We had a lively meeting with several guests last Monday.
Assistant District Governor Casey Tan, pictured above, passed on the appreciation of District 9800 for the Club's contribution to the Rotary Australia Day event. Certificates were awarded to the Club, Tony Laycock and Lili-Ann Kriegler for the huge contribution they made to the event. Well done.
Other items raised included:
- Ross Merolli asked members to advise him if they are able to nominate organisations who could be provided with "crocs" that have been made available through DIK
- Val is seeking volunteers to assist with an upcoming FORaMEAL repacking night on Tuesday, 16 February, 2021 at 6 pm at Doug's factory in Dandenong.
Ted Waghorne gave us an update regarding Labay School in the Philippines. The Club has committed funds for a water project but this has been delayed due to Covid travel restrictions in the Philippines.
The school is very poor and has no internet access which makes remote learning impossible. Canterbury Rotary Club assisted with funds for a photocopier and recently received a very warm thank you from the school and some photos of the school activities including school vegetable gardens and of course the photocopier. Thanks Ted for facilitating this project.