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Tuesday December 8th 2020

 
Speakers
Dec 08, 2020
Candid Camera
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Upcoming Events
Board Meeting
166B North St
Dec 08, 2020 8:00 PM
 
Rotary Club of Timaru Charitable Trust Meeting
Jan 26, 2021
 
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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

 
The Club's Helping Hands project aims to

help overcome disadvantage,
help people who face challenges,
provide community facilities and
support worthy organisations.
 
Click HERE for more information,
and to download a form for proposing a project.

APOLOGIES & GUESTS
 
Remember to let us know if you're
going to miss a meeting,
or if you're bringing a guest.
(Click the button below)

Executive Email Addresses.
 
 
Also, the club uses the email address timaru.rotary@gmail.com for the public to contact us with enquiries.

Thought for the week
 
A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything. - Malcolm X
 

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
John Barton
January 4
 
Emma Walton-Woodings
January 5
 
Ian Behrnes
January 6
 
Margaret Perry
January 10
 
Stephen Don
January 17
 
Lance Wensley
January 28
 
Jess Hewitson
January 29
 
Lionel Wilson
December 6
 
Gilly Oppenheim
December 13
 
Join Date
Bruce Fraser
January 1, 1972
49 years
 
Jack Johnston
January 1, 1972
49 years
 
John Denley
January 1, 1975
46 years
 
Robin Hawkins
January 1, 1978
43 years
 
Emma Walton-Woodings
December 4, 2018
2 years
 
Ashley Milliken
December 15, 1981
39 years
 
Lynette Wilson
December 15, 2009
11 years
 
Colin Taylor
December 16, 1969
51 years
 
Jim Garden
December 31, 2003
17 years
 
Bulletin Editor
Stephen Don
President Jess's Message.
 
 
Talofa outou uma, (Samoan for hello everyone) 
 
Christmas Dinner RSVP cut off is fast approaching! Please make sure you let us know if you can or can't attend via our online system. Last day is this Sunday. 
 
We had a couple of lovely thank you notes - see below for Emily's after her Spirit of Adventure trip. We had a letter and plaque for our support from RYDA programme.

This Week's Meeting
Tuesday 8th December 2020
'Candid Camera' - Presented by Bruce & Paul.
 
 
Followed by a Directors Meeting for the Board at Lynette & Lionel's home (166B North  St).
 
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:-

Next Meeting
Tuesday 15th December 2020
Christmas Party
 
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DON'T FORGET to come and join us for our final Rotary night and 2020 Christmas function at 'Landing Services Building' - upstairs access from Turnbull St - more information below.

We would love to see you and your partner or a friend

Gather from 6.00 pm (social time) - Official start time 6.45 - Meal served @ 7.00 (approx.).

Cost $55.00 per person

Numbers are required by Sunday the 6th of Dec. for catering purposes (Click here to advise if attending or putting in an apology...)

Join in our festivities by wearing your best Christmas headgear to the evening

Laughter and a fabulous evening are guaranteed


Christmas Party 15th December.
 
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Partners Night - mark the night in your calendar NOW.
 
It will be at the Landing Services Conference Centre (Above Speights Ale House) the same place as last year.
 
Cost is $55.00 per person - to view menu click here...
 
We enter from the glass door entrance at the back of Speights Ale House, that is actually the entrance to the Landing Service Building. To be clear it’s not at Speights Ale House it's at the Landing Services building.  
We will gather from 6 pm for drinks and social time, with an official start time of 6.45 pm, mains served at 7 pm (approx. meal time).
 
Everyone needs to go into the Xmas notification booking system (click here...) with an RSVP either yes or no (by Sunday 6th December) -along with numbers attending if yes.

Host Duties.
 
When doing Host Duties (i.e. Duty Roster), please remember that you set tables, raffles etc up for the night.
Then at the end of the meeting you need to pack up again and return table numbers etc. into the box and put away.
The large sign outside door must also be packed away (this part isn't always been done). 
It then falls to those leaving last.

RAFFLE PRIZES
 
For this Rotary year, President Jess would like members to take turns at providing the raffle prize (no alcohol please), either by buying a prize to the value of $10 to $15 (keep the receipt and ask Treasurer Jenny for reimbursement using the claims form click here...) or maybe you have a suitable prize you'd like to donate.
 
To make it simple to keep track of whose turn it is, the person on Host Duty 2 will be asked to provide the raffle prize for the week.
 
When it's your turn to provide the prize:
  • Please put the prize on the Host table no later than 5:30 pm.
  • Make sure there's a raffle sheet (from the host bin) and a pen on the table.
  • If you are unable to attend Rotary, and you are unable to find someone to swap, please contact Robyn Baldwin so she can arrange cover for the night.

Last Kindling Chopping Morning For 2020.
 
On Saturday 12th December we will be holding our last kindling chopping morning' for the year, from 9 - 12.
As many as possible attending would be appreciated (and of course there will be our normal lovely morning tea supplied).
 
 
Pictured above is our last morning held on the 5th September.

Not Received The Bulletin??
 
For some unexplainable reason members computers seem to decide to place the weekly bulletin in the 'Junk' ('Spam') folder of their emails from time to time - so if you do not receive the bulletin any week please check this folder (and I can almost guarantee 99% of the time you will find it there).
Each week after sending the bulletins out I check the 'Send History' in Clubrunner to verify any that get 'dropped' (not sent) and check the reason why (of the 79 odd bulletins that are sent out only between 0 & 2 are dropped).
Stephen (Editor).

Information Required.
 
Remember this is "your" bulletin and so please email information to me on what your committee is doing (or planning) so everyone can be aware of it.
Lack of the above will mean the bulletin is not advising the members of what is happening in the club & particapation will be down.
Stephen

Emily Smith Thank You, Card.
 
 
Our Charitable Trust contributed (in June) to assist Emily Smith to attend a 'Spirit of Adventure 10 Day Development Voyage' in September this year (and we have received a card thanking us).

2020 Christmas Parade - Sunday 6th December.
 
 
Our club this year (along with the North Rotary Club, Timaru Host Lions Club, Timaru Suburbian Lions Club & Timaru Christmas Parade Trust) is again involved with organising the parade and will be asking for manpower on the day meeting at the Scottish Hall Barnard St at 10:30 am for the briefing then marshalling during the parade from approx. 1.30 pm to 3.00 pm.
 
If able to help with manpower contact Lynette Wilson.
 

Hot Dog Caravan Upcoming Events
Sunday 6th December - Festival of Roses (2 shifts).
 
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.)

Editors Humour.
 

Three Wise Women (as opposed to Three Wise Men)

Do you know what would have happened if there had been Three Wise WOMEN instead of Three Wise MEN? The WOMEN would have:

  •  Asked directions
  • Arrived on time
  • Helped deliver the baby
  • Cleaned the stable
  • Made a casserole, and
  • Brought practical gifts (like diapers!).

Christmas Puns

  • Up to snow good.
  • The Christmas alphabet has noel.
  • Have your elf a merry little Christmas.
  • Yule be sorry.
  • I have the final sleigh.
  • Have a tree-mendous Christmas.
  • Love at frost sight!
  • Your presents is requested.
  • Believe in your elf.
  • How rude-olf you.
  • I'm Claus-trophobic.
  • Christmas has me feeling extra Santa-mental.
  • Rebel without a Claus.

The Rotary Club of Timaru (Inc) | Rotary International District 9980 | Charter No 2705 (1927)