Present:Sally Morch, Des Friedrich, Mike Makein, Dennis Eales, Wally Garrett, David Brownson, Murray Gillespie, Owen McCluggage, Tony Bird , Jan Dempsey, Geoff Harding, Stephen Bovett, Deepak Ahluwalia,
Sunny Grewal, David Lusk
Apologies: Gary Brown, David Gibson, Chas Wilcox
3 Minute Talk:
Jan Dempsey spoke about how critical that children are read to regularly, in her view a lost art for many schools/teachers. The ability to go on line has not led to good reading habits. Jan has been passionate about this ever since she started teaching at 19.
She is still relief teaching and will always have books (particularly illustrated short stories) with her that leave children spell bound when they discover the world around them. Jan is a trustee of Life Education Trust and has been for some time.
Raffle: Wally Garrett
Fines: Des Friedrich fined members with questions on Rugby, Netball and COVID 19
Parting Thought: Wally Garrett
Don't cry because its over smile because it happened: Dr Zeuss
Post meeting responsibilities:
The member doing the Greeter task s expected to help tidy up at the end of the meeting.
Ngāmotu News
August 31st 2020
Club Forum
Message from President Sally
Greetings in Rotary,
This week was our Club Forum. It was great to see so many members attend and we will be able to develop some good ideas from all the suggestions made. In hindsight it would have been good for members to put their names or initials against the comments as some are difficult to decifer. The results of these will be collated and sent to all members following a meeting next week to determine our focus.
Thank you to those present who completed the Police Vetting forms at the meeting. Dennis and I will be meeting next week to collate these and send them off. Please send me a copy of your birth certificate or passport if you have not already done so. Those who were not at the meeting Dennis will be in touch to get these completed.
The Social meeting will be held at India Today next Monday 7th September. Start time 5.30 for dinner at 6pm. It was a concensus of members at the meeeting that we would have social night at a restaurant occasionally as a change and to assist local businesses recover. This will mean that it will be easier on members who will only need to host once during a year or 18 month period. The cost will be $25 per head and we will look at being able to pay this throught the member’s account. I will talk to Des about this. Bring some money just in case. It is also BYO drinks.
Yours in Rotary
Sally Morch
President
Rotary Club of Ngāmotu
0274738554
Club Forum
This was well organised by Sally
Apart from the discussions she has already mentioned she challenged members to:
Come up with Club Projects for The NZ Rotary Centennary in 2021.
Embrace the technology using our own Club Website and the ability to access club information on the Website and on the Club Runner Mobile APP.
Bring a potential New Member to a meeting
September Roster
Date:
September7th
September 14th
September 28th
Guest Speaker/
Activity
Social Night
India Today
5.30pm for
Dinner at 6.00pm
Glen Bennett
Labour
Candidate for
New Plymouth
Sharon Wills
NP Foodbank
Greeter
Owen
McCluggage
Geoff
Harding
S@A
Tony
Bird
Tony
Bird
Grace/Opening
Thought
David
Brownson
Stephen
Bovett
Host
Murray
Gillespie
Wally
Garrett
Thanks
Des
Friedrich
Dennis
Eales
Fines
Stephen
Bovett
David
Brownson
3 Minute Talk
Wally
Garrett
Owen
McCluggage
Parting Thought
Geoff
Harding
David
Lusk
If you are unable to do the duty set out in the list above please contact another member to fill in for you. Please let President David know who has taken your place as he will be setting out the agenda for the night. Apologies to Wally Garrett (027 859 7580, or 7550988) email: wal.barb@xtra.co.nz
