Club Bulletin
Volume 30, Issue No. 41 - 29th May 2017
Monday 12th June
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27th May 2017
28th May 2017
4th June 2017
5th June 2017
17th June 2017
1st July 2017
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DIK - moving from Minchinbury to Castle Hill
Red Shield Appeal
Vivid Bus Tour
CareFlight Vocational Visit
Changeover Dinner
District Changeover
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Hi Members and Others,
The club has agreed to assist DIK on 27th May 2017. DIK (Donations in Kind) collects things (mainly medical equipment) and sends them to third world countries where they can be used for the benefit of less fortunate people than us. DIK has to vacate the Minchinbury warehouse later this year and needs to remove everything from this warehouse. Much of what is there now needs to be tipped. Miriam Jacka (wife of PDG and PP of our club Larry) runs this organisation and needs your help. This will be a lot of fun – we simply have to remove the stuff into a huge bin. There is a fork lift for heavy pieces. There is also plenty of light stuff for partners and those with weak backs. We shall start at 8.30am on 27th May and will be finished by lunch time. There will be lots of morning tea as always. It takes about 20 minutes from Cherrybrook and we can organise some car sharing. Please reply by email so I can put you on the list. We don’t have a lot of meetings before that date. PS DIK is not closing – the good stuff is on its way to new warehouse in Castle Hill. Look forward to hearing from you. Please call me if you want to know more about this fun event. |
This will be my last email for DIK. It is on this next Saturday.
Location is at Minchinbury on the old Great Western Highway – immediately behind MacDonalds. We have the following volunteers:
If anyone wants to car-share please call me. Looking at the addresses we seem to be well spread out so there are no obvious matches. |
Fellows,
I still have only 7 people on the list of attendees for Sunday 28 May for the Red Shield Appeal. As I am away on leave from tonight I am forwarding the list to Jim Simpson and Rosemary Clark. Jim will send off the names and WWC No.s and Rosemary will coordinate these and any further attendances. Fellows, please see if you can attend, it is important to the salvation Army and the Club. David |
Erika JansakerErika Jansaker was our club’s exchange student in 2007-2008. She was the first exchange student that Bev and I hosted, and she was a delight.
Her parents, Par and Anne-Marie, will be visiting our club on Monday 29th May. They wish to show a brief presentation from Erika with pictures of what she has been up to since exchange including a brief video greeting. They are looking forward to meeting us. Bob D |
It was lovely to have so many guests at our last meeting. Several prospective members (welcome Linda, Joseph and Gordon), visiting Rotarians from Egypt – Raouf and Manual, Gwen Baxter and our guest speaker Rex Langthorne. Welcome back Sarah. You obviously loved the safari.
We were informed of the Special Olympics and the role it plays in making sure that intellectually disabled people can be included in sport and life in general. I’m lucky to be involved with some children from Marayong who are striving to do their best. Remember Robbie who we helped to send to Perth to represent NSW in disabled athletics? Maybe he will end up in the Special Olympics! Don’t forget DIK and the Red Shield Appeal this weekend followed by our Pride of Workmanship meeting on Monday. John has worked extremely hard with his committee of one so let’s support him by attending. For those who were not at the meeting, this is an invitation to attend our Changeover on Saturday June 17 at Pennant Hills Golf Club. There will be a 3 course meal with wine for approx. $65 pp. Dress is black tie and I know many people look forward to a “dress up” evening. We hope to see you there. Please fill in the sheets at the next meeting or email me of your intention to attend. The Rotary year is winding up but there is still time to have fun and fellowship whilst serving Humanity. Rosemary |