This Week: A Project Meeting

 There seem to be a number of new projects up for discussion including Rest A While where Andrew Paschalides took me to have a look at the kitchen.  There are problems at Bethany with the solar installation and Christmas in July at Gerald Fitzpatrick Home amongst others.

There will be a report on the Emzini Meeting.

Another problem we have to face is the extra money that will be required for any new projects.

Next Week - Professor Steven Friedman

He will be talking about the progress withe the Government of National Unity (GNU) and what is likely to happen in the future.  By the time he speaks to us the new cabinet will have been finalised and sworn in.  It promises to be a very interesting meeting.

Last Week

Dave Holmes talked about his epic tour of South Africa on his Matchless motorcycle.  Unfortunately I was unable to attend but I gather it was a fascinating talk and he was a most entertaining speaker.

A couple of members have said that they would have liked to hear more and chat to him.  As a result I have asked him if he would be prepared to attend our next social breakfast/brunch and he would be delighted to come.

International - Madagascar

Addressing needs caused by recent famine, clubs in District 9220 delivered 800 packages of rice, water, cooking oil, and other staples, as well as hygiene products, to the community of Ankiliabo in April. “Lately, the kere [famine or hunger in the local parlance] has taken on a great magnitude because the climate conditions do not allow the population in this area to live properly through agriculture and livestock,” says Narindra Razafinimaro, immediate past president of the Rotary Club of Antananarivo-Anosy, which led the effort. The Rotary Club of Saint-Denis-La Montagne, in the French department of Réunion, another island in the district, contributed about $2,700.