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The President's Pen

Hi All
It was great hearing from Stacey how the St Johns Communication Centre operates and what we can expect when we dial 111. We recently started our annual subscription to St Johns and they have a great campaign where you can donate $111 – great marketing.
 
I am still receiving feedback from our friends at MensShed about our generosity and they are looking for opportunities to work with us in the future.
 
We have confirmed our Foodbank Collection for Saturday 12 December so please keep an eye out for the schedule to participate.
 
Take care and see you on Thursday.
Hugh
President: Rotary Club of St Johns
Phone: 021 0813 7313
Stories
Meeting in Review - 12 November 2020
We had 27 members in attendance to hear our speaker Stacey Ayre, who is the Operations Manager for St John Clinical Communications Centre (aka managing the Ambo's). Stacey was introduced to the membership by her partner, club member Chris Herlihy. Stacey's presentation was fascinating! She told us about the processes for what happens when you make a 111 call.
 
NZ has three clinical communication centres (Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch) and handles annually an impressive 500,000 calls to the 111 number. 97% of these calls are handled within 15 seconds. Stacey advised us that the single most important piece of information needed was the exact location of the caller. She impressed upon as that if we took anything away from her presentation, it was to ensure our children and grandchildren know their home address; or the home address of where they visit frequently, for example Gran's house, or the Bach. Additionally, she urged us all to take notice of where we are (or where we are travelling to) so if an emergency occurs you can at least describe to the responder some details of where you are.
 
For approximately five years, St John's has had access to Emergency Caller Location Information which if necessary can triangulate where you are, but prior to this the call centre used good old fashioned maps and verbal descriptions to work this information out.
 
Once a call comes in, it is fitted into one of 32 different categories; with five priorities for speed at which an ambulance is sent, and additional help if needed. The most calls are for:  1) falls  2) chest pain 3) respiratory issues. They can also arrange for an interpreter to come on line, should you need to communicate in a different language.
 
Stacey also told us about the GoodSAM app, which is available in New Zealand and supported by St John, Wellington Free Ambulance and the National Cardiac Network. She explained that outcomes from cardiac arrest are best when the patient receives immediate CPR and defibrillation within the first five minutes. Emergency services can’t always arrive within five minutes, but it is likely that someone who knows how to perform CPR and use an AED is nearby and just unaware that they are close to a patient in cardiac arrest.
 
The GoodSAM app is a free app that alerts people that a patient suspected to be in cardiac arrest is nearby, allowing them to possibly save a life by providing CPR and using an AED (if available) prior to emergency services arriving. The app was developed in the United Kingdom and has been implemented by a number of ambulance services around the world.
 
Stacey explained that St John's is 70% Government and ACC funded, and they have received an additional one-off payment from Government to help fund the year. The rest of funding occurs by means of billing part-charges for medical callouts and charitable donations. The ambulance service costs $44 per person, per year in NZ.  If you utilise an ambulance you are billed $98, but payment for this service is actually voluntary. The helicopter costs $5K per hour!
 
Stacey's presentation was very engaging and we would happily have listened to her for much longer. Thanks Stacey - we look forward to seeing you again.
Kev's Candid Photo Album - continued

Photos from morning meet - November 12

Member Chris Herlihy accompanied partner Stacey to the meet and was delighted to introduce her to us.
Sergeant Murray in charge of another fact filled Sergeants session.
Great to see Steele in for a meet and taking his 'set down' duties seriously.
Thanks to some new 'flexiblity' offered in her work place, Ruth was very pleased to be able to join us for a morning meeting.
Club Activities & Other Important Dates to Diary
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19th - Breakfast Meeting.  Venue - Remuera Golf Club.  Time  7.00 am for 7.15 am.
Club AGM, followed by latest Peter McKenzie Recipient from Glendowie College, than Guest Speaker, Tania Thomas.
 
Tania is the Mana Whakahaere, (CEO), of Te Roopu Taurima and is also the Immediate Past President of Rotary Club of Otahuhu and current D9920 Committee Chair for Rotary Clubs. Tania has been invited to speak to us about her current work for Te Roopua Taurima; and to share ways our Club could seek to engage with Pasifika and Maori in our local community. 

What is Te Roopu Taurima? They are a Kaupapa Maori service that supports people of all ethnicities with intellectual impairments arounds New Zealand. They provide residential and vocational support to clients, known as Tangata, as well as out of family respite care, caregiver support, high and complex needs support, and choices in community living.

Please see following link for more information - or better still come along to our club breakfast meeting on the 12th of November and hear all about it from the CEO herself!

https://www.terooputaurima.org.nz/

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 26th - Breakfast Meeting.  Venue - Remuera Golf Club.  Time  7.00 am for 7.15 am.
Guest Speaker Dennis Millard "Trees for Survival". Dennis has been with Trees for Survival as their National Manager for 6 months now, and has a presentation to share about Trees for Survival and the work they are doing. Dennis is a members of the Rotary Club of Auckland East and is a Past Assistant Governor. 
Nominations for Young Totara Award Please
The award has been around for over 25 years and is one of the prestigious pins awarded to young adults for their contributions to the life and wellbeing of the community.
 
The award recognizes the quality of our young leaders in critical thinking, planning, effective leadership and service over self for the community. It is an acknowledgement of the many contributions made by young people to their communities, and recognises the positive effect their work can have on other people.
 
Our District introduced the Award last year and the first recipient was Molly Hillman, a student in her final year at Baradene College. Molly was nominated by Rotary Club of Pohutukawa Coast Passport together with Rotary Club of St Johns.
 
Please give consideration to nominating a Young Totara Award recipient in our community this year.

