Attendance report:   18^th Feb 71.43%
Door prize Winner:  Peter Richens

UPCOMING EVENTS

Birthdays:  - 22^nd     Feb Andy Hern, 24^th Feb Geoff Brock, 26^th Feb Judy Coad, 27^th Feb Audrey Freak, 29^th Feb Mark Arnold and Jenny Stanley

28^th March - Inter City meeting at Burra at 12 noon with a tour of the mines to follow

NYP club was chartered on 21/5/1960 & thus will celebrate their 50^th Anniversary. The celebration is scheduled at Kadina Football Club on Saturday 22/5/2010.  As Port Pirie RC is Known as the "mother Club" of NYP it would be good to have a number from our club attend.

15th to 17th October 2010 District Conference, AAMI Stadium - Adelaide

www.d9500conference.org.au

# 3 Minute Spots

PP Bob Ward providing a briefing on the program for next week, a time of discussion and learning on 5 topics.

PP Bob Ward also provided a brief update on the Bowel scan project that will begin on the 22^nd March. As a result of a matching grant banners to promote the project have been obtained. The project involves five clubs Pt Augusta, Port Pirie, Peterborough, NYP and Maitland.

PP Bob Ward indicated that at the end of the meeting he would show Photos from Baguio of the distribution of clothes that was sent last year from the club.

GUEST SPEAKER

 Georgia Arnold the returning Exchange Student shared with us some highlights from her "extraordinary year" in Switzerland. Georgia departed Australia on the 24^th January 2009 and arrived to -2 degree temperatures. Where she was hosted it was just 30 minutes drive to France and to Germany. The language spoken was German.

 The Rotary trips, school trip and other trips saw Georgia travel via Peugeot car to France, Europe tour, Germany tour, Venice and visit Stine in Denmark.

 Schooling is to the age of 16 and then students are streamed into 3 different areas. The school Georgia attended had classes 6 days per week but you only attended when your class was scheduled (like our Universities).

The Host Rotary club met for a lunchtime meeting and consisted of a three course meal.

 Christmas customs were discussed starting with December 6^th activites and Christmas eve were after dinner, candles are lit, carols sung together, presents exchanged and then attendance at church.

 " Thank you very much, I'm grateful and definitely won't forget the opportunity the club gave me."

 PRESIDENT

 President John accepted the Rotary Club Banners that Georgia presented and thanked her for being a very good ambassador for the club and for her interesting presentation.

 From The Philippines- courtesy of PP Bob Ward

"Please find attached the photos taken last Sunday when we went to distribute the clothes received from PP Bob Ward, Rotary Club of Port Pirie and District 9500 South Australia, for the families victims of the typhoon Pepeng.

We went first of all to the Village of Sitio Luding that we support since 5 years. They suffered a lot from Pepeng as mountain village and lost all their crops just before the harvest,
They are the first attached photos
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After the small group of RCB members went to have lunch.

And we went to La Trinidad strawberry field were are installed in tents Shelter Box the families who lost their houses in Pugis, La Trinidad.

We have a last distribution to do in Rock Quarry Baguio where our club done a medical mission and a distribution of food for the families who had their houses completely flooded.
This could be done next Sunday.

On the name of the Members of the Rotary Club of Baguio I want to say a BIG THANK YOU to all the Rotarian of South Australia, D 9500, who sent us these clothes for the victims of Pepeng.
Last year they have done the same but all was distributed in Luding. This year we had the opportunity to help more families.

THANK YOU also to our members who left their families and joined me on Sunday to do this distribution.
They are: Pres. Mia Cawed, VP/EIC Libby Fernandez, PE Ben & RA IPP Cely Ladilad, PN Flo & Spouse Rtn. Joseph Bayquen, Sec. Gigi & Rotakid Leandro Maranan, DS/PP Linda & Rotakid Jenny Winter, IPP Bert Talco, Dir. Joe Ursua.

Best regards,

PP Gerard "

Rotarian at Large

A picture of PP Jim Banfield (that's what they called him) receiving one of two certificates of recognition on behalf of RC Pt Pirie for matching grants for Medical and prothesis supply and training. - Photo and info courtesy of Rtn John Ward

From NYP Bulletin

Colin Schwab: Last week he delivered 8 boxes of clothes to Pt Pirie Club Total of 80 thus far and more to come.