Good early start to tonight's meeting due to it being...
***Melbourne Cup Day***
NZ bred Verry Elleegant won, ridden by kiwi jockey James McDonald, so a great day for NZ!!
There were 3 sweepstakes, congratulations to the winners. The $170 raised after winnings paid out was added to last week's quiz proceeds bringing the total donation amount to $500 for End Polio Now.
Robert thanked David H for his efforts in doing quiz last week and running tonight's sweepstake.
Winner of best dressed male: Robert S, female: Maz and Other was Stew. Rumour was he may not have known what we were dressing up for!!
Excitedly cheering on horses... go you beauty!!
President Presents...
Robert told the delightful tale of watching a hawk hovering nearby then swooping low but suddenly soaring up as a shadow came up from the ground, this happened several times. Perplexed as to the cause Robert checked and found a large hare defending it's family. It would leap up and box the hawk till the hawk finally decided there was an easier meal elsewhere!
On this day
November 2
1950: George Bernard Shaw Nobel prize winner of Literature died.
1960: Penguin Books sought to publish Lady Chatterly's Lover but were brought to trial under the Obscene Publications Act, even though the book had been written 40 years ago. They won their case and brought about long overdue changes to the archaic law.
1976: Jimmy Carter was elected the 39th POTUS (President of the US)
Quick update on some of our members:
Congratulations to fellow Rotarian Graeme Guilford for being awarded a Key to the City in recognition for his long service to the former Matamata Public Relations Association, Business Association and more recently the Chamber of Commerce. Graeme retired from the Chamber Board at their recent annual meeting.
Sadly Honorary Rotarian Ron Langlands passed away last week aged 95.
Keep Owen Farmilo in your thoughts as he is still recuperating.
Our last Rotary meeting for the year will be on the 14th December. The first Rotary meeting for 2022 will be on the 18th of January.
Members Announcements...
A notice from Stew.
Rotary Annual meeting Part one, Tuesday November 23, 6.30pm Rawhiti Lounge, Matamata Club.
Sheryl has got tickets ready for our annual fundraiser, raffle books available selling one ticket for $5 or three for $10. There are 3000 tickets.
"Movember" reminder of the challenge for the entire club to grow themselves a moustache, or in the case of our female members to create one (preferably from recycled material). Note our President Robert is growing a beard as well, come on guys!!
David P has spoken with Yarrows in Tirau, yet again they have generously donated $1000 worth of Christmas tarts for us to sell. Shunt sheet going around, but you can email him for more details at David@emlaw.co.nz
David H reminded of the Club's impending 75th anniversary 9 May 2022. Leonie and himself would like an indication of whether we should commemorate this auspicious event by making a coffee table book.
