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Incorporating Hills HawkEye

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Enquire about Joining PWP

Why YOU should join Parents Without Partners (PWP)

· Over 1,500 affordable activities a year

· Something on every night of the week

· Subsidised children's activities every weekend

· A great new single lifestyle

· Meet people and make friends at PWP

· Membership is a passport to any PWP activities in Australia & overseas

Members always have discounts to open functions &/or get group discounts at events

ENQUIRE ABOUT MEMBERSHIP TODAY

Contact our PWP Branch Membership Inquiries volunteers

CITY BRANCH Sydney City, Eastern Suburbs, Southern Sydney, Southern Suburbs, Inner West, Canterbury-Bankstown Region 1300 364 658

HILLS BRANCH Greater Western Sydney Region, Baulkham Hills, Colo, Holroyd, Fairfield Shires, Parramatta, Blacktown & Penrith Cities, Hawkesbury & Blue Mountains areas 9634 7502

HUNTER BRANCH Greater Hunter Region and north 4953 0265

MACARTHUR BRANCH South West Region, Campbelltown, Liverpool & Bankstown Cities, Picton, Camden, Wollondilly Shire & Southern Highlands 4620 4526

NORTHSIDE BRANCH North Sydney, Northshore, Northern Beaches, Northern Suburbs, Hornsby, Brooklyn & Central Coast Region 9411 1858

BILLBOARD

Hear Dorothy on SWR 99.9FM at 9am, Saturday 21st
Dorothy Hutton from PWP State Committee will appear in interview as above. The topic concerns changes to the Family Welfare Act and PWP’s attitude. There is a proposed public meeting to be called.

Listen in and hear what Dorothy has to say !

Certificate in Freelance Copywriting Course

5 Full Scholarships For Single Parents

The scholarship is worth about $1500 each. Successful applicants incur no fees excluding costs of emails, postage, telephone and fax etc. Just go to http://www.collegeofcopywriting.com/scholarship.htm for more information. To apply all you need to do is send an email detailing why you would like to win the course.

BRANCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

Committees – Email Announcements for Publication Here

THE COMING WEEK (in brief - see ‘Soleparent’ for details)

Friday 20 January

Final Bookings for:Northside - Parramatta Dinner, Sat 21 Jan.Northside - BBQ lunch, Sun 22 Jan.

HILLS DISTRICT

ROLE REVERSAL BIRTHDAY ADULT HOUSE PARTY @ Karen's, Doonside.

HUNTER

Music in Podium

Saturday 21 January

COMBINED BRANCHES

FITAP JUDGING

CITY OF SYDNEY

HOUSE PARTY AND BRING A FRIEND NIGHT AT JOYCE'S, Balmain.

HILLS DISTRICT

DINNER & DANCING at Rooty Hill RSL.

MACARTHUR

BENTS BASIN

NORTHSIDE

DAY OUT ON SYDNEY HARBOUR

Also

DINNER PARRAMATTA at P. J. Gallagher's Irish Pub

Sunday 22 January

CITY OF SYDNEY

SEAFOOD SMORGASBORD at Drummoyne RSL Club

HILLS DISTRICT

FAMILY PICNIC AT NEPEAN RIVER

Also

ASQUITH LEAGUES CLUB FAMILY DINNER

HUNTER

GLEN ROCK LAGOON RECREATIONAL WALK Kahibah

NORTHSIDE

BUSHWALK/SWIM Brooklyn - Parsley Bay - Dead Horse Bay - Sandy Bay

Also

SEAFOOD BBQ AT GORDON'S, Mooney Mooney

Monday 23 January

CITY OF SYDNEY

WALK THE BAY

HILLS DISTRICT

BRANCH COMMITTEE MEETING

Also

BUDGET MONDAY NIGHT DINNER

NORTHSIDE

INFORMAL MORNING COFFEE & CHAT Cherrybrook

Also

BISTRO CLUB LUNCH

Tuesday 24 January

HILLS DISTRICT

VALUE T-BONE STEAK DINNER

Also

DAY TIME LEADLIGHT CLASS GROUP

NORTHSIDE

DINNER AND CHAT

Wednesday 25 January

HILLS DISTRICT

NEW MEMBERS INFORMATION & JOINING NIGHT

Also

SOCIAL TENNIS

Also

KINGSWOOD SINGLES DANCE

Thursday 26 January

HILLS DISTRICT

ADULT ONLY AUSTRALIA DAY BBQ @ Julie's, Castle Hill

Also

OPEN FAMILY SQUASH NIGHT

Also

ADVANCED DANCE LESSONS

HUNTER

AUSTRALIA DAY CONCERT Speers Point Park

NORTHSIDE

AUSTRALIA DAY BUSHWALK

Friday 27 January

Final Bookings for:Northside - Chinese New Year Dinner, Sun 29 Jan.

