ROTARY CLUB OF BELMONT INC.

District 9470

Volume 50 Issue 3 27 July 2009

President’s Message:

President Giacomo is on “holidays”, (at work OS) watch this space when he returns.

Next meeting: Guest Speaker:

Thursday 30th of July Benita Dowding

12:00 for 12:30
Silks Bar & Grill From
Belmont The West Australian
ROTARY CLUB OF BELMONT INC. District 9470

COMING
Club members & family news:
SPEAKERS:
Jonathan Bass out of hospital and on the
road to recovery, thanks to Carlo Giudice for
calling in with the clubs best wishes.
6th August
Joe Calleja
Richmond Fellowship

ROTAMART DUTIES: 13th August

Peter Anderson
2/08/09 Geoff Pinkus John Mania
9/08/09 Laurence Zarrop Ron Geary 20th August
16/08/09 Grant Geary Raj Selvendra D.G. – Evening Meeting.
23/08/09 Jim Reagan Terry O’Meara
30/08/09 Glynn Schragger Mike Winslade

New Web site for Belmont Rotary Club

http://belmontrotaryclub.com

Last M eeting
ee ting Thursday 16th July 2009

Attendance: 25 Members - 77 %
Apologies: Michele Alexander, Juanita Godfrey, Gerard Dornford, Bruce Hall, Jeya Kumar,
Russell Perring, Petro Recchia, Giacomo Recchia, Laurie Zarrop, Bevan Surtees.
Visiting Rotarians: Stan Mania
Visitors: Mrs. Kris Taylor, Jess Taylor.
Guest Speaker: Jess Taylor.
Our Guest Speaker on 23 7 2008

Our young guest speaker Jess Taylor who gave us a wonderful inside look on what it’s
like to travel in Japan and sharing Japanese lifestyles with different host families.
It is just about unbelievable how Jess managed to master such a difficult language is
such a short time.
It looks like he had more problems adapting to the food which was offered to him then
anything else!
It’s nice to see that a young person like him has such great ambitions for the future
and only thinks in a positive manner.
He sincerely acknowledged the Rotary Club of Belmont for their assistance in the past,
and we wish him all the very best or the future. Well done Jess.
Editors’ note: I never had a chance of tasting whale, but Judith and I love sashimi.
But what horsemeat is concerned: we both eat it during our visits to Belgium. Our
preference is to eat it raw (with some spices added to it) and on a crusty piece of
bread. Try it if you have the chance, you won’t regret it - guaranteed!

Jess Taylor
Our “stand in” acting President for the last meeting was a jetlagged PP David Bennett.
Some photo’s show him and his entourage in a just about too relaxed mode.
But it looks like he’s mixed up with some shady characters……

Is this a U.K. summer……???

 A FUN NIGHT OUT
A LAUGHTER WORKSHOP by Rotary Friend DI BROOKS FIRST SOCIAL EVENT of the
NEW YEAR

An event too good for your health to leave unattended!

Health benefits… Lungs expand

Heartbeat increases

Muscles massage your organs

Circulation improves

Immune system gets a big boost

Blood pressure rises then drops to a healthier level … etc

Date: Tuesday evening 4th August Time: 7 for 7.30pm

Venue: Diana Cohens’ Home …Apartment 1 - 22 Mounts Bay Road Crawley

(Apt Block named CATALINA)

Dinner: A spaghetti plate with salad will be served and tea and coffee supplied.

Please BYO wine…Light drinks will be available

Cost: $20.00 a head payable at door, or prior, at meeting.

RSVP: For catering purposes, as well as for the supply/preparation of material

used in the programme please call Glynn Schragger on 0408 094 839 or email to
glynn_s@iinet.net.au prior to THURSDAY JULY 30TH.

Parking: Limited parking available in Catalina so those who can/must please be

sure to park in Crawley Ave.

Seating: Those who are able, could you please bring a comfortable folding chair as
Di is unlikely to have sufficient for everybody.

Di Brooks Di Cohen will be making their time entirely free. Any profits will be returned
to Rotary for its’ use/distribution.

SEE YOU THERE……..IT WILL BE A LAUGH……..

FROM: Craig Jenner Fundraising Director Mill Point Rotary Club

Dear fellow Rotarians,

As part of Mill Points fundraising initiatives we are conducting a major fundraising raffle
to raise funds for our club projects. First prize is a luxury 8 day holiday at the Conrad Bali,
the first five nights at the Conrad suites, with personal assistant, the other three at a deluxe
room in the resort. The Conrad Bali was recently recognised as one of the top ten luxury
accommodations in the world. Also three rounds of golf for two at the Bali Golf and
Country Club Resort, including motorised cart, balls, golf lessons are included. Air fares
from Perth are also included, plus transfers etc. So the first prize is a ripper.

Please could you circulate this email amongst your club members and encourage them to
forward it on to their friends, work colleagues etc.
We would like to offer to each club a share of the fundraising and as such for each ticket
sold we would like to offer to the participating club 20% of the ticket value, which is $10.
Tickets are limited to 500 and the tickets are $50 each. The draw is on Friday the 14 th
August so please if you could support this that would be great.

I would appreciate your assistance with this.

Kind Regards
Craig Jenner
Fundraising Director
Mill Point Rotary Club
0433 262 932

ROTARY CLUB OF BELMONT INC. District 9470

MEMBERSHIP FEES Time Is Running Out !

The Rotary Club of Belmont (Inc.) Annual membership fee for 09/10 is $250.00 incl.
GST. This is the 3rd year without an increase!

Fee is due and payable within 30 days of the start of the new Rotary year. **

**By July 30th 2009!!!

Anyone who is not renewing his or her membership is asked to contact President
Giacomo (0427 569 842) or the Treasurer Jim (9367 16 89).

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The club pays a significant portion of its membership fee income as dues to Rotary
International and sometimes we pay dues for people who aren’t going on to be
members!
 H E A LTH CORN E R:
Because laughing is one of the best rem edies… …

Pete, the Kiwi builder, was going through a house he had just built with the woman who
owned it. She was telling him what colour to paint each room.
They went into the first room and she said "I want this room to be painted a light blue."
The builder went to the front door and yelled "GREEN SIDE UP!" When he went back into the
house, she told him that the next room was to be bright red. The builder went to the front
door and yelled "GREEN SIDE UP!" When he went back into the house, she told him that the
next room was to be tan. The builder went to the front door and yelled "GREEN SIDE UP!"
When he came back, the lady was pretty curious, so she asked him "I keep telling you
colours, but you go out the front and yell green side up; what is that for?”
The builder said, "Oh don't worry about that, I've just got a couple of Aussies laying the turf
out front."

Our Sergeant at Arms John “THE MANIAC” did a good job again last week,
relieving members from their loose change.
I just don’t like it when he drags me into his net…….LOL!

E ditor E ditors F ootnote

NIL – See on the left……..
Paul Andriessen ( On L- Plates)

I still need a lot of “heeeeeeeeelp….”