International Toast
Malou D gave the International Toast to the Tagbilaran Rotary Club of Bohol in the Philippines.
Vocation Talk by David M
David was borin in Kilcoy in 1947 and got into dairies and piggeries. He later got pretty good at property developments and marketing real estate leading to the establishment of David Millar Real Estate in Caloundra.
Director Moments
Ross H announced Gordon W daughter Janine Watson won a bronze medal in the paralympics in Tokyo, the first ever medal for Australia in Taekwondo. For more information, click here.
Ross also invited all Rotarians and families to the Cirrus Aircraft hangar for the 'Australiana' social night on 30 September 2021.
Geoff L asked for volunteers for RYDA during October.
Dan T advised that the duty roster has been completed to the end of 2021. If you cannot complete your duty for any reason, please find a replacement and advise Dan.
Will Waterford potentially has a new member to join the club.
Presidents Report
Christmas cake orders are beginning with a variety of cakes available - please let Greig LA know or place order directly with Yvonne H.
Cancer Council Relay for Life was attended by four calpac members for setup and administration duties.
Member Moments
Win F announced a variety of upcoming guest speakers. For a list of upcoming speakers please view the event calendar on the website.
Frank L singing the national anthem:
Riki Tiki
Peter H questioned club members on 'what happened on this day in history'. Mike H triumphed.
Guest Speakers
Geoff L gave a comprehensive and entertaining talk on the probus organisation. If you are interested in joining Probus, please get in contact with Geoff.
Last week Vocational Talk
A few errors were made in last week's Calpac Capers concerning Win's Vocational Talk. Please find below corrected version:
Born in Sydney and raised in Brisbane, Sydney and Mooloolaba, Win attended schools in Brisbane and Sydney. He entered the Royal Military College at Duntroon, ACT, in 1963 and graduated in 1966. Typical of Army service, Win served in five states and territories of Australia, with a total of 21 postings through his 28 year career, including postings to USA, UK and South Vietnam. He was mainly involved in transport, trade training and logistics. He left the service with the rank of Colonel. In civilian life he ran buses for Brisbane Transport, an arm of Brisbane City Council, on Brisbane's southside for four years and later became a consultant in the areas of leadership, logistics and productivity. Win and Sandy have three children.
