Meeting Thursdays 12.30 for 12.50pm at North Leagues Club, Abbot St Cammeray.

(Please Note: No meeting on the last Thursday of each month). ISSUE NO 3984 Thursday 7th February 2019

Board Members for Rotary year 2018-2019

President: Ross Waugh Secretary: Tony d’Arbon Treasurer: Doug Garner Administration/Youth Counsellor: David Field

Community Service, Membership & Public Relations: Jenny Thomas International Service: Samantha Lee & JiJi Lee, Youth Service: Peter Lulic

Vocational Service & Speaker Program: Geoff Pritchard District Conference/Verification Officer & Project 90+: Denis Booth

Rotary Foundation: John Taylor Bulletin Editor: Mal Sharpe

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE:

We will all be pleased, surprised, shocked, gobsmacked or all of this to hear that our very own Geoff Pritchard was honoured with an “Order of Australia Medal” in the Australia Day Awards last week. Well done Geoff and Congratula-tions.

A Past Member of the Club, Greg Roberts was also awarded.

Treasurer Doug has advised that he has now paid our RI Dues, District Dues and will shortly pay RDU. If you have not already paid your Semi-Annual Dues please do so as soon as possible.

On Thursday we will hear from Jay Allen from the Melanoma In-stitute of Australia and his topic will be Latest Developments with Melanoma.

I have included the Flyer for the Harbourside Charity Lunch Cruise on Sunday March 3. As well as a Buddy Holly and Elvis Tribute Show I am told there could be some Mystery Dancers from the South Pacific. Please book with Jenny.

Jeff and Denis will take your money at the door and this week we will enjoy Fish and Chips. Hopefully 2 pieces of Fish.

Look forward to seeing you in The Lounge downstairs at 1230pm

“For Good Food, Good Fellowship and the Opportunity to serve through

Rotary, we give thanks”.

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Above: Geoff Pritchard

Guest Speaker from Last Meeting 24th January

Our guest speaker Phillip Combe.

Club Meetings & Events

Date Front Desk & Room Set Up Attendance Required from 12:00pm

7th February Jeff McDougall and Denis Booth

14th February Philip Brook and John Taylor

21ST February Lily Clarke and Peter Lulic

Date Birthdays Date Anniversaries

1st February David Field (Sunset Strip) Nil

Date Speaker Subject

7th February Jay Allen Latest Developments with Melanoma

14th February Wendy Whiteley Wendy’s Secret Garden

16th February Crows Nest Markets

21ST February Lindsay May 2018 Sydney – Hobart Yacht Race’

28th February NO MEETING

3rd March Harbourside Charity Lunch Cruise

7th March Gemma Sisia The School of St Jude, Tanzania

14h March Shelley Whittington Destiny Rescue/Thailand

18th March Crows Nest Markets

21ST March TBA

28th March NO MEETING

Humour by Geoff Pritchard

The Danger Of Attending A Class Reunion At Our Age - The 60th High School Reunion

He was a widower and she a widow. They had known each other for a number of years, having been high school classmates and having attended class reunions in the past, without fail.

This 60th anniversary of their class, the widower and the widow made a foursome with two other sin-gles. They had a wonderful evening, their spirits high, with the widower throwing admiring glances across the table . . . and the widow smiling coyly back at him.

Finally during one dance, he picked up courage to ask her, "Will you marry me? After about 6 seconds of careful consideration, she answered, "Yes.... yes I will!"

Needless to say, the evening ended on a happy note for the widower. However, the next morning he was troubled. Did she say Yes or did she say No? He couldn't remember. Try as he would, he just could not recall. He went over-and-over the conversation of the previous evening, but his mind was blank. He remembered asking the question, but for the life of him could not recall her response.

With fear and trepidation, he picked up the phone and called her. First, he explained that he couldn't remember as well as he used to. Then he reviewed the past evening. As he gained a little more cour-age, he then inquired of her, "When I asked if you would marry me, did you say Yes or did you say No?

"Why you silly man, she replied, I said Yes. Yes I will! And I meant it with all my heart!" The widower was delighted. He felt his heart skip a beat. Then she continued. "And I'm so glad you called, because I couldn't remember who asked me.”

Visitors & Apologies for 24th January 2019

Visitors

Philip Combe Guest Speaker

Marama Moore Guest

Alacoque Welsh - eClub of Greater Sydney

Leave of Absence:

Robert Lau

Apologies

David Field

Jiji Lee

Lily Lee

Jeff Mc Dougall

Geoff Pritchard

Ken Pratt

Wilfred Chee

We are grateful to: Rotary Club of North Sydney Supporters