Another Successful Event held on 9th February 2024
Held in fine hot weather.
23 teams competed for the Russell Moore Memorial Trophy Won by the Taranaki Rugby Football Union team skippered by The New Zealand Rugby Coach of the year 2023 Neil Barnes.
The major beneficiary of the Tournament was Flourish (a community collaboration that makes parenting easier) run by Carla Moore (Russell's daughter).
Thanks to the big Team of Rotary volunteers, Flourish participants and Men Can Gym who helped run the BBQ on the 12th.
A successful 50/50 raffle run by Myles Derry raised $1160, the winner Mark Irving generously donated $1160 back to Flourish.
Next years tournament to be held on Friday 14th February (Valentines day) 2025 the centennial year for The Rotary Club of Ngāmotu.
Charity Golf Tournament now to be held on 24th February 2023
2022 Annual Rotary Club of Ngāmotu Charity Golf Tournament 11th November
Great Changeover Night organised by outgoing President Sally Morch where we inducted Jan Dempsey as our new President.
Special awards to Des Friedrich a Saphire PHF Pin (particularly recognising Des's outstanding leadership for The Forest Of Peace and Rememberance Network project)and Presidents award to Wally Garrett for his support of the President through the year.
We were thoroghly entertained by The Madrigal Companie with unaccompanied singing from Classical Elizabethan to modern including a Maori Waiata.
Our District Governor Marilyn Stevens and husband Wayne thanked the club for the invitation to the night which was her first official visit to a club in the District. Marilyn involved everyone in coming up with the 5 most important points for attracting and engaging members
Acknowledgement of Symons Transport assistance in providing transport for NPBHS Interact Club boys to Rotary Club projects (Ian Eliason Reserve)
President Sally presenting Rebekah Smith our Intereact Club Liason person at New Plymouth Boys High with a Christmas Hamper as a thank you for her support throughout the year.
Rotary Club of Ngāmotu Annual Russell Moore Memorial Golf Tournament 12th November, 2021
The Tournament was successfully run on Friday 12th November 2021.
Despite some misgivings about weather predictions and COVID 19 cases in Stratford confirmed the day before the tournament was able to be held. We were very fortunate that the rain held off until during the prizegiving.
7 Celebrity guests (Conrad Smith, Carl Hayman, Grant Moorhead, Jamie Reid, Doc Van Praag, Bryan Vickery and Jack Van Prenh (the under 16 current Waikato champion), played they certainly provided a special atmosphere for the tournament.
Prizes were given to most of the 21 teams that competed in the tournament, thanks largely in part to Ted Normanton from Alzheimers Taranaki who single handedly managed to obtain approximately $1500 worth of goods and vouchers from New Plymouth businesses.
The winning team was Dean Clement's representing the Alzheimers Club. They were presented with the Russell Moore Memorial Trophy.
A very successful auction was held with Colin Morrison as our Auctioneer raising approximately $3100
Gross income for the tournament was approximately : $13500
Top: Ted Normanton, Neil Wolfe, Conrad Smith
Bottom left: Ted Normanton, President Ngāmotu Rotary Sally Morch
Bottom Right: Neil Wolfe, Carl Hayman
Our annual club major fundraiser. The major beneficiary is Alzheimers Taranaki.
This year we are having an optional "Celebrity' draw for the 5th player in a team.
Celebrity names to be released soon.
Financial Assistance to Cleaver family by the Rotary Club of Ngāmotu Trust
enabling the fit out of a van for Vann Cleaver.
The Cleaver family approached the Rotary Club of Ngāmotu Charitable Trust seeking assistance with the fit out of some equipment in the family van.
This was to help provide mum (Abby) with the ability to cope with the particular needs of their son Vann.
Vann is autistic and is also deaf and has other medical problems for the family to cope with.
The Trust considered their situation, and thought that this was a deserving case, justifying the $3000 grant, whereby the family were already doing a fantastic job in meetings Vann’s special needs.
The family had exhausted all other avenues in seeking assistance financially, and the Trust is flexible enough to judge each application on its own merits and only too willing to help out.
Abby is very appreciative of the support that the Charitable Trust has been able to provide.
Based on the numbers attending from the club and the distance travelled to Carterton
Several members helped with counting money and distributing beads to relay participants.
Rotary Club of Taranaki supporting New Plymouth Riding for The Disabled
Rotary Club of Ngāmotu presented with a Team Award by New Plymouth MP Glen Bennett at Volunteering New Plymouth Annual Award Presentation Saturday 5th December at The New Plymouth District Council.
The Rotary Club of Ngāmotu set a goal for the 2020/21 year of increasing participation in Community Service. Previously it was easy to raise money through raffles and other activities and present local organisations with a cheque from funds. President Sally Morch wanted the club to become more hands on support for worthy local organisations that needed help.
In previous years the club members have assisted at the Relay4Life event. On the day members would man the ice-cream caravan. In 2021 March they President Sally and club member ADG Des Friedrich will have the task of assisting with raising the flag, president Sally is secretary of the organising committee for Relay4Life and members will be assisting with “Handing out Beads for Laps Completed”
During Covid, Club members Des Friedrich and Wally Garrett along with President Sally began to develop a more in-depth relationship with the Cancer Society. Initially members gave of their time to man a pop-up stall in Centre City during August 2020. Club members clocking up 52 hours over the four weeks. Members went on to assist by washing, servicing and maintaining the Society’s cars, making sure the Society knew when the cars’ warrants, registration and professional servicing were due.
The club members also began the task of washing the windows of the Cancer Society’s building in Lorna Street.
The club has committed to organise a roster for the first week of the stall in Centre City wrapping shopper’s Christmas presents. All proceeds from this go to the Cancer Society. The club have been assisted in this task by members of the Inner Wheel club and New Plymouth North Rotary Club.
