We are in for the long haul. It looks like my Presidency in its second year is going to be hampered by this state of emergency. Zoom meetings are great for a time poor person like myself. I can conduct meetings from the comfort of my home office in my pjs!!. Thanks to David Fallick, we are having a run of highly interesting and informative speakers. If the restrictions allow us out, we are looking at alternatives to zoom, particularly since we expect Kooyong Tennis Club to protect and provide for their members in preference if there is a numbers game.
Tomorrow night’s meeting is no exception since stroke can be prevented and with prompt intervention, be reversed. As a medico, I will be listening with interest. The big problem noted in our medical profession is that, not only mental health issues are arising, but people are neglecting GP check-ups and medical conditions are advancing, as in cancers presenting late. This is happening, and examples are occurring but not reaching the social media. There is a cost to this enforced isolation. Teleconferencing with a GP and specialist is a good adjunct but not meant to be the only avenue of health care.
We had another excellent Guest Speaker at our Rotary meeting on Tuesday 24th August.
George Housakis is a Managing Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Real Estate Advisory practice and has over 20 years’ experience in real estate advisory and senior management. George leads a team of specialists that exclusively focus on housing challenges for low-to-moderate income households across Australia. He works with all levels of Government, as well as not-for-profits and the private sector on a broad range of policy and strategy roles. He gave us an insight into housing affordability, social housing, home ownership, stability and quality of rental housing and the delivery of more social housing.
Bookings are now open for the club's major fundraiser, the First Annual Charity Golf Day in support of Australian Rotary Health, Tuesday October 26th 2021. Open to everyone so book now. Fabulous prizes to be won. With thanks to Kingston Heath Golf Course and our generous sponsors, Mercedes-Benz, Amer Sports, Wilson, TEAC and Scoops Australia.
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Cycling to the 4 Points of Australia for Social Inclusion and Stroke Awareness. His name is Tommy Quick. And when he was just 12 years old, he suffered a stroke and his life changed forever. "What became clear to me was that this wasn’t where my life stopped. Instead, that’s where it began!" Join Tommy as he embarks on the epic challenge of cycling 9,000 kms to the four most extreme points of mainland Australia.
A drunk staggers into a Catholic Church, enters a confessional booth and sits down, but says nothing.
The Priest coughs a few times to get his attention but the drunk continues to sit there, not saying a word. Finally, the Priest pounds three times on the wall.
To which the drunk mumbles, “Sorry, can’t help you. There’s no paper on this side either.”
Famous Quotes
"I am enclosing two tickets to the first night of my new play; bring a friend, if you have one." George Bernard Shaw to Winston Churchill
"Cannot possibly attend first night, will attend second. If there is one." Winston Churchill, in response.
"I feel so miserable without you; it's almost like having you here." Stephen Bishop
"He is not only dull himself; he is the cause of dullness in others." Samuel Johnson
"He is simply a shiver looking for a spine to run up." Paul Keating
"Why do you sit there looking like an envelope without any address on it?" Mark Twain
Sunday September 12th 12pm Bring friends and family, but most of all bring the kids and grandkids to this signature event for the club, celebrating the Rotary Australia Centenary in 2021
Lift the Lid Fundraising Dinner
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club on Tuesday, October 5th 2021 6:30pm
Rotary Charity Golf Day
Kingston Heath Golf Club Tuesday, October 26th 2021 10:30am
Gideon Meltzer is trained in public speaking and experienced in delivering life-saving messages about stroke. Gideon had a stroke in 2015 while he was on holiday with his family in Israel. He was a fit, healthy and practising as a lawyer at the time. So while he will present common information about stroke and it's prevention, he will also draw on his own personal experiences which makes his talk different – and very powerful.
