Evening all. Welcome and good to see everyone. Special welcome to guest speaker Caron Stewart, who always promotes the positive and the nice things many people do; to ensure Matamata is the best district to live in and to be so community involved. Crusaders Super Rugby champs, but missing our South African Rotarian for comment! Farm Watch: soil temp tracking upwards 12.7c, pasture growth 23 up to 27kgs/dm/ha/day. pasture cover declined to 1900 kg/dm/ha due to 60% calved and the need to offer controlled appropriate feed levels from pasture with 4kgs of feed supplement . 70-74 day rotation. $NZ $US exchange rate helping export dairy product returns to dairy farmer's and New Zealand Inc. No great concern if managing tight feed availability. Spring is starting to show itself, as we head towards middle of September when things pasture wise really start move; so having little residual pasture right now after grazing, will help on going quality nutritious pasture when grass growth really gets into gear. The supplementary feed also helps with magnesium and calcium uptake for metabolic reasons.
Guest speaker Caron Stewart (C) with a former 'journo David Hulme and Club End polio Now Champion, Michelle Tanner.
Caron Stewart introduced to our meeting by David Hulme, he highlighted the contribution to our community with her bi-weekly publication "Scene". Caron although a former Te Aroha person has made Matamata her home for 34 years. Solo mum , raised a family of three boys. Self confessed independent stubborn person, left home and lived, in accommodation that was quite a bit short of James Cook Hotel standard; before her schooling had finished. One thing led to another with recommendation of her ability in graphic and cartoon art , to be an advertisement salesperson for the Matamata Chronicle. Staff included great supportive people in Sandra Hunter and Gaye Belton. That interface with commercial clients of that publication, highlighted some concerns that she felt needed to addressed. She was unsuccessful to encourage her employer to address those concerns. That, plus her knowledge of what business houses feed back on what they thought was missing from the only local news paper with their respective business promotional investment. Caron's tenacity, but little knowledge and experience in newspaper publication, but found mentors in Sandra Hunter and Gaye Belton, Self belief persuaded her to publish her own newspaper, that she heartfelt believed was achievable. Caron undertook some required costing's, that became quite significant. She backed herself, sold her home for the capital to actually develop a publication , and with some commercial and advisory support from Mathew Horton, his Company published the NZ Herald and also printed and still does her Scene publication. Her passion was to advocate for being positive in our town and district. NOT the bad things, negative themes that seem to be everywhere you turn .The Scene was not about herself, but her Matamata community, which did give her the inspiration to pursue her publication development. Not a natural journalistic writer , or a savvy reporter from the outset; but learnt that skill. With some funny instances along the way. such as covering political party local public meetings that had unique Caron Stewart interfaces with Don Brash and John Key!!! Her feed back last thirteen years to her Scene bi weekly publication, of which the identifying feature that came about by lack of something to print... a full photograph front page has been personally rewarding and "great for me". Her editorial direction is being positive, show happiness and appealing to readers and commercial clients investment in advertisement, Plus the quirky little snippets in the classifieds. Ross Bay, including a humorous fraudulent slip thanked Caron for her endeavours, and we appreciate the editorials that highlight the good things local organisations in our community are achieving, for positive outcomes that support Matamata and district to be a great place to live and work..
Maz McIvor, our Club Champion for ROMAC; read some parts of their latest newsletter that can be accessed online for your information. Highlighted the child Vinna from Vanuatu , that visited our Club last October. Who is making great progress with her disability resolution that ROMAC achieves. ROMAC does need funds, now in its 30th year; with a great record of 512 children their quality of life enhanced
Monday 20th Wednesday and Wednesday 22nd August for hosting Lincoln students. Peter Vossen and Harry Russell are the champions for this Club project. Members have liaised with Peter on hosting enquiries, so Peter can be in a position to finalise host arrangements prior to students arrivals. Peter is now confident to be able to host all the Lincoln students .
President David highlighted a recantation from Club change over, on the topic of :Benevolent dictatorship.
Club meeting 17th October 2017, Glenys Parton with Vinna ( then was 7) and Mum Korina. Vinna was then on the slow road to recovery with medical intervention, and intense orthopaedic exercises. Our Club Champion for ROMAC, Maz McIvor report to our meeting touched on her disability that ROMAC brought her to New Zealand, Maz indicated great progress with Vinna, and will be back home to Vanuatu before too long.
Club duty calls, our intrepid bar stewards Garry Moore (L) and David Wheadon somewhat in deep concentration to support pre meeting fellowship.
