January – Vocational Service Month

Club Meeting – Planning for Federation Festival President Gary requested everyone in the Club to give 110% this week, as we can earn over $30,000 which can be spent back in the community. Not only is the monetary reward worth the effort, but we are show-casing the Rotary brand in the community. He gave the Club a summary of the organisation progress for the coming week’s events: Federation Dinner (Fri Night) – currently there are 71 bookings out of a possible 96 attendees. DG Bernie, AG Margaret and husband, Australia Day Ambassador Ron Delezio and Exchange Student Vera will all be in attendance. B&S Ball – Rtns Paul, Stephen and Wally will be in charge on the night. Federation Parade –

1. The closing date for entry is Fri 19th, but at this stage we have some 25 to 30 entries, which includes bands, floats and local organisations. Unfortunately the Scots School Pipe Band is unable to be present, but we will certainly enjoy those bands who have indicated they will be present.

2. Rtn Ray will call the parade and we have permission to use the balcony of the Royal Hotel for Visiting Dignitaries and for the caller.

3. The Club’s entry will have a multicultural theme on the back of a ute, and will ask Rotex Sarah if she will take part. Exchange Student Vera will be involved walking down the street with the float.

4. Search and Rescue will coordinate the Parade participants.

On behalf of the Club, Rtn Gail applauded President Gary for his hard work and dedication in coordinating this whole week of events. This sentiment was heartily endorsed by the Club members.

Rosters and Jobs for the week ahead

There are many tasks outlined on Neil’s Job Program which was published both in the last Bulletin and in this one (Page 6). A summary of times where all available Rotarians are required is as follows: Thursday – 1. 9 am meet at Marshall Batteries with ute and/or trailer and Gary will

allocate everyone a task from his detailed list of jobs needing to be done.

2. 6.30 pm meet at the Odd Fellows Hall for working bee/drinks/pizza tea

Bulletin January 18, 2018 - Volume 79 - Issue 26

2017-18 President

Gary Poidevin OAM

District Governor Bernie Bott

Rotary

International President

Ian H.S, Riseley

Program & Roster

Corowa RSL Club

January 25

Working Bee - Federation

Festival

Chairman N/A

Treasurer

N/A

Grace N/A

Loyal Toast

N/A

International Toast N/A

Rotary information

N/A

Sergeant’s Help N/A

Bulletin Editor

Margaret Brown grmibrown@hotmail.com

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Friday – 1. 7.00 am meet at Wally’s with trailers/utes ready to transport items to

Rowers Park 2. 10.00 am Official Australia Day Program starts. Rotarians set up food

stalls and BBQs, ready to sell drinks and sausages at 12.30 pm 3. 4 pm pack up Rowers Park 4. 6.30 pm for 7.00 pm Federation Dinner and Tim Fischer Oration.

Saturday – 1. 12 noon – set up fences/chairs/esky’s/gazebos for B&S Ball 2. Roster for Markets

2 pm - set up markets (3 people) 4pm – 7pm: Gates: Eric, David T, Graeme C, John, Meredith, Gail, Bill, Robyn 7.00 – 9.00 pm Gates: Graham B, Margaret, Norm, David P

3. 9.30 pm Fireworks

Sunday – 1. Roster for Markets

7.00-8.00 – Set up markets (John and Graeme C) 8.00 – 11.00 Gates: John, Graeme C, Eric, Dave T, Dave P, Howard 11.00 – 2.00 Gates: Graham B, Margaret 2.00: Pack up Markets

2. 10.30 Michele to relieve Janet at raffle ticket selling booth 3. 11.00 Federation Parade 4. 3.00 onwards: debrief at Gary’s

Attendance There were 21 Rotarians and Hon Rotarians Janet and Robert present this evening

Announcements 1. Raffle - Hon Rtn Janet has banked another $122 from the raffle. All

Rtns who had not previously received a raffle book to sell were given on this evening. Books must be returned by next weekend – Federation Festival weekend.

2. Ride to Conference – so far 25 riders / support crew have registered 3. Conference – Please register on line if you are planning to attend any

or all of the Conference. Corowa Rotary Club will have a transfer meeting from the Thursday evening to the Friday evening that week and join in the ‘Club Dinner Night’. The venue will be at a restaurant in Corowa.

