District 9680
Bulletin - August, 2006
General News
"Catch up with
Colin" is included in this production of our Club Bulletin.
Tonight:
A special night as we
welcome District Governor Pam Pritchard and Trevor Lowes. Pam has the unenviable task of visiting all
68 clubs in our District 9680 in her year as DG. Pam's visit is an opportunity for her to see what we have
achieved and have planned. It is also
the occasion for us to meet Pam, discuss her experiences and expectations. We also have pleasure in welcoming our Zone
ADG Veronica Hopley who is with us for Pam's visit.
Planning:
As our busy schedule
continues I am aware of the potential lack of opportunity for members to be
involved in some of our planning. To
this end I propose we utilise some of our Tuesday nights in the near future for
the board to have it's meeting with members also participating. Please let me know if you have any thoughts
on this idea. It would provide an
opportunity for the club to develop membership proposals and utilise the outcomes
from District and Zone seminars and meetings about membership. We would develop a club plan to ensure we
build on the great club we have and share our fun with many new
friends/members.
Dalwood:
I received a lovely letter from Toni Lynch, President
Dalwood Auxiliary, thanking our club for its efforts. A copy will circulate at our meeting, you can be proud of your
efforts and there are special mentions for John and Deb Darragh, Deborah
O'Brien and John O'Brien.
Recent Events
Diabetes Awareness Night
We
held a Diabetes presentation and discussion
on
Tuesday July 11th at Wakehurst Golf Club.
Guest
presenter was Dr Neville Howard, President
of
Diabetes Aust NSW. Neville gave a very
enlightening
presentation on the current situation
with
respect to the various types of Diabetes within
both
the young and older population. The evening
was
well attended and feedback from the floor was
that
this was a very relevant topic. Many questions
were
asked and answers given, leaving some of
those
present questioning the merits of eating the
dessert!!
Many thanks to Neville and his wife Mary
for taking time out to meet with us.
Rotary Golf
Day at Manly Golf Club
Was
held on Thursday August 3rd af Manly Golf Club. On the night we
raised in the order of $27,000 for local charities, which is on par with
previous performance. 140 keen and not so keen golfers headed out for a good
day on the fairways. Many spent time in the trees with some interesting tales
at the end of the day.
Prizes
were distributed during drinks and the raffles managed to do very well with
guests vying to try to win the great prizes. The evening dinner and Charity
Auction as well attended and enjoyed by
all. Thanks to the Manly Golf Club for an excellent dinner.
Thanks
to the organizers for a terrific day. The weather was perfect, with the next
day teeming with rain – well done organizers, we knew you were well connected!!
Getting
the players organized The 3 Deborah’s at dinner
Upcoming
Events – mark them in your diary
District
Conference is being held on March 8th – 11th 2007 at
Mudgee. Colin has asked all Rotarians to let him know as early as possible to
ensure accommodation is made available.
The Fashion Parade will be
held on October 3rd at Wakehurst GC. Sylvia will be providing more
details soon. Donations will be required, so get ready.
Dalwood Dance is on again
this year. It will be held on Saturday, October 28th at the Wakehurst
Golf Club. This promises to be a great evening for a very worthwhile cause once
again featuring the “Rockin Chairs”.
Tuesday October 31st
is the Vocational Awards Night. Nomination forms for all categories have been
emailed out so please ensure these are distributed to your organizations for
nominations. Nominations for the Vocational Categories need to be in by
September 22nd. Community Service Award nominations in by September
30th.
Meeting
Schedule
Sept 5th District Governors Visit
Sept 12th GSE Presentation @ DY RSL
with Warringah Club
Sept 19th Liz McDougall from The Manly
Daily
Sept 26th Balgowlah RSL
Oct 3rd Fashion Parade @ WGC
Oct 10th Balgowlah RSL
Oct 17th Vocational night @ WGC
Oct 24th Balgowlah RSL
Oct 28th (Sat) Dalwood Rock Dance @ WGC
Oct 31st Vocational Awards Night @ WGC
Nov 6th Zone Melbourne Cup Night @ WGC
Joke of the month
The Truly Useful Golf Book
includes the following chapters:
* How to Properly Line Up
Your Fourth Putt
* How to Hit a Nike >From
the Rough When You Hit a Titlist Off The Tee
* How to Avoid the Water
When You Lie 8 in a Bunker
* How to Get More Distance
Off the Shank
* When to Give the Ranger
the Finger
* Using Your Shadow on the
Greens to Maximize Earnings
* Crying and How to Handle
it
* Proper Excuses for
Drinking Beers Before 10am
* How to Rationalize a 6
Hour Round
* How to Find That Ball That
Everyone Else Saw Go in the Water
* Why Your Wife Doesn't Care
That You Birdied the 5th
* How to Let a Foursome Play
Through Your Twosome Without Getting
Embarrassed
* How to Relax When You Are
Hitting Three Off the Tee
* When to Suggest Major
Swing Corrections to Your Opponent
I understand that they are
working on the sequel "When to Re-grip Your Ball Retriever
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