President Lorraine wishes the Rotary Club of Numurkah to maintain contact and communication with members during this period which is restricting face to face meetings..
We will endeavour to maintain this contact featuring news and stories from members themselves about their strategies to cope with social distancing or isolation.
CHANGEOVER:
It is proposed to roll-over the Board positions on July 1st. With club meetings suspended indefinitely the Changeover Dinner will be the first meeting after this date.
JENNIFER ROSGER - LOVE YOUR SISTER:
The response from Love Your Sister has been very positive. Samuel Johnson & his team are terribly disappointed that we had to cancel the event but they have promised that a night will be rescheduled as soon as we are able to organise something once this crisis is over.
They were thrilled when I informed them that $855 from prepaid ticket sales has been donated to them from ticket holders, which is a wonderful testament to the support their campaign has in our community.
Jeff Buzza is currently organising for ticket refunds & the donation to be paid, but there are still 3 or 4 people who I don’t have phone numbers for, but if they contact me I will arrange for a refund for their tickets as well. The girls at the Information Centre will direct any enquiries directly to me.
The only expense that the Club incurred was the cost of the Temporary Liquor Licence of $65. I have attempted to get a refund from Liquor Licence Commission but I haven’t received a response as yet.
Please extend my gratitude to the Club Members who assisted on our committee who helped organise the event, together with sponsors & Anna Corazzo from Numurkah Secondary College.
I’m sure our Love Your Sister Fundraiser 2 will be even better than what we had scheduled for this one.
P.S.
I just heard from the Liquor Licencing Commission & they will consider amending the licence for a new date when we get organised, so that is good news. That makes no expenses for the Club for the event.
IVAN ROUTLEY - 4WD ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE REPORT:
Well after the previous 2 trips were made difficult because of rain, this year the weather was excellent. The only problem being that the trip was cancelled due to coronavirus. In hindsight this turned out to be the correct decision despite everyone’s disappointment. The meat order was able to be cancelled and with the supermarket situation, the buying of 10 of “this” and 6 of “that” did not bear thinking about.
Some of the people attending instead of seeking a refund have generously donated cost of the trip to Rotary. Everyone is now looking forward to catching up next year.
DISTRICT NEWS:
COPING WITH CORONAVIRUS COVID-19
MEMBER'S STORIES
LORRAINE GREENWOOD:
I recently sent out a very long email up-date to keep everyone informed; the last item was that Lou is going to continue to send a bulletin each week. So ….. he has asked me to start the process with a few hints about how I am planning to cope with this extended isolation.
Firstly, I am lucky to live out of town, with a garden of about one acre, plus paddocks with goats and alpacas. It has all been seriously neglected over the summer, so I plan to get it tidied and organised, which will keep me busy for weeks. When the weather is bad, I have heaps of sewing and about 7000 photos to sort through!!!
I think the most important part of being isolated is to keep your mind busy so I am going to share four things that I use to do this:
- ABC LISTEN – This is an app I have on both my phone and Ipad. It provides access to probably thousands of podcasts made by experts from around the country, with topics from around the world. Certainly well worth listening to!
- BORROWBOX – This is a service from our local library that provides a wide range of audio books. You can download them, renew them if required and return them without having to leave home. I love listening to books when I am out in the garden.
- ABC IVIEW – As you can see, I am an ABC fan so having access to lots of TV programs via my laptop is great. I love the fact that so many people spend their time making shows to keep me entertained!
- SPOTIFY – Free access to all sorts of music, again from my phone. When I need a change from all the talk, music is another option.
So, if you are looking for ways to keep in touch with the world, why not try some of these (if you haven’t already)!
Take care and stay healthy,
Lorraine
LOU HAMON:
With many commitments keeping me busy, working from home has been easy so far.
For the seventh year, St George's Anglican Church have manufactures palm crosses for Palm Sunday services.
Orders were received for nearly 9,000 palm crosses from parishes around the country from every state.. I undertake the administration, taking and acknowledging orders, producing invoices and finally packing and dispatching.
A keen group of parishioners make the palm crosses from fresh palm leaves prior to Monday 23rd March which was the planned date of dispatch.
The government restricted all places of worship on the Sunday 22nd March. Thus I had to contact all parishes offering them the option to cancel or proceed with their orders.
Of the 45 orders, only 7 were cancelled, with parishes planning to maintain contact with their parishioners and either mail-out or letter-box drop the palm crosses with a newsletter.
Numurkah Town Hall Committee of Management have been advised by Moira Shire to suspend all bookings and refund any deposits. The hall is closed till further notice. As chairman of the committee, I advise the committee have followed these directions.
Another of my interests, Moira Arts & Culture has cancelled scheduled performances and events. Our thoughts go to those performers who are now without income.
Well I was looking forward to a long holiday from Rotary duties!!.
Busy enough to avoid household chores such as cupboard cleaning and window cleaning. I do not know how long I can use that as an excuse!
Keep safe. Stay well.
Lou
It is hoped to feature stories from 2 0r 3 members each bulletin/newsletter on how they are coping with staying home and self isolating during these times.
You may receive a phone call!
To finish up, and put a smile on your face.
As I left the hardware store the other day, I was fumbling for my car keys and could not find them. They weren't in my pockets. Suddenly I realized I must have left them in the car. Frantically, I headed for the parking lot. My wife has scolded me many times for leaving my keys in the car's ignition. She's afraid that the car could be stolen. As I looked around the parking lot, I realized she was right. The parking lot was empty. I immediately called the police. I gave them my location, confessed that I had left my keys in the car and that it had been stolen.
Then I made the most difficult call of all to my wife:
"I left my keys in the car and it's been stolen."
There was a moment of silence. I thought the call had been disconnected, but then I heard her voice.
"Are you kidding me?" she barked,
"I dropped you off!"
Now it was my turn to be silent. Embarrassed, I said,
"Well, come and get me then."
She retorted,
"I will, as soon as I convince this cop that I didn't steal your f@#ng car!"
