Rotary, June District Newsletter 2017

 
By the time you receive this message, we will be into the final month of this Rotary year. 
 
As they say, time flys when you’re having fun. 
 
For us, the last eleven months have passed by just so fast with the journey being a real pleasure and honour as governor of this great Rotary District.
 
As in past months, many things happen and you can only comment on a cross section of them. 
 
Highlights in the last month include:
 
 
 
 
 
 
When our Interplast volunteer surgical team met baby Andrew in Tonga earlier this year, his life was in the balance.
 
A severe cleft lip and palate meant that the seven-month-old could not feed properly.
 
“The milk goes in and comes straight back out,” said Anaesthetist Dr Lian Pfitzner.
 
Andrew was malnourished, and his immune system was terribly weak. He was dehydrated and had suffered repeated bouts of gastroenteritis, with multiple trips to intensive care fighting life-threatening infections.
 
 
 
Baby Andrew and Mum pre-operation
 
 
 
 
District 9930 Training Assembly happened on Saturday 6 May, a beautifully fine day in Taupo,
when most would prefer to be out in the sun and not in classrooms.
 
 
 
9930 PDG Geoff Mathis (2008-2009) adopted the project as a special emphasis on Literacy and it was enthusiastically taken up by all the clubs of the district.
 
The original project was aimed at providing year 4 students in low decile schools in our district with their own dictionary. 
 
The dictionary is seen as a gift  to each child.                                                                                                                                                                                     
The success of the project is proven with over 25,000 dictionaries presented to students in D9930 schools to date.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cambridge Rotary illustrates good publicity for their 24 Hr Cycle Challenge.
 
Cambridge Rotary in support of Alzheimer's New Zealand presents the 24 Hour Cycle Challenge.
 
It is hosted at the Avantidrome in Cambridge, NZ.   Web:  www.24hourchallenge.co.nz 
 
 
 
 
 
 

We were privileged to have Joe come to Paeroa to speak, due to the persistence of President Vivien, according to Joe.

Vivien had tried numerous times to get him to speak in Paeroa, and always he was busy, but the last time she rang, he agreed to come.

Joe was an “All Black” in the early 1970’s playing 10 tests as a fullback.

 He switched to Rugby League in Auckland in 1976/77.

 He spent 20 plus years of his life supporting  David Bain, to have his murder conviction overturned.

 
 
Thank you to Rotary Whakatane for the following item which appeared in the bulletin covering this week’s Rotary meeting:
 
Not the usual Three Minute Talk – however, DG Keith Owens spoke about the appeal fund that had been set up by the District at the time of the Kaikoura earthquake but which, not being needed at that time, had been redirected to assist with the Edgecumbe flood recovery.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Read on about Rotary Cambridge's $100,000 successes this year and how you may be able to earn more for your club!
 
 
 
Graeme Kitto continues his good work with the Enviro Awards in our local schools.
 
The photo is from a presentation at Rototuna Junior High School last week.    
 
The Club’s contribution this year is supporting the Planteer Module, a science technology project which includes planting thousands of trees to create a positive ecological environment within the school grounds.  
 
“A good example, I suggested, of thinking globally, acting locally. 
 
 
 
 

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The guest speakers this week, at Otumoetai Rotary, were three students from Otumoetai College - Gemma Tims, Bella Cartman, and Hannah O‘Neill.
 
They had attended the Summer Science Forum – and the first all-girl team selected by the club.
 
Gemma lead off their presentation in which they each talked about the academic modules they had attended.   Gemma spoke about microbiology, chemistry and sports science. 
 
 
 
 
 

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