SERGEANTOur Sergeant this week was David Benn, who attacked John Gray's sartorial elegance and pilloried anyone who did or didn't bet on the winner of the Everest. He then preceded to malign several members with a version of The Man From Snowy River. The poem is brilliant and features later in this bulletin. ROTARY INFORMATIONDue to the efforts of Paul Milde, hat day has raised $500 towards research into Mental Health. This money is spent by Australian Rotary Health to further the knowledge and treatment of the causes of mental health issues .It needs to be stressed that ARH is totally separate from The Rotary Foundation
Irene Chung our International exchange student told of her time with Doug and Wendy Conkey who took her along the river where she saw two snakes, and a kookaburra, plus a couple of cockatoos. She also visited Sydney which she said is a wonderful city! To hear this young woman's English develop is wonderful! Members are reminded to include Irene in your activities as much as possible. Paul Milde has asked for volunteers for Fusion to set up tents on this coming Saturday. If you can help it would be really appreciated."HELP!" Gents I need your Help! This is a Club Project. Please consider. Over the last four years we have assisted the Fusion Multi Culture Festival by setting up & packing up our tents. I'm looking for volunteers to help me set up & pack up this Saturday 20th October 2108. The set up is 9.30 am and pack up is 9.30 pm at Victory Memorial Gardens. I need two trailer drivers and at least eight members. This is a community project. I will be calling for volunteers at Tuesday's Club meeting. Thank you for your consideration. Chairman of the Projects Committee, David Byfield announced the following donations which needed the club's approval. $3000 to St Vincent Paul, $1000 to the multicultural council to assist with English lessons, $15000 to Shelterbox to provide much needed relief in disaster areas, and $1500 to be given as a scholarship to the Conservatorium. All passed without question. Incoming President David Pyke outlined our financial position for the year past. Suffice to say the club is in a very healthy position, and our three major earners are progressing really well. We have distributed some $166000 to projects that year. The Saturday Market. Colin Duff was market OIC for the month. His team were David Pyke, Paul Murray, Jonty Shuter, John Gray, Laurie Blowes, John Ferguson, Rob Pearson, Nick Leywood, James McNaughton, James Ross and Greg Conkey.Together they collected1 $1530 for the sites,$763 at the gate, $95 of which was notes, and $519 for the barbecue. A Grand Total of $2652 when all costs were covered. BED PAN DRAW Winner was Burmo, on the 9th draw Today was poet's day. David Benn gave a wonderful rendition of The Man From Wollundry Rotary", followed by a phone in from Neil Pinto. Shortly after that came Rick Priest with "Tomorrow will Do", closely followed by Doug Conkey with John O'Brien's "Well all be Ruined". Mal Robertson gave us "Shearing in the Bar", a lament by an old shearer who never used tar, in the bar at least. Burmo gave a great rendition of a Robbie Burns classic,"What can a Young Lassie Do?" and then we finished with a quiet one from David Benn which was called "C'est la Vie." Not to be outdone Rick Priest had the last word with a modernised "Clancy". Here is David's effort. WOLLUNDRY POET'S DAY with sincere apologies to Mr Patterson!! There was movement at Wollundry, when Milde passed the word around about Wollundry Rotary Club's Poet's Day They had joined their cultural forces, and they had to make a pound So, the sergeant's cracks would fill them with dismay.
All the fried and noted sliders, whose behaviour's been under par are mustered and all feel a tinge of fright For that Sergeant loves hard riding, at catching mates out - he is a star But of course, he stuffs his accusations full of shite.
There's Robertson, who made his pile when wool prices were way up Like Stuart Heriot, he now takes a blow Wishart and Gray are whinging cockies, will those tight buggers cough up? Or will they do a Kerry Pascoe and just not show?
Laurie Blowes the jerry-builder, will ride in to lend a hand No worse reprobate ever held the reins, Except maybe Michael Georgiou, and Graham Burmeister's in that band Plus, Geoff Breust whose dirty deeds are done in planes.
And up in the air, he dodges, Ken Taylor's weedy beasts
* they're something like a plane, but undersized perfect for perving on sheilas, sunbaking half-naked at least or annoying Pete Clucas, as he's flying by.
But still this club is very needy, you can't doubt their power to pay Their fines, for holding back would never do It's a long and tiring process, when each Sergeant has his day To get a quid from this tight and motley crew.
So, let the moths out Mayor Conkey, your O.A.M. won't save you now Dr Baguley might have to perform some C.P.R. Let's extract some gold from Crozier, McKinnon will show us how And Mark Hillis is sure to donate a near-new car!
There's McCoy in the spotlight, what's that awful sound he's made When he fished for his wallet - oh the pain! Obst has taken out his Abacus, Milde's smile has begun to fade, Oh Gawd, Cedric Priest's blowing hot air again!
Tennis guru, John Ferguson's made an offer - said instead of paying a fine He'll show us tricks he can do with his balls And in lieu of filthy lucre, McMullen wants to give us wine While John Smith said he can arrange some free phone calls.
Paul Murray's offering IT advice, to tech-retards and dinosaurs James McNaughton's offering legs of pork David Pyke said he could advise us, how to avoid succession wars While Flynny would tell us naughty Irish jokes from County Cork.
A foot-long Subway voucher's what young Puckeridge'd like to pay Frank Fuller's fine will be in a brown paper bag "I'm safe. They can't fine a President"- Hamilton was heard to say Gaiter said, "you're gone mate - this sergeant's no flamin' fag!"
McIntosh lay down the law - "Just cough up you buggers, when you're called There's only one exception here - just one, alright?
* A bloke's who's really short of a quid, so his fine must be very small And that's our battling mate, poor old Michael Knight".
So down at Wagga Wagga, where Adrian Whiting stands at stud And commands a massive service fee The Wollundry boys all pull together, in drought, blizzard, fire and flood They really are a magnificent sight to see.
...... if you weren't mentioned in this poem - bloody well pay up! Great effort by everyone!! |