This Week It's a Business Meeting

 We have a cartoon.

Last Week

It was our Social Evening at Fahrenheit Seafood and Grill.  9 members and partners attended and it was a very good evening.  

There was a 15% discount for pensioners and

some of our younger members must have looked older than I thought as we all received the discount.

Thanks to Andrea Pearson for the photographs.

Next Week

Claudette Medefindt of Retina SA on Retinal Genetics.

Hereditary eye diseases are genetic conditions causing vision impairment, ranging from childhood blindness to age-related vision loss. Key disorders include retinitis pigmentosa, Stargardt disease, inherited glaucoma and congenital cataracts often diagnosed via genetic testing. Treatments include gene therapy, such as for Leber congenital amaurosis.

International - India

The city of Thane, northeast of Mumbai, is recognised for its arts and culture scene. It’s
home to drama troupes, an art expo, international film festivals, and comedy venues. What it was lacking, says Atul Bhide, of the Rotary Club of Thane Hills, was a large showcase for aficionados of the written word. To amend that, the club (which also sponsors a book-reading initiative for youth) launched the Thane Literature Festival. Over two days in November, bibliophiles toasted 22 authors and poets who read from their work and participated in panel discussions. The event honoured journalist and writing coach Bachi Karkaria with the Thane Literature Festival lifetime achievement award, and judges critiqued entries in a short-story contest. “Encouraging reading habits and love for literature for Gen-Next is also our motive behind this literature festival,” says Bhide.