George Kettle, NYSF awardee Going to International Youth Science Forum

Duty Officers Noel Graham & Kevin Damsma

Tuesday May 21 2013

The Board of Murwillumbah Central Rotary Club meeting date—

at Jack Heffernan’s house Monday June 3 at 6.00pm.

Tonight’s Muster

Satay Chicken

A weekly news update for members and guests of

Rotary Club of Murwillumbah Central Inc. Rotary International Club Number 17900 100% PHF Club (2011) 100% EREY Club (2011)

Meeting—6.00 for 6.30 pm EST or DST, At Murwillumbah Golf Club Mail to—PO Box 33 Murwillumbah NSW 2484

In the spirit!

Rotary Bowelscan time—volunteers needed

Invitation to Rotaract Charter night, note RSVP date May 28

NZ Tramping, PNG Volunteers and Eumundi Market trip.

108108 YEARSYEARS

Former Rotary Youth Exchange student designs a backpack bed for the homeless By Megan Ferringer The Rotarian -- June 2013

During Australia‘s colder months,

emergency shelters often fill to

capacity. Many homeless people

searching for a warm bed are turned

away, handed a piece of cardboard

and a blanket for the night.

Tony Clark, an IT entrepreneur,

1992 Rotary Youth Exchange

student, and the founder of the

Melbourne-based nonprofit Swags

for Homeless, offers an alternative.

In the past year, his organization has

distributed more than 3,000 swags,

or portable sleeping units, to

charities and shelters throughout

Australia, New Zealand, Germany,

and the United Kingdom. The

Backpack Beds, which Clark and his

wife, Lisa, designed, are made of a

lightweight fabric and have a built-

in, 6-foot foam mattress and

mosquito netting. But most

important, they offer warmth with

their waterproof, windproof design.

The entire assembly weighs only 6.5

pounds and rolls into a backpack.

Clark was inspired to start the

nonprofit when he questioned why

so many shelters didn‘t provide

homeless people with proper outdoor

bedding. He immediately began

working on designs for the versatile

bed.

―I thought to myself, ‗How would I

like to be treated if I slept on the

street?‘‖ Clark says. ―Homeless

people suffering from frostbite,

hypothermia, and trench foot are

common in wealthy countries. A

Backpack Bed is an interim crisis

measure – one that can save the lives

of those without shelter.‖

The bed, which can be purchased

with a A$68 donation, has won four

international honors, including the

Australian International Design

Award and the German Red Dot

―Best of the Best‖ award – one of

the most prestigious accolades in the

product design world.

The innovative beds offer more than

physical comfort, say those who

have used them – they also provide a

renewed sense of dignity.

―Until people are faced with living

on the streets, they have no idea of

what is involved. Just getting a

shower, finding a toilet, or trying to

wash clothes becomes a big event,‖

says Matt, a young homeless man in

Australia. ―This is the third time I

have been on the streets, and

previously I didn‘t even have a

blanket. Tony Clark and his

organization change the lives of

people like me.‖

The success of Swags for Homeless

throughout Australia and Europe has

encouraged Clark to bring his

Backpack Beds to the United States.

Rotary clubs in District 9800, which

includes Melbourne, funded and

transported 100 beds to Baltimore

and parts of New Jersey and New

York to help the region‘s homeless

and those displaced by Hurricane

Sandy. District 7500 (New Jersey)

worked with Australian Rotarians to

coordinate the effort. Swags for

Homeless also donated 60 beds for

distribution in Chicago, Washington,

D.C., and Los Angeles.

―We knew we had to take this idea

and spread its success to other

countries and help save others,‖

Clark says. ―Thanks to Rotary, this

is an important moment: It will be

the first time Backpack Beds will be

distributed to street-sleeping

homeless and disaster victims in the

USA.‖

Friends of Rotary Club of Murwillumbah CentralFriends of Rotary Club of Murwillumbah Central The businesses and individuals recognised here are special sponsors of our

club, by their contribution to the success of projects of the club or donations

towards charity objectives of the club. Soul Pattinson Pharmacy, Sunnyside Centre, Robert Nieh

Bakers Delight, Sunnyside Shopping Centre.

Budds Mitre 10, Wollumbin Street, Murwillumbah.

Northern Rivers Signs, Graham Dietrich, Dina Zambelli

Immortal Books, Murwillumbah Truck Centre.

