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Last Thursday we sat in committees to review options to ensure that our expenditure this year meets budget.  Our year to date spending, and projected spending until year end is about $6000 under budget.  Committees reviewed a list of spending options and made recommendations which will be considered at our Board meeting on Monday next.  Thanks to all for their input to this decision.
Last Friday, Anne Cox and I interviewed Matthew Oyang, an applicant for National Youth Science Forum.  Matthew is a year 11 student at St Joseph's College.  Applications close on May 31st, so any further applications should be promptly forwarded to Anne.
Marie-Louise Prüsse is off to Halls Gap this weekend for the ‘Outbound’ Youth Exchange student selection.  She says that she had a ball on ‘Safari’ and that she looks forward to speaking to the club at our June 18th meeting about her experiences.
As we are not meeting at Lyndon Grove this week (we have Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner on Saturday 23rd), and we are not meeting the following week (we have Star Search on Friday 29th)  Please send any announcements to Pauline Stewart or Paul Brewster to include in the next two weeks newsletter.

Regards,
Ian C
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Lots of announcements
President Ian thanked the team Ros, Ross, Pauline and Stephen) for putting on such a "WOW" of a show last week. Didn't hear one bad report and everyone thought it was a good night - Lions included !!!
Invitations will be issued for a ladies night to be held shortly - volunteers required (males only) to help with serving.
An interview will be held on Friday for Matthew from St Josephs who is our candidate for the current NYSF programme.
Brenton noted that Guess Who's Coming To Dinner is definitely ON on 23rd so there's no meeting at Lyndon Grove on 21st. He needs to know any special dietary requirements as soon as possible. Guests need to ring him between 6.00 and 6.15 to get the address of where they're going and arrive there at 6.45.
On another subject, volunteers are required for the Big Day Out BBQ on 28th.
Stephen asked for volunteers to attend StarSearch and act as ushers, front of house, back-stage etc etc. Even if you're not attending, we need lots of tickets sold so as to give the performers a sense of having a good audience.
Darcy told us about MND Australia and the fantastic work they're doing - cornflowers, wrist bands and pens are available - if you didn't get one at the meeting see Darcy any time.
Eeon reminded us that Working With Children cards are probably coming up for renewal soon. As long as you have one, renewal is easy online at www.online.justice.vic.gov.au/wwccu/login.doj
If you don't have a WWC card (and you should have, you'll have to go to the Post Office, obtain a form, supply a photograph etc etc etc. It's free so don't delay. Do it now !!!
Barry entreated us to take advantage of the Bowelscan programme - May is Bowelscan month.
Anne reminded us that Chef for a month is on again with another group being presented with their certificates at the Davidson Restaurant shortly - look at the programme for details.
Ken brought us up to date with the situation in Nepal and thanked everyone who donated to the cause at last week's meeting.
 
Afternoon tea with Rotaract for the Give Where You Live May Day Appeal.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Polio this week as of 13 May 2015
Ministers of Health from around the world will meet in Geneva, Switzerland, next week for the annual World Health Assembly. The Ministers will discuss a number of topics related to public health, including polio eradication. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative has prepared a status report for delegates. The report and an accompanying resolution are expected to inform the discussions.

  • The latest semi-annual status report has been published and covers the period July to December 2014. The report provides an in-depth epidemiological and programmatic update for endemic, re-infected and high-risk countries.

Liberia and Sierra Leone have conducted polio and measles vaccination campaigns during the first week of May. These are the first campaigns conducted in these countries since 2013 (due to the Ebola outbreak). Polio staff in these countries continue to assist in the Ebola outbreak response efforts

  • Wild poliovirus type 1 and Circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus cases
     

Total cases

Year-to-date 2015

Year-to-date 2014

Total in 2014 

WPV

 cVDPV

 WPV

 cVDPV

 WPV

 cVDPV

Globally

23

0

77

14

359

55

- in endemic countries

23

 0

68

14

340

 52

- in non-endemic countries

0

 0

9

 0

19

 3

 - See more at: http://www.polioeradication.org/Dataandmonitoring/Poliothisweek.aspx#sthash.LnhLZZ0m.dpuf

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21st May                   No Lyndon Grove Meeting - GWCTD on 23rd.
 
