I hear good things about the meeting last Thursday, when Ainie kindly stood in as President, and our guest speaker Jonathan Ross spoke about AEDs; our Club has recently donated two AEDs to the local community. Iain Smith also spoke about the recently completed work to weatherproof a WW2 bunker on Motutapu Is., coordinated by Miles Cain.
For me, last week involved speaking in Ho Chi Minh City at an engaging Asian science conference - with the additional privilege to see some local sites and learn of the horrors of the "American War" fought in Vietnam. It was so enlightening, and unforgettably sad, to learn of history from the standpoint of the invaded rather than the invader!
This Thursday, we are fortunate to be addressed by Karen Beard-Greer from the Independent Living Service (ILS) at Royal Oak. Karen will tell us how the ILS provides specialist equipment and other items for disabled people to enable them to maximise their independence. We also will welcome two new members to our Club; I look forward to seeing you all then.
Well our guest speaker Jono's delivery was colourful and descriptive! He has had a interesting career as a Medic in the British Army and is now a fireman and first responder paramedic at Auckland Airport. With humour, Jonathan made the following point very clear: if CPR is required to be carried out, then remember the person is already dead! Act fast!
He went through the procedure for assessment using the letters of the alphabet - some know as the DR'SABCD. Starting with [D] check for Danger. Is it safe for you to help. [R] check for Response, verbally and physically by rubbing the sternum very hard (this is the way to differentiate between a "faint" and an "arrest"). [S] Send for HELP. That is, delegate for someone to phone 111 by yelling. Don't do this bit yourself, get on with the life-saving steps. Now the alphabet kick's in:[A] Airways - check they are clear. [B] Breathing - check by listening and feeling for breath (place the side of your face extremely close to the persons mouth, don't be shy, don't cringe, just get on with it!) If no breathing is evident, [C] - Compressions need to be commenced. (And C for click read more...)
Penny provided an update that (thanks to St John's Rotary) there are now two more locally situated AEDs installed and ready for use.
Locations: Meadowbank Pony Club and Churchill Park School. These are in outside casings, which require a combination lock to keep them secure from vandalism and thief. (Pictured, Ginnia from Meadowbank Pony Club).
Past President Ainie submitted this next photo taken in Singapore - a roadside AED.
I am very pleased to report that today (Monday 9 October) we completed our project , waterproofing an old “War bunker” that is used to store equipment for the Motutapu Restoration Trust. It was through Bunnings Mt Wellington generous donation of materials that made this possible. So a BIG thanks you from St Johns Rotary and the Motutapu Restoration Trust.
We were advised at our last evening meeting about Drug Free Sport NZ calling for applicants for the role of Chaperone. Here are full details. Please feel free to alert appropriate family, friends and colleagues to the details:
About the Organisation
Drug Free Sport NZ (DFSNZ) is a crown entity with the responsibility to implement and apply the World Anti-Doping Code in New Zealand. Our mission is to work with the New Zealand sporting community and to ensure all levels of New Zealand sport is clean and drug free.
Your role – Chaperone
Your role will be to; notify athletes of their selection for doping-control, chaperone the athletes until the test mission is complete and to witness the passing of the sample (from the athlete).
I am so delighted to say that St Johns Rotary collected a total of $1836.90 from the Sergeants round and both collection points at Meadowbank and New World Lunn Ave on Red Nose Day. This is an amazing amount – I am so proud of our club. ($745 of this came from Meadowbank where we only collected for 4 hours). Amazing effort, deserving of mention in the newsletter.
Did you join Rotary to do good things in the community?
You can help or join in all projects (whatever the committee), just contact the committee director and/or project team leader. In most cases, you can include family and friends.
Penny provided an update that (thanks to St John's Rotary) there are now two more locally situated AEDs installed and ready for use. 
Past President Ainie submitted this next photo taken in Singapore - a roadside AED.
We were advised at our last evening meeting about Drug Free Sport NZ calling for applicants for the role of Chaperone. Here are full details. Please feel free to alert appropriate family, friends and colleagues to the details:
Dear Peter and Penny,
