What a terrific night we had for our 70’s night, great to have a sense of fun after a fairly busy night with our DG visit the week before.
It was particularly pleasing to see that we hadn’t aged a bit since the 70’s, or at least in spirit. It was a great night and pleasing to see everyone in the spirit of the event. Colin and the fellowship team needs to be congratulated for putting together a fabulous night we could all let our hair down (literally) J
I would like everyone to be aware of Betrayal of trust, and whilst I have no issue with our club I think the circulation of this message is important to us as a community leaders and acknowledging the general principles. I have included a link for those that wish to learn more from the department of justice, but put simply it is no longer immoral to turn a blind eye to abuse, particularly children it is against the law. As a community we need to learn from mistakes of history and maintain a zero tolerance approach.
Next week we look forward to GTEC students with Linda Kelly, and whilst many of members are enjoying a mid-year break from the winter weather we look forward to a fabulous night.
David reminded us that subs are due and payable NOW and that he and Darcy are working on the required revision to the Constitution.
In announcements :
BRUCE said thanks for support on the death of his brother
PAUL reminded members that nest week we'll be at St John Of God Hospital for our meeting
JACKO asked for volunteers to "finish off" at Barb Cox's place.
COLIN let us know about the planned trip to the Theatre of the Winged Unicorn for Wuthering Heights on October 23rd.
Then David (otherwise known as Blobie, but not until later) gave us an interesting, technical and very revealing presentation on the de-branding resulting from the sale of the Shell refinery and also the work which he's doing at present based on Infra Red imaging. Sort of Dr David stuff !!!
By Paula Caldeiram, a member of the Rotaract Club of St. Paul Espro, Sao Paulo, Brazil
This is my “Rotary Moment.” I became an Interactor in 2008, and after a year of activities found myself transitioning to Rotaract as a member of the St. Paul Espro club. One of our service projects is a campaign to help provide warm clothing for the homeless.
I was taking part in this project this August when something special touched my heart. A group of people were huddled near the Dom Pedro II metro station in Sao Paulo, attempting to warm themselves with a small fire that was barely large enough for two people to stand beside and get warm. I approached the group and explained that I was a volunteer and the clothes and warm blankets I had were to help them fight off the severe cold.
One of the men took the items without saying a word, and I could see the distrust in his eyes, trying to understand what was happening. Soon, I saw his expression change from confusion to something else, a gesture of thanks. We held a prayer, formed a large circle, and together finished with an “amen.” I raised my head and looked around the circle; I met his eyes and a smile pure and simple. It was the way I wanted to end the evening.
People often ask me why I volunteer and I always give the same answer. I am falling in love with seeing how practicing service can transform the life of another person.
We are delighted that the Zone 8 Rotary International Director Guiller Tumangan, with his wife Letty, is visiting Victoria for 3 days and that he is attending the lunch meeting of the Rotary Club of Geelong on Tuesday 1st September. As Zone Directors do not usually visit all their districts this is a great opportunity for all Rotarians to meet and hear from the Zone Director.
This week, Pakistan will become the second polio-endemic country to introduce the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) into its routine immunization system. More than half the global birth cohort is now receiving at least one dose of IPV through routine immunization systems as a result of the biggest globally synchronized vaccine introduction in history.
The emergency committee of the International Health Regulations (IHR) has met for the sixth time and assessed that the international spread of polio continues to constitute a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
National vaccination campaigns to protect children against polio and measles are taking place in Yemen targeting more than 5 million children under the age of five.
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
36
10
145
31
359
55
- in endemic countries
36
1
128
31
340
52
- in non-endemic countries
0
9
17
0
19
3
- See more at: http://www.polioeradication.org/dataandmonitoring/poliothisweek.aspx#sthash.813oBoed.dpuf
Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why. -Bernard M. Baruch, 1870-1965, American Financier
There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment. - Norman Vincent Peale, 1898-1993, American Christian Reformed Pastor, Speaker, Author
The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reasons for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.- Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-born American Physicist
A programmer and an engineer are sitting next to each other on a long flight from Los Angeles to New York.
The programmer leans over to the engineer and asks if he would like to play a fun game.
The engineer just wants to take a nap, so he politely declines and rolls over to the window to catch a few winks.
The programmer persists and explains that the game is real easy and is a lot of fun. He explains "I ask you a question, and if you don't know the answer, you pay me $5. Then you ask me a question, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $5."
Again, the engineer politely declines and tries to get to sleep.
The programmer, now somewhat agitated, says, "OK, if you don't know the answer you pay me $5, and if I don't know the answer, I'll pay you $100!"
This catches the engineer's attention, and he sees no end to this torment unless he plays, so he agrees to the game.
The programmer asks the first question. "What's the distance from the earth to the moon?" The engineer doesn't say a word, but reaches into his wallet, pulls out a five dollar bill and hands it to the programmer.
Now, it's the engineer's turn. He asks the programmer "What goes up a hill with three legs, and comes down on four?"
The programmer looks up at him with a puzzled look. He takes out his laptop computer and searches all of his references. He taps into the Airphone with his modem and searches the net and the Library of Congress. Frustrated, he sends e-mail to his co-workers--all to no avail.
After about an hour, he wakes the Engineer and hands him $100. The engineer politely takes the $100 and turns away to try to get back to sleep. The programmer, more than a little miffed, shakes the engineer and asks "Well, so what's the answer?" Without a word, the engineer reaches into his wallet, hands the programmer $5, and turns away to get back to sleep.
Real flight announcements
After landing: "Thank you for flying Delta Business Express. We hope you enjoyed giving us the business as much as we enjoyed taking you for a ride."
After a particularly rough landing during thunderstorms in Memphis, a flight attendant on a Northwest flight announced: "Please take care when opening the overhead compartments because, after a landing like that, sure as Hell everything has shifted."
Part of a Flight Attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of us here at US Airways."
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