During COVID lockdowns in 2020-21, Glenys Parton from D9930 created a quilt titled “Mending Hearts” and donated it to Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) to raffle.
With the continued disruption of COVID, the sale of the tickets was extended into the 2022-23 Rotary year.
Tickets were largely distributed and promoted by Glenys in D9930 and by Sue Smith, the partner of the District Governor of 9920.
David Cotter, winner of the ROMAC Quilt raffle, with Glenys Parton D9930.
The raffle closed on 30 June 2023 and was drawn under JP's supervision on 2 July. David Cotter of Tauranga held winning ticket 741, sold to him by Steve Dorrington of Tauranga Sunrise Rotary. Thank you, Steve.
Thank you to all who purchased tickets for this raffle over the years. Your contribution to ROMAC has supported Rotary’s work to improve the health and well-being of the children of the Rotary Zone 8 region by facilitating “medical aid for children in the form of life-saving and/or dignity restoring surgery, not accessible to them in their home country”. Just over $4000 was raised for ROMAC. Doing good in our own backyard.