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PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE
Last Friday was a wonderful lunch at the TAFE hospitality
building. A big thank you to Gina for organizing such a wonderful
lunch. It was really good to see all the young people lunching and
talking to our club members and as usual the lunch the TAFE provided
for us was of a high standard.
This Friday we are at the Hilton for our normal lunch.
I spoke to Max Crittenden today, he is home
in Cairns, so far everything is okay. The surgeon in Sydney was
very positive on the operation. He has to have a blood test next
week and is hoping that will be a good result. He has been home
for a week and said he is bored, maybe a phone call from members
will aleviate that. Very good news for Max.
Our guest speaker at our joint meeting with Earlville
club is a former dialysis patient who has had a transplant with
a kidney from her husband. It will be a very moving talk.
I have xmas cards still to sell to members,
members friends or anyone who will take pity on me and buy them.
We are having a Rotary table at the Hilton
on Melbourne Cup. Any members wanting to attend please contact me.
It is $55 per head from 11.30am to 3.30pm, should be a lot of fun
and the opportunity to make money.
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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Greetings from faraway Finland!!!
I hope you all chirpy, bright-eyed
and in good health. I wish i could say the same for myself - I have
a rather attractive cold at the moment; but let it be known that
I feel much better on the inside!
A short message from me - mostly to
let you all know that I think of you all at least once everyday
and that I am looking forward to catching up soon! Also, to notify
of my change of address - that of my third, and final, host family
- the Äijälä's.
My last months in Finland will be spent
away from the hustle and romantic architecture of Turku City; on
an island in the Finnish Archipelago. It is not, however, as remote
as it sounds! My island (the more commonly used title is 'Hirvensalo'
- which means Moose Island!) is connected to the mainland by a bridge
and is a mere 20 minutes from Town Square itself.
Looking out of the window now, with
old rockers The Cure in the background, I cannot imagine a more
beautiful place. It is wild and windswept, rugged and untouched
- the trees are alight with fiery autumn colours, the leaves seem
to swirl endlessly at your feet... It is a cold, enchanting kind
of beauty, a scene and sensation that I will forever try to capture
again later on in my life.
Much is happening here. School is busy
- everyone has their noses in books at the moment for, yes, Test
Week is nigh! Not one to be too concerned by such an occasion, I
am busily preparing to go hiking on the weekend. Already it is rather
chilly - a mere 6C this morning, reaching a max of 14, so I have
to pack wintry all-purpose type things.... hmmm.
Tomorrow night I am going to see a
re-enactment of The Rite Of Spring, that famous ballet that caused
riots in Paris when it was first performed... There are even actors
coming in to play the uppity French composer's Debussy and Delibe's
- my question is if we may attend armed with our favourite rotting
fruit??? All in the name of history...
Ah, that address:( See newsletter for
the address)
Paljon rakkaudella kaikille,
Brooke
A
Progressive Dinner
Calling all members - especially those
who live on the North Side of town.....
We are wanting to have a progressive
dinner with the theme of Dutch (for Yoop) and German (for Sophie)
- so a night of beer drinking and clog wearing - recipes will be
sought from the internet - and distributed.
We need a volunteer house for Entree,
one for main course, one for dessert and perhaps one for coffee
and chocolates............
Everyone in the club supplies the
food - we just need a spot to place our fold up chair.
If you would like the pleasure of
hosting one of the courses - please email me back
Sandy
From
Rotary International
Ambassadorial Scholarships
"The Rotary Foundation
is a major player in providing scholarships, ranking alongside prestigious
names such as Fulbright, Carnegie, Luce, and Gates."
Sara Anson Vaux, Director of Fellowships,
Northwestern University The Rotary Foundation's oldest and best-known
program is Ambassadorial Scholarships.
Since 1947 more than 30,000 men
and women from 100 nations have studied abroad under its auspices.
Today it is the world's largest privately funded international scholarships
program. More than 1,100 scholarships were awarded for study
in 2002-03.