D9640 District Governor—

Sandra Doumany

D9640 Assistant Governor—

Anne Egan

Club Office Bearers BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President—

Jack Heffernan

Vice President & Pres Elect—

David Vickers-Shand

Immediate Past President—

Noel Graham

Secretary —

Peter Sochacki

Treasurer—

Michael Grisedale

Membership Director—

David Vickers-Shand

Public Relations Director—

Denis Hallworth

Club Administration Director—

Denis Hallworth

Service Projects Director—

George Phillips

Rotary Foundation Director—

David Vickers-Shand

CHAIRMEN OF COMMITTEES

Club Program Chair—

Bryan Threlfall

Community Service Chair—

Judy Mason

International Service Chair—

Tony Hayes

Vocational Service Chair—

Richard Johnston

Youth Service Chair—

George Phillips

Social Activities Chair—

Ian Baker

Club Protection Officer—

Michael Grisedale

College of Presidents Chair—

Denis Hallworth

OTHER POSITIONS

Bike Ride 2011/12—

Michael Grisedale

Tony Worrad

Barry Lack

Noel Graham

Sergeants—

Noel Graham

John Stainlay

Heads & Tails—

Noel Graham

John Stainlay

District Office Bearers

It’s Bowelscan time again May is Bowelscan month now, as from last year March has fallen into disfavour and

May has become the month for Rotary Bowelscan.

Our members hardly need reminding of the importance of this project which has

been run by our club in Murwillumbah for many years. Some members and relatives

have had reason to be thankful for the Rotary annual bowelscan as some early

evidence of cancer or the precursors have been found and the life threatening cancer

eliminated.

As usual we plan to supply Bowelscan kits to all pharmacies in Murwillumbah. We

will also have a table at Sunnyside Shopping Centre from Saturday May 25 to

Saturday June 1 inclusive. To be able to do this we need volunteers, members,

honorary members, partners, families, anyone who can assist.

It is much easier now than in previous years, no need to register kits, no need to

advise how to use them, it‘s all in the instructions. Even the return of the kits is

easier. Although people may return them to the pharmacies, the instructions say to

take them direct to Sullivan Nicolaides Pathology. The final return date is also on

the kits, June 14.

If you are able to assist please email me with some idea of when you are available.

We will have two shifts, 9.00am to 1.00pm and 1.00pm to 5.00pm and I hope we

can cover every day including Sunday May 26.

If you are able to help, please contact me as soon as possible.

Thought of the day

"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed

with him." - Revelations 6:8

THE OBJECT OF

ROTARY

To encourage and foster

the ideal of service as a

basis of worthy enterprise

and, in particular, to

encourage and foster

1 The development of

acquaintance as an

opportunity for service

2 High ethical standards

i n b u s i n e s s a n d

p r o f e s s i o n s ; t h e

recognition of worthiness

of all useful occupations;

and the dignifying by each

Rotarian of his occupation

as an opportunity to serve

society

3 The application of the

ideal of service by every

Rotarian to his personal,

business and community

life

4 The advancement of

i n t e r n a t i o n a l

understanding, goodwill

and peace through a world

fellowship of business and

professional men united in

the ideal of service

NOTES

of the things

we think, say or do.

1 Is it the TRUTH ?

2 Is it FAIR to all

concerned ?

3 Will it build GOODWILL

and BETTER

FRIENDSHIPS ?

4 Will it be BENEFICIAL to

all concerned ?

All members are invited to celebrate the Rotaract Charter night on Friday May 31.

Our meeting of May 28 has been transferred to the Rotaract Charter night.

To book, reply to Lilly Grimshaw, 0411049244 or email

rotaract.murwillumbah@gmail.com by Tuesday May 28.

Doing good in the world is now much easier We live in a hi-tech world and

working on-line for things such

as contributing to The Rotary

Foundation should be a simple

task – and it now is.

The massive changes made to the

contribution facility on the RI

website now allow contributions

to be made in Australian and New

Zealand currencies, and

processing the contribution

through those two local banking

systems ensures that tax

deductibility is provided.

Rotary Direct saves in a number

of ways:

Time – Sign up once to give

continuous support. You can

make a ‗one off‘ payment or

schedule payments on a regular

basis

Money – Lower administration

costs mean more money for the

programs

Lives – Give to The Rotary

Foundation to keep doing good in

the world.

The great thing about this system

is that contributions go directly to

The Rotary Foundation, resulting

in faster processing and

achievement of club and personal

charitable goals.

It can also minimize work for the

donor or the club‘s leadership by

setting a schedule of

contributions that count towards,

Centurion, Paul Harris Fellow,

Social trip to Eumundi Markets An invitation has been received from Mt Warning AM

Rotary to accompany their club on a visit to Eumundi

Markets.

