Thank You Letters
thank you letters received from Myeloma Foundation ($500) and Community Hospice ($2000).
Race Day BBQ at Wannon Park.
Reminded those on the Roster, with one more person needed. Menu has been reduced to make things simpler. May be a need to have a working bee to clean the trailer.
40th Anniversary Meeting of the Men’s PRBOBUS Club
He had attended the 40th Anniversary Meeting of the Men’s PRBOBUS Club and presented a certificate in recognition of their achievement.
Did you know?
As noted above, April is Maternal and Child Health Month. A cursory glance at Annual and Club Assembly Reports might suggest that RCWE does not do a lot in this area, but closer examination shows this to be not the case.
We have been long term supporters of ROMAC (Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children) which brings children requiring corrective surgery to Australia for attention, and Interplast which sends teams of specialists to overseas countries to do similar work. By supporting RAM (Rotarians Against Malaria), RCWE is improving the health of mothers and children through suppression of mosquitos and the diseases they carry.
RCWE’s support of and involvement with WET (Water East Timor) through the supply of potable water to villages removes the need for mothers and children to carry water over long distances, and improves the level of hygiene and sanitation available in the village.
Though not currently on the list, for many years RCWE supported Dr Hamblin and her Fistula Hospital in Ethiopia, a very direct support of mothers.
Locally, the club’s involvement with the nurturing programs at both Warrnambool East and West Primary Schools has been of direct support to the health and wellbeing of many children.
There are other areas of support for maternal and child health which the club provides, but there are always more needs arising.
Chairman Nicole introduced Stephen Ryan who said that he had been with GHCMA for some 14 years. He had a special interest in native fish and concentrated his talk on the Merri River, where there had been a large scale river restoration works, including working with farmers to keep cattle out of the water and removal of woody weeds
Chairman Bill Hewett began by referring to the work of Dr John Birrell, Police Surgeon from 1957 to 1977, who was a tireless and effective campaigner for improved road safety. Compulsory seat belts and breathalyser testing with a .05 limit were two of his major achievements.
DG Ian said that he had been in Warrnambool for six years, where he was Principal of King’s College and a member of the Rotary Club of Warrnambool Daybreak. A change of job brought about a move to Mt Gambier, where he joined the Rotary Club of Mount Gambier Lakes.
Warrnambool, VIC 3280
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