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Keith McIntosh
PRESIDENT'S BLOG
Welcome back to Rotary for 2017 and the second half of our Rotary year. I trust that you all had a good Xmas/New Year break and a relaxing time with family and friends. I understand that Kerry Dunlop’s ”welcome back’ BBQ went well - thank you to Kerry and Kit for hosting. Thank you also to Bruce Boivin and those that assisted Bruce at the Lake Hayes Show.
We have a busy time ahead:
The Swedish Friendship Exchange group of 12 arrive on Monday week (20th) to be hosted by the Chappells, Hanans, McLeans, McIntoshes and David Carter. Jan Chappell has put a programme together for them, with help from David Carter. The “Swedes” will be our guests at Rotary on the 21st.
Fundraisers coming up over the next few weeks include the Home Show, PGA Golf BBQs and the Gibbston Valley Wine & Food Festival. Bruce Jefford and Ashley Adams have these in hand and your help is sought.
We also have our “Visioning” workshop on Sunday 12 March, venue to be advised. Here we will explore the options that we have to take Rotary Queenstown into the future. The workshop will be facilitated by PDG John Prendergast. From then I plan that we will move to identify and shoulder tap good people in our community to join us as Rotarians and ensure the future of our club.
I attended the Inner Wheel “High Tea” fundraiser on Thursday evening. It was good to see several Rotarians there supporting Inner Wheel. What a remarkable effort that was to raise some $22,000 for the two charities - Lakes District Air Rescue Trust (LDart) and St. John Ambulance. A lot of organising, including seeking sponsorship, but what a result!
We have “our” Duck Race at the end of Winter Festival 2017. Let’s commit to working as a team with the NRG members to sell ducks and raise as much as possible for “our” club and charities. The Board has set a target of 60 duck sales – let’s ensure that we achieve that.”
IN THE NEWS
CLUB SELECTIONS TO GO TO LONDON
Connor Kennedy and Olivia fromWakatupu High School were selected by the Queenstown Rotary Club to attend the Rotary Youth National Science and Technology Forum in Auckland, for two weeks in January. Just two attendees were selected to attend the London International Youth Science Forum this year. READ MORE HERE IN THE SOUTHLAND TIMES
Photos of Club Projects: If you have photos of previous Club Projects (and any description, if possible) could you send them to Monica monica.mulholland@gmail.com
OUTBOUND FRIENDSHIP EXCHANGE WITH DISTRICT 2400, SWEDEN
Confirmation of return visit from D9980 to their District to commence mid August 2017. This is an invitation for Rotarians and their Partners of D9980 to be part of this Rotary Friendship Exchange. READ about the visit to Sweden here
Adam Childs has led an extraordinary (and dangerous) life as a member of MSF: Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders since January 2002.
Travelling to countries, many names of which tended to end with "stan", he has been in constant danger. His team has been murdered, a boss threatened to kill him and he had a staff member kidnapped.
Adam has kindly given us the notes from his talk so read on!
The Washington Post's Annual Neologism Contest (Thanks to Chris Taylor)
Once again The Washington Post has published the winning submissions to its yearly neologism contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternative meanings for common words.
The winners are:
1. Coffee (n.), the person upon whom one coughs.
2. Flabbergasted (adj.), appalled over how much weight you have gained.
3. Abdicate (v.), to give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.
4. Esplanade (v.), to attempt an explanation while drunk.
5. Willy-nilly (adj.), impotent. 6. Negligent (adj.), describes a condition in which you absentmindedly answer the door in your nightgown.
7. Lymph (v.), to walk with a lisp.
8. Gargoyle (n), olive-flavored mouthwash.
9.. Flatulence (n.), emergency vehicle that picks you up after you are run over by a steamroller.
10. Balderdash (n.), a rapidly receding hairline.
11. Testicle (n.), a humorous question on an exam
12. Rectitude (n.), the formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.
13. Pokemon (n), a Rastafarian proctologist.
14. Oyster (n.), a person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms. 15. Frisbeetarianism (n.), (back by popular demand): The belief that, when you die, your soul flies up onto the roof and gets stuck there.
16. Circumvent (n.), an opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by Jewish men.
Adam Childs has led an extraordinary (and dangerous) life as a member of MSF: Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders since January 2002.
