Visitors: Nick Gregg (Guest Speaker). Darren Wisbey (no breakfast at home)
Welcome – President Lynda Burch kicks things off……with a big round of thankyous, it being here last meeting as President. All directors rated a mention together with all those involved in any of the Club’s multiple projects.
A special mention for Ray Scott, who is sadly retiring from the club. He has done a huge amount of work, single handedly running and reporting our club's meal and club accounts for the last 15 years. Ray took over from Warwick de Vere in 2008 when the role was split into Club Treasurer and Trust Treasurer.
The Club joined Lynda in thanking Ray for his dedication and commitment and wishing him all the best for his future adventures.
Change Over – is looking promising with nearly 60 attending. 8th July 18:30 Trinity Wharf.
Next meeting is not until the 21st due to changeover on the 8th and Matariki on the 14th. Don’t be the one who is fined for turning up on the wrong day.
Whiskey Tasting – only 19 more sleeps (fewer by now). Eleven more tickets (likely fewer by now)
Cashless Meetings
This means no cash will now be received at Breakfast Meetings, including raffles.
Members for breakfast pay $112.00 per month ($26.00 per meeting + $2 for raffle), plus an optional $10.00 for the Centurion Fund.
All members present at the meeting will be included in the raffle draw.
Visitors will be given a payment slip bank account details to pay their meeting fee of $26.00
Bank Account for Monthly payments ANZ 06-0433 -0182233-00
Guest Speakers: Nick Gregg & his brother Phil have set up a
business enterprise called Sustainability Options. They deliver a programme which aims to ensure houses in BoP can achieve and sustain a healthy temperature of 20
OC on a miserable winter’s night, of which there have been plenty of late. They do this by connecting home occupants with organisations and services that can help in improving their living conditions.
They help families address building maintenance issues such as ventilation, draft control, heat loss etc. Research reveals that there are over 29000 low-income houses in poor condition.
Most recipients of Sustainable Options work are living in inherited homes, with multiple ownership and low incomes. They often do not have the ability to renovate or maintain their homes to a healthy standard. There is government funding for heating, donated time and materials, together with philanthropic endeavour. They also run DIY workshops on how to run a home.
Sergeant Session: Sergeant Neil Matson told us the
Guest Speaker’s stories of freezing homes made him nostalgic for his Dunedin student flat. A series of sports questions were rewarded with a shower of chocolate bars to warm us up.
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