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Next Weeks Meeting

Dec 13th 2016

 
Meeting :23      
Guest Speaker    Darren Wallace  Safe Hang Gliding 101

Fellowship :      Tim McMullen

Reception:        Paul Milde

Furniture:         Paul Murray

 
Bulletin Editor :    Michael Knight
 
Sergeant:              Peter Clucas
 
Member Profile :  NIL
 
 
 
 
 Market Rosters
 
 
 
Nil programmed.

Club Rosters

 Bulletin Editors

 
 
 

 

 

Dec 13, 20,Jan 3,  Michael Knight

Jan 10, 17, 24       John Egan

Jan 31, Feb 7, 14  Doug Sutton

 

 

Sergeant's

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dec 13th    Peter Clucas
Dec 20th    Peter Crozier

  Willis's Week  

Willis had a great time caving.
Foundation Facts
FOUNDATION FACT NUMBER 20
 
 
“Did you know that 50% of the combined giving to the Annual Fund comes back to your District Designated Fund 3 years after it was given? Of this 50% can be set aside for District Grants?”
 
Bob Willis

 

 

 
Speakers
Dec 20, 2016
DIABETES AND CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
Dec 27, 2016
Jan 03, 2017
Jan 10, 2017
Jan 17, 2017
Rotary Action Group on Endangered Species
Jan 24, 2017
Jan 31, 2017
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Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
Travis Downie
January 5
 
Laurie Blowes
January 22
 
David Wishart
January 24
 
Nicholas Leywood
January 27
 
Stephen McCoy
January 28
 
Bob Willis
December 1
 
Graham Burmeister
December 1
 
John Mason
December 8
 
Jonty Shuter
December 29
 
Spouse Birthdays
Heather
January 1
 
Brenda
January 4
 
Diane Wishart
January 5
 
Kym Hampton
January 5
 
Angie
January 15
 
Sandy
January 23
 
Sharon
January 27
 
Judy
December 6
 
Pam
December 9
 
Norma
December 18
 
Suzanne Fuller
December 18
 
Gina
December 27
 
Anniversaries
Timothy Macgillycuddy
Susan Macgillycuddy
January 2
 
David Benn
Cherie
January 4
 
Jonty Shuter
Lou Shuter
January 5
 
Rick Priest
Margaret
January 5
 
Geoff Breust
Ros Breust
January 12
 
Greg Conkey OAM
Jenny Conkey
January 24
 
John Egan
Maria
January 26
 
Travis Downie
Kym Hampton
December 5
 
Peter Mackinnon
Angie
December 7
 
John Ireland
Isabel
December 27
 
Gerry Gerlach
Angie
December 30
 
Join Date
Andrew Irvine
January 1, 1995
22 years
 
Michael Eldridge
January 22, 2008
9 years
 
Greg Conkey OAM
December 13, 1993
23 years
 
Peter Clucas
December 14, 1999
17 years
 
Peter Green
December 16, 2014
2 years
 
Travis Downie
December 16, 2014
2 years
 
David Pyke
December 18, 2012
4 years
 
Jim Gibson
December 24, 2002
14 years
 
Bulletin Editor
Paul Murray
Dec 13th Presidents Report 

Leading off a very packed meeting, President Geoff called on Michael Georgiou to sing Rotary Grace. After a toast to Queen and Country, we welcomed guests Tim Hutchings and Adrian Whiting.
President Geoff and PP Phil Macintosh went to Coolamon club, accompanied by PP David Benn and Jim Gibson. They presented them with a cheque for $4000 for the part they played in the success of the Gears and Beers event. The whole thing was very well received, from the good fun they had had to the approving female eye of men in lycra!!
Geoff also announced that Dick Smith had given Rotary $1,000,000 part of the proceeds of his sale of a corporate jet. Nearly all of that sale has gone to charity, including a donation of $10000 to The Australian Aviation Hall of Fame.
There is a board meeting on Monday 5.30 at the Club
President Elect Paul Milde was called on to announce our incoming President nominee Nick Leywood. A great choice!
Willis reported that he had a great day in Yarrongobilly Caves, as part of a school excursion. It was his first caving experience and he was fascinated by it. It is worth noting how much Willis's  English is improving .
Today has a (big) tinge of sadness as it was PP Geoff Hamilton's last official meeting. He has been a terrific Rotarian and a great friend, and the club will really miss him. We wish him and Jan all the best in their new home in Tasmania.
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Our Meeting
The Last Sprout 'n About for 2016
The market was a great success! Led by John Gray the team consisted of a veritable who's who of the club!

James Hamilton, John Hawkins, Tim McGillicuddy, Mark Hillis, Paul Murray, Rick (Santa) Priest, David Pyke, Jeremy Reithmuller, James Ross, Doug Sutton, Darren Wallace, Michael Georgiou and Ken Taylor.

These were ably assisted by Peter Crozier, Michael Knight, John Ferguson, Peter Green, David Foster, Geoff Breust, James Hamilton, Travis Downey, Nellie  Shepherd, Peter MacKinnon John Egan and Willis.

It was a top day of mateship as well as being very successful financially. Although all the figures weren't in by today, we took somewhere around $3100. $931 of that was on the gate, and a further $531 came from the Ham Wheel. We had some TV ads running and also used social media. This on a weekend when there were many competing professional markets also running. Well done team!!

 

Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines.

Expect the unexpected when you come to Wollundry. Today we were greeted with a complete Hang Glider which took up more than a corner of the room. Our own Darren Wallace was about to tell us how to leap off a perfectly good mountain top and soar with the eagles. To us turkeys that didn't seem to be such a good idea. But a few lessons on aerodynamics and such had us less tense about the whole affair. He did point out it was safe(relatively). Relative to what was the question.

Darren is a keen aviator and has flown almost everything from hang gliders, gliders, fixed wing powered and remote control aircraft as well. He was thanked by Tim McMullen. The talk once again proved that the most interesting people are often found sitting next to us at dinner on a Tuesday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sergeant.

Today Peter Clucas was in uniform and proceded to deny Travis with any talent but luck for a golf shot that ricocheted more than five times before it scored at the Christmas party. Smithy was pilloried for the lifestyle incurred as he had his Mooney serviced, and John Hawkins was accused of horse trading  at a furniture auction. Fergs suffered because of his wife Judy's well deserved award, and those who like himself had not achieved a PHF had to dig in. There was also a suggestion that John Egan's camera was too good!!

Geoff Hamilton is a pretty good golfer, and Peter calculated that it will cost him $110 per shot when we include fuel, time  and landing fees!! Also he has taken this Rotary thing a bit far. He's now a fully qualified helicopter pilot!!

 

 

 

Attendees.
Attendees etc

Visitors. Adrian Whiting, Tim Hutchings

Make Ups: Geoff Hamilton, James Hamilton, Michael Giorgiou,  John Ferguson,  David Pyke,  Peter Green,  James Ross,   Steve McCoy, John Egan

Apologies: Craig Bromley, John Flynn, David Hodge,  John Ireland ,  Andrew Irvine,  Michael Knight,  Wal Payton,  Robert Pearson, Malcolm Robertson,  John Mason,  Daniel Burns, Greg Conkey

 

 
Secretary's Report
 
Weekly Quote:       "If you can’t get rid of the skeleton in your closet, you best teach it to dance"
 
Please contact Rob Pearson on 0408696719 if you can help him deliver the tents to WWCC's New Year Eve Party at 10am on new year's eve or to take back to the shed at 10am on New Years day.