Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 6th November 2019

"THE RANGE"  Vol. 61 No.9
WEDNESDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2019

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for Guest Speakers Kerry & Sarah Hindle on Interact & Youth Council

APOLOGIES AND MEALS
Apologies please to Bernice before noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTERS               
                           6th Nov         20th Nov         2nd Dec 
Duty Officer       Malcolm B      Chris B           Jim A                 
Assist DO           Jeff C            Greg W           Roly N
Registration        John W         Laurelle O       Bernice McL  
Fellowship          Bill H             Alan W             Michael G         

SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
16th November
Malcolm Baker (Leader)  Rick Vickers  John Whan

30th November
Jim Atkinson (Leader)  Andy Schouteten  Bill Hankinson

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 16TH OCTOBER
An early start at the meeting saw us at the hotel by 6pm. Four members remembered it was Mental Health month & wore hats to remind us. We were joined by Tim Pyne, a visiting Rotarian from Scotland. Sherryl advised of a radio interview with ABC Sunshine Coast covering the results of the recently competed survey on community perceptions of Rotary.

Following the meal we adjourned to the RSL hall for our business session. Rick V. gave a ‘show & tell’ talk on symbols of global significance which centred on one of the most significant – the ‘RED CROSS cross’. We learned of its emergence in Australia in 1914 as a branch of the British organisation and by 1941 it became an Australian entity used for many activities including provision of supplies for our troops in the wars & latterly for assistance with local disasters.

Sherryl updated us on present mental health issues where 20% of Australians will experience a mental health issue in a 12 month period, 45% of the population will experience it during their lives and at least one third of young people have an episode by the age of 25.

Attendee numbers for our 60 years celebration have reached 76 with things well organised for the event. Seeking prizes for the Street Carnival has proven successful with a good response from local businesses. A reminder of the Vocational Visit to the local hospital organised for 30th October with a start time 4pm – hotel meal to follow at 6pm - advise Greg W. if attending.  Job Talks will be reintroduced to the Club on the first meeting of the month. Vocational Award exercise to be again considered with a focus on new businesses.

Several invitations have been received – Zonta 100 year celebrations 8 November, Quota 30 year celebrations 10 November, Girl Guides high tea thanks 12 November & Friends of Ebenezer fund raiser 24 November. An opportunity for a Music Festival to be held on the Historical Village site in September 2020 floated for discussion. Our renovations to the Show Food Stall given approval by the Show Society committee.

.Chris must have been napping as he missed the opportunity to extract monies from us for dubious indiscretions, so we all went home.

PRESIDENT'S NOTES
Our 60th Anniversary Celebration dinner has dominated this month’s Rotary activities. It was a great night, made extra special by having Charter Member David Wilson there to share his memories of the 1959 charter night, and of the other charter members. David interspersed his recollections with a lot of humour which made it all the more enjoyable. Thank you to the organising committee of Jim, Chris, Paulette and Bernice, and to all the helpers on the day. We uncovered some interesting relics for the memorabilia table and on the night I was given an early banner for safe keeping, which had been saved by Peg Burnett.

The day after the dinner we celebrated World Polio Day. Greg and I were at Landsborough station early in our very conspicuous red End Polio Now shirts to wave through the Polio Train. On that day we had notice from the Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners that wild poliovirus type 3(WPV3) has been eradicated worldwide. WPV3 is only the third infectious human disease-causing pathogen to be eradicated in history, following smallpox and wild poliovirus type 2. This achievement means that two of the three wild polio strains have now been wiped out- a significant marker of progress against the disease. We can be proud that we’ve been a small link in the global effort with our fundraising for Polio eradication.
                                                                                                                                                     
This month we also recognised October as Mental Health Awareness month. A few mad hatters donned a favourite hat to Lift the Lid on Mental Health at the October business meeting, and a collection was taken to support our donation to Australian Rotary Health.