4. Wetlands Update – Rtn Meredith informed us that the Council have started constructing the pathway at the wetlands in conjunction with the Bullecourt Road upgrade. The information and interpretive signs will be going up next Tuesday morning at 9 am – if any member wishes to join Meredith at the Wetlands. There will be signs attached to the bird hide door and the Men’s Shed are almost ready to install seating benches in the hide.

5. REMEL Night – Milawa Oxley RC will be hosting a REMEL Night on Wednesday 28th February. More details and invitation coming.

Rotary Graces

Oh Lord, the giver

of all good, We thank you for

our daily food. May Rotary friends and Rotary ways Help us to serve you all our days.

Amen

..........................

For good food, For good

fellowship. And the

opportunity for service in Rotary, We give thanks.

Amen

..........................

Today we are thankful for all we’ve received.

However we live, we firmly believe All is a blessing

that we must pass on

No matter our status or where we

have gone. Kindness and

generosity are what we impart

Showing the world what’s in Rotary’s

heart.

Rotary Graces

Oh Lord, the giver of all good,

We thank you for our daily food.

May Rotary friends and Rotary ways Help us to serve you all our days.

Amen

..........................

For good food, For good

fellowship. And the

opportunity for service in Rotary, We give thanks.

Amen

..........................

Today we are thankful for all we’ve received.

Winners are Grinners This evening President Gary decided to have two draws to win a bottle of the President’s muscat. Rtns David T and Meredith M won the bottles of muscat, Hon Rtn Robert won the opportunity to draw a card – but his card was 8 hearts.

Exchange Student News

Rotary 4 Way Test

1: Is it the TRUTH? 2: Is it FAIR to all concerned? 3: Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS 4: Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

A very happy and excited Brydee leaving Melbourne for a year in Finland.

Good bye and good luck from all of us!!

Vera loved her first taste of kayaking. The weather was perfect, the water

in Lake Moodemere was like glass and there were plenty of pelicans and other birds to observe.

Coming Events and Club Meetings Thurs 25/01 – Meeting Working Bee – for Federation Festival Thurs 01/02 – Meeting Club Meeting – Federation Festival Debrief Thurs 08/02 – Meeting Club meeting – Gail Law – Aging Well Strategy Thurs 15/02 – Meeting Club Meeting – Peter Lee – Homes for Those in Need Thurs 22/02 – Meeting

Club Meeting – Returned exchange student Sarah Hughes – A Year in France

Thurs 01/03 – Meeting Club Assembly

Apologies and Programs

Please remember to notify the Sergeant at Arms, Paul Miegel if you CAN NOT attend our weekly meetings or if you wish to bring any guests. If you are arranging a guest speaker, please advise Paul of the number of people attending and if they need the screen and projector. Paul can be contacted by: Phone or text on 0499 878 529 or email miegelpm@bigpond.com PLEASE NOTE THAT THE REPLY DETAILS HAVE CHANGED The deadline for replies continues to be 11 am on Thursday

Meeting Date Feb 01 Feb 08 Feb 15

Venue Corowa RSL Corowa RSL Corowa RSL

Program Club Meeting –

Debrief

Gail Law – Aging Well

Strategy

Peter Lee – Homes for those in

need

Chairman Graeme C Wally C Gail L

Treasurer Graham B Graeme C Wally C

Rotary Grace Ian B Graham B Graeme C

Loyal Toast Bill B Ian B Graham B

International Toast

Stephen A Bill B Ian B

Rotary Information

Ray T Stephen A Bill B

Sergeants Help David T Ray T Stephen A

Please arrange your own replacement

if you are unable to fulfill your roster duty.

Rib Ticklers

BITCOIN EXPLAINED

A lot of monkeys lived near a village.

One day a merchant came to the village to buy these monkeys!

He announced that he will buy the monkeys @ $100 each.

The villagers thought that this man is mad.

They thought how can somebody buy stray monkeys at $100 each? Still, some people caught some monkeys and gave them to this merchant and he gave $100 for each monkey. This news spread like wildfire and people caught monkeys and sold

them to the merchant.

After a few days, the merchant announced that he will buy monkeys @

$200 each.

The lazy villagers also ran around to catch the remaining monkeys!

