Rotary Club of Albury Hume Weekly Bulletin...8th February 2012 Albury Hume Bulletin February is Rotary World Understanding Month 2 What’s Happening This week’s Meeting Time & venue:

8th February 2012 Albury Hume Bulletin February is Rotary World Understanding Month 1

Rotary Club of Albury Hume District 9790 Club No 18258

Charted 26th August 1977 PO Box 852 Albury NSW 2640

International President

Kalyan Banerjee District Governor David Anderson

Assistant Governor Terry Simmonds

Albury Hume President

John McDonald

Albury Hume Board Pres .Elect., Club Ser. Peter Lee IPP Howard Hinde Secretary Gordon Shaw Treasurer Rodney Bramich Community Service Peter Lee Membership Howard Hinde Service Projects Roger Lescun Foundation & Internat. Gary Woods New Gen. Vocational Ann McNaught

Other Officers Sgt. at Arms Stephen McKewen Bulletin Editor Peter Merkesteyn [email protected] Welfare Barry Young

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The Four Way Test For Rotary, the Four Way Test is the cornerstone of all action. It has been for years, and it will be in the future. Of the things we think, say or do

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENIFICIAL to all concerned?

ROTARY GRACE O Lord, and giver of all good, We thank Thee for our daily food, May Rotary friends and Rotary ways Help us to serve Thee all our days

President John’s Report from IPP. Howard Hinde

This week we will have a Club assembly and this gives all members the opportunity to raise any issues they wish to be discussed. Unfortunately we have received resignation notification from two members. Lisa Spinelli has found that the demands of motherhood are preventing her from attending meetings but Lisa has indicated that when she returns to work she may be in a position to return as a member. Christine Ellis has work commitments that prevent her from continuing membership. We all thank both Lisa and Christine for their service to Rotary during their membership and both will be very welcome back at anytime. The resignation from Christine results in the loss of one Director for 2012-2013 and we will be seeking to fill that position as soon as possible. The Board is considering the luncheon charge options. We will have this issue resolved in the next day or so and we can discuss this at our meeting. See you all on Wednesday

IPP. Howard Hind

Rotary Club of Albury Hume Weekly Bulletin

Wednesday 8th February 2012

Meeting 1690

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What’s Happening This week’s Meeting Time & venue: Wednesday 8th February 12:30 for 1:00 SS&AA Club Albury Programme: Mini-assembly

Chairman Graeme Maddox Hosts: Tony Brandt & Gordon Shaw Sergeant: Steve McKewen Birthdays: Nil Induction Ann: Paul Armstrong 8th Wedding Ann: Nil Make-UP: Can’t make this meeting, you can make up at one of the following or on www.rotaryeclubone.org

Local Clubs Monday 6.30pm for 6.30pm Albury Commercial Albury Golf Club For makeup’s Tuesday 12.15pm for 12.30pm Lavington Nth Albury Sports Club 5.30 pm for 6.30pm Albury North SS&A Club 6.00pm for 6.30pm Wodonga German Austrian Club 6.30pm for 7.00pm Bellbridge-Lake Hume Thurgoona Golf Club Wednesday 6.00pm for 6.30pm Albury West The Albury Club 6.00pm for 6.30pm Belvoir Wodonga Grove Café 198a High St. Thursday 6.00pm for 6.30pm Wodonga West Grove Café 198a High St.

Apologies: To Ian Harrison on 6021 4551, 0419 285 624 or email [email protected]

Last Meeting Programme: Rob. Byrne, who is cycling from Newcastle through Albury raising funds for Polio plus

Club Guests: Rob Byrne (Guest Speaker) Members Guests: Oscar Little (Alice Glachan) Visiting Rotarians: Rob Byrne Apologies: Paul Armstrong, Max Blomeley, Rod Bramich, Nicole Doughty, Ron

Haberfield, Darrin Harcrow, Peter Lee, John Sarroff & Gary Woods. Make-Up’s: Darrin H., Roger B. (2), Dennis M., Bruce L., Roger S., Tony B., Paul A. & Gary

