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Annual Meeting 2nd Part
Jul 26, 2022 6:30 PM
 
August is Membership and New Club Development Month
Aug 01, 2022
 
September is Basic Education and Literacy Month
Sep 01, 2022
 
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Merv King congratulated Robert Stuart on a brilliant job for his year as President. He commended Robert on the way he dealt with a year of many disruptions due to Covid and thanked him again on behalf of the club members for a great job well done.
Eric Muckle announced the working bee at Joyce Cowlings will be on Saturday 23rd July at 9am. If you can help, please bring gloves, shovel/spade, hacksaw as quite a lot of shrubbery etc to be removed. Many hands make light work!
Miranda Thompson currently has shunt sheets going around for the following:
  • Red Nose Day 29th July – Cup cakes required and won’t go ahead without more volunteers
  • Daffodil Day 26th August – Volunteers required for street collection
  • Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner – 26th or 27th August dependent on interest
Peter Vossen requires hosts for the Lincoln Students on the 29th and 30th August
Parting Thought
 
Great night tonight!!! The wine was flowing as it was my shout to celebrate the arrival of our first beautiful (not biased at all) Grandson. Welcome to the world Maxwell Jon Casci. Let’s just say that I was firing plenty of baby photo’s around as a very proud Nana 😊
Past President Robert filled in for Alice and did a fine job as always and Corporal Wade also did a “fine” job extracting a few hard earned coins from very willing givers.
We had the “Save A Life“ keyrings on sale again and thanks to Mike sharing his first hand experience and genuine appreciation of how effective they can be, we sold quite a few to members for themselves and their friends and family members. We still have plenty left and they will be available at reception each meeting.     Nana Sheryl 😊
 
 
Guest Speaker – Fiona George – Red Cross
Our guest speaker was Fiona George from The Red Cross and helper Karen – introduced by Robert.
Fiona spoke to us about the history of Red Cross Worldwide and its involvement in New Zealand. Next year, Red Cross will be celebrating 160 years of doing good in the world, having been founded by Henri Durant, a Swiss Businessman in 1863, who was also involved in establishing the Geneva Convention. Red Cross is the largest volunteer organization in the world, recognized in 193 counties.
 
In New Zealand, Red Cross is greatly involved in Disaster Risk Management, Emergency Response and supporting Communities to rebuild after an event. During the course of Covid they have been responsible for the distribution of medical supplies, checking on refugees, translating of Covid messages and much more. The Red Cross is the Government chosen charity for helping refugees to settle in New Zealand with the first Polish refugees settling in Paihiatua in 1944.
 
One of their regular contributions to society in New Zealand, is the delivering of over 11,000 Meals on Wheels every week, ably assisted by our own Maz.
For more information and if you would like to donate, visit www.redcross.org.nz
 
Brian thanked Fiona and Helen for the great work that Red Cross does, including disaster management and help in Ukraine and especially their help with FENZ – Fire & Emergency Training. 
Helen and Guest speaker Fiona George from Red Cross and our own lovely Maz (meals on Wheels helper)
 
 
 
 
A Reminder from Past President Robert - There is always a helping hand at the end of your sleeve 
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Meeting responsibilities  
      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Date: 19-Jul      2022
26-Jul   
2022
Speaker: Club Night   AGM  
Reception Gary     Moore         Kevin  Sing
Reception David Wheadon Barry  McKey
Club Host        
Speaker Intro        
Speaker Thanks        
Parting Thought Andrea Collins Graeme Guilford
         
Notes:     TBA  
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

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