September 2019    This Newsletter has been sent to all District 9920 Rotarians

District Governor Gary's Message

We are almost two months into the new Rotary year and clubs will have set their Rotary citation goals and are well underway with their programmes.  I am encouraging clubs to work with neighbouring clubs to support each other.  It is important that clubs report both volunteer hours and money spent on community activities as both are essential in identifying the extent of Rotary service in the community.
 
Jan and I have so far visited twenty Rotary clubs and one Rotaract club since the district changeover on 6 July.  This includes the clubs we visited in Suva.  We have been warmly welcomed and have been privileged to see clubs in action and have visited many community projects that are good examples and illustrate my theme “Create Lasting Change”.
 
It is important that Rotarians and clubs tell their stories.  Whether personally or by way of social media, club and district websites and the district newsletter, etc.  We are often asked what is Rotary?  We need to have our elevator speech ready and share why we are in Rotary and the good work that Rotary does in the community.  We also need to ensure that we are identified as Rotarians by displaying Rotary banners and wearing the Rotary vests and caps when we are working on projects in the community.  It can lead to membership enquiries.
 
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Early Bird Register for District Conference 2020 Now

This will be one of the most inspiring and convenient of recent times so ensure the dates are in your (and your club) diary and to help your planning go to the Conference website for full information including the Top Ten reasons for going:
 
  • World Class Venue 
  • Meet the Most Inspiring People in the World
  • Strengthen your Club and your Passion for Rotary
  • Plenty of Time to Party and Socialize
  • Explore Auckland City – The City of Sails
  • Enjoy Special Conference Events and More
There is special Early Bird  registration for those of you willing to plan ahead so please register and take advantage of this.
 

District Governor Nominations Now Open

If you have ever thought of becoming a Governor of District 9920 now is your chance to apply. Read on.

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Newsflash: SAVE THIS DATE

Friday 1 November. Legacy startup event for End Polio  - fundraising promotion – “Riding a train to enable others to walk”
INVITATION: Rotarians and Rotary Clubs to ride and/or gather at their allocated stations
WHAT: Ride a Train to End Polio stopping over at 40 odd stations on the Auckland Rail network
WHEN: Friday 1 November
 
CLUB PROMO PACKAGE : standby for more info!
 
Pictured (L-R): Wally Thomas, AT Executive General Manager Stakeholder, Communities & Communication, Phil Wratt, Customer Liaison Delivery Lead, Customer Liaison, Customer Experience and Ron Seeto
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Ride like a Girl - Helping Polio

This years Polio Movie Event is fantastic for the whole family to enjoy together and clubs can arrange for screenings as part of raising funds for Polio Eradication.
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The Annual Rotary and Dove Hospice Book Fair

The Rotary Club of Auckland East and Dove Hospice are proud to present this year’s book fair:
Friday, 13 September to Sunday, 15 September at St Heliers School, St Heliers.
 
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Mt Eden and Epsom Rotary invite you to Downton Abbey

 

In September, the worldwide phenomenon DOWNTON ABBEY becomes a grand motion picture event as the beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives.  A royal visit from the King and Queen of England will unleash scandal, romance and intrigue that will leave the future of Downton Abbey hanging in the balance.  Set in 1927–1929.

HEARTS4KIDS FUNDRAISER
The Hearts4Kids Trust is a volunteer medical team from New Zealand which travels to Fiji to perform life-saving congenital heart surgery on babies and children.  With help these children have the opportunity to lead an active and fulfilling life.
 
Repairing simple congenital heart defects is one of the most lifesaving operations to be done in the field of medicine today.  Unfortunately there are 350 children born each year in the Pacific Islands that do not have immediate access to this life saving surgery without travelling to New Zealand or receiving medical missions from other countries.

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Interact Club of Elim Christian College hit the ground running

 

From the Somerville Rotary Club - our Interact Club at Elim Christian College started the year in full throttle.  The new team of directors is raring to go.  They have organized a Daffodil Day fundraiser and have other exciting plans.  Here’s an article written by Eliza Chin and Bethany Britten about the Interact changeover that is worth a read.
 
Cast your mind back to your high school years.  Do you recall ever having a special school assembly featuring the changeover of your Interact club board, complete with flowers, banner and a YouTube mp4 of the national anthem?  Oh, and was it all organised by a small team of dedicated, servant-hearted students?  Because Elim Christian College did all that one Monday morning on 24 June 2019.
 
