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Caretaker Group Update
The Rotary Dunedin Caretaker Group has continued to meet up and search for a new Club Meeting Venue, and look at ways we can help support community groups during the Pandemic.
 
A further meeting was held with Methodist Mission staff in the last week to discuss the status of their outreach programme and the growing need for assistance. What became apparent was there is potential there for our Rotary groups/committees to look at opportunities to partner/collaborate with similar community groups in the future.
 
Meanwhile the new venue hunt continues. The Caretaker group has been making contact with specific venues to confirm availability and usage costs. One venue that looks promising is Petridish on lower Stafford Street. They have a newly refurbished and pleasant meeting area in the ground floor and a new cafe/bar will be opening soon. Some photos of the space are below: 
 
The Caretaker Group will look to inspect soon, and check out factors such as parking. Be assured that we continue to look at a number of venues also.
 
With the move to Level 2 pending, we will also now look further at temporary meeting venues. We were looking at a restaurant but this may not be suitable with the new Level 2 serving guidelines. In any case, a space where we can gather on a Thursday lunchtime with space between each person may suffice. This would allow for everyone to bring their own food and drink, either from home or a takeaway picked up on the way. Any suggestions for such a space would be warmly received.

Cameron
 
 
 
 
Thanks received from Presbyterian Support
Presbyterian Support Otago have provided a letter of thanks for the recent $2,000 donation from Rotary Dunedin.
Judith McCracken, the Supporter Development Manager writes:
 
Dear Rotarians

Many thanks for your donation which will be used to support our foodbank in Dunedin during the COVID-19 lockdown and in the weeks following the pandemic. In the first two weeks of the lockdown, Presbyterian Support Otago received 101 referrals for support (up from 79 during the same period in 2019). Many of these referrals are for new clients – older people, former refugees, families, and individuals – who haven’t needed our support before.

With your support, Presbyterian Support Otago is taking a responsible approach to supporting people’s needs during this time. Usually, we would provide a combination of food parcel and grocery vouchers to people accessing the foodbank. As people are encouraged to stay at home, and supermarkets are incredibly busy, your donation will be used to purchase items we need for the foodbank from our usual suppliers (those suppliers who supply products for our Enliven care homes), and make up welfare parcels which include food, cleaning products, and other items needed by people during the pandemic period.

Your support makes a massive difference to people in our community, especially during this pandemic period. Your financial support means that we can be flexible in how we approach the needs of people during this crisis, making sure that we continue to meet the needs of people in our community to help overcome the extra difficulties we’re all facing during this time.

Thank you for your support during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
 
 
Rotary Virtual Convention
Join the family of Rotary at the first ever Virtual Rotary Convention. This free event will connect Rotary participants from around the world, inspire through innovation, and celebrate our resilience and ability to adapt. More information coming soon so save the dates!
 
 
Online Meetings to continue
We had a great response to the Club 'virtual meeting' on Thursday with a number of members joining in (a photo early on is shown to the left). Great to catchup with everyone so will look to continue this each week at 12.30pm. Update: we hope to move to in-person meetings again soon, stay tuned!
 
A reminder the meetings will be hosted using Zoom and can be accessed via the Meeting ID 930 9550 5848 and Password 437736. Or alternatively click on the link below:
 
 
 
 
Advertising Opportunity
We are now asking for interest in advertising on our Club Website and Bulletin. Banner adverts are possible across all pages of the website and the weekly Bulletin. Adverterials (e.g. travel offers) may also be considered for the weekly Bulletin. For more information or to suggest potential advertisers please contact Cameron.
 
 
Photos!
A reminder, as per the request from President John recently, we would love for any photos of our recent Rotary Dunedin events to be sent through for use on our website. Send through to Cameron or Sarah.
 
 
Club Information
We meet Thursdays at 12:30 PM
New Venue TBA
20F Anzac Avenue
Dunedin,  9016
New Zealand
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May 21, 2020
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Upcoming Events
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Apr 30, 2020
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
 
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May 07, 2020
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May 28, 2020
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Peter Jackson
May 2
 
Bruce Collier
May 21
 
Ian McKie
May 26
 
Neville Caird
May 26
 
Darrel Robinson
May 30
 
Catherine Goodyear
June 5
 
Gaye Wright
June 5
 
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Jan Tucker
May 4, 2017
3 years
 
Don McEwan
May 10, 2012
8 years
 
Graeme Leith
May 10, 2007
13 years
 
John Brimble
May 14, 2009
11 years
 
Virginia Nicholls
May 25, 2017
3 years
 
Alastair Logan
June 1, 1988
32 years
 
Brian Daniels
June 1, 1987
33 years
 
Bruce Turnbull
June 1, 1969
51 years
 
David Neill
June 1, 1979
41 years
 
David Ojala
June 1, 1994
26 years
 
Garth Lucas
June 1, 1978
42 years
 
Graeme Chesney
June 1, 1978
42 years
 
John Gallaher
June 1, 1992
28 years
 
John Wills
June 1, 1991
29 years
 
Leslie Green
June 1, 1974
46 years
 
Lindsay Brown
June 1, 1985
35 years
 
Malcolm Dixon
June 1, 1976
44 years
 
Neville Caird
June 1, 1990
30 years
 
Neville Horne
June 1, 1974
46 years
 
Peter Jackson
June 1, 1987
33 years
 
Peter Thomson
June 1, 1994
26 years
 
Stuart Melville
June 1, 1978
42 years
 
Murray Bayly
June 3, 2004
16 years
 
Rick Wellington
June 6, 2013
7 years
 
Ian McKie
June 11, 2009
11 years
 
Sarah Warhurst
June 13, 2013
7 years
 

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Comments?

We look forward to receiving your comments and suggestions. Email these to Cameron Olsen and if you are having problems contact Cameron on 021 292 2790.