Weekly Club bulletin 26 March 2012

The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville
Mon 26 Mar 2012
Issue 3. No. 31

Weekly Bulletin

Monday, 26 March 2012
Program: GSE Farewell Night
Last Meeting:
Duty Roster tonight:
19 March 2012 Door
Minutes
Program:
Rotary Grace
International Night
Birthdays: 28th Sheila Prasad
Apologies:
Anniversaries: 31st Brian & Joy Wickham

Toasts:
Loyal
Overseas Club

What Am I Up To Now

Last Monday night was “International Night” organised and MC’d by PE and International
Director Bobby Redman. We had a well attended and very enjoyable social evening and
Students at Fundaninas, an special thanks go to Bobby and our three other presenters who spoke about their country of
orphanage in Guatemala City, origin.....Wilf van Emmerik, Suresh Prasad, Jim Sifonios. The international food was good
Guatemala. With support from The very tasty andour Bobby organised a raffle with a Trivia Questionnaire with an international
Rotary Foundation through several
Matching Grants, the orphanage
theme too. Almost all members and guests wore international dress of some kind too, so
houses, nourishes, and educates thank you to everyone who participated in the evening. We will let you know when we can
girls ages 2-18. to another social meeting with a different theme.
Rotary Images/ Monika Lozinska-
Lee.
This week our meeting has been shifted from our normal Monday meeting to Wednesday
th
27 to attend the Farewell Dinner to our GSE Team of journalists from the UK. The dinner
is at the Castle Hill Country Club hosted by the Castle Hill Club. Currently we have 16
members & partners who will be representing our Club at the dinner.

This Friday morning Bobby Redman, Alan Jones and Keith Stapley will be hosting the GSE
Team to Tubrook Station to give them a small taste of life in the outback. Demonstrations
Next Meeting: on whip cracking boomerang throwing and sheep shearing are on the agenda. I’m sure they
will have a very informative and interesting morning. Thank you to Bobby, Alan & Keith for
Monday 02 April 2012 looking after them.

Program Friday evening the outgoing GSE Team is holding a Trivia Night at the Sydney Tatts Club.
We have table set aside for us and currently we have 5 members and partners attending.
The Hills Environment & We would like to increase the numbers to a full table of 10 if possible to give our support to
Project Group Claire Thompson and her fellow team members. If you would like to attend please let
Bobby Redman know.
WHAT AM I UP TO NOW nd
Monday 2 April we will be back at The Castle Hill Tavern for our normal meeting. Gerard
PP Keith Stapley Nolan representing The Hills Environmental and Project Group will give us an update on
l what is happening in our local area eg. The Norwest Rail Link.
Duty Roster
President Penny Hill
Door Rotary Four-Way Test:
PP Ray Campbell Rotary Grace: Is it the TRUTH?
Minutes “O Lord our giver of all good Is it FAIR to all concerned?
PP Keith Stapley We thank You for our daily food, Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER
May Rotary friends and Rotary ways, FRIENDSHIPS?
Rotary Grace Help us to serve you all our days”. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
PP Alan Walker

International Club Night
It was wonderful to see all the color and hear the laughter at
last week’s Club Meeting when the Members came along to
support a special International Night organized to celebrate
global awareness and connectivity.

There was a fantastic turnout of members dressed in a diverse
range International costume (although it was noted that we
seem to have an awful lot of Mexican’s in the Club!)

Club Members enjoyed a meal whilst listening to the sounds of the Caribbean and
seeing a slide show of so many beautiful spots around the
World that, for me, it triggered a strong desire to go out and
book another overseas holiday 

Four of the Club Members spoke about their country / town on
origin. The biggest surprise being the diversity and in two
cases the members were not even born in the countries that
most people thought they were – Jim Sifonios, whom many
would have expected to speak about Greece, talked about
Egypt, his country of origin and his home for the first 6 years of
life. Wilf Van Emmerik expected to speak about Holland,
entertained us with his story about Indonesia. Suresh Prasad
speaking about exotic Fiji , provided great insight into his beautiful homeland, and Bobby spoke about her
less exotic hometown, Brighton in the South of England, providing history filled with stories of infamy and
violence.