Contact : Muriel Roake, Youth Director on 027 938 1028 or muriel@murielroake.com
Outward Bound Sponsorship

The Board is delighted to announce the Club has agreed to assist with $1,000 sponsorship toward fees for a young teacher to attend an Outward Bound course in January 2021.

Vincent O'Çonnor is a 23 year old graduate from the University of Otago and currently a first-year teacher at Sacred Heart College, where he teaches Religious Education and English. Vincent lives at home with his parents and three of five older brothers, and is a keen hockey player outside of work.

He approached RC St Johns requesting some assistance to pay for the fees needed to attend the Outward Bound “Classic” course to be held in January 2021. This is something Vincent has wanted to experience for several years, as he has heard from close friends and family how this course helps one to grow and mature physically, mentally, and spiritually. The course he is enrolled for is the Classic 21-day experience for ages 18-26 year.

Vincent is looking forward to reporting back to us next year on his experience - so look out for him to feature early next year on the speaking schedule.

Rotary Down Under Magazine
As the world moves more and more online we are able to offer a more sustainable option for our magazine.
 
However we would like to keep open the option to members to still receive a printed copy of the magazine.
 
Opt-in:  click here send an email to Alex Gatt requesting a copy of the magazine ($10 fee applies)
Opt-out:  no response required.
 
Many thanks
Hugh (President)
Salvation Army Food Parcel Update
Just confirming with everyone the following Roster for Parcel packing at Manukau for the remainder of the year;.
 
 
17 Nov
Newmarket Rotary
24 Nov
Composite team; St Johns, Newmarket, Howick, maybe Half Moon Bay (lead by Alan Hayward mobile 0211079978)
1 Dec
Papakura Rotary (and possibly Remuera)
8 De
Newmarket Rotary
15 Dec
Papakura and Newmarket Rotary combined, with others if they wish to volunteer, please call Alan Hayward mobile 0211079978
 
Please note that the Salvation Army are hoping to provide a special lunch for the December dates by way of thanks to all our volunteers.  The 15th December will be our last planned Rotary Packing event for 2020.
Time For A Smile

A tomato and a cucumber bounce into a bar.

"Larry and I have been wanting to become human for a while now," the tomato says to the bartender. "But none of the other bars in town have drinks that will turn us into humans. Do you have such a drink?"

"I think I do," says the bartender. "Let me see if I have it."

"This is gonna be great, Bob!" gushes Larry the cucumber.

The bartender serves drinks to the two of them, and sure enough, they both turn human!

"Look at me, Bob!" exclaims Larry the ex-cucumber. "I'm human!"

"That's very nice, Larry," says Bob the ex-tomato, "but do be careful!"

Larry happily prances out the door. He is so excited about being human, he forgets to look both ways before crossing the street, and he is hit by a car and turned back into a cucumber.

Bob rushes outside to save his friend, but he too forgets to look both ways, is hit by a car, and turns back into a tomato.

The bartender rushes outside and calls an ambulance.

"Are they still alive?" asks the dispatcher.

"They are," says the bartender, "but I'm worried that they will be vegetables for the rest of there lives."
Next Meeting:
BREAKFAST
 
Thursday November 19th,
7.00 am for 7.15 am
 
Venue - Remuera Golf Club
Bulletin Contents: 
  • The President's Pen
  • Meeting in Review - 12 Nov
  • Activities & Important Dates
  • Salvation Army Food Parcels
  • Dictionaries in schools
  • Archives
  • Invitation
  • Time for a Smile
Speakers
Nov 19, 2020 7:00 AM
CEO Te Roopu Taurima
Nov 19, 2020 7:00 AM
Nov 26, 2020 7:00 AM
Trees for Survival
Dec 03, 2020 6:00 PM
Phoric Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Dec 10, 2020 7:00 AM
$10 Secret Santa
View entire list
Meeting Responsibilities
Thursday 19 November
 
Set-Up
Bhana, Prabha
 
Attendance
Belthazar, Jane
 
Greeter
Forman, Michelle
 
Speaker Host
McGarry, Penny
 
Thanks & Close
Buchanan, Peter
 
Set-Down
Street, Tom
 
Stand-By
James, David
 
Thursday 26 November
 
Set-Up
Hartstone, David
 
Attendance
Mayne, Alan
 
Greeter
Robinson, Beryl
 
Speaker Host
Robinson, Colin
 
Thanks & Close
Boyd, Lynette
 
Set-Down
Jolliffe, Cheri
 
Stand-By
Stephens, Helen
 
Thursday 3 December EVENING
 
Set-Up
Wheadon, Ruth
 
Attendance
Gibson, Steele
 
Greeter
Ingram, Robyn
 
Speaker Host
Scott-Russell, Hugh
 
Thanks & Close
Gunn, Liz
 
Set-Down
Figueiredo, Avinash
 
Stand-By
Gilmer, Gavin
 

Club Contacts

President: 
Hugh Scott-Russell 021 0813 7313 
Secretary, Treasurer & Apologies: 
Alex Gatt 021 571 722
Presidents Elect: 
Penny McGarry 021 702 310   &
Lesley Harris 027 4935 498
Sergeant: 
Michelle Forman 021 0277 9456
Club Services: 
Robyn Ingram  022 0200 171 
Bulletin Editor: 
Pete Walsh 021 747 858
Membership: 
John Lewisham 021 375080
Website:  www.rotarystjohns.club
Our Meetings
 
We meet Thursday for breakfast at
7:00 am for 7:15 am start,
except for the first Thursday of the month, when we meet in the evening at 6:00 pm for dinner.
 
Remuera Golf Club
120 Abbotts Way
Remuera
Auckland 1072
New Zealand 
 
All Rotarian's are welcome 
including family members.
 
Others wanting to visit are most welcome - please phone or email:
John Lewisham. Ph: 021 375 080, email; jdlewisham@gmail.com
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