28th May                   No Lyndon Grove Meeting - Star Search on 29th
 
4th June                    Directors' Reports
                                  Chair                                      Ian Campbell
                                  Welcome and Property          Darcy Seller & Mark Seller
 
11th June                   Chef for a month - session 2 - Davidson Restaurant
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To all members.
 
We now have sufficient members who have volunteered to be hosts for the Guess Who's Coming to Dinner event to enable it to proceed; it will be held on Sat 23rd May from 6.30 pm (Geelong play on the Friday night.)
 
Note that this will be in place of our normal meeting so it is important that you notify me whether or not you are attending.
 
It is a partners' night but that does not preclude members from attending on their own. Please notify me of any dietary requirements that you may have, so that the hosts can be alerted in plenty of time.
 
Attendance should be notified at least two weeks before the event so that we can work out who will travel to which host's place.
 
For those who have not attended one of these events before it is usually great fun and gives you a chance to meet other Rotarians in a convivial atmosphere. Guests pay the host the normal Rotary dinner amount, $30/head to cover the cost of the meal.
 
Hope you can make it.
 
Brenton
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The 15th gets a fair old thrashing this week.
All celebrations are on that day.
Ken Mansfield and David Sinclair with Birthdays and Peter Hudson with a Rotary Anniversary.
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It's that time of the year again when I start thinking about how to put together the Annual Report - so I'm asking directors and anyone else who usually submits stuff to go in the Anhnual Report to start work on the report now. If there are any photo's you particularly want to append to your report, please put them in also. It akes the best part of 3 weeks to a month to collate everything, format it, and print it so the "drop dead" date for getting your report to me (in electronic format saves me a great deal of time) is the end of May - but before if possible.

Thanks

Paul

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Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body and soul. - Charles Buxton

He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and fears is more than a king. - John Milton

Even a fool knows you can't touch the stars, but it doesn't stop a wise man from trying. - Harry Anderson, "Night Court"

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Happy Mother's Day to all the mums out there. I saw a lot of people were posting old photos of themselves as a kid with their mums. Because what better gift to give your mother than a photo of how she used to look before you completely wore her down." -Jimmy Fallon
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When Diane found out she was pregnant, she told the good news to anyone who would listen. But her 4-year-old son overheard some of her parents' private conversations. One day when Diane and her 4-year-old were shopping a woman asked the little boy if he was excited about the new baby. "Yes!" the 4-year-old said, "and I know what we are going to name it, too. If it's a girl we're going to call her Christina, and if it's another boy we're going to call it quits!"
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Worried about getting the death penalty, a capo on trial for first degree murder had one of his mobsters offer a young blond woman on the jury $100 grand to hold out for manslaughter. Needing the money, she accepted the bribe.
Shortly after, the jury found him guilty of manslaughter and sentenced him to 25 years in prison.
Once he'd settled into the prison routine, he called the juror to thank her. "Thanks so much for saving my life," he said. "I know that holding out for manslaughter must have been difficult."
"You're very welcome," she said, "And you're right, it certainly wasn't easy! Everyone else wanted to acquit you."
 
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An admiral visited one of the ships of the line under his command.
While eating breakfast with the crew he was impressed to see the Naval insignia stamped on every biscuit.
He went to the Chief cook to ask how this feat was done, so it could be used on other ships under his command.
The Chief replied, "I’d be glad to share that with you, Admiral. After each biscuit is cut, I just slap it here against my belt buckle which bears the Navy insignia.
Horrified the Admiral exclaims, "That's very unhygienic!"
The Chief shrugs and replies, "Well, If that’s the way you feel, sir, I suggest you avoid the donuts."
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The Bureau of prisons just announced the release of a serial bank robber who had looted over 30 banks before his capture. The parole board says he is completely rehabilitated and has found employment at his home in Prague. Yes, that is correct. They were able to right a bad czech.
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A tough old cowboy once counseled his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a pinch of gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning.
The grandson did this religiously and lived to the age of 110. He left 4 children, 20 grand-children, 30 great-grandchildren, 10 great-great-grand-children and a fifty-foot hole where the crematorium used to be.
 
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