BULLETIN
JANUARY 15TH

WHAT'S HAPPENING / DIRECTOR'S REPORTS
 
Letitia introduced Carey Westwood and Wanjiru Waithaka from Manasprings as our guests and speakers for the day.
 
Howard apologised for Alan Gerrard who is supporting his wife Lyn who is recovering from a mild stroke.
 
Howard said that the Board had met and approved a draft 3 year plan which will be circulated to Members for comment. Subsequently this draft has been circulated for review. Members are asked to review the plan and pass comments / suggestions to Howard before the end of the month. Howard will then develop an agenda for a special meeting to be held on 5 February where members can discuss the plan, review any suggested amendments and hopefully reach a consensus for the plan to be finalised. I have read the draft and it is a professionally constructed plan in alignment with Rotary International Objects and establishes progressive targets to against which implementation can be reviewed. Note of caution - Let's not take the fun out of Rotary!!
 
Dave had nothing to report and reminded members that financial reports have been circulated to members with the Board update.
 
Kevin had nothing specific to report but said he was exploring RSL's substantial schools programme to see how we can leverage off that for our youth programmes.
 
Dennis reported that the Board has approved the purchase of the AV equipment and the challenge will now be to integrate it into our activities.
 
Jenny reported good bookings for the chapel for Dec/Jan, the flagpoles are up and a new Rotary Flag has arrived (thank you to Members who assisted both physically and with financial assistance) and a cupboard has been installed to house the new UV sterilising lights.
 
Vicki has obtained dates now for the proposed Baton relay and will update us with details as planning progresses. This will be a first time for us for this event.
 
Ray said his granddaughter attended RYTE. She will come and share her experiences with us. Early feedback is that she thought the experience gained was fantastic particularly around teamwork and she made some new friends who will be keeping in touch.
 
EVENTS  
 
Our normal social event on the first Friday of every month will be substituted for a special Friday meeting to review / approve the Club's 3 Year Plan.
 
GUEST SPEAKER/S
 
Manasprings is a Not For profit organisation based in Qld and Kenya. In African society women have a traditional role as carers which starts at a very young age and this transitions in life and is combined with established roles in education, social work health care etc. Kenya, as a developing nation, has a lot of underprivileged people and women provide key roles in caring and supporting in their communities. eg Children without parents who can support / care for them, the elderly, sex workers, drug dependants. Many of these women are tireless in their efforts and with little or no physical respite as they live in the communities they serve. Manasprings was formed by Carey and Wanjiru to provide a support network and give these women a break. Typically they hold retreats for up to 3 days where the carers are taken out of their environment and provided with much needed physical and emotional support. Carey and Wanjiru showed us a video with anecdotes from women who have been through the retreats and the appreciation that someone cares and wants to support them for the largely thankless roles they play in their communities was clearly evident. I was impressed by the programme.  
 
DUTY ROSTER
  • Please feel free to change or substitute without me other than for prolonged absences. For prolonged absences let me know and I will block you off for the period in question
Duty
22 Jan
29 Jan
5 Feb
12 Feb
19 Feb
26 Feb
Chair
Jenny
Judi
Maggie
Ray
Alan
Col
Sergeant
James
Ian
George
James
Ian
George
Registration
Col
John W
Letitia
Kevin
Andrew
Dennis
VOT
Dennis
Laurie
Peter J.
Elke
Dianne
James
Weakly Joke
David
James
Marc
Col
Chris
Jenny
4 Way Test
Andrew
Leon
Tegan / Vicki
Douglas
Margaret
John W

 

GUEST SPEAKER LIST:

Please note that Letitia would love to hear from you with any suggestions for guest speakers and or if any of our newer members would like to tell us more about yourselves with a person behind the badge presentation.
 
Meeting
Speaker
22 January
Janette Salmi, Dignified Home Care
 
 
CELEBRATIONS:
 
MEMBER BIRTHDAYS:
 
January:
 
Col Myers
23 Jan
Dave Reynolds
26 Jan
 
February:
 
Ray McCabbin
05 Feb
James Kennett
11 Feb
Letitia de Lima
22 Feb
Don Miller
23 Feb
 
SPOUSE / PARTNER BIRTHDAYS:
 
January:
 
Robin Bellairs
David
10 Jan
Peter Rowe
Judi
23 Jan
Belinda Rudd
Andrew
30 Jan
 
 
February:
 
NIL
 
ANNIVERSARIES:
 
Spouses and Partners:
January:
 
David & Robin Bellairs
40 years
Lynne Walsh and David Thirgood
21 years
 
February:
 
Peter and Belinda Obrien
20 years
 
Years in Rotary:
January:
 
George Friend
25 years
Douglas Geekie
25 years
Vicki James
1 year
February:
 
Rod West
10 years
 
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