The Cancer Society appreciated the Club’s help and nominated them for an award with Volunteering New Plymouth. On 5th December the Rotary Club of Ngāmotu were presented with a Team Recognition Award at a function at the New Plymouth District Council Chambers.
Rotary Club of Ngāmotu Harcourts Team Green Annual Charity Golf Tournament 13th November 2020
This was the seventh year the tournament had been held at The New Plymouth Golf Club- Ngāmotu Links.
A very successful day played in perfect conditions with the course in magnificent order.
22 teams of 4/5 competed this year for the Russell Moore Memorial Trophy (Russell was an active past president of The Rotary Club of Ngāmotu and an active member of The New Plymouth Golf Club).
The Tournament was an Ambrose competition with the winning team from Harcourts Taranaki (Incrediballs).
Indeed their winning net score was incredible 47.7
An inquiry and drug testing regime was threatened but to no avail.
The team had 2 Eagles, 12 birdies, 4 pars and no bogies!!!! Their Gross score was 56
Pictured below is the Team Captain Chris Kenning receiving the Trophy fittingly from Carla Moore and flanked by Sally Moore (Carla and Sally are Russell's daughters)
Wonderful night with 46 attendees, New Plymouth West made it their club night for the week.
New Plymouth Tramping Club members attended. Owen Vaughan's address was very professional and enjoyed by everyone there.
Great social night at President Sally's Home Summerset Village.
Pot Luck meal, Bowls, card making and fellowship
About the August 10th Guest Speaker: Owen Vaughan
A little back ground…
In a nutshell it may be best to say that I am a very ordinary bloke who loves the outdoors and walked the length of New Zealand raising money for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer along the way. I took a six month break from my Engineering Consultancy business to walk the trail because I wanted to, because I could and to reflect on those no longer with us. We all have dreams and aspirations, not everyone gets the opportunity to live their dreams. Too many pass before their time...
I have been tramping in the back country since my first multiday tramping trip back in the mid-seventies. I have lived in New Zealand for the past 24 years and during that time I have completed many of New Zealand’s Great Walks & Cycle Trails. I am a member of the local Nga Tapuwai o Taneatu Tramping Club and have also been involved with the Milton Rotary Tramping Club as a volunteer leader for the past four seasons.
My initial interest in doing a "thru walk" was sparked after reading the book "Wild" by Cheryl Strayed. I first heard of the Te Araroa Trail in 2016 when I sectioned walked about 350km of the trail in the Waikato & King Country. In March 2018 I spent time camping at DOC sites along the Otago section of the Trail. I spoke to a number of TA trampers to find out more about their journey. From that point on it was a case of "when" not "if".
My planning for this trek was well underway when I attended the memorial service for yet another good friend who had passed. At the end of the service the family requested no flowers, but asked that we consider donating to a worthy cause. To this end I registered my walk with Leukaemia Blood Cancer NZ as a Rotary Club of Whakatane fundraiser and sought support for the cause as I meandered down the length of New Zealand.
I documented my walk and maintained contact with followers via a dedicated Facebook Page titled “Same Shirt Different Day”
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8 Pensioner Flats built in 1974 to celebrate Clubs 50th Jubilee.
President Sally Morch takes over for 2020/21
Sally is from Dunedin, acknowledged her Genealogy in Maori.
She thanked her supporting Whanau Sue(her daughter) and Mike Vennik and friend Jackie Mayne for their attendance.
She also acknowledged her siblings in Australia; Chris, Jo and Carl who were watching live via zoom.
Her late husband Evan joined our club on 1st April 1986 and encouraged her to take on roles within Rotary.
She mentioned that there were opportunities for our club to help those in need effected by COVID 19 not just monetarily but providing physical help
Sally thanked David for his year as President on behalf of the club. Also acknowledged the work that Raewyn has done supporting David with the presentation of flowers.
She presented Rotary Pins (with the new Rotary theme for 2020/21 Rotary Opens Opportunities) to:
David Lusk: Past President
Murray Gillespie: Secretary
Des Friedrich: Treasurer
Wally Garrett: Community, Projects and Trust Director
Dennis Eales: Membership and IYE District Liaison.
Sally completed her address with a waiata.
A full transcript can be seen of the evening from David's Presidents Report to Sally's induction by clicking on the following link:
First meeting at the Auto Lodge for 2 months Monday 8th June
The 10th of June will mark 95 years since the Rotary Club off Ngāmotu was chartered.
For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.After serving her time, Bianca sought help from a local homeless organization, A Safe Haven, and moved to its shelter in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Bianca followed the program closely -- she attended all the required meetings, passed drug tests, and volunteered at every opportunity.
What is it like taking a large team to Africa? It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.A highlight for the team was greeting the chief of Sagadugu. The team got excited about buying goats and food for children in the villages where I support eight churches. It was good to see the pastors of most of the eight churches, and I had to explain that we were just passing through on our way to Bolgatanga.
Music has been an important part of leading an ordinary life for students at the Music School for Children With Disabilities in Honor of Paul Harris in Lublin, Poland. Founded by Rotary members, the school serves 20 students with various disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and visual impairments. The Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Curie-Sklodowska has provided funding with help from Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society, which houses the school.
After their son Mateusz was born with underdeveloped eyes, Mariusz and Joanna Kania looked for ways to help him be active. When he showed an aptitude for music, they looked for a teacher and were thrilled to find the Paul Harris music school.
Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free."The three-year achievement sets the stage for polio-free certification of the entire Southeast Asia region by the World Health Organization. The Indian government also plans to convene a polio summit in February to commemorate this victory in the global effort to eradicate polio.
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