RCPN Bulletin 25th August 2024 (Aug 25, 2024)

Club News

August 25 2024

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This week's speaker

Jack Rainey

How to give a meal that matters

Jack is the Wellington manager for Everybody Eats, a charity serving quality, three-course meals, prepared by volunteer chefs, from perfectly good food that would otherwise go to waste. Everybody Eats is a "pay-as-you-feel dining concept for everyone" operating from three restaurants, two in Auckland and one in Wellington, serving meals that feed bellies, not bins.

RSVP no later than 6pm Monday 26 August please Click here

Desk: Nicole Barker

Greeting: Paula McKnight

Kaikohau: Heather Lucas

Opening Thought:

Hadleigh Petherick

Buy the Box: David Barnes

Introduction: Rick Hughes

Thanking: Linda Wellington

Parting Thought: Rob Whitney

Reporter: Ross Buxton

Howard's stunning architecture models

Last week Howard gave a talk at the Wellington Club on the meticulous architecture models he has made of Wellington buildngs. These are now on display on level four of the Wellington Club and are well worth a visit. Here is a couple snapshots of his work. So inspiring Howard.

Thoughts from President Jo

I was reflecting this morning (Friday) about the current NZ economic situation. To reflect on how lucky and privileged we all are to be in the situations we are in, how lucky we are to have the support of friends, family, and colleagues in our Rotary life, how lucky we are to have the support of 16 restaurants for The Grand Night Out, and so much more.

Rotoract

Antz received two resignations from Rotoractors last week, and unfortunately with no succession planning. He is going to work with Ayesha, whom many of you have met now, to take on the challenge of building Rotoract up. Ayesha has energy in bushels, so let’s put our support in behind Antz and the Youth committee in this endeavour.

End of year event 8 December - put in your diary now

Heather is organising our end-of-year function so please sign-up for that and get it into your diaries. 8 December, 6 – 9pm at the Cable Top restaurant.

Grand Night out -buy individual tickets or a table

Tickets for The Grand Night Out are on sale. You can buy individual tickets if you will not be buying a table, so don’t let that put you off. Four tables have been sold already!!

“Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that
overwhelm the world.”

Daffodil Day Cancer Society Street Appeal

Did you know that 1 in 3 Kiwis will face a cancer diagnosis in their lifetimes?

That's a lot of people affected by cancer, and it clearly shows the growing demand for services funded by your support on Daffodil Day.

We need your help.

Friday August 30 Chaffers New World

Contact Anne Hare

WELLINGTON ON A PLATE -

THE WORLD OF WELLY WONKA

Lunch – Saturday 31^st August – 1.30 p.m. Beach Babylon, Oriental Parade

Join us for a lovely leisurely lunch (pay on consumption) on the last day of Wellington on a Plate celebrations!! 1.30 p.m. onwards so time to mow the lawns first!! Family, friends and children welcome. Just over the road from the beach so you might want to pack your sandcastle making bucket as well!!

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RSVP by 28^th August to Joy Durrant – joy@prosperity.co.nz or 021-620-557.

“A Grand Night Out”

A Cocktail Party, an Auction, a Mystery Dinner

Wednesday 23 October 2024, to begin at 5.30pm

The Wellington Club, 88 The Terrace

$100pp – make up a table of 8 people for $800

Charity

LIFTING THE LID ON YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH IN WELLINGTON

Click here for full details Promotional Flyer

Reminder- Book Club this Wednesday

Looking forward to a fiery discussion on Hillbilly Elegy on Wednesday at 5.30 pm level 6 Wellington Club. The film is on Netflix if you are keen on a visual interpretation with great acting by Glenn Close and Amy Adams in starring roles.

If you didn't read the book, maybe watch the film or bring along Demon Copperhead, Edicated, Empire of Pain or Nomadland - all on the same issues of poverty, drugs, unemployment - set in the Appalachian mountains.

Applications for RYLA now open

Meetings, speakers and events we have to look forward to include

28 August: Jack Rainey- How to give a meal that matters
28 August: Rotary bookclub 5.30pm, The Wellington Club
30 August - Daffodil Day Cancer Society Appeal. Collecting at Chaffers New World
4 Sept: Neil Thornton -Wellington Comedy School
11 Sept: Tracy Watkins The Future of Regional Jounalism
18 Sept: Gavin Wright Privacy
25 Sept: David Downs Cancer survivor, patient advocate and ambassador for the Malaghan Institute
25 Sept: Rotary bookclub 5.30pm, The Wellington Club
2 October: Catherine Jones - Challenges for funding Creative HQ
9 October: Shane Harmon Sport and the Wellington economy
23 October: A grand night out- Fund raiser for Lifting the Lid
30 October: Rotary bookclub 5.30pm, The Wellington Club
8 December: Rotary xmas / end of year event 6 – 9pm at the Cable Top restaurant.

Wish for a smile and babies with cleft palates

Matt admitted to being terrible at golf so on Fridays he works with babies with cleft palates as well as the charity Wish for a Smile. The first "wish for a smile" patient in 2011 was Evan Hill who was on Campbell Live asking for help to fix his teeth and NZ raised $180,000. Part of this funding was put aside for Evan and the rest pledged to Wish for a Smile. Since then over 440 Kiwi Kids have accessed donated orthodontic treatment which equates to over $3m.