This Week - Debbie Smit, District Chair, Interact

 

Last Rotary Year we chartered two Interact Clubs, one at Jeppe Girls and the other at Saheti.

It's important that we extend the members' interests beyond their current projects so that they realise that Interact and Rotary have so much more to offer than just being a local school carers club.  

How they establish links with other local Interact Clubs and expand that to overseas Interact Clubs.  That is why Debbie Smit's visit is so important.

Last Week - Business Meeting

Much of the meeting was taken up with a discussion on the issues of the problems of fundraising and the situation regarding existing projects and our continuing support and what form it should take.  Also the possibility of new projects that would have to be taken into consideration.  No decisions were made until the return of our Director, Community Service from overseas and budgets have been submitted for this Rotary Year.

Next Week - PDG David Grant on WASH-RAG

By chance I attended a club meeting and heard David Grant talk about WASH-RAG which I had always assumed was groups of people clearing rubbish out of rivers and streams, something I have no interest in at all.  Thanks to David's excellent presentation I realised that much more was involved and it was extremely interesting and for me, something that we should all hear about and consider supporting, locally and internationally.

International - Canada

Dogs are feeling especially lucky in the Yukon territory thanks to the Rotary Club of Whitehorse-Rendezvous, which bakes, packages, and sells pet treats to raise funds. The club’s annual dog biscuit sale has generated about CA$3,000 since it began three years ago. Proceeds benefit the Mae Bachur Animal Shelter and the Food Bank Society of the Yukon in Whitehorse. “This fundraiser brings Rotarians together for enjoyable social occasions in our various homes, and local people love the biscuits for their dogs,” says Kevin Rumsey, immediate past president of the club. Rumsey’s mother created the recipe, which includes pumpkin and peanut butter. “We always sell out,” he adds. “We even deliver to people’s homes.”