A very rewarding evening last Wednesday at the Gold Coast Volunteer Awards. Over 50 recipients from various charities and organizations on the Gold Coast. Congratulations to our own John Hall and Bryan Tuesley. At the function, I said to Franz that I do not know how some of these Volunteers have the strength to keep on doing what they are committed to do. [If you were to ask them, Mr President, they'll probably reply that it’s the volunteering that gives them the strength.☺ Ed.]
The return trip to Pentecost Island has been organised and paid for by the club for three workers- John, Mitch and Matt. A meeting to organise final details is to be arranged as soon as possible.
Any involvement by the District 9640 of “Luke’s Long Walk” which was supposed to be from Grafton to Brisbane has been canned. Luke was given a deadline to have all insurance requirements in place but he did not, so DG Dave Harmon decided that the District would not be involved.
We’ll have our regular social meeting on Wednesday morning and drinks at Benowa Tavern on Thursday from 4:30 pm for those who can make it.
We sent an email to the new Community Leasing Officer at the Gold Coast City Council, regarding an update at the project shed, but have not heard a reply; we understand she is away for a month now.
Thought for the week:
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. Dr Seuss
This Wednesday's guest speaker Acting Police Chief Superintendent Dr Geoff Sheldon has a rather unusual theme: Are police busier on a full moon night? He did his Doctorate on whether the "crazies" come out at a full moon. He examined just shy of 1 Million calls for service for the south side of Brisbane between 2004 and 2011. OK, there is a bit more to the story... Not to be missed!
Last week, the project shed sent off the 11,015th wheelchair. Just on 3 years since we celebrated the 10,000th wheelchair in September 2013. The Photo on the right is our regular project shed worker Al Sirovs pointing out the number on the world map. The photo above shows some of the regulars, taken this morning. The wheelchair displayed is not exactly the 11,000th (that one is already on the way), but nobody needs to know... Third from left is Des La Rance OAM, who invented the concept and delivered the first 10 to Fiji in August 1997, 20 years ago! - See report in the Download Section on the right.
International visitors from Bolivia at yesterday's meeting: We welcomed Andres and Rodrigues who hail from Bolivia. Both are Rotarians / Rotaractors and have chosen the Gold Coast to attend University. Welcome to Surfers Sunrise! We look forward to meeting you again at our future meetings.
Over the years, Surfers Sunrise has supported a fair number of successful applicants to the National Youth Science Forum (NYSF). Who could forget Sophie Seumahu (photo left, when she reported on her experiences in March 2022), or Briana Dorrough (photo right, 2021)?
Well, applications for the NYSF 2024 are now open. So, do you know a genuine Science student who might qualify? Note, despite the rather stiff price tag of $2,450, plus $65 application fee, competition for the places available is quite severe. However, in the past, our club has partly subsidised this. More information on their website: https://www.nysf.edu.au/
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
Note: Wednesday 12th July is a formal, NOT social meeting to bring the calendar into alignment.
Becoming an adult is totally weird. I am just left unsupervised all the time. How unsafe.
In every life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It then bursts into flame by an encounter with another human being. Be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. Albert Schweizer, Nobel Peace Prize winner 1952
The trouble with quotes on the Internet is that you can never be absolutely sure if they are genuine.Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President
This Wednesday's guest speaker Acting Police Chief Superintendent Dr Geoff Sheldon has a rather unusual theme: Are police busier on a full moon night? He did his Doctorate on whether the "crazies" come out at a full moon. He examined just shy of 1 Million calls for service for the south side of Brisbane between 2004 and 2011. OK, there is a bit more to the story... 
Last week, the project shed sent off the 11,015th wheelchair. Just on 3 years since we celebrated the 10,000th wheelchair in September 2013. The Photo on the right is our regular project shed worker Al Sirovs pointing out the number on the world map. The photo above shows some of the regulars, taken this morning. The wheelchair displayed is not exactly the 11,000th (that one is already on the way), but nobody needs to know... Third from left is Des La Rance OAM, who invented the concept and delivered the first 10 to Fiji in August 1997, 20 years ago! - See report in the 
International visitors from Bolivia at yesterday's meeting: We welcomed Andres and Rodrigues who hail from Bolivia. Both are Rotarians / Rotaractors and have chosen the Gold Coast to attend University. Welcome to Surfers Sunrise! We look forward to meeting you again at our future meetings.
ld forget Sophie Seumahu (photo left, when she reported on her experiences in March 2022), or Briana Dorrough (photo right, 2021)?
