I was given the privilege to attend the Wheelchair and Projects Shed on Saturday morning to present a Certificate of Appreciation to Heather Barnard. (See report from Franz below).
I would like to encourage all members to attend ‘the Shed’ , if not to work, then to at least have morning tea with our Associate Members in the company of Des, Darryl and Bob.
I am aware there is a reluctance by a number of members to go to the shed due to a perception of being made to feel unwanted and un-necessary. In the words of Bob Dylan ‘The times they are a changing’.
On Saturday when I was there I could not have been more welcomed. You need to be aware that the volunteers who work there, and let me say, work damn hard, are now part of The Rotary Club of Surfers Sunrise. For far too long a lot of us have been happy to take the kudos of the wheelchair and other projects with only marginal involvement.
You will find our Associate Members welcoming and keen to be part of our club. Do yourselves a favour and get to know the guys who put in the hard yards to make our major project a reality.
If you were a Queenslander and named Cameron Smith you had a sensational weekend. Cameron Smith captained the Kangaroos to a hard fought World Cup win on Saturday night and Cameron Smith won the Australian PGA Championship on Sunday. ……… just sayin [...yes, amazing man indeed. Even though I rarely follow mass entertainment sports, this guy obviously is a cut above the rest. Probably decided to chill down on Sunday with a round of Golf and - waddya know: he won it...! ☺ Ed.]
As per the article below, our Samoa project is completed. This coming Wednesday's meeting is dedicated to hearing all about it from the major movers and shakers. Looking forward to it!
Our team has returned from Apia, Samoa, with lots of unforgettable memories and loads of pictures (bless the guy who invented smartphone cameras!). Sincere thanks go to the members and volunteers who helped during the pre-construction of the building at The Shed and the team, including the students and teachers of the participating High Schools of the Northern Collegiate of Schools who went over to get it all erected. Photo above by Al Sirovs (in hi-vis shirt at the rear) shows the completed school with students "trying it out". Project coordinator Rosie McIntyre has put started a photo album on Google Drive - click on this link. As time progresses, photos from other participants will be added. Below, Al Sirovs is directing the team in the early stages of construction (picture by Rosie McIntyre). The new Rotary slogan is 'Rotary - People of Action'. Will this image depict action? Sure does! Will it make a difference? You bet.
Chocolate is good for you! Fat is good for you! Now, this doesn't just come from anybody, this comes straight from from a renowned professional in her field who is a professor at Bond Uni! OK, I might have to slightly qualify the bit about chocolate and fat: goodchocolate is good for you. Good fat is good for you. This means raw chocolate, raw cocao. And good fats mean that which comes from Coconut, fish, olive oil. In her very pleasant Irish brogue (yes, she is from Dublin), Professor Shirley McIlvenny explained some very simple truths: "Diabetes is very common. People get the wrong sort of advice, they eat a lot of carbs" she explained, whilst we happily tucked into a sumptuous RSL Club breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, a couple of small sausages, a hash brown... "Carbs provide you with short term energy" she said, "compare it to running a 100 metre race. (Good) fat, on the other hand, is comparable to marathon runners. If you eat more healthy fat, you get more energy. Moreover, if your body does need more energy, it will take it off your stored fat. The alternative is to get Hypoglycemia , e.g. low blood sugar level. This affects your mood too: you get "Hangry" (combined hunger and anger)."
Professor Shirley's advice is to fast longer each day, for example having only two meals a day, such as breakfast and lunch. Start the day with some Eggs, avocado, porridge with coconut cream. The first meal should include some healthy fat. Use Olive Oil, not Sunflower or Canola. When you exercise, give it short 30 seconds high intensity bursts, followed by 3 minutes of low intensity. Give yourself a few days when you don't drink alcohol at all. And most importantly: don't be a perfectionist! Perfectionists can be unhappy if the world isn't perfect.
Naturally, the idea is to have your diet assessed specifically for you. There is a lot more information available on Dr Shirley's website http://drshirleymd.com, where you can also subscribe to her blog.
