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Tuesday March 3rd 2020
 
Speakers
Mar 03, 2020
Mayor Nigel Bowen
The future of the Timaru District. Where we are now - Where we are going - How will we get there.
Mar 10, 2020
Jill Worrall
Off The beaten track - and then some.
Mar 17, 2020
TBA
District Speech Competition or Bingo Night (TBA)
Mar 24, 2020
David Clark from the Federated Farmers
Visit to the Ashburton Club
Mar 31, 2020
Dhruval Shah & Josh Earnshaw
Rotary National Science & Technology Forum
Apr 07, 2020
Georgia (George) Phillips & Hyden Kerr
Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA)
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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. To see the full duties roster, click HERE
APOLOGIES & GUESTS
 
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going to miss a meeting,
or if you're bringing a guest.
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Thought for the week
 
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
 
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 
Major sponsor of the
Rotary Club of Timaru
Hot Dog Caravan
raising funds to support our community.
Birthdays & Anniversaries this month
Member Birthdays
Cheryl Rose
March 14
 
Alan Brehaut
March 21
 
Dave Woods
March 28
 
Jim Garden
April 8
 
Ron White
April 11
 
Colin Taylor
April 12
 
Russell Dockrill
April 12
 
Kirsten Judd
April 18
 
Malcolm Cone
April 25
 
Spouse Birthdays
Melissa Sugrue
April 12
 
Join Date
Keith Bartholomew
March 11, 1986
34 years
 
Jenny Ensor
March 18, 2014
6 years
 
Andrea Lord
March 19, 2013
7 years
 
Lance Wensley
April 8, 1997
23 years
 
Michael Parr
April 10, 2001
19 years
 
Roy Evans
April 11, 1972
48 years
 
Tony Henderson
April 17, 1990
30 years
 
Bev Slooten
April 22, 2008
12 years
 
Stephen Don
April 22, 2008
12 years
 
Bulletin Editor
Stephen Don
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President Bev's Message.
 
Greetings,
 
It is always a pleasure to welcome visitors to our Club meetings. We have had many over the previous weeks either partners or family members, in Jess and Tony’s case International Rotarians they met up with in Thailand following their Project Starfish project, Invercargill Rotarians visiting a very sick friend in Timaru, and our potential members. I really like the ‘buzz  of conviviality’ around the meeting room prior to 6 pm and often wish that I didn’t have to interrupt this. It is very special to hear this from the podium, thank you so much.
 
As per usual, Peter and Janet Russell presented a very informative and detailed account of their visit to Cape Canaveral in Florida and Mission Control in Houston. The Space Race began after WW2 when the Americans and the Russians realized that the Germans were well ahead with rocket design. So both sides quietly set out to steal documents, warheads and personnel to replicate and advance their own country’s skill set in the science of rockets. In 1959 President Eisenhower established NASA – National Aeronautics Space Administration…..
 
It is a very busy weekend for Rotarians in our area. The Timaru North Club have the Alpine Energy Hadlow to Harbour Fun Run on Sunday 1 March. The Waimate Club have their Big Easy a mountain bike, run or walk on Saturday 29 February. Good luck and well done to both Clubs for the weekend.  
 
Next week we have His Worship The Mayor, Nigel Bowen presenting on ‘The future for Timaru’ – where are we now, where are we going and how will we get there? I am looking forward to hearing about this council’s outline for our district.
 
Enjoy your weekend, Bev
 
Reminder: Please submit your objections for Redistricting of Districts 9970 and 9980 this week either to Lionel or Bev.
This Week's Meeting
Tuesday 3rd March 2020
Mayor Nigel Bowen will speak to us on "The Future of the Timaru District - Where we are now - Where we are going - How will we get there."
 
 
PARTNERS ARE INVITED.
Next Meeting
Tuesday 10th March 2020
Jill Worrell will speak to us on her travels "Off The Beaten Track & Then Some"
 
Timor Leste Flag
PARTNERS ARE INVITED.
 
Please note: This night will be an extended programme.
 
Jill Worrall will be speaking on some of her travels, trials, and tribulations to countries most of us have never visited.
She is or has been a journalist, reporter, feature writer, freelance and sub-editor and has won many awards for her writing including NZ Travel Writer of the Year.
Jill has been operating small group tours for the past 20 years and visited nearly 100 countries including North Korea, Timor Leste, and Antarctica. 
 
In fairness to Jill for her to do justice to her presentation, we have allocated extra time.
 
