It was good to see everyone at Rotary on Tuesday evening.
We had apologies from Tony Austin, who is away for the month, Brian Trenary, Chris Stebbing, and Brooke Jensen. We hope those who are on the sick list are back with us soon and those who are having fun are taking care.
I had a phone chat with Margaret Ross during the week she is feeling well again and sends her greetings Now that she is living in Warrnambool she is hoping to join us for our meetings when the weather warms up
Thank you to Graeme Ward for organising our tree planting day at the Hopkins Falls.
By now you will all have received the brochure for the Garden Show. Please share it around. Thank you to Janet Blackley and Chris Stebbing for putting it together
Sharon Kenny faced the hard questioning from John Hunt and it was great to hear about some of her life before Warrnambool.
Finally, we have a bit on, and we need to get behind Brooke with the Science and Engineering Challenge and Ian with Father of the Year, and don't forget our August 23rd meeting with Guest Speaker RI Director Jessie Harman. That will be a partners night, bring a guest and invite anyone you think may be interested in joining Rotary.
Volunteers are needed for the Science and Engineering Challenge at Deakin University on the 10th August (Wednesday). Please message Brooke if you are able to volunteer a full day or half a day.
Judy
Garden Pots
To help us with our garden day coming up in November, former member Isobel Siebel is doing some potting up of things from her garden which can be sold on the day.
However she is running short of plastic garden pots. I am asking if anyone has any spare 8" (20cm) or 10" (25cm) plastic pots to contact me, on 0429672446 and I will arrange to pick them up.
New Badges
Approval was granted by the Board to Classification changes requested by members. If anyone still wishes to make a change, I need to hear from you ASAP so I can lodge all orders together.
Emergency Contact list
is almost updated. Thankyou to everyone for checking with me that your contact details are correct. Please contact Judy if you need to update emergency contacts for yourself.
Annual Reports
were distributed at Changeover last week and also at Tuesday night's meeting. If you haven't received one, please let me know as I still have plenty. Many thanks to David Brown for printing them for us.
The 5c Jar
is now known as The Loose Change Jar. We will continue collecting money for the END POLIO NOW project. We are THIS CLOSE.
Ian
Big thanks to John Beks, Chris, George, Robbie, Anne Adams and Janet for the drop off and collection this week of entries from all the schools, much appreciated.
Important reminder to all members for their much needed assistance with the big task of screening all entries this Tuesday 9th August at the Football Club from 4.00pm onwards. If you can be there at 4.00, great, if not, please get there as soon after as you can. Big job to be done, but a very rewarding one to look at the very heart warming nominations.
The meeting afterwards will also concentrate on FOTY and maybe some further judging of entries.
Aug10 Science and Engineering Challenge Aug 31 FOTY Oct 13 Fashion Show Oct 29 Show Gates Nov 6 Garden Show Dec 3 Rodeo Gates Jan12 Quilt Show Mar 11,12,13 Folkie
Please remember to send apologies for a meeting or advisement of a guest to David Brown via 0438 647 536
On the Couch with John
During this week's meeting we had a wonderful chat with new member Sharon to get to know her. As always, John did a wonderful job as an interviewer asking the hard hitting questions.
highlights we learnt about Sharon include:
- Born in WA, went to school in Hughenden QLD
- 2 beautiful sons who live in Melbourne
- Moved to Warrnambool to be closer to the boys and for a new adventure
- Works with the amazing Brophy team
- has been an extra on 'Neighbours'!
A big thanks to the volunteers on Sunday who braved the cold day to help the Hopkins Falls Landcare group in planting native plants throughout the environment. See photos below.
Glenn and George helping load the wheelbarrow
Rotarian Graeme Ward on the job
George and Anne planting
A letter from Geelong DIK
We wrote to all 53 clubs in District 9780 requesting support and are delighted with the response we received.
Your club’s support helped us send 9 containers of humanitarian aid during the 2020-21 Rotary year. Shipped items included:
Sri Lanka, hospital beds & equipment
Port Moresby PNG, clinics & schools, educational & hospital equipment
Pt Vila Vanuatu, Presbyterian Church, educational & hospital equipment Manila Philippines, children's playgrounds
Rabaul, Guma Health Centre, hospital & school equipment
Port Moresby PNG, Port Moresby hospitals, beds & equipment
Port Moresby PNG, primary schools, primary level books
Vanuatu, Presbyterian Church, educational & hospital equipment
Popondetta Secondary School and hospital, educational & hospital equipment
All shipments were targeted to meet the receiving people’s humanitarian needs.
Yours in Rotary service
Frank Thompson Chairman District 9780 DIK
On this day in history...
The U.S. space probe Phoenix was launched, and a year later it landed on Mars. Among its most-important discoveries was the existence of water ice beneath the planet's surface.
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Warrnambool Football Club
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Warrnambool, Victoria 3280 Australia
