‘Growing old means your broad mind and narrow waist exchange places’
Humorous Qouites via Graham S
Sergeant's
Session
The sergeant's session was a quicky that given the time restriants worked quiet well.
Club Notices
Pieter van de K is still very sore with his fractured tail bone. He did inform the BE that he had Sonia out cutting the lawn so this must count as some compensation Pieter.
Please order your tickets for the Rotary movie night (Murder on the Orient Express’) with out delay. It is on the 8th November for End Polio Now. Tickets are $20 for members. Friends, guests and family are all welcome! Derek has sent you all the link to make up for the BE's lack of IT knowledge. See note below for more details.
Unfortunately nobody has come forward to host the Cilean exchange student so unless aanother club can 'come to the party' this student will not be coming to Dunedin.
Pres Sue distrubuted the remaining dictionaries to the Lanuage Laboritory. See picture below.
Remember to get/acquire your auction items for the 21st Auction night. This night goes a long way to our club meeting its Foundation commitments. Andrew M mentioned that he had 'acquired' some items including a Giro flight and a flight in a RE12 wth an instructor on board which will probably include some aeorbatics.
President Sue will email the necessary links for the Auction night etc as BE has not mastered this yet.
14th Nov
Speaker
Peter Chin
Sister City Relationship Shanghai
Peter served two terms as our mayor and in that time saw the completion or commencement of many projects such as the Chinese Garden and the Stadium. Regardless what you my personally think about these projects they are a wonderful contribution to Dunedin.
an ex member of parliament wrote; "Just had Dinner with ex Dunedin Mayor and Member of the Constitutional Advisory Panel, Peter Chin. Absolutely brilliant - a wonderful human being - exceptionally bright and passionate about his city, country, heritage and especially the role that students and young people have to play in shaping our future. An inspirational evening!
A man with a wealth of experience. This evening will be of interest to all I am sure.
POLIO PLUS RAFFLE
Well the tally of funds raised for Polio Plus from the raffle is $1,057.50 AND with Bill's contribution this makes our clubs contribution $3,172.50. Great stuff.
Robyn Chirnside's
Induction 24.10.17
Another memoriable night on the 24th October when Robyn Chirnside was inducted by President Sue. Robyn is an anaesthetist at Mercy Hospital and is the Specialist Anaesthetist Dunedin Hospital.
Robyn is a member of many professional (anaesthetist) organisations. As we get to know you better Robyn you can tell us how many of us you have 'put to sleep'.
Robyn is on the Youth Committee and her mentor is Brigetta.
Welcome Robyn, we know you will enjoy your membership of our small and friendly club.
The Annual General Meeting 2017
The current and future Presidents
Pres Sue and Pres Elect Dave
President Sue opend the AGM by welcoming all and offering apologies from those not able to attend.
The minutes of the previous AGM were distributed and it was moved that they be taken as read and a true and acurate record by Graham and seconded by Dave Macl.
Grant explained the Financial Report and mover that it be accepted and Graham seconded the motion.
President Sue thanked Grant for his work throughout the year.
President Elect Dave Macleod outlined his Board for his year as; President - Dave Macleod
President Elect - Eleanor Archer
Secretary - Derek King
Treasurer - Grant Batchelor
Membership - Heather McLean
Public Relations - Sandy Jefferies
Service - Rob Marshall
Youth & Vocation - Pieter van de Klundert
Foundation Beth StitelyWeb Master - Bob Smith
Speaker Seeker ??
Welfare - Graham Spence
Bulletin - ??? + Graham Spence
Carried by acclamation.
Gary Williams
Past District Governor
Gary explained that the Youth Programmes covered a wide variety of local, national and international activities from student exchanges such as that between Australia and NZ, RYE, RYPENS, RYLA, Rotoract, Interact, CureKids and many more run by or initiated by Rotary.
The RYE programme gives students a wonderful one year opportunity to experience life in another country hosted by three or four Rotarian families overseas. In the past we have exchanged with countries where students would have the least challenges 'fitting' in such as the UK, USA, South Africa etc where language was not a problem However we are now looking at other countries such as Taiwan, Chile, Brazil, France, Germany, Switzerland Sweden and Austria.
Our out-going student do face an additional problem that streaches thier resolve in that they arrive iin the middle of the host counties school year.
RYE is a once in a lifetime opportunity for uour students to experience oan other culture and 3 or 4 host families They learn to intergrate into these families and cultures and come back 'worldly wise'.
Melboune Cup Day / Movie Night
There will be no Dunedin Central Rotary meeting on November 7th as it is Melbourne Cup Day.
All members, partners, friends and family are invited to attend a private/preview showing of:
“Murder on the Orient Express”
Rialto Cinema, 6pm, Wednesday November 8th
$20 per head with $10 going directly to Polio Plus
Theatre of 160 seats booked – we must fill all of the seats, as we have to pay for all of them upfront at $10 each
Please use the clubs Apologies system to say if bringing guests or apologising
All of the Dunedin areas 9 clubs will be asked to come along – if we need more seats there is a 140 seater cinema also available
Our Annual Auction
Remember
Quality items raise more funds.
Thank you Eleanor for the tasty trial of your Christmas cake for
AUCTION NIGHT
Duty
7th Oct
14th Nov
21st Nov
Not required - Cup Day
Duty One
Stephen G
Derek K
Duty Two
Andrew H
David H
Pres Guest
Andrew H
David H
Grace
Heather McL
Stephen G
Thort 4 Week
Heather McL
Stephen G
Guest Intro
Andrew M
Andrew H
Guest Thanks
Beth S
Heather McL
Sergeant
Pieter van de K
Andrew M
What’s New
Don A
Beth S
Heads & Tails
Bob C
Pieter van de K
Hospitality
Bob C
Pieter van de K
Another successful distribution of Dictionaries.
Delivering the remainder of the dictionaries to English Language Partners. Paul Naidu, the co-coordinator was delighted to receive them and congratulated us on a fantastic project.
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