Then came the time for everyone to test their International
knowledge with a short Trivia Quiz; won by Keith and Lyn
Stapely – well done guys.

Although this was set up as a fun night rather than a fund-
raiser we managed to raise over $100, with the raffle, that will
go towards one of the International Projects for which the Club
has committed funds this year.

There has been great feedback from the night, and everyone
appeared to have a good time. We can now look forward to our next big fun night,
which will be the Trivia Night coming up in May.

The brand new Sydney Greater West Entertainment™ Books are here

Rotary Club of The Hills-Kellyville Inc is pleased to be selling the
Entertainment Book to help raise funds. Books will be available from
early April. If have any queries, please contact Greg Rieper on 0400
998 790 or email gregrieper@yahoo.com.au.
Entertainment™ Books feature many of the area's best restaurants, cafes,
accommodation, attractions and activities, with up to 50% off and 2-for-1 offers!

Purchase the new Book for just $65 and you’ll receive over $15,000 in valuable
offers you can use from now until 1st June, 2013.

Available from early-April 2012, the Books are sold exclusively by fund-raising organisations. When you
purchase a Book, you'll be helping community fund-raising! Find
out https://www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/1236m08

The Rotary Club of the Hills-Kellyville meets Monday Night at the Castle Hill Tavern 6.15pm for 6.45pm start.
Postal address: P O Box 6502, Baulkham Hills Business Centre 2153

Rotary Foundation Thought for the Week
This week's Rotary Foundation Thought is an inspiring quote from Paul
Harris that can be assimilated to the challenge to eradicate Polio worldwide:

"I like to think that the pioneering days of Rotary have just begun.
What's 40 years in the life of a great Movement? There are just as
many new things to be done as ever there were. Rotary must simply
continue to pioneer or be left in the rear of progress."

Over 67 years later, Paul Harris' words are just as meaningful. There are still so many things to achieve and
promises to keep. If every Rotarian and Club contributes to The Rotary Foundation we can do a power of
good in the world by further educating high achievers as Ambassadorial Scholars, by promoting Peace with
Rotary World Peace Fellows and cultural Group Study Exchange programs. The Rotary Foundation funds and
facilitates humanitarian projects and of course helps immunize the world’s children through the PolioPlus
Program. All of these programs help make for a more peaceful world.

Remember what Paul Harris said, “We must all strive to be PIONEERS on the long road to PEACE.”

Rotary Clubs Always Pumped for World Water Day
By Rotary International Wednesday, Mar. 21, 2012 - 1:21 pm

EVANSTON, Ill., March 21, 2012 -- /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Although the United Nations
designates March 22 as World Water Day, Rotary members around the globe are focused on the
issue 24/7, volunteering their time and resources to provide safe water and sanitation to
communities wherever there is need.

A centerpiece of Rotary's emphasis on water and sanitation issues is the International H2O
Collaboration, an alliance between Rotary International and USAID (U.S. Agency for International
Development). Launched in 2009, it works to implement long-term, sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene
projects in the developing world. The first phase of the partnership has focused on three countries: Ghana, the
Philippines, and the Dominican Republic.

In 2011, Rotary, through its foundation, established a strategic partnership with UNESCO-IHE, a United
Nations institute in The Netherlands that is the world's largest postgraduate water education facility. The
Rotary Foundation will provide grants to Rotary clubs and districts to select and sponsor eight students each
year for scholarships leading to master's degrees in specified program areas.

Additional Rotary projects worldwide.

