Thank you to the Bunnings BBQ crew. It was very busy and successful, raising $1003. Special thanks to Bob for his huge effort in assembling all the equipment and food and for returning for the clean and pack up. Thank you to Greg also for coming at the start and end of the day to set and pack up.
Youth night – 18th November. This is a special event being organised by Greg, Ken and John at which we will host Rotary Exchange students. It will be a Partner’s Night, so remember to apologise if your partner will not be in attendance. Greg has requested Australian nibbles to be brought – please let him know what you are able to contribute ( Pam has already offered Anzac biscuits)
Next week, 11th November – Club Visioning. This is a special meeting chaired by PDG Cathy Roth and DG Jane Cox and will seek to set some direction and goals for the next few years. The meeting will commence at 5.30pm and be about 4 hours. Please come with your ideas and be willing to ‘work’ and contribute to discussions.
Our guest speaker was unable to attend, so I organised to watch the Dateline episode - Vaccination Vigilantes Fighting polio and the Taliban.
“The programme highlighted the volunteers dispensing polio vaccine, the problems they face with resistance due in part to Taliban propaganda saying the vaccine was contaminated and would harm the children. Nearly 80 volunteers dispensing polio vaccine have been murdered by the Taliban. Other families whose children had contracted polio were featured.
One Rotarian reports -it was quite confronting to see volunteers wearing Rotary blue & gold vests, and with coolers/Eskys marked with Rotary emblems, trying to justify polio vaccine.”
Since the episode was screened Nigeria has been declared free of the wild poliovirus. To date in 2015, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the last remaining countries where polio is endemic. They have had 38 and 13 cases respectively in 2015. With our global partners – we are winning the war on polio!.
Please keep our members who are unwell in your thoughts and prayers – especially Joe
Bob Arnup –Bunnings BBQ: Thanks to those who did extra shifts especially Graeme Saddington. Thanks also to Pam who did the clean-up. Clean up requirements need to be addressed. Christine and Sandy will donate an urn to provide hot water for the clean-up.
Paul – Nepal trip. Paul and his friend Leon ( who contributed $500 to the Water Project) will visit Nepal from the 14th – 30th April next year. An invitation was extended to anyone interested, to accompany them.
David C –Reminder to those rostered on the BBQ at Grovedale PS Fair – this Friday 6th November. Also those rostered on the Obeon Sth breakfast next Monday 9th and Wednesday 11th. On behalf of the Club the request for marshalls for the Geelong Cycling Club events was declined.
Bill – Working Bees: A working bee will be held on Wednesday 18th November at 9.00am at Judy Stevenson’s to commence work on a fence. We have received a request for a clean up at Rice Village – date to be determined.
Christine – Questionnaire. Christine circulated a questionnaire about our meetings and requsted that it be completed at the meeting. It will be emailed to those not present.
Saddo – Fine session: Saddo opened with a joke which no one got! Christine paid a bouquet to have the joke repeated. We listened attentively and finally the penny dropped!
Would all Rotarians be able to advise John/ Ken by Wednesday the 11 th of November of their attendance and numbers( including partners, family and friends) for this night.
We also request that all members and friends provide a sweet and or biscuits that are Australiana as we intend to have an Australian Theme for the Youth night. Please also
advise John or Ken by the 11/11/2015 what sweet you will be bringing along.