CITY OF SYDNEY

CITY TATTERSALLS CLUB

HILLS DISTRICT

ADULT OPEN HOUSE PARTY - (Introduce A Friend Night). @ Roger's, Blacktown.

HUNTER

Pot Luck Dinner & BMC

WORD FOR THE WEEK

portent \POR-tent\, noun:
1. A sign of a coming event or calamity; an omen.
2. Prophetic or menacing significance.
3. Something amazing; a marvel.

January 19

Birthdays:

1839 Paul Cézanne France, impressionist painter (Bathers)

1922 Arthur Morris cricketer (great Australian lefty opening batsman)

1935 Tippi Hedren Minnesota, actress (The Birds, Marnie, Bold & Beautiful)

1936 Ursula Andress Switzerland, actress (She)

1938 Phil Everly Brownie KY, singer (Everly Bros-Wake Up Little Susie)

1942 Michael Crawford England, Broadway star (Phantom of the Opera)

1943 Janis Joplin Port Arthur TX, blues rock singer (Down on Me)

1949 Robert Palmer Batley England, rocker (Addicted to Love, Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley)

1966 Stefan Edberg Sweden, tennis player (Wimbledon 1988, US Open 1991)

On this day...

1840 Antarctica discovered, Charles Wilkes expedition (US claim)

1937 Millionaire Howard Hughes sets transcontinental air record (7h28m25s)

1938 GM began mass production of diesel engines

1955 "Scrabble" debuts on board game market

1992 IBM announces a nearly $5B loss for 1992

:-) Signs Of Life

· Maternity Clothes Shop: We are open on labor day.

· Non-smoking area: If we see you smoking we will assume you are on fire and take appropriate action.

· On Maternity Room Door: "Push,Push,Push".

· On a Front Door: Everyone on the premises is a vegetarian except the dog.

· Optometrist's Office: If you don't see what you're looking for, you've come to the right place.

· Scientist's Door: Gone Fission.

· Taxidermist Window: We really know our stuff.

· Podiatrist's Window: Time wounds all heels.

· Butcher's window: Let me meat your needs.

· Sign on Fence: "Salesmen welcome. Dog food is expensive".

· Car Dealership: The best way to get back on your feet - miss a car payment.

· Muffler Shop: No appointment necessary. We'll hear you coming.

· Hotel: "Help!" We need inn - experienced people.

· Auto Body Shop: May we have the next dents?

· Veterinarians Waiting Room: Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!

· Music Teacher's Door: "Out Chopin"

· Beauty Shop: Dye now!

· Garbage Truck: We've got what it takes to take what you've got.

· Computer Store: "Out for a quick byte" .

· Restaurant Window: Don't stand there and be hungry, come in and get fed up.

· Bowling Alley: Please be quiet. We need to hear a pin drop.

· Cafeteria: Shoes are required to eat in the cafeteria. Socks can eat any place they want.

· Music Library: Bach in a minuet.

· Funeral Home: Drive carefully, we'll wait.

EVER WONDERED . . . ?

Listserv - An e-mail list of e-mail addresses of people with common interests. Software enables people who belong to a list to send messages to the group without typing a series of addresses into the message header. Usually members of the group in the listserv have to subscribe to the mailing list.

Afterthought:

Computer Problems ? Hardware failure?

Computer running slowly? Don’t understand your software?

Internet problems? Don’t know what to do next?

· Help to buy, set up and use your computer

· New or refurbished systems to suit your budget

Ring John: 9626 9093 or 0408 416 466 Email: getugoing@hotpop.com

(Approved by PWP SMC - I maintain PWP NSW computer)

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