Week 2 of lockdown - I hope you are all well and finding plenty to occupy your time, I know a lot of you are working from home which will have challenges but hopefully not too frustrating. For me personally I am not working due to having to travel to get to work but having no trouble filling in my days and getting a lot done inside and out at home.
Rotary of course is on hold but support for the community continues where we can. We have a roster at this stage Tuesday Thursday and Saturday assisting Nathan at Supervalue, counting people coming to and from the supermarket, for which he is very grateful. If anyone is able and interested in assisting, please give me a call. No pressure.
I have also been contacted by the Cancer Society who have enlisted support from all clubs to assist people at home with cancer to obtain essentials and they will let me know if there is anyone in need.
I am thinking of you all in what has become the new normal and sending best wishes to you all.
Over the past couple of weeks, Colin Smith and Keith Rogan have been loading some great photographs on the Facebook page Made in Milton.
I thought it was worth showing a few of these as many of you may not have a Facebook account.
There have been some particularly interesting ones to do with Moore Park.
The opening of Moore Park. Sam Saunders, Day Henry, Grace Gray. Was it named after William Moore, an early mayor?
11th of May 1949 Milton Rotary proposing to purchase Moore's paddock and to present the same to the Borough as a park reserve.
17th December 1953 Moore Park residence to be purchased.
Making the skating rink Moore Park.
Moore Park and Skating Rink; The recent postings on Moore Park and Skating Rink led me to search my files on the History of them. In the early 1950s a meeting of members of the Milton Rotary Club lead to the proposal of “that the Club purchase the large block of land in the centre of the town owned by Mr Ted Moore with the idea that it be turned into a park. The Club adopted the idea and a house to house appeal was held and despite a lot of rebuffs and abuse, the necessary funds were raised. One of the other early projects was the creation of a paddling pool in Taylor Park to compliment the then Swimming Pool, However it was to be Moore Park that occupied many of the years to follow. The first planting of trees took place in 1954 and a further 68 trees were planted in 1960. Playground equipment was erected in 1955 and 1957, whilst a roundabout was installed in 1970. A proposal to create a skating rink on Moore Park was adopted in 1957 and again a house to house appeal was launched. This project involved the whole of the Club as well as other service organisations and the rink was completed in 1959 with a further extension in 1962. The Skating Club ,which then was very active took over the management while Rotarians continued to supply further amenities.” The then local Policeman Mr Tom McNally was very much involved with the Skating Club.
District Governor Tania Loweryis running online "chat meetings" for Rotarians across our district Monday, Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday evenings for the 4 week lockdown period. Each night the session will run for an hour, and you can join and leave during that period. Feel free to drop in for 5 minutes or 60 minutes, we will be pleased to see you!
Rotary Connects the World - and despite us being in lockdown, we can still have that connection via Zoom. Instructions for joining a meeting were included in your District Newsletter, but these are once again attached for you all.
Details for all four evenings follow, you will need to note these meeting numbers down, as they are different each day of the week (but the same for each Monday, Tuesday etc).
If you would like to join any of these meetings copy and paste the link into your web-browser.
Rotary D9980 is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: District 9980 "chat meeting" Monday night Time: Mar 30, 2020 06:30 PM Auckland, Wellington Every week on Mon, 4 occurrence(s) Mar 30, 2020 06:30 PM Apr 6, 2020 06:30 PM Apr 13, 2020 06:30 PM Apr 20, 2020 06:30 PM
Nearly 1 million people have been forced to flee their homes in Syria since December. This is the largest exodus of civilians since the violence started 9 years ago.
As the threat of military action from the Turkish government looms over Idlib, more families are preparing to leave their homes in search of safety.
Right now, families in Syria desperately need your help. In some parts of the country, there’s snow on the ground and items like thermal blankets could save lives.
There are some very creative people out there who have time on their hands at present.
Here's a few examples!
Hi guys Just be careful because people are going crazy from being in lock down! Actually I've just been talking about this with the microwave, toaster while drinking coffee and all of us agreed that things are getting bad. I didn't mention anything to the washing machine as she puts a different spin on everything. Certainly not to the fridge as he is acting cold and distant. In the end the iron calmed me down as she said everything will be fine, no situation is too pressing. The hoover was very unsympathetic... told me to just suck it up, but the fan was more optimistic and hoped it would all soon blow over!The toilet looked a bit flushed when I asked its opinion and didn’t say anything but the door knob told me to get a grip.😬 The front door said I was unhinged and so the curtains told me to ........yes, you guessed it 😝.....pull myself together
Some great garden scenes!
If anyone is needing any help with anything, please get in touch - Jackie 027 441 4052, Glenis 027 207 0259.
