PRESIDENT ELECT: LINDA BOYD welcomed members and guests, Stuart Hodge, Charlotte Andrew and welcomed back Phil Seager.
With Julie attended the G.V. Hotel meeting to hear the St Mary's debating team. Team was so organised, so humble and brilliant debaters. Numurkah will host next debate.
Induction next meeting.
Board meeting next week.
RYLA seeking our sponsorship of an 18-30 year old to attend.
CHAIR: GARY PHILLIPS.
At work starting to wind down as senior students prepare for exams in two weeks.
GUEST SPEAKERS:
Kate Hodge, Stephen Mills and Julie Andrew.
Kate and Julie returning to Umoja Orphanage Kenya with Steve Mills in a couple of weeks, provided an update since visit in 2015.
Fleming McLean Children's Home opened in 2016, housing 12 children with aim to build another house.
Children sourced by Kenyan Social Service.
Since visit in 2015, building a guard house, taken delivery of a van used for children's appointments and as a community ambulance.
New baby animals including calves, 300 baby chicks, goats and sheep.
Sustainability with new crops of produce. Australian vegetables introduced including pumpkins, spinach. capsicum and sweet corn
New jobs to be tackled on visit include new cow shed and dairy, fencing and irrigation for Steve.
Kate and Julie will tackle health clinics, animal husbandry, household chores, planting fruit trees and fencing.
This will be the 18th work party from Rotary in Australia.
Bonus trip flying to Rawanda, mini safari, looking for gorillas.
The opportunity to help the orphaned children of Kenya at the orphanage is the motivation to return.
REPORTS
SECRETARY PHIL MEAGHER:
Thank you letter from Shelter Box Australia received.
STEVE MILLS:
Community car needs drivers.
NDHS Women's Health Week
Advent Calendars ready for printers, changes following legal advice include: recording purchasers of every calendar, must allow claimants 3 months to claim prize, unclaimed prizes can be sold for charity. Potential to raise $10,000.
Car Raffle - club taking a year off.
Men's Health Night supported by NDHS. Craig Lowndes to be contacted. To be styled: Service to Body. Check in for a pit stop with Craig Lowndes.
JULIE ANDREW:
Umoja Orphanage Dinner Night with Patrick and Kathy will be in Town Hall.
P.P. TERRY BRENNAN:
60th Anniversary guest list being circulated, please amend if needed.
P.P. KATE HODGE:
Advised club members of the passing of Julie Stanyer, wife of former Rotarian Jeff Stanyer.
A.G. CHRIS SUTTON:
Shepparton Runners Club expected Rotary to provide BBQ, after being advised the club would not participate!
ATTENDANCE:
Ernest reported an attendance of 23. 64%
FELLOWSHIP:
Judy reported Jacque Phillips was celebrating 8 years in Rotary this week.
HEADS & TAILS:
Phil Seager.
NEXT MEETING
DATE: MONDAY 4th SEPTEMBER 2017
VENUE: NUMURKAH GOLF & BOWLS CLUB
CHAIR: BILL HEWSON
APOLOGIES:
Ernest Jones
Phone: 5862 1968
Email: hidejones@bigpond.com
Dave and Pete, who were a couple of drinking buddies who worked as aircraft engineers in Darwin, Australia.
One day the airport was fogged in and they were stuck in the hangar with nothing to do.
Dave said, 'Man, I wish we had something to drink!'
Pete says, 'Me too. Y'know, I've heard you can drink jet fuel and get abuzz.
You wanna try it?'
So they pour themselves a couple of glasses of high octane booze, and get completely smashed.
The next morning Dave wakes up and is surprised at how good he feels.
In fact he feels GREAT! NO hangover! NO bad side effects.
Nothing!
Then the phone rings. It's Pete. Pete says, 'Hey, how do you feel this morning?'
Dave says, 'I feel great, how about you?'
Pete says, 'I feel great, too. You don't have a hangover?'
Dave says, 'No that jet fuel is great stuff -- no hangover, nothing.
We ought to do this more often..'
'Yeah, well there's just one thing.' Pete chips in
