Kath chaired the meeting
Thanks for the photos Irish
John proposed the International Toast to RC Beirut
That was the best link I could find - John said they were established 1932)
James delivered the President's Report
- Welcome back Gordon, and thanks to his son Andrew for bringing him
- Welcome to guests Ian and Paul
- Today is RC Caloundra's birthday - Chartered 1954 with 21 members - Inaugural President Ben Bennett served two terms and two as DG
- Film Fun Day - on hold due to issues with screen
- Christmas party at Kath & Ian's $20/head BYO Sat 4th Dec 5:00pm
- This Sunday DGs visit at Australia Zoo
- Eric Wood - Walk for Polio 24th Oct
- RDU "Lead Positive Change" read it
- Long agenda at the Board Meeting - we need more Friends of Rotary, Xmas raffle $5 tickets $1,500 value
- AGM Tues 9th Nov - officer bearers to be voted in
- John is heading for PNG next Wednesday for "several months"
Joke from Richard - Did you hear about the baked beans traveling in Qld? They ended up in Cairns
Thought from Genta's sunrise beach post "There is always light behind the clouds"
Mark showed a movie of RI President Shekhar Mehta for World Polio Day
After a quick rest, Mark was introduced by Kath to talk about our projects at Shepherd's Arms Children Home (SACH) from 2018-2021
How to get there - a 7-8 hour flight, then another 1.5 hours. There are 7000 islands in the Philippines. (They must have added or subtracted some to get such a round number)
Guest speaker Terry spoke about an orphanage in Uganda, and also mentioned one in Bohoh. Since it was a great diving site, Mark did a reconnaissance in 2017.
Our first project was a fish farm, but we subsequently helped out with medical equipment for their centre (funded by RC Baldwin), Teacher in a Box, and more recently bitumen for their quadrangle. We have also delivered personal items for the children, and currently looking at bakery equipment.
Our partners include the Shepards Arms Foundation, Humanitarian Projects International, RAWCS, and District 9600/9620
From Rizsa - Hi, please help make a difference for Humanitarian Projects International Inc by supporting my Go Fundraise page for the Bridge to Brisbane run
Darryl and Irish also spoke enthusiastically about the work.
Kath thanked Mark
Directors
Roger spoken about the Caloundra Transport Corridor Upgrade Project. The Ratepayers Association is requesting some comment and backup. Read the preliminary response and respond please.
John is off to PNG - the meet up at the Drift Bar was put off as John was not well
Sgt Ian was up to his usual tricks - Special congratulations to STEPS, and watch out for Mark "the dolphin"
And in other news
Surfing tips from Richard
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