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Mt Eden Wellness Day 2019

On 4 May, the Mt Eden Rotary Club held its inaugural free WELLBEING DAY OUT at the Mt Eden Village Centre.

The free open-access health and wellbeing initiative introduced the local community to a number of organisations and activities. The day went well and was received positively. Looking ahead, the intention is to hold a bigger event, broadening the focus to include the environment, conservation and sustainability, over a half day on an annual basis.

The club is very grateful for the Albert-Eden Local Board’s support and funding and the assistance provided by the organisations, workshop presenters, Rotarians and Rotaractors who participated.

Rotary Club of Mt Eden: Ursula Rajkumar, Aritra Ray (President), Ainslie Campbell (President-Elect), Geraldine Henderson

Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Programme
- June 2019

The District 9920 RYDA team Left to rt; George Wilson, Peter Wilcock, Lisa James, John Overall; Chairman

They were recognised by the National RYDA organisation as the leading District committee for New Zealand. All based on their level of effort, commitment and focus on spreading RYDA across the District

The Rotary Youth Driver Awareness programme (RYDA) was established in NZ about 12 years ago. The take up by Clubs varies by district but they are led by 9920. This year in our district there are 11 Colleges and approximately 2,000 students participating in the exercises.

Since its inception approximately 70,000 students in 97 Schools have attended.

Feedback by both Teachers and Students remains very positive.

Ongoing efforts by George Wilson, Peter Wilcock (both Papakura Club) and Lisa James (Somerville Club) make this programme successful.

Peter Ross: Chair District 9920 Youth Committee

Papatoetoe Central's fundraising event blew our socks off!

Papatoetoe Central Rotary's Indian Diaspora night was a great success. It was the perfect combination: guests had a wonderful night, and a significant amount of money was raised to support four charities: The Rotary Foundation, Cure Kids Fiji Oxygen Project, The Middlemore Foundation and Kids Can.

Polio Plus - Thank you

Not just another pic of Smiling Rotarians _ GIVING to END POLIO and YOUR Foundation of choice

These Rotarians featured have much to smile about. Your District 'End Polio' coordinator PDG Ron Seeto was on hand with AG Gill Johnston, pictured here with President Tim Edney, to receive 2 cheques from the Rotary Club of Penrose at their breakfast meeting!

A cheque for Foundation Annual giving of $2,750.00 and a cheque for Polio giving of $2,500.00 which becomes $7,500.00 with the Gates Foundation 2:1 Polio contribution.

What’s more, Rotary Penrose has exceeded RI President Barry’s call for a Polio per club contribution $1,500.

President Tim observed that the funds were from individual member contributions.

Here’s hoping that this can be an example for other clubs and their members in our District to do the same – GIVE to END POLIO BEFORE 30 June!

PS As both my regular readers will know I don’t like photographs of people handing over cheques. However, as I’ve often forgotten to recognise the huge work that Ron has been putting in for Polio Plus, this is an exception!

RYLA July 2019

RYLA – a district success story for clubs and awardees who attend

RYLA 2019 is on again in first week of July. This is one of the largest RYLA events in Australasia and is quite unique in many ways. Once again, we are expecting 120 candidates from a wide range of corporate and Rotary sponsors.

The support we get from all district 9920 Rotary clubs in terms of finding candidates, managing the corporate sponsors and in the overall support of the programme is greatly appreciated.

Interact Forum - May 2019

The Interact Forum was held on 25 May 2019

A majority of the Interact Clubs in Schools throughout our District got together to share ideas and meet other like-minded students and Rotaractors from Auckland University and Auckland City. Some of these Rotaractors were part of their school Interact Club and together, they shared their experiences and their "Rotary moment".

August 2019 Tennis Fellowship

Rotarians in New Zealand play golf. Everybody knows that. We have fund raising golf tournaments and golf matches at district conferences.

So – here’s a chance to extend our game playing toTennis! District Governor Ingrid received the following letter:

Polio Plus - May 2019

A CHALLENGE FOR ROTARIANS IN DISTRICT 9920

Please read the following note and the attached Polio Flyer which gives us five good reasons to eradicate Polio. To do this Rotary needs your help.

Around and About - During May 2019

Bulletins Received:

These clubs have been good enough to send me your bulletins. Thanks. I’ve read some inspiring stories, seen excellent pictures and been amused by the cartoons. Parnell (my club) has been given some ideas for speakers (yes, I do copy you!) and some ideas, for example publishing the sum collected for the sunshine fund each week. I don’t know who will be the district bulletin editor from July but I hope that you give her or him the same support.

Auckland
Auckland Downtown
Auckland East
Auckland Harbourside
Botany East Tamaki
Ellerslie
Howick

Mangere
Manukau City Sunrise
Newmarket
Newmarket
Otahuhu
Pakuranga

Papakura
Parnell
Penrose
St Johns
St Marylebone
(London – YHC’s old club)
Suva East

Mangere Rotary

Part of our stock of firewood ready for sale... We need to urgently find further sources to meet our target so we can fund all the needs in our community.

Contact David Gock if you can help phone 09 262 0404/0274528294

Email: davidgock@icloud.com

Also, Mangere consistently has the best cartoons!

Auckland Rotary World Press Photo Exhibition – 29 June to 28 July

Our Club will again be holding the World Press Photography Exhibition on Level 6 at Smith & Caughey’s during July. The winners for this year’s contest were recently announced in Amsterdam and for a glimpse of what will be on offer during July go tohttp://worldpressphotoexhibitionauckland.nz/

Penrose:

'As long as everything is exactly the way I want it, I'm totally flexible.' (a Stewart Mathews Moment)

Botany East Tamaki

St Johns – It’s quite a splendid bulletin, most of the events in it are records of successful projects (the ANZAC Day breakfast especially) and they do have some good humour!

Pakuranga Rotary

(One of the reasons why Paul Harris met with three friends as the first ‘Rotary’ meeting was to establish a network of business men who could help each other. Thus ‘classifications’ were introduced to ensure that a range of occupations were represented. At a time that we’re looking for more members we need to remember the importance of ‘networking’ when talking to potential members. YHC)

When Noel Holyoake joined Rotary in 1963 he had been in business in Rongotai for 10 years. Clubs in that era were defined by a commercial area and classifications were important. Noel was in the oil heating and air conditioning business and his firm manufactured sheet metal piping. What it needed to develop was the ability to incorporate bends in that piping...

Papatoetoe Central Rotary's Colourful Indian Diaspora Dinner was a Runaway Success

Papatoetoe Central Rotary’s Indian Diaspora Night and Fundraising Dinner was an incredibly successful event at which all guests had a wonderful time that achieved its main objective in making a very significant and valued contribution to the good work done by the four chosen Charites; The Rotary Foundation, Cure Kids Fiji Oxygen Project, The Middlemore Foundation and Kids Can

Curtain Call: An easy way to help

Interactors brainstorm some progressive ideas for future activities

On Saturday 25 May when Aucklanders were outside enjoying the sunshine, the majority of the Interact Clubs in Schools throughout our District got together to share ideas and meet other like minded students and Rotaractors from Auckland University and Auckland City.

Rotary in Kiribati - an uplifting story

Rotary is at the beginning of a journey in Kiribati that will see the local community addressing pressing challenges in this very isolated, poor and climate affected land.

Feeling GREAT at Mt Eden Rotary's Wellbeing Day Out

Mt Eden Rotary Club’s inaugural free WELLBEING DAY OUT at the Mt Eden Village Centre introduced the local community to a number of organisations and activities as part of a free and open-access general health and wellbeing initiative as well as boosting the profile of Rotary within the local community. Shown here are the Rotaractors.