Visitors: Stephen Cleland, Steven Farrant, Rosemary Prothero, Jillian Peck (all Tauranga Art Gallery), Erica Jackson, Fran Collett, Roy Sykes.
Welcome From President Chris Dever…
Rotary Years – Ron Fyfe will have completed 34 very active years in Rotary on the 28th
Treasured Art 2021. The coming together of the Treasured Art project
and the Tauranga Art Gallery, was likened to a blind date – some uneasy tension before we actually got into bed with one another, so to speak. The Art Auction raised $25K, split between the Graeme Dingle Foundation, and the ArtBus initiative. The ArtBus brings more than 7000 students a year from around the greater BoP to the Tauranga Art Gallery, to stimulate the youngster’s creativity, and no doubt to check if there are any budding grand masters in the mix.
Treasured Art included a week-long exhibition at the Art Gallery, an on-line auction and an upmarket Auction Night. This was a black tie/no jandals affair, which raised the club’s profile and cemented newly formed relationships. There appeared to be sufficient enthusiasm from all parties for a second date. Many thanks to sponsors, participants and matchmakers.
Arts Festival – Bob Sutton with the sad news that the Tauranga Arts Festival has been cancelled. It is hoped that some events will still be available however – watch this space.
Raffle: Michele Beaton won the raffle and attempted to collect from the cashless.
Sergeant Session: Graeme Cornes
The sergeant session started with: There were three guys in a pub, and one says to the others…..
It then morphed into a Brain Fit exercise – starting with the ubiquitous “Where’s me flaming wallet” before reminding yourself to be off hand all the time. Or maybe that was to use your off hand – bad luck if you are ambidextrous. Cross-braining is important, try not to moan when you get up, and don’t get old too soon, were other garnered tips. And if you can’t remember someone’s name, lots of people answer to “Mate”.
Parting Thought: Shiv Thamalla
"It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one most adaptable to change.”
Charles Darwin.
