District Governor

9465

2019/20

Wayne Milnes

Coming Events March 2020

Mar. 2020

Mon 2st No Meeting. Public Holiday

Mon 9h Club Meeting Kwn Police & Gilmore College

Mon 16th Club Meeting Chris Artemas

Fri – Sun 20th – 22nd District Conference at Rockingham

Mon 23nd Club Meeting

Mon 30th Club Meeting Rockingham Wild Encounters

Attendance Officer:

Greg Williams 0435 083 069

Apologies by Saturday pm please

Team 2019-20

President

Wendy Cooper

Secretary

Diane Brown

Treasurer

Bob Cooper

Attendance this week

Total Members 27

Apologies 4

Make-up 2

Attended 21

Honorary Member 1

LOA 1

Guests

Visitors

Partners

85.2%

Facts & Figures

Raffle

Bevan & John I

Heads & Tails

Cyril B

Birthdays:

Bevan 7th Mar.

Anniversary:

Club Anniversary:

If you had any we hope

you had a good day

Meets Monday

6 for 6.30pm

At Rotary Hall

Brownell Crescent, Medina

Visitors always welcome

Fun meeting tonight, we celebrated Rotary’s 115th birthday plus we also made it

Hat Night 2020. President Wendy added a ‘party’ atmosphere by providing a

mix of cup-cakes, lollies etc to the mix. We additionally celebrated ‘Hat Night’

Where members wore their choice of hat. (pics below)

Guest Speaker was our own PP Max Bird gave us a rundown on dealing with

RAWCS (Rotary Australia World Community Service) re registering your

project plus just how comprehensive Rotary’s Personal Accident & Travel

Insurance is.

Very enjoyable Progressive Dinner was held last Saturday night with entrée at

the William’s residence and the rest at the Iriks. Great night all round, food

aplenty plus refreshed fellowship opportunities all round.

I need to make a correction to last week’s comments, I stated that I thought that

we had not had a progressive dinner since May 2007, wrong!

Thanks to PP Ed I delved a little more effectively and soon discovered that we

did indeed have a Progressive Dinner on Saturday 11th August 2012 also a

Guest Who’s Coming to Dinner on May 15th 2010.

Still not too late to register for Conference 2020

Conference Registration closes February 29th

Bulletin

Rotary International President 2019/20

Mark Daniel Maloney

Rotary Club of East Nassau

President Wendy

The Rotary Club of Kwinana Inc. District 9465 Western Australia Chartered: 22 April 1971

No 30 24th Feb 2020

Wendy Cooper

President’s Pen

24th February 2020

In keeping with Rotary’s Birthday we dressed up in crazy hats (in lieu of Lift the Lid day) and partook of birthday cuisine in the form of cupcakes, fairy bread, lollies, and saveloys with tomato sauce.

Club Member Max Bird was our guest speaker. Max shared information on accessing grants from RAWCS with the view of encouraging someone to take advantage of the money that is available to club for projects. He made it look so easy.

The Kwinana Rotary ‘Hatters’

President 2020/21. PDG John Iriks

Club Service Report: 24th February 2020

Progressive dinner 22nd February 2020

Venue’s: Entrée at Williams, Mains at Iriks, Sweets also at Iriks.

Very successful, great night had by all, thanks to everyone concerned.

Plans to have another Hangi, date to be decided on.

Guess who is coming to dinner 2020. Dates suggested, May 16th or 23rd or 6th June

Please contact John privately if you are prepared to host and prepare dinner for 4 mysterious guests.

Our Club Changeover will be Sat. July 4th at the Kwinana Bowling Club.

The following Office bearers were endorsed for their respective positions for the

2020/2021 Rotary Year:

President John Iriks

Vice President Wendy Cooper

President elect Bob Thompson

Secretary Diane Brown

Treasurer Steve Castelli

Project Director Michael Nella

Public Relations Director James Sharkey

Foundation Director Max Bird

Membership Director John Iriks

Membership Committee: Lee Davis, Bob Thompson and Eric Blogg

A couple are lying in bed. The man says, "I am going to make you the happiest woman in the world." The woman replies, "I'll miss you..."

Why you don't ever see the headline:

"Psychic Wins Lottery"?

Why do Doctors call what they do a "Practice"?

Why the man who invests all your money is called a “Broker”?

Why they are called apartments when they are all stuck together

Why they call the airport "The Terminal" if flying is so safe?

