Rotary Club of PlimmertonPlimmerton Rotary Weekly Update
Tuesday 11 October 2016
The Speaker said ...
Past DG, Tony Fryer, gave us a brief insight into 'How the District works'.
This week's happenings
The latest membership list, dated 15 October 2016, is now loaded here (you'll need your user name and password to access it). If you want a copy of this in Excel, please ask Wendy or Graeme Tongs. Anything you see in red is a change from the previous list.
Read about what Maisy Bentley has been up to during the past week.
What's coming up in October
Next week's speakers are David Dome and Adelaide Levy, talking about the Phoenix Football Club.
And what's coming up after that
Discovery X-Games - Sunday, 13 November. Talk to Donna to get more information.
Parumoana Speech Competition - Friday, 25 November
Pauatahanui Garden Trail - Sunday, 27 November
The Christmas party will take place aboard Sweet Georgia on Tuesday 13 December and the AGM will be on the 20th.
The first meeting in the new year will be on 17 January 2017.
The Outside World
Even as parts of Haiti were still recovering from a catastrophic 2010 earthquake, Hurricane Matthew tore through the impoverished island country 4 October, leaving hundreds dead and many more homeless. The Category 4 storm affected an estimated 330,000 people in Haiti, including 6,400 who were moved to temporary shelters. This week, staff from ShelterBox and the United Nation’s World Food Programme helped unload a delivery of ShelterBox supplies at Les Cayes harbor in Haiti, where tents are likely to be used to help health professionals screen and treat cholera victims.
Thought for the week