With Sergeant Tania in her home country beneath the long white cloud, Ian managed to get quite a few fines up at short notice:
Andy Bell, how many people do you know who bought a new car, only to find that their golf clubs didn't fit into the boot? Graeme Isaacson, you didn't win the raffle last week. Do you know why? You kept both parts of the ticket... Mitch Brown, are you in training? And Larry Murray, ready to give us a lesson on how to fix a shower? Geoff Croad displayed amazing fitness: he can carry a case of 12 bottles of wine from the Bruce Bishop Car Park without even raising a sweat! Mark Twyford, would you like me to sanitize the story of Samoa or can I really tell how it happened? (Neither!) Angus Miller, not sure why, just think you can afford it... Des La Rance, did you knock of the newspaper? That officially belongs to the club... ☺ Peter Morgan, you are wearing the same clothes as you did last week (a claim hotly denied by our legal eagle!)
And whilst we are mentioning Peter Morgan: whilst your editor was away, he became Grandfather again for the 8th time! Congratulations! And yes, he did pay the customary $100 to sponsor a wheelchair in the name of his latest grandson.
Ian Mayberry was at the door (for Al Sirovs) as well as Sergeant, Larry Murray was Chairman (for Neil Thurlow).
We had apologies from Tania Laird, Paul Seymour, Darrell Brown, Jo Gorman,Adrian Crowe,Gerald East, Al Sirovs, Bob Harrison, Clive Edwards, Col Laurensen, Chris Thurtell, Ray Higgs, Rosie McIntyre and Doug Lipp. (In part, the large number of apologies is related to our team in Samoa building the School for abused children).
President Andy Bell welcomed all members and visitors Katherine Palin-Brinkworth (RC of Surfers Paradise) and our Guest Speaker, Professor Shirley McIlvenny (see see separate report above). He advised that a Board Meeting will be held on 23rd October.
Des La Rance gave a brief status report on the Samoa Project: the project is just about completed, well ahead of schedule. He said that Al Sirovs sends a message that "it all fitted perfectly" (yes, of course it did!). Secretary Mark Twyford, freshly returned from Samoa, complimented all members involved. We are also expecting a new member, 'Charles', to be confirmed shortly. More on this later!. Furthermore, Des La Rance also requested approval to purchase a bulk load of ply board - the board members present authorized the required expenditure.
Treasurer Mitch Brown reminded us that membership fees are due now. If your payment was not in the club's bank account by last Saturday 30th September, the price goes up...
Remember, anyone can love you when the sun is shining. In the storms is when you truly learn who truly cares for you. (Author unknown)
Dear Neighbors,
Please do not call the Police. It's not domestic violence. It's not a wild two-day party gone out of control. It's the football finals weekend and it's just me screaming at the TV.
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Our team has returned from Apia, Samoa, with lots of unforgettable memories and loads of pictures (bless the guy who invented smartphone cameras!). Sincere thanks go to the members and volunteers who helped during the pre-construction of the building at The Shed and the team, including the students and teachers of the participating High Schools of the Northern Collegiate of Schools who went over to get it all erected. Photo above by Al Sirovs (in hi-vis shirt at the rear) shows the completed school with students "trying it out". Project coordinator Rosie McIntyre has put started a photo album on Google Drive - 
Chocolate is good for you! Fat is good for you! Now, this doesn't just come from anybody, this comes straight from from a renowned professional in her field who is a professor at Bond Uni! OK, I might have to slightly qualify the bit about chocolate and fat: good chocolate is good for you. Good fat is good for you. This means raw chocolate, raw cocao. And good fats mean that which comes from Coconut, fish, olive oil. In her very pleasant Irish brogue (yes, she is from Dublin), Professor Shirley McIlvenny explained some very simple truths: "Diabetes is very common. People get the wrong sort of advice, they eat a lot of carbs" she explained, whilst we happily tucked into a sumptuous RSL Club breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, a couple of small sausages, a hash brown... "Carbs provide you with short term energy" she said, "compare it to running a 100 metre race. (Good) fat, on the other hand, is comparable to marathon runners. If you eat more healthy fat, you get more energy. Moreover, if your body does need more energy, it will take it off your stored fat. The alternative is to get .JPG)
With Sergeant Tania in her home country beneath the long white cloud, Ian managed to get quite a few fines up at short notice:
