Members are encouraged to attend Thursday lunch meetings whenever they can. They are an opportunity for fellowship, to hear interesting speakers, and to catch up with our Club activities.
COVID-19 Protection
It is important that no members feel excluded from Club meetings or events because of these changes.
If you have any concerns or feedback, please let President Fiona know (in confidence).
Anyone wishing to join our meetings via Zoom please contact President Fiona.
Meal Orders
The current $20 lunch menu (includes a drink) can be downloaded from here (updated 24 July 2022)
It would be appreciated if you can spread the word to other members and to encourage them to order via email. orders@thedishcafe.co.nz
All emails received after 10am Thursday will not be viewed. Please call the cafe before 11:30am to change, cancel or place an order.
034771236, then press option 3 for The Dish Cafe.
Any cancellations received via email after 10am, or calls after 11:30am will be charged in full.
Professor Hamish Spencer of the Zoology Dept, University of Otago, introduced his topic by checking what we knew of genetics, and the environment (not much). But there was much more to the story than that . Using the PKU Test (which babies have at birth and involves the heel prick) as an example. PKU is the result of a genetic problem and can have serious consequences. However it can be fixed by means of dietary supplements Thus it becomes a environmental disease also. He went on to talk about the traits in humans such as height, diabetes, musical ability, or sports ability etc. How much is influenced by genetics and how much by environment, the old nurture versus nature question. No one can say, it seems that one is not more important than the other. It is a matter of interaction between the two. And it is not related to just humans, all of life is interacting the same way. It is epigenetics. A new word in our vocabulary. A new word to think about. We learnt a lot from Prof. Spencer.
The Mystery of the missing President - solved! On checking the list of the last hundred presidents of our club, Craig Radford noticed a gap, or rather an omission. The list appeared to read continuously, however there was no entry for 1943-44. Given that it was absent from the 75th anniversary publication and all the old "Blue Books" in his possession he turned to club archivist, Susan Schweigman thinking that this would be a real challenge. Within half an hour she replied with the answer:
"The missing president is W R Brown. He died in 1946 aged 52. Very suddenly. He was an accountant A memorial trust provided an annual scholarship in auditing.
This is from Rotary in NZ 1921-71. His full name name was William Richard Brown. I have a full obituary of him. He was missed in Gordon Parry's book as was the 1997-8 President at the time of the 75th celebrations."
The final reference is to Les Green who was President in 1997-8 at the time of the 75th celebrations. Craig will make sure that Fiona's name makes the list for the 100th!
Incognito Art
Resulting from the survey of members conducted in April, a committee has begun to organise an Incognito Art fundraiser.
The committee is seeking donations of A4 artworks which will be sold anonymously - Some of the artists may be high profile professionals, some may be semi professional , e.g may belong to an art club, some may be well known public figures, but not known for being an artist, and some of the artists could be anyone. Do you have any artistic contacts who you could approach regarding donating a piece of their work? Sarah has circulated a suggested letter but feel free to use your own words.
Photos Wanted!
As we are now moving towards the production phase of the centenary publication, we are calling for good quality (sharp, in focus, high resolution) images of club activities from the past 25 years. Ideally the images you submit will have a descriptor, be dated, and have the names of the people featured in the image. If they are not digital, Katie can have them scanned during a Rotary meeting and returned to you immediately.
Think, fun activities, members being awarded for service, fellowship events, conference pics - anything that is engaging and demonstrates what we do best.
Recently Don gave a presentation at Rotaract on the topic of "Negotiation"
Rotary Club of Dunedin Projects.
Since Rotary Dunedin began we have continuously supported youth: Scouts Waiora Camp, Otago Youth Adventure Trust, through Tautuku Lodge and more latterly Berwick (these with the help of other clubs), Outward Bound, CCS (we helped to establish the Dunedin Society way back), and Vocational Guidance (since been taken over by the schools.)
The outdoors was another major focus. The albatross colony in 1952-3, and building an observation lookout (twice - with other clubs and latterly the Otago Peninsula Trust), Rotary Park, and the aviary at the Botanic Garden, Orokonui Eco Sanctuary, and more recently the Harbour side project.
