Sunrise Bulletin Vol 26 Issue 27

Volume 26, Issue 27 Wed, Jan 24, 2024

January is vocational Service Month

Jan 19

Guests - Dustin Welbourne, Jenna O'Connell, Bill Waller, Jake Wadsworth, Lynda Haines, Luana Ferraro, Matilda Ramm

President Di's Word of the Week - catalyst- a substance that improves the reaction, change or development. Serves as a trigger just like Rotarians who are agents for change projects.

Induction of Bill Waller

Anniversaries - Evelyn Chandler (1),

Vinny Power (5) Kerrie Wood (20)

Reports:

Big Dig - Pam is looking for sponsors. Platinum, Gold, silver and bronze.

Looking for helpers with sorting adult prizes. Also people to canvas

The planned sunflower picking has been cancelled

THANKS to everyone for support of Quaich games that raised over $320. Quaich was presented to Team Captain Steven Bruce.

Speaker/s:

Malcolm McNeil gave a very informative talk about Recycling

2.59 tonnes of rubbish are generated per person per year in Australia.

The aim should be Zero waste to landfill.

The efforts taken by our club to encourage recycling are impressive. We have recycled over 50kg of batteries, 100,000 blister packs along with tea bag tags and bread tags.

Jake Wadsworth, gave an overview of some of the Enviro Club’s planned projects

Microforest
Electrify 244X Expo

Hastings Enviro

Hastings Microforest project

This project aims to create ‘microforests’ in the local area. What is a Microforest? Imagine a tiny, but multi-layered forest that contains all the range of tress and shrubs that “captures carbon, breaks down decomposing organic material to return nutrients into the soil, and creates habitat for wildlife — just on a smaller scale” (Tucker Bush). The size can be as small as a front verge to as large as a tennis court.

By building a Microforest, we hope to help people connect more with nature and inspire an understanding of how even they can help improve the local climate, biodiversity and even communities. We hope to connect deeply with a range of groups from the local communities, including teachers and schoolchildren through participating and linking with their studies, private landowners, property developers and Councils and demonstrate how quickly a Microforest can make a difference.

Jan 20 Bunnings Barbecue

A quiet morning but a very hectic afternoon as we made just under $2,100.00 with a clear profit of around $1,500.00

5pm

Tee off

please let Pam know asap

Dippers & Walkers

Combined Dippers-Walking Group Outing - Sunday, 28th January

Vinny Power and Lyndon Bartholomew are combining their creative talents to stage this social event.

Either join the walking group along the Queens Lakeside Track or paddle on Queenslake.

Our meeting place is the Queens Lake Sailing Club just off Ocean Drive in Lakewood.

Join us at 8.15am for an 8.30am start and enjoy an hour plus walk or paddle then return for a morning tea afterwards.

Please bring your own tea or coffee and a plate as there is no power available where we are meeting.

Sunflowers for Ukraine

Remember to plant your seeds, tender with loving care.

President Di has challenged us all to

• grow the tallest sunflower plant &

• produce a magnificent flower

So nurture your seeds with water, warmth, sunlight and love and in late December/early January (8-10 weeks) we will ask for a photo of you and your sunflower plant to be emailed into international@sunrise-rotary.org.au