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Bulletin No 09
31stAug 2016
Bulletin of the Rotary Club of Castle Hill ISSN 2203-126X
Rotary Club of Castle Hill Chartered 18th March 1965
PO Box 13, Castle Hill. 1765 www.rotarynews.info/club4201
Rotary Year 2016-17 District Governor: Bruce Lakin (District 9685 ) Rotary Int’l President: John F Germ
This Week 31st August Guest Speaker Maddie McDowall: Building a school in Solomon Islands Chair – Ross Hood Regalia – Mike Blair, Bruce Allen Notes – Peter Marcer
Next Week 7th September
No Meeting
9th September Zone Meeting Hosted by Epping –
A NIGHT WITH A DIFFERENCE This Wednesday our speaker will be a young girl who has devoted her time to assist in the building of a school in the Solomon Islands. Ayla Jones, our RYLA candidate, will also be a guest to introduce herself and meet members. Besides two special young people, there will be BINGO yes BINGO!!!!! A total of 30 entries will be available, two donated bottles of wine to win and some of the proceeds going to the charity that our speaker supports for their work in the Solomons. No raffle, just BINGO. Don't forget your pencil and just $5 for one game. Friends welcome, Ross
No duties from Castle Hill Rotarians Except - Notes – Chris Dunwel
Graeme & Helen Brangwin 28th Peter & Carol Marcer 30th
Anil De Silva 5th Gerry & Carole Larkin 17th Frank Anisse 18th 1
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was at the Rotary Club of North Ryde event today (Sunday 28 August) and they had a pretty decent turnout. I handed out quite a few flyers for our event so I hope that some of the people who obviously enjoyed themselves at the Macquarie University playing fields (the venue for the North Ryde Event) will pitch up at Bella Vista in support of our event.
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e are looking forward to our first Zone event which is happening very soon. Please support this event. It will be good value - $35 for two courses and drinks at club prices – in a lovely venue – Pennant CH Hills Golf Club at Copeland Road, Beecroft. nother week has gone by Remember the date – 9 September. Also reand we have enjoyed our member this event is in lieu of our normal Wednesday meeting on the 7th. Please don’t first fellowship event of the year. I hope all those go to the Club on that night as we wont be who came to our home for pizza had an en- there! joyable evening. I have to report that eating e will have a great presentation this left over pizza for breakfast lunch and dinner coming Wednesday so please make the following day was a bit monotonous! sure you come along to that. Thanks to Ross But I think the pizza, garlic bread and ice creams went down well for all those who at- for his organisation once again. We are also tended. And of course the fellowship we en- going to have a bingo event rather than a joyed with each other in a relaxed and very raffle. The winner of the bingo will win the wine. Everyone must contribute for their informal atmosphere. players card. Should be a bit of fun. nyway it was a pleasure to have those of you who could make it along and we he club calendar has been updated so might do it again and perhaps next time I please make a note of other events. will order slightly fewer pizzas so we don’t have quite as many leftovers! emember to invite your friends to atike and the team are continuing to tend one of our meetings – ideally one make progress on the Cross Country with a interesting speaker or one of our Challenge. I think it is going to be a great award nights. That way they can experience event. Those of you who have Facebook Rotary without having an obligation to join. pages, share this with all the groups you belong to and all your friends so we get a good hat’s about it for now. See you all turnout. We do not expect to have huge soon. numbers but we do need a good few to make a bit of profit out of the event. Hope- Yours in Rotary , fully this will build for the future into a great event. I heard today that some club fun runs President Chris attract 1,500 plus runners. Something for us to aspire to in the future.
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The District Governor's visit at zone level Date: 9 September 2016 (Friday) Time: 7.00pm Venue: Pennant Hills Golf Club, Copeland Road, Beecroft Cost per person: $35/- (includes two course meal, starter & desert plus coffee) All Rotarian and partners are welcome to attend. Kindly confirm your attendance and payment before 31.8.2016. Please note there will be no meeting on 7.9.16 (Wednesday) Raymond Danam (0423864000)
THIS WEEK’S ROTARY FOUNDATION THOUGHT is about Paul Harris Society
Harris Society. Consider making a gift of $85 a month or $250 a quarter by using the contribution form or by visiting www.rotary.org/contribute.
Named after Rotary’s founder, the Paul Harris Society recognizes those who annually contrib- Is this something that you could consider? ute US$1,000 or more to the Annual Fund, Poli- Think of the difference you could make in the oPlus, or an approved Rotary Foundation grant. world. By joining the Paul Harris Society, you are making a lasting difference in communities around the world. Rotary Direct, Rotary’s recurring giving program, makes it easy to join the Paul 3
The Rotary Club of Castle Hill is organising a Cross Country Challenge( basically running or walking) Date: 11th September 2016 (Sunday)
Venue: Bella Vista Farm, Norwest Boulevard, Bella Vista Time:
0900
Experienced Running Group (10.5km)
1000
Fun Runners Group (7km)
1030
Walkers / Family group (2.5km)
The funds raised from this event will go towards the reduction of Domestic Violence in the Hills area and other worthy Rotary projects. Kindly refer to the following website for further information and registration: http:// crosscountrychallenge. com.au/ Please pass on this information to all your families and friends. Your attendance on the 11 September is valuable as we need assistance in running the event.
