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From the pen of District Governor Graham Jull:Greetings fellow Rotarians.
Elizabeth and I have now completed our Governor visits to all 51 D9930 Rotary Clubs.
We have loved every moment of it and thank you for all the generous greetings, hospitality, warm friendship and an insight into all the good things your club is doing in your community and throughout the world.
It has been inspirational and a privilege to share the spirit and bond of Rotary that exists throughout our district.
Last week the final pack-out of the school books being sent to Tonga was accomplished by what had now become a small, but accomplished team.The photo shows Richard Hay, Bob McCaw, Robert Kyle, Mark Oldershaw, and Steve Winter. The same afternoon the team drove to pick up 5 cartons of books from Sacred Heart, which had been gathered up by Teresa Cowen, HOD Science.
The project team is indebted to Paul McGrail, ex-club member and Conroy’s dispatch officer, for coordinating the project with Conroys’. Paul is now working with Daniel Kull, who will arrange shipping to Nuku’alofa, the Port of Tonga, hopefully, to arrive before Christmas.
Well, team, it is hard to believe that your year abroad is in its final three months before you all return home to your expectant families.
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As time is marching on, I suggest that you tick off your final goals on your bucket lists and make the most of the coming weeks. I’d also like to remind you to maintain your positive attitudes and behaviours even though it may be tempting to let standards slip with home just around the corner.Now is a good time to plan how you are going to thank your host families and you should also be prepared to give a final speech at your last host club meeting.
Remember to try and keep your Rotary smile on even when faced with challenging times including goodbyes.
One last thing, please mark in your diaries our Debrief Day, held in Rotorua on Sunday 10 February 2019 – more information to follow.
Best wishes
Kevin and Dianne and all the committee.
Twelve students aged between 13 and a half and sixteen years of age will enjoy Ruruku (Welcoming) Weekend early next year.
Announcing the successful applicants on December 1st, District Chair Max Patmoy was thrilled at the success rate.
Max said, "This is the best district result in any district in Australia or New Zealand".
Rural Kids Bus Shelter Project Report Bob Gillon November 2018 The 3 Total Span Bus Shelters are completed and in use by local children in Te Rahu Road, Downard Road and Sutherland Road.
In May 2018 the Beacon ran an article calling for rural families to suggest sites for the bus shelters with a good response.
In negotiation with local schools and farmers, UzaBus, Whakatane District Council, Transit NZ and Chorus the 3 sites were selected and the pallets containing all the components were delivered from the factory in Christchurch to my home. Each frame was put together in my front yard. I commenced the on-site work clearing the sites, digging drainage and erecting boxing.
Whakatane ITM provided the steel mesh. The concrete base was poured - provided by Allied Concrete, then the frames transported to the site by trailer, lifted on and off by 4 strong neighbours and local farmers.
“One of the most widely printed and quoted statements of business ethics in the world is the Rotary "4-Way Test."It was created by Rotarian Herbert J. Taylor in 1932 when he was asked to take charge of the Chicago based Club Aluminium Company, which was facing bankruptcy.
Taylor looked for a way to save the struggling company mired in depression-caused financial difficulties. He drew up a 24-word code of ethics for all employees to follow in their business and professional lives. The 4-Way Test became the guide for sales, production, advertising and all relations with dealers and customers, and the survival of the company was credited to this simple philosophy.
Herb Taylor became president of Rotary International during 1954-55.
The 4-Way Test was adopted by Rotary in 1943 and has been translated into more than 100 languages and published in thousands of ways.
The message should be known and followed by all Rotarians.”
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Registration is now open for the 2019 District 9930 Conference, this annual conference is for everyone in the Rotary family!
Join us to learn, share, be inspired, and have fun.
Register online at:
Conference Website - www.d9930conference.com
Conference Facebook page - www.facebook.com/d9930conference
NEW CONFERENCE DATE IS 15-17 MARCH 2019
EARLY-BIRD REGISTRATIONS OPEN UNTIL DECEMBER 14TH !!!
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Rotary Morrinsville“A clear conscience is usually the sign of a mad memory”.
Rotary Havelock North
Mother: "So, what did you learn in school today?
Son: "Not enough, they want me to go back tomorrow"
Rotary Hamilton East
"If we are not meant to have midnight snacks how come there is a light in the fridge?
SPEAKER: Rhose Shand (Hearing Therapist)
Our speaker was Rhose Shand who is a hearing therapist with Life Unlimited Hearing and is based at the Hearing Association rooms in Southampton Street, Hastings.
Many of the Rotarians in the room were wearing hearing aids but none of them had any trouble understanding Rhose’s talk, as Rhose spoke slowly, with careful pronunciation and at a normal speaking level.
