Club Bulletin No20, Vol 21, January 17 2003 The Cam |
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District Conference Early Bird Registration DG's Presentation of Charter to the Dili Club: Welcome To All New Members And congratulations to the Cairns Sunrise Club |
Boxed Gift Pens Available Now $15.00 each. District Conference Early Bird Registration It has recently been discovered that the Online Registration Form could not be submitted and any attempts at registering on line prior to 19 December would have been unsuccessful. If you have attempted to register online prior to this date you will need to register again. The Early Bird Registration Date has therefore been extended to 31 January 2003. You can now register on line at rotary.tnq.biz by completing the Registration Form and clicking on the Send Registration button, or complete the Registration Form on District Directory page 104. Remember that for every 10 tickets sold prior to 31 January 2003 your Club will receive one free Registration. DG's Presentation of Charter to the Dili Club: "Distinguished Guests and Rotary Friends, Gloria and I are here with you tonight, to formally celebrate the chartering of the Rotary Club of Dili, the first Rotary Club in Timor Leste. To the representatives of the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste present here tonight, I note that by inviting Rotary into Timor Leste, you show that your nation values Rotary's ideal of humanitarian service to the community. Rotary accepts every person for who he or she is. Rotary does not demand perfection, but does expect a person to live up to his or her best. Rotary inspires us to dream of the world the way it ought to be - a world of brotherhood, of service, of idealism, of peace, of harmony, - a world of love. Each year, the Rotary International President selects a theme that is the central philosophy for his year of service. The theme of our current President, Bhichai Rattakul of Thailand, is Sow the Seeds of Love. He chose this theme because every act of service we perform is like a seed, growing a bountiful crop of love throughout our world. Rotarians will continue to spread their love across oceans and national borders in the form of clean drinking water, accessible health care, education for more of the world's children, and the fulfilment of basic needs for all humanity. The seeds of love will not grow unless they are scattered throughout the land. On behalf of Rotary International President Rattakul, I thank you for allowing us to sow our seeds of love and community service in your nation. The chartering of the Rotary Club of Dili, and the establishment of Rotary in Timor Leste, is important for the people of this young and aspiring country because it facilitates the increased provision of humanitarian and educational aid to Timor Leste from throughout the Rotary World, and allows all such aid to be received and distributed under the control and direction of Rotary. To those who have had the foresight and perseverance to establish the Rotary Club of Dili, we clearly owe a sincere debt of gratitude. Undoubtedly, this achievement would not have happened when it did without the personal support and intervention of RI President Bhichai Rattakul. In addition, and at the risk of neglecting some of those many people who have been involved over several years, I wish to acknowledge the stubbornness and persistence of Past District Governor Frank Darveniza in establishing the Provisional Club of Dili in September 2000; the ongoing support of Past District Governor Terry Lees throughout the following year; together with the unfailing efforts of the Governors' Special Representative Ray Fauntleroy and the members of the sponsoring Rotary Club, the Rotary Club of Darwin, as represented here tonight by President John Emslie and a significant number of Club members. The perseverance of these Rotarians for the past several years to bring Rotary into this region that is so in much in need of Rotary's humanitarian service is truly admirable. All are to be congratulated for the hard work that has been put into sponsoring this new club. I must also recognise the goodwill and support of our neighbouring Rotary countries, which has contributed greatly to our success in establishing the Rotary Club of Dili. I acknowledge the Rotary Club of Singapore (Past Governor Philbert Chin and District Governor-elect John Karamoy) in District 3310, who send greetings and congratulations to the new club. I especially acknowledge District Governor Osman Aman and District Governor Nominee Ritje Rihatinah of Rotary District 3400, Indonesia, who have been instrumental in paving the way for the formation of the new club. We are delighted to have DGN Ritje here with us tonight! And to the charter members of the Rotary Club of Dili, I naturally offer my heartiest congratulations. Not only have you kept the flame alive in meeting as a provisional club for the past two years, but you have been actively involved in humanitarian service to the people of this country throughout that period, as already outlined by President David. This has already been a significant achievement by all members of the new Club, and I have no doubt that the list of the Club's achievements will continue to grow, as it proudly serves the people of Timor Leste on behalf of Rotary International. These humanitarian efforts have been enormously complemented by the efforts of Australian Rotary volunteers, who have donated their time and energy to come to Timor Leste at their own expense, to assist with projects such as the building/rebuilding of children's orphanages, and the East Timor Roofing and Training Project at Bacau. A number of these volunteers are with us tonight and I wish to publicly acknowledge their dedication and efforts. Finally, it is an honour and a privilege for me to formally present to Charter President David Boyce, the Charter for the Rotary Club of Dili, duly signed by Rotary International President Bhichai Rattakul on 11 September 2002. At that time, RI President Bhichai Rattakul commented in a letter to all Rotarians, that: "one year ago, the world changed forever with the attacks of September 11 in New York City, U.S.A." He went on to say that: "the anniversary of September 11 should not only be a day of remembrance, but also a day of promise" and that: "together, we will Sow the Seeds of Love to realise our dream for a more peaceful world." How fitting then that this most significant anniversary marks the chartering of the Rotary Club of Dili and the extension of Rotary to Timor Leste, the 164th country in the Rotary World!" DG Jeff Crofts News has just been received of the passing of PDG Dick Ireton late on 11 December 2002. Dick Ireton made a very significant contribution to our district, as Governor of then District 255 (Northern and Central Queensland and Northern Territory) in 1967-1968, and subsequently as a member of the College of Governors for the District. Equally importantly, Dick contributed significantly to the Townsville community throughout his lifetime, and through his active participation in the Rotary Club of Townsville South West (formerly Townsville West). Dick's contributions will be remembered with pride and affection by all members of Rotary International District 9550. He will be sorely missed. On behalf of all Rotarians in our district, we offer our sincere condolences to Dick's family. Welcome To All New Members And congratulations to the Cairns Sunrise Club - 5 new members - fabulous effort. Welcome to Charles Brett on 13 August
Where are the rest????? A traditional Corporation: You have to cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your heard multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income. An Australian Corporation: You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. You are surprised when the cow drops dead. You have a BBQ. A French Corporation: You have two cows. You go on strike because you want three cows. A Japanese Corporation: You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create clever cow cartoon images called Cowkimon and market them worldwide. A German Corporation: You have two cows. You reengineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves. An Italian Corporation: You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch. A Russian Corporation: You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 12 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka. A Swiss Corporation: You have 5000 cows, none of which belongs to you. You charge others for storing them. A Chinese Corporation: You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the number. A Zimbabwean Corporation: You have two cows. With careful farm management and nutritional supplements they provide, milk, butter, cream and veal for a nation of 12 million. The president does not want you to won them so he allocates them to the masses along with your farm, your house, tractors, harvesters and diesel tanker. An American Corporation: You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother in law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. Sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States, leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public buys your bull. A New Zealand Corporation: You have two cows. … and the one on the left is kinda cute… from Barfly |