Hello Daybreakers,
Our meeting this morning was very busy. We heard about the success of the workers at Saturday’s Motor Show of support, raising $2,000 in about 4 hours - a very special thank you to those who helped out. It was a very successful day, with around $10,000 raised for Bushfire support, and it was wonderful that Daybreak was able to make such a valuable contribution.
Cheryl, Janey and Chris spoke about some of the speakers at Conference who were inspirational. The weekend was packed with excellent speakers, who talked on various topics, but all had Made a Difference in other peoples lives. It has been said that this was the best Conference in quite a few years.
Our guest speaker this week was Tony Austin from the RC of Warrnambool. Tony spoke to us about the ongoing work of District clubs in Papua New Guinea. The latest need is seen to be the requirement of water bores and pumps. Many residents in the targeted areas have no access to fresh, clean water. There are quite a few district members and clubs who participate in the project, and in the past Chris and Ian W have been involved and Daybreak has made small annual donations. Our board met straight after the close of our weekly meeting and agreed to submit a District Grant to contribute $3,000 toward the project. This may take up to 12 months to be received, but is separate to any club donated funds. We have not made a contribution this year, but I hope this may be discussed at our next Board Meeting.
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Our speaker for next week will be Milee Collins, who will discuss Childhood Diabetes.
Next Week : Continental Breakfast $17.00
Please send apologies through to Steve on 0457 926 657 by Midday on the Tuesday.
Rotary - Making a Difference