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Club News
29 May, 2022
 
 
We hope this bulletin finds you and your whanau well.
If you have cold or flu symptoms, are isolating with a sick family member,
or can't join us in person for other reasons, 
You do not need to register formally to do this, but your attendance is still recognised.
 
This week's speaker
Meng Foon

Meng Foon is a New Zealand politician who served as the mayor of Gisborne from 2001 to 2019. Since August 2019, he has been New Zealand's Race Relations Commissioner.

He is coming to speak to our club about the Human Right's Commission.
Register here by 5pm tomorrow

 

***   IMPORTANT   ***

 
If you do not want a meal, want a special meal, or cannot eat particular foods, you must put it in the comments section of your registration.
 
If you do not receive a confirmation of registration immediately after you have registered, you have not completed the process.
 
If you miss the deadline for Registration, a meal will not be prepared for you.

 

Member Duties 

For the meeting at The Wellington Club at 7am on 1 June:

 

                                                      Desk -- Brenda            Opening Thought -- Hadleigh                         
                            Greeting -- Hayley & Rio            Introduction --  Eden                               
                                   Buy the Box -- Heather            Thanking -- Bill                                                
                                       Club Reporter -- Brent            Parting Thought --  Geoff                                                                                                                                                                  
                    Please contact Brent to arrange a replacement if you are unable to complete your duty this week       
 
 
Notices
 

RCPN on Zoom

Click this link to join us this week at 7am.

Please, let Hayley or Brent know if you are able to help Zoom our meetings each week.

 

Tree Planting in Tawa

 The Rotary Club of Port Nicholson has teamed up with The Friends of Tawa Bush Reserves to plant trees at the  on Sunday June 12th at 1pm. For more info, click here. If you would like to take part, please contact Lisa King. 

 

Auction Prizes wanted

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

 
 
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.
In case you missed it..
Jim Lynch; Sanctuary visionary
A new inland sanctuary, 15 times bigger than Zealandia, around Wainuiomata. This is being proposed by Jim Lynch, who was the architect and visionary behind Zealandia and visited our Club last week. 
 
David Barnes reports
Read more...
The future looks good!
   Events, Meetings and Speakers we have to look forward to include:  
 
  • Wednesday 8 June: Carey Clements - Archivist at Wellington High School
  • Wednesday 8 June: PNRC Book Club @ 5pm. Details here
  • Friday 10 June: Cringeworthy – the 80s  a night at Circa
  • Sunday 12 June: Tree Planting with Friends of Tawa Bush (click here for more info)
  • Wednesday 15 June: Claudia Rees - Learnings from the Pandemic
  • Wednesday 22 June: Changeover
  • Wednesday 29 June: Audrea Topps Harjo - COO at A44 Games & Founder of InclusionFX
  • Friday 8 July: Flashback Friday at Thistle Inn
  • Friday 30 September: Charity Auction
 
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
 
 
If you have feedback for the Editors, or content you would like included in the club bulletin, please send it to rcpnbulletin@gmail.com by midnight on Saturday to ensure its inclusion.
 
 
Noho Haumaru (Stay safe)
See you on Wednesday!
In person, or on zoom