REPORTS
SECRETARY JENNIFER RODGER:
- District AGM 18th November.
- NDHS AGM 27th November.
- Numurkah Town Hall Committee of Management thanking club for donation towards the installation of a new P.A. system in hall.
P.P. LOU HAMON:
Art & Craft Show AGM next week after the Rotary meeting.
At President Steve's suggestion the meeting will be held at the Golf Club to encourage the newer members to attend.
The Art Show will be in its 39th year, raising nearly $260,000 for the community.
All members welcomed to attend.
A.G. CHRIS SUTTON:
Attended Men's Shed AGM. Rotary donation of $1000 appreciated.
Ride to Conference information sheets sent out. Will require assistance from club members in running the weekend in March.
P.P. GEOFF HOLMES:
Pip Cowan has returned to a new refurbished unit. Will need work on the garden, Any member who can help to see Geoff.
P.P. KATE HODGE:
As the hospital board representative on the Community Liaison Committee appealing for new members for the committee.
JUDY NEWMAN:
Car raffle roster circulated to make up shortfall.
Members to return raffle books as soon as possible.
UMOJA ORPHANAGE RE-RESCUE:
President Steve circulated a report from Umoja Orphanage in Kenya.
Against the wishes of the orphanage the Children's Department granted permission for 2 children to accompany their mother to visit their grandparents, a 23 hour's drive away for 2 weeks. What followed was a mammoth effort to re-rescue the children as the mother did not return them as promised.
The mother is a prostitute and drunkard.
After a 23 hour drive the children were found in a terrible situation. The children had not eaten in a couple of days and had lost 1/4 of their body weight. The mother had sold their clothes and shoes.
There is no better place for a child than with their mother or family, but in this situation, it is not to be. They are safe now at Umoja.