Followed by a Director's meeting for the 'Board of the Rotary Club of Timaru'.
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.
 
NRG RUBBISH COLLECTION
NRG will be heading down to the Bay to collect rubbish on Wednesday 4th March.  Meet in the carpark beside the skate park (on the seaside not the playground side) at 5.30 pm. Bring along some gloves, rubbish bags provided. 
A Meal At Riverstone On Sunday 3rd May.
 
 
Further to my email sent out earlier this year about a Sunday lunch at Riverstone it is set to be held on Sunday 3rd May at 1:00 pm (thus giving time for those who wish to travel there earlier and have a look around the shops to do so).
 
Attached are the two menus the majority of members have indicated they would like View $40.00 menu... & $55.00 menu.
 
The castle tour (if available ) would be an extra $25 pp.
 
Someone from the Social Committee will be co-ordinating numbers (and meal preference) nearer to the time (as I will be away).
 
Cheers
 Peter
"THANK YOU" FROM HEART KIDS
We're invited to the Heart Kids 20th Birthday Party - 8 pm on Saturday 18th April at the Caroline Bay Hall. Click HERE for details
HOT DOG VAN Working Bee
Sat 7th March 9.30 am AES Stadium
 
Once a year we give the Hot Dog & Chips van a thorough clean inside and out.
While it is cleaned after every event like any kitchen a more thorough spring clean is required to maintain the high standard we aim for.
Please bring:
Bucket
Cleaning cloth
Other cleaners supplied
 
Paul.
Rotary Club of Timaru Banners.
 
The board is looking at getting some banners made for the club (to be presented to visitors of other clubs when they visit our club & also for our members to present when they visit other clubs).
 
If anyone has a copy (either a banner or a photo) of the last banners we had, know when we last had made & from where ordered or any other information to help us ordering these new ones can they please contact Secretary Lionel @ 'LWilsonfamily@xtra.co.nz' or '0272 279 785'.
Upcoming Events.
 
4th March      NRG Rubbish Collection: Caroline Bay
                     car park (near skate park) at 5:30 pm.
7th March      Working Bee for Hot Dog Caravan -
                      AES Stadium @ 9:30 PM.
20th March      Rock N Hop - Caroline Bay - Hot Dog
                       Caravan.
21st March      Rock N Hop - Caroline Bay - Hot Dog
                       Caravan (2 Shifts).
24 March         Our Annual Ashburton Rotary get
                         together (this year in Ashburton).
                         President of Federated Farmers,
                         David Clark will be the speaker.
                         Gather at 5.15 pm for 6 pm start.
4th April         Winchester Swap Meet - Hot Dog Caravan
                      (3 Shifts).
7th/8th April  RYDA - Timaru.
17-19th April  District Conference - Balclutha.
13th April       MacKenzie Show (Fairlie) - Hot Dog Caravan
                     (2 Shifts).
3rd May         Meal At Riverstone @ 1:00 PM.
? May             District Training for Members.
16th June      2nd Part of AGM.
30th June      Club Change-over.
A Reminder If You Have Contact Detail Changes.
 
Remember if you have any changes to your contact details (eg phone number, email address or postal address) you can log onto 'Clubrunner' and change under 'Active Members.'
If you have problems doing this please email secretary Lionel with the changes and he will action.
'LEXOPHILE' - A Play On Words.
 
Examples:-

They tried to upgrade the software, but it was just window(s) dressing.

The baker threw the shortening across the kitchen to her sous chef because they wanted to watch the butter fly.

When the horse showed up in my bedroom at 2 a.m. it was a night mare..

When the German adulterer got up and went straight to the deli, he went from bed to wurst.
Hot Dog Caravan Upcoming Events
Friday 20th & Sat. 21st March (2 Shifts) - Rock N Hop - Caroline Bay, 4th April (3 Shifts) - Winchester Swap Meet & Easter Monday 13th April (2 Shifts) -MacKenzie Show (Fairlie). 
 
Click HERE to go to the on-line roster
to fill in your name if you can help.
(If you have a problem doing this contact Jenny Ensor.)
 
 
HOT DOG VAN ROSTER
non-members welcome!
You can now add non-members to the Hot Dog Van roster. Just type their name into the roster - if an error message pops up just ignore it. Once you add a name to the roster it will be automatically added to the drop-down list.
The Rotary Club of Timaru (Inc) | Rotary International District 9980 | Charter No 2705 (1927)