In Melbourne at the the moment and my iPad has decided that this would be a good time to play up, hence this may be a fairly short report.
Quick story to share. Robby and I have been enjoying the wonderful restaurants the inner suburb of Fitzroy has to offer. Last night we went to a wonderful eatery called Poodle. I ordered the food and chose a nice bottle of local wine, a bit expensive I thought at $95. Everything arrived including the wine which I paid little attention to. Food was exceptional and the wine superb.
All good until the bill arrived and I realised the wine I had chosen was $200. Being a card carrying Scot I came close to passing out from heart failure. Ah well it was a lovely night and a lesson was learnt.
Don’t forget to book for the Xmas breakfast and remember we have a Board Meeting coming up. Home tomorrow Tuesday so looking forward to seeing you on Wednesday.
President Elect Paul Seymour recently participated in a Rotary Friendship Exchange (RFE) to Pennsylvania, USA. Paul will give us an outline of his experiences, but also will touch on why this program is so worthwhile to be supported.
Having been the beneficiary of an RFE myself, all I can say is that "it doesn't get much more Rotary than that!"
Paul is one of our newest recruits who joined our wheelchair project team at Arundel only just last month, in October. Originally from the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Paul is a qualified Electrical Fitter and Mechanic by trade. He has worked in a variety of positions, ranging from ‘Housing Work Contractor, to Frequency Testing, Injection Moulding. For several years, specialising in Dialysis equipment, he was on call at Richmond Airbase (Western Sydney), to be flown out to wherever in Australia, including outback regions, a specialist with his skills was urgently required.
Paul came to the Gold Coast “before Covid”, bringing with him a “combined” family (both he and his wife had children from a previous marriage) of two boys and 3 girls.
“And what do you do to relax?” I asked him. Well, he certainly isn't idle. Fishing, from the beach, from rocks and from boats. Archery – not the highly technical type, but the one using a ‘bare’ bow, that is a bow without any fancy stuff. Rock Crawling 4 WD. And reading non-fiction about Electrical Engineering, science. Watching YouTube videos with Neil DeGrasse Tyson. “Who??” Well, check it out, click here. Tyson is in Astrophysics Science Communication… So, if you have never met a proverbial technician, a consummate engineer, say hello to Paul Fullagar!
Many of you may not be aware that for every Christmas Cake we sell,
we raise $5.00 for our club, and
the manufacturer donates of $4.00 to The Rotary Foundation (TRF) in our club's name?
So, why not set a target to sell 200 cakes in total this year? This would amount to a fundraiser of $1,000 for the club, plus add $800 to our club's kitty with TRF, money we can spend on Paul Harris Fellowships to be awarded to our members. Charity Navigator, the world's most respected assessor of the efficiency of charities, rates The Rotary Foundation with 4 stars, very rare for major charities. It scored 100% across all three major segments of Accountability & Finance, Culture & Community and Leadership & Adaptability. Click on this link if you want more information.
Download the brochure from the Download Section on the right and spread it to your family, clientele, suppliers...
Place your order by 30th November 2024 with Mario directly by email, stating the quantities you wish to purchase. Payment in cash or credit card club on delivery.
As we have done every year for decades, our club will again support the St John's Crisis Centre in their endeavours to produce some 250 Christmas Hampers for families in distress. Our members Mario Fairlie, who is a Director of St John's, and Ian Mayberry will coordinate our club's efforts this year to source presents, food parcels or gift vouchers to be exchanged for food.
There are several options: bring along a gift suitable for a child aged i[ to 17 years, unwrapped. It is a massive job, so they request them to be delivered no later than Monday, 9th December. You can either bring it along to one of our meetings, or deliver them personally to the Church of the Holy Spirit, 73 Salerno Drive, Isle of Capri.
Check out the PDF in the Download Section on the right, which contains a specific list of goods they require. Alternatively, you can simply drop off a gift voucher, or give it to Mario at one of our upcoming meetings.
Duty Roster - note: subject to change - please check every week. Note: Fellowship duty also is expected to be at the Project Shed on the Saturday following the meeting
To all the people who said I’d never amount to anything because of my procrastination, I say
Just you wait!
Most humans are never fully present in the now, because unconsciously they believe that the next moment must be more important than this one. But then you miss your whole life, which is never not now. Eckhart Tolle, author of 'The Power of Now'
Someone asked me what the 9th letter of the alphabet was.
Paul is one of our newest recruits who joined our wheelchair project team at Arundel only just last month, in October. Originally from the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Paul is a qualified Electrical Fitter and Mechanic by trade. He has worked in a variety of positions, ranging from ‘Housing Work Contractor, to Frequency Testing, Injection Moulding. For several years, specialising in Dialysis equipment, he was on call at Richmond Airbase (Western Sydney), to be flown out to wherever in Australia, including outback regions, a specialist with his skills was urgently required.
As we have done every year for decades, our club will again support the 
Yes, only 5 weeks to go! Graeme Isaacson has confirmed arrangements for this year's Christmas Breakfast. Here are the details:
