“The World is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.” Elbert Hubbard.
When I came across the above quote it reminded me of my Father saying many times to us as children and young adults - “There is no such word as can’t.” I remember getting angry at him for saying this to me when I was struggling with something and complaining. As I grew to adulthood, became a nurse, wife and mother I realised how true these words are. I realised if I stayed with the thought and notion that it can’t be done, or I can’t do it then I’d miss out and that opportunity would be gone and someone else would get it. Sure, there are times when I’ve listened to that word can’t.
At the moment in the world as it is with the COVID- 19 crisis, we could easily sit back as Individuals and a Rotary Club and say we can’t do this, can’t do that, can’t achieve that. This is not true. There are still many opportunities to achieve small and great things. The world is still moving and there are people still doing. Imagine if our medical personal said we can’t, or our teachers we can’t teach this way …. well we know the story.
Last week at our Rotary Club Wednesday Zoom meeting we decided that we needed to be seen doing something supportive of our local community. In 36 hours or less our Rotary Club had partnered with Jo at the Modern Grocer to provide free coffees to all Medical staff who come to the Modern Grocer for coffee. The word “can’t“ didn’t come into this and we didn’t wait for someone else to do this. With our money and money donated, there is $500 to go to this initiative. Thank you to Jeff who organised this, Jo for agreeing to this and Marissa for the signs for the shop and Facebook. This Rotary initiative is not only acknowledging our medical people but also connecting with and supporting a local business in these tough times. Please continue to share, share on Facebook.
Tomorrow we are acknowledging the great work our teachers are doing and how they’re adapting to new teaching methods for our children. A basket of fruit, cheese and crackers will be sent to Wollumbin High School thanking them for their work. Another way our Rotary Club is attempting to connect with, and support our community. This time we used another local business the Tweed Fruit Exchange. Wollumbin High school is the local High school that Rotary Club of Mt Warning AM supports.
We’re hoping that we may be able to acknowledge our mothers in our 3 nursing homes for Mother’s Day next weekend … we’ll see how this goes when we find out what’s allowed to be taken into the Nursing homes.
These may be little things, but they are small steps getting out and doing something. We are showing that we care. We are connecting with the Community.
Yesterday morning I attended the Zoom Cluster meeting of Rotary Presidents in our Cluster of Tweed/Coolangatta, Banora Tweed, Kingscliff and Murwillumbah. President elects were invited as well. Hayley “zoomed in”. Every Club of course is on hold at present. Lots of activities are on hold. Club revenues will be decreased as they can’t hold their car boot sales, Barbecues etc . Some clubs are using Zoom, some are not. I came away from the meeting very proud of our Club and how we are managing and adapting to the new Technology. I have to say a big thank you to all our members for joining us at our weekly zoom meetings. We’ve done 4 so far. At this meeting I was able to update to other cluster clubs the activities and initiatives our Rotary Club is involved in.
COVIDSAFE app . Have you downloaded this to your phone yet ? Please consider doing this . This is another way we can keep ourselves safe during this COVID crisis and protect each other .
Our Zoom meeting this week has a different ID
78667823747 Password. 8yQHud
May is Youth Services Month – This week’s meeting we’ll have Brendon Quinn Principal of Condong Primary School talking to us from a teacher’s point of view the effect of the COVID virus. Please try and join us. Should be interesting. Thank you, Judy, for organising this .
My Rotary Account-- there are 13 members who don’t have a My Rotary account when I last looked. Please could you look at joining.
Board meeting 12th May . Agenda items by next Friday to Stephanie please .
We are attempting to run our weekly meetings via Zoom as near to normal as we can. It is hard to keep looking and checking to see if anyone is missing out on contributing. Please remember to raise your hand and I will call your name to talk. The 40 mins cut off is a little hurdle, please take the time to join back up it’s simple. Please read the newsletter for updates re this and the possible change in meeting ID and Password. it’s all new and we’re going along with it and succeeding … we can’t be stopped.
That’s it for this week. I hope you are all well. I encourage you all to remain in contact with each other, remain positive in your thoughts and actions. Keep your energy levels up. If you have a problem or issue regarding Rotary, please contact me and I will try to help. If you need a chat, I’m good for that as well. Thank you to Judy and Cathy for joining the Zoom Friday arvo drinks and nibbles last Friday. It was fun.
See you all Wednesday morning via Zoom.
Board members extra meeting this Tuesday Morning via Zoom
Take care.
Yours in Rotary,
Mary Lynch.
