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Tuesday 25th March 2025

HANDY INFORMATION FOR MEMBERS

Click the following links for information about:
APOLOGIES & GUESTS
 
Remember to let us know if you're
going to miss a meeting,
or if you're bringing a guest.
(Click the button below)
THANK YOU MR ODEY
 
Thank you to Robert Odey for allowing us to use your shed, including power, rent-free! This enables our Club to carry out our wood-cutting project with ease and also provides us with a safe place for our hot dog caravan to park up. 
 
THANK YOU KING STREET MOTORS
 
Thanks to King Street Motors for carrying out our Warrant of Fitness inspections of the Hot Dog Caravan at no cost to the Club.  What great support of our efforts for the community.
 
 
Members might like to return the favour by supporting King Street Motors; you'll find them at 143 King Street.
Thank You Humphris Engineering
 
Thanks to Humphris Engineering for completing repair work on our wood-cutting equipment - free of charge.  Such a wonderful gesture to make from a local business.
 
 
Members may wish to return the favour by supporting Humphris Engineering Ltd; you can find them at 96 King St Timaru.
Thank You 
Major sponsor of the
Rotary Club of Timaru
Hot Dog Caravan
raising funds to support our community.
Thank You Thompsons Refrigeration Services 
 
Thank you to Thompsons Refrigeration Services for the discount on our recent HDV repair invoice.
They also carry out our electrical test tagging and temperature calibration certificates with no charges.  A great show of community spirit!   
 
 
 
Members may wish to return the favour by supporting Thompsons Refrigeration Servies; you can find them at 12 Bank Street, Timaru.
 
 
WISHING WELL REFURBISHMENT
 
Thank you Blast Craft for your generous donation, only charging us for the cost of materials used - no labour.  A HUGE discount on the original quote.  
 
Blast Craft Limited, 29 Fraser Street, Timaru Port.
 
 
Thank you to Rushton Architects staff for manpower and logistical assistance with this Project.
 
32 Sefton Street East, Timaru.
 
 
Thank you to Branded Kiwi for providing the new Wishing Well signage at no cost. 
 
5/207 Hilton Highway, Washdyke. 
 
 
 
Birthdays & Anniversaries this month
Member Birthdays
Peter Jordan
April 7
 
Jim Garden
April 8
 
Russell Finlay
May 3
 
Spouse Birthdays
Melissa Sugrue
April 12
 
Vicki Rushton
May 11
 
Jarrad Wooffindin
May 26
 
Join Date
Lance Wensley
April 8, 1997
28 years
 
Mike Parr
April 10, 2001
24 years
 
Tony Henderson
April 17, 1990
35 years
 
Bev Slooten
April 22, 2008
17 years
 
Stephen Don
April 22, 2008
17 years
 
Rodger Laycock
May 7, 1985
40 years
 
Jess Wooffindin
May 16, 2017
8 years
 
Alan Brehaut
May 18, 1982
43 years
 
Meg Parkin
May 21, 1991
34 years
 
Bulletin Editor
Peter Jordan
(If you have any comments or questions, please contact the editor)
DUTIES ROSTER
 
 

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On duty? Click HERE for a list of your tasks
 President Lynette`s Message 
 
Hi Everyone,
 
Our speaker this week was Department of Conservation Ranger, Tim Exton, more details below. This meeting was our first in the new room location.  Same venue, just through in the Conservatory.
 
A BIG vote of thanks was also given to those who assisted with the operation of the Hot Dog Van at the Rock & Hop event.  This was a very busy and successful day for us, and the hot weather helped with the cold drink sales.  The Hospice organizers of the event were very complimentary.  Well done everyone.
 
7 Rotarians in various teams, recently supported Altrusa in their fundraising Quiz night – none of us in the winning team, but also not last – a lot of fun, and at least I took home two raffle prizes. 
 
Last weekend, thank you to Greg Sugrue, John Rushton, Andrea Lord, Jenny & Basil Ensor, Gilly Oppenheim, Tony Henderson, Jim Garden, Myself, and Lionel, we completed the painting of the fences at the Park Centre, and they look amazing.   Replacing the cracked/damaged boards and applying a coat of primer has been ongoing over the past few weeks, thanks to Tony Henderson & Jim Garden, also joined latterly by Bruce Borrell, and I enjoyed assisting. Yes, there was blood, (the little metal name spikes in the garden were lethal on the shins) sweat and tears of laughter, it is great to have finally finished the project (see images below).
 