Another notable event was the 20th anniversary of the Glasshouse Mountains Rotary Club which we chartered in 1999. Paulette and I attended the brunch held at Australia Zoo. PDG Trevor Taylor, the Glasshouse Charter President and a former member of our club, addressed the gathering. He sends his regards to Maleny members.

As a first in my Rotary experience, I was interviewed on ABC Sunshine Coast radio, relating to the collaboration between the University of Sunshine Coast students and our club, after they had presented the findings of their survey to us. I tried to give the positive message that the culture of Rotary has changed to be more inclusive and flexible in its membership, and that we welcomed people from all walks of life to join in our club projects and to consider membership. Not knowing who was out there listening (if anyone) I was surprised to hear that DG Darryl had in fact been tuned in that morning and caught the interview.

We look forward to finishing off this bumper 5 Wednesday month with our Vocational Visit to the Maleny Soldier’s Memorial Hospital on Wednesday 30 October.

FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
13th November
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.

20th November
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for AGM and Business Meeting.

4th December
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm with Guest Speaker TBC.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FOR NOVEMBER
12th Ric and Jacinta  19th Michael and Sherryl

BIRTHDAYS FOR NOVEMBER
2nd Sherryl Gregory  4th Elaine Atkinson  11th Ric Townsend  25th Bill Hankinson

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
ANIMAL INTERACTIONS WITH HUMANS

Unfrightened birds

Scared dog

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 2nd October 2019

"THE RANGE"  Vol. 61 No.7
WEDNESDAY 2ND OCTOBER 2019

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for USC Survey Report.

APOLOGIES AND MEALS
Apologies please to Bernice before noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTERS                
                               2nd Oct     16th Oct       6th November   
Duty Officer            Rick V       Ric T            TBA                   
Assist DO               Lionel T     Alan W
Registration            CL C         Paulette S   
Fellowship              Jim A        Jeff C

SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
5th October
Bill Hankinson (Leader) Peter McGuirk  Lionel Tilley

19th October
Chris Brooker (Leader)  Paulette Steele  Greg Williams

PRESIDENT'S NOTES
Last Saturday night Michael and I attended the 60th Anniversary celebration of the Rotary Club of Nambour. Chartered in 1949 by the RC of Gympie, the Club has a rich history of major projects, and a Rotary International President, Sir Clem Renouf to their name. It was a very enjoyable and sparkly night, with a suitably decorated cake to mark the occasion.

Planning is underway for our 60th celebration on Wednesday 23 October at the RSL, so mark that date in your diaries.

After the last dinner meeting when we discussed the Computers4Learning call-out for computer mice. Ric and Chris got into action and by the end of the week 10 new Logitech corded computer mice were on their way to C4L. I had a very appreciative email from their manager on Tuesday to say that they had arrived and would be put to good use. Ric has got busy spreading the word around and has received a laptop for the program. More are needed. Thanks to Ric and Chris for their quick work on this.

With a grandchild staying over this week, I’ve been out and about showing her the wonders of Maleny. We visited the historical village where men from the Men’s Shed were busily working on one of the houses. It was so good to see the RC Maleny sign on the Men’s Shed as well as on the Village street sign.

Then on to Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve where the new Rotary seat at the front got the tick of approval. I know we are getting a sign organised for the seats, but we must also persevere with getting a much bigger recognition of Rotary’s involvement in the park over the past 60 years.

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF 18TH SEPTEMBER
President Sheryl opened the meeting by welcoming the members present, sparing a thought for those adventurers in the Kimberley.

She announced that the Board had accepted the resignation of CL C because she was spending much of her time in New Zealand.  Michael G would stand in as International Director and Angela G would monitor the Tanzanian project.

The Board was also investigating some acknowledgement for Florence Wood for her occasional generous cash donations.

After the meal and a ritual savaging from the Sergeant, the Business Session began.

1. Upcoming dates
9Oct Zonta High Tea for Hamlin Fistula Hospital.
13Oct RC Glasshouse 20th Anniversary.
21Nov High for Ebenezer at the Orangery.