W. Attendance: Present: Make Up’s: Total at Meeting Percentage: 27 9 36/40 90 %

Next Meeting

Time & venue: 12.45 pm for 1.00 pm start at SS&A Club Olive Street Albury Programme: TBA

Rosters: Check the back page now to see when you are next rostered! Members are asked to adhere to the following guidelines so that the load is shared equally by all members: - If you can’t perform you roistered duty please:-

1. Arrange a swap with another member, 2. Advise your team captain (marked with a “C” on the roster) of the swap, 3. Ensure your substitute fills in for you (Rosters will not be amended to reflect swaps).

If you are a Team Captain (marked on the roster with “C”) 1. Contact all team members at least one week before to ensure that all members can attend. 2. If a member cannot attend ensure that they organise a swap.

Are you going away? - Contact Paul Armstrong to find out if you are roistered during your absence and then arrange swaps as per above. Medically or physically unable?

If you are medically or physically unable either temporarily or permanently please advise Paul Armstrong as soon as possible.

Dates for your Diary When Time What & Where

10th February 6:30 pm Sportsman’s dinner Storm Vs Raiders – Commercial Club

11th February 7:00pm National NRL trial match Lavington Oval 23-25 March District Conference at Mooney Ponds

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Meal price rise We will be paying $20 for our meals from this week onwards. The club charges us slightly less, so some of the extra gained will be used for guests. The board will decide how the rest of the money will be used. They have had several suggestions and will consider them all.

Regards

Peter Merk

Club Welfare – Members and Families

Welfare Report-Members and Families

Coming and goings Julie Frauenfelder looking well and tanned after her sojourn on the Gold Coast Ron and Barb Haberfield away for another two weeks overseas. Member Achievement Peter Merk for winning our Joker swindle. Congratulations to Robert Burn’s son on his wonderful achievement of a further Distinguished Service Cross complementing his remarkable career. Community Club of the Year - A well deserved award complimenting all members of our club. A big thanks to new members – Darrin Halcrow and Dennis Martin for standing in at the last minute at our sausage sizzle. Great meeting last week – fun and fellowship, meaningful debate and an excellent speaker. Thought for the Week A friend is someone who understands your past, believes in your future and accepts you today the way you are.

Welfare officer

Barry

Rugby League Roster 11th Feb.


Guest Speaker

A note from Peter Lee

31st January 2012 Hi Folks Well nearly a week gone from my short European break, and another two weeks to go. After a very bumpy ten hours of flight in the first leg from Sydney to Dubai, the remaining flight legs of the journey across were fine. The bumpiness was so bad that from about Darwin to an hour out from Dubai they didn’t serve any hot drinks for the remainder of the flight, and also no breakfast. There were times when the aircraft was taking quite a buffeting, and within the seat one was involuntarily really pushed from one armrest to the other. I was glad I was in the 380 which is quite luxurious and very roomy, and not a REX. Our 380 was full as well so the winds were obviously at a terrific force to contend with. For the first week I have been visiting Alistair and new daughter in law – Valentina- in a small village about 15Kms from Milan Currently assisting them with some documentation re Valentina applying for a Permanent Visa to Oz...Apparently Australia has no official Australian processes for applying to leave the country from within Italy, so when the application is completed, all paperwork has to go to Berlin. No wonder we have ‘boat people’ trouble. Tomorrow off to UK to travel to see some close friends in Devon and Cornwall until I leave to return on 15th and arrive home on 17th. Read with a bit of envy temperatures in Albury- Wodonga, as weather here pretty cool. Still the


really cold weather is on its way from the Arctic on Thursday and their weekend where overnight temps expected to be lowest for thirty years, down to minus 10-15C. When in Northern Italy, thoroughly recommend a day excursion trip on the Bernina Express. Journey operated by Swiss Rail and an electric locomotive and its fully panoramic view windows travels from approx 400 metres above sea level to a point 2400m above sea level before it levels off and journeys on to St. Moritz. Visibility a bit spoiled by the snow which was falling, but what we could see there were lovely views.

