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OUR MEETING #2 for the 16 - 17 year.
President Geoff commenced the meeting with the traditional Rotary Grace, Toast to the Queen and welcomed members.
Today was a Mark Hillis Fellowship Day.
Mark read a letter out from our Exchange Student, Tayla in Denmark.
Hello Geoff,
I hope everything is well in Wagga Wagga!
Sad to see that Kat is going home, I can imagine that she will be dearly missed.
I recently got back from my Euro Tour, the first stop was Berlin, Germany, where saw many of the city's attractions like, the Berlin wall, the East Side Gallery, Check Point Charlie, The Olympic Stadium and the Jewish memorial, just to name a few. Berlin was a really lively it felt like there was always something going on!
Next stop was Prague, Czech Republic. On the way to Prague we had two stops the first was at Dresden, Germany, it was a very beautiful and had amazing sandwiches! The second stop was in the Czech Republic, at Terezin, a holding Camp which was occupied by Nazi Germany in WW2. Its was a little bit confronting but I found it really interesting and very informative.
Then we arrived in Prague, we went to a Black Light Theater, which was interesting! Prague, is a very beautiful city, which reminded me of Fairy Tales. It also had amazing food!
Then Vienna, Austria, we attended a concert, by the Royal Austrian Orchestra, at the Schonbrunn Palace. We also visited hundertwasser, which is a beautiful house all made on different levels, different and colours. We also went to Prater, which is the oldies amusement park in the world!
After we went Ledo Di Jeslo, Italy, the first day we got a day off to relax, which was much needed! We just spent time at the beach, eating pizza and gelato!
The next day we went to Venice, it was so beautiful, one of my favorite spots on the whole trip, I went on a gondola ride and ate pasta and more gelato!
Then we stopped in Monty Carlo, Monaco, for lunch on our way to Avignon. Monaco was very pretty with amazing blue waters filled with huge, expensive yachts and there was also some of the remainder of the Monaco Grand Prix, from a couple of days before.
Next stop was Avignon, France, we had rest day were we want to the Pont Du Gard and spent the day swimming and exploring the area around! With a delightful picnic! the next day we had a very long drive to Paris!
When we arrived in Paris, France, the first day we spent the day exploring the city, we went to the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre (which we could not go into because it was closed due to the flooding), Notre Dame Cathedral, the Arc De Triomphe and also the Pantheon. That night we also got to go up the Eiffel tower at night which was super pretty, especially the light show! Unfortunately also because of the flooding we weren't able to do a canal tour.
But the next day we got to go to Disney Land! Which was so much fun and I loved spending the day with my friends, going on rides and watching the light show at the end of the night!
The next place we passed through was Brussels, Belgium, where we had delicious Belgium waffles and just explored the city, going into chocolate shops the try all the different chocolates the city had to offer.
Our final stop was Amsterdam, Netherlands. We went on a canal tour and spent our last day on euro tour exploring the city and having a hygge time together.
And in one week I am going on summer holidays with my host family and they are taking me to Spain!! (I'm a very lucky girl!!!)
Best Wishes,
Tayla :)
Here is Tayla with President Geoff Hamilton, just before she left Australia.
John Gray's SERGEANT'S SESSION with John Flynn.
John Fined Andy Irvine, asked about a possible move and how much he was asking?
Richard Rossiter for false advertising - just like in the election campaign.
President Geoff - missing his first board meeting.
John Gray
Peter Clucas - Birthday on Bastille Day
He then asked any member present who might never have been individually fined. Jonty Shuter stood and was asked the;
- Percentage of members aged between 50 and 64 Years old, Wrong
- %age members of and unknown age, Wrong
- # of female members in the club, Correct
- 2nd highest %age of members with under 20 years membership -
- highest %age of members with over 20 years membership, 34%
Joke.
A man walking down 5th Avenue asks a Jew where Minskey's bagel shop is. The Jew hands over all his parcels to the man, spreads his hands wide apart and says, "how should I know?"
(reference to Topol, in Fiddler on the Roof, perhaps)
Ken Cook received an email from Graham Burmeister, and this portion was read at the meeting.
Rick Priest eat your heart out.
>>>> I have entrained Delhi to Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab.
>>>> Today I catch the mini train and go around the ravines of the Hill Station at Simla
>>>> I remember taking Rick, Mike Knight, James Hamilton and Ken Cook on the smugglers train Hanoi to Sa Pa.
>>>> I am having a bad run. First my open heart, then hurting my hip big time at Dawn Service ANZAC Day then in Delhi, went over and really hurt my knee big time
>>>> I have no need to detain you on the detail, save and except, I have had 2 days in a wheelchair and it bloody hurts, including my pride.
>>>> Thankfully I have my best travelling mate with me , Johnnie Walker, and he and I talk it through, sing a little, recite poems and tell a couple of lies.
>>>> If it were not for Johnnie I would be a mess
>>>>
>>>> Burmo
Events and invitations
Ken Taylor is organising a meeting for all those members who would like to have a discussion on the future of the Markets.
Next Wednesday, 5:30pm at the club. Please contact Ken on 0412 539 631
John Egan, who departs for England this week, mentioned an evening coming up to do with Australian Rotary Health.
An evening of awards will be made in Wagga, at the Mercure Hotel in Morgan St, on the 25th August, in the evening.
Each year a recipient is awarded $2500 from club, Wollundry, and is matched by the State Govt.
For more information please go to;
David Benn is running the second  at his place on the 10th September.
Last year, the event raised $1000, and Benny would love to see that, plus this year.
Singing, Bush Poetry, Rotary BBQ.
Membership Director Rob Nicholson made an impassioned request for fellows to keep membership of the Wollundry Club at the forefront of their minds.
He says our club has terrific members, projects, major projects, Markets and Food and Wine, and that we need to think about expanding our numbers.
He asked that all members think of someone who could be a new member, and invite them along to a meeting.
Benny reminded members of the IFCR on in October.
- Please register
- Please consider volunteering for the week, sometime.
- if under 60 years old, automatic entry onto the team
Gears and Beers update. Phil McIntosh.
- The committee has been chipping away.
- off to Melbourne Wednesday for the Rapha Dirty 130 launch
- each week, money trickles into the bank account from registrations
- 3 from QLD this week
- Drew Ginn - awesome Foursome will be back this year with his mates from Victoria
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