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What a busy weekend as Rotarians we have had!

We kick started on Saturday with the other two Murwillumbah clubs to have our turn at the Baton relay. What started with the idea of 100 laps for 100 years ended up being in excess of 100kms for 100 years. We were seen, we were heard and we were noticed in a very positive way.

We raised $386.70 from selling up cupcakes, this money will be donated to the Love Bites program.

I would like to say a massive thank you to Wollumbin Street Bakery for donating the cupcakes and also to Elizabeth for allowing us to use the Raine and Horne office as our base. And of course, thank you to everyone who contributed in any way that you did.

Today (Sunday) we gathered and attached a ton of crocheted poppies the town bridge, it has nearly filled one side and is extremely eye catching – again another great opportunity to be seen. Congratulations to the Poppies on Parade team, this has been a huge undertaking but it has definitely worth the effort.

This week’s speaker is a work colleague of Anne P, who will be educating us about the Covid vaccine.

Tickets for District Conference have gone on sale, there will only be 500 available so if you are wanting to attend here is the link to purchase and register https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=716063&. Registration close on May 1^st at 12.00 – DON’T MISS OUT!!!!

Just another quick reminder that you can make donations to Rotary Foundation via the internet. If you would like to do this but are having trouble setting it up, please let me know. Alternatively, we are happy to take cash donations at the meetings.

Please check the Save the Date section – the slide into changeover is going to be a busy one!

Please don’t forget to put your breakfast order in.

See you Wednesday morning.

Cheers,

Hayley

SAVE THE DATE

~~30 March~~ – YHAF packing night – MMA offices - postponed

25 April – Poppies on Parade

1 May – MUNA at Tweed Heads Civic Centre

1 May – Wedgetail Retreat Trivia Night – Murwillumbah Golf Club

14-16 May – RYPEN Camp Bornhoffen

15 May – District Conference Twin Towns

20 June – Mt Warning AM club changeover

26 June – District 9640 changeover

President 2020-2021 - Hayley Ryan

The weekend started with the Baton Relay - 100 laps to commemorate 100 years of Rotary in Australia. Great to see members of the RC Murwillumbah Central and RC Rotary join us for a few laps. It was a wonderful way to showcase Rotary in and with our community, and the support we received was fantastic!

Rotary Baton Relay

“Celebrate our past, embrace our future”

The R100 Baton Relay is an event across Australia & New Zealand to celebrate 100 years of Rotary working in our communities. R100 Baton Relay will run throughout Australia, State by State, District by District, Club by Club.

The vision was to have every club participate and involve their communities, to bring local colour and culture, to own their celebration of 100 years of Rotary service with the R100 Baton.

Imagine Rotarians, local personalities, Councillors, community leaders, community groups, and everyday people around Australia & New Zealand carrying the baton of service, and passing it forward - engaging schools, community groups, businesses and media – walk, run, wheelchair, skateboard the baton to get the message across.

The perfect Community Service Project - involving the community, for the community and showcasing Rotary doing good in the world. Congratulations Kaileen Casey and everyone who contributed to this amazing project that will have a life beyond this year!

LEST WE FORGET

In addition to our Poppies on Parade raising awareness and honouring our armed forces, we are also raising money for Soldier On Australia.

Check them out at soldieron.org.au

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GREETER - HELENT HUNT

TICKING OFF NAMES - CATHY AKEHURST

GUEST SPEAKER INTRODUCTION - ANN PRENDERGAST

GUEST SPEAKER THANK YOU - PETER MACDONALD

SETTING UP AND PACKING UP - JUDY PARKER

LOOPER NOTES - SARAH HENDRIKSE

If you are unable to attend the meeting and upcoming meetings please let us know via the usual Rotary Email address please before the meeting. This is the usual courtesy required.