Hope everyone is well and see you all 22nd.

Pete

Australia Day Barbeque Sorry folks, this was supposed to be in last week’s bulletin, But I accidentally left it on my desktop.

Regards

Peter Merk


A note from Ron & Barb

Haven't been able to send an update as the ships Internet has been out of action. We are just about at the end of our cruise and have seen some wonderful sites in the ocean and jungles of Borneo Pictured is a rare sighting of a group of pigmy elephants that were feeding along a river about 50 miles inland. We had a 2day trip up the river staying the night in a jungle lodge which allowed us to explore at dawn, dusk and night looking at the wildlife. No, the orang-utans did not adopt me as their alpha male, and we were not eaten by the numerous crocs. Today I have been scuba diving in the morning and snorkelling in the afternoon. Really is a tough life. It has been a great trip and should be home at the end of this week. Regards Barbara and Ron


Ian Murphy Memorial Debate

Ian Murphy Memorial Debate Semi- Final Date 27th February 2012

One of the schools we have sponsored for this years competition, St Paul’s College have reached the semi-final. The other team we sponsored Xavier High School also did very well reaching the quarter final of this 32 school competition. The schools left in the competition are Seymour College, Preston Girls Secondary College, Cathedral College Wangaratta and St Paul’s College, Walla Walla. St Paul’s College have been drawn against Cathedral College and take the affirmative in the topic “That Australia is underpopulated” The debate has been organised for Monday 27th February at Wangaratta RC’s meeting at Murdoch House, Wangaratta. 6.00pm for 6.30pm. We have taken responsibility to run the debate on the night and provide two of the three adjudicators; Wangaratta RC will provide the venue and the other adjudicator. The winners of these two debates will meet in the final at the District Conference in Melbourne at the end of March. All members are welcome to attend to support St Paul’s, and numbers of those interested will be sought closer to the time.

Roger Beardwell

Just for a Laugh

Two guys, one old, one young, are pushing their carts around K-Mart when they collide. The old guy says to the young guy, "Sorry about that. I'm looking for my wife, and I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going." The young guy says, "That's OK, it's a coincidence. I'm looking for my wife, too... I can't find her and I'm getting a little desperate." The old guy says, "Well, maybe I can help you find her... what does she look like?" The young guy says, "Well, she is 27 yrs. old, tall, with red hair, blue eyes, is buxom...wearing no bra, long legs, and is wearing a mini skirt. What does your wife look like?' To which the old guy says, "Doesn't matter, --- let's look for yours." An older gentleman was on the operating table awaiting surgery and he insisted that his son, a renowned surgeon, perform the operation. As he was about to get the anaesthesia, he asked to speak to his son. "Yes, Dad, what is it?" "Don't be nervous, son; do your best, and just remember, if it doesn't go well, if something happens to me, your mother is going to come and live with you and your wife...."

A distraught senior citizen phoned her doctor's office. "Is it true," she wanted to know, that the medication you prescribed has to be taken for the rest of my life?" "'Yes, I'm afraid so,"' the doctor told her. There was a moment of silence before the senior lady replied, "I'm wondering, then, just how serious is my condition because this prescription is marked NO REPEATS."


I saw this wonderful program called “Flix in the Stix”which is coming to the Botanical gardens on the 2nd march and wondered if any of our group would like to join us for a good nights entertainment with a picnic tea. The price is $41.50 for adults or $36.50 for pensioners It includes great entertainment with James Reyne and a bush poet Peter Mace as well as a collection of award winning short fils Please let me know if you are interested

