<html><head></head><body><div class="ydpd87ef3afyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Hi Ann, good to hear from you. We are as you probably suspect still laboring under a botched CV19 outbreak, with no end in sight, and restraints on travel for most Americans on both ends of the trip. We could and would like to learn from New Zealand but the sad truth is that most Americans one as far as I know those of us in the Mendocino International team are not planning travel abroad until at least next summer. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">There are fires in our region, including the August fire which is huge but burning in largely rural areas. As long as the wind does not shift we are ok in Mendocino.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Before the Coronavirus outbreak we had interest from our younger members in a trip to Vanuatu and Fiji, but that interest has taken a back seat to coping with the CV19. I will try to revive that interest, and talk with other clubs in our region about possible sister relationships.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">I personally would like nothing better than to visit Katikati and New Zealand, and we appreciate your invite, but please understand we are a small club operating under severe constraints, both external and internal, right now.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div class="ydpd87ef3afsignature">Jeff Stubbs<br>P.O. Box 1360 Mendocino, CA 95460<br>Home phone 707-937-6026<br>I phone 707-536-6190<br>Skype phone 707-397-5620<br>Skype name jeffrystubbs</div></div>
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On Monday, September 14, 2020, 02:20:42 AM PDT, Ann Owen <ann.o@actrix.co.nz> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">Hi Jeffry,<br></div><div dir="ltr">We have been following the news re the fires in the North West, and hope <br></div><div dir="ltr">they do not impact Mendocino.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Tonight at Rotary I discussed the issue of inviting Mendocino members to <br></div><div dir="ltr">visit Katikati, when you next visit Port Vila.We would like to have a <br></div><div dir="ltr">recognised sister Club relationship, and to remain in communication with <br></div><div dir="ltr">you all.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Do you think this is possible?<br></div><div dir="ltr">Kind regards,<br></div><div dir="ltr">Ann Owen<br></div><div dir="ltr">Past President 2018-19, Major donor, Rotary Foundation.<br></div></div>
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