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BULLETIN OF
THE ROTARY CLUB OF BLENHEIM SOUTH
DISTRICT 9970
PO Box 437 | Blenheim 7240
Meetings Tuesday 6.00 pm | Scenic Hotel, cnr Alfred and Henry Streets
OFFICE BEARERS
2014 - 2015
Bulletin Edition May 19th 2015
PROGRAMME
th
NEXT MEETING -May 26
- Bay Audiology - Hearing
nd
COMING UP
-June 2
- Yvonne Dasler – Poverty in Blenheim
th
-June 9
- TBA
LAST WEEKS MEETING
PRESIDENT
Peter Edwards
IMMEDIATE PAST
PRESIDENT
Lachlan Marshall
PRESIDENT ELECT/
CLUB ADMIN
Francis Maher
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR
PAT CLAY
WELCOME
President Peter welcomed everyone including our guest speaker Hamish MacFarlane from the Marlborough
Chamber of Commerce.
NOTICES
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COMMUNITY SERVICE/
PROJECTS DIRECTOR
MICHAEL PARKINSON
PUBLIC RELATIONS
NOEL TEMPLETON
INTERNATIONAL/
ROTARY FOUNDATION
PAUL EDEN
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YOUTH DIRECTOR
Graeme Faulkner
VOCATIONAL DIRECTOR
Kevin Parkes
SECRETARY/
ATTENDANCE
DEAN HEIFORD
TREASURER
Bob Marks
ASSISTANT TREASURER
John Beattie
SERGEANT AT ARMS
PHIL KENNARD
PROGRAMME
Eleanor Keitzmann
BULLETIN
ROBYN WHITE/GRETA FIRTH
DUTY ROSTER
Russell Young
WELFARE OFFICERS
John MacKenzie
Stewart Sargent
HISTORIAN
Lawrie Saunders
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Greta: Rotary t shirts—last chance to sign up—going to printer tomorrow.
President Peter: Josh Gwynne—raising funds for Tennis Academy—Tuesday 28th May—
movie night - $15. See Peter for tickets.
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Josh is also holding a Fundraising dinner at the Bamboo Gardens on June 22 . Cheryl West
is putting together a Rotary Table of 10 to support Josh. See her for tickets at the Rotary
Table.
Papanui Rotary Club Letter received expressing thanks for our support for Conference—
much appreciated.
Host Families are needed—to host our Rotary Youth Exchange student arriving in to our
Club in July. His name is Thibault Provost. He speaks French and Dutch and a little English.
He loves to play basketball and he plays the piano and guitar. We urgently need 4 families
who can each host Thibault for 3 months each. Please contact Francis Maher or Marge
Scott if you are able to host.
Mike Veal: Has offered to take over the Chairmanship of the St Marks dinner. There will be
a meeting of all involved next Tuesday after the meeting
GUEST SPEAKER – Hamish MacFarlane
Hamish MacFarlane—General Manager for the Chamber of Commerce (Introduced by Heather Fear).
Hamish gave a ‘State of the Nation’ talk as it related to Marlborough. He pre-empted his speech by saying not
to take the numbers too seriously, however they were a good approximation.
Hamish spoke on Marlborough’s economy (predominantly forestry and farming), in relation to what is
happening nationally and to a lesser extent internationally. He indicated marine farming and tourism are
important to Marlborough as well. He also mentioned that the Chamber are concerned about the level of
debt experienced by our Council which he predicted would rise in years to come along with an increase in our
rates. Hamish mentioned the work being done on the cycle ways around Marlborough and how they were
good for our region. When questioned on the empty shops in town he suggested better signage on the
highway to entice traffic in to town, that people should live closer to town so they could walk to do their
shopping and that possibly the rents on the buildings were too high.
Heather Fear Introducing
Hamish MacFarlane
MAY
CELEBRATIONS
MEMBER BIRTHDAYS
VOTE OF THANKS
Hamish was thanked by Tony Smale.
STUART TRUSTRUM 11/5
KEVIN PARKES 14/5
WIM VANVELTHOOVEN 14/5
ROBYN WHITE 19/5
JOCK STRUTHERS 31/5
HUSBAND/WIFE AND
PARTNER BIRTHDAYS
KEVIN PARKES 4/5
NEIL MARTIN 10/5
KEVIN MOSELEY 23/5
CLUB ANNIVERSARIES
PIERO ROCCO 26/5
WEDDING
ANNIVERSARIES
CHRIS HENRY 14/5
HEATHER & ROBIN FEAR
20/5
ROSS INDER 21/5
NEIL MARTIN 25/5
MEETING May 19th
2015
John Leader with the thought for the day
DUTY ROSTER
Please note that the roster is prepared a month in advance and it may not be possible to take account of
apologies received less than 30 days before a meeting. If you are absent and unable to fulfil your roster duty
please arrange for someone to stand in for you. Thank you.
VISITORS & GUESTS
Ian Bond (a past member
who wishes to rejoin now
that he is back in
Blenheim).
Date
May 26th
Speaker/Event
Bay Audiology
Hearing
Scenic Circle
Scenic Circle
S Trustrum
R Tyney
Scenic Circle
W
van
Velthoven
Preparation
M Veal
J Struthers
N Templeton
S Trustrum
ATTENDANCE
N/A
Reception/Steward
C Jones
R Inder
R Gauden Ing
D Fairlie
Cash Desk 1
J Hasseldine
G Alexander
R Marks
J Beattie
LEAVE OF ABSENCE
DAV E WEIR
KEVIN MOSELEY
STEWART SARGENT
LAWRIE SAUNDERS
Cash Desk 2
C Rodgers
J Hasseldine
G Alexander
R Marks
Speaker’s Host
R Fear
R Gauden Ing
C Henry
Grace
J MacKenzie
F Maher
R McNabb
K Moseley
Vote Of Thanks
R Young
J Andrews
S Allcutt
G Alexander
3 Minute Speaker
L Shaw
R Marks
S Trustrum
Sergeant
S Doeke
P Eden
W Munro
Parting Thought
J Beattie
D Buckley
D Buckley
P Clay
Bulletin Reporter
G Faulkner
C Henry
J Leader
R Young
VISITING ROTARIAN
GRACE
BULLETIN REPORTER
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Given by John Leader “For
what we are about to
receive—thank God”.
Venue
Bring A Guest
June 2nd
TBA
June 9th
TBA
June 16th
Breakfast
Meeting
If you are bringing a guest to Rotary or are unable to attend please advise your apology and guests by 3pm
at the very latest to the Nativity Church Office either by phone to 578-3909 or email [email protected]
Failure to apologise means that you will be recorded as ‘Silent’