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      • Netflix Trivia Night

This week at Tamar Sunrise

23/2/2016

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This week Tamar Sunrisers were treated to a very special vocational visit to the new upgraded facility of St Giles. Danielle Blewitt was our welcoming and informative host who told us a little of the history of ST Giles then took us on a guided tour of the new specifically buildings which were completed in 2015.

St Giles first opened its doors on March 8th 1939, its primary objective was too look after the victims of the poliomyelitis epidemic. From these very humble beginnings the organisation has continued to grow and prosper into Tasmania's major provider of paediatric multidisciplinary allied health services supporting children with a disability and their families to ensure that families stay together in their own homes.
St Giles relies heavily on three major fundraisers to raise revenue for their many programs. They are The Balfour Burn, The Black Diamond Dinner event at St Johns church and the Niche Market. St Giles employs over 70 therapists and helps over 6,000 children each year.
Danielle was justifiably proud of her work over the past five years and spoke about the need for continual fundraising to run its programs. I urge all at Tamar Sunrise to get behind this great facility and support their fundraising by either entering the Balfour Burn, buying an item at the Niche Market or going to the Black Diamond dinner. Or you could simply make a donation. All information is on their website: stgiles.org.au
Speaking of fundraisers, work continues on The International Women's Day Breakfast and I urge you  all to buy your tickets quickly.

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This week at Tamar Sunrise

20/2/2016

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 On Wednesday our Club Captain for February Dave, shared one of his passions with us. Dave has had a long association with the Scout movement in Tasmania. He was a Cub, then a Scout and finally a Scout Leader. The Scout organisation began in 1907 in England and was brought to Australia in 1922. Since its humble beginnings it has spread world wide and is now in 222 countries with over 40 million participants.
Our guest this week were Claire Cameron and Heidi Smith (accompanied by Ross Smith). These two charming young ladies addressed our club about the fabulous jamboree held in January at Cataract Park in NSW. Despite torrential downpour , 12,000 scouts and their leaders came together for friendship, good times and adventures. The girls spoke with clarity and composure and should be congratulated for the quality of their presentation. All members enjoyed this fact filled meeting.

We also had our first Board meeting for the year and it was very pleasing to see the progress that is being made and the plans beginning to form for 2016.

The International Women's Day Breakfast committee continue to work diligently to develop a fabulous event. Our MC   is Mandy Shepherd who is Deputy GM for Theatre North and our 
panel consists of:-

Ella Dixon, CEO Migrant Resource Centre
Carol Bracken, Owner Tamar Valley Hazelnuts and Tasmanian Rural Woman of the Year 2015
Tessa Wynne, Heywire 2015 winner and University student
 
I would urge all members to book a table for this great event. Tickets are $40.00 and you can get them when you go to our website.
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Next week Dave has organised for us to meet at St Giles for our meeting. Please assembly at the front of the school and remember to be prompt and bring $10.00 for your breakfast.

International Women's Day committee will also have a meeting at Cube Aqua at 7.00am.
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The last two weeks at Tamar Sunrise

13/2/2016

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On Wednesday 3rd of February members of Tamar Sunrise welcomed as our guest Paul Thomas from the Black Dog Institute, a not for profit organisation that raises awareness of Depression in our community- the causes, symptoms and cures, as well as debunking a lot of myths often associated with this disease. Paul was a very passionate speaker and spoke from the heart about his family's experiences and how there is hope and help at the end of every tunnel. Later in the year Paul and his committee will be holding a fund raiser for this cause and I urge all Tamar Sunrisers to help if they are able.

Last Wednesday the 10th of February , our Captain Dave organised John Dent from the Launceston Historical Society to come and speak about his latest project which is the archeological dig at Kerry Lodge ,  just South of Franklin Village. John who is a fellow Rotarian from Central Launceston explained the history behind the project and how later in the year world renown archaeologist Ellen Casella will lead a dig in this area. John explained that a lot of mystery still surrounds the site and hopefully the latest dig would provide them with some answers to exactly what the buildings were designed for , who resided there and what their life was like. As a history buff, I really enjoyed the presentation and wish John and his team well with their future exploits. 

Another event celebrated this week was the Annual Rotary Family Day held at Woolmers in Longford. This was a great opportunity for all Rotarians and their families to meet, catch up and enjoy the beautiful country side. It was my pleasure to attend along with Danny our treasurer, and the club was able to present our pledge to the Rotary Organisation. Total pledges from all the clubs was over $77.000  which was a great effort. All clubs also received information about the upcoming conference to be held in Deloraine. I again urge all Tamar Sunrisers to attend this fun filled and enlightening weekend in April.
Next week we have a board meeting on Tuesday and our regular meeting on Wednesday where we will have members of the Launceston Scout Association as our guest speakers. Plus the International Womens' Breakfast Team continue to meet on Thursday and prepare for this great event.
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