Minutes 1980-12-08 Community Service Committee

COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE.

A meeting was held at Owen Johnstone’s home, 813 Frederick St., Hastings, on Monday 8th., December 1980, at 8.p.m.

A SPECIAL WELCOME was accorded Brian Guerney [Gurney].

PRESENT:   Chairman Alan Walker, Doug [Dug] Huggett, Cyril Wilkie, Les Snookes, John Cornelius, David Davidson, Denis Packer, Brian Guerney, Jack Agnew, Bob Fish and Owen Johnstone.

APOLOGIES:   were received and sustained from Roger Bate, Selwyn Begley, Cliff Cox, Jim Redgrave and Peter Single.
Moved / Seconded   Jack Agnew / Les Snookes.

MINUTES:   The Minutes of the previous meeting ( compiled by Denis Packer) were read and accepted with commendation.
Moved/ seconded John Cornelius/ Cyril Wilkie.

BUSINESS from the PREVIOUS MINUTES:
1.   The Hospital Garden Project is proceeding slowly, as needed planning assistance will not be available till 1981.
2.   The Post Office have delayed the answer phone service until 11.12.80
3.   The Town and Country Forum is well in hand with Peter Young and it is being held at Matapiro on 7th., April.
4.   The Social night.. Alan Walker and Roy Batchelor plan that we should get together with their respective committee men and ladies.
5.   We are providing one Fridge for Ozanam House which ( via Tony Agnew) is being delivered direct from the Palmerston North dealers.
6.   The Catering problem is being looked into and the main charge is now with Charlie Trask who is checking with other Clubs on what is best. This was discussed at length with the need to produce a meal of reasonable quality without pushing the price up.

GENERAL BUSINESS:
1.   The loss of your Baby Booklet. The impetus of this scheme having been provided by Rotary it was now thought best to be left to the Health Dept. David Davidson undertook to write to the Senior Obstetricians to inform them of the Booklet and assured us that he would be able to monitor the success of the scheme.
That this course of action ensue it was moved and seconded, Jack Agnew/ Doug Huggett.

REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR:
1.   Whilst the organisation of the outing to the ” Middle Age Spread” should most probably have been a Social Committee affair.. Chairman Alan reported a successful outing for ten couples.

2.   The Gold [Golf] Day to be held on February 15th.
a.   Will be open to any Golf Club member
b.   Will need 20 helpers from Rotary.
c.   Will have multiple prizes
d.   Will give the profits to the Crippled Children

Many suggestions were given to the Chairman Alan to take into the Sub Committee organising this… the main one being to increase the entrance Fee to $10.
Doug Huggett also suggested that a Bowling Tournament would raise a similar interest and was worth future consideration.

VENUE:   The next meeting is at Bob Fish’s house on 9th February 1981, to be followed in March at Doug Huggett’s house.

The Meeting closed at 9.p.m.