 The Rotary Pacific Water for Life Foundation has completed its 100th project in Fiji, directly benefiting
about 45,500 people at a total cost of US$1.3 million.
 In India, the Rotary India Water Conservation Trust (RIWCT) is working with local communities,
governments and the private sector to construct dams and build reservoirs and shafts for rainwater
harvesting.
 In October 2011, the Uganda Rotary Water Plus program was launched. It is designed to help the
country achieve its Millennium Development Goal of enabling 77 percent of rural residents to have
access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene by 2015.
 In Tanzania and Malawi, Rotary clubs are collaborating with Africare "H2O for Life" in a program
supported by Procter & Gamble to bring safe water to households and schools in rural areas.
 The Rotary club of La Molina Vieja, Peru, supported by The Rotary Foundation is helping local
villagers build, install, operate and maintain a bio-sand filter program.

Rotary is a global humanitarian organization with more than 1.2 million members in 34,000 Rotary clubs in
over 200 countries and geographical areas. Rotary members are men and women who are business,
professional and community leaders with a shared commitment to make the world a better place through
humanitarian service. Rotary's top priority is the global eradication of polio.


Club Members Dan Murphy Roster
Name Classification
Saturday 31 March 2012
Ray Campbell PP,PHF Education - Secondary
PP Ian Pearce
Thomas Cann PHF Landscape Supplies
Rtn Paul Hasslam
Col Davis Accounting Taxation

Russ Evans PP,PHF Finance
Saturday 14 April 2012
Henry Grech PP Legal Practice
PP Russ Evans
Michael Griscti PHF Lighting Technician
PP Rob Mackay
Penny Hill PHF Customer Service Manager

Alan Jones PP,PHF Marketing Consultancy

Bob Low PHF Electrical Distribution
WHAT AM I UP TO NOW
Robert Mackey PP,PHF Construction Services
2nd Apr PP Keith Stapley
Ian Pascoe PP Gas Fitting
16th Apr PP Jim Sifonios
Bruce Pike Nursery Retail
23rd Apr PP Haran Ramachandran
Suresh Prasad PP Sugar Research
30th Apr PP Greg Rieper
Haran Ramachandran PP,PHF Computer Support

Bobby Redman Psychology

Michael Richardson Honorary Member Duty Roster
Greg Rieper PP,PHF Consultancy
Monday 02 April 2012
Graeme Rohan PP,PHF Petroleum Distribution
Door PP Ray Campbell
Gordon Scoble PP,PHF Education Primary
Minutes PP Keith Stapley
Jim Sifonios PP,PHF Product Development
Rotary Grace PP Alan Walker
Keith Stapley PP,PHF Photogrammetry

Rod Tilden PP,PHF Window Furnishing Sales

Alex Traill PP,PHF Building & Maintenance Joke of the Day
Wilf Van Emmerik PP,PHF Specialised Transport

Allan Walker PP Funeral Direction
Things you would NOT want to see happen at
the ATM
Glenn Willcox PP Project Estimating
P – President PP - Past President PHF - Paul Harris Fellow
- You go to get a balance inquiry, and instead of
printing out a receipt the screen says: "Not worth
wasting paper", and ejects your card.

Club Calendar - You try to get a balance inquiry, and the screen
says: "Account not found." and keeps your card.

- You insert your card, and try to get some cash,
and the ATM laughs and spits out your shredded
card.

- You withdraw some money to pay some bills,
count it, and the screen says: "What, you thought
there was some EXTRA there? HA!", and ejects
your card clear across the room.

- You think you've got $100 in your account and
go to take out $50, and the screen says: "Not in
this lifetime." and laughs as you bang on the
machine, trying desperately to get your card back
that the machine has taken.

- You go to the ATM, and there's a picture of you
a-la-"Most Wanted" staring forlornly at the ATM
Note: Apologies must be in to PP Graeme camera with a caption that reads: "Wanted for
trying to get water from a dry well."
Rohan by 12pm on Mondays so numbers
can be confirmed for dinner.


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