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7 September
No Meeting
N/A
9 September
Zone Meeting
14 September
Guest Speaker
Hosted by Epping – No duties from Castle Hill Rotarians except Notes – Chris Dunwell Chair – George Biegalke
Terry O’Mara- My Life
Regalia – Mike Blair, Bruce Allen
21 September
Excellence in Policing
28 September
Guest Speaker
5 October
Fun Run Presentation Night Guest Speaker Phil Davis Restoration of the James Craig
12 October
Club Assembly
Notes – David Brown Chair – Terry O’Mara Regalia – Peter Marcer, Sushil Bandodkar Notes – David Bull Chair – Mike Hallen Regalia – Paul Robinson, David Bull Notes – Raymond Danam Chair – Bob Chary Regalia – Mike Hallen, Mike Blair Notes – Terry O’Mara Chair - Chris Dunwell Regalia – Raymond Danam, Karl Gessner
19 October
Guest Speaker
Notes – Chris Dunwell Fellowship Committee
26 October
Pam Wilson-History of Castle Hill Fellowship Event
Chair - Chris Dunwell Regalia – George Biegalke, John Cooper Notes – Sushil Bandodkar
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July 6 July 13 July 20 July 27
EGM & Revisit Strategic Plan Guest Speaker Guest Speaker Cherelyn Suzuki: Youth Exchange Retrospect Christmas in July Family Event (TBA)
Chair Chris Dunwell
Aug 3
Club Assembly – Yearly Plan & Budget
Chair Chris Dunwell
Aug 10 Aug 17 Aug 24 Aug 31
Chair: Terry O'Mara Chair Mike Blair
Sep 7 Sep 9 Sep 11
Guest Speaker Sgt. Samantha Davies: Missing Persons Unit Info Meeting – Fun Run Fellowship Event Guest Speaker Building a school in Solomon Island Maddie McDowell No Meeting Zone Meeting - Hosted by Epping Cross Country Fun Run
Sep 14
Guest Speaker—Terry O’Mara- My Life
Chair – George Biegalke
Sep 21
Excellence in Policing
Chair – Terry O’Mara
Sep 28
Fun Run Presentation Night
Chair Mike Blair
Oct 5
Guest Speaker—Phil Davis Restoration of the James Craig
Chair – Bob Chary
Oct 12
Club Assembly
Chair Chris Dunwell
Oct 19
Guest Speaker—Pam Wilson-History of Castle Hill
Fellowship Committee
Oct 26
Fellowship Event
Chair Chris Dunwell
Oct 30
BBQ Cumberland forest
Nov 2
Guest Speaker
Nov 9
Polio Movie Night
Nov 16
Guest Speaker
Nov 23
Fellowship Event
Nov 30
Guest Speaker
Dec 7
Annual General Meeting
Chair Chris Dunwell
Dec 14
Club Christmas Party
Chair Santa Clause
Chair Geoff Duffy CHCC Christmas Fair
Chair Ross Hood
Notes – Chris Dunwell
Chair AG Hills
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Anyone got a million dollars to spare? The two Sydney Rotary districts are combining to unleash our first “Million Dollar Dinner” on Rotarians, friends and colleagues in the Sydney region. The object of the exercise is to awaken all to the enormous potential bequests have in terms of providing for the future, and to encourage enough people to take action to reach the million dollar target. Bequests are simple enough. You allocate a proportion of your estate to the charity or charities of your choice and you are being asked to consider The Rotary Foundation as one of those charities. Thinking in terms of 3 to 4% of the estimated value of your estate would not be a hardship on your children or inheritors but it’s something you should discuss with them before taking action. I’ve talked to my kids about this and they agree they can manage on 95% of what I leave behind and that’s the sort of discussion you should have with your family. A bequest is a simple way of supporting The Rotary Foundation. It costs you nothing and in most cases it’s done jointly so there are no movement of funds under both husband and wife have departed. We’ve all given a large part of our lives to Rotary and its mission, so leaving a bequest allows the work you have done over all those years to continue. Bequests go into the Endowment Fund meaning the money is never spent. The funds are invested and the earnings go to projects, so the contribution you make through a bequest will go on working forever. The dinner is at the Epping Club on Monday 28th November and further details will be available later. Anyone agreeing to a bequest in excess of US$10,000 will be recognized as a member of the Bequest Society on the night but even without a bequest involvement it will be a night worthy of attendance. Keynote Speaker will be past RI President and Foundation Trust Chair Kalyan Banerjee and he is an exceptional speaker. We are targeting five new Bequest Society members from this club for the night. Talk to me if you need more information and we’ll get the ball rolling.