Rtn Diane Brown

No Report Secretary Diane is currently recovering from recent surgery, club members wish you well,

Speedy recovery in order.

Inward Correspondence.

Outward Correspondence. Would members please note that any correspondence received or posted by yourself, please ensure a copy is forwarded to your Secretary.

PDG Bob Cooper

Bills paid, money in the bank.

Treasurer Bob just wished to point out that one of the downsides of having the luxury

of our own hall etc, is that we are charged for electricity and water at commercial

rates, when in fact where water is concerned we use very little !!!

Members are requested to ensure they contact PP Greg Williams by Sunday am with

any apology for the next meeting. We are having to pay for meals ordered for you and

not used because of non-attendance.

' An elderly gentleman... ..

Had serious hearing problems for a number of years. He went to the doctor and the doctor was able to have him fitted for a set of hearing aids that allowed the gentleman to hear 100%

The elderly gentleman went back in a month to the doctor and the doctor said, 'Your hearing is perfect. Your family must be really pleased that you can hear again.'

The gentleman replied, 'Oh, I haven't told them yet. I just sit around and listen to the conversations. I've changed my will three times!'

Irish Virus email

Top o' the mornin' to ya

You have just received the "IRISH VIRUS".

Being Irish we don't have too much programming experience, so this Virus works on the honour

system.

Please delete all the files on your hard drive manually and forward this Virus to everyone on your

mailing list.

Tank you for your cooperation. Paddy

24th February 2020

1. Global grant GG 2095275 has been submitted to Foundation. we are now in the hands of the

Rotary Gods.

Transferred AUD $16,605 to the Foundation account today assuming the Rotary Gods will approve the Global

Grant Shortly.

Now have a lot of new questions to answer, what worked last year don’t this year.

Why am I going thru the blood, sweat and bloody tears again?

2. My associate RPTLE member in Melbourne is updating at least 3 Rotary Clubs that have shown an interest in

RPTLE future projects, we have already had one Skyhydrant water filter and AUD $7,000.00 donated already.

3. That will be enough money to start at least one modified sea container with a Skyhydrant Water Filter and

storage tanks, while we wait on an answer from Foundation.

4. Gave an information talk to the Rotary Club of Kwinana Monday 24th February on the benefit of registering

your projects with RAWCS especially for insurance purposes.

5. RPTLE have also been invite to join Timorese Rotarians and Rotaractors at the inaugural Zone 8 Rotary

Timor-Leste Project Expo in Dili, at the Timor Plaza Hotel on the 14th -16th of August 2020.

Guest Speaker Presentation:

Gave an informed personalised view on the benefits of registering your projects with RAWCS, some of the

benefits are

1. It is easy to complete the paper work

2. Once the project Manager has the registration number assigned to the project then anyone can make

donations to that account and receive a taxable invoice for taxation benefit’s this is open to all, private

people, companies and corporations

3. All monies received apart from the 2.5% administration fees are held in trust for that project only,

4. The project manager can at any time nominated a bank account to have these funds deposited into,

normally this takes about 48 hours

5. Travel Request for a working party are done promptly and once completed each member whether a

Rotarian or not will receive their Travel insurance documentation outlining what is covered and how

to make a claim.

6. Each member of the team will answer or agree to the following

• Fill in the Application Form.

• Agree to the Agreement, Release & Waiver of Liability.

• Including the Code of Conduct, policies.

• The Club President signs the Signature Form.

• Your Doctors signs the fit to travel Medical Certificate.

• Child Protection either a working with children or a Police Clearance.

Now you are good to go with no if buts or I think your covered, you have a policy in your hand, that is very

comprehensive.

At the end of the project you will receive from RAWCS a thank you letter and a certificate acknowledging

your time and effort as a team member.

Please also look at the following links for more information on RAWCS, and note there is $1,000.000.00

available from Dick Smith foundation and RAWCS for some dedicated projects

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1prWWnnistvBm8crRPKbVAZoN-kzid7nC/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VgCwie9YXZaZt7Z35Fcrc3SfYsag27v0/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Feidmd2Bej6k4TIN-jqA-072TG9DejKc/view

PP Bob Thompson

Vocational

PP. Max Bird

International

PP Genevieve Carr

Youth

PP Max Bird

Foundation Dir.

Rtn. Norm Mulcahy

Community

PP Edd Samut

Membership Dir.

PP James Sharkey

Public Relations Dir.

Projects Director

PP Mike Nella

Project Director’s Report.

