Posted by Grant Paice on Nov 06, 2019
 
Posted by Liz
 
 
Preparation for the Next Container
 
A reminder from Stuart that we will be dismantling desks from three schools on Monday the 10th of  November from 9.00am and packing them in our container to go to the Pacific Islands to help improve the facilities for the children there.
 
If you are able to assist please contact Stuart directly on (027) 269 5615 or email him at stuart.batty@rnzwcs.org and he will assign you to a school to go. 
 
Dismantled desks will then need to be taken to 7 Spencer Street, Addington to be packed on Monday afternoon and completed on the Tuesday if needed.
 
 
Visit by Rotary District 9910 RYE Group
 
We have a group of 8 Rotary Youth Exchange students from district 9910 and 2 chaperones coming through Christchurch as part of a South Island tour.
 
They will visit Christchurch on Thursday 21 November arriving from Hanmer about midday.  They intend to join our Papanui Rotary club meeting on Thursday night, stay the night and the next day head south to Tekapo.
 
We need billets for these young people and their chaperones.  They will having their evening meal at Rotary so billeting them for a night involves taking them home from Rotary, providing a bed, a shower and breakfast and next morning dropping them off at Arie and Janice’s home.
 
Arie and Janice are taking one of the chaperones PDG Peter Smith and 2 students. Lois has offered to take a couple of students so we still need spots for the remaining chaperone Jenni McKenzie and 4 students.
 
If there are 2 or 3 Rotarians that can help could they please see Arie or Janice at Rotary or ring them.
 
This group is to be distinguished from a group of RYE students from district 9980 coming to Christchurch the week before and staying show weekend in Christchurch.
 
They will be visiting our club on Thursday 14 November. Their accommodation arrangements are already sorted as they will be staying with RYE committee members.   
 
 
Posted by Lois
 
 
Reminder that our EftPOS Machine will not be available at Club Meetings on Thursdays while it is being used at Papanui Mall for the Trailer Raffle.
 
Thought for the week …
 
I was watching a Marathon one day and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another dressed as an egg. I thought: “This could be interesting!”