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Cairns Mulgrave Rotary Club
Boxed Gift Pens
Available Now
$15.00 each.
Please see Secretary Mike if you would like one
PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE
This week we saw our new exchange
student Sophie arrive on Saturday morning at 9.30am.
Sophie is with the club for a year
and is from Germany. Her first host family is Robin and Margaret
Logan.Sophie was going to Port Douglas with some French exchange
students . I do not know how the language went.!
We have had a request from the Rotary
Club of Turkey district UR2430 for any artists we might have in
the club if they would like to paint and send their painting for
an exhibition celebrating 50 years of Rotary. It is going to be
The International Rotary Art Exhibiton. They need it no later than
the end of October 2003.
Frank Darveniza is trying to organize
a Rotary Fellowship Exchange for about 2 weeks to Nelson Bay, Newcastle
and Mudgee from 19th September until 30 September.I will have the
information on Friday if anyone is interested in going on that trip.
GSE dates to remember are 25th
August applications close for team leader. 31st August applications
close for team members.
President Robyn.
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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?
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Cairns Choral Society Presents
Les
Miserables
Friday August 1st
Cairns Civic Theatre 7.30pm
Tickets are $28 per person
Please call Sandy on 40452072 or 0412240190 or email
astills@optusnet.com.au if you would like to join a group from Rotary
…. We would love you to come………
Letter From The District Governor
Welcome to the new Rotary year and to the first
Rotary theme in years that has articulated a spirit that we, as
Australians, can easily relate to.
Lend a hand is about as Australian as kangaroos
and the slouch hat. It's about helping out a mate, sharing a beer
on a hot day and building a better community. It's what we are here
for. In keeping with our hands on, full throttled, approach we have
gathered together a formidable editorial and leadership team, many
of whom have taken an oath of celibacy for the coming year in order
to sharpen their cerebral focus. When you see them, particularly
later in the year, it will be obvious to you who they are. Something
about the eyes.
While on that theme, I wish to acknowledge Past
District Governor Jeff, his wife Gloria and the whole 2002-2003
team for their hard work; culminating in the excellent state of
the District at the end of their year. They have done a great job
and indeed shifted the bar up a notch for all of those who follow.
Our aim, this year, is to use the newsletter as
a vehicle for sharing information on a range of issues including
advertising upcoming events, informing clubs of the successes of
others, sharing items of interest with respect to the District and
keeping you up to date with attendance and other records. Gov We
also hope that, through the newsletter, we can share some of our
lighter moments as we struggle to provide sensible leadership across
all 53 clubs within our 1.6 million square kilometer area spanning
two countries, two states and about 26 different cultures.
If you find the challenge of working with like
minded professionals to achieve the common goal of human advancement
is progressively causing you to scream and tear your hair out, then
drop a line to our editor, Martyn. It may not help you at all. But,
when shared, it may be just the laugh others in our District need.
You will note that July is Literacy Month and it
is of particular significance this year as our RI President Jonathon
Majiyagbe has made it a world priority and established a Literacy
and Education Task Force to encourage and assist Rotary clubs and
districts to develop programs which provide:
· literacy training, specially for women;
· mentoring of young people;
· support for community schools;
· educational opportunities for low income persons;
and
· vocational training or mentoring for prison inmates.
Programs which aim to achieve these objectives can
be carried out in your local community as well as overseas and I
urge you to consider these when determining your club's program
for the coming year. Please remember, if you find this news letter
a tad dull, I challenge you to keep it a secret from your fellows
for as long as you can. Mike Rennie
July Events for your notebook
· Club Plans and Objectives Overdue
· District Dues now payable
· RI Dues also payable
· Organize end of year financial statements, bank statements and
auditing as required ·
Applications are now being accepted for GSE Team
Leaders and Members
- in 2003/04 our District will send two teams to
the USA
- one to Arizona and one to Maine
· Arrival of Northern Hemisphere
Youth Exchange students
- Youth exchange kits to be delivered to all Host
Parents / Counsellors
· Close of applications for NZ /AUS Youth Matched Exchange Program
2004
· These events and more are listed on the District
Web site
NOMINATIONS FOR
DISTRICT GOVERNOR 2005/2006
Clubs are reminded that suggestions for nominations
for District Governor Nominee 2004/2005 close with District Secretary
Gerry Swan on 8th August 2003.
These suggestions shall be submitted in the form
of a resolution adopted at a regular club meeting naming the suggested
candidate. The resolution shall be ratified by the Club Secretary,
and the process should be in accordance with the Manual of Procedure.
There is no specific form or format for nomination of a District
Governor, however it is suggested that a brief outline of the nominee
be included for the benefit of the District nominating committee.
The agreement of the nominated candidate must accompany
the submission
And if you want to keep going up ................................
Rotary International World President
Nominations
Any Rotary Club may propose a candidate for consideration
by the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary international
in 2005-06. The committee meets on 8th September 2003 to nominate
the best qualified Rotarian available for the office.
Candidates must have already served a full term
as a RI director. Nominations must be submitted on the official
form which is available from Gerry Swan, District Secretary, and
returned to RI World Headquarters by 1st September 2003
Why do the French
like Snails so much?
They don't like fast food
There are 3 types of people in this world - Those
who can count and those who can't
Mareeba Club
sold 300 Salad rolls compared with 470 pies
out of a total of 6,570 food items washed down with 5000 bottles
of water and soft drinks at the recent FNQ Field Days .
A very successful event from all accounts.
The show stall is just one
of a number of events that will enable Proserpine
to give generously to such projects as the Proserpine Band , Primary
School and the Kindergarden
WELCOME TO NEW
MEMBERS
Rotary Club of Cairns Earlville
Liz Oui on 16 June 2003
Craig Coates 0n 16 June 2003
Rotary Club of Mundingburra
Anne Conachan on 22 May 2003
Rotary Club of Herbert River
Glenn Tardiani on 25 June 2003
Thuringowa Northern Beaches
Simon Morrow
Last night as I lay sleeping
I died or so it seemed,
Then I went to heaven
But only in my dream
Up there St Peter met me
Standing at the pearly gate,
He said "I must check your record
Please stand here and wait."
He turned and said "Your record Is covered with
terrible flaws,
On earth I see you rallied For every losing cause."
I see that you drank alcohol And smoked and used drugs too,
Fact is, you've done everything A good person should never do.
We can't have people like you up here
Your life was full of sin,
Then he read the last of my record
Took my hand and said "Come in."
He lead me up to the big boss and said
"Take him in and treat him well",
He used to work in Dentistry
He's done his time in hell".
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