Looper Notes 1st December, 2021
Jeannie acknowledged the Traditional Owners and greeted everyone on a very rainy day.
We had two visitors who were invited to come along to our meeting after they inquired about our Club at the Showground Markets.
Lizzie read the Words of Wisdom and Mary gave a Covid update.
Mary introduced December’s Theme: Disease Prevention and Treatments and started off with an Icebreaker.
We stood up and then had to sit down if we hadn’t had a health check that Mary named.
Checks were: eye test, blood test, colonoscopy or faecal test, prostate or mammogram.
Our District Governor Jeff inducted Glenda into Rotary.
Motto of Rotary is Service Above Self. Desiree is Glenda’s mentor.
Reports
Kaileen asked if we could bring in dry food for the Rivertracks’ Hamper. Marissa and Peter will take the hamper to Ari.
Sarah re: Family Centre, a roster has been drawn up for gift wrapping in Tweed Mall for a gold coin donation.
Poppies on Parade: Kaileen said that we had enough different sizes of poppies to start sewing them onto the mesh.
Age Care Gifts: Judy said there are 125 gifts to wrap consisting of chocolates and a hanging Christmas ornament. Marissa did the cards.
Solar Buddies: Next year Solar Buddies will be introduced into St Joseph’s.
$50 will be given to Wollumbin High School to go towards their Awards Night held on 13th January.
RYTS and RYLA still need names of young people who are interested in attending motivational camps in January 2022.
Foundation: Ann thanked everyone who contributed to the last Bring and Buy. $360 was raised and this year overall Bring and Buy has totalled $2,000
Public Relations: Elizabeth said that Raine and Horne had the Family Centre Christmas tree in their premises. People are asked to donate unwrapped presents.
Membership: Leonie informed us that in the last 3 weeks we had inducted 3 members. Also, since June we had inducted 6 members.
Book Fair: Desiree said that the work will start on Sunday in preparing for the Book Fair.
On Sunday one group will pick up the tables; another group collecting books and yet another group will unpack the books. On Monday and Tuesday books will be unpacked as Book Fair starts on Wednesday 8th December. Sarah will organise a poster that will display our Club’s full name and where the money goes. Fingers crossed that it doesn’t rain!
Our Book Fair is our single biggest fundraiser. Every year we make a good $10,000.
Christmas Party: Virginia and Paul’s home at 4 pm 9 Gray Street Tumbulgum. Our Club will supply the meat and members are asked to bring nibblies or a dessert. Each person is asked to bring a gift. It can be from Palliative Care.
On 17th December (Friday) the Family Centre will be gift wrapping in Murwillumbah and we have been asked to help. We can display our banners (4pm to 7 pm).
Birthdays
We wished Judy a happy birthday for Friday.
Jeannie asked if everyone was receiving the Newsletter on Sunday. Jeannie thanked the members doing the Looper Notes: Leonie, Sarah, Kaylene and Rhonda. (Anyone who would like to do Looper Notes that would be greatly appreciated).
Simone is President of Murwillumbah’s Performing Arts and asked if anyone would like to volunteer to help out as volunteers were needed to help with the festival.
There was a meeting for members involved with Birthing Gifts after our meeting.
Our Guest Speaker: Phil Jones was introduced by Sarah (who inadvertently told
him to be at the meeting at 8:45am and then informed him to quickly get ready)!
Phil has been a registered nurse for 35 years. He now works as a prostate support nurse.
Prostate Cancer is the second leading cause of death in Australia. Phil has had Prostate Cancer and wants men to have a blood test called PSA and the reading should be low (2/3) if the reading is higher; than a further examination is necessary. A urologist can conduct a digital exam to check the size of the prostate.
Phil was advised to have surgery due to the aggressive nature of his tumour. When Phil later on had a reoccurrence, he had radiation treatment. He is now in remission. On reflection Phil wonders if he should have had initially radiation. Phil said that some people opt for hormone therapy and there are other treatments.
Phil emphasised the importance of men having a PSA test and told us his Mum advised him to have one as other members of their family had been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
Mary thanked Phil.
Lizzie did the fines.
“To give real service, you must add something which cannot be bought or measured with money, and that is sincerity and integrity” Douglas Adams
