Rotacoaster

The Bi-weekly bulletin of the Rotary Club of Greymouth Inc

New Zealand Charter No. 5656, 3^rd August 1943, District 4440

International President – Glen Estess Senior:  Centenary Year Theme - Celebrate Rotary

We welcome you at the Union Hotel, Herbert St, Greymouth every Tuesday at 5.45pm. 

Postal Address:  PO Box 276, Greymouth

    Officers 2004-2005        Date:         March 29 & Aprill 5, 2005

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District Governor  Alex Murray                         

Assistant Governor               Chris Ward                              

Make up opportunities: 

Westport, 5.45pm Thursdays @ Westport Motor Inn; and, Hokitika 5.45pm Mondays  @ Southland Hotel

Apologies    768 4169 before 1.30pm

Calendar of Programmes

March 29 – Was to have been the final of the Secondary Speech Contest – this has now been postponed to a later date

April 5 – An ‘Encore’ presentation by celebrated Ex-Member John McKenzie

Duty Team         29/3 Team 3;   5/4 Team 4

Cash Table   Debbie Collings/Phil Hawken                      Visitors          Rex Baillie/Lee Gibson           

Thanks          Alan Cummins/Phil Hawken                        Box Carrier              Gay Sweeney/Roderick Turner

Grace             Gay Sweeney/Gary Hopkinson                  

Birthdays      Nil

Member News

Yay!  We now, thanks to Cedric, have our own website.  He’s been beavering away – and now he needs feedback from you.  PLEASE, all of you who are internet equipped, go to www.westcoastshuttle.co.nz, then just click on the Rotary Wheel on the home page.  Then have a look and email Cedric with feedback and contributions for the site.  The website is a quick and easy way to circulate information – there will be one page on the site for the newsletter.

For contributions to your newsletter – just phone me on 03 762 6662 OR email me snippets on [email protected].

Congratulations Chips on being made a Life Member of the Greymouth Harrier Club.

Club Notices/Board News

Dave Minnoch is organizing a group booking for the David McPhail Show – ‘Muldoon’.  Date – Thursday April 7.  Let him know immediately if you want to go.  He has also organized two houses for a really fun fellowship trip to Hanmer in July.  More on that later.

April 12 – Chris Auchinvole, the new National Party candidate will be our guest.  Members, especially those in the business community are asked to bring three business people for that evening.  Damien O’Connor will be invited to another meeting.  Yes – it is Election Year!

Tuesday April 19 – will be a breakfast meeting at the Union Hotel.  The Copper Room is booked for the Operatic Society’s latest production in the evening.

Directors’ Meeting – April 5!

Recent speakers & programmes

Our most recent speaker, Nikki Mora, gave a very good powerpoint presentation on the super programmes she and Tim and Holy Trinity have built up for local young folk over the last seven years, at The Shed.  It’s grown from a rustic workshop to a comfy fun complex with a kitchen, gym, games area, lounge and computer and video games room.  Numbers of young people using the place have grown too – from 10 on a Friday to an average of around 70 each Friday night.

Chuckle for the week

From George Burns – “At my age I want nothing to do with natural foods.  I need all the preservatives I can get!”

Service above self

Committees & Special Responsibilities