Visitors: Indeevar Duhan, Wendy Summerville
President Rhonda.
Thanks from Chris Rapson for all the support to the family from the club, especially from Sally, Mary and the Dorringtons.
Birthdays & Anniversaries – birthday for Viv Dykes, Shiv celebrates his 34th wedding anniversary and Ross Brown has been a member of Rotary for 19 years.
Interplast Bears Raffle – numbers have been allocated and the unlucky winners will be notified.
Treasured Art – This event is the Club's Premier Fundraiser and is on tonight 14th May at the Art Gallery from 5.30pm.
There will be 60 pieces for sale: 20 listed, 20 via a silent auction and 20 to be go under the hammer on the on the 14th. https://treasuredart.co.nz/
New Constitution
Simon persuaded the club to vote unanimously for the new constitution and a new Environment committee which was established by the process of voting to approve more director and committee.
Here is a link to the minutes of today's General Meeting
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1plujoQC-KllitjASX6jZMAMCGgLdxUll/view?usp=sharing
Committee Meetings
Community
Pat reminded us about Treasured Art and that raffle tickets will be available. Great prizes.
International
Simon reported that the Books in Schools have arrived.
Guess whose coming to dinner a success, but numbers slightly down.
Events
Les reported a number of forthcoming events.
BOAT CLUB 'THEN'
BOAT CLUB 'NOW'
Changeover Saturday 3 July 11.30am Omokoroa Boat Club, only $60.
Colin will bring a minibus out for the drinkers.
K Valley cycle rally in October.
Possible EV rally at a date to be determined.
Multisport Event in January 2022.
New Generations
Dan spoke of the need to support Outward Bound candidates with a greater financial contribution from the club.
The Boxing Academy will be speaking next month.
Looking at an Arts on Tour fundraiser for next year.
Dean and Dan attended the RYLA Awards in Hamilton.
Membership and Club Service
Ray reported the committee was discussing the possibility of cashless meetings, further report to come.
Sergeant Session: Dean Thompson
Dean confessed he was hardly qualified to speak about art given what was hanging on his walls, but attempted to define it anyway. “Art is a diverse range of human activities involving creative imagination fo express technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power or conceptual ideas.” So essentially art can be anything including sport. He pointed out that Leonardo da Vinci was a procrastinator who took 3 years for the Last Supper and 40 years for the Mona Lisa. Picasso was at one time accused of stealing the Mona Lisa, but it was someone else. Van Gogh only sold one painting in his lifetime and died penniless. Therefore support Treasured Art tonight.
Parting Thought from Steve Read
“Art is what you can get away with” Andy Warhol.
