Secretary 2022/23: Michael Archer
Club Website: www.rotaryngamotu.club
Apologies for Meetings by 12.00 Noon Day of meeting
To Wally Garrett:
Email: wal.barb@xtra.co.nz
Mobile: 027 859 7580
Home: 7550988
For Meeting:8th August 2022
Present: , Stephen Bovett Murray Gillespie, Geoff Harding, Mike Makein, Owen McCluggage, Jan Dempsey, Michael Archer, Simon Northrop, Harry Duynhoven, David Lusk, Dennis Eales, David Brownson, Tony Bird, David Gibson
Apologies: Wally Garrett, Des Friedrich, Gary Brown, Sally Morch, Judy Hanline, Richard Handley
Guest Speaker: Kim Marshall, Alzheimers Taranaki Community Educator
Simon Northrop our Master of Ceremonies welcomed everyone particularly Kim Marshall our Guest Speaker
Fines: Mike Makein
Raffle: David Lusk
3 Minute Speaker: Harry Duynhoven
Harry spoke about the state of roads in Taranaki.
He spoke about his own personal experience of punctures and rim damage when hitting potholes on Mt Messenger and near Piopio
He had 3 explanation about the problems.
1.0 Different roadbuilding process, relatively flexible tarseal with poor base course structure and drainage leading to pot holes from ground water not being able to be drained off .
2.0 Money being diverted nationally to Roads of Nations Significance (Transmission Gully, Hamilton Bypass and Motorway to Auckland etc) leaving a smaller budget for other roading projects nationally.
3.0 Size and volume of trucks on the road.
Guest Speaker: Kim Marshall, Alzheimers Taranaki,
Community Advisor
Introduced by Owen McCluggage
Kim's family came to NZ from Ireland and England in the 70's.
She has spent 14 Years with Tui Ora and 3 years with Alzheimers Taranaki in her role as Community Advisor. Her primary role is to show how to live well with dementia and educate the Community about Dementia.
She doesn't have a clinical background, she takes a holistic view of things.
Alzheimers Taranaki has 500 clients, 70 volunteers, 33 people on their Day Club Programme running 3 days a week, which provides social engagement for early and medium dementia clients.
They run a Wandertrack beacon service for people with dementia who are prone to wandering.
AT is staging a memory walk (for those dementia people that have passed) on the 18th September from East End to Puke Ariki.
They are currently building new premises at the site of the old Ngāmotu Tavern for a one stop Dementia Shop, be ready in a years time. (this has taken 5 years of planning)
Some funding comes from TDHB but they also rely on community bequests and donations.
AT has had 96 referrals in the last 6 months.
Approximately 60,000 kiwis have been diagnosed with dementia the most common of which is Alzheimers disease (about 80%).
Its not proven to be a genetic disease.
The youngest client in Taranaki is aged 51.
To help prevention:
1.0 Be physically active
2.0 Have a healthy diet
3.0 Challenge your brain
4.0 Socialisation
5.0 Look after your heart
Kim was thanked by Simon Northrop
Notices from President Jan
Rejuvenating Rotary- Friday 17th at Rotary House, Inglewood
Jan and Stephen attended this only 9 Rotarians from Taranaki attended.
Feedback on this will be covered at The Forum next week.
Daffodil Day Cancer Society Shop- Centre City Roster
So far there has been good support, however another volunteer needed for 3.00pm - 5.30pm on Friday 26th August.
Social Night 5th September
Any volunteers to host the night? Let Jan know.
Club Forum August 29th
Jan requested that she would like members to provide her with feedback prior to the meeting on their thoughts on the health of the Club at present and what they would like to see happen in the future.
It was suggested that she send a questionnaire out prior to the meeting.
Parting Thought:
Simon Northrop
Always borrow money from a pessimist they won't expect it back.
