Tuesday 24^th November

Cocktail Party for Supporters and Members and Partners

No regular meeting.

Tuesday 1^st December

Annual General Meeting

Guest Speaker: Alonso Becerra

Introduction: Henk Landstra

Thanks: Paul LeMay

Scribe: Julie Palmer

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Apologies

www.turramurrarotary.org.au

Coming Events

Gordon Market Sunday, 13^th December

Day Supervisor – Roger Blackwood

8.00am-11.45am Ross Warden, Julie White

11.45am-3.30pm Henk Landstra, Guy Kingdon

Dennis de Kantzow (mob 0428 64 5588) to close

Contact number for Stallholders and Enquiries

9418 2373

Wednesday 18^th – Saturday 21^st November – QANTAS Pathfinders Revue. North Sydney Leagues Club. Tickets $35 per head for the show only, but a 10% discount can be obtained for food at any of the North’s restaurants on showing your ticket. Tickets from Norths Box Office www.norths.com.au or phone 02 9245 3000.

Sunday 22^nd November – Past and Present Members Get Together

Tuesday 24^th November – Cocktail Party 5.30 – 7.30 pm

Warrawee Bowling Club. $20 per head for members and partners

Tuesday 1^st December – Annual General Meeting

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting of the Rotary Club of Turramurra Inc.

To be held on Tuesday 1st December 2009 at Warrawee Bowling Club,

1479 Pacific Highway, Warrawee 2074 at 7pm.

AGENDA

1. Apologies.

2. Confirmation of Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on 2nd December 2008.

3. Election of Officers for the Rotary Year 2010/2011

President Elect.

Secretary.

Treasurer.

Five Directors.

4. Presentation of Financial Statements for the Year ended 30^th June 2009

5. General Business.

Please note that completed nominations for President Elect, Secretary, Treasurer and Five (5) Directors should be lodged with the President Elect or Secretary prior to

Tuesday 24th November 2009 but in any event, prior to the commencement of the

Annual General Meeting.

Dated 10^th November 2009 Julie White, Secretary

Last Week’s Meeting – 17th November, 2009

President Brian welcomed Guest Speakers Barbie Davies, and Murray Kanneh of Sierra Unite, and Tia and Alonso. Former member Jack Opie introduced himself, while Ian Salmon introduced his guest Glenn Frost and John Jobson introduced his wife Bronwyn.

Alonso reported on a very nice week. Last Friday was his birthday. On Saturday he was on the Jumbo Flight. He went to church on Sunday, and played drums there. Sue Rice organised a birthday lunch featuring Mexican dinners. Tia Is staying at the Rices because her regular host family is away, so her week was similar. She had found the Jumbo Flight a wonderful experience was particularly impressed by the view she got of Sydney Harbour. She had heard Alonso playing drums at church. The Mexican lunch was very good. Hasily she added that she had been to school too, before Michael Barnett could get a word in.

President Brian reminded us of the cocktail party next Tuesday night. The purpose is to say thank you to all the supporters who help the Club in all its activities. It will run from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm and will be fully catered with finger food being served. There will be a hamper raffle to support Exodus.

Ross Warden reported on the Jumbo Flight. The Flight, based on the childrens’ reactions, was completely successful. Cathy Freeman was there, although many of the children being under eight years of age were not sure who she was. Sue Rice did the seat allocation this year and Ross congratulated her on a very good job. Victor Brushe, who had been on the plane, said that he had found it a very joyful and exciting experience. The weather was superb. The plane flew low across the harbour, then turned left and flew to Lake Macquarie. He found the whole thing remarkably well organised.

Secretary Julie White reminded us of the get together of past and present members from 4.30 pm to 7 pm at Ian Salmon’s house on Sunday 22^nd. She also has brochures for Christmas cards in aid of the Childrens Medical Research Foundation.

Gavin Connor drew attention to the Australia Day harbour cruise on the MV Jerry Bailey. He also reminded us of the QANTAS Pathfinders Revue.

Peter Lyons is undertaking a three year strategic review of membership planning and recruitment, and Club activities. He would welcome comments and ideas from all members.

Peter Headley gave us an update on activities in East Timor. He also commented on the importance of the Julie White Sewing Circle. Julie and her friends make clothes which are distributed to orphanages throughout the Third World.

Sergeant Bob Burnett fined Jordan Roddy for the water on the moon, dog-owners etc. Heads and Tails was won by Victor Brushe.

Pam Pritchard said that Trevor Lowes had tried to tell her Good News and Bad News during the wek, but she had been so busy that she told him just to give her the Good News. The Good News was that the airbags on her car worked.

Guest Speakers

Roger Henley introduced Barbie Davis and Murray Kanneh. He called them two points on vast network doing great things especially in Sierra Leone.

Kanga Schools was started in Australia by one man, a former refugee from Sierra Leone, who was determined to help his former village, by sending books back to the village school.