PRESIDENT JOHN WATSON welcomed members and guests Grant Deppler, guest speaker, Angela and Will Deppler, Bianca & Rebecca Phillips.
Public holiday next Monday - no meeting.
Gary Philips chair for next meeting 19th June.
Interplast is a multi-District Program, established in 1983 as a joint venture with the Australasian College of Surgeons, which provides expertise in plastic and reconstructive surgery, through volunteers teams of surgeons and nurses, going to the South Pacific and countries north of Australia,
CHAIR: PETER CARTER
Church of Christ looking to buying a building in McDonald Street.
Church is part of the community, engaging with the community to do good.
P.P. CHRIS SUTTON
Introduced Bianca Phillips.
Bianca addressed the club, introducing herself as a 14 years old year 8 student at St. Mary's College, active in Scouting. Attending the 31st Asia Pacific Jamboree in China-Mongolia. Cost to attend $4,900, raised $2,000. Seeking support from the club.
GUEST SPEAKER:
Grant Deppler
a young minister, who was asked by a funeral director to hold a grave-side service for a homeless man, with no family or friends. ...
The funeral was to be held at a cemetery way back in the country, and this man would be the first to be laid to rest there.
As the young minister was not familiar with the backwoods area, he became lost; and being a typical man, did not stop for directions.
He finally arrived an hour late. He then saw the backhoe and the crew, who was eating lunch, but the hearse was nowhere in sight.
He gets out of his car and apologizes to the workers for being late and stepped to the side of the open grave, where he saw the vault lid already in place. The minister assured the workers he would not hold them up for long, but this was the proper thing to do. The workers gathered around, still eating their lunch. The minister then poured out his heart and soul.
As he preached the workers began to say "Amen," "Praise the Lord," and "Glory"!
He preached, and he preached, like he’d never preached before: from Genesis all the way to Revelations.
Then, closing the lengthy service with a prayer, he walked back to his car.
Now, as he was opening the door and taking off his coat, he overheard one of the workers saying to another, "I ain't never seen anything like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years.
Grant Deppler spoke to the club on his recent experience on the Turia Pitt's Everest Trek to the Mt Everest Base Camp.
The expedition was a fundraiser for Interplast.
A 14 day, 157 km trek with highest altitude 5401 metres. 28 trekkers, 14 porters, 5 Sherpa's, with the Sherpa's as guides.
Started at Kathmandu, visiting the Monkey Palace, and witnessing an open crematorium, where bodies have to be cremated 3 hours after death,
Kurtirur Hospital visited which treats 35,000 children each year with deformities.
Lukla Airport, the most dangerous airport in the world with a 250m long runway and take off rises over 10 storeys.
Food included Vegetable Dak Bha, Momos, Curried Vegetables, Curried Rice, Curried Pasts.
Right of way on the track, Yak Trains, Mule Trains, Sherpa
Base Camp not a town but a tent camp site on a glacier.s, Porters, anything else, then tourists.
Letters of thanks from PALS, Numurkah Primary School.
Application on-line for attendance at the National Science Forum.
JULIE ANDREW:
Business Breakfast has 160 attending, attempting to reach 200.
Menu tweaked this year.
P.P. LOU HAMON:
Roster for Breakfast still has gaps.
WEDNESDAY 3pm - 5pm Set up tables & chairs
Kate Hodge, June Hewson, Bill Hewson, Judy Newman, Julie Andrew, Jason Andrew, Mark McNamara, Jacque Phillips, Lou Hamon
WEDNESDAY 5pm - 7pm SETTING TABLES
Frank Malcolm, Lorraine Greenwood, Gary Phillips, Chris Sutton, Linda Boyd, Judy Newman, Lou Hamon. (3 short)
THURSDAY 6a.m - 7.30am CATERING ASSISTANCE
Kate Hodge, Lorraine Greenwood, Jacque Phillips, Chris Sutton, Linda Boyd.
THURSDAY 6.30-7.30am DOOR/USHERS
Julie Andrew, Gary Phillips, Mark McNamara, Jeff Buzza, Michelle Davis, Lou Hamon (4 short)
THURSDAY 8.30AM - 10.00AM CLEAN-UP
Kate Hodge, Frank Malcolm, June Hewson, Bill Hewson, Judy Newman, Julie Andrew, Jason Andrew, Lou Hamon. (as many as possible).
Please note your "Commitment" is displayed at the bottom of the bulletin.
Members can still volunteer online.
LORRAINE GREENWOOD:
Lorraine spoke on Rotary Friendship Exchange with her relatives visiting Denmark.
RLI at weekend.
ATTENDANCE:
Bill Hewson reported 25 in attendance with 4 apologies giving 70%
FELLOWSHIP:
June Hewson reported: Gary Phillips birthday 2 June, Betty Seiter 3 June, Fiona Seager today.
Joined Rotary 3rd June Julie & Jason Andrew 4 years, 9 June Terry Brennan 41 years.
HEADS & TAILS:
John Watson
NEXT MEETING
VENUE: NUMURKAH GOLF & BOWLS CLUB
DATE: MONDAY 19th JUNE 2017
CHAIR: GARY PHILLIPS
N.B. NO MEETING 12th JUNE - PUBLIC HOLDAY
APOLOGIES:
Bill Hewson
Phone: 5862 1944
Email: whe13166@bigpond.net.au
A young minister, who was asked by a funeral director to hold a grave-side service for a homeless man, with no family or friends. ...
The funeral was to be held at a cemetery way back in the country, and this man would be the first to be laid to rest there.
As the young minister was not familiar with the backwoods area, he became lost; and being a typical man, did not stop for directions.
He finally arrived an hour late. He then saw the backhoe and the crew, who was eating lunch, but the hearse was nowhere in sight.
He gets out of his car and apologizes to the workers for being late and stepped to the side of the open grave, where he saw the vault lid already in place. The minister assured the workers he would not hold them up for long, but this was the proper thing to do. The workers gathered around, still eating their lunch. The minister then poured out his heart and soul.
As he preached the workers began to say "Amen," "Praise the Lord," and "Glory"!
He preached, and he preached, like he’d never preached before: from Genesis all the way to Revelations.
Then, closing the lengthy service with a prayer, he walked back to his car.
Now, as he was opening the door and taking off his coat, he overheard one of the workers saying to another, "I ain't never seen anything like that before, and I've been putting in septic tanks for twenty years.
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