“Together we make a Difference”
Kia ora
Another year gone and another ahead of us!
What a fantastic attendance (62) we had at Changeover on 1 July to say thank you to David for his exemplary leadership and stewardship of our club over the last 12 months. His vision for the year was ‘make the club stronger’ and that we did. We should all take a bow for working so hard to fulfill the vision set for us 12 months ago.
It was an honour to have DG Gillian Jones attend and say a few words. Thank you also to AG Helen Algar, Rotaract president Tessa Murphy and Interactors Lea Hemon and Ken Rayner for sharing in the occasion. The musical interlude by Dee Van Wel and her friends Florence and Gabriella finished the whole event off nicely.
Changeover is also an occasion to acknowledge and recognize those who stand out amongst us. Fittingly the PHF ruby sapphire pin was awarded to Bev Wells, Bill Day and Rick Hughes and PHF awards to John Bishop, Richard Brodie and Marc Rands for their services in the true spirit of ‘service before self". What a wonderful tribute to deserving and inspirational Rotarians.
What lies before us is another exciting and no doubt challenging year. Rotary’s theme for 2020-2021 is ‘Rotary opens Opportunities’. Synergistically with that my vision for the year is ‘Together we make a Difference’. What we do and our acts of service creates opportunities for those we assist and opens opportunities for someone, somewhere. This is the compounding effect of service to others.
2021 is Rotary NZ’s centennial year, so we will be working on ideas and projects to celebrate the occasion. Rotary Australasia’s centenary project is ‘Give every child a future’ with the aim of introducing 3 new vaccines for nine pacific island countries with the target of vaccinating 100,000 children. With your involvement, we will play our part in it.
I look forward to giving my presentation to you all at the breakfast meeting on 8 July where I will explain my vision, the goals we will set for ourselves for the next 12 months and introduce you to the team on the board.
We will shortly be issuing invoices for membership subscription for 2020-2021.There will be some amongst us who may be facing financial stress as a fallout of Covid-19. If any member is in this category there is a club protocol to assist – we are here to ensure that you enjoy another year at what is truly a fabulous, exciting and engaging group of like-minded people who not only offer service, but have fun doing it! Join the party!
ngã mihi