MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS

International Service Director Svet Lineham thanked all who helped and attended the movie night held at the Capitol Theatre on the 3rd September to raise funds for the Highlands Foundation. The Foundation provides funds for health care in Papua New Guinea. With the help of other local supporters $800 was raised. Svet said our Club's focus is on providing kits for mothers and babies. Before Jo and Jane accepted a cheque on behalf of the Highlands Foundation, they showed some of the items that have been prepared for mothers and babies.

 

PP John Nisbet spoke about the plan to replace the old Camp Quality cabin at Surfside Holiday Park. Copies of plans and quotes were placed on tables. The estimated cost to replace the old cabin is $75,000. John asked for suggetions for making a more accessible, safer and comfortable cabin for children and people with disabilities.

Suggestions from the listeners were: width of doorways to allow wheelchair access, sliding doors and some single beds (maybe bunk beds) and needs to be easy to clean.

The following progress payments will be required to purchase a cabin. This is based on a 12 week build timeframe.

 

Deposit	5%	$3,863.63	Due at signing of contract
Base Stage	10%	$7,272.27	Due at end of week 1
Frame Stage	15%	$11,590.90	Due at end of week 4
Lock up Stage	35%	$27,045.45	Due at end of week 8
Fixing stage	25%	$19,318.18	Due at end of week 10
Completion	10%	$7,727.27	Due at end of week 12

How to raise the money? Rotary will be the main contributor but will also need to approach community and charitable groups.

 

The current Camp Quality cabin is booked out until Easter next year, so nothing can be done until then. If you are interested in seeing what is on the site at the moment, check with Surfside Manager Alex Reardon and he will be pleased to show you around.

 

Doug Maclean asked Rotarians to let him know if they will be available to help at the Warrnambool Show. He has emailed a copy of last year's roster to members. If you are on that list, but cannot help this year, he would like to hear from you so that the roster can be rearranged and filled. He would also like to hear from anyone who can help.