Now, has anybody got a good caption that may encapsulate their thoughts; caught on camera????
CLUB DUTY
14TH AUGUST
21st AUGUST
CLUB HOST
HARRY DAVIESON
RECEPTION
PETER THISSEN
NO MEETING
RECEPTION
CARL TOOKEY
BAR STEWARD
KRISHNANSAMI NARAYANASAMI
HOSTING LINCOLN STUDENTS.
BAR STEWARD
ERIC MUCKLE
SPEAKER INTRO
HENRY CLOTHIER
MONDAY 20TH AUGUST
SPEAKER THANKS
JIM BREMNER
TOP TABLE
HENRY CLOTHIER
WEDNESDAY 22ND AUGUST
TOP TABLE
GLENDA MILLIGAN
PARTING THOUGHT
RICHARD METCALFE
KITCHEN
SHERYL ERTEL
KITCHEN
OWEN WESTLAKE
Jane Belton...Programme
Aug 14 – Sue Truman – Birth of an aircraft – will need 30 minutes for this speaker
Aug 20 - 1st hosting Lincoln Students
Aug 21 – NO MEETING
Aug 22- 2nd hosting Lincoln Students
Aug 28 -
Sept 4 – Club nite – yet to be decided
Sept 11 –
Sept 18 – Celebrate 125 years Women’s Suffrage in New Zealand
Sept 25 –
Oct 2 - club nite yet to be decided
Oct 9 –
Oct 19 –
Oct 23 –
Oct 30 – End Polio Now – Michelle Tanner
'Who Has Inspired Me'.. Leo Kingston.
Although I get inspiration from my fellow Rotarians and other positive people I associate with everyday. But it is my Mum and Dad that really inspired me by being great role models, as they nurtured 13 children including myself. Warm and well clothed , a secure home environment with food on the table. Dad worked hard as a painter and decorator to achieve that. I learn't good work ethics while working with him. "If you can't do a job well, don't do the job at all" was his mantra. Dad regretted leaving school too early, due to the responsibility of having to be the bread winner for his mother and siblings in the WW2 era. He did not wish his children to have a truncated education regime. Yes , My Dad and Mum were loving parents that inspired me for my life's journey.
Foot note from Leo: My Dad did not inspire me to have 13 children though !!!!!
Bulletin editor away in Bega, Southern end of NSW Australia, family support. 12th to 17th August. Bulletin I will put out morning of Saturday 18th August. Stew: m 0272 779 996 stew.wadey@xtra.co.nz
Michelle Tanner has kindly volunteered to collate reports from next meeting, for me to do an informative bulletin. Right now 122 weekly subscribers here and around the world.
International Rotary Convention, Hawai'i .6th to 10th June 2020. David Hulme will be seeking expressions of interest of members shortly. Accommodation will be required for 25000 attendees. So earlier the better to secure close to venue hotels.
Calendar please: Rotary Day, February 23rd 2019. To raise public awareness of what Rotary achieves for members and our communities here ,and around the World.
Lion Foundation. Has $400k + for distribution. David Hulme has more information. So contact David for more detailed information. Maybe one or more Rotary projects may meet the eligibility criteria for a grant application to be successful.
'Look Good, Feel Better' Murray Wills, Miranda Thomson and Peter Vossen were part of 'Dry July'., foregoing alcoholic beverage through July. Can you guys inform the editor how did that fund raiser go for you.
President David. Wishes to raise a point in District 9930 Governor's recent Club presentation --Change. If any changes are contemplated, then they need to be managed and relevant. Our Club Rotary Matamata is a strong Club. "Think about change, before we have to make it" "Give this a bit of thought, especially what is important to you"
Inner Wheel
Charlene Connor, Pohlen Foundation. We can confirm that the Real Home and Garden Tour will be held again this year, so save the date for Saturday, 17 November.
Directors Chat:
Public Image. Daffodil Day, Friday 31st August. Help required. Murray Wills m. 0274 765 769
Calendar please: Rotary Day, February 23rd 2019. To raise public awareness of what Rotary achieves for members and our communities here ,and around the World.
Peter Vossen and Harry Russell. Lincoln Students just a few more hosts may be required. Monday 20th and Wednesday 22nd August. Up to 50 students to host each night. Peter Vossen. m. 0274 4969 537 or Harry Russell ph. 880 9256 Fax 880 9254
PLEASE advise if you change your email ID.
Parting Thoughts
"If you don't read the newspaper. you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed". Mark Twain
" The problem with newspapers, is that most of them give a summary of things you've read online the day before". Danny Mekié