2. Correspondence
ShelterBox report received.  There is a team in the Bahamas following Hurricane Dorian.
A request received from Computers for Kids specifically for mice.
A thank you letter received for the donation to the Chaplaincy Dinner.

3. Sausage Sizzle
The question was raised of whether it was worthwhile to continue with this exercise in view of the low income raised in relation to hours worked. No vote was taken but the view was expressed that this should continue as a PR exercise.

4. Calendar Sales
Lionel T reported that these were underway but he would be grateful if members could recommend additional sales outlets.

Jeff C reported that he had managed to book the kiosk for these sales and the dates will be circulated.

5. 60th Anniversary Dinner
Chris B has arranged a committee for this.  David Wilson will be the Guest Speaker and our Club Historian Jack Wilcox will be a special guest.

The meeting closed at 8:30pm.

FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS
9th October
Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.

16th October
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for Business Meeting.

23rd October
60th Anniversary Dinner

30th October
Vocational visit to Maleny Soldiers Memorial Hospital.

6th November
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for Guest Speaker TBA.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARY FOR OCTOBER
26th Rick and Cilla

BIRTHDAYS FOR OCTOBER
12th Gloria Rogers  14th Keith Rogers  16th Kerry Neiper  28th Bernice McLennan  30th Andy Schouteten

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT
SOME LINGUISTIC DEXTERITY

APROSDOKIANS  are figures of speech in which the latter part of a sentence is unexpected; Winston Churchill loved them:

1. Where there's a will, I want to be in it.

2. Since light travels faster than sound, some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

3.  If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

4.  War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

5.  Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit.  Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

6. They begin the evening news with 'Good Evening,' then proceed to tell you why it isn't.

7.  To steal ideas from someone is plagiarism.  To steal from many is called research.

8.  In filling in an application, where it says, 'In case of emergency', notify:  I put 'DOCTOR.'

9.  I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

10.  Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they look sexy.

11.  Behind every successful man is his woman.  Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

12.  A clear conscience is the sign of a bad memory.

13.  I used to be indecisive.  Now I'm not so sure.

14.  Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.  Nor is there any future in it.

15.  Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

16.  Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in your garage makes you a car.

17.  Finally: I'm supposed to respect my elders, but it’s getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

Rotary Club of Maleny Bulletin for 4th September 2019

"THE RANGE"  Vol. 61 No.5
WEDNESDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER 2019

THIS WEEK'S MEETING
Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for Guest Speaker Anne-Louise Underwood on Assisted Care System.

APOLOGIES AND MEALS
Apologies please to Bernice before noon on Tuesday.

DUTY ROSTERS                
                               4th Sept      18th Sept        2nd Oct    
Duty Officer            Greg W       Angela G        Rick V                                 
Assist DO               Keith R       Melinda M       Alan W   
Registration            Jeff C          Peter McG      CL C        
Fellowship               Ric T          John W            Jim A

 SAUSAGE SIZZLE ROSTER
7th September
Jim Atkinson (Leader) Michael & Sherryl Gregory

21st September
Keith Rogers (Leader) James McCormack  Rick Townsend

5th October
Bill Hankinson (Leader) Peter McGuirk  Lionel Tilley

PRESIDENT'S NOTES
I’m sure all members of Rotary feel the same as I do when they are away somewhere and come across a Rotary symbol on a chair, or in a playground, or on a Men’s Shed or the like. It’s not just the feeling of pride that Rotary is doing good service work in this town, but also that they are advertising it. When we were over in Western Australia earlier in the year, we stayed at Carnarvon a couple of days, and as we entered the town from the south, we were struck by this huge Rotary badge on a water tower. We thought “Rotary sure thinks big in this town”.

 Similarly, I feel proud to belong to Rotary when in Maleny and I see a Rotary symbol acknowledging a project or a donation that has made a difference around the town. One such time recently was when I went into the chemist and saw the Battery Disposal bin above the counter. This was the brainchild of Rick T and I acknowledge the work and research he put into getting this project up and running. Being a grandmother, I am always conscious about the disposal of button batteries and now we have a safe depository on our doorstep. Thanks Rick.

