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Dinner Meeting August 4th Total Present: 30 Members Present: 20 Guests: 10 Co-President Graham had tendered his apologies, as he is now in isolation following Covid striking Beryl. Get well soon Beryl. With Graham away, Co-President Gary welcomed all and he was again in fine spirits and what a pleasant surprise to all - the AV system was working and for the first time in many weeks our notices were able to be displayed - what a bonus!!! Gary's first duty was to call for Directors Reports; Kevin - Applications for the January Science Forum are now underway. Peter B - If anyone is interested in assisting at Apirana Reserve at anytime, please contact Peter B who will be able to advise when this is possible'. Peter also confirmed that Trees For Survival will be holding a planting day in Churchill Park on August 1th. Details will be emailed to all members directly. Lesley - Welcomed Co-Director Club Services, Penny - great to have you back Penny and to see you scootering around. Ride carefully!!  Sue Smith was also invited to speak. Sue is the local coordinator for Daffodil Day - August 26th. If you are available to help Sue on the day, please contact her directly as soon as possible. Quiz Night - Friday October 14th. We are looking for donations for the Silent Auction. Apart from Kevin's painting, do any members have little gems that they could donate that will help the fund raising on the night. This is our biggest fund-raising event of the year, so please contact Lynette or David H to arrange collection if you have anything to donate. GROWING ROTARY CLUBS & MEMBERS: Two gatherings to promote how this can be achieved are scheduled for August 14th and 15th. See separate story below ("Lets Grow Rotary Together"), and register on-line now!  Guest Speaker: Kevin Kevany. Kevin and Deb recently travelled to Europe and the UK, primarily to attend their sons wedding in Sicily. Prior to ending up in Italy for the wedding, they undertook a leisurely road trip around Southern England. Apart from their bags not arriving in London until five days after they did, and the significant costs to rent cars and for hotel accommodation, in this post COVID Lockdown period, they had a lovely trip together, (and they are still together), visiting and staying in the following places; - London, Kew Gardens, Windsor (for the Jubilee and observing Surfing Swans on the lake, celebrating Kevin's birthday in the Cotswolds, playing with fire on the night of the lighting of the Jubilee Beacons, Cornwall, Plymouth, Port Issacs (Doc Martin territory), St. Neot. It was then on to Sicily where they visited Taormian, Aperitivo, Avola, Noto and Augusta, one of the areas the Allied Landings took place in WW11. The wedding was held in stunning surroundings, under very expensive outdoor lighting and, despite a nasty venue host, they had a wonderful time. Not only at the wedding but at their villa in Augusta where they spent a week before and a week after the wedding, enjoying the company of the extended family, the sun, the food and ,of course, the wine!
Kevin was admirably assisted with his talk by Deb in the wings, there to ensure that Kevin didn't drink or waffle too much. Thank you Deb and thank you also for the slideshow, an excellent presentation. Kevin finished off by advising the club that next time he is asked to speak, if he's not the first to be invited, there is no way he will be second, let alone third stand-in :) :) Surely he was just joking - we can't believe that he would ever turn down an opportunity to speak to a crowd!! The two photos below are taken from Deb's slide show. You may even catch a shot of Kevin Dancing, wearing the same shirt a month later, when he spoke to us on the 4th!! |
Co-Presidents St. Johns Rotary, Gary Key (Ph: 021 611169), and Graham Fabian (Ph: 021 826292).
THURSDAY AUGUST 25th BREAKFAST MEETING - GUEST SPEAKER - DG Allan Smith - Allan's talk will be all about Regionalisation and all you need to know. There has already been much written and published about Regionalisation, but now you get the chance to hear about it from the DG, and ask those questions you have been saving up for an opportunity such as this.
