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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

Everything you want to know is at the PWP NSW Website

BILLBOARD

ELECTIONS and AGMs

It is that time of the year again and PWP will work only with involvement from the members.

As a minimum, you need to turn up at your AGM to vote.

We need a minimum number (quorum) at your AGM in order to elect your committee.

Don’t assume someone else will do it - that is a recipe for failure !

The alternative is that your Branch has to be administered by State Management Committee which is not in anyone’s interest.

Please consider also how you could make a contribution to your committee.

Remember PWP is a self-help body where nothing “just happens”.

Macarthur Branch still to be finalised

BRANCH ANNOUNCEMENTS

BRANCH COMMITTEES:

Please Email ANNOUNCEMENTS or PROGRAM CHANGES to be published here

STATE

––--Don’t miss out on

“ THE EVENT of the YEAR ”

–––Romeo & Juliet

-ANNUAL BALL

-5th August 2006

THE EPPING CLUB (beautiful venue)

45-47 Rawson Rd Epping

7-8pm Complimentary Pre Dinner Drinks

3 Course Dinner & Dancing Till Midnight

––––––-LIVE BAND

~ All Welcome ~

Members $60, Non Members $70

Tickets Available From State Office & Your Branch Committee

Last Chance – BOOK NOW !

For Credit Card Purchases, Ring 9833-2633

THE COMING WEEK

(in brief - see ‘Soleparent’ for details)

Thursday 27 July

Final Bookings for:Northside - Indian Restaurant, Sat 29 July.

CITY OF SYDNEY

THE SYDNEY SOUND BIG BAND

HILLS DISTRICT

ADVANCED DANCE LESSONS

NORTHSIDE

BUSHWALK

Friday 28 July

Final Bookings for:City - Genesian Theatre, Sat 29 July.Northside -Seafood BBQ, Sun 30 July.

HILLS DISTRICT

ADULT BIRTHDAY & HATS HOUSE PARTY @ Di's, Kellyville

Saturday 29 July

CITY OF SYDNEY

THE GENESIAN THEATRE

HILLS DISTRICT

DINNER AND DANCING at Rooty Hill RSL

MACARTHUR

FAMILY XMAS IN JULY HOUSE PARTY @ Les's, Airds

NORTHSIDE

INDIAN RESTAURANT Tandoori & Curry Club, Hornsby

Sunday 30 July

CITY OF SYDNEY

FAMILY DAY AT TRIBAL ZONE INDOOR PLAYGROUND North Ryde RSL

Also

LUNCH AT MOSMAN ROWING CLUB

HILLS DISTRICT

CINEMAS AT BLACKTOWN

Also

ADULT PUB LUNCH Albion Hotel, Parramatta

Also

ASQUITH LEAGUES CLUB FAMILY DINNER

NORTHSIDE

BUSHWALK AND/OR LUNCH Berowra Valley Regional Park

Also

SEAFOOD BBQ AT GORDON'S Mooney Mooney

Monday 31 July

CITY OF SYDNEY

WALK THE BAY

HILLS DISTRICT

BUDGET MONDAY NIGHT DINNER

NORTHSIDE

INFORMAL MORNING COFFEE & CHAT Wahroonga

Also

BISTRO CLUB LUNCH

Tuesday 1 August

CITY OF SYDNEY

NEW MEMBERS NIGHT AT EASTERN SUBURBS LEAGUES CLUB

HILLS DISTRICT

VALUE STEAK DINNER

Also

DANCE LESSONS

NORTHSIDE

DINNER AND CHAT Dee Why RSL Club

Also

NEW MEMBERS NIGHT at Dee Why RSL

Wednesday 2 August

CITY OF SYDNEY

GENERAL COMMITTEE & PROGRAMME MEETING

HILLS DISTRICT

KINGSWOOD SINGLES DANCE

Also

SOCIAL TENNIS Castle Hill

Thursday 3 August

HILLS DISTRICT

ADVANCED DANCE LESSONS

NORTHSIDE

BUSHWALK

Friday 4 August

CITY OF SYDNEY

COOGEE BAY HOTEL, DRINKS AND DINNER

HILLS DISTRICT

ADULT HOUSE PARTY @ Sandra's, Greystanes

MACARTHUR

KARAOKE Ingleburn RSL

-This Week’s Favourites/Bookmarks

Why not bookmark these ?

