Liverpool WesternBulletin for 1 Mar 2011 – Members draw will be $120.00
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The next bulletin will be for 15 Mar 2011
Weekly dinner meeting - visitors and guests welcome
Liverpool Catholic Club - 6.00pm for 6.30pm start; Tuesdays
Cnr Hoxton Park & Joadja Roads, Prestons, NSW
Our Satellite Club also meets each Tuesday at Bar Luck Restaurant;
Level 1, 94 John Street; Cabramatta, NSW
Meeting Venues & Times will vary and should be confirmed on events Calendar
TONIGHT’S MEETING – Tues 1 March 2011 – Club Forum – Members Only – LCC, 6 for 6.30 pm
The Club Forum is your opportunity to supply input into matters concerning the club and its’ program.
Tonight is then when we need to finalise numbers for those attending the Great Debate at Hunts on Monday 7 March at 6.30 pm, as Harry wanted numbers as of Monday 28 February
The Liverpool West / Cabramatta team is President Peter Beadle, Treasurer David Goldston and Past Presidents Margaret Favelle and Geoff Lumley from Cabramatta, more in ‘Events Coming Up’.
Discussion points for Tonight may include;
Police Officer of the Year Committee meetings: are due to start. The committee is best seen running with 3 members from each Liverpool Rotary Club. Preferably the President Elect from each club, whom will be the Judges, or their nominated delegate and 2 others from each club. The positions of Chair, Secretary and Treasurer are all vacant and it is recommended that each club provide a delegate to share 1 of those positions.
Our Club is also to run the Combined Services Dinner raffle on Wednesday 11 May.
A Sterilizer, Dressing and Crutches have been donated by Member Pat Murray’s sister in-law Anne on behalf of husband Dr Bob, now retired to Bowral. If VVP or CVP are not interested in same for their missions, then they will go to DIK. There is likely more to come. Collected by John Gibbs
PETS Catering on Sat 12 March appears will be necessarily done by LCC staff. Volunteers to assist the Wetherill Park Club with Marshalling on the day will still be appreciated and may liaise with John Gibbs
CLUB REVIEW
On 15 Feb we were entertained with a presentation from Peter Beadle on the Solar Gem Product. Solar Panels, Led Lights and 10 year water proofed high based Battery/Operating System modular packs will set you back 700 to 1,000 dollars and provide lighting sufficient for about 5 rooms. A cheaper modular set with a 2 year battery will set you back about $230.00. 2 types of Led lights are currently offered. The Brighter one, the basic equivalent of a 100 watt house light and the second the equivalent to the basic 10 watt house light. The challenge in developing markets is to replace unrenewable energy source such as diesel which after government subsidies may have a cost of running similar lighting at about $12.00 per month. The incorporation of a prepay tariff system in the Solar Gem Modular System allows for an entrepreneur to place the system with a customer and sell the customer a card that will allow the system to say run for a month. The card is then similar to sim card in your phone which you pay periodically to recharge. The running of a Solar Gem System is then likely to be $7 to $10 per month without a government subsidy. It is then possible to source renewable energy credits. The system pieces are rugged and tough to suit the Market. You can throw the led lights at the floor so that they bounce high enough to catch again without harming them in any way. While there are a number of placements overseas, Peter advised that a trial in a hospital using Solar Gem for emergency lighting, has resulted in the Solar Gem System being used as the normal source of lighting, due to the mains power not being as reliable. Apparently the introduction of lights into remote parts of developing countries has an effect of reducing birth rates. Well I guess it certainly can put a different light on things as I’m sure Peter has for us. As our President, Peter introduced himself and chose to go without the guest speaker Present.
Our Networking Night with Cumberland Chamber on Monday 7 Feb at Maurizio’s was generally enjoyed by those that attended and it was agreed that Keith Roffey did a good job of promoting Rotary membership and our causes. Money raised by the chamber was pledged to the flood appeal and the Rotary clubs in attendance were asked to match the amount after they collected our money. However Maurizio’s decided to be sponsors for the evening by not charging us for our eats and drinks. The boards will let us know the wash up in due course.
Conviction movie Night – It appears all enjoyed the Champaign, Orange Juice, Red Wine Pastizzi and the Movie. We had a crowd of over 100 and the night resulted in proceeds of $957.55 going to Polio Plus mass immunization program to eradicate Polio. Our thanks to Tony Scarfone, Charles Hili, June Young and Doris Gibbs for their services on the night and to all that came along to make the night one of enjoyment. Same was supported by the 3 Rotary clubs of Liverpool, the Rotary Club of Cabramatta, the Rotary Club of Wetherill Park, the Rotary Club of Revesby Wirrimbirra and assistant Governor Veronica Necyporuk.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Sat 5 Mar to Sat 2 Apr - Bowelscan Pharmacy Sales – Community Services Director Shann O’Connell
Our Club generally have about 8 chemists to collect from in the Bonnyrigg, Ashcroft, Cairns Hill, Austral, Casula and Lurnea area with the final day for return of kits to pharmacies being Sat 16 Apr. A Volunteer or Volunteers from our club are required to collect returned kits from Chemists weekly and deliver them to a pathologist in Liverpool. As soon after close of sales on Sat 2 April, we are also required to collect all unsold kits from chemists and collect funds for all kits sold. A count of unused Kits is then required at the time of collection, which is taken away from the initial delivery to the chemist to reconcile sales. Please liaise with Shann O’Connell if you are able to assist at any time.
