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David Bradshaw
Presidents Notes - Rapport 13 November 2018
 
We welcomed Krish Krishna to the club as a new member.  Members please make yourself known to him and make him welcome to the club.
 
President David drew our attention to the following;
 

1. Salvation Army Christmas Hamper packing will be taking place on 13 December starting 3 p.m.

2. Salvation Army Vegetable packing will be taking place on 17 December – 10 volunteers are needed

3. Delivery of hampers 18 December – 10 volunteers are needed to deliver the Hampers.

Contact Martin McGahan for more details.

4. The club's Christmas party which will be taking place at the Bradshaws on 4 December 2018 - mark that in your Diary.

 

LATE NEWS - Our next meeting on 20 November 2018 will take place at Ellerslie.

NOT the University. Please confirm your attendance with President David

 

Program & Duties - Fellows If you cannot undertake your duties as noted please arrange for some-one else to stand in in your place.
 
Programme 20-Nov-2018 27-Nov-2018 4-Dec-2018
Venue Lunch @ Ellerslie Lunch @ University Evening @ The Bradshaws
Speaker DG Ingrid Waugh's Visit Peter Salmon QC Christmas Party
Introduction David Bradshaw
Fiji Oxygen - 
Robert Lee's vocational
 
Thanks David Bradshaw Roger Harvey  
Rapport Colin Lucas Colin Lucas  
AV Duty David Weikart Paul Monk  
Cash Desk John Hawke Colin Lucas  
Registration of Visitors Malcom MacDonald    
Host to Visitors Glen Marvin John Overall  
  Ron McPherson Kevin Peacock  
Attendance Register Ben Mugisho Victor Deriks  
Sunshine Boxes Terry Mikkelson Richard Solomon  
  John Mitchell Bill Strand  

Stories
Ron Seeto - China
Our guest speaker was past district governor and past president Ron Seeto
 
Ron spoke to us of his visit to Chongqing in Central Southwest China.
 
Chonqing is a large city with a population of over 30 million. The city is one of four municipalities directly  administered by the Chinese central government. The city is located on the confluence of the Ynagtze and Jialing Rivers.
 
Ron showed us some spectacular photos of the central city and the urban landscape to be found. He also noted that within two hours drive there is unspoiled country, mountains rivers and gorges.  There is a bit of a problem with pollution, something which appears to be a work on for the leaders of the Chongqing municipality.
 
The purpose of Ron’s visit to Chongqing was to offer perspective and proposals for a restaurant project in a city tower, the concept being based upon dining in bush so that diners though in a sophisticated city building are given the impression that they are dining in the New Zealand bush. All while eating a hot pot. A local Chongqing special.
 
Ron also spoke of a recent polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea. Rotary International is working to respond as are the Australia and New Zealand governments. The point Ron wanted to make is that polio is only a short plane ride away from us that we should never lose sight of the objective  which is ridding our planet of this disease.
 
It would appear the outbreak in Papua New Guinea is caused by low immunisation rates which enables the polio virus contained within the vaccine to mutate organically and then spread amongst the susceptible. Hopefully the outbreak will be brought under to control.
 
The outbreak noted above just serves to reinforce the need to be vigilant in dealing with this disease.
 
Polio - A Letter to the Prime Ministerroher
 
Courtesy of Roger Harvey
 
 
Roger Harvey - Rotary Update
30 clubs in Toronto are participating in the program has a 65% success rate.

Roger Harvey gave another of his series of Rotary updates

In his 13 November update Roger reported on the PACT program being run in Toronto designed to break the cycle of poverty and criminal behaviour in that city. The Pact (which stands for Participation, Acknowledgment, Commitment and Transformation) program works with at-risk young people and those who have committed crimes to change their direction in life.

The program partners with the judicial system and targets young repeat offenders. The aim is through detailed intensive mentoring and weekly meetings over a period of 12 to 18 months to break the cycle of criminality and put people onto a positive path in their lives.

Some 30 clubs in Toronto are participating in the program which has a 60% success rate.

For more information visit www.rotary.org/en/rotary-clubs-help-youth-turn-away-crime