Snags and Motown

While jet lag continues to plague our nights and cause uncontrollable yawning moments in our days, we are still making the most of every moment.  Some highlights from Sunday included the "Great Aussie BBQ" where we had a 'snag' with fried onions - 

and finding the venue for 'service' opportunities - which loosely translates (for non-Rotarians) into free labour.  It was good to have something to do that felt as though we were helping to accomplish something.  The organizers of "Stop Hunger Now" were just getting organized - and we helped them out with that.  Here are a few pics showing our work labelling and taping boxes that will later be filled with dried food packets - rice, beans, vitamins etc.  Each bag holds six servings, each box holds six bags.  Apparently these boxes will stay in Australia for local needs.

Each of Destiny's labels were perfectly square and centered.

I was grateful for my teenage years and my tape gun experience!

We left our boxes and made our way to the second opening plenary session to hear PM Tony Abbott (actually a recording made at the first opening plenary session) announce that the Australian government has committed $100 million Aus dollars to End Polio Now.  That got some applause!

Aboriginal dance group as part of the opening session.

Session 2 of 2 - ANZ stadium holds a lot of Rotarians.

Some great entertainment by the Australian foursome Human Nature - perfoming Motown.  They have a permanent gig in Vegas but came home to perform for Rotary.

Great performance - check them out.

The session concluded with 180 flags of the world - all countries represented by or with projects organized by Rotary.  Here's a familiar flag; all flags presented by the Surf Rescuers of Australia.

As you can imagine, once the session was over, a LOT of people needed that train to Central station.  Happily, Destiny and I are young enough to run - so we had a bit of an advantage even though our seating meant that we were among the last to get out of the Stadium.  We just squeezed on to the first train out of the station.  And no Rotarians were injured along the way ;).