Meal: Curried sausages on a bed of rice. There is no doubt this is one of the best recipes in the Australian Women’s Weekly cookbook. First class.
Bob and James bounced the ball and we were away for another week. James reminded members that Wellways were reaching out to people needing any supports for mental health and they were always available to help. In reports;
· Gerald advised that Matt from the Neil Porter Legacy is once again asking for volunteers for their automotive program. If you are able to help see the details below.
· Nooka reported that Dillo is still in front in the footy tipping with 61. Nooka is second with T-bone, Rob and Sam in equal third.
With out guest speaker being called away to work, not a problem most of our members face, Dillo gave us an update on Hospice and Hutto gave us a report on the Thoroughbred Club luncheon.
Dillo reported that Hospice ha trained 164 volunteers and has 50-60 active at any point in time. Hospice is not government funded but is supported by the philanthropic trusts. They may be approaching businesses for support soon. Hospice always new volunteers and the expectation is that volunteers will provide 1-2 hours of support each week.
Hutto then gave us a summary of the recent Thoroughbred Club luncheon. 158 people attended and listened to four excellent guest speakers hosted by Matty Stewart. One of the guest speakers spoke about getting frost bite in Lapland. This struck a chord with Hutto, who once got a cold ‘toe’ in Lapland. I am not too familiar with Lapland, but I believe traditional Lap dancing clubs are quite popular.
The luncheon raised an incredible $22,500. Our donation of a 40 hour working bee raised ’20 dong per hour’ for Myeloma Australia. The working bee was purchased by Symon Wilde. We might be out at the stables soon shoveling manure out from under our many prudent investments.
Hutto thanked Lew for his generous donation of wine and 3YB/Coast FM for donating advertising.
Bob and James blew the whistle well past the hour we were done for another week.
