Your Rotary News May 2017 (Apr 03, 2017)

RYLA

Jul 01, 2017 – Jul 08, 2017

Rotary Leadership Institute

Glendowie College (Gate 1)

Sep 30, 2017 8:45 AM –
Oct 01, 2017 4:15 PM

Rotary Monthly Theme: Youth

Our Conference

We warmed up with Golf, Yacht Racing, Launch cruise and a Foundation Centennial Cruise on the Pacific Mermaid

On Friday night we enjoyed a very spirited Kapa Haka from One tree Hill College – their gift of appreciation for all Rotary Penrose does for them.

After prize giving; Ben Dowdle presented on what it’s like to be young in the 21^st century

Then Jean Louis Nguyen Qui from our District's E- Club in France shared about “The Buzz he gets from Rotary”

Saturday’s programme started with enthusiastic Tongan Drummers

then a formal Welcome & Opening by DG Roger.

Nigel Latta: Sp

oke of the radical changes coming.

Our current systems won't cope. There is a need to have more caring model in society to support all.

We need to tell stories with impact.

Rotary's values are needed for the future.

Claire Eyes and Beth Woolley: Shared the 3 year Pacific Island maternity nurse educational programme - funded by 3 global Grants

Nick Pattison from Kauri Flats School shared the 3D printer experience donated by Rotary Newmarket. The children are knowledgeable and producing useful items.

DG Roger updated the District AED (Defibrillator) project – originally targeting 50 units- already at 87 funded for our Auckland community.

Roll Call celebrated all the clubs present- including Papeete, Labasa, Suva , Taveuni Island, Apia, and visitors from US, UK, France, Australia. & Youth Exchange Students with their country flags.

Roger Milne showed Trees for Survival-was the best support for Rotary’s new environmental goal.

Youth Exchange Students shared the impact on many from their exchange.

RYE Chair Stewart Rowe told of newly formed ROTEC (returned RYE students) who together with current students raised $5000 for ERKS- Well Done!

Jean Louis showed the Imagination and Audacity of their E Club generating many Global grants

with their network of 39 Twin Clubs.

A great service achievement from a small club using the Rotary connections - available to all clubs

Awards: Colty Cup for best overall Club attendance: Tavenui Island.

Based on distance and % of membership

Best NZ Club Attendance: Auckland South.

PR award: Papeete & PHF for AG Patrick LeGall.

Bulletin Award: St Johns.

Best of Rotary: DG Roger presented a 22 minute video showing the diverse range of projects

that many of our Clubs undertook in "Serving Humanity" (now available on the Disrict web site).

Rotary Legends:

DG Roger presented a Skype interview with Peter Drysdale and his 30 years building Koroipita Village

near Labasa, Fiji. Many Rotarians have volunteered for this over many years.

This has provided homes for $1 per day to squatters.

Families are closely monitored and get great education and support.

Rotary Legends:

Geoffrey Amos from Taveuni was interviewed by John Prendergast

about the many projects they do;

including the Eye Project, building new houses and preschools,

repairing schools, dental projects ,digital literacy.

Raising $55k per member each year.

Michelle Dickinson: Starting small, thinking big.

Shared her passion for more science in education.

and the fascination in learning more about our world.

She has and new ventures in publishing cook books including the science cookbook, using recipes to illustrate its principles.

Best Project Award:

Rotary Taveuni Island- Eye Project

Saturday night at the Conference!!

Conference -Saturday Night- "Hello Sailor"

*Saturday Dinner & Dance *

The theme “Hello Sailor” saw lots of Navy and Pirates out in force.

Navies from New Zealand, France and Venezuela were on show.

Pirates were fearsome and many ragged.

$7500 was raised for the Rotary Foundation Centennial on the night.

This Tesla car was made available overnight for the random winner from the donation envelopes.

The Photo Booth encouraged the amorous.

Great Food and wine was enjoyed

We were all treated to excellent Indian dancing

by Harneet Golian.

Phil Madsen and his "Big" band

entertained us through the night

Our Conference - Sunday

Sunday started with Sir Ray Avery, “Change the World”, a witty journey through his history and perceptions of the unique benefits of being a New Zealander and his work with Fred Hollows, incubators and food supplements.

He reinforced our theme of “The Power of One” and endorsed the work of Rotary.

Sir Ray received a standing ovation

Interact Pakuranga, represented by Sam Chen and Crystal Leung, spoke well of their achievements and pride in being part of the Rotary family.We now have 15 Interact Cubs in District with the recent addition of Glendowie College

DG Roger Presented a Paul Harris Sapphire award to

Peter Woodcock for his work
overseeing Interact over 10 years

Rotaract.

Mehak Janjua told us Rotaract UoA achievements, Vaimoana Lolohea and Alex Gusman from Rotaract

Auckland and Pakuranga shared their activities and engagement with Rotary.

