Welcome
President Peter welcomed all members, Penny Turner and guest speaker Ian Law and his colleague Danielle Francis.
Toast
Eleanor Chevor gave a toast to the Rotary Clubs of Port Macquarie, Port Macquarie Sunrise and Port Macquarie West. All three clubs together established Rotary Park in 1956, and the Astronomical Observatory. They support the local hospital, work in Vanuatu & Nepal, Meals on Wheels and various sporting clubs.
Announcements
President Peter again asked for volunteers to host some members from Rotary Wellington for a few days during our Rotary Fireworks. The Wellington Rotarians have kindly volunteered to help us with our Fireworks event. Please contact Peter ASAP if you can help.
John Turner again spoke about the Friends of Rotary list which he will email to all members.
Helen Gulson spoke about, and showed, two devices she recently purchased which can be very useful in case of an emergency, one a key ring and the other something the size of a credit card. Both these items have an accessible USB on which you can store your name, year of birth, emergency contact numbers, allergies, any medications and their dosages, medical history, etc and are clearly labelled so that in an emergency paramedics, doctors, etc can easily access your details. These can be found online and purchased at www.icemergency.com.au and cost around $22 each.
Garth Carter reminded members of the upcoming Pride of Workmanship and also asked if anyone would like to nominate someone for a Paul Harris award to contact him. Garth will be sending an email with details.
Luke Keighery reported that International Committee has completed sending medical supplies and equipment to Dili, East Timor. He said that a mannequin had been sent to the National Hospital which will be used to train nurses. Luke thanked Derek Matz for his efforts in sourcing this equipment. He said that the club’s old computer and projector had been sent as well for use in training.
Luke also reported on the first week’s Super Rugby Tipping competition. Momo Ohtani is leading the competition with all 7 correct picks. It is still not too late to join the competition which only costs $50. Contact Luke if you are interested.
Masa Ohtani advised that the Rotary Club of Tokyo had generously made a $1500 donation to our Bushfire Appeal. A formal letter of thanks will be sent to the Club.
Kevin Tattrie recommended a musical due to open in August called “Come from Away” about the 3 days following 9/11 when the town of Gander, Newfoundland had to cope with an influx of airline passengers which overnight doubled their population.
Peter Antaw received a note from Liz de Rome at Taldumunde thanking us for our support for new garden sheds and for the toiletry items generously donated by members and co-ordinated by Susan Law. The note reads in part –
“Thank you for dropping off the toothpaste and toothbrushes. We’ll have them distributed to all the properties so our young people shouldn’t need to purchase toothpaste and toothbrushes in a while.
The sheds and shelving have been installed at the Alpha Road and Ben Boyd properties. Please pass our sincere thanks to everyone at the Rotary Club of Northbridge. These lockable garden sheds are storing our gardening tools, camping equipment etc. and will be used for years to come. The Residential Program Coordinator is so excited to have all this storage space and sends her thanks for your generous support.”
For your diary –
“Comedy for a Cause” will be held on Thursday, 11 June, 2020 at Northbridge Golf Club. More details to follow.