Special Projects Manager, Gary Halliday advised we are looking for members to volunteer as Marshalls for our Children’s Circus Extravaganza to be held on LCC grounds from Saturday 2 April to Tuesday 5 April. Volunteers are asked to be there a half hour before session times as listed under Events Details and a commitment sheet is in circulation.
Our Youth Services Director, Bob Groat announced we are happy to support nominees fort his year’s Rotary Adventure in Citizenship, (RAIC), Model United Nations Assembly, (MUNA) and Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment, (RYPEN) programs coming up in May. Potential nominees are o be advised to Bob. See more under News and Reports.
Clubs Constitution and By-laws to be updated
Rotary International’s Council on Legislation in April 2010 and the NSW Fair Trading changes to Incorporated Associations legislation effect from 1st July, 2010 has made it necessary to update all clubs Constitution and By-laws.
Thankyous & Congratulations
Thankyous are in order to our First Lady Margaret Beadle who had our Movie Night and Flood Appeal Dinner advertised in the Cecil Hills School Bulletin and to Bulletin Subscriber Ray Beattie and neighbour. Ray organised for Ted and I to collect a few hundred books from his neighbour for gold coin donations at our BBQ. With his storage at home full and a couple of pallets at Boema, Ted is now booked out for a while.
CONDOLENCES
It is with sadness that we heard of the passing of Edwin Mula in early February, brother of PP John Mula. Edwin was 73 years old and had not been well for a while. We all extend our sympathy and condolence to John and his family.
JOKES
The Jews Sank the Titanic
A plane leaves Heathrow Airport under the control of a Jewish captain. His co pilot is Chinese. It’s the first time they’ve flown together and an awkward silence between the two seems to indicate a mutual dislike. Once they reach cruising altitude, the Jewish captain activates the auto pilot, leans back in his seat and mutters, “I don’t like Chinese”. "No rike Chinese?" asks the co-pilot, "why not?" "You people bombed Pearl Harbor, that's why!" "No, no" the co-pilot protests, "Chinese not bomb Peahl Hahbah" That Japanese, not Chinese." "Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese...doesn't matter, you're all alike." There's a few minutes of silence.... "I no rike Jews." the co-pilot suddenly announces. "Oh Yeah!” “Why not?" Asks the captain. "Jews sink Titanic." says the co-pilot. "What? That's insane! Jews didn't sink the Titanic!" exclaims the captain "It was an iceberg." "Iceberg, Goldberg, Greenberg, Rosenberg , nomatta”.
The Lemon Picker
A man applying for a job at a Mildura Lemon Orchard seemed to be far too qualified for the job.
The foreman frowned and said, "I have to ask you this: Have you had any actual experience in picking lemons?"
He replied: "I've been divorced three times, bought a Leyland P76, a Beta video player and took up all the Telstra floats. Then I voted for Kevin Rudd and Julia Gillard.
"How am I doing so far?"
People You Meet
A man boards an airplane, and takes his seat. As he settles in, he glances up and sees the most beautiful woman boarding the plane. He soon realizes she is heading straight towards his seat. A wave of nervous anticipation washes over him. Lo and behold, she takes the seat right beside his. Anxious to strike up a conversation, he blurts out, "So where are you flying to today?"
She turns and smiles, and says, "To the annual Nymphomaniac Convention, in Chicago."
He swallows hard, and is instantly CRAZED with excitement. Here's the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen, sitting RIGHT next to him, and she's going to a meeting of nymphomaniacs. Struggling to maintain his outward cool, he calmly asks, "And what's your role at this convention?"
She flips her hair back, turns to him, locks onto his eyes and says, "Well, I try to debunk some of the popular myths about sexuality."
"Really" he says, swallowing hard. "And what myths are those?"
She explains, "Well, one popular myth is that African American men are the most well-endowed when, in fact, it is the Native American Indian who is most likely to possess this trait. Another popular myth is that Frenchmen are the best lovers, when actually it is men of Jewish descent who romance women best, on average."
"Very interesting," the man responds.
Suddenly, the woman becomes very embarrassed, and blushes. "I'm sorry," she says, "I feel so awkward discussing this with you, and I don't even know your name."
The man extends his hand and replies, "Tonto... Tonto Goldstein."
Man
Man is a woman's best friend. He will reassure her when she feels insecure and comfort her after a bad day.
He will inspire her to do things she never thought she could do; to live without fear and forget regret. He will enable her to express her deepest emotions and give in to her most intimate desires. He will make sure she always feels that she's the most beautiful woman in the room and will enable her to be confident, sexy, seductive, and invincible. No wait...... sorry....... I'm thinking of wine. It’s wine that does all that. Sorry.
Computer Upgrades for 2011