If you are not attending, please register your apology in the normal manner
From President John
We are now galloping to the end of my year as president of Cambridge Rotary Club, you in so many ways have made the role very enjoyable and collectively we have achieved much as a club. Will touch on this at changeover.
Our changeover dinner is a partner’s night and all is organised at the Woolshed, Te Awa for Thursday 29 June 2023 – from 5.00 pm. Buffet catering has been selected will be supplied by Te Awa. Te Awa will also run a cash bar. Bruised Brothers will be in attendance.
Dress Code – smart casual – medals to be worn.
This week, Thursday 22 June, we will be at Cambridge High School for our meeting. We will also have presentation from our Garden Festival fundraiser to The Life Education Trust.
You may recall John Tarbutt is most insistent this weeks “The way we were.” – will be presented by Bill Robinson – perhaps because of his DG duties we will not be seeing him for the rest of the year!
Member Talk From Tim Gurnsey
Like all our member talks, it was great to hear more about Tim Gurnsey learn just what is that makes Tim tick.
Born in Christchurch, Tim’s Covered the country with his schooling including St Peter’s here in Cambridge as a boarder. It’s fair to say, I think¸ that Tim is a practical-minded man who has travelled the world and worked for some illustrious companies within the oil industry both abroad and here in New Zealand.
Tim is married to Morag and is a proud dad to Sarah and no doubt a great dad to his stepchildren also. Tim has a wide range of interests from DIY building to mountain biking to being a car enthusiast and building a poor man’s AC Cobra in British Racing Green as he put it.
Thanks Tim for sharing your story with us! And thanks to Andrew for sharing his “The Way We Were” to conclude our evening.
PS: If you’re driving in the right lane when Tim is on the road, you might want to move over to the left lane.
Reminders
The Apprenticeship Awards evening has been postponed to July
This coming Thursday, Dave Simes will be sharing the Hautapu Sports Club story with us
The CHS French classes have a fund-raiser quiz this Friday, raising funds for their Nouméa trip
FRENCH FUN FIESTA.
A Quiz night to raise funds for a CHS trip to Noumea for French Language students.
Table for 6, $100, good finger food, good quiz with some whizz, good people, good bar, good time!
Friday 23 June (next week!), 6.30 to 9.30pm at School Hall.
If interested please contact Andrew Bateman 027 -285-4686.
Articles for the Bulletin
The Editor is away overseas until 4 July and Maurice Marshment has kindly agreed to take over Editor duties during his absence. Please send any articles for inclusion in the Bulletin to Mauri at grantment@xtra.co.nz.
ROSTER
Please take note of the Duty Roster and be in good time for your duties.
If you are unable to attend on the date you are rostered, please swap or arrange a substitute. Please also advise the President and Sergeant of the change.
Please text apologies and extras, including names and the related date to 021 0267 8742 (or phone) or email rotarycambridgenz@gmail.com (click the link below) By end of day ON Tuesday. Do not press "reply" from this bulletin email.
Place name badges so members can recover them as they arrive.
Arrange placemats on each table. Put out plates, utensils, etc on end of bench to left of servery.
Set up lectern and join 2 tables to create a top table. Data projector turned on by remote in draw and HDMI cable ready for speaker’s computer.
Place Sergeant’s paraphernalia on top table (shrapnel box, fines box, raffle numbers, bell and hammer). Microphone to be placed by lectern.
Turn on sound system in right cupboard, turn on 3 power switches.
Place Presidents paraphernalia on top table (chain of office).
Place blind banner by top table behind lectern.
After the meeting return all equipment, including name badge box where you found it in cupboard. Venue should be left as it was found.
Materials:
Name badges
Rotary Banner
Lectern
Placemats
Dinner plates, utensils
Turn as many lights off as possible, turn off heating.
Locking up:
Last one out lock bollards and shut outside door
Bar Duty
Time:
5-5.15pm in time to assist with set up before regular meeting.
Duty:
Set up bar - sell drinks - clear up afterwards & restock for next week.
How:
Key to Bar fridge is in top left pigeon hole.
Glassware in cupboards out back by pigeon holes, only in right cupboard.
Display name of Duty Manager and licence
Serve at bar before meeting from 5.30pm.
Serve members after business sessions and before meal.
Place empty bottles in recycling bins.
Return unused and part used bottles to fridge. Reds to cupboard out back
Stock up fridge for following meeting.
Materials:
Glassware (wineglasses)
Locking up:
Return any unused drinks to fridge or cupboard and lock fridge.
Speaker Introduction
Time:
Before meeting.
Duty:
Welcome speaker - introduce to President and Club.
How:
Be in time to welcome the evening's speaker.
Introduce to President.
Ensure they are set up for any PowerPoint presentation they have with them - ask if they have a USB to use (IT duty person will take over setting up IT equipment).
Confirm that talk should be about 20 minutes with 10 minutes for questions.
Provide with drink from bar (Club pays for this).
Help guest socialise with members once set up.
Sit with guest for the meeting at the top table.
Introduce the speaker to the club with brevity.
If you have looked them up on Dr Google before the meeting make sure you have the right person.
Thanking Speaker
Time:
After Speaker
Duty:
Thank speaker and present with small token of appreciation (if there is one).
How:
Obtain thank you gift from Sergeant.
Thanks should be extremely brief and ask the club to show its appreciation.
Our Rotary World
Time:
During Meeting
Duty:
A short speech or presentation with a focus on a Rotary Subject - particularly District or International
5-6 Minutes on how Rotary contributes outside of out immediate club which our club members may not know about. – RI website is good place to go for research. (Happy for you to include a Power Point of short Video if needed). Club president happy to assist and advise as needed.
How:
The topic may be requested from the president. If technology is needed it is important this is arranged and setup prior to meeting.
Kitchen Duty
Time:
Follows regular meeting.
Duty:
Wash and dry bar glassware.
How:
Tables should clear glassware into kitchen.
Clear tables of crockery so caterer can wash.
Hand wash glasses and packed into boxes and return to back cupboard.
Materials:
Provided in kitchen
Locking up:
Leave with those on equipment
Club Meetings
Attendance Duty
Time:
5.20pm in time to welcome people as they arrive at venue – currently at Cambridge High Staff room
Duty:
Welcome members and visitors alike.
How:
Record attendance and apologies on attendance sheet.
Complete name cards for all visitors to wear and record names.
Record make ups and receive attendance cards.
Provide attendance cards to visiting Rotarians. Charge $23.50 for meal unless guest of a member.
Encourage members to buy raffle tickets.
Give President list of all visitors including member’s partners and visiting Rotarians.
Prepare summary of attendance numbers.
Hand attendance sheet to treasurer for charging of meals.
Materials:
Members Badges stored in cupboard meeting venue.
Raffle tickets and cash box stored in cupboard. Key to cupboard in top left pigeon hole at rear of staff room.
Attendance sheet received from attendance officer any time after midday on Wednesday.
Welcome Duty
Time:
5.20pm in time to welcome people as they arrive.
Duty:
Welcome members and visitors alike.
How:
Stand by the entrance and greet everyone as they arrive (a great way to learn members’ names).
Introduce any visitor to the President if possible (he/she may be otherwise engaged).
Introduce the speaker to the person rostered to introduce them later in the evening. You will need to know who the speaker is and who is introducing them.
Introduce other visitors to one or more members and ask them to host the visitor for the evening.