Gentle Road premises now open for business, business steady.

Successful Garage Sale last weekend.

Recent trip to Jakarta, successful outcomes achieved.

Some issues regarding the Breakfast Club have emerged, working with

Gilmore College to resolve.

Public Relations:

We continue to receive exposure on Rotary Out West.

Please continue to advise James of any stories or activities within our club

which may be submitted to the local media.

Membership:

Ed back to Rotary but still recovering from his recent health scare.

Plans to rekindle the Car Rally now Ed is recovering from his recent

health scare.

Community:

Helpers a little short for the Bread Project, please feel free to come along.

Another successful Bunnings BBQ, thanks to all concerned.

Vocational:

PP Bob T has lodged a local grant application via Madeleine King MP

member for Brand. We applied for a grant to install a Defibrillator at Rotary Hall plus a club

First Aid Training Course.

Also noted that our existing ‘First Aid Kit’ needs upgrading.

International:

Latest meeting minutes available to view on ClubRunner. View a complete review of my recent trip to Timor on ClubRunner.

Youth:

Have a hopeful for RYPEN, Decisions need to be made regarding our

inbound Exchange Student, plus potential hosts.

• Visit your club webpage.

http://www.clubrunner.ca/Portal/Home.aspx?accountid=8106

or type Kwinana Rotary Club into ‘Search’

Fine Session: Sgt. Cyril Bennett

Deputy Bill Rowe.

Wendy C: Is the term ‘Fairy Bread’ politicly correct today?

Mike N: Is that a ‘Tiara’ you’re wearing? Fit for a ‘queen’ !!!

Bob T: The ‘Hat’ of ‘Many Colours’ is you’re 2nd name Joseph?

Wendy C: Fined for not wearing the ‘Chain of Office’ till later.

Bob T: Trying to palm off Indian coins.

John W & Cyril: Keeping John and Chris up till midnight to toast Rotary’s birthday.

Bevan P: Was observed recently, presenting the girls at the Coffee Club with a

bunch of flowers.

Dockers W: Third win in a row!!!!

Bob and Wendy: Had to fine you for those hats.

Polio This Week 19th February 2020

“Polio is one of the few diseases we can eradicate in the world in the next few years. This is a priority of the United Nations and I am extremely happy to see it is a clear priority for the Government of Pakistan. António Guterres, United Nations Secretary General during his recent visit to Pakistan. Read more…

Summary of new viruses this week (AFP cases and environmental samples):

Afghanistan: two cVDPV2 positive environmental samples

Pakistan: five WPV1 cases and six WPV1 positive environmental samples

Angola: one cVDPV2 case

Côte d’Ivoire: six cVDPV2 positive environmental samples

Ethiopia: one cVDPV2 case

Ghana: two cVDPV2 cases

Philippines: one cVDPV2 positive environmental sample

The Kwinana Rotary ‘Hatters’

Monday 24th February 2020

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Strange Facts:

If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because

of the rate of reproduction.

In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.

No word in the English language rhymes with month.

The name of all the continents end with the same letter that they start with.

TYPEWRITER is the longest word that can be made using the letters only on one row of

the keyboard.

There is a word in the English language with only one vowel, which occurs five times,

"indivisibility."

Did you know that crocodiles never outgrow the pool in which they live?

That means that if you put a baby croc in an aquarium, it would be little for the rest of its

life.

A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

The only 15-letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is "uncopyrightable".

More than 50% of the people in the world have never made or received a telephone call.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

A duck's quack doesn't echo anywhere, and no one knows why.

Most lipstick contains fish scales.

Cat's urine glows under a black light.

Women blink nearly twice as much as men.

The cruise liner, QE2 moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel oil it burns.

Leonardo DaVinci invented the scissors.

Our eyes are always the same size from birth, but our nose and

ears never stop growing.

Makeup opportunities

Rockingham Monday 6pm for 6.30 Rockingham RSL Club

Palm beach Wednesday 6pm for 6.30 Ocean Clipper Inn

Baldivis 1st & 3rd Mon 6.30pm for 7.00 Peel Manor House

Cockburn Thursday 7.15am for 7.30 Cockburn Seniors Centre

Byford & Districts Monday 6.15pm for 6.45 Byford Tavern, South W Hwy

Rotary Club of Kwinana

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A beggar walked up to a well-dressed woman and said,

"I haven't eaten anything in four days." She looked at him and said,

"God, I wish I had your willpower."