This would be both a social day between the clubs and a

fundraising day for Tweed Palliative Support.

The date is Saturday June 22 with departure from

Sunnyside bus area at 6.00am. The coach will return

around 6.00pm the same evening.

The cost for the day is yet to be decided, but if interested

please advise Jack Heffernan as soon as possible to

ensure your seat on the coach. Jack is driving and a large

comfortable touring coach is being used to have great

comfort.

Morning tea will be included, but lunch will be your own

choice at Eumundi.

Eumundi Markets is located in the hinterland from

Noosa and is usually too far for the average person to

make a day trip. By using a coach and an early start

adequate time can be had for shopping and absorbing the

character of the markets.

This will be a great occasion for those able to go along.

But remember to book with Jack to be sure not to miss

out.

Paul Harris Society and Major

Donor recognition.

The system is a safe and very

secure way to contribute to The

Rotary Foundation.

It requires Rotarian donors to

register for Member Access on

the RI website which is very

simple task. One that‘s been

done, just click on the

―Contribute to Rotary

Foundation‖ line in the bottom

left-hand corner of the Member

Access home page and you‘ll be

on the way.

Call Bruce Allen on 02 8894

9840 for further information or

email bruce.allen@rotary.org

The hairdryer An attractive young woman on a flight from Ireland asked the Priest beside her, 'Father, may I ask a favour?' ''Of course child. What may I do for you?' 'Well, I bought my mother an expensive hair dryer for her birthday. It is unopened but well over the Customs limits and I'm afraid they'll confiscate it. Is there any way you could carry it through customs for me? Hide it under your Robes perhaps?' 'I would love to help you, my dear, but I must warn you, I will not lie. 'With your honest face, Father, no one will question you. 'When they got to Customs, she let the priest go first. The official asked, 'Father, do you have anything to declare?' 'From the top of my head down to my waist I have nothing to declare.' The official thought this answer strange, so asked, 'And what do you have to declare from your waist to the floor?' 'I have a marvellous instrument designed to be used on a woman, but which is, to date, unused.' Roaring with laughter, the official said, 'Go ahead, Father. Next please!'

LITTLE KNOWN TIDBIT OF NAVAL HISTORY.

The U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides), as a combat

vessel, carried 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew

of 475 officers and men. This was sufficient to last six

months of sustained operations at sea. She carried no

evaporators (i.e. fresh water distillers).

However, let it be noted that according to her ship's log,

"On July 27, 1798, the U.S.S. Constitution sailed from

Boston with a full complement of 475 officers and men,

48,600 gallons of fresh water, 7,400 cannon shot, 11,600

pounds of black powder and 79,400 gallons of rum."

Her mission: "To destroy and harass English shipping."

Making Jamaica on 6 October, she took on 826 pounds of

flour and 68,300 gallons of rum.

Then she headed for the Azores , arriving there 12

November. She provisioned with 550 pounds of beef and

64,300 gallons of Portuguese wine.

On 18 November, she set sail for England . In the ensuing

days she defeated five British men-of-war and captured

and scuttled 12 English merchant ships, salvaging only the

rum aboard each.

By 26 January, her powder and shot were exhausted.

Nevertheless, although unarmed she made a night raid up

the Firth of Clyde in Scotland . Her landing party captured

a whiskey distillery and transferred 40,000 gallons of

single malt Scotchaboard by dawn. Then she headed

home.

The U. S. S. Constitution arrived in Boston on 20

February 1799, with no cannon shot, no food, no powder,

no rum, no wine, no whiskey, and 38,600 gallons of

water .

GO NAVY!

The Laws of Life 1. Law of Mechanical Repair - After your hands become

coated with grease, your nose will begin to itch & you'll have to

pee.

2. Law of Gravity - Any tool, nut, bolt, screw, when dropped,

will roll to the least accessible place in the universe.

3. Law of Probability - The probability of being watched is

directly proportional to the stupidity of your act.

4. Law of Random Numbers - If you dial a wrong number,

you never get a busy signal; someone always answers.

6. Variation Law - If you change lines (or traffic lanes), the

one you were in will always move faster than the one you are in

now.

7. Law of the Bath - When the body is fully immersed in water,

the telephone rings.

8.Law of Close Encounters - The probability of meeting

someone you know INCREASES dramatically when you are

with someone you don't want to be seen with.

9. Law of the Result - When you try to prove to someone that a

machine won't work, IT WILL!!!

10. Law of Biomechanics - The severity of the itch is inversely

proportional to the reach.