Other long term projects are Meals on Wheels (1960s), Budget Advisory Service (late 1960s -1970s) and Telford projects.
We have helped in one-offs" Hawkes Bay Earthquake, Abbotsford Land slip, Cancer Society and other health related projects, South Seas Exhibition, Sir Edmund Hillary Sherpa Trust, Books in homes, to name a few.
We can look around and see the results of our efforts every where. Susan Schweigman, Archives
A plaque commemorating the "Trees For Babies/Celebrating Families" project, the forerunner of the current "Trees For Families", opposite the entrance to the Northern Cemetery.
Menu Changes
Kate from PetriDish explains:
I am passionate about changing The Dish to a Vegetarian cafe. We are using an alternative meat - Jack Fruit. On it’s own it’s fairly tasteless, but we marinate it overnight in the same spices that our chicken was, and is really tasty. Your members may not even notice a difference! It will have a very similar texture to the pulled chicken. I have also swapped out the steak pie with a plant based mince - it is actually a better quality pie - so hopefully they will enjoy it more :)
Right now, more than 113 million people around the world have been made homeless by disaster and conflict.
Shelterbox began as a Rotary Club project in Cornwall, and grew to become a significant, world wide disaster relief agency. Our own Jackie St John is a director and trustee of Shelterbox NZ
The five week roster is the most accurate and members are urged to check the Duty Roster webpage regularly. Club Management Group.
Essentials
SPEAKER HOSTS please remember to send a summary of the Speakers presentation complete with photo to Bruce.brucec3210@gmail.com
Birthdays & Anniversaries
Member Birthdays
David Ojala
July 10
Ron Mackintosh
July 16
Bruce Cowan
August 6
Gordon Tucker
August 27
Join Date
Brian Daniels
July 2, 1987
35 years
Claire Haines
July 2, 2020
2 years
David McEwen
July 2, 2020
2 years
Peter Gouverneur
July 5, 2007
15 years
David Ojala
July 15, 1994
28 years
Carmen Houlahan
July 17, 2017
5 years
Lynne Guy
July 23, 2009
13 years
Katie Slaughter
July 29, 2010
12 years
Ron Mackintosh
August 3, 2007
15 years
Jenny Guthrie
August 18, 2005
17 years
Iain Ferguson
August 20, 2020
2 years
Craig Radford
August 29, 1996
26 years
Programme Jul-Sept
This has been circulated and can be downloaded here. An excellent tool to use to invite guests to our meetings and events.
Tīēke are go!
Orokonui Ecosanctuary has advised that they have received DOC approval for a Tieke (South Island Saddleback) relocation project - therefore work on our second "centennial" project will commence immediately. A project committee has been formed and a meeting held with Orokonui staff. There will be opportunities to assist with fundraising as well as "hands-on/sleeves rolled up" involvement.
On checking the list of the last hundred presidents of our club, Craig Radford noticed a gap, or rather an omission. The list appeared to read continuously, however there was no entry for 1943-44. Given that it was absent from the 75th anniversary publication and all the old "Blue Books" in his possession he turned to club archivist, Susan Schweigman thinking that this would be a real challenge. Within half an hour she replied with the answer:
Resulting from the survey of members conducted in April, a committee has begun to organise an Incognito Art fundraiser.
As we are now moving towards the production phase of the centenary publication, we are calling for good quality (sharp, in focus, high resolution) images of club activities from the past 25 years. Ideally the images you submit will have a descriptor, be dated, and have the names of the people featured in the image. If they are not digital, Katie can have them scanned during a Rotary meeting and returned to you immediately.
Don demonstrating the "Vandervis" technique
A plaque commemorating the "Trees For Babies/Celebrating Families" project, the forerunner of the current "Trees For Families", opposite the entrance to the Northern Cemetery.
Kate from PetriDish explains:
Orokonui Ecosanctuary has advised that they have received DOC approval for a Tieke (South Island Saddleback) relocation project - therefore work on our second "centennial" project will commence immediately. A project committee has been formed and a meeting held with Orokonui staff. There will be opportunities to assist with fundraising as well as "hands-on/sleeves rolled up" involvement.
