At Wednesday’s meeting the Club will celebrate a remarkable achievement – Darrell Brown’s 50 years as a Rotarian.
This is a very rare milestone indeed. Darrell is truly an inspirational example to us all of Service Above Self. Assistant Governor Sheila Ponting will be visiting to assist the Club in marking this very special occasion. No doubt there will be a strong showing by all Surfers Sunrise members.
Early heads up – there will be an important Board meeting on Wednesday, 24 August, 07:00 am. (Aren’t all Board meetings important? )
Treasurer Charles will have the EFTPOS machine available so you can pay your half yearly dues and secure your early payment discount.
Zoe Humphries is a lawyer with My Community Legal, who specialisies in Domestic Violence cases. With the ever occurring cases of DV (keep in mind, only the very serious ones make the news media), it is ever so important that we learn how we can contribute to its prevention.
In addition, we also will have a very special event - see President's Message above - that morning! Well, you'll just have to be there!
Hot off the press: on the weekend, our member Tash Price, coached by Adam Sheppard, won the Sunshine Coast Half Marathon wheelchair race. Congratulations, Tash and Adam! Is Tash a little bit too modest? "Although I didn’t quite reach the course record I set a few years back, I was under 2 mins off it and considering how unwell I’ve been the last few months, I couldn’t be happier" she posts on her Facebook page. Give yourself a big pat on the back, Tash and Adam!
This year's winner of the Lutzy Award will be presented again at the Surfers Paradise Surf Life Saving Club. You'll have a hearty, plate served breakfast of Bacon & Eggs (choice of fried or poached), Sausage & Fried Eggs or a bowl of Acai, for the same cost as last year's ($11.00 per person). Hey! Where else can you get a hearty meal for $11.00? You MUST pre-book and pre-pay. Click on this link to book: https://www.trybooking.com/CBIOV.
Note: If you have pre-paid your meeting fees, there is no charge - please advise Franz Huber of your meal choice.
(Image is from last year's presentation to Jet Milford - Ferguson)
In view of the Wheelchair Trust Deed's fairly strict limitations (money donated can only be spent on materials for wheelchairs and nothing else, not even for the shipment to their destination), we have registered an alternative account for Containers for Change. If you deposit your empties directly, and wish to donate the proceeds to the Surfers Sunrise Rotary Club - General Account, please use this account code:
C10262571
(The account for the Wheelchair Trust is also still active: use C10199443 instead).
So, keep your soft drink bottles, stubby bottles, aluminium cans, milk cartons etc. As a general rule, most drink containers between 150ml and 3L can be returned for a refund under Queensland's container deposit scheme. Containers should be empty, unbroken, the lid removed and display a 10-cent refund marking on the label. Something like the image (right), but many others are simply marked as suitable for recycling. Note: they must NOT be crushed. See image above what is and what is not accepted. For details of what can / cannot be returned for cash, and where the locations are, click on this link.
Duty Roster - note: subject to change - please check every week. Note: Fellowship duty also is expected to be at the Project Shed on the Saturday following the meeting
Idleness is not doing nothing. Idleness is being free to do anything.
“When a man starts my program, he often says, “I am here because I lose control of myself sometimes. I need to get a better grip.” I always correct him: "Your problem is not that you lose control of yourself, it’s that you take control of your partner. In order to change, you don’t need to gain control over yourself, you need to let go of control of her.”Lundy Bancroft - 'Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men'
The family that sticks together should bath more often... [OK, I'll see myself out. Ed. ☺]
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Hot off the press: on the weekend, our member Tash Price, coached by Adam Sheppard, won the Sunshine Coast Half Marathon wheelchair race. Congratulations, Tash and Adam! Is Tash a little bit too modest? "Although I didn’t quite reach the course record I set a few years back, I was under 2 mins off it and considering how unwell I’ve been the last few months, I couldn’t be happier" she posts on her Facebook page. Give yourself a big pat on the back, Tash and Adam!
So, keep your soft drink bottles, stubby bottles, aluminium cans, milk cartons etc. As a general rule, most drink containers between 150ml and 3L can be returned for a refund under Queensland's container deposit scheme. Containers should be empty, unbroken, the lid removed and display a 10-cent refund marking on the label. Something like the image (right), but many others are simply marked as suitable for recycling. Note: they must NOT be crushed. See image above what is and what is not accepted. For details of what can / cannot be returned for cash, and where the locations are, 
