However President Sue sold one of her Ed Sheeran tickets for $100 and donated that to our
Shelter Box fund.
Thank you Sue.
Is there nobody in our club (apart for me) who knows how to toss a coin??? Bob S tried.
The final winner was Dave Macl (who left is winnings behind)
Thort 4 the Week
Don't wait for the light to appear at the end of the tunnel,
Stride down there and light the bloody thing yourself.
via Donald A
Sergeant's Session
Hilary did a fantastic job with a twist - asked questions that all would know the answers - if you got it right you had to pay.
A good money earner Hilary, well done.
Club Notices
President Sue welcomed our speaker for the evening William Sew Hoy to the meeting.
President Sue covered all the important issues that we have at the moment such as;
Reminder to all those who are going to the conference on the 5th and 6th May your registrations should be in now. Dont miss this Rotary event. It provides us all with an opportunity to hear some amazing speakers and catch up with old friends. Cost of registration is $240 for a member and $390 for a member and partner. Robyn C is co-ordinating attendees etc.
Rotary Know How 7th April. All directors and 2ICs should attend as it is an opportunnity to find out what you should be doing AND see what other clubs are doing. A real education and good fun. All members are welcome to participate.
IT'S FREE - YOU DON'T SEE THAT OFTEN.
Ah-Lek is organising a week-end away rather like Peter Dicks 'tours' to Oamaru on the 21 and 22 April. Let Ah-Lek know if you want to take advantage of the outing. The likely cost per person is $150. (Saves driving drunk)
The speech contest is to be held on the 27th March at the our meeting at the Dunedin Club. Pieter vd K has organised. It will be a partner's night. It is always very interesting and educational to hear the students choice of topic for their talk. Please note that the start time will be 6.00pm as normal.
Change Over is scheduled for the 3rd July.
Ah-Lek discussed the Blinid Foundation - puppy collection, which is to be held held Friday the 23rd (ie today.
Note there is NO meeting on Tuesday 3rd April - Easter
NEXT WEEK'S SPEAKER
Speech Contest
Let's all hope that our contestants have a great time.
Dunedin Central has, in the past, had a very good record of producing District winners of the Speech Contest AND we hope that this record will be enhanced once again.
It always amasses me how brilliant and enthusiastic today's young people are. If i could speak publicly as welll as these students, i woud be very happy.
The subjects selected by some of the students one would think, how on earth can a talk be built around that topic, but they do.
This is a evening not to be missed.
Rotary know-How
Saturday 7th April
Logan Park High School
It's free and lunch is included.
Please let Andrew know if you are interested.
All Club officers and directors should attend and all club members would gain lot and have fun doing it.
Last week's speaker
Now you listen to me nephew, do it this way!!!
Uncle Neville giving a few tips to our guest speaker.
Uncle Neville introduced William by saying that those in the gathering who were in the twilight of their carreers may have difficulty keeping up with the young gun.
William's talk was entitled "The LIfe Of a Dental Student"
William was born 28 years ago in Duunedin and was the eldest of two. He attended John McGlashan College.
He explained why he chose dentistry over other options such as medicine, law etc. He enjoyed the sciences and working with his hands, meeting and helping people.
A big factor wass the work life balance in dentistry. So he chose the safe option.
The first year was basic but very busy - "head down bum up territory" as they covered all the health sciences. There was a lot of rote learning and it was essential to work hard as only very good marks got you through to the next year.
Of the 1500 students in this year there were 150 to 200 doing medicine and only 50 doinig dentistry. Approx 100 did pharmacy and 100 physio.
The 2nd year was tough, predomitary theory based - they got to do their first injections "on each other". They saw their first patients.
Sorry the before shot was a bit gruesome.
The 3rd year was more practical and the year was a 'bit easier'.
The 4th year had even less theory and they got to do root canals etc which ws interesting.
In the 5th year they did 15 to 18 hours contact time they had to do a 5 week placement nand they did it out of a bus in a Maori community.
The social life of staff and students was full of activity and excitment. One highlight was a conferenec in Sydney where it seemed to consist of a continuous party.
William graduated in 2012 and his life as a dentist started as a dental and maxillofacal surgeon in Dunedin Hospital.. He did a stint in private practice in Wellington where he saw broken bones and jaws etc. He then spent a few months in France and Amsterdam.
Why study for a life in Orthodontics? Because that work generally entails working with young modovated patients. 20 apply for that course and onlt 3 are accepted. The course entails 3 years study and there is no life outside the staudy - it is full on 60 to 70 hours a week. At the moment he has a bit of "down time" and is looking at a 'spell' in Australia or Singapore
Early in March David Macl attended the President Elects training proramme. Derek K was there as ADG Elect and Andrew H as DG Elect put them through their paces.
David mentioned that the disappearing out his way and he is not sure if its the new virus or the old one that is havinng an effect.
He contines his participation in the Mosgiel Communnity Patrol. The car is provided by the Police. They are nnot allowed to get out of the car but if they see something they contact the cops. The patrols generally are over four hours around midnight.
Green Legacy Hiroshima - Yes the Gingko seedlings are going fine.
24 seedlings at different stages of maturity and size.
Most healthy.
Please note there is no meeting on the 3rd April as it is Easter weekend.
27th March
10 April
17th April
Duty One
Ah-Lek T
Rajesh T
Patricia P
Duty Two + Pres Guest
Patricia P
Don A
Grant B
Grace + Thort 4 Week
David B
Grant B
Murray E
Guest Intro
Murray E
Brigetta A
Derek K
Guest Thanks
Derek K
Neville H
David H
Sergeant
David H
Sandy J
David Macl
What’s New
Heather McL
Rob M
Peter N
Heads & Tails + Hospitality
Peter N
Bob S
Ah-Lek T
Books to Vanuatu
Over an informal chat together, midwife Diana Watson from Dunedin, talked to Presi Sue about her dream to open a library in a remote village of Vanuatu. The village, Lamap was on the island of Malekula and the residents of the village had no reading material at all. She had been humbled to witness villages pouring over the inflight magazine she had in her bag from her flight from NZ to Vanuatu. Most villagers were illiterate and had limited vision of the world outside their own village.
A seed was sown to assist Diana in her dream. The challenge was to find enough suitable books to get the library up and running. As you all know our book sale had a lot of lovely books that when initailly sorted provided a good basis for the final sort undertaken in Presi Sue's garage. The challenge was to find books that were visually attractive, age appropriate and in excellent condition. After much sorting six banana books were filled with books about other countries, food, animals, plants and also some pictorial dictionaries. Cargill Enterprises kindly made a crate to pack the boxes into. Mainfreight were engaged to ship the crate and on November 2018, the Southern Moana container ship carried the books to Port Vila, Vanuatu.
After weeks of communication between agents, customs and Diana herself, who was working in Lamap in her capacity as midwife, the crate finally arrived in the village on-board the Big Sista boat. The messages between Sue and Diana were ones of elation- the project had been successful! To quote Diana, “The whole community is so excited to see these books. Many of whom have never seen a book.”The Dunedin Central Rotary Club will be acknowledged in the naming of library and banners from the club will be displayed.
It feels good to know that a small idea, with support, can evolve into success. The theme for 2017/18 Rotary year is “Making a Difference” and we can feel proud to have done just that for the villagers of Lamap, Vanuatu. Via Presi Sue.
Sue's garage
Cargill Enterprises crate
on the way ex NZ
Port Villa to Lamap on the island of Malekula.
The excitment builds
Heads down bums up as they explore.
This makes it all worth it
Big thank you Dunedin Central
The library building - shelves are being built by the locals
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