 
The 2019-2020 Interact Club Board with their teacher in charge, Mr Darron Gedge.
 
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ROMAC - Another Successful Operation

 

From Wayne Brewer, ROMAC Representative District 9920

ROMAC is a totally Rotary funded project offering life saving and dignity enhancing surgery for Pacific Island children that is not available to them in their home countries.  ROMAC operates across all districts in Australia and New Zealand.

In Auckland the families are accommodated at Ronald McDonald House, mainly for surgery at Starship, and are hosted by local Rotary clubs who provide support and look after the family's day to day needs.  Some clubs have a group of members sharing this most rewarding activity of caring for families in need.  The ROMAC NZ committee offers full support and guidance.

Elizabeth Thomson from Downtown Rotary, whose report follows, has hosted a number of families and is currently looking after Ben Mahit and his mother Mayling from Vanuatu.  Also in Ronald McDonald House at the moment is Jasminah and his mother Angelina.  They are being hosted by Josie Adriaansen and the Rotary Club of Brown's Bay, District 9910.

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Brave Thinkers from Rarotonga

From the “Rarotarian” – the Rotary Club of Rarotonga newsletter.
 

Earlier this year we were the major sponsors in sending a team of students from Tereora College, the National College of the Cook Islands, to Palmerston North to participate in a brave new programme where ideas have no limit and business is exciting.  Their challenge was to identify a social, environmental or individual problem and solve it with a brave business idea.  Members from the team will be in attendance at our meeting on the 4 September as guest speakers and report back on their experiences.

The “Brave Thinkers” at our 50th celebrations with Helen Clark.

Patumahoe School  Rotakids Club

The Rotary Club of Franklin have sponsored Patumahoe School - the third in District 9920 (fifth school in the country) to have a RotaKids club.  RotaKids is designed to engage children to come up with projects they want to facilitate that will can benefit individuals, their school and the local community.  In doing so it teaches them leadership skills, selflessness and gives them confidence as young people.  Patumahoe School picked 11 students they felt would do the programme justice. 
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Rotary Youth Exchange - the coming together of cultures

 

 
A rousing powhiri haka performed by NZ and overseas exchange students from Argentina, Austria, Denmark, France, Germany and the Netherlands was the highlight of the Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) marae weekend attended by District Governor Gary and Jan.  The marae weekend was held from 9 to 11 August.
 
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Christmas spuds pay for new mobility scooter

 

 
Helen Ratapu rides on her new mobility scooter with Belfast Kaiapoi Rotary President Peter Prattley.
 
For fifteen years Helen Ratapu has struggled with back pain and arthritis which has stopped her from taking her grandchildren swimming and to the park.  But now the 65-year old from Redwood can do all she ever wanted to - thanks to potatoes.
 
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Joint Foundation and International Information Evening 4 September 2019

Still time for RLI this weekend! But call ASAP

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UPCOMING KEY DATES

2019
 
16 to 19 September
Zone 8 Governor-elect training in Christchurch
20 to 22 September
Zone 8 Rotary Institute in Christchurch
October
The 2019 Manual of Procedure is scheduled for distribution
15 October to 15 November
Council on Resolutions meets online.  Resolutions proposed can be viewed online from 1 October: https://my.rotary.org/en/cor/vote
2020
 
19 to 25 January
International Assembly in San Diego, California
6 to 10 June
International convention in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Registrations are now open.

It is all yours ... be proud of it

How many Rotary club members know where the club has come from, or the journey it has taken to get where they are?  This is important but why?  Now is the best time to write your club's history with all the tools and help you need to achieve this.
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Clubrunner websites can run like 'well-oiled machines'

Club websites that function without fuss or drama and contribute to a smoothly functioning Rotary club are not the thing of dreams, they exist.  At the beginning of a new Rotary year now is the time to seek this for your club if you wish.
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District 9920 is a geographic area covering a half of Auckland, New Zealand and the seven Pacific nations of American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Samoa and Tonga.  This is the largest maritime district in Rotary and this unique Pacific influence provides Rotarians with wide ranging and interesting service opportunities.  In this area there are 53 Rotary clubs of which a third are in the Pacific countries.
 
 
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