Cost of Breakfast is as before $20

Contact Johnny Franco's

Phone Number: 02 6672 3641

Email : adamkasey1@outlook.com

Payment :Rotary Club Mt Warning

722-744

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ROTARY AND MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

Preventing cervical cancer in Senegal through Peace Corps and Rotary

Until the 1950s, cervical cancer killed more women in the U.S. than any other type of cancer. Widespread screening, early detection, timely access to treatment, and interventions have drastically decreased the number of cervical cancer-related deaths in the United States, but the disease remains prevalent in the West African country of Senegal. Every year, more than 1,400 Senegalese women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and hundreds of them die from it.

To Rotarian Dr. Andrew Dykens, a professor of family medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), the situation is especially saddening given how easily this form of cancer can be detected and treated.

In 2010, Andrew Dykens launched Peace Care, a nonprofit that helps communities and organizations work together to bring resources where they are needed. “It dawned on me that the Peace Corps should be working more closely with, for example, academic centers, because these centers have technical expertise but don’t have a footprint in local settings,” he says. “Meanwhile, the Peace Corps has people who are extraordinarily knowledgeable about the local context.” A former Peace Corps volunteer himself, Andrew decided to combine his professional career, his involvement with Rotary, and his experiences with Peace Corps to help address a dire need in Senegal.

With the help of Peace Corps in Senegal, Rotarians in the U.S. and in Senegal, and UIC, Andrew is taking action against cervical cancer.

This story was originally featured in The Rotarian magazine by Anne Ford.

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Looper Notes 14/4

Hayley’s joke:

Q: What is found once in a minute, twice in a moment and never in a decade?

A: The letter ‘m’!

Kaylene B read the words of wisdom.

A big weekend for Rotary on 17^th and 18^th April. The 100 Year Baton Relay on Saturday morning to be based from Raine and Horne offices.

Troy from Wollumbin St Bakery will donate 150 purple cup-cakes for sale. Money raised will be given to the Love Bites project.

Our changeover to be held at Phoebe’s Place, Kingscliff on June 20. Brunch 10-12am

District Changeover – Murwillumbah Golf Club – July 1.

If you are planning to be away, please let the club know.

Trivia Night for Wedgetail Retreat on May 1. Preparations going well. A $930 travel prize has been donated. Our club will make a donation of $1000 on the night.

MUNA is looking for help in their kitchen on May 1 if anyone can help.

The car rally has been postponed.

Rotary Foundation: reminder to make a donation (tax deductible) before the end of the financial year. Option of making a monthly payment – ‘set and forget’. Funds have been down internationally since Covid.

Liz is following up donations from Colgate to You Have a Friend.

Judy is talking with Burringbar school about Solar Buddy Program.

Joint Networking Event on July 1. Murwillumbah Chamber of Commerce and 3 Rotary Clubs.

Poppies on Parade – Set up on bridge this Sunday at 9 am.

Susan has visited 79 businesses to distribute purple balloons and information on 100 years of Rotary

Guest Speaker – Cathy Akehurst on George’s Boxes

In 2015 Cathy sadly lost a grandson to a still birth with no known cause.

Still births are more prevalent than most realize. There were 4263 in Australia in 2015-16. There is one in every 135 pregnancies. After 20 week’s gestation births need to be registered, there are legalities and a funeral is required.

Luke and Cassie’s situation, where she was brushed off as an over anxious first-time mother, has changed Protocols at Wodonga Hospital. All mothers are listened to now.

$4754 raised by family for Bears of Hope

Beards of Hope raised a large amount for research.

George Boxes: Local project to provide boxes to grieving families at Tweed and John Flynn Hospitals organised by the Akehurst family.

15^th October is baby loss day.

Cathy thanked everyone for their support of this wonderful project.

Fines were issued.

Meeting closed.

LEONIE HUGGINS

President

Hayley Ryan

Immediate Past President

Mary Lynch

Vice President

Simone Wong

President Elect

Jeannie Anderson

Secretary

Mary-Ann Thackray

Treasurer

Cathy Akehurst

Club Administration

Simone Wong

Rotary Foundation

Kaylene Butler

Service Projects

Jeannie Anderson

Youth Service

Judy-Anne Parker

Public Relations

Kaileen Casey

Membership

Cherry Jackson-Saw

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