Minutes of the meeting held on 25th August
at St John Ambulance
Chair: President - Brian Tolhurst
Members with Guests:
- Andrew with Rotary exchange student Dong Hua Gillet;
- Shane R with Chris Jose;
- Bruce Jones with Karen Jones.
Club Guest: Nola George and Paul Gaughan from St John Ambulance.
Raffle: Karen Jones
Brief Reports
Club Service – Kerr Fulton-Peebles
Handed out the RCEB Calendar. Can be added to – let Kerr or David know.
Prickle Farm – Peter Schmedje
This Sunday 28th Shearing at Inksters – weather permitting.
Ulf B and Peter F will assist Scottish and Peter S and take beer for shearing team.
Membership – Renae Poot
STAR Program (Special Training for Action in Rotary) meeting to be held Tues 30 Aug at EACS.
Invitations will be out soon. Please let Renae know if you are attending.
From the Floor:
Dong Hua told us about her trip to Bunbury to meet all the other exchange students – it was good as they can help each other. They are going to fund raise for Rotary Foundation.
Lee M – Adventure Camp meeting at her place Wednesday 31 Aug at 7pm.
Attendance:
Attendance figures are not available at this time however there were 25 Rotarians present - including our 3 guests.
Guest Speakers:
David Ford introduced Nola George and Paul Gaughan from St John Ambulance.
Nola, with assistance from Paul, presented information on the DRSABCD action plan and how to use a defibrillator.
See www.stjohn.org.au for more information.
Nola also told us about an 'app' for iPhone and Android mobile phones called "Emergency +" that can be downloaded to your phone.
Bruce Jones thanked Nola and Paul.
A sumptuous dinner of pizza and Subway with dessert followed.
A question session followed the meal and members then tried their hand at CPR and using the defibrillator.
Program for Thursday 1st September
Song Jeff Buckman
Invocation Charlotte Davidson
Intro Jen Ford
Thanks Greg Hard
Sgt Assist Shane Rothnie
Stand By Dick Nulsen
Vocational Speaker Dick Thorp (5 mins)
Guest Speaker Shane Rothnie Ride to the Other Side
Final Announcements
STAR Program (Special Training for Action in Rotary) meeting to be held Tues 30 Aug at EACS.
Please let Renae know if you are attending.
This Sunday 28th Shearing at Inksters (weather permitting).