Date Claimers, Blokes Prosper blow club away, Hard Quiz, Joy's session, ROMAC, Clean Up Australia Day (Feb 28, 2021)

Blown away by Harrison and Austin

Amazing Blokes Prosper lads battling Youth Suicide - Remember the names

Fridays speakers were two of the most remarkable lads you will find anywhere in Australia. Harrison and Austin have both been touched by Youth Suicide and although they have been fighting the stigma of mental health and its outcomes, suicode being worst, this was the first time that they have given a prepared talk to the community

Sergeant Joy excels herself

Sergeant Joy excels

Just when you thought the sergeants session could not get more entertaining...Joy's finale on Friday added a new dimension to the clubs meetings.

Local world famous medico talks on Friday

https://youtu.be/d12AeQRPMEQ

https://youtu.be/d12AeQRPMEQ

Kenny Koala goes to..... Peter

Hard Quiz on Rotarians - who knew?

Jeanne gathers the helpers as AGFR approaches

AGFR - Alex Rotary Club steps up to help

With the AGFR fast approaching Jeanne Motteram from Maroochy Rotary spoke to the club on Friday.

The club will be on hand to help Maroochy and already a group of members have put their hand up to help out with the raffle.

We'll be staying in touch with Maroochy as we get towards May and keeping an eye open for other ways to help. Here's a thank you note we received from Jeanne.

Thank you very much for the opportunity to speak to your club at Friday's meeting abou the AGFR and how you can help us.

It is great to have a few of you, Wendy, Sandy, Craig and Joy, on board to help with the raffle, organising the volunteers and Tony for being the tournament photographer.

I thought I would send you the most recent newsletter.

For more information on the AGFR, head to agfr.org and for details about the 43rd AGFR head to the same website and click on 'Tournament 2021' (it will take you to your clubs website).

Happy reading.

Regards

Jeanne Motteram, Tournament Director

43rd AGFR 2021 hosted by

Donald Trump or Paul Harris?

Who knew?

Hard quizmaster Johnno had one winner on Friday to the people's round on famous Rotarians. The question that three most was "Who married a bride 20 years his junior, and incorrectly wrote his date of birth on the marriage certificate?

Peter was the only one who knew the difference between Donald Trump and Paul Harris...and its not what you think. Kenny Koala to the hard quiz winner.

Gala Dinner & Monument News

100th Anniversary Gala Dinner & Monument News

A Gala Dinner night is planned for Saturday 17^th April at the Maroochy RSL. It will be a night of fellowship, fun and dancing and a chance to celebrate Rotary’s fantastic achievements over the past 100 years.

Bookings are now open and tickets can be purchased by clicking on the trybooking link on the Invitation attached. We advise you to book early, because seating is restricted due to Covid. Why not get a group together and join with old friends to celebrate this wonderful milestone? You can reserve a table as part of the booking process.

We are also planning to erect a monument, in order to recognise Rotary’s achievements, particularly on the Sunshine Coast.

We want this monument to ‘belong’ to all Rotarians past, present and future on the Sunshine Coast. The monument will be 2.69 metres high and have a diameter of 1.8 metres, the tendrils will ‘float’ from the 24 teeth on the Rotary Wheel and each one will bear the name of a Rotary Club on the SC. The design is meant to suggest that all clubs come from different areas but come together for the Centenary and then each go their own way to continue the good work of Rotary. Around the bottom will be 2 stainless steel panels, one about Rotary Clubs on the SC and the other, the story Sir Clem Renouf and his legacy.

Wendy Gilson,

Casey's Garden - postponed

Casey's Garden - Date Claimer 13th March - Postponed

Latest advice from Mark:

It looks like we may have to delay the working bee for Casey’s yard a couple of weeks as approvals and construction of the pergola is going to take longer than expected. It really makes sense to get the pergola and concrete done first then start on the yard.
We might still try to demolish the old pergola next week. Rob Wilson and his son have offered to do this and I have arranged for skip bin to be onsite to take all that away.
As soon as I have a new date I will come back to you.