They sold the remaining monkeys @ $200 each.

Then the merchant announced that he will buy monkeys @ $500 each!

The villagers start to lose sleep! ... They caught six or seven monkeys,

which was all that was left and got $500 each.

The villagers were waiting anxiously for the next announcement. Then the merchant announced that he is going home for a week. And when

he returns, he will buy monkeys @ $1000 each!

He asked his employee to take care of the monkeys he bought. He

was alone taking care of all the monkeys in a cage.

The merchant went home.

The villagers were very sad as there were no more monkeys left for

them to sell at $1000 each.☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹ ☹

Then the employee told them that he will sell some monkeys @ $700

each secretly.

This news spread like wildfire. Since the merchant bought the monkey @ $1000 each, there is a $300 profit for each monkey.

The next day, villagers made a queue near the monkey cage. The employee sold all the monkeys at $700 each. The rich bought monkeys in big lots. The poor borrowed money from money lenders

and also bought monkeys!

The villagers took care of their monkeys & waited for the merchant to

return. But nobody came! ...

Then they ran to the employee...But he had already left too !

The villagers then realised that they have bought the useless stray

monkeys @ $700 each and unable to sell them!

The Bitcoin will be the next monkey business

It will make a lot of people bankrupt and a few people filthy rich in this

monkey business.

That's how it works..............................!!!

Federation Weekend Job Program

1. Thursday25th Jan

1) Help required in Gary’s shop all week to answer phones/take bookings/write receipts (Gail plus

Margaret)

2) Tubs for drinks – from the Race Club (Will be delivered by Race Club to Gary’s shop)

3) Wally to pick up stage and Flag pole. Overnight in Wally’s shed.

4) Wahgunyah Football Club Cool Room – Someone to pick up and fill up with drinks, then take

to Wally’s house. 5) Loading grog and drinks from IGA. (During the day) Someone to pick up

6) Federation Shire PA system. Someone to pick up

7) Need to set up Odd Fellow’s Hall – Time 6.30pm

1) Load Utes with chairs and canopies from our lock up to Rowers Park for Friday morning setup.

Someone to pick up 8) Steps for stage and water bollards at B&S (At Shire depot) Someone to pick up

2. Friday 26th Jan------ Australia Day

2) Working Bee Start at 7.00am

3) Take drink bins to Rowers park from Gary’s shop. (We are selling drinks)

4) Set up Stage and yellow gazebo near the Wahgunyah Rowing Club rooms facing Rotunda.

(Wally) 5) Drinks will be in the cool room - Someone to pick up

6) Ice - Someone to pick up Not sure where it is coming from

7) Take chairs and canopies to Rower’s Park. Chairs set up facing the stage. Canopies near the

Multicultural eat area.

8) Multicultural food stalls and our BBQ to be set up near the car park but facing the rotunda

9) Jumping castle will be set near Corowa Rowing Club. (Not us) `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````

10) Official Australia Day program starts at 10.00am -- music, singing, town cricket etc

11) 11.30am start Federation Council Australia Day Program (Federation Council will run this).

12) 12.30 Lunch break (Multicultural) (BBQ needs to be ready.).

13) Afternoon activities

Music 12.00onwards

Rowing races 2.00pm

Ski Show--3.00pm

Lone Pine Ave to bridge float (Apex) This may not happen.

14) 4-5pm close Pack up and get ready for the Tim Fischer Oration dinner.

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15) Australia day Ambassador is to be Ron Delezio (May be at the Dinner)

16) Barman needed (Stan, Gary and Gail)

17) Change for Float David organising.

3. Saturday 27

th Jan

1) B&S Ball and Federation market set up.

2) Wally to help Gary with Cool Rooms

3) 12.00 noon set up Bangarang park for market (Same as the Sunday Market)

4) Gates manned from 4.00pm to 9.30pm.

5) Fireworks at 9.30pm.

6) Market to be closed down ready for the Sunday. (Security will be patrolling Saturday night)

7) Rotarians to man B&S Ball (I think it is the same as last year) Paul and Stephen.

4. Sunday 28th Jan

1) Market to be manned from 8.00am to 1.30pm

2) Float in the parade.

3) Pack up then drinks at Gary’s house. All welcome. Ya!

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