We are now starting the second month of the 2018-19 Rotary year.
Your Rotary Club leadership teams are “being the inspiration” for all the good work you are doing in your communities and the support you are providing for Rotary action and funding throughout the world.
The vital partnership to this success is the fun and fellowship you are all having in your clubs.
Hamiltonian anesthetist Alan Goodey is an Interplast volunteer who has been visiting Samoa for many years. One of the lucky recipients of surgery has been six-year-old Daniel.
It was a great outcome for the young boy, opening up a brighter future that will include less chance of social exclusion, better speech development, ease of eating and drinking, and more.
But his story illustrates the challenges of treating conditions that in countries such as New Zealand are dealt with quite early in a child’s life.
Our Guest Speaker was John Wilson (with assistance from Wally Sutherland) who spoke about his 64 years in Rotary and life in Whakatane as it was then and is now.
John was introduced by Jude who said that it was a great privilege to introduce John especially as he had been in Rotary for 64 years, which is longer than she has been alive…
John started his working life as an optometrist in Hamilton. He did a lot of work visiting Waikato and the Bay of Plenty, and he would spend two days in Whakatane and Opotoki in premises that are no longer there.
In March, Nola Ardern despatched a shipment to Niusawa High School, on Taveuni Island, on behalf of our club.
The shipment was several hundred girls knickers, and 60 metres of fabric, sewing threads, clasps and ribbons for the Home Economic Department, as part of the Days For Girls programme.
The picture on the right shows Joey, the wife of Taveuni Rotary member Geoffrey Amos, presenting the goods after they have arrived, to Vice-Principal Premila, and and the Home Economics teacher.
They were amazed at the variety and contents, and extremely grateful . They send sincere thanks to Nola and the club.
To all Rotarians who participated in the Guess who's coming to dinner on Monday, July 23 --- a very big thank you to you all.
The response was great with 35 members involved. Certainly very encouraging for future such events---- maybe on a Saturday next time or even a Sunday lunch???
My warmest appreciation goes to the hosts who responded to my request -- your generosity made my job so easy. THANK YOU most sincerely.
The group I was with enjoyed fine fare, stimulating conversation and the friendliest of hospitality. Mary Lockwood
There were nine outbound students and a few inbound students who had recently arrived in the country attended the day.
Organised by the District Committee it was a very informative and inspirational day for the students. Gabby has been told she is going to Moscow a city in Idaho in District 5080 (Idaho, Washington and British Columbia). She will travel to the USA on 12 January 2019 on an open twelve-month ticket returning about 7 January 2020.
Keith Lines, Ken Holst, Bill Hawkins and Richard Hay uplifted 20 wine barrels from the Mission this morning and stored them at Bill’s place.
Keith is putting them up for sale on Trade Me. Paul McGrail and Convoys also helped as they provided the truck at no charge to transport the barrels from the Mission to Bill's place.
Guest Speaker-Lidnsey Weaver is the Parks and Recreation manager. She has been involved with Parks and Recreation for 18 years and is passionate about it.
Her role includes liveable communities, community services, Parks operation manager, landscape design, toilet facilities, permanent plantings, sports grounds, libraries, parks, litter bins, and theatres.
Recreational Services are the contracted service that looks after the amenities and Lindsey is the liaison person between them and the council.
Club Innovation: Spread out across thousands of square miles in the eastern states of Australia, Rotarians fire up laptops, tablets, and smartphones and log on to weekly club meetings from their RVs using a teleconferencing app.
Members map routes for the jamborees, service projects, and fundraising they plan to do with their club and with the clubs they’ll visit on their journeys.
Campers roll with Rotary: Every day