Club Foundation Director
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PAST PRESIDENTS 1965-66Gerald Engel Prov & Charter President 1966-67 John Wells 1967-68 Roley McClintock 1968-69 Don Wright 1969-70 Ray Wells 1970-71 Tony Dehlsen 1971-72 Roy Martin 1972-73 Frank Crooke 1973-74 Allan Buckingham 1974-75 Ken Binns 1975-76 Colin Lawford 1976-77 Roger Wood 1977-78 Brian Stacey 1978-79 Warren Bowden 1979-80 Ern Death 1980-81 Peter Gilbank 1981-82 Graeme Brangwin 1982-83 Stan Fulker 1983-84 Phillip Dunn 1984-85 Bill Robinson 1985-86 John Barker PSM 1986-87 Norm Roach 1987-88 Milton Colburt 1988-89 Ron Marcus OAM 1989-90 Bill Tait 1990-91 Peter Wood 1991-92 Bruce Allen 1992-93 Ray White 1993-94 Ron Miller
1994-95 Gerry Larkin 1995-96 Hannibal Shabaz 1996-97 George McDonald 1997-98 Peter McBean 1998-99 John Stuart 1999-00 Geoff Duffy 2000-01 John Cooper 2001-02 Mike Hallen 2002-03 Judy Ford 2003-04 Jeff Whyte 2004-05 Peter Ford 2005-06 Mike Blair 2006-07 Terry O’Mara AM 2007-08 David Waterhouse 2008-09 Peter Marcer 2009-10 Rod Williamson 2010-11 Terry O’Mara AM 2011-12 Stephen Macquarie 2012 –2013 Paul Robinson 2013-2014 Bev Cooney OAM 2014 - 2015 Mike Blair 2015—2016 Mike Hallen PAST PRESIDENTS OTHER CLUBS David Sommerlad AM , Bruce Jenkin MBE Neil Todd, Phil Davis Raymond Danam SERVICE ABOVE SELF AWARD Ron Marcus OAM
Rotaract Club of The Hills Meets: 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month Location: Room 3, Turner Building, Balcombe Heights Estate, 92 Seven Hills Road, Baulkham Hills.
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Club Officers and Non-Executive Positions Rotary Club of Castle Hill Rotary Year 2016-2017 President President-Elect (2016-2017) Secretary Treasurer Director Club Administration Director Membership Director Public Relations Director Community Service Director Rotary Foundation Director Outreach Projects
Chris Dunwell Paul Robinson Raymond Danam Phil Dunn Chris Dunwell Mike Hallen Peter Marcer Mike Blair Bruce Allen Terry O’Mara
Non-executive Club Officers Bulletin Editor Sergeant at Arms Guest Speaker Program International Chairman Youth Chairman Vocational Chairman Welfare Officer Webmaster
Anil de Silva Phil Davis/Hannibal Shabaz Ross Hood Phil Davis Ross Hood Hannibal Shabaz Terry O’Mara Paul Robinson
A woman goes to the doctor, beaten black and blue. Doctor: "What happened?" Woman: "Doctor, I don't know what to do Every time my husband comes home drunk he beats me to a pulp." Doctor: "I have a real good medicine for that. When your husband comes home drunk, just take a glass of chamomile tea and start gargling with it. Just gargle and gargle." Two weeks later the woman comes back to the doctor looking fresh and reborn. Woman: "Doctor, that was a brilliant idea! Every time my husband came home drunk, I gargled with chamomile tea. I gargled and gargled, and nothing happened!" Doctor: "You see how keeping your mouth shut helps?" 11
We meet at
Castle Hill Country Club every WEDNESDAY at 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm (Spurway Drive, Baulkham Hills NSW 2153) Apologies, Please inform Geoff Duffy NO LATER than Noon Tuesday before the next meeting so numbers can be confirmed for Dinner jgduffy@internode.on.net
BULLETIN EDITOR
Anil De Silva (from Cobar, Outback NSW) aniljdes@yahoo.com.au Deadline Friday 8:00 pm This Bulletin is kindly printed by Snap Printing. Unit 20/5 Hudson Ave. Castle Hill 2154 Ph: 96801858
Attendance 24th Aug 2016 By PP Geoff Duffy Apologies:
Visiting Rotarians Nil
David Sommerlad
Friends of Rotary Terry Ireland
Karl Gessner
Guests:
Mike Hallen
Jenny Dunn
Mike Blair
Joanne Dunwell
David Bowles David Bull
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Bob Chary John Cooper Bruce Jenkin Peter Marcer Hannibal Shabaz Make Ups: Mike Blair (Rotaract) Anil De Silva ( Cobar RC Change Over)
Carmel Robinson LOA Anil de Silva till December 31, 2016 Ron Marcus, till September 30, 2016 David Brown, July 20 till August 31, 2016 Geoff Duffy, Sept 07 till Sept 27, 2016. Ross Hood, Sept 03 till Oct 15, 2016.
Honorary Members: Nil 12