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DistrictGovernor:StephenLamontAssistantGovernor:LorraineWilson
President:NoelHoward.Tel:0355724623.Mob.0439311053Email:[email protected]
Secretary:BobPenny.Tel:0355711823
Email:[email protected]
WEEKLYBULLETIN20,NOVEMBER28TH,2016MEETING3852 MEETING3853MONDAY5THDecember2016 MONDAY12thDecember2016Chair:MurrayMenzel Chair:KevinSafeProgram:HeatherNapiertotalkaboutTomSutherland’sworkinIndia.
Program:ShireCEO,MichaelTudball,totalkabouttheTourdeFrance
Cashier:WillisDuncan Cashier:GlennHowellPARTNERSBulletin:TonyWark BulletinLesSeiffertNIGHTBar:JohnAddinsall Bar:WillisDuncanFines:DamienMeagher Fines:PeterSchroderSetup:PeterWalsgott Setup:MurrayMenzelComingDates:ThisSundayistheFarewelltoPeterCook.Weareprovidingabbq.SeeLesSeiffertabouthelpingplease.
December9thisCarolsbyCandelight.PleaseseeLesabouttherosterforthisevent
OURCHRISTMASBREAKUPWILLBETHENIGHTOFDECEMBER19TH.PLEASEBRINGYOURPARTNERSANDFRIENDS.
PLEASEBRINGAKRISKRINGLEUPTOTHEVALUEOF$10.LADIESBUYALADIES’PRESENTANDMENBUYAMEN’SONE.
REPORTOFMEETINGNO.3851.NOVEMBER28TH,2016ChairmanKevinSafeopenedthemeetingwithRotaryGrace,followedbytheLoyalToast.AstheCaptainoftheSouthAfricanTestCricketteamwasinthenewsthisweek,theInternationaltoastwastotheRotaryclubofHatfield,Pretoria,wherehecomesfrom.Ithas21membersandmeetsattheSheraton.AsPresidentNoelwasabsent,VicePresidentKevinSafethentooktheChair.HewelcomedRotariansandourguest,PaulQuigley,fromtheUnitingChurch.Therewere9apologies.ANNOUNCEMENTS.
• Couldwepleasehavesomechildren’sbooksdonated,tofillout“LittleBookBox”?• LeoCumminshadarun-inwithasheep,andnowhadabrokenankle.Heisgettingalongok.His
transportisawheelchairandheisbeingspoiltbyLiz.• TheDistrictNZEarthquakeAppealisonnow,sopleasedonateifyoucan.• CouldyoupleasereturntheRafflebooks/stubsandunsoldtickets,assoonasyoucan?• CouldyoualsoreturnthequestionnairetoNoelnextMonday.
• AttendanceapologiestoPresidentNoelbynolaterthan11.30amonMondays.(emailorMob.0439311053)
REPORTS:EventsandFundraising,LesSeiffert:WehavethefirstbbqthisSundayat1pm.HelpershavegiventheirnamestoLes.ThesecondbbqisforCarolsbyCandelightonDecember9th,at6pmintheGardens.SecretaryBobPenny:TheCharitableTrustistobereviewed.HarnessRacing,WillisDuncan:ThankyoutoKevinSafe,forhelpingoutatthelastmeeting.ThenextmeetingisDecember15th.GUESTSPEAKER,PAULQUIGLEY,VOLUNTEER,UNITINGCHURCH.PaulinitiallyworkedatthePVI,andin2005hetookanearlypensionandjoinedthevolunteersoftheUnitingChurch’sCSI.(ChurchofSouthIndia,whichstartedin1947)Thevolunteersarefromvariouschurches,andtheyhelptheneedypeopleintheDioceseofMadras,mainlyChennai,whichhasapopulationofaround12million.Forthelast5years,PaulhasbeenworkinginNagari,about40kmsfromChennai.HehasbeenteachingEnglishtochildren,andhelpingthesechildrenwithgrowingvegetablesandfruit,notonlytoeat,buttosellatthemarkets.Therearehostelsforboys,andgirls,primaryandsecondaryschools,andschoolsfordeafanddisabledchildren.Alotofthesechildren’sparentshaveleprosy,soareoutcastsandtreatedbadly.Sometimesthecastesystempreventsthechildrenfromprogressingwiththeirschooling,sotheygotolowertypeschoolsinstead.Thechildrenareveryenthusiasticabouttheirgardens.PaulteachesEnglishtwicedaily,7-8amand7-8pmin4villageswheretheeducationisreallypoor.Hetutorsoverthesummerperiodinordertogivethechildrenagoodstartatsecondaryschool.Thereareabout70-80childrenineachclass.TheMissionariesalsoprovidemealsfortheelderlypeopleandthepeoplewhoaredestitute.InSholinghur,theMissionariesboughtlandforschools,andalittlepartofthiswaskeptforgrowingvegetables,mangoesandrice.Someofthelandwasalsousedtobuildachurchon.Therearelotsoflittlechurchesinoutlyingvillages,wheretherearemanygroupsofwomenandchildrenwhoproducegoodsformarket.Thegirls’hostelsaretheonlyonestohaveagoodsurplusofvegetablestosell.Thepeopleofthesevillageslovetodance.Theyareveryself-reliant,learningtocuthair,cook,andmendclothes.AtChristmastime,choristersvisitabout30homespernighttosingcarols.Theyaregivenfoodandtreats,andsometimestheyarestillsingingat3am.Thechildreninthehostelsstarttheirdayat5.30amandgountil10.30pm.Theirchoresarenotonlystudy,buthouseholdworkaswell.Averyinterestingtalk,aboutaveryinterestingplace.ThankyouPaul.
VPKEVINSAFE,WITHGUESTPAULQUIGLEY.
