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PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

SAA Andrea Sampson informed members of the death of former member Sandra Miller, whose funeral is on Wednesday this week.

She also advised that Rachel Furnell will be one of the hosts for the incoming exchange student in the next year.

President Steve welcomed members and guests being visiting Rotarians Frank Monger from Mt Gambier West and staff member Janet, and Graham Thompson from Geelong East.

President Steve announced that Ian Cairns is undergoing the second week of treatment for cancer and has suffered some side effects, but will be home on Friday.

NOTE: Members are reminded that next week's meeting will be on Thursday at 7:00 am at the Mid City. Apologies to David as usual.

 

DINNER AUCTION

Pledges from businesses are starting to come in. Now that all businesses would have received their letter about the auction, members are encouraged to start following up for donations.

 

MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Combined local Rotary Clubs are invited to join the Rotary Club of Warrnambool Daybreak for the annual Warrnambool Race Day meeting.
 
MidCity Motor Inn - Thursday 5th May,
6.45am for 7am start
$20 pp.
Cooked breakfast, orange juice, tea and coffee.
RSVP by 2nd May, 2016
Charity for the morning is Australian Rotary Health and everyone is encouraged to wear a hat.
The wooden horses will be out and running again.
 
Come along and join in the fun.
 
District Assembly - Sunday 1 May
Secretary Anne Adams reminded new Board members of the District Assembly on Sunday. the buss leaves the Flagstaff Hill at 7:00 am.
 
Committee Preferences
Please let Anne Adams know of your committee preferences asap.
 
Upcoming BBQ's
Tony Austin advised that BBQ's will be held on:
Friday this week
Friday May 6
Friday May 13
Friday May 20
All these are from 10:00 am to 2:00 ish. These are all to raise funds for Sariri and helpers are needed, especially for this Friday. Please let Tony know if you can help.
 
A bigger BBQ will be held on Sunday 8 May at Bunnings on "Mother's Day" and as this will be a busy day, a roster of 3 groups will be ndeded. Please let Tony know if you can help out.
 
Exchange Student Update
Louise Keogh reported that exchange student Karla is on the Safari tour and outbound student Ryan has completed 3 months away. He has just celebrated a birthday and has moved to a new host family. He rides his bike to school each day.
 
Pride of Workmanship Awards
We are now looking for nominations for the Pride of Workmanship Award which is given to members of the public who excel in their work. Any suggestions, let Richard Hawker know.
 
Sausage Sizzle - Sunday May 8
RCW has been asked to provide a sausage sizzle to feed 40 people participating in a ride from Glenelg SA to Warrnambool. They will arrive at around 10:30 am for 40 minutes and then be gone. If you can spare some time, please let Richard know.
 
RAWCS Project to East Timor
Frank Monger reported that this project in East Timor is coming up for two weeks and any volunteers would be most welcome.
 
Interplast Raffle Tickets
Judy still has tickets available at $10.00.
 
Eisteddfod
Tony Austin called for volunteers to manage the Eisteddfod roster this year, as Ron Rauert has retired from this task after many years.
 
 
SAFE FOOD HANDLING
Svet Lineham conducted a discussion and showed a video on safe food handling, following a questionnaire which was completed by each table. The subjects ranged from fridge temperatures, which foods are more susceptible to spoilage, to hand washing. There was no winning table but everyone went home more knowledgeable about handling food safely.
 
BUNNINGS DONATES TO SARIRI PROJECT

At the Bunnings BBQ last Friday, the Activities Coordinator, Viv Porter from Bunnings Warrnambool presented Tony Austin with 12 hi-vis work tops donated by Bunnings to go to Sariri in Papua New Guinea.

A huge thank you to Bunnings for donating to this worthwhile project.

 

ROBYN'S SWINDLE

Congratulations Jim Hanrahan on pulling the Ace and winning $211. Jim is hoping his luck continues next week at the races!

 

JEST JOKIN'