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PRESIDENT JOHN WATSON welcomed members and guests: Deb Fowler, guest speaker and Janine Connolly.
- Bendigo Bank Investment Program now open for submissions for sponsorship or grants for community projects.
- Next week 1st August Official D.G. Visit. DG to meet with board after club meeting.
- RLI 7th August with Jennifer, Linda and Gary Fisher to attend.
- Rotary International President John Germ is board chair and CEO of Campbell & Associates, consulting engineers. He joined the firm as an engineer in 1965 after four years in the Air Force. He serves on the boards of several organizations, including the board and executive officer of the Public Education Foundation, Orange Grove Center Inc., and as board chair of Blood Assurance Inc.. He also is founder and treasurer of the Chattanooga State Technical Community Foundation and president of the Tennessee Jaycee Foundation. He was Tennessee Young Man of the Year in 1970, Engineer of the Year 1986, Volunteer Fundraiser of the year 1992. He is a recipient of the Boy Scouts Silver Beaver Award and the Arthritis Foundation Circle of Hope Award in 2013, the White House recognized him as a Champion of Change.
CHAIR: P.P. JUNE HEWSON:
Advised that Nathalia Rotary Club past president Marie O'Brien has lost her partner with funeral 1pm Friday.
Busy with end of year book work for business and church.
Deb Fowler guest speaker.
 Deb is founder of Bohollow Wildlife Shelter in Kotupna, working at the Numurkah Community Learning Centre.Bohollow is a not-for-profit organisation, with equal opportunity, rescuing any Australian native wildlife.
Animals are treated then returned to their environment. Interesting cases recently include: nursing "Charlie" a koala bear caught in the Loch Garry fires on 10th December suffering burns and smoke inhalation. Nearly ready to be returned to Lake Garry, but nearly lost the koala several times.
Also recently treating a goanna that was run over, wound dressed with honey, now returned.
A duckling was treated with a fishing line and hook in its beak.
Deb spoke on the flying fox colony on the Broken River in Numurkah.
There are 770 flying foxes in the colony. Safe place for the bats with the temperature and humidity from the water and overhead shelter
Flying foxes critical to our way of life pollinating trees.
Do not pick up or touch as bite can be deadly through the lyssavirus.
The shelter has had 40 joeys come through from Easter to today.
REPORTS
JULIE ANDREW:
Kate and Julie spoke to the Rotary Club of Kyabram on the Umoja Orphanage.
The buildings are complete, children screened and will be entering the orphanage any day.
Car raffle, club members will have to decide whether to support the raffle.
JEFF BUZZA:
Two year 9 students seeking community service opportunities have approached the club.
Could assist on Shepparton Runners BBQ.
P.P. LOU HAMON:
Thanked Jennifer Rodger for reporting on the last meeting for the bulletin, whilst he was in London for 10 days.
Weather in London was warm, reaching 34 one day. Travelled with a small group of 10, half of whom he had travelled with before.
Attended Australian Ballet performing Swan Lake and Cinderella at London Coliseum, and two BBC Proms Concerts.
Attended a reception at Australia House given by HE Alexander Downer, High Commissioner for Australia.
Also visited Churchill's War Rooms, where he and cabinet and chiefs of staffs operated from during the war.
P.P. CHRIS SUTTON:
Community service students can be used on our orange juice stall at the Lions Market as well as the Shepparton Runners BBQ.
Deposited cheque in Helifirst bank account, as Sam Bailey has cancelled his Bendigo visit due to pneumonia.
Attended Bunnings BBQ information night.
With Lorraine attended the Friendship Exchange Program meeting in Benalla.
Over 50 attended an informal meeting over lunch.
Groups back from Long Island USA and Romania.
Upcoming visits include Germany, Philippines and Queensland. Trips planned for Denmark, France and India.
P.P. SIEG SEITER:
Chris, Jennifer and Peter on committee for Advent Calendars.
Has had positive response. Need members assistance in selling calendars in October and November.
Four prizes a day, with 96 prizes in total.
LORRAINE GREENWOOD:
Attended Rotary Youth Exchange meeting in Wangaratta.
Lorraine has taken on the role of running the Orientation Day at Dookie.
Also on panel to interview Science Forum applicants.
JULIE ANDREW:
With Umoja Orphanage about to accept its first child the opportunity exists to personally sponsor a child.
Sponsorship can be $1,200 per year or $100 per month or 4 sponsors giving $25 per month. Amounts are in American dollars.
Julie has more information if anyone is interested.
ATTENDANCE:
Bill Hewson reported 23 present with one make-up, 2 on leave of absence and 7 apologies giving 79.31%
Apologies Jason Andrew, Joan Barker, Bob Fyfe, Dianne Hill, Geoff Holmes, Phil Meagher, Jacque Phillips, Phil Seager, Sharyn Griffiths.
FELLOWSHIP:
No report.
HEADS & TAILS:
Chris Sutton.
PRESIDENT JOHN WATSON in closing the meeting thanked guest speaker Deb Fowler, and congratulated Kate & Julie on speaking to the Rotary Club of Kyabram on the Umoja Orphanage.
Reminder D.G. Official Visit next week, which is a partners night,
NEXT MEETING
DATE: MONDAY 1st AUGUST 2016
VENUE: NUMURKAH GOLF & BOWLS CLUB
CHAIR: JOHN WATSON
D.G. TONY BRAMLEY VISIT
APOLOGIES:
Bill Hewson
Phone: 5862 1944
Email: whe13166@bigpond.net.au
Purchasing a new bird
After many years of marriage, a husband has turned into a couch potato, became completely inattentive to his wife and sat guzzling beer and watching TV all day. The wife was dismayed because no matter what she did to attract the husband's attention, he'd just shrug her off with some bored comment.
This went on for many months and the wife was going crazy with boredom. Then one day at a pet store, the wife saw this big, ugly, snorting bird with a hairy chest, powerful hairy forearms, beady eyes and dribble running down the side of its mouth.
The shopkeeper, observing her fascination with the bird, told her it was a special imported "Goony bird" and it had a very peculiar trait. To demonstrate, he exclaimed, "Goony bird! The table!"
Immediately, the Goony bird flew off its perch and with single-minded fury attacked the table and smashed it into a hundred little pieces with its powerful forearms and claws! To demonstrate some more, the shopkeeper said, "Goony bird! The shelf!"
Again the Goony bird turned to the shelf and demolished it in seconds.
"Wow!" said the wife, "If this doesn't attract my husband's attention, nothing will!" So she bought the bird and took it home.
When she entered the house, the husband was, as usual, sprawled on the sofa guzzling beer and watching the game. "Honey!" she exclaimed, "I've got a surprise for you! A Goony bird!"
The husband, in his usual bored tone replied, "Goony Bird, my foot!"
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