Secretary 2022/23: Michael Archer

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome : Jan welcomed our  Guests: Jessica Sinclair, Tom Philipson (Hospice Taranaki), Kay Kendall (Assistant District Governor) , 12 members and 6 partners

 

Apologies had been received from :David Gibson, Owen McCluggage, Harry Duynhoven, Wally Garrett, Tony Bird,  Gary Brown, Ian Smiley, Myles Derry

 

Raffle: John Pitman

 

Fines : Sally Morch fined members for recent happy experiences.

 

3 Minute Speaker: David Brownson 

He believes mankind will solve all problems.

Scientists for GEC Labs have been working on a formula for producing synthetic diamonds for 60 years, this will require considerable energy to make the diamond. 

Development of environmentally friendly energy will enable someone to hold all the cards and perhaps force nations to move away from a coal burning environment.

He's sure mankind will solve all our problems eventually!!

 

 

 

Judy Hanline introduced Jessica Sinclair and Tom Philipson from Hospice Taranaki

 

 

 Jessica has been the Retail Shops Manager for 5 years. She's Spotswood College schooled,  has a degree from Massey University, lived in Scotland for some years, children born there and changes she has made have been instrumental in improved performance and income.

She is well versed in antiques, fashion jewellery etc.

She manages 5 shops , the Tukapa shop is the best of its kind in the country.

Currently they raise $0.5M annually and is their major fundraiser to meet the $6M annual cost for running the Hospice which currently looks after 220 people.

Their most recent auction raised $30,000 with a Swiss Music Box donated from Pat Wilcox's estate being the highest money turner at $3500.

 

 

 

Tom Philipson has volunteered for the Hospice for 15 years.

He is pivotal to what they achieve through Auction and trade sales.

He has incredible knowledge of antiques, started in his 20's 

being very interested in the social history of items and who was living at the time.

 

He mentioned that collecting was very popular in the 70's particularly English Bone China But its generally not held its purchase value today.

 

Crown Lynn(he describes as an amazingly innovative company, unique to NZ) pottery is now very collectable as its produce was uniquely designed at a time when Import Licensing prevented competitive overseas products for being bought into NZ. The lifting of Licensing restrictions caused the demise of Crown Lynn but has indirectly led to increasing value for their pottery. He particularly mentioned Black Swans as very collectable.

 

He  circulated 2 items and challenged us to name their use.

 

 

The above was a Victorian Page Turner valued at $500

 

 

 

 This was a spice holder dating back to 1660 and valued at $1500.00

 

He then Evaluated/Valued items  below bought by members : pen microscope, painting, cameras, cricket ball/bat, diaries, books, items of pottery, clock.

 

Simon Northrop thanked Jessica and Tom for providing such an interesting evening and wished them well for their future fundraising.

 

 

Paring Thought: from Jan Dempsey

 

"Love all, trust a few and do wrong to none- William Shakespeare"