Our Meeting

Posted 
on Dec 23, 2014
 

 

 

President John had a very busy time today. This was our Christmas Lunch, and a large number of visitors arrived. Firstly there was Matilda Balding and her Mum and Dad, Rob and Dimity. Then we saw Margaret Priest, Jackie Taylor, Kay Thomas, Renae Elington, Dell Blowes, Carolyn Murray, Angela Metcalf, Maria Egan, Sandra Legge, Judy Ferguson, Maureen Jenkins, Cassandra Nicholson and Helen Paton. Add to that John Guilfoyle, and the exchange students Franzi and Lu-wei Spinks and you have a pretty full house.
 

John also had the great honour to recognise George Thomas as a sapphire pin holder of the Paul Harris Fellow. George is leaving the club to follow other things, but he will still be in town and wants to stay in touch.

John also mentioned a thankyou from the "Ignite" group who spoke to us a little time ago."Ignite" is a mentoring programme for young people who are in need and is a very worthwhile organisation. Finishing off, President John told us about the coming Australia Day Market on January 25th, 2015.

 

Bruce Spinks very generously donated three prizes for an impromptu raffle. The proceeds of $146 went  to Australian Rotary Health.

The winners were Sandra Legge, Andy Irvine and Paul Murray. Much appreciated, Bruce. The money will be used to help fund research into Mental Health. Many many thanks!

National Youth Science Forum 2015
District 9700 was allocated 12 positions. 25 applicants applied. Matilda Balding won one of the positions in the District to the NYSF. She will be Wollundry Rotary’s representative along with Samuel Bannister.
The NYSF is the only program in Australia that offers students at the end of Year 11 the chance to test-drive potential careers in the sciences.
Wollundry has been a great supporter of this programme and this year is no exception.
More than 430 students from around Australia will be selected by Rotary Districts to attend the January Sessions in 2015 for 12 days of immersion in real-world science.
Matilda attends TRAC and is starting Year12.
Some notes from Matilda’s application:
  • I have a particular interest in the science field and in the future I wish to have a career in medicine.
  • Matilda has attended: The Rotary Science Challenge 2012, The Conoco Phillips Science Experience at RMIT University in Melbourne 2014, Sydney University Workshop 2012 involving a nationwide exam in which she received a top 10% result.
  • Matilda represents her school as an SRC representative of her year and she is a Youth Blood Bank Ambassador for the Red Cross Blood Service. She has also help at Kurrajong Waratah Race Days, she works with the special needs class at Kooringal Primary School and fortnightly volunteers in The Hospital Auxiliary Opportunity Shop as part of her Duke of Edinburgh Award.
  • Matilda has received her Bronze and Sliver Duke of Edinburgh Awards and is currently working towards her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. This involves a trip to the Solomon Islands to volunteer and teach in remote villages. As well as this trip, 12 months of physical activity, skill development and volunteering are required to achieve the Gold award.
We thank Matilda for being such a wonderful representative for Wollundry Rotary Club at the NYSF and we wish her well at the forum.
 
Saturday Farmers Market Roster
The Farmers Market roster for Saturday 10th January 2015 is:
OIC: John Egan. Team: Pat Ingram, Tim Barter, Alan Eldridge, John Gray, Geoff Hamilton, Nick Leywood, Tim Macgillycuddy, Peter Mackinnon, Malcolm Robertson, Greg Goldspink.
Australia Day Market Rosters
SUN 25th JAN 2015 (Shift 7.00 am till 11.00 am) OIC Col Mercer, Craig Bromley, Jon Daley, Rob Fuller, Bruce Spinks, Doug Sutton, Travis Downie.

SUN 25th JAN 2015 (Shift 11.00am till 3.00 pm) OIC Col Mercer, Greg O'Hare, Ken Taylor, Darren Wallace, Bob Willis, Peter Green, Rick Priest.
 

An Appeal from Doug Conkey!!!  
Volunteers urgently wanted New Years Eve

 
This years NYE party, run by the Committee4wagga at the Victory Memorial Gardens will charge a $5 entry fee for adults and $2.50 for children. A substantial donation from the committee will be made to building the new palliative care unit at The Forrest Centre.
 
We need volunteers to man the gates and assist in collection.
Please ring Peter Fitzpatrick on 0413 800 512 if you can help.
   

 

Makeups and Apologies

Make Ups.

John Smith, Wal Paton x2, Col Mercer.

  

Apologies.

Craig Bromley, Tim Barter, Richard Braid, Geoff Breust, Graham Burmeister, Hugh Campbell, Doug Conkey, Greg Conkey, John Daley, Michael Eldridge, John Flynn, Frank Fuller, Greg Goldspink, John Gray, Peter Green, Geoff Hamilton, David Pyke, Nick Leywood, John Mason, Micheal Merrylees, Kerry Pascoe, Robert Pearson, Neil Pinto, David Pike, Jeremy Riethmuller, Jonty Shuter, Ken Taylor, Darren Wallace.