PRESIDENT GARY PHILLIPS welcomed members and guests to a meeting back at the Golf Club, but held outside due to COVID limitations on numbers.
PRESIDENT'S REPORT:
BBQ Saturday 23rd October World Polio Day to create awareness and raise funds.
Art Show AGM 1st November - hopefully meeting inside.
Mooroopna Rotary Car Raffle option to participate. As will run similar time frame as Art Show raffle, board to discuss.
CHAIR: JULIE ANDREW:
Lift the Lid for Mental Health.
1 in 5 in Australia suffer mental health problems, cause of a 1/3 of all disabilities with 1/3 suffering before 25 years of age. Symptoms include anxiety, depression, substance abuse, personality disorders, most can recover but only half receive treatment.
Lift the Lid and initiative of Rotary Health Research creates public awareness and raises money, 100% of money raise goes to research.
At work the latest COVID outbreak has seen more presentations at hospital with local resources stretched requiring work force to undertake additional duties.
On the farm, going well with a good spring season.
GUEST SPEAKER FIZZ MAYBERRY:
Fizz Mayberry spoke to the club about his involvement with KidsFix Rally.
In 1998 participated in a Camp Quality Rally with a 1962 Pontiac wagon. Present Commodore last nine years. All donations go to the cause, with members of rally paying own expenses as well as car expenses. Originally Camp Quality had 5 on staff with 2 paid employees. After 15 rallies it had grown to 132 paid staff. Decided to do their own thing, starting a foundation dedicated to support sick and disadvantaged kids. First rally in 2013, from 2014 to 2020 raised over $750,000, with Board receiving requests for projects each year, with five selected.
Rally provides an instruction "Bible" with directions but no maps.
Last 2 years still fundraising as committed to projects, although no rally was able to be held.
Numurkah hospital has been the recipient with a children's playground and portable ultrasound equipment.
Other recipients have been Broken Hill Hospital, Gympie Hospital, Dental Outreach, Western Area Hospital NSW, Shoalhaven Hospital, Milton Ulladulla Hospital, Latrobe Regional Hospital, Dubbo Base Hospital, Bendigo Health.
Make many life-long friends, with participation the reward.
Club members inspecting car.
Children's Playground Numurkah Hospital.
REPORTS
SECRETARY JENNIFER RODGER:
Leon Boyd letter of thanks for support for ride for Starlight.
Historical Society photo of information board.
Board Report:
Katrina Donaldson resignation on move to Whyalla
Donation to launderette for homeless laundry.
Wunghnu Solar Farm community liaison.
Presidential Citation.
P.P. LOU HAMON:
Kate Hodge instrumental in arranging for Michael Tymensen to take over as Art Show treasurer. Hand over meeting with Katrina Donaldson, Michael and myself last Friday.
Following last Zoom meeting, demonstrating ClubRunner, 10 members have logged in to update their profiles.
Art Show AGM 1st November, hopefully meeting in Bistro, after club meeting.
P.P. CHRIS SUTTON:
BBQ in town square on Saturday 24th to raise awareness and raise funds for World Polio Day.
ATTENDANCE:
19 in person, 4 via Zoom, total 23/28 82%
FELLOWSHIP:
Birthdays Ivan Routley 6th, Allen Canobie 8th. Adrian Connolly 10 years in Rotary October 3rd, Lou Hamon 34 years October 12th.
HEADS & TAILS:
Gary Phillips.
NEXT MEETING
DATE: MONDAY 18th OCTOBER 2021
VENUE: NUMURKAH GOLF & BOWLS CLUB
CHAIR: GARRY McNAMARA
APOLOGIES:
Ivan Routley
Phone: 0428 646 228
TO END WITH A SMILE
An old one, worth repeating - courtesy PROBUS.
Murphy showed up at Mass one Sunday and the priest almost fell down when
he saw him. Murphy had never been to church in his life.
After Mass, the priest caught up with him and said. "Murphy, I am so
glad ya decided to come to Mass. What made ya come?"
Murphy replied. 'I got to be honest with ya Father. Awhile back, I
misplaced me hat ...and I really love that hat. I know that McGlynn had
a hat just like mine and I knew he came to church every Sunday. I also
knew that he had to take off his hat during Mass and figured he would
leave it in the back of the church. So, I was going to leave after
Communion and steal McGlynn's hat.'
The priest said. 'Well, Murphy, I notice that ya didn't steal McGlynn's
hat. So, what changed ya mind?'
Murphy replied. 'Well, after I heard ya sermon on the 10 Commandments, I
decided that I didn't need to steal McGlynn's hat after all.'
With a tear in his eye, the priest gave Murphy a big smile and said.
'After I talked about, 'Thou Shalt Not Steal', ya decided ya would
rather do without ya hat, than burn in hell ...eh?'
Murphy shook his head slowly and said. 'No, Father. After ya talked
about 'Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery', I remembered where I left me
hat'.
