Our Club Treasurer, Clive, opened the meeting by welcoming our guests Anne-Marie Loebl from Share the Dignity, Charlie and Johnny King.
Clive Seymour, meeting sargeant.
Anne-Marie Loebl
Charlie's sister also accompanied them.
Clive had some salient facts on this day but one according to Clive was a standout.
It was the beer Flood in London in 1814- many Rotarians concurred.
Strangely Les Pontin set he remembered it though it could have been wishful thinking.
INTERNATIONAL TOAST- PETER HIGGS
To the Rotary Club of Yokahama Naka
Club Banner
Fact and Figure
The Rotary Club of Kyoto NAKA was founded on June 1991, sponsored by The Rotary Club of Kyoto Rakucyu. The Rotary Club of Kyoto Rakucyu is the son of The Rotary Club of Kyoto, the first founded Rotary Club in Kyoto. Our Club has keeping the project of supporting handicappers who have spinal cord since the established year. The governor complimented this project and we got award of the significant achievement of the year. The other projects are holding symposiums of earth environment theme, supporting to foreign students and in addition, service for Chinese orphan cooperated with The Rotary Club of Wan Chai (RI3550 Hong Kong). Also, we made sister Club contract with The Rotary Club of Hamamatsu NAKA (RI2620 Shizuoka pref. Japan) in memorial 5th anniversary. As we reached our 10th year, Rotary Club of Kyoto NAKA made shake hand with Metro South rotary club fo Taipei Taiwan R.O.C. The three clubs located HongKong, Taipe, Kyoto, will make joint volunteer projects for east Asian region.
PRESIDENTS MOMENT
President David reported that his directorates model was running well. As this was a partner's⛳ night,he announced a Rotarian of the month and it was Tony Long for his organisation of the Golf Day.
from Director Stan
The Community Directorate is organising our next social night which involves food and drinks plus entertainment with EMERGE in Lampkin Lane. If you wish to have alcohol please BYOin an esky. BRING A FRIEND!
Patrick King asked for feedback on Members Moment where members can talk about themselves or something of interest. Do we want this feature reintroduced. Email your ideas to Patrick.
Evelyn reminded everyone that Saturday is the Opera in the Hangar 4th annual performance. As Robyn is not available she encouraged those attending to take plenty of photos.
Win presented a short report on his attendance at Caloundra Rotary Club's 70th Birthday Party at Ben Bennetts Park.
Rotary Club of Caloundra Pacific 50th coming up.We need to think of a project to celebrate it.
In 4 more Saturdays BIG TED will be in Bulcock Street.More Volunteers needed to sign onto the sellers roster.
Tony Long Golf Day
Tony Long receiving Rotarian of the month for his work organising the Golf Day.
Mike Healey introduced our guest speakers Anne-marie who is representing Share the Dignity Charity.
We rocked up wearing crazy hats to “Lift the Lid on Mental Illness”.
Sergeant Peter Harding very capably chaired the meeting and imposed fines.
Will proposed an international toast to the Rotary Club of Stockholm, Sweden, as they have the best mental health facilities in the world.
Christine introduced and thanked our guest speaker Murray Boynton, who runs Rhythm Espresso Aura, a coffee shop and eatery. Rhythm is a community café employing people with additional needs. It aims to bring dignity to those in need and empower employees to become better versions of themselves. It develops job-ready participants who are all employed at 100% capacity (award rates). There are 10 participants at present and there is room for 15. A highlight has been seeing people with autism experience reduced social anxiety. A larger facility is being planned for the future to enable this mission to grow.
So stop by at 4/1 Packer Road, Baringa, to support this very worthy cause, or accept Murray’s invitation to the fundraising launch of Parcels of Peace, which provides food relief hampers throughout the year to disadvantaged families across the Sunshine Coast. This will take place at 1 Packer Road, Baringa @5:30-7:00 pm on 22 October. Canapes and light beverages will be served. RSVP by 19/10 on 0410 630 622 or 0403 001 650.
At Ben Bennett Park on Sugarbag Road today for our Mother Club's 70th anniversary, organised by Deb Taylor and Mark Ward of R/C Caloundra. Attendees included DG Sue Mulvaney, Ben Bennett's son Ian and many current & former R/C Caloundra luminaries. Ian and Kath Aspinall also attended.
Pics (higher res available) show DG Sue and Deb cutting the anniversary cake, and Ian Bennett, Mark Ward & self at the new plaque marking the occasion. (I was a D9600 ADG for R/C Caloundra's 50th anniversary in 2004, also at Ben Bennett Park.)
My girlfriend says I'm cheap, so I took her out for tea and biscuits. It was quite exciting as she had never given blood before.
Non-alcoholic beer is like watching porn on the radio
My wife wants me to wear a bracelet that belonged to her grandfather. It says "Do Not Resuscitate."
It's been months since I bought the book, How To Scam People On Line. It still hasn't arrived yet.
When someone recommends a book to me and says, "It's a page turner!" I say, "Yeah, I know how books work."
If you have a red wine stain on your carpet, get some white wine and drink it until you don't care anymore.
Vitamins are good for what ails you and Viagra is good for what fails you.
One good thing about being wrong is the joy it brings to others.
If your outgo exceeds your income, then your upkeep will be your downfall.
I think racism is bad and you should treat all races the same whether Brown, Black, Asian, Latino or normal.
Even rarer than a doctor who can't stand the sight of blood is a lawyer who can't stand the sight of money.
If your palm itches, you are going to get something. If your crotch itches, you've already got it.
My wife and I decided to never go to bed angry. We've been awake since Tuesday. .
My wife said: "That's the 4th time you've gone back for dessert! Doesn't it embarrass you?"
I said: "No, I keep telling them it's for you."
When I was in primary school we learned about a shape called a rhombus and that was the last time I ever heard about that shape.
My wife and I started role-playing in the bedroom. Her favourite is The Sexy Librarian, where I have to sit quietly while she reads a book.
Being old is when you don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go too.
I now know how it will all end for me, one of my kids will unplug my life support to charge their phone.
At a wedding reception, someone yelled: "All married people, please stand next to the one person that has made your life worth living." The bartender was almost crushed to death.
I met my wife at a single's night. I was surprised because I thought she was home with the kids.
I want someone I can share my entire life with who will leave me alone most of the time.
Yesterday I bought a world map, gave my wife a dart, and said, "Throw this and wherever it lands, I will take you on vacation." We're spending 3 weeks behind the fridge.