Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 23rd August 2023

THIS WEEK'S MEETING

Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting for the visit of DG Paul Roger and his wife Sue.  This will be a Partners Night.

APOLOGIES

Apologies please to Bernice by noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTER
                       23Aug          6Sep                  20Sep
Duty Officer    Keith R        Berenice McL     Ric T
ADO                Neil A          Roly N                Fran T
Registration     Ric V          John McL            Phillip S
Fellowship       Peter McQ  John W              James McC

WOOLWORTH SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
16th Sep 0830 - 1100  Peter McQ  Roly N  Chris B

               1100 - 1330  Andy S  Lionel T  Bruce K

14th Oct  0830 - 1100  Ric T  Sherryl G  Des C

                1100 - 1330  John & Bernice McL  Keith R 

PRESIDENTS REPORT

Lunch with Alan Wilson:  We're looking forward to catching up with Alan Wilson at his local Sandstone Point Hotel on Wednesday 30th August. We’ve made a booking for 12 midday so let me know if you can come along. It was decided rather than organize a vocational evening event on this fifth Wednesday of the month, we’d show our support for Alan by meeting him for lunch and catching up on what’s going on. If he could drive at night again, he’d definitely be attending our Rotary meetings as he always did. 

DG’s visit next Wednesday August 23:  As you’re aware, the new DG Paul Roger and his wife Sue are coming to visit our club next Wednesday evening at our meeting. A handful of us got to chat with him when he sat with us at the RUSCCF function in May at the USC. Remember to invite your partner along to this evening as well. Bernice needs to know final numbers to advise the hotel by midday on Tuesday 22nd so make sure you let her know.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 2ND AUGUST
P Paulette opened the meeting by welcoming members and explaining the reason for the new table layout.  There was also a special welcome for Chris B who was our Guest Speaker in addition to his normal duties. She informed us that she would take over the task of organising the monthly Guest Speaker. For our September meeting Ian Pinker and Katrina Udrell from the Glasshouse Country Toastmasters Club will be speaking. Ian has been in Toastmasters for a long time and Katrina joined only a few months ago. So it'll be good to hear their different perspectives on the club and how it has assisted them in work and life.  For October Chris and Kristy Paterson of Bamboo Projects will talk about their registered mental health and disability support charity.

Craig S mentioned that we might consider hosting a lunch meeting on Bribie Island for PP Alan Wilson later in August. Alan is recovering but still cannot attend our dinner meetings because of transport limitations.

Roly reported that arrangements for the Golf Day on 8 September were proceeding well - he would be asking for volunteers to assist on the day itself at the next meeting.

Our Sergeant was then let loose on those assembled with the usual financial pain for his victims. He then seamlessly morphed into our Guest Speaker with only a change of rank.

Chris's chosen topic was Vietnam Veterans Day.. Each year, Australians commemorate this on 18 August. On this day in 1966, one of the fiercest battles of the Vietnam War, the Battle of Long Tan, took place. Over time, this day became synonymous with all those who served and died in the Vietnam War.

Chris started by reminding us of the number of people with contacts to our Club who had served in Vietnam. He described how he and his friends joined the army, his training and his service in Vietnam in armoured cars.  As you can imagine, this was made to sound far more humourous and relaxed than one imagines was actually the case.  His talk was complimented by a background video of his service life in Australia and Vietnam. Chris's tour in Vietnam was just over a year.

He was thanked by acclamation and the meeting closed at 8:30pm.

FUTURE MEETINGS AND EVENTS
06Sep Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Dinner Meeting with Guest Speakers Ian Pinker and Katrina Udrell from the Glasshouse Country Toastmasters Club 

08Sep Golf Day at Maleny Golf Club

13Sep  Board Meeting

20 Sep Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for a Business Meeting

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR AUGUST
29th Bill and Marlene Hankinson  Mike Edwards and Angela Griffin

BIRTHDAYS FOR AUGUST
17th Malcolm Baker  20th Jocelyn Brooker  21st Craig Sim

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW