Bowls Night this Thursday 26th November
Arrangements have been made for all meal and bowls hire payments to be made at the bowling club bar where an EftPOS machine is available. A cash bar will also be in operation.
Tony
Xmas Puddings
Please get your final orders in this week for the Xmas Puddings. These are 700g which at $20 each is great value with $5 going back to the Club.
If you aren’t going to the Club event this Thursday please contact Gordon with your order via (027) 471 5241 or email it to him at gshields@xtra.co.nz.
Ladies Christmas Breakfast Sat Dec 5th
All Rotary ladies are warmly welcome to come and enjoy great fun and delicious food at Lois’s house 20 Mistral Road, Northwood at 9:30 am on Saturday December the 5th.
Our lovely Christmas Elves will be cooking so you are guaranteed great service and food! Remember to bring a $5 gift for Secret Santa.
Please reply to Lois by text or phone to 021 735 404 or email her at loisflanagan@gmail.com by Wednesday Dec 2nd.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!
The President’s Blurb
I enjoyed last Thursday nights screening of the video of New Zealand and the South Pacific projects. It was great to see a couple of Papanui Rotary projects in the mix.
I would also like to thank Jim Hudson for continuing to keep Rotary Foundation in our minds. It is Foundation month and we could do our bit by becoming Centurion members. It cost $100 and it qualifies for a charitable donation rebate so you get part of your donation back by way of tax refund.
Arie as District Club Development Chair briefed us on a number of membership projects on the go. Opportunities for membership are always there and the trailer raffle is a case in point. This year we have had 4 queries about Rotary so far.
On Monday Arie and I, Liz, Denis and Mandi joined a group of students from Ara Institute School of Broadcasting down at the Chch Bowls Club. The students were putting together a video of the students interacting with Rotary club members while playing a game of bowls.
It is an initiative led by Liz who has been working with the broadcasting school for some time. They were a great bunch of students and we had a lot of fun.
Don't forget to keep checking the trailer raffle rosters to see if you can help. When I checked in the weekend there were a few gaps. See you all on Thursday
Cheers
Janice
Food for Thought
“It is worth remembering that when we are pointing the finger at someone else there are three fingers pointing back at us.”