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The Rotary Club of Nunawading Inc. Reg. Inc No. A0016092S

Club Bulletin The benefits of being a Rotarian include serving the community, networking and friendship, and promoting ethics and leadership skills www.rotarynunawading.com.au August is Membership Month Program 27th August 2008 Apologies: To be given to Dick Tregear (via Visitor Lesley, his secretary) before 10.00am on the day of the meeting.: Judith E introduced Graeme Curry from Benalla to our club. Tel Work: 9887 6211 Home: 9878 2646 Reports Mobile 0418-324-664 Email work: [email protected] Our numbers were down this week as some attended the first meeting home [email protected] of the Camera Club

Sue W asked for numbers for those staying at Portsea 27thAug Linda Briers -Superannuation : Maximising the Opportunities & Girl’s night out at Kublai- Another great night sampling Mongolian BBQ Transitioning to a Comfortable food. Delighted to see Faye Coysh in attendance- Thanks to Anne Retirement Lynch for organizing. Next night is planned forMonday 15th September at the Mitcham Hotel. 3rd Sept Lindsay Hyde - Water Salinity

Russell thanked the club for the support received following his mother’s death and funeral. Club is making a donation to charity in lieu of flowers Jim R encouraged us to drink only wine with corks as part of his cork collection program.

Birthdays Wedding Anniversaries Inductions

Bruce Simcox 2/08 Russel & Sue Warmington Nil Sue Warmington 3/08 Kevin Thomas 4/08 Roslyn Wilson 5/08 Andre Scibor- Kaminski 18/08 Suzanne Murphy 18/08 Liz Fullard 23/08 Colin Read 26/08 Lesley Arnolda 27/08 Max Wittick 30/08 F r o m t h e B o a r d

INTERNATIONAL

 Certificate of Appreciation received from Shelter Box (Box Number AUS 3851) for our donations to latest crisis in China.

WHITEHILL TRUST

 John Dear has received thank you letters from Blackburn High regarding the receipt of monies.

COMMUNITY

 The club sponsored MUNA students (travel) to attend the Canberra event  Portsea camp project information has been received and Club members and partners have been asked if they can attend the 11 October weekend  Cancer walk in November is once again being supported by the Club. Details of actual date will be sent out soon.

PRESIDENT

 Planning has commenced for a past exchange student dinner. More details to follow.  Arrangements are being made to complete the Working with Children Check. Hopefully a representative from the Post Office will join us one night and we can do the forms en masse.

MEMBERSHIP  Club membership stood at 38.  Lisa Rouch has now been inducted as member number 39. Welcome Lisa.  2 more new member applications are being finalised and we hope to induct these people very soon.  More prospective members are being progressed by the Membership committee.

FUNDRAISING  Our club is acknowledged as the biggest distributor of Cakes and Puddings in Australia.  We have now been asked to assist with distribution for District 9790. Well done Rob McQuade for volunteering to manage. Bruce Simcox is investigating a local storage facility, for several pallets.

M e m b e r s h i p B y J o h n D e a r

C o m m i t t e e : A n d r e w N , M a x W , I a n S , L e n B , G r a e m e M , D i c k T John challenged all members to take responsibility for adding members to the club. He reminded us that we all have neighbors, friends, work colleagues, and other people we meet daily that could make great Rotarians. Some examples of classifications not in the club include Doctors, Chemists, and Police.

If we are to remain the strong club we are today, we need to replace the three members recently lost and introduce people who will continue the club into the future.

______Primary Schools Project

The first of the four Primary Schools to receive our $1000.oo matching grant has now completed their project. Parkmore Primary School invites all of our members and partners to the opening of their new Serenity Garden which includes garden boxes, seats, chessboard and native plants. We will be unveiling the Plaque in honour of Past President Alan Coysh with Fay Coysh attending. We would like to have as many members or their partners come along and enjoy afternoon tea with the staff.

When: Next Wednesday 27th August Time: 4.30 p.m. At: Parkmore Primary School, Jolimont Road, Forest Hill

ROSTERS

Host Colin Read Cashier Jim Robson Recorder Peter Schoner

Rotaract 3rd September Wayne Willoughby & Graeme Moorfoot

Photography Setup Wayne Willoughby Dick Tregear Suzanne Murphy Packup Sue & Russell Warmington

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1) Go to the link below. After reading each window, follow the instructions, click on the boy in the lower right corner of the picture to go to the next window.

2) In the last window type in your answer in the white box using the Keyboard (there is NO cursor).

3) Watch the paper in the boy's hand. You will be amazed. And no, I don't know how it's done. http://digicc.com/fido/

After having their 11th child, an Irish couple decided that that was enough, as they couldn't afford a larger house. So the husband went to his doctor and told him that he and his wife didn't want to have any more children. The doctor told him there was a procedure called a vasectomy that would fix the problem but it was expensive. A less costly alternative was to go home, get a large fire-cracker, light it, put it in a beer can, then hold the can up to his ear and count to 10. The husband said to the doctor, "B'Jayzus, I may not be the smartest guy in the world, but I don't see how putting a firework in a beer can next to my ear is going to help me with my problem." "Trust me, it will do the job", said the doctor. So the man went home, lit a cracker and put it in a beer can. He held the can up to his ear and began to count: "1, 2, 3, 4, 5," at which point he paused, and placed the beer can between his legs and continued counting on his other hand.