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TONIGHT’S MEETING
Members Draw: $110.00
Venue: LCC, Garden Room 6.00 for 6.30 pm
Program: Soldier Recovery
Welcome: Alan Cooper
Unrecovered War Casualties is a unit within the Australian Army and is responsible for the investigation, recovery and burial of unrecovered Soldiers (primary WW1, WW2 and Korea). Alan is a member of the unit and will provide us with a presentation.
This interesting program marks our last night at LCC for the 2011 Calendar Year.
Our Xmas dinner is at the Bach Dang on the 20th and we will need to confirm all commitments tonight with numbers requested by Mon 12th.
We also hope to distribute tickets for sale for our Movie Night to be held 15 Feb 2012 – This Means War
Please note it is Bacon and Eggs for our first to meetings back in January with Breakfast meetings on 3 and 10 January. There is no meeting on Tues 17 Jan which is cancelled to our Tri Club Social Golf Day. We then return to LCC on 24 and 31 Jan
CLUB REVIEW & ANNOUNCEMENTS
A Christmas Message from 2011/2012 President Ted
I wish all the best of cheer and a very happy New Year. Thanks for your help to date; being Club President has been great! Don’t let Santa sleigh you on the grog; I might need you to finish the slog! Merry Christmas!
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President Zoran Drazeta of the Rotary Club Belgrade-Skadarlija, in Serbia (Yugoslavia), D2483 will visit Australia in January 2012 and will look for the opportunity to visit our club. Zoran has contacted us through our website and we look forward to the opportunity to make Zoran feel welcome. |
Congratulations to George and Pride of Workmanship Recipients.
We welcome and congratulate George Germanos on his induction on 22 Nov. George is married to Karma and has a nine month old daughter Isabella. George is active in Liverpool Chamber and SWNG networking club and in his response gave a wonderful endorsement of the culture within the Liverpool West Rotary Club in his response. We also congratulate the nine Pride of Workmanship recipients in a news article in this bulletin. Alan Hall’s grand-daughter Kimberly Perry accepted the award on behalf of Billy Carpenter and proclaimed that Ted and Charlie were just the two most wonderful people she knows. Bribery is expected to have taken place and corruption charges are being investigated.
Club Elections – the 2012 / 2013 first Female President of Liverpool West rotary Club is developing as follows; President: Shann O’Connell, Secretary: Louise Smith, Treasurer: David Goldston, International Services Director: Joe Cauchi, Vocational Services Director: Jock Cimino, New Generations Services Director: Jim Rudling, Membership and Public Relations: Charles Hili. Community Services Director and Immediate Past President: Ted Mlynarz. The election of President Elect has been deferred.
Centurions R’ us - The Board has determined to afford the Rotary Foundation $3,800.00 by way of a $100.00 donation in the name of each of the 38 Rotarians currently a member in our Club to the Centurion Program. While a contribution as a Centurion does not count towards the Clubs Annual Goal commitment it does add to their Club’s Annual Giving total for which the club receives credits towards Paul Harris Fellows. The Clubs Annual Goal commitment is then an additional $100US per member contributed in the name of the Club.
Club Recognition – 2 Certificates have been presented to the club entitled Membership Development and Extension Award; 1 for bringing the most new members in District 9690 during 2010/2011 and the other for achieving the highest growth rate in District 9690 in 2010/2011. Also our Club is ranked 2nd in the district for the highest contribution rate per member to the Australian Rotary Health Program.
Honorary Membership – The Board has determined Honorary Membership for Past Presidents Pat Murray, Peter Houghton and George Kristen. Pat Murray joined the club in 1975 after an earlier stint with the Liverpool Rotary Club and was Club President in 1979/1980. Peter and George joined in 1977, with George first being President in 1982/1983 and Peter was President in 1986/1987. All are PHF Awardees with a Sapphire.
VVP / Rotary welcoming BBQ was held at Joe’s on Saturday 26 Nov, compliments of Joe. With heavy rains leading in to the day, Sister Antoinette, Joe’s younger sister staying with him from Malta, prayed for clear skies and was answered. 30 persons were then treated to a gourmet BBQ complimented with an array of delicious desserts, choice wines and ales. Joe was a formidable host and the extended Cauchi family all leant a hand to tidy up leaving guests to experience perfect 10 out of 10 scores for ambience, food, service and price, Special thanks to Joe and Helen for their generosity and being such wonderful hosts
RYLA Nominations last week we announced 3 RYLA nomination for January as Zinnia Janif of Hinchinbrook, Fani (Fanulla) Sapountzis of Bonnyrigg Heights and Kimberly Perry of Bringelly.
