PRESIDENT JACQUE PHILLIPS welcomed members and guest Marie Austin.
Budget meeting for 2018/19 last Friday.
Disbursements will be decided at June Board meeting, members with suggestions please forward
Invitation from Rotary Club of South Shepparton Changeover Wednesday 27th June.
Combined Services Dinner next week at Shamrock. Please indicate attendance via email from Club Runner under chairman's name - Terry Brennan.
Changeover 25th June.
CHAIR: SUE FISHER.
Accountant, book-keeper and tax agent. no office visits clients. Business grown to limit.
Hip replacement July last year, continued business with assistance of Alastair as a driver, New house March last year, very comfortable.
GUEST SPEAKER: ALASTAIR WHITTINGTON:
Spent two years working on a dairy farm in Saudi Arabia.
Flew to Canberra to obtain visa, told could take 6 months, but returned in 2 hours and received visa.
Flew to Singapore then Riyadh, greeted by a temperature of 54 degrees at airport. One and a half hours travel to reach dairy farm.
10 milking units each with 2,500 cows, a total of 25,000 on farm
Staffing mainly third world countries, Pakistani, Nepalese and some from Philippines, a total of 4,500.
Management of 30 mainly from Australia, New Zealand Britian, oversaw the operation and running.
Fully integrated farm with milk processed on the farm.
Arrived in April 1989 and was assistant supervisor on one of the dairy units. Moved to young stock unit.
Production 45 litres per day from each cow.
In august 1990 commencement of Gulf War where "Desert Shield" turned into "Desert Storm" in July 1991.
Hence the "I've been scudded in Riyadh" on shirt.
REPORTS
SECRETARY PHIL MEAGHER:
Thank you from the Numurkah Primary School for sponsorship of bus for year 6 students to attend the National Youth Leaders Day in Melbourne.
Reminder nominations required for Vocational and Community Service Award to be presented at Changeover.
P.E. STEPHEN MILLS:
Men's Health Night 15th June Numurkah Town Hall at 6pm. Heath Black former AFL player with Fremantle to be guest speaker. Heath has been open about his battle with depression.
Sponsorship from Moira Shire, Royal Flying Doctor, NDHS and Rotary.
Although a free event need to register for catering. Rotarians required to set-up at 4pm and man door.
P.P. LOU HAMON:
Advised club the Art & Craft Exhibition had a profit of $14,448, thanking members for their support.
P.P. GEOFF HOLMES:
Numurkah Secondary College seeking assistance on 3rd June to clean up hot house area, Commencing at 8 am till 12 noon. Trailers, front end loaders etc. would be useful.
NEW MEMBERS PROCEDURE:
As indicated by Membership Director Kate Hodge, the process for new membership has been re-written to be clearer. This was approved at the Board meeting on Monday after the club meeting.
METHOD OF ELECTING MEMBERS
1. A prospective new member of the Club can either be invited to join by a current member, has showed interest in joining the Club or be a transferring or former member of another Rotary Club.
2. Prospective members are welcome to attend a meeting, or multiple meetings as guests. They will be introduced to the members in attendance at that meeting as a guest of a current member.
3. An informal meeting will be organised with the prospective member, outside general meeting time, to provide information on Rotary, discuss the process of attaining membership and what membership involves. This meeting will involve the prospective member, the Membership Chair or a Membership Committee member, the proposing member (if there is one) and other Rotarians on request.
4. The prospective member’s name, vocation and other relevant details are then taken to the next Board meeting. The Board will consider if the candidate meets all of Rotary’s membership requirements. The prospective member is then accepted or declined by the Board.
5. If proposal is accepted by the Board, the prospective member’s name, vocation and relevant details are emailed to all other Club members. Club members are invited to provide feedback in one week in writing to support or decline the proposal.
6. If accepted by the Club, the Secretary will organise a membership badge, induction folder and certificate for the new member. The formal Induction of the new member is performed at the next convenient Club meeting.
7. Rotary International is then notified by the Secretary of the new membership
ATTENDANCE:
Apologies Joan Barker, Judy McDonald, Phil Seager, Chris Sutton.
32 present giving 78%
FELLOWSHIP:
Bill Hewson birthday May 13, Stephen & June Mills wedding anniversary May 14, Allen Canobie 31 years in Rotary May 11.
HEADS & TAILS:
Bill Hewson
NEXT MEETING
DATE: MONDAY 14th MAY 2018
COMBINED SERVICES DINNER
VENUE: SHAMROCK HOTEL
CHAIR: TERRY BRENNAN
APOLOGIES:
Ernest Jones
Phone: 5862 1968
Email: hidejones@bigpond.com
A married couple go to a restaurant. A blonde waitress takes their order and returns several minutes later, carrying a plate with only a plain hamburger bun on it.
The man asks, "Where's the burger?"
The waitress lifts her arm and pulls out a burger from her armpit. "I was keeping it warm," she replies.
