Our chair was Don
Apologies were accepted from Richard, Ian, Kath and Bob
Apologies were accepted from Richard, Ian, Kath and Bob
Our first "face to face" meeting for the year
Relaxation time for President James was severely cut short as he had “just sat down”, but he soldiered on with the President’s Report
- Thanks Deborah for standing in last week - James had to self isolate following cataract surgery
- Richard sent a text – eye surgery Tuesday, & picked up Covid on Wednesday, so he will be quarantining until tomorrow
- There Was a Zoom Board Meeting yesterday – thanks to all the Directors for the hard work they put in
- Be on the lookout for potential members - we need new members to remain viable
- John Moore is recovering from Covid
- We had a long Zoom District Conference meeting last night – Mark is Treasurer for the event, it will “Go Ahead“
- There are 200 and 238 Registrations and they need 350 for it to be viable. Volunteers are needed packing bags and on the registration desk, also for packing up afterwards.
- RAWCS have an appeal open for Tonga. Donations are tax-deductible
- Sheppard’s Arms Christmas card
- House of Friendship at the conference – Deborah suggested RC Glasshouse could be involved
The International Toast was to the Rotary Clubs of the Ukraine. There are 52 clubs with 1000 members - nine are in Kyiv. The Toast was to RC Kyiv International
Time for some jokes
James was at the supermarket and he asked the attendant where to find tinned peaches. She said “I’ll see” and walked away, and James was left waiting. He saw another attendant - “where can I find tinned peaches?” He said “I’ll see” and walked away. Anyway, after a lot of waiting and asking, James eventually found them himself in Isle C
A visitor arrived at the local pub - It had been raining, and outside there was a guy with a fishing rod trying to catch fish in a puddle beside the road. He felt sorry for the man and he asked if he’d like to come inside for a drink. He brought the man a drink, and making conservation asked “So, how many have you caught?” He replies “Oh, you’re the eighth today”
A quote from William Shakespeare “the meaning of life is to find your gift, the purpose of life is to give it away“
Directors
- Judy reported on Foundation– The appeal at our Christmas party for $10 donations grossed $300, plus there is some money left over, so we were able to donate $434
- Mark reported on the Bohol Bakery, $6500 of $10,000 has been spent and there will be a progress payment. The money is $5000 from District, $2000 from RC Caloundra and $2000 from Dr Rizsa, plus an anonymous donation
- Merv reported on membership, Jim Stewart has resigned but will stay as a Friend of Rotary.Bob Ainsworth is in the throes of furniture placement, but we will see him soon.
- Pam reported on the Joint Meeting at USC, which will be held on 18 May. Bursaries to postgraduate students will be presented. We need raffle prizes
- Let Pam know about any welfare issues
Mark gave the “Three minutes on Rotary” presentation. He played the conference promotional video and a PowerPoint. The theme will be “Do More, Grow More”.
There will be great speakers. There is $33,000 of sponsorship and $15,000 of District seed money
There will be a RIPPR, oops I didn’t write down what exactly are that means, something like Rotary International Past President’s Representative. Mark was very excited. He will be PDG Jayendra Babubhai Kamdar and Marlene Kamdar. OK, I admit I Googled the spelling
Alan was a RIPPR in 1992 at the Townsville Conference
Darryl gave a report on “The Passage“, he has been very successfully mud crabbing. The new bar is getting wider - it’s now 750 m – it’s pretty dangerous and 4.5 m deep in the middle.
Travel is looking a bit more possible - Darryl’s tip for cruising is September – In Oct New Zealand will not require quarantine. The UK is open, Europe is open, and US/Hawaii require masks indoors
Chair Don closed the meeting, – & cheers Ian, we missed your Sergeants Session
Sally sent in this Instagram post