Thank you Julie


Member Member 8-Feb 15-Feb 18-Feb 22-Feb 29-Feb

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1 APLIN Greg 6026 2604 6021 3042 0428 600 343 [email protected] 2 ARMSTRONG Paul 6021 8294 6041 6227 0428 218 294 [email protected] 3 BEARDWELL Roger 6021 2803 6022 0209 0417 139 323 [email protected] 4 BLOMELEY Max 12.30 pm 6021 7981 n/a 0418 274 240 [email protected] 5 BRAMICH Rodney 6056 1148 6071 5200 0419 617 906 [email protected] 6 BRANDT Tony Host 6021 5060 6023 3133 0408 212 502 [email protected] 7 BURNS Robert Host 6041 4685 6021 3211 0408 412 117 [email protected] 8 CLANCY Justin Host 6020 3294 6056 4400 0438 203 224 [email protected] 9 DOUGHTY Nicole Host 6058 0600 0419 333 001 [email protected]

10 ELLIS Christine 9.45am C 6059 4005 6058 0900 0413 266 441 [email protected] 11 FRAUENFELDER Julie 6023 6071 6056 1544 0418 578 196 [email protected] 12 FULLER Graham 6040 1668 6041 1687 0459 070 807 [email protected] 13 GLACHAN Alice 6023 1453 6023 4333 0439 583 805 [email protected] 14 HABERFIELD Ron 6021 3629 6021 3629 0412 311 121 [email protected] 15 HALCROW Darrin 12.30 pm 6040 8647 0488 208 895 0488 208 895 [email protected] 16 HARRISON Ian 6021 4551 n/a 0419 285 624 [email protected] 17 HAYDEN Bradley 6020 3260 6023 6300 0412 461 392 [email protected] 18 HICKEY Dennis Trailer pm 6021 6105 6023 8090 0418 480 925 [email protected] 19 HINDE Howard 6026 2344 6026 2344 0419 485 448 [email protected] 20 HODGE Alan 6026 2279 6026 2279 0427 262 279 [email protected] 21 KILLEEN Wendy 0438 523 257 6032 9457 0438 523 257 [email protected] 22 LEAVITT Bruce 12.30 pm C 0456 086 132 0456 086 132 0456 086132 [email protected] 23 LEE Peter Chair C 6056 2982 0409 956 251 [email protected] 24 LESCUN Roger 6026 2331 6021 2529 0412 677 534 [email protected] 25 MADDOX Graeme Chair C 6043 1012 n/a 0438 284 060 [email protected] 26 MARTIN Dennis Chair C 6056 0468 6041 3417 0417 688 852 [email protected] 27 McDONALD John 6021 3447 n/a 0407 078 480 [email protected] 28 McKEWEN Stephen 9.45am Chair C 6029 3279 n/a 0417 260 375 [email protected] 29 McNAUGHT Anne 6021 5752 6021 7706 0409 123 630 [email protected] 30 MERKESTEYN Peter 6021 4652 6024 0557 0402 286 609 [email protected] 31 OWEN Geoff 6020 8820 n/a 0427 208 820 [email protected] 32 SALIBA Wassim 6043 2272 6023 1122 0421 188 149 [email protected] 33 SARROFF John 6040 2271 n/a 0412 820 843 [email protected] 34 SHAW Gordon Host 6026 3297 6026 3297 0417 282 584 [email protected] 35 SIMMONDS Terry Host 9.45am Tr 6040 2860 6025 0200 0438 284 070 [email protected] 36 SNELL Roger Host 6041 4577 6022 4100 0409 137 833 [email protected] 37 SPINELLI Lisa 6021 3904 6041 2202 0438 299 120 [email protected]. 38 STIRLING Bill Host 6040 2900 n/a 0400 144 076 [email protected] 39 TREMONTI Karin 6026 3387 6041 6310 0419 316 330 [email protected] 40 WOODS Gary 6021 1535 6041 3115 0437 750 274 [email protected] 41 YOUNG Barry 6043 1565 n/a n/a [email protected]

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Rotary Club of Albury Hume Weekly Bulletin...8th February 2012 Albury Hume Bulletin February is Rotary World Understanding Month 2 What’s Happening This week’s Meeting Time & venue: