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Tuesday 28th November 2023
Upcoming Events
1st AGM & Nepal Project Update
Dec 12, 2023 6:30 PM
 
Welcome Back Night
Jan 30, 2024 6:00 PM
 
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HANDY INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS

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APOLOGIES & GUESTS
 
Remember to let us know if you're
going to miss a meeting,
or if you're bringing a guest.
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THANK YOU KING STREET MOTORS
 
Thanks to King Street Motors for carrying out a Warrant of Fitness inspection of the Hot Dog Caravan at no cost to the Club, and then carrying out some maintenance work, again at no cost to the Club.  What great support of our efforts for the community.
 
 
Members might like to return the favour by supporting King Street Motors; you'll find them at 143 King Street.
Thank You Humphris Engineering
 
Thanks to Humphris Engineering for carrying out the replacement of the stabilising legs & the braking system upgraded on our food caravan on both jobs they have only charged for parts (no labour - worth $850.00).
Such a wonderful gesture to make from a local business.
 
 
Members may wish to return the favour by supporting Humphris Engineering Ltd; you can find them at 96 King St Timaru.
Thank You 
Major sponsor of the
Rotary Club of Timaru
Hot Dog Caravan
raising funds to support our community.
Thank You Thompsons Refrigeration Services 
 
Thank you to Thompsons Refrigeration Services for the discount on our recent HDV repair invoice.
They also carry out our electrical test tagging and temperature calibration certificates with no charges.  A great show of community spirit!   
 
 
 
Members may wish to return the favour by supporting Thompsons Refrigeration Servies; you can find them at 12 Bank Street, Timaru.
 
 
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries this month
Member Birthdays
John Barton
January 4
 
Emma Walton-Woodings
January 5
 
Ian Behrnes
January 6
 
Stephen Don
January 17
 
Lance Wensley
January 28
 
Jess Hewitson
January 29
 
Lionel Wilson
December 6
 
Gary Rushworth
December 22
 
Join Date
Bruce Fraser
January 1, 1972
52 years
 
Jack Johnston
January 1, 1972
52 years
 
John Denley
January 1, 1975
49 years
 
Robin Hawkins
January 1, 1978
46 years
 
Emma Walton-Woodings
December 4, 2018
5 years
 
Ashley Milliken
December 15, 1981
42 years
 
Lynette Wilson
December 15, 2009
14 years
 
Jim Garden
December 31, 2003
20 years
 
Bulletin Editor
Jess Hewitson
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DUTIES ROSTER
 
If you're unable to do your duty
please arrange a replacement.
 
On duty? Click HERE for a list of your tasks.
 

President Lynette's Message 

             
Hi everyone,
 
This week Jenette Borrell shared her recollection of a Key-note speaker at an Altrusa Conference she attended in San Antonio earlier this year.  The speaker was Alex Johnson, a Rotarian, reflecting on “Relentless Service”.
There were many interesting and thought-provoking ideas for membership and projects, which relate to any Club or Group, equally as relevant to Rotary, as it was Altrusa.
 
It was with much pleasure that we were able to announce that following full support from the Board, an application was made on behalf of the Charitable Trust, via the RJ & CF Moyes Trust, for funding of resources to assist club members Julie Dockrill and Jessica Hewitson, along with Tina Hewitt in delivering their Thaplung, Nepal project.  This is fantastic and so much appreciated by everyone, especially Julie & Jess.
 
As I mentioned in last week’s bulletin, we had a busy weekend with a good number of members and friends in the Hot Dog Van in action at the CAMS Classic Motorcycle event at Levels Raceway.  Apart from wind on Saturday, the weather stayed fine, and our Hot Dogs & chips were well appreciated and sought after.  Thank you to everyone who helped in any way, and it was a great opportunity for our prospective member, John Rushton, to experience first-hand the fun we have whilst serving the community. 
 
We are in action again on the 1st Dec at the Night market at the Te Aitarkihi Marae, then at the Rose Festival, Sunday 3rd December. Once again, thank you to those who are making this happen, let’s hope for some fine weather.
 
Thank you to those of you who have indicated availability for Marshalling or Health & Safety on Sunday 3rd Dec for the Santa Parade, your assistance is certainly appreciated as it will be a very busy day for club members.
 
Xmas Dinner next week, 5th December, at Austins92, Temuka. Will be a fitting way to celebrate prior to Xmas together, looking forward to catching up with everyone then.  
 
Catch up again soon,
 
Lynette Wilson
President                                                                                       
THIS WEEKS MEETING
 Tuesday 5th December 
 

CHRISTMAS DINNER 2023

 
6pm 
at
Austin92 Restaurant
134 King Street, Temuka.
 

Members are reminded to put in an apology for the meeting by noon on Monday (otherwise they are liable to be charged) - click on the following link to apologise:-

https://tinyurl.com/rotary-apology

 
 
NEXT MEETING 
Tuesday 12th December
 
1st Part of our Club AGM 
&
Julie and Jess - A video on Nepal & an update on their Project 
 

Members are reminded to put in an apology for the meeting by noon on Monday (otherwise they are liable to be charged) - click on the following link to apologise:-

https://tinyurl.com/rotary-apology

 
TOOT FOR TUCKER 2023
 
Wow Greg and Timaru Rotary Club, thank you all so much for your help with Toot For Tucker. 
In total we packed 207 banana boxes of food for our 3 Timaru foodbanks.  That compares to 204 in 2022, but I think they were better packed this year (i.e. the boxes were full rather than some partial boxes last year) so that statistic may be a little misleading.  (Even more misleading are the numbers the Timaru Herald are quoting, I’m unsure where they’ve got their numbers from!)
 
We went into the evening with confirmed 27 drivers with runners, and 37 areas to collect in.  What happened on the night was better than we could have expected, with more than 37 drivers volunteering!  For me it was the first time I wasn’t out on the streets as a runner, I wasn’t required.   If some of your group were there to help and then weren’t required for collecting, we’re sorry, if you were involved with the splitting up of maps to allow for more out driving – thank you.  If you have ideas on how things could be done better in future years for you and your team, please let me know.
We couldn’t do this without Timaru Rotary, please thank everyone involved, and it’s always a delight to be doing a community event together.
 
Wishing you all a peaceful and fun filled festive season,
Vicki Gould
 
 

TIMARU CHRISTMAS LIGHTS COMPETITION

 
If you have a home or business that might have a great spot for some Christmas lights, click the link below and enter the competition: 
 
 
Hot Dog Caravan Upcoming Events
The caravan is operating for local events, click on the link below to see where it will be, the dates & to fill in your name if able to help.
**NEW DATES ADDED**
 
CPlay Opening Day - 10th December 
 
WE NEED YOUR HELP  
 
Click HERE to go to the online roster to fill in your name if you can help.
(If you have a problem doing this contact Jess Hewitson.)
 
We will have the HDV in operation at these events:
 

THE THAPLUNG WOMEN, CHILDREN'S AND COMMUNITY HEALTH PROJECT, NEPAL

 
Julie and Jess have finally had the approval to carry out their proposed Nepal Project in March 2024.  The pair will travel with another midwife, Tina Hewitt from Christchurch, to remote Nepal to carry out an educational program for locals of the area.  Click here to read about the Project. 
 
They have started a Facebook page "The Thaplung Women, Children's and Community Health Project, Nepal" where you can follow their journey, and any fundraisers will be posted on there.   The page looks like this: 
 
 
There is still a shortfall within the budget due to delays and funding Grants not coming through as anticipated, so we are on a fundraising mission! If you can help out in any way, or perhaps have some contacts who might be able to assist with the Project in any way, please let me know.   
 
Many thanks! Jess 
Prospective Member Notification
 
John Ruston has submitted his application to the Club Board to become a member of our club.  
 
Our Club Facebook Page 
 
If you have a Facebook account, please give us a 'like' and 'follow'!
We always share what we get up to as a club and it's a great way to easily share/promote with all your friends and family what our club gets up to in our community. 
Just look up  "Rotary Club of Timaru"   and you will see a page that looks like this:
 
  
Editors Humour
 
 
 
 
 
The Rotary Club of Timaru (Inc) | Rotary International District 9980 | Charter No 2705 (1927)