The Fantastic team at Branded Kiwi (Signwriters) completed the Wishing Well refurbishment last week, and it now looks brilliant (image below).  Take a walk up to the top of the Bay Hill and look for yourself, you can’t miss it now.
 
CCS celebrate their 90-year anniversary this week.  Rotary were instrumental in the creation of CCS, following an idea from a National Rotary Convention.
 
District Changeover luncheon – 5th July:  A date to enter in your Diaries, as the venue for changeover this year will be Claremont Castle. 
 
Our next club meeting will be held this coming Tuesday (8th April) at the TT&C. 5:30pm onwards, as usual.   This will be preceded with a Board meeting at 4:30pm.
 
The next Charitable Trust meeting will be held on Tuesday 29th April – a week later than usual, due to members attending the Ashburton meeting on Tuesday 22nd April.
 
Thoughts and best wishes for a speedy recovery are extended to several of our members who have been experiencing some health events recently.  Take care. 
 
Catch up again soon,
 
Lynette
 
This Week's Guest Speaker
Tim Exton from DOC
 
Predator Trapping and Predator Free NZ 2025 
 
 
Our speaker this week was Department of Conservation Ranger, Tim Exton, who is based in Geraldine.  Tim talked about his role in the local area, including Bugs, Birds, Bats and Traps, and some of the fauna they are trying to protect in our area.
 
He also gave a BIG “Thank you” to our Club, and Rotary D9999, siting the success of the recent “Weekend of Connection” in initiating the launch of Pest Free Timaru, three weeks ago – which had been in the planning stages for about 4 years. 
Tim asked that if you have an issue with animals in your neighbourhood (possum, wild cats, ferrets, stoats etc.), get in touch with DOC and they can advise on the best course of action. 
 
Tim helped to build traps with us a few weeks back, at the D9999 Weekend of Connection.
 
NEXT MEETING
Tuesday 8th April
 
Roselyn Fauth
 
The winner of the Aoraki Women’s Foundation “Woman of the Year” Award and a member of the CPlay Committee 
 
Members are reminded to put in an apology for the meeting by noon on Monday (otherwise they are liable to be charged) - click on the following link to apologise:-

https://tinyurl.com/rotary-apology

Board Meeting precedes at 4:30
WEEK AFTER'S MEETING
Tuesday 15th April 
 
There is no official meeting next week, HOWEVER,
some members intend on heading down to the TT&CC for dinner and a drink at our usual time,
so come along too!
 
 
Away Meeting
Tuesday 22nd April
Ashburton Rotary Club visit
 
This will replace our normal club meeting at TT&C. 
We will car-pool, with members travelling together to attend the meeting in Ashburton, with the Ashburton club.
If you wish to take part, and haven’t already, please let Lionel know. 
Hot Dog Caravan Upcoming Events
The caravan is operating for local events, click on the link below to see where it will be, the dates & to fill in your name if able to help. 
 
Click HERE to go to the online roster to fill in your name if you can help.
(If you have a problem doing this contact Jess Wooffindin)
 
NEXT EVENT:  
 
Aspect Trust Tug-o-War
RYDA
Rotary Youth Driver Awareness
 
Is taking place at Levels raceway next week
Our club will be providing volunteers on Wednesday 9th April
to assist with supervision and movement between activities.
 
If you can help for the day, please let President Lynette know
 and thank you to those who have already agreed.
 
Kindling Morning
12 April
9 am
Come armed with a hand tomahawk and plenty of conversation.
If you don't have a tomahawk, come anyway, you can be a stacker instead.

Park Centre Fence Painting

March 2025

It is great to have finally finished the project, but our morning teas in the park were a welcome de-stress.  I was amazed by the numbers of people wandering past, who stopped for a chat and passed lovely compliments, thanking us for the work Rotary are doing to benefit the community. (wearing my club hi-viz may have helped), and overseas visitors stopping to recount their involvement with Rotary in their own country of origin.
- President Lynette.
 

 
 
Wishing Well Completed
 
Many thanks to Blastcraft, Rushton Architects, and Branded Kiwi (see panels on left) for their efforts in getting the Wishing Well up and looking brand new.
 
 
 
Editors Humour
 
 
The Rotary Club of Timaru (Inc) | Rotary International District 9980 | Charter No 2705 (1927)