Rotary Club Bulletin – 24 September 2020

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OUR CLUB & OTHER EVENT DATES – 2020

28 Sept Five Knots – Dennis Millard Kay Flower - President’s Message “Trees for Survival”

What a relief to finally be advised we can hold our regular October: meeting at Five Knots. The 28th was to be our Film Night but 05 Wine Tasting Dinner – Angela Lewis that has been postponed. The Zoom meetings have been a $45 per person – Invite Friends & great way to keep in contact but I am sure like most of us – a Family. face to face meeting will be very welcomed. Rsvp to Paul Sargison Our speaker last week was Danielle van Dalen via Zoom and 12 TBA was well attended by 26 members. The website of Maxim 19 Hosting Rotary Club of Pakuranga Institute is very information and suggest you visit this to Speaker: Professor Simon Mitchell learn more of their work. “Rescue of young Soccer Team trapped in the cave in Thailand” (bio below) 23 Ride a Train – End Polio (Ron Seeto) 26 No Meeting – Labour Weekend November: 02 2nd: Steve Pearce – “Environmental Compliance” Auckland Council. 09 16 23 30

Danielle van Dalen – Researcher Rotary Maxim Institute Danielle provided us with an enthusiastic approach and explanation to a subject that we tend not to bring up and Mana Tangata: People of Action discuss “End of Life Choice” Rotary in New Zealand & the South Pacific 1921 – 2021 Their COO/Interim CEO Joanne Abernethy also joined in our Club History Book orders – Special Introductory Zoom meeting which was well attended by 26 of our members. Offer!

Update & Further details contact: The Maxim Institute is a registered Charitable Trust with the [email protected] mission of “Promoting the Dignity of every person in New Zealand by standing for Justice, Freedom & Compassion”

Thank you Danielle and Joanne for presenting and informing [email protected] st us via our Zoom meeting on Monday 21 September. www.rotaryaucklandeast.club

Please check out their website for further information. www.maxim.org.nz

Subject: Food parcel packing for the Salvation army in

Monday 19th October 2020: Five Knots: Prof Simon

Mitchell, bio is below, will be speaking on the subject

of the ‘rescue of young soccer team trapped in the

cave in Thailand’ and the medical preparation of them

for the dive out. Professor Simon Mitchell is an Anesthesiologist practicing at Auckland City Hospital and a diving physician providing on-call diving emergency

Members unable to do their duty please arrange a replacementservices and to inform North the Shore Sergeants Hospital, as Auckland.soon as possible. He is the 2021 Rotary National Science Technology Forum Head of the Department of Anesthesiology at the School of Medicine, University of Auckland. He is widely Thank you to Jeffrey Hunter, Nick Fitness & Darius published in his fields of clinical expertise, and the Mistry for their input into choosing two candidates related area of patient safety in the operating room. He that Rotary Club of Auckland East support for the serves on the Editorial Boards of 4 scientific journals and 2021 Rotary National Science Technology Forum. holds numerous service and executive roles in external They have chosen two candidates, 1 from Tamaki academic societies. He has been a lifelong passionate College and 1 From Selwyn College. diver and was a lead member of teams that were the first to locate, dive and identify 3 deep shipwrecks of high

historical significance in Australia and New Zealand. At We look forward to the updates from the Forum the time of one of these dives it was the deepest (180m - Trust next year. 600’) ever undertaken to a wreck. His contributions to exploration and the science of diving were recognised by election to Fellowship of the Explorers’ Club of New York in 2006 and receipt of the Rolex Diver of the Year Award.

Meeting Planner 28 September 5th October 12 October 19 October 5 October Five Knots Five Knots Five Knots Five Knots Five Knots Speaker/Event Dennis Millard Wine Tasting Dinner TBA Hosting Rotary Club of “Trees for Survival” Angela Lewis $45 per Pakuranga person Speaker: Professor Simon Rsvp to Paul Sargison Mitchell

Sergeant Bevan Iles Simon Kouk Bevan Iles Simon Kouk Greet at Door Val Savidan Bernard Kendall Dinner Check In David Millard Graeme Emerson Moment of Thanks Alistair Burry Ian Willetts Speaker Intro & Thanks Nick Fitness Jeffrey Hunter Meeting Close Kay Flower Kay Flower Kay Flower Kay Flower Stand In Barry Eagland Ron Greer Set Up & Pack Away Karl Schweder Club MemberSam Mukhtar Duties Technician John Miller John Miller John Miller John Miller Members unable to do their duty, please arrange a replacement & inform the Sergeants ASAP

Apologies and Guest names to John Miller [email protected] at the latest by 11.00 am on Monday.

(Copy to be in by Wednesday 5.00pm) Bulletin Editor: Kay Flower [email protected]

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