Welcome to the Armitage says President Lynda Burch
Change Over – Please advise/confirm your enthusiasm to Michelle. 8th July 18:30 Trinity Wharf.
Treasured Art – Despite the weather and the Tsunami threat, $12.5K was raised. Ten of it went directly to the Graeme Dingle Foundation, making $20K for them this year. Thank to Ingham Mora for being our Key Sponsor, and thanks to all involved.
Member Welfare: Nice to see Kevin Atkinson back in the fold.
Committee Meetings
Environment – Kopurererua Planting Day set for 10th September/Bait lines, Drain socks (no more)/Students 4 the Environment (25th June) & Taking Back the Beach Documentary (5th Oct)
International – Vanuatu Project - Clothes for Kiwifruit workers, Sewing Sheds and Books in Schools all doing well.
New Generations – Projects: RYPENs, Outward Bound – (looking for candidates,16-18 or 18-25), Youth Rotary Exchange (looking for Outbound students now) and do we want to host next year?
Club Service – Lisa will be taking over the Club Services lead and is looking to start with a survey of likes and loathes in the club (no personalities please).
Friday Fives will be recommencing at the Armitage, last Friday of each month. Hoorah some say.
Club Runner has tips and tricks and instructions on the website and the Appleton Ladies Potato Race is taking place on Thursday 7:30pm
Community Services – Shiv tells Amazing Places, is now Behind Closed Doors. They now have 8 properties and it looks like it will be a goer. Also, thanks to Neil for organising the street appeal.
Raffle: – Dan.
Sergeant Session: Sergeant Pat stood in at late notice with a heads and tails quiz which flummoxed most. Who would have thought a black cat would have 3 hearts? Not sure who the victor was, but a chocolate bar whistled overhead and westward for the winner.
Parting Though
“Politicians are like diapers. They need to be changed often for the same reasons”
On 9 June 1909, Prime Minister Sir Joseph Ward opened the Public Trust Office Building on Lambton Quay, Wellington. The Minister in Charge of the Public Trust, Apirana Ngata, invited members of both Houses of Parliament and prominent Wellington citizens and their wives to the opening ceremony – a lunchtime banquet, with a concert and dance in the evening.