Our mate Mark Skinner has been busy organising the project for a 5 year old Casey Harms and her grandparents. Mark got in touch with the club with this progress report, and a shout out to Alex Rotary to help out with the garden. This will be our 4th (?) garden blitz to make a difference and delighted to help Mark and the team he has organised. Here's a bit from his emails...

Casey is a beautiful little 5-year-old who has RTD [Riboflaven Transporter Deficiency Type 2]. For Casey, his condition includes paralysis of the cranial nerves and sensorineural deafness, the later being addressed with a cochlear implant in the hope that by hearing, he will eventually learn to talk. He also has severe damage to other nerves, particularly his limbs which are heavily distorted. Amazingly he moves around by shuffling his backside. There is hope that one day he may walk but that will be a fair way down the track. He also lacks the ability to regulate his body temperature.

ROMAC quiz night will soon be here...

ROMAC quiz night - 4th March

We have one short for the Alex Rotary quiz team, if anyone enjoys a trivia quiz competition while supporting a great cause. Let Tony know if you can make it. Just saying that in the past few years the club has an impressive record in this prestigious quiz of being of runner up, 2 times winners, and generally being a bit of pest to the other Rotary Clubs in the district..let's hope we can maintain this in 2021.

Meanwhile here's where your entry fee is going...oh, and did I say that there is a bar with some nice Australian wines going cheap.?

Vincent to fly back to the Solomon Islands after 16 months of life-saving medical treatment in Canberra

Vincent Toto (centre) and his mother Cosinta Matesonia (right) have been in Canberra for the past 16 months for medical treatment. They stayed with Sandra Goldstraw (left). Picture: Karleen Minney

Vincent Toto has a smile that could brighten up any room = he came to Australia in July 2019 at two months old, he was only expected to stay for eight or nine months but he and his mother, Cosinta Matesonia, have stayed for the past 16 months.

During that time he has had three major surgeries and about 30 gastroscopies.

Vincent's treatment was possible due to a memorandum of understanding between ROMAC and the ACT government.

Vincent Toto and his mother, Cosinta Matesonia are now back in Honiara this weekend.

"I want to say thank you to the hospital for helping us and also thank you to Rotary as well for the help, if not my baby was going to die," she said.

AGFR - Rotary National Golf Competition

AGFR (Australian Golf Federation of Rotarians) 2021 - Talk on Friday

Jeanne Motteram has being doing a fantastic job in getting this Rotary National Golf competition to this stage, and we're now getting down to the details of how we can help Jeanne and her team make this golfing week a success for the Sunshine Coast.

So Covid notwithstanding the AGFR will definitely be going ahead and there are things we can be doing now to help Jeanne and the AGFR team.

Jeanne will be talking to the club on Friday, and has flagged with us the areas where we can help. So there are things to do in regards to spreading the word, gathering local sponsors, prizes, and local golfers to participate.

Then there are the details around tournament and golf days itself, and the arms and legs needed to make sure the golf goes smoothly and everyone enjoys the fellowship and activities in the clubhouse.

SunnyCoast Solstice Swim

Rotary SunnyCoast Solstice Swim - Sponsor anyone?

The swim is all set for 27th June, and we're on the look out for sponsors in the following areas:

One of our amputee swimmers shows us how its done !

Clean Up Australia Day 2021

Clean Up Australia Day - Sunday 7th March

The club has been helping out clean up Australia Day for almost its inception.

This year if you want to help please log on to the clean up Australia site. Alex Headland postcode 4572.

There will be registration on the day, with hand outs of gloves, bags and high viz.

So please give up some of your Sunday morning on 7th March to help keep our beach and foreshore clean.

Sunshine Coast Passport Club Schools competition

Sunshine Coast Passport Rotary Club Competition - Tell the kids !!

A reminder to let your children, grandchildren, school communities and friends living on the Sunshine Coast know about the competition.

If they are looking for some guidance before entering the competition, these workshops should hit the mark!

Barry Alsop of Eyes Wide Open Images is offering two short workshops at Garricks Camera House Maroochydore covering:

. An introduction to the competition

. Basic composition & what constitutes a good image

The tuition will be held from 4.30pm to 6pm on Thursday afternoons:

Registration is essential as places are limited. Register at https://events.humanitix.com/pre-entry-workshops-sunshine-coast-children-s-photo-competition