Fani (Fanulla) Sapountzis will be sponsored by the Rotary Club of Liverpool Greenway and not the Rotary Club of Liverpool West
The Science Experience – 8 Students from Hoxton Park High School attended the Science Experience at the University of Western Sydney, Campbelltown on 6 – 8 Dec 2011. 5 of these students were sponsored by our club, 2 by the Rotary club of Liverpool Greenway and 1 by the Rotary Club of Cabramatta. Congratulations to Scott Sillitoe, Keenan Vernon, Shruthi Margassery, Christine Narayan, Thomas Horton, Jacinta Robinson, Nelson Chuon and Sanjeev Margassery. We thank Adel Funnell as the Teacher responsible for putting the nominations forward
Polio – A very interest handout on our POW night entitled Polio – A Quick Study (by Reader’s Digest) was afforded by Assistant Governor Veronica Necyporuk and is now available as a download from our Website from the article ‘This Means War’ posted under Social Functions in our News Achieves.
In Our News Articles this week – Our 2006/2007 Youth Exchange student from Germany is now a family man, 2011 Pride of Workmanship report, The Oz bound Finnish team, Police Officer of the Year Photos, The Rotary/VVP BBQ Talent Extravaganza with $4,834.35 in takings and the VVP 2011 mission report.
Get Well Soon
.June Murray finally had her operation on 22 June and was to stay at Prince Alfred Hospital to 7 December, with this article written a little before time. After 9 or 10 weeks in hospital and quite a concerning operation we are looking forward to June being restored to a picture of good health and to the Murray family experiencing much enjoyment over the Christmas season and coming year.
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
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Birthdays
17 Dec (Sat) – Max Bunter
17 Dec (Sat) – Charles Hili
27 Dec (Tues) – Geoff Gibbs
27 Dec (Tues) – Ted Mlynarz
30 Dec (Fri) – Alan Hall
6 Jan (Fri) – Jan Still |
Anniversaries
14 Dec (Wed) – George and Carmen Kristen
16 Dec (Fri) – George and Karma Germanos
5 Jan (Thur) – Bill and dot Swan
8 Jan ( Sun) – Sam & Sylvia Capra |
JOKES
Letters to Santa
Dear Santa, I have been a good girl all year, and the only thing I ask for is peace and joy in the world for everybody! Love, Sarah
Dear Sarah, Your parents smoked pot when they had you, didn't they?
Santa
Lawyers...
The local United Way office realized that it had never received a donation from the town's most successful lawyer. The volunteer in charge of contributions called him to persuade him to contribute. "Our research shows that out of a yearly income of more than $600,000 you give not a penny to charity. Wouldn't you like to give back to the community in some way?"
The lawyer mulled this over for a moment and replied, "First, did your research also show that my mother is dying after a long illness, and has medical bills that are several times her annual income?"
Embarrassed, the United Way rep mumbled, "Um... No."
"Second that my brother, a disabled veteran, is blind and confined to a wheelchair?" The stricken United Way rep began to stammer out an apology but was put off. "Third; that my sister's husband died in a traffic accident," (the lawyer's voice rising in indignation), "leaving her penniless with three children?"
The humiliated United Way rep, completely beaten, said simply, "I had no idea..." On a roll, the lawyer cut him off once again, "...And I don't give any money to them, so why should I give any to you?!"
They make them Big in Texas
A Texan bought a round of drinks for all in the bar and said that his wife had just produced "a typical Texas baby" weighing twenty pounds.
Two weeks later he returned to the bar. The bartender recognized him and asked, "Aren't you the father of the typical Texas baby that weighed twenty pounds at birth?"
"Yup, I shore am!"
"How much does he weigh now?"
The proud father answered, "fourteen pounds."
The bartender said, "Why, what happened? He did weigh twenty pounds."
The proud Texas father said, "Jest had him circumcised!" |