Lynn’s Lines
Our fellow Rotarian and dear friend Robyn Miller is in Moruya Hospital. She can be reached on her mobile should members like to call to say ‘hello’. We’ve sent her flowers and a card.
We’re still working through just how to access the food van grant; a work in progress. While eligible for charity status, it turns out we can’t meet the strict criteria for Donor Gift Recipient status. We are exploring other avenues.
This Thursday is our fun Hat Night to raise awareness and funds for Mental Health. Please everyone invite friends and partners to join us. Our guest speaker is Australian Rotary Health Vice Chairman Stephen Humphries. Prizes on the night (see more below).
The Falcon Car Show is on this Sunday and we’re doing the catering – breakfast and lunch. If you can join us please let John know to put you down on the roster. Many hands make light work!
The following weekend three of us are looking forward to attending the District Conference at Queanbeyan – Chris, Ange and myself. It coincides with the Markets; it’s really wonderful how so many members and friends of Rotary have stepped up to help out at the markets. Thank you everyone.
Two events coming up… a group of us will walk the Rotary Ringlands Track along the foreshore of Wagonga Inlet on Thursday 26 October for a reccie. Meeting at 9am if anyone would like to join us. Details to come.
Also mark your calendars for Sunday 19 May 2024. The Board has approved us proceeding with a Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. Details to come.
Hope to see you on Thursday AND with an appropriate hat!
THIS WEEK
Thursday 12 October 6 for 6.30pm: Dinner Meeting
Our Club is hosting a HAT NIGHT to ‘Lift the Lid on Mental Health’, October being Mental Health Month. Our guest speaker is Australian Rotary Health Vice Chairman Stephen Humphries who will talk about Australian Rotary Health’s investment each year in ‘breakthrough’ research into Mental Health. He will be accompanied by his wife Judith.
Please invite family and friends AND encourage them to wear a hat, either favourite, most eye-catching, or wildest.. Prizes will be given. Hopefully you’ve let John know if you’re coming and how many guests you are bringing by noon Tuesday.
Lift the Lid on Mental Illness is Australian Rotary Health’s national annual fundraiser for mental health research. All money raised goes directly to mental health research. Each year approximately 1-in-5 Australians will experience a mental illness and in order to help future generations of young Australians, we need to look ahead through research and find out how we can prevent this type of illness occurring.
This Sunday 15 October: Our Club will be catering for breakfast and lunch at the Early Falcon Nationals weekend on NATA Oval. The gathering is open to XK XL XM XP 1960 to 1966 Ford Falcons and the US equivalent for Club members and private owners. If you can join us, please let John know to put you on the roster. We will be working out of the food van.
Out and About
Moruya‘s EndTrachoma Health Care Bags
Moruya Rotary had a surprise telephone call from FAFT (Families As First Teachers) liaison person Rachel about the health care bags provided by Moruya Rotary that went to the community of Ampilatwatja in Northern Territory. She told Moruya how excited the children especially were with their bags and contents – they take them everywhere; they asked if they could send a video and drawings to Moruya for the children of Bodalla Primary. The Bodalla students had been asking if their pictures had arrived.
NEXT THURSDAY 19th – BUSINESS BREAKFAST
The next Narooma Rotary Business Networking Breakfast is next Thursday 19 October 7am. Our speaker is Vicki Abbott of Narooma Seafood Direct on how their family business has diversified by going international and establishing a start-up company in Vanuatu called ‘Western Pacific Fishing and Trading’, trading as ‘Vanuatu Wild’. It promises to be a fascinating talk.
Hopefully you can make it. If you haven’t already booked, please do so by Friday 13 October by emailing Laurelle pacey@paceymedia.com.au. Should you want breakfast, it’s $10.
If you book but then find in the days leading up to it you can’t make, PLEASE contact David davidjmcinness@gmail.com who will chair this Business Breakfast. It is at Narooma Surf Club (upstairs) 7am sharp. Bookings essential.