One thing we have noticed while travelling is the prominent visibility and Rotary branding of local community projects. Take, for example, the North Coast town of Yamba that has made their seats projects so visible you have no chance of NOT noticing.
Of course, Rotary are not the only community service club active in these towns but they certainly win the self-promotion award, which may explain why Rotary seems to thrive in regional locations.
I asked myself what Rotary branded objects I can name in the ACT - and sadly I can’t recall any. We know of the Peace Bell, of course, but can’t think if there is any hi-vis Rotary branding there or anywhere else in Canberra.
Get your cameras, smart phones out and prove me wrong.
Faye Powell
Next meeting
The next meeting is on 1 June at the Commonwealth Club, Our speaker is Bruno Ferronato of ACT Waterwatch, who will speak on Eastern long-necked turtles in the ACT.
Duty Roster
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Date
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1 June
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8 June
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15 June
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22 June
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Door
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Ross Brown
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Ross Brown
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Ross Brown
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Ross Brown
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Open meeting; introduce President; and Toast to Rotary
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Keith Gray
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Sally Goodspeed
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Monica Garrett
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Thank speaker and write up for Bulletin
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Juris Jakovics
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Astrida Upitis
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John Little
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If you are not able to perform your allocated duty, please arrange a replacement and advise Acting President Liz Scrivener. Please advise Stephen of any planned absences to avoid being rostered on while away.
HUMOUR
Some astute observations from Phyllis Diller
As your beauty fades, so will his eyesight.
Housework can't kill you, but why take a chance?
Best way to get rid of kitchen odours: Eat out.
A bachelor is a guy who never made the same mistake once.
I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.
Most children threaten at times to run away from home. This is the only thing that keeps some parents going.
Any time three New Yorkers get into a cab without an argument, a bank has just been robbed.
We spend the first twelve months of our children's lives teaching them to walk and talk and the next twelve years telling them to sit down and shut up.
Burt Reynolds once asked me out. I was in his room.
What I don't like about office Christmas parties is looking for a job the next day.
The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.
His finest hour lasted a minute and a half.
Old age is when the liver spots show through your gloves.
My photographs don't do me justice – they look just like me.
Tranquilizers work only if you follow the advice on the bottle – keep away from children.
I asked the waiter, 'Is this milk fresh?' He said, 'Lady, three hours ago it was grass.'
The reason the golf pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing.
You know you're old if they have discontinued your blood type.
Eric Carmody
