attend to give us access to District grants
 
District conference in Brisbane at City Hall

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL conference in Melbourne – but no promotion till after the District Conference
 
Jim was “very impressed”
 
Ana discussed a possible role in mentoring, utilising her connections in Cherbourg
Roger mentioned a possible connection through Wind and Sea Surf Club.
Mark noted that we really should devote a whole meeting to projects
The Rotary Club of Bribie was working with Cherbourg
 
Mark gave us a information session on Club Runner
“how to login”
It is a program to “run a club” and the software comes out of Canada
Roger said it was a bit like the “Manhattan Project” with nobody across the whole thing
 
Bernie called for Directors Reports
 
  • Pam – RUSCCF
  • Friday meeting – the 24th of August will be the date and Roger will put it in The Reel
  • RYDA catering? Jim to co ordinate
  • 18th of July – prep 1 o’clock onwards the 19th 20th 21st would be RYDA
  • Next prep was on 25 July with the 26th 27th and 28th being the events
  • Prep on 12 September with the events being on the 13th and the 14th
  • Another prep session on 4 October for events on the fifth and sixth – help we needed on the sixth for dismantling
  • Mark - Treasurers Report
  • Sorry Darryl - my pen ran out
 
It was a the good, the bad and evil in Sergeant Ian’s session
 
Jim got into trouble for having to pull out his big furry coat for that mild weather up in Toowoomba, and a broken pressure gauge got the better of Richard and Darryl