11. Law of the Theater & Hockey Arena - At any event, the

people whose seats are furthest from the aisle, always arrive

last. They are the ones who will leave their seats several times

to go for food, beer, or the toilet & who leave early before the

end of the performance or the game is over. The folks in the

aisle seats come early, never move once, have long gangly legs

or big bellies & stay to the bitter end of the performance. The

aisle people also are very surly folk.

12. The Coffee Law - As soon as you sit down to a cup of hot

coffee, your boss will ask you to do something which will last

until the coffee is cold.

13. Murphy's Law of Lockers - If there are only 2 people in a

locker room, they will have adjacent lockers.

14. Law of Physical Surfaces - The chances of an open-faced

jelly sandwich landing face down on a floor, are directly

correlated to the newness and cost of the carpet or rug.

15. Law of Logical Argument - Anything is possible IF you

don't know what you are talking about.

16. Brown's Law of Physical Appearance - If the clothes fit,

they're ugly.

17. Oliver's Law of Public Speaking -- A Closed mouth

gathers no feet!!

18. Wilson's Law of Commercial Marketing Strategy - As

soon as you find a product that you really like, they will stop

making it, OR the store will stop selling it!!

19. Doctors' Law - If you don't feel well, make an appointment

to go to the doctor, by the time you get there you'll feel better.

But don't make an appointment, and you'll stay sick.

ROTARY GRACE

Oh Lord and giver of all good

We thank thee for our daily food

May Rotary friends and Rotary ways

Help us to serve thee all our days

NEXT WEEK’S MUSTER

May 28—No meeting, trans-

ferred to May 31

May 31—Rotaract Charter

Night, 6.30pm at Murwil-

lumbah Golf Club. Come

with a fancy hat.

Duty Officers Not required

Apologies and guests must be phoned or faxed to Noel Graham Farm Machinery by 2.00 pm on the day of the meeting or meal paid for. Phone 6672 2555 or fax 6672 2063.

Any late apologies or invitees (after 2.pm) must be phoned direct to Hot Wok Restaurant 6672 4041.

Rotary websites

Club This is the new web site. www.murwillumbah-central-rotary.org.au Club (Facebook) http://www.facebook.com/murwillumbah.central.rotary District—www.rotary9640.org Australia—www.rotary.org.au International—www.rotary.org

Meeting Make-up locations Murwillumbah Monday 6.00pm

Greenhills Reception Lounge Mt Warning AM Wednesday 6.45am

Imperial Hotel

South Tweed Monday 6.30pm South Tweed Sports Club

Tweed Coast Contact for details

Kingscliff Tuesday 6.15pm Cudgen Leagues Club

Coolangatta Tweed Thursday 6.00pm

Greenmount Resort Mullumbimby. Thursday

1st & 3rd—7am Sandbar Café, Brunswick Hd

2nd & 4th—7pm Brunswick Bowls Club

On-Line - Rotary Eclub Next Gen Qld Australia

www.rotaryeclubnextgen.org

Coming programs details

May 28—No meeting, transferred to May 31

May 31—Rotaract Charter Night, 6.30pm at Murwillumbah Golf

Club. Come with a fancy hat.

Jun 4—ROMAC Bike Bash Presentation Dinner

Jun 11—Membership Night Drinks & Nibbles

Jun 18—Wayne Donnelly, Hypnotherapist

Jun 25—Club Changeover Night—Partners Night

Jul 2—Club Night with AG Anne Egan

Jul 9—Membership conducted by Margaret Rickard,

District Membership Secretary

Jul 16—Youth conducted by Simone Wong, District Youth

Secretary

Duty Officers

May 28—Not required

Jun 4—Bryan Threlfall & John Stainlay

Jun 11—Not required

Jun 18—Len & Judy Mason

Jun 25—Not required

Birthdays— May 23 Len Mason

May 24 Wal Budd

May 25 Tony Worrad

May 26 John Hill

May 26 Dorothy Budd

Anniversaries— May 24 Wal & Dorothy Budd May 27 Ray & Gloria Evans

The Club Song

We‘ve come to introduce you to the Murwillumbah Central boys,

The way you know that we‘re around is when you hear the noise,

There‘s tenors, basses, inbetweens, and some just here for show,

But all the same we‘ll sing to you, so boys just ‗Let ‗er go‘.

When Governor Georgie, gave us our charter,

He kissed our Rotaryannes to make it right,

We‘ve come to greet you, because we‘re after,

All the fun and fellowship that‘s going tonight.

So put it there!