Club News 19.06.22 (Jun 17, 2022)

This week we will not have our usual morning meeting as we have our annual Changeover!

Thanks to Marc (and Anne) for a successful Presidential year, and a very warm welcome to our incoming President Dawn.

From the President...

At the end of my Rotary year, I thought I would provide a second club update on a busy six months for the Club since Christmas.

The Club has been strong through the country’s move to a red traffic light COVID setting and the Omicron wave and the Freedom occupation and riot at Parliament.

Since January we have:

Giving

• Provided $1,550 for Emergency Response Kits for the Tonga Volcano/tsunami

• Raised $3,380 for the Wellington Children’s Hospital Raffle

• Raised $5,610 for Ukrainian war refugees

• Donated $5,700 to the Rotary District Foundation ($100 per member)

• Raised $14,500 in support of 4 Goal Setters awards

• Held a Circa fund raising event for Wellington Homeless

Women’s Trust Service

• Took part in the Mary Potter street appeal

• Supported the Harbourside Market with a transition back to car parking assistance, and contribution to club funds.

• Collected food donations for the Wellington City Mission

• Developed a “Lifting the Lid” project to support schools

access to mental health councillors for students.

• Supported the SGCNZ Shakespeare National Festival

• Supported the Queen’ s Jubilee beacon lighting with

Wellington City Council

• Supported the Predator Free Wellington initiative with rat

trapping

Club/Fellowship

• Providing zoom options to attend club meeting for Club

members at home during COVID

• Held a second Club Forum

• Held a korero for new club members

• Offset the club’s carbon emissions with carbon credits

• Updated the club’s By Laws

• Set up a Rotary Club of Port Nicholson Book Club

• Set up a club member skills database

• Set up a club archive

• Perambulators: trips to butterfly creek and Makara Coast

• Car rally and lunch at Ngawi

• Social events: Panhead, Waitoa, Duke of Wellington,

Shepherd’s Arms, Little Penang and Yum Char Regal

restaurants

All on top of an annual program of wonderful speakers! Let’s keep up this great work and continue doing good!

LAST CHANCE!!

9940 Changeover

DG Mark Wheeler ONZM and Katie’s year comes to an end and Marilyn and Wayne Stevens, become the new DG and partner of the Rotary District 9940.

The Keynote Speaker will be

Lieutenant General The Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae GNZM QSO KStJ

Click here for details and registration

Please register before 20 June for catering purposes.

Auction Prizes wanted

If you have ideas or contacts who may donate prizes for the Auction, please let the subcommittee know.

Interact are needing a new Rotarian!

Interact is Rotary International’s service club for young people ages 14 to 18. Interact clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary clubs, which provide support and guidance, but they are self-governing and self-supporting.

A huge thank you to Kamini who has supported our Interact over the last wee while, but has recently had to step down, as she moved down south.

If you are interested in taking over the supporting Rotarian role please contact Darryl.

Good News from Rotary Wellington North!

Check out this article they recently had published in the Independent Herald.

"Rotarians were once best known for meeting for a meal, with a side line of donating to Charity..." Let's keep working to change the narrative!

Great work RCWN!

WCM Help Needed

If you are able to help deliver food and supplies we collect at the last meeting of the month to the Wellington City Mission your help would be appreciated.

Please text David on 0273544137.

Bacon Buttie Buddy

David would like to step down from one of the MANY roles he holds with our club, facilitating the organisation and sales of our World Famous Bacon Butties, raising money for the fight against Polio each year.

If you have a bit of spare time and can take over, please contact David. He has all the information you need, and will offer ongoing support, with Linda.

Goal Setter Awards 2022

Thursday 11th August

Guest speaker Paula Tesoriero MNZM - New Zealand’s Disability Rights Commissioner

On Thursday 11th August the Rotary Club of Port Nicholson is hosting

Paula Tesoriero, New Zealand’s Disability Rights Commissioner at a breakfast meeting in the Banquet Hall at Parliament beginning at 7.00am.

Paula is a Paralympian cycling gold medallist, was Chef de Mission of the NZ team at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, is a life trustee of the Halberg Foundation and in 2022 her focus will be on working to change attitudes to disability.

In addition, the Club will present three or more students with Goal Setter Awards. These are monetary awards presented to outstanding students who have shown they can set and achieve goals, have faced significant challenges in their lives and have given service to their community. Eligible students are those who are in at least their second year of study at a tertiary institution in the Wellington region and are working towards the completion of an undergraduate or post-graduate degree, a National Certificate, or structured workplace learning for completing a New Zealand Apprenticeship.

It is an excellent occasion for our members and the business community to enjoy a dynamic speaker and acknowledge some of our future leaders. As this event sold out in the past few years, I encourage you to purchase a table or individual seat(s) as soon as possible. A seat is $60 and tables of ten cost $600 (including GST). Please email your request to Richard.Brodie@Xtra.co.nz and an invoice will be issued. For further information please contact Richard on 027 4392424 or by email.

Contact Tracing Vital in Covid battle

Claudia Rees was thrown in at the deep end when she finished her Health Science degree, as a worldwide Pandemic hit New Zealand.

She shared her story and learnings with the Club this week,

John Bishop reports.

Member Profile: Darryl Ross

I first joined the Rotary world as a member of the Rotaract Club of Hastings where I was President then by Rotaract District Council Chair.
On being transferred to Wanganui was Rotaract President there. In 1990 I was a foundation member of Port Nicholson Rotary, Bulletin editor,
Director and various other roles, including President in 2002/03 followed by 5yrs in a District role. More recently I lead our Clubs projects to
send a truck to the Rotary village in Fiji, a refurbished ambulance to Samoa and been involved Interact, Rotaract and RYLA. I served as a
member of St John for over forty years and had a career with Wellington Free Ambulance as a Intensive Care Paramedic and Shift Manager and have owned and operated numerous businesses including a Rest Home, bakery and managed a medical centre and a manufacturing unit. My 3 sons have 4 children -all under 4- including twins.

Events, Meetings and Speakers we have to look forward to include:

Wednesday 22 June: No morning meeting - Changeover at Teh Thistle Inn
Wednesday 29 June: Audrea Topps Harjo - COO at A44 Games & Founder of InclusionFX
Thursday 7 July: Interact Fundraiser @ The Penthouse - Minions - Contact Darryl for details
Friday 8 July: Flashback Friday at Thistle Inn - Details here
Wednesday 20 July: Breakfast at the Wellington City Mission
Wednesday 27 July: Rotaract Club Changeover - Contact Darryl for details
11 August: Goal Setters breakfast with Paula Tesoriero - Disability Rights Commissoner.
Friday 30 September: Charity Auction
27-31 May 2023: The 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Australia
"Imagine What's Next" - Click here for details & registration

Club Welfare Officers

David and Linda are available to provide any support needed to help members and their families who are unwell or are in distress.

Please feel free to contact them for a chat, or if you are needing help.

David Barnes: 0273544137, Linda Wellington: 021512489

david.barnes.s@gmail.com lindaw@waterford.co.nz

Predator Free Waterfront Trapping Schedule

Please text Fraser Ebbett (WCC) 021 765 694 when you arrive and leave the site.

Date	Trappers
28 May	Jeff Lee	Marc Rands
11 June	David Shackleton	James & Twyla Moran
25 June	Howard Tong	Jenny Flannaghan Tong
9 July	Rick Hughes	Eden Skipper
23 July	Brent Gerrard	Jeff Lee
6 Aug	Peter Whittington	Steve Lawton
20 Aug	Paula McKnight	Dennis Small

As always, if the dates above do not suit you, please feel free to swap.

Thank you for your help with this important club project

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