Awards:

The Twin Clubs trophy went to Jean Louis Nguyen Qui from E Club Francophone for their network of 39 Twin clubs which support many of their Global Grants.

Romac: GM Glenis Parton showed the work of ROMAC changing lives of Island children with NZ Surgery. A young Vanuatu girl was introduced with her grandmother, who was recovering from heart surgery.

DG Roger announced a District initiative to fund 3 Island Children to receive ROMAC Life Changing surgery funded by a Global Grant. This is being supported by Korean District.

The Change Maker Trophy was awarded to President Ainie Kwok also, to recognise the many new initiatives achieved during the year

The Environmental Award - was presented to Rotary St Johns - President Ainie Kwok for their wide ranging environmental projects.

Our MC - PDG John Prendergast presented “Building Rotary- Fresh Perspectives” highlighting how little Rotary Clubs have changed over the years, and questioning our organisation’s structure.

A challenge to encourage positive change club by club.

We are grateful to John for his professional presentation, wit and smooth management of presentations.

Cam Calkoen shared his experience of overcoming limitations of Cerebral Palsy to achieve his goals.

He wanted to be an athlete and public speaker- and against all the odds achieved that by Dreaming Big. His very inspirational and humorous talk showed us all that we can overcome most barriers and become “Awesome”. Cam received a standing ovation

Final Awards:

Conference Chair Scott Burridge was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship for his work in preparing and managing Conference with his committee.

Geoffrey Amos was awarded the Catherine Hamelin Trophy as the “Rotarian with the most Impact on their Community”.

Conference 2018 will be in Fiji.

Half-a-million students now safer drivers thanks to Rotary

Students from Rutherford College hosted a short ceremony to recognise National Road Safety Week earlier in May to celebrate the half a million young people across Australia and New Zealand who have gone onto our roads as safer young drivers and passengers after participating in the RYDA Programme. The programme is supported by many Rotary clubs in District 9920 involving their local schools. More clubs can become involved! Contact John Overall.

Dictionaries mean so much for Fijian students

Year/Class 5 Teacher is thanking Auckland Harbourside Rotary for the dictionaries distributed to his class students by Joyti and Sursen Singh on Wednesday 5th April 2017 and how it much it meant to them. The students were gathered in the School Library. Ratu Sauvoli Memorial School is a public school in Nabudrau, Noco, Rewa, Fiji. With nine teachers and over 250 children attending from 13 local villages, the school is desperately in need of extra funding and supplies such as books, desks, and chairs etc.

A 'set of wheels' and a life transformed

PAYAL Kumar was lost for words yesterday when she received her first wheelchair.

The Rotary Club of Labasa and the Wheelchairs Fiji Association presented her with the wheelchair after the 19-year old's plight was highlighted by this newspaper earlier this week.

She has suffered from juvenile rheumatoid since the age of five and she cannot walk. But she is now looking forward to going back to school. "I can't wait to go to school now as I have waited for this moment for a very long time," she said. Payal said her prayers had finally been answered.

Visually Impaired Camp for youth now 30 years of success

Each year Rotary Club of Remuera brings together visually impaired youngsters (9-16 year olds) supported by the Blind Foundation with a group of senior student buddies from Diocesan, Kings and Dilworth Schools, for a mutually beneficial & stimulating weekend of outdoor activity.

Girmit Day is an interesting cultural experience you can join in with - great fun!

Papatoetoe Central Rotary extends a very special invitation to all Rotarians and their partners to their first annual charity dinner event honouring Girmit.

Indo-Fijians are Fiji citizens who are fully or partially of Indian descent, which includes descendants who trace their heritage from various parts of the Indian subcontinent. They are mostly descended from indentured labourers, girmitiyas or girmit, from northern part of India brought to the islands by Fiji's British colonial rulers between 1879 and 1916 to work on Fiji's sugar cane plantations. The first indentured labour ship that brought Indians to Fiji was the Leonidas in 1879. The importance of Girmit Day is to celebrate the heritage and provide an idea of the difficulties their ancestors went through.

Proceeds from the event are going to Friends of Fiji Heart Foundation, Ronald Macdonald House Charity and St John Ambulance.

2nd National Membership Seminar - October 2017

Join the Publicity revolution that started 1 May 2017

A professionally developed, edgy and exciting publicity campaign started 1 May for three months that is designed to attract the interest of the public to inquire to clubs about Rotary involvement. Now two weeks in it is attracting thousands of views and quite a few direct membership enquiries that have been sent to the most appropriate clubs. Your club can participate very easily and if Facebook is not yet a strong pint for your club ... now is the time! All is revealed at http://www.rotaryoceania.zone/Page/2017-facebook-publicity-campaign-for-all-clubs

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