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PRESIDENT BEV'S 17TH MARCH MEETING NOTES
Posted by Bev Slooten

 

Greetings,
 
We welcomed some of the NRG Team of President-Elect Jess, Kirsten, and Kelsie who organised an evening of fun with a round of Bingo.
I was impressed with the little details of our Club history that accompanied each number called, for example, the year we Chartered the Ashburton and Timaru South Clubs, the number of years some of our members have belonged to this Club etc. Thank you for your efforts with this research.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTRE
Last week Peter and Janet Russell spoke to the Club with photos and video on their visits to the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida and the Johnston Space centre in Houston.
 
Peter began with some background information about the beginning of the space race and showed pictures of the Saturn 5 Rocket used for the Apollo missions.
 
On their second visit to Florida they had hoped to see a launch of the Space Shuttle Endeavour but this was postponed several times.  However they did see the Endeavour on the launch pad (see photo).
 
In Houston last year they heard a talk by the astronaut Jerry Ross who had been on no less than seven Shuttle flights.  He had undertaken many space walks, one to help set up the International Space Station.  A highlight of this visit was a view of the Houston Mission Control Room which now monitors the orbit of the ISS, and they were able to witness a live sunrise.
 
Peter and Janet finished with a brief presentation of their visit to the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Washington which tracks the history of flight from the Wright brothers to the moon landing.
 
CLASSROOMS IN THE CLOUDS - supporting education in Nepal
In 2016 Timaru Girls High School (TGHS) started an initiative to fund a teacher in the village of Damku, Nepal, with the then principal, Sarah Davis, together with funding from the Rotary Club of Timaru. The catalyst was Chris Jensen- Burke, an ex-Timaru Girls High School head girl, and now a lawyer in Sydney who regularly climbs in Nepal and is now married to a Nepalese Sherpa.
 
Last year Brenna Shaw, a 19 year old ex-TGHS student had the opportunity to spend three months in rural Nepal seeing first-hand the work CITC provides to many communities.  Brenna has always been passionate about everyone having access to a quality education and also about empowerment and equality for women and girls.
 
 
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COMPASSIONATE HELP FOR PACIFIC CHILDREN
Posted by John Barton
 
ROMAC and Interplast are two charities Rotary associates with to provide life-changing medical aid to children from the Pacific region.
 
The Club's Charitable Trust has made donations of $5,000 to each of these charities in the name of Bill McKay, a former Club member whose major bequest to the Club is held in the Charitable Trust.  
 
 
 
 
All surgical and medical staff working in the programme are volunteers - donations fund air fares, visas, and other external costs of the programme.   Read more about ROMAC here ...  (Click here to donate to ROMAC)
 
 
 
Interplast sends teams of volunteer plastic and reconstructive surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and allied health professionals to provide life-changing surgery and medical training in 17 countries across the Asia Pacific region.  This is done in partnership with local organisations, including hospitals, universities and local NGOs.
 
Interplast's mission is to ‘repair bodies and rebuild lives’ and they do this by providing surgical services to those who could not otherwise afford or access these, and by building the capacity of local medical systems through training and mentoring programs.  Read more about Interplast here ...
 
 
PROJECT STARFISH - HELPING EXPLOITED WOMEN AND GIRLS EXPERIENCE FREEDOM
Posted by Gilly Oppenheim
What an inspiring presentation from David Black, who established Project Starfish 15 years ago to support those fighting child trafficking and sex slavery in Cambodia and Thailand.. This Dunedin Central Rotarian is a pragmatist and he is under no illusions of the difficulty of his crusade. As he said, “Slavery’s bad enough. It gets worse when you add ‘child’, but put ‘sex’ in the middle of it, and sometimes people just don’t want to know!” When it comes to horrifying stories and examples, David has no shortage of material.
 
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About Our Club

Timaru
We meet Tuesdays at 6:00 PM
Timaru Town & Country Club
99 Douglas Street
Timaru,  7910
New Zealand

Phone:
3-688 6368
Email:
rotary.timaru@gmail.com
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Upcoming Speakers
Mayor Nigel Bowen
Jun 02, 2020
The future of the Timaru District. Where we are now - Where we are going - How will we get there.
Bev Slooten
Jun 16, 2020
2nd Part AGM
Bev Slooten & Jessica Hewitson
Jun 30, 2020
Change over
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Get in Touch
Postal Address:
P O Box 78, Timaru
Phone our secretary:
(03) 688 6368  (Home)
(027) 227 9785 (Mobile)
 
 
Weekly meetings not for you?
Our NRG (Next Rotary Generation) members meet once a month - they try for the last Tuesday. Check out their facebook page for the location of the next meeting; they like to mix it up!
They arrange Rotary activities to fit in with their busy lifestyles; family first; work second; Rotary third.
This group of resourceful, community-minded professionals enjoy getting together and giving back to the community.
If you're interested to learn more about NRG visit the NRG Facebook page
or call Jess at (021) 886 812 
 
 
 
 
We're always happy to welcome visitors to our meetings.
 
If we have a speaker coming that you'd like to hear you're welcome to join us. Ever wondered what a Rotary meeting is like? Come and spend the evening with us.
 
We meet at the Timaru Town and Country Club in Douglas Street (see the venue map in the "About our Club" panel above) at 5:30pm on Tuesdays except over the Christmas break.
 
Phone our secretary Lionel
at (027) 227 9785 to book in so we can have a meal ready for you - cost $20.00
 

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