I had positive feedback from our first Business format meeting last week and hope that we are all now more informed about current projects and upcoming events.

MINUTES OF MEETING OF 7TH AUGUST

President Sherryl opened the meeting with an explanation of the meeting format.  A Special AGM was then convened with Jim A in the chair at which Greg W was elected unopposed to the position of President Elect for 2020/21.  A ‘show and tell’ was conducted by Rick T where he conducted a survey on ways to advertise homelessness to best effect followed by a guess what this is – it turned out to be a cartridge from WW1 that had been very cleverly turned into a pocket knife.  So far we have had a sword, a bayonet, and now a knife – what is it about blades? 

CL C (International Director) took the floor and explained in detail the Maleny Education Support Fund initially set up by us and the MCU (but now also supported by APEX and Lions) after consultation with MSHS, MSS, River School, and Independent School.  Applications are anonymous and already the first years funding has been expended so the need is very real.  Funds are held by the Neighbourhood Centre.

Jim A reported on the progress towards our 60th Birthday celebrations to be held at the RSL on 23 October – our charter dinner was held there in October 1959.  David Wilson, the only surviving charter member, will be the guest speaker assisted by our Historian, Jack Wilcox.  There will be a slide show and static displays.

Ric V (Community Director) reported that eight park benches had been delivered, five for MCSR and three for Settlers Green with the assistance of a $2,000 grant from SCC.  So far Malcolm B and his team have successfully installed three at MCSR and are awaiting a decision from Council as to where the other two are to be located.  They are made of aluminium and reconstituted wood, appropriate plaques are being made, and should be vandal proof.  The old seats have been recycled.  The cairn at the front explaining our involvement with the creation of the reserve as our very first community project will be refurbished.  Plans are in hand to enclose the BBQ area at the rear of our food stall at the showground after consultation with the Showground User Group.  The interim reports on the last round of community grants are complete and the 2020 calendars are now ready for sale.

Greg W (Vocational Director) updated us with the progress on Settlers Green, a MDSR sign with our logo on it had been erected, and APEX has undertaken to install the three seats under our direction.  Lions are keeping it mowed and Friends of Pattemore House are applying for grants (with our support) to make and erect history panels.  The Garden Club is going to plant heritage plants that may be in danger of extinction in their natural habitat.  The vocational visit to the Neighbourhood Centre last month was a great success and planning has started for one in October to the Memorial Hospital to coincide with Australian Rotary Health Hat Day.  Vocational Awards will be on the agenda this year and members are encouraged to contact Greg W with nominations.

CL C rounded out the meeting with an update on Ebenezer and Shed the Light, Nepal which had both achieved satisfactory sustainability and she would be visiting the latter in November with a view to expansion.

President Sherryl thanked all participants and urged members to give her some feedback on this new meeting format – she then closed the meeting.

FUTURE MEETINGS & EVENTS

11th September

Board Meeting at the Masonic Hall.

18th September

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

25th September

No formal meeting

2nd October

Maleny Hotel at 6:30 for 7:00pm for USC Survey Report.

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES FOR SEPTEMBER

4th John & Bernice McLennan  18th Andy & Mia Schouteten  28th Keith & Gloria Rogers

BIRTHDAY FOR SEPTEMBER

17th Judi Ross-Smith 29th Mia Schouteten

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT

DIETS AND YOUR HEALTH

      

The Pasta Diet and Your Health

ITALIAN PASTA DIET -- IT REALLY WORKS !!

1.. You walk pasta da bakery.

2.. You walka pasta da candy store.

3.. You walka pasta da Ice Cream shop.

4.. You walka pasta da table and fridge.

You will lose weight!

AND....

For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than the English.

CONCLUSION

Eat and drink what you like.

Speaking English is apparently what kills you.