Bulletin Tuesday 20th December 2020 (Dec 19, 2020)

Tuesday December 20th 2020

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.

President:timaru.rotary.president@gmail.com

Secretary:timaru.rotary.secretary@gmail.com

Treasurer:timaru.rotary.treasurer@gmail.com

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

Thought for the week

I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan

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.

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

Stephen Don
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President Jess's Message.

Hej alla (hello everyone in Swedish)

Wow, it’s hard to believe it’s the end of the year already!! I’m looking forward to Christmas this year, although I am feeling incredibly fortunate that we CAN get together and do what we like for Christmas when my friends and family across the world will be confined to tiny gatherings as they are in lockdown still.

We had a lovely Christmas dinner at the Landing Services Centre on Tuesday night and it was nice to see so many spouses along (something they should do more often!)

On Saturday we had a good turnout for wood cutting with 52 boxes of kindling being cut ready for delivery next year.

Thank you to all those who attended and to those who have helped during the working bee's this year.

Read more...

Jess’s Christmas Poem

Christmas is a wonderful time of the year,

A chance to reflect and also spread cheer.

Some of us can spend time with family and friends,

We often remember loved ones, whose life did end.

Now that I’m halfway through my year

It’s time for reflection on my big job here.

Our Club has had things that have kept us busy

But I also think we can be a lot more ‘whizzy’.

So c’mon all you Rotary elves,

Search deep within yourselves.

We are members of a global service organisation,

Not a weekly dinner meeting corporation!

Don’t leave the work to the same old lot,

Pick a project and give it a good shot.

Our community is in need of a helping hand,

And we can do it together, to grow and expand.

Of the things we think, say or do,

A Christmas plea from me to you.

Our motto is “Service Above Self”

But does everyone have a full shelf?

I want to say thank you to all of our members,

You’re all so supportive - I’ve made it to December!

6 months have passed and just 6 more to go,

I’ll sign off now with a HO HO HO!

Next Meeting

Tuesday 19th January 2021

'Welcome Back' BBQ

To be held at Cheryl Roses home 7 Hart St meeting anytime after 5:30 PM - Meal @ 6:30.

Cost of $10.00 (per person) with any profits going to Foundation.

More information to follow in the New Year.

Members are reminded to put in an apology for the meeting by noon on Monday (to enable the numbers to be known for the purchase of meat) - click on the following link to apologise:-

https://tinyurl.com/rotary-apology

Following Meeting

Tuesday 26th January 2021

TBA

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

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.

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

December Kindling Chopping.

We had a good turnout for our final kindling chopping morning on Saturday.

Bruce Wilson, Roger, Colin & Russell.

Morning teatime for the crew.

SC Bike Skills Park Now Open.

The 'South Canterbury Bike Skills Park' was opened on Saturday on Caroline Bay by Mayor Nigel.

An aerial view of 'Stage One' that is open.

Children enjoying it on opening day

Lionel, Bev. & Stephen at the opening.

President Jess & her nephew Murphy before he starts his ride around (note our club teardrop in the background).

Click here to read the article that was in Monday's 'Timaru Herald' & a video on the day.

Email Update From Dave Woods.

Jess recently received the following email update from Dave (along with photos).

Quick update for the club. Settling in well so far. Been very busy meeting staff and farmers. So far so good and very excited about the hop business. Here are a couple of pics and my best wishes and seasons greetings to everyone.

Cheers Dave.