Through grants totaling approximately
US$26 million, recipients from some 69 countries studied in more
than 64 nations. The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program
is to further international understanding and friendly relations
among people of different countries.
The program sponsors several types
of scholarships for undergraduate and graduate students as well
as for qualified professionals pursuing vocational studies. While
abroad, scholars serve as ambassadors of goodwill to the people
of the host country and give presentations about their homelands
to Rotary clubs and other groups.
Upon returning home, scholars share
with Rotarians and others the experiences that led to greater understanding
of their host countries. Generous contributions from Rotarians worldwide
represent continued faith that the students who are Ambassadorial
Scholars today will be tomorrow's community and world leaders.
For more information about the Ambassadorial
Scholarships program, visit the appropriate section:
Humanitarian Grants Cadre of Technical
Advisors
The Humanitarian Grants Cadre of Technical
Advisors is a registry of Rotarians who are willing to provide technical
expertise to The Rotary Foundation and Rotarians who develop and
implement 3-H and competitive Matching Grants projects.
Cadre members can be asked to serve
as volunteer site visitors, monitors, liaisons, or auditors to 3-H
or competitive Matching Grants projects worldwide. Cadre members
are assigned to serve in countries other than their own and should
be familiar with the culture and language of the countries where
they serve.
They conduct on-site visits of projects
for two to three days and submit written reports when they return.
The Foundation pays for volunteers' lowest round-trip airfare through
the Rotary International Travel Service along with a per diem. The
cadre is in need of qualified Rotarians in the following fields:
§ Health
§ Education/Literacy
§ Agriculture/Food Production
§ Water/Sanitation/Environment
§ Low-Cost Shelters § Small Business/Revolving Loans
§ Financial Auditing The Humanitarian Grants Cadre is in special
need of Spanish, Portuguese, and French speakers in all fields.
Love Lust and Marriage
Love: When you write poems about your
partner
Lust: When all you write is your phone number.
Marriage: When all you write is cheques.
Love: When sex is called "making love".
Lust: When sex is called "doing it."
Marriage: When you can't remember what you used to call it.
Love: When your eyes meet across a
crowded room.
Lust: When your tongues meet across a crowded room.
Marriage: When you lose your child in a crowded room.
Love: When your heart flutters every
time you see them.
Lust: When your groin twitches every time you see them.
Marriage: When your wallet empties every time you see them.
Love: When you argue over how many
children to have.
Lust: When you argue over who gets the wet spot.
Marriage: When you argue about money.
Love: When you have concern for your
partner's feelings.
Lust: When you have concern for your partner's test results.
Marriage: When you have concern for what's on TV.
Love : When nobody else matters.
Lust: When nobody else knows.
Marriage: When everybody else matters and you don't care who knows.
Love: When you like to be seen in public
with your partner.
Lust When you like to see each other naked.
Marriage: When you never see each other awake.
Love: When you phone each other just
to say, "G'day"
Lust: When you phone each other to pick a hotel room.
Marriage: When you phone each other to gripe.
Love: When all the songs of the radio
describe exactly how you feel.
Lust: When the song on the radio determines how you do it.
Marriage: When you listen to talkback radio.
Love: When your farewell is "I love
you, darling."
Lust: When your farewell is "Same time next week?"
Marriage: When your farewell is "Pick up some toilet paper."
An accountant arrived
at the Pearly Gates
and said "there must be some mistake, I'm not due up here yet, I'm
only 41". Peter says, "Just a minute, I'll check our records again."
He looks at he accountant and says, "Sorry old chap, according to
the time you've logged to your clients, you're 125!"
What's yellow and sings?
Nana Mouskouri
Four
surgeons are taking a coffee break.
The first one says, “Accountants are
the best to operate on because when you open themup
everything inside them is numbered.
The second surgeon says, “Nah, librarians
are the best; everything inside them is in alphabetical order.”
Third surgeon says, “Try electricians.
Everything inside them is colour- coded.”
The fourth one says, “I prefer Collingwood
players. They’re heartless, spineless, gutless and their heads and
bums are interchangeable.”
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