CLUB MEETING 7th OCTOBER 2019

PRESIDENT LORRAINE GREENWOOD welcomed members and guests D.G. Brian Peters, Linda Watson, Betty Seiter.

APOLOGIES:

Jeff Buzza, June & Bill Hewson, Judy Newman, Gary & Jacque Phillips, Sally Rose.

PRESIDENT'S REPORT:

• Lift the Lid BBQ Saturday, thank you for support.
• Board ratified Battery Collection proposal.
• Clearing sale BBQ October 19th.

GUEST SPEAKER: D.G. BRIAN PETERS.

Brian commenced by saying he enjoyed visit to club last year, and was not here to tell members how to run the club. Some members were more experienced than him, as he had only been in Rotary 7 years. Before joining he did not know what Rotary did, but since joining blown away by Rotary Foundation.

In 1985 Polio Plus started to eliminate polio in the world, just as small-pox had been eliminated. $1.2B donated through Foundation. 17M people do not have polio because of the program. 88 cases world-wide this year, the whole of Africa polio free, only in Pakistan and Afghanistan due to ignorance.

Clubs should not become complacent, need to recruit to cover loses.

Partners Program is Rotex. Outbound exchange students on return find people do not understand and difficult to settle.. Returned exchange students set up a club Rotex which has 23 members who assist with duties at exchange student camps, also chaperone. Meet monthly 0n-line, single issue is to give back on youth exchange. Rotex is working on Youth Mental Health through Head Space.

Brian concluded by reminding members of next year's District Conference in Albury.

REPORTS

JULIE ANDREW:

Prizes for best Mad Hats:

Best Rural Hat: Marie Austin

Brightest Hat: DG Brian Peters

Best Up-Cycled Hat: Phil Ashton

Best Outfit: Kaye Moodie

Best International Hat: Sieg & Betty Seiter.

Successful in gaining a $3,900 grant from Bendigo Bank for swimming pool project.

Mental Health, 1 in 5 experience it in any 12 months, with half the population in their lives. No one is immune, can effect anyone.

P.P. GEOFF HOLMES:

Battery Drive to proceed with anyone in club can be involved. Need 3-4 people to take on key roles such as: accessing equipment, storage, P.R., OH&S (gloves, aprons and visors). Bi-monthly collections planned.

P.P. LOU HAMON:

Art and Craft Committee AGM next week after Rotary meeting. Invite any club member interested in supporting the exhibition to join in the meeting.

ROSS HARDHAM:

Car raffle ticket selling to commence next week, Thursday, Friday at Saturday ay IGA, plus Lions Market On Saturday.

A.G. CHRIS SUTTON:

Graham Hodge will celebrate his 90th birthday in the Katamatite Football Clubrooms on 17th October.

Ride to Conference wishing to use BBQ trailer from 14-19 March.

Orange Juice stall at Lions Market on 19th.

P.P. IVAN ROUTLEY:

Camping trip last weekend in October on Ulupna Beach. Site has facilities, move in Friday afternoon or Saturday till Sunday.

P.P. TERRY BRENNAN:

Terry related 52 years service to Rotary by Sieg Seiter. In 1954 Sieg came so Australia from Germany setting up a cabinet making business with his brother Alfred. In October 1967 joined Rotary, in 1981 went to PNG to build schools. Led many projects in the club, 13 Oktoberfest's, Sportsman's Dinners, Millennium Brick Project raising $54,000 selling bricks, Combined Service Club Dinner raising $6,000 for Shelter-Box. President of Chamber of Commerce for three years. Memorial for the "Numurkah Mob", active in recruiting new members.. Two times president of the club, recognised with Paul Harris Fellowship in 1990 and Sapphire in 2018.

HEADS & TAILS:

Betty Seiter.

NEXT MEETING

DATE: MONDAY 14th OCTOBER 2019

VENUE: NUMURKAH GOLF & BOWLS CLUB

CHAIR: ROSS HARDHAM

APOLOGIES:

June Hewson

Phone: 5862 1944

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"