PRESIDENT JACQUE PHILLIPS welcomed members and guests Marie & Geoff Austin and guest speaker Jen Parer.
Nathalia Rotary require assistance with their Show & Shine on 29th April.
Anzac Day Dawn Service BBQ, plus $250 towards P.A. System.
Significant Achievement Award - Remembrance Ride to be nominated.
$450 donated to Numurkah Primary School for Leadership Course bus hire.
Combined Services Dinner at Shamrock Hotel 14th May. PALS CEO Julie Brooks to be guest speaker.
Euroa Rotary Business Breakfast - Bill Kealty guest speaker, 3rd May 7am.
Preston Rotary Music Trivia 16th May.
CHAIR: GARY PHILLIPS:
Nothing much to report, busy getting home ready for a 21st Birthday.
GUEST SPEAKER: JEN PARER.
Jen Parer from Rotary Club of Holbrook spoke to the club on "RAM" Rotarians Against Malaria.
Malaria is still endemic in 91 countries.
Chronic malaria causes poverty and poor education.
Estimates there are over 210 million cases annually with 445,000 deaths reported last year (65% of all deaths are children under five).
Anopheles mosquito bites infect people and spread malaria rapidly through communities.
How to interrupt cycle:
1. Person focused control - preventive therapies.
2. Vector (mosquito) control - healthy villages, bed nets, spraying.
3. Development such as better housing and water.
RAM Programs:
Chasing Malaria in PNG - testing, treating, prevention.
Bed Net Distribution - insecticide treated bed nets.
Healthy Villages - equip villages with tools.
Support vaccine development.
Support a PhD student.
Malaria Awareness Day 30th April
REPORTS
P.P. IVAN ROUTLEY:
4WD Trip to Buckland Valley over the weekend with 34 attendees. Despite the weather everyone enjoyed the trip
Presented enlarged photo to Davis Geddes
JOAN BARKER:
Phenomenal job by Rotarians & partners.
Just some of Joan Barkers photos capturing the scenary and spirit of the 4WD Trip.
They will be posted to Facebook, and all 60 photos will be added to the website in the Photo Album.
ATTENDANCE:
Ernest reported apologies from Steven Mills, Adrian Connolly, Grant Deppler, Jason Andrew, Jeff Buzza, Phil Meagher, Judy Newman, Sue Fisher, Sally Rose.
27 in attendance 66%.
FELLOWSHIP:
Enthusiastically reported by Kay Moodie.
Wedding anniversary Julie & Jason Andrew 20th April.
Birthdays Jude Newman 22 April and Stephen Mills 22nd April.
HEADS & TAILS:
Greg Moralee.
NEXT MEETING
DATE: MONDAY 23rd APRIL 2018
VENUE: NUMURKAH GOLF & BOWLS CLUB
CHAIR: STEPHEN MILLS
APOLOGIES:
Ernest Jones
Phone: 5862 1968
Email: hidejones@bigpond.com
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"I'm sorry, sir," replies the barman, "we don't serve food in here.".