We learned a lot by observing Rhose’s presentation and appreciated that communication is far more than just the spoken word, but includes facial expression, body language and the topic.
Rhose gave us extensive advice on coping with hearing loss. She advised us all to have a hearing test, so that if our hearing suddenly deteriorated because of an accident, illness or other cause, the results of the initial test would be an important benchmark.
Rhose also advised those of us who wear hearing aids to wear them all the time. Using hearing aids just when ‘going out’ was very ineffective.
Guest Speaker Chris Barnard.Chris told us that everyone is included in this project and that it does not matter who you are.
Some projects like this have, in the past, failed after 1-2 years because not enough people were involved and the few who were, got tired! The success of this project is because many people signed a contract to commit to working in the garden. Even the little children signed by putting a thumbprint on the contract.
The rule is that everyone must take part. Honey has a meeting each week with the children included and no one is more important than the other. Chris said that the use of the garden is a smokescreen, really, it is about bringing people together in a useful way to benefit everyone in the community.
Some projects like this have, in the past, failed after 1-2 years because not enough people were involved and the few who were, got tired! The success of this project is because many people signed a contract to commit to working in the garden. Even the little children signed by putting a thumbprint on the contract.
The rule is that everyone must take part. Honey has a meeting each week with the children included and no one is more important than the other. Chris said that the use of the garden is a smokescreen, really, it is about bringing people together in a useful way to benefit everyone in the community.
Our speaker on Wednesday night was Nicole Siarez Peromo.Nicole and her mother Sandra attended our meeting as Nicole wanted to extend her thanks for the Dux prize and also to let us all know what her plans are for the next three years.
Nicole is studying for a Bachelor or Science and Technology with emphasis on the Environment.
She has received from Te Paewai O Te Rangi a scholarship for the Waikato University which will help finance the next three years of study.
World Polio Day on 24 October was a special moment for united action across the programme – a time for vaccinators, advocates and donors in every far corner of the globe to reflect together on the world’s incredible progress toward eradication.
Much has changed since the establishment of the GPEI in 1988, and the polio programme has changed with it. But one thing has remained constant: the commitment of the tireless individuals working to end this disease.
We’re thankful for the advocates from all walks of life – from religious scholars to polio survivors – who are taking bold steps each day to ensure that every child will one day be forever safe from polio.
Three years ago, Lesanthe underwent emergency surgery in Sri Lanka to remove a foreign object that penetrated his left arm.
While the object was successfully removed, Lesanthe was left unable to extend his wrist and hand.
Over the next few years, Lesanthe developed severe pain at the site of his initial injury which progressed along his forearm. When he met Interplast’s hand therapy team in his home country of Sri Lanka this year, he was unable to use his left arm and hand.
In Lesanthe’s first session with Interplast, he met volunteer occupational therapists and hand therapists, Beth McNeish and Kerry White, at the National Hospital in Colombo.
During this session, Beth and Kerry taught local occupational therapists how to make a splint for Lesanthe.
7 November –Rory Macdonald was our guest speaker.
Rory is a professional farrier and gave us an insight into his trade.
He talked about his historical connection with horses, his training and working overseas in Singapore.
After answering many questions, he gave a live demonstration of how to make and forge a shoe for a horse.
He also showed us various tools he is uses.
Ngaire introduced us to Barry Reynolds who spoke to us on train driving. Barry circulated some documents including one commendation and one reprimand. Barry enjoyed every minute working for the railways. He spoke to us about the Tangiwai disaster. He wished later that he'd never gone. His Dad hosted two young men that had been in the first carriage with Barry's brother. Their experiences is what attracted Barry to work for the Railways.
In readiness for the 1958 flood Barry was amongst many helping people evacuate residents from Matapuna. The next day he was called to do a work train to Ginn's Mill - waste of time, two washouts were far larger than thought.
Guest Speaker – Monika Zwart has the Driving Miss Daisy franchise. Prior to that, she was a police officer.
She grew up in Ormond, her father was a Dutchman who worked from sunrise to sundown. He lived by work and prayer.
She has two brothers who live away from Gisborne.
She took over the farm and as her Dad grew roses she was often called the rose lady.
Rotarian Lynne Trafford of the Rotary Ahuriri Sunrise club interviews District Governor Graham Jull at Radio Kidnappers in Hawke's Bay
Ngaire Jackson spoke to us about her experiences as a sufferer of poliomyelitis. Ngaire contracted polio at age 5 in May 1954. She had been at school for five months and was one of seven in the Bay of Plenty to get it.
They were all in the area at the same time. It was never proven where she got the disease.
She was the only one in her family to get it. She contracted it five months before the vaccine came out – being at a country school – they were the last to get immunised.
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