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.
Jennifer E. Jones makes history, becomes first woman named Rotary president-nominee
Jennifer Jones, of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2022-23.
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These clubs keep things fresh with new ideas and new members.
The world stopped. They didn’t
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