Private Counselling Directory

http://www.pwp-hills.org/welfaredirectory_1.crisissupport_privcounselling.htm

If you know someone who is looking for a local private counsellor, then tell them about this link. It provides a comprehensive contacts list of private counsellors.

If you work in the human resource management employee support area, counselling, welfare, health, education or community information fields then this online directory could be valuable to have bookmarked as a Favourite in your work and home browsers.

PWP USA Branch Brandywine DE http://www.expage.com/brandywinepwp1323

PWP USA Branch Finger Lakes PWP Chapter 1374 NY http://www.geocities.com/flpwp2001

Divorce Service Directory
Family Law, Counsellors, and more. We make Divorce a little easier. www.i-dont.com.au

-July 27

Birthdays:

In 1944, American singer/songwriter, Bobbie Gentry (Roberta Streeter) (62) Best known for her 1967 hit, “Ode To Billy Joe”

In 1955, Australian former Test cricketer, Allan Border (51)

In 1958, British skater; formerly one half of world champion duo, Torvill & Dean, Christopher Dean (48)

In 1968, Australian actor and son of former Australian PM, Billy McMahon, Julian McMahon (38) Julian’s first wife was Dannii Minogue.

In 1973, retired Australian rugby league player, formerly with NRL team Brisbane Broncos, Gordon Tallis (33)

On This Day:

In 1921, at the University of Toronto, Canadian scientists Frederick Banting and Charles Best successfully isolated insulin for the first time.

In 1940, Bugs Bunny made his first official appearance on the silver screen in "A Wild Hare."

In 1974, the U.S. Congress asked for impeachment procedures against President Richard Nixon.

In 1976, John Lennon finally received a “Green Card”, allowing him to reside permanently in the USA

In 1979, Alice Cooper's Arizona art gallery was firebombed by an unknown vandal. Several of his gold records and more than $US200,000 in Indian artefacts were lost.

In 1987, the Fitzgerald inquiry into police corruption in Queensland opened. In 1991, the disgraced head of the National Safety Council in Australia, John Friedrich, committed suicide at his farm in Victoria

In 1996, Ivan Milat was sentenced to life in prison for killing seven backpackers in New South Wales’ Belangalo State Forest.

In 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, the Olympic Games were disrupted by the explosion of a nail-laden pipe bomb in Centennial Olympic Park. The bombing killed one woman and injured more than 100 others, including a Turkish cameraman who suffered a fatal heart attack after the blast.

In 1999, the U.S. space shuttle Discovery completed a five-day mission commanded by Air Force Col. Eileen Collins. It was the first shuttle mission to be commanded by a woman.

In 2003, legendary comedian Bob Hope died, just two months after celebrating his 100th birthday.

SOURCE: RADIOINFO

:-) THREE BEARS PORRIDGE

A far more accurate account of the events of that fateful morning...

Baby bear goes downstairs, sits in his small chair at the table, and he looks into his small bowl. It is empty. "Who's been eating my porridge?" he squeaks.

Daddy Bear arrives at the big table and sits in his big chair. He looks into his big bowl and it is also empty. "Who's been eating my porridge?!?" he roars.

Mummy Bear puts her head through the serving hatch from the kitchen and yells, "For God's sake, how many times do we have to go through this with you idiots"?

It was Mummy Bear who got up first. It was Mummy Bear who woke everyone in the house. It was Mummy Bear who made the coffee. It was Mummy Bear who unloaded the dishwasher from last night and put everything away. It was Mummy Bear who went out in the cold early morning air to fetch the newspaper and croissants. It was Mummy Bear who set the damn table. It was Mummy Bear who put the bl**dy cats out, cleaned the litter boxes, gave the cats their food, and refilled their water. And now that you've decided to drag your sorry bear-a**es downstairs and grace Mummy Bear with your grumpy presence, listen carefully, because I'm only going to say this once....

I HAVEN'T MADE THE F***ING PORRIDGE YET!!!"

Afterthought: "What would men be without women? Scarce, sir...mighty scarce." -Mark Twain

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