<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp4f9b2c55yahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Thanks, Ann, a very useful note. The Mendocino Rotary Board meets today and we will be discussing aid for Tonga. </div><div><br></div><div class="ydp4f9b2c55signature">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 Tuesday, January 25, 2022, 11:56:27 PM PST, Ann Owen <ann.o@actrix.co.nz> wrote:
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Hi everyone in California,<br clear="none">
Thank you all so much for your support, Rotary is truly an
international organisation.The force of the eruption in Tonga on
Jan15th is believed to be twice that of your Mount St Helens.<br clear="none">
The Tongan community in NZ is very family orientated and has always
been important for the Tongan economy.Other organisations have also
been very supportive and many container loads of goods are on their
way to Tonga.Food security is an issue there, and I remember
visiting the gardens RNZWCS helped to foster in 2017.This meant
fencing out roaming pigs and keeping hens coralled so seeds are not
dug up, and eggs could be found while still fresh.<br clear="none">
The NZ Navy have taken over a desalination plant,for water, but food
resources and restoring shelter is going to be a long term need.The
ash has destroyed their crops and fruit trees.RNZWCS have very
reliable partners they work with there, and you can be assured that
any donations of money will be well spent.I have forwarded your
letters to Stuart Batty of RNZWCS and he is very encouraged by your
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PP Ann Owen Katikati Rotary Club,<br clear="none">
Executive member of D9930 Rotary Foundation<br clear="none">
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Former D9930 representative RNZWCS Board 2014-2017 <br clear="none">
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<div class="ydpaa0d4906yiv4542198844default-style"> Thank you, Jeff, for putting us in
touch with Ann Owen at Katikati Rotary Club, and the RNZWCS web
site with information on how to contribute to support relief
efforts in Tonga following the recent volcanic eruption and its
devastating impact on Tonga. I have just made a personal
donation, and I will also bring RNZWCS to the project grants
committee of my club (Rotary Club of Eugene Metropolitan,
Oregon). I will propose a similar contribution to what you are
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<div class="ydpaa0d4906yiv4542198844default-style"> Let's stay in touch. Jeff and Ann,
your updates, and putting us in touch with NZWCS are sincerely
appreciated! <br clear="none">
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<div class="ydpaa0d4906yiv4542198844default-style"> All the best, <br clear="none">
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<div> On 01/21/2022 8:52 AM Jeffry Stubbs
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<div dir="ltr"> Folks, here is the link
for the Rotary support mentioned below. Please see the
sections on ERKs (Emergency Response Kits) and the
separate section on the right side of the page headed
"News" which describes the relief effort underway
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<div dir="ltr"> I am going to suggest
our club contribute $1,000 and will put together a
proposal for our next Board meeting, on January 27. </div>
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<div dir="ltr"> Hoping Fort Bragg,
Eugene and East Santa Rosa or perhaps District 5130 will
join in this effort. </div>
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P.O. Box 1360 Mendocino, CA 95460 <br clear="none">
Home phone 707-937-6026 <br clear="none">
I phone 707-536-6190 <br clear="none">
Skype phone 707-397-5620 <br clear="none">
Skype name jeffrystubbs </div>
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<div> On Thursday, January 20, 2022, 07:27:55 PM PST, Jeffry
Stubbs <a shape="rect" href="mailto:jeffrystubbs@yahoo.com" class="ydpaa0d4906yiv4542198844moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><jeffrystubbs@yahoo.com></a> wrote: </div>
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<div dir="ltr"> Dear Mendocino, Eugene Metropolitan,
Fort Bragg and District 5130 Rotarians (the latter
three through Kathy, Gary, Barb and Julie), </div>
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<div dir="ltr"> As informed by our colleague Ann
Owen in Katikati, New Zealand, International
relief for Tonga following the recent volcanic
eruption is being coordinated by Rotary New
Zealand World Community Service, RNZWCS, and they
have a website on which one can donate for either
an Emergency Response Kit (ERG) which is similar
to a shelter box but half the price and better
suited to the needs of the Pacific, or
specifically for Tonga volcanic eruption disaster
relief. </div>
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<div dir="ltr"> Please google RNZWCS, read through
their website and donate as an individual. You can
be sure the funds will be well used. </div>
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<div dir="ltr"> We are updating our club budget and
I will be making a proposal for use of club funds
for Tonga, probably routed through RNZWCS, at our
next Board meeting, a week from today. </div>
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<div dir="ltr"> For those of us who are less
familiar with the South Pacific, New Zealand often
takes the lead in support for the more eastern
Pacific Island countries, while Australia does the
more western ones, and the ones in the middle are
shared between the two countries. Similarly for
their Rotary clubs. </div>
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<div dir="ltr"> Thanks, Anne, for the good advice
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<div dir="ltr"> Cheers to all. </div>
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Home phone 707-937-6026 <br clear="none">
I phone 707-536-6190 <br clear="none">
Skype phone 707-397-5620 <br clear="none">
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