Notes From Our Meeting on March 31st
Posted by Geoff James
President Thea welcomed Jeanette McQueen and grandsons Billy and Max Simmonds to our meeting.
She announced that our club club is to sponsor Rot. John Hazledine on the upcoming RAWCS trip for dentists. No funds will be required, but John requires a sponsoring club to attend. We congratulate John on using his skills to promote dental health in a developing country and wish him well for his trip.
Thea reminder members about the Scatter meeting next week - there will be no meeting at our usual venue, so members are encouraged to attend a club in the area. A list of clubs with their meeting times was provided to members a week or so ago, but if you require the information, contact PDG Geoff on 0354605474 or look on the District website. Beaufort (Monday), Stawell (Tuesday), Ararat (Wednesday) and St. Arnaud (Tuesday) are the closest clubs in our District, but there are many clubs in Ballarat and also Castlemaine (In District 9800.
Next week is the relay for life and our club has promised to put up marquees and also help with pancakes on Saturday April 9th from 7am onwards.
PP Garry Higgins announced that the Family Violence report was brought down last Wednesday. The executive summary is 200 pages long. It includes a few recommendations that have arisen our experience here in Maryborough e.g. wrap around services, and ensuring that victims and perpetrators are separated into two areas on Family court days. Garry was interested to learn that the Men's behavioural change program only has a 3% success rate - so alternative p[rograms are being recommended.
Garry reminded members that the Rotary Connect group is coming to Maryborough (last Friday morning) to talk to club members and local people about the Family Violence program. Thea, PDG Geoff, David Sutton, Paul Huggett, Sharon Fraser, Garry Higgins will be interviewed. Once produced, the video will be sent all over the world
Garry also said that for the Carlton/Essendon game on 1st May at 3.20pm, Carlton has offered 60 seats for Violence victims. As part of their "Past Players Serving the Community" program, Garry is to be interviewed on big screen during the game.
Heads and Tails was won by Tom Davies after a lengthy set of tosses.
Rob Bursill won the raffle