Hello members of Daybreak and welcome to Bulletin 47. From this week June 1, restaurants will again be open for business for twenty people at a time and by June 22 we may see as many as fifty people allowed in eating venues.
This has implications for our upcoming changeover event. At the moment we have planned for a Zoom meeting however if the Lady Bay can accommodate and it suits our incoming President, we may alter our plans. More information from The Lady Bay should be available in the coming week and members will be informed if we make changes.
Our Friday night Zoom meetings continue with a slight drop in attendance since restrictions have been eased on gatherings of people. I assume people have been catching up with friends they haven’t seen for several weeks.
Care Program Update – Glenn has reported that no clients attended the Care Program last Sunday. This is the second week in a row that no one has turned up and it is disappointing for the volunteers assisting Anglicare. However, the positive is that our clients must be receiving the care they need from other sources at the moment. That situation is bound to change and Daybreak will be ready to step in with assistance when that occurs.
District Meeting and Assembly – A reminder that this is the final week of the online District Assembly. However, learning modules will be available all year round on the Learning Centre. There is a new course advertised on the Learning Centre, Advising Planners of Rotary Grants. Participants will learn how to design strong grant projects for their Clubs. While the courses offered on the Learning Centre are geared toward Rotary requirements they do offer participants skills they can take beyond Rotary.
2020 Rotary Virtual Convention – As the Rotary International Conference was cancelled, RI have decided to hold a virtual convention from June 20-26. This will be a great opportunity to participate in an event that will truly signal Rotary as Connecting the World and you will be able to do this from your own house. Please see the attached schedule of sessions which has been translated into AEST time. Sessions start each day at 11pm, 3am and 9am. To register visit http://www.riconvention.org/en
Foundation Update – The Rotary Foundation has approved more than $5 million in disaster response grants to address the COVID-19 pandemic. These grants went to various countries across the globe and a full list of projects funded can be found under the Foundation tab on my.rotary.org
Rotary also raised $525,000 through a #RotaryResponds Virtual Telethon held on May 2 the proceeds of which funded a further 21 grants toward COVID-19 related efforts around the world.
Rotary International has released a statement saying that it is understandable that attention to polio eradication will be temporarily diverted, and this makes it all the more vital for Rotarians to remain strongly committed to fighting polio and not let our progress be eroded.
If you have not recently given to the Foundation please consider doing so now when the need is critical.
Knitting for BackPack 4 Kids – Chez has done a great job activating this project with several people knitting children’s blankets to be included in backpacks. People thus far involved in the project are Lydia, Ree Rundell, Betty Suggett, Janey, Wilma Preston, Chez and her granddaughter Tahalia Johnstone. It is hoped we can invite Peter and Jenny King from South West BackPack 4 Kids to a future Daybreak meeting and present the blankets.
Member Request – Bob is on the lookout for a solid chopping block 45-50cm tall. If anyone can assist, please contact Bob. Perhaps a delivery of chopped wood might be a better option Bob!
Birthdays – Bob will be celebrating his birthday on Thursday June 4, congratulations Bob, no wood chopping on that day! It might be an expensive week for Andrew Nield as his wife Kirri will also be celebrating her birthday on June 6. Just as well the restaurants will be back open Andrew!
I am so looking forward to meeting up with members face to face and it seems that is now in the foreseeable future. In the meantime stay safe and stay connected.
Liza