Greg spoke impassionately about the use of open fires in South America. He was referring to a presentation from Forest Resener of StoveTeam International which is a non-profit organisation started by a Rotarian.  Cooking on open fires consumes a lot of wood, increases pollution that affects the heath of those in the household.  With open fires, there is also a risk of burns, particularly after children fall.  

 

 

The project involved building inexpensive stoves in the local area. Through donations, the StoveTeam have provided over 78,000 stoves. The stoves are shown below.

 

 

They have now developed a second generation stove that is built from bricks and provides an even safer solution; it has a flume to exhaust smoke, as a cool exterior to reduce the risk of burns and still provides a large cooking surface. More information is available at:  https://video.mindstamp.io/watch/DSrtypWyPFIa or through the website: www.stoveteam.org.

 

 

 

Greg suggested that this was an excellent international project that could be of assistance to our nearest neighbours perhaps Timor Leste.  He indicated that we should modify their idea. Tyrell recommended that we seek support from other clubs in the District.

 

 

 

Mark recommended that we do not use abbreviations without first using the unabbreviated title. Each digression may result in a fine!
 
Mark suggested that over time we should provide a little information about each member in the bulletin.  Mark said that he would be the first to provide a brief statement to the editors.  We hope to include it in the Club Bulletin next week.
 
President Harry, said that Paul Mee, from Rosebud-Rye Rotary Club, is the District Governor Elect.  There is going to be a conference or convention that will use some home hosting.  Watch this space.
Harry attended the first cluster meeting that proved to be a successful exchange of ideas.
Harry indicated that we should look for some members to have food handling accreditation. Charles Ross is going to assist here.
 
Secretary Chris said there was little to say; there were no emails or postal mail.  
The District Governor’s visit is scheduled for the 30th September.
If anybody needs a new badge, they should contact Chris. 
 
Rob has asked that we look at other ways to raise funds.  The market may not be always available to us.  He considers that small scale fund raising can be very successful.  Small actions combine to produce big results.
 
Mike Anderson has been working on the Strategic plan.  This is seen as a means to increase membership.  The strategic plan is based around 6 key areas.  More on this subject later.
 
Mike Smith spoke about sending copy to the local paper.  It was suggested that taking out an add can increase the likelihood of the copy being published.
 
Tony spoke about the market and said that we had more than 30 stall holders.  Tony is looking at varying our agreement to run additional markets in the summer period.  This may be with the support of other clubs
 
Treasurer, Rick asked for all members to pay their dues please.

 

The lucky lotto winner was John Barnes. 

 

Wellbeing of our members
 
Ray’s arm has healed from a spiral break.  He still has an issue with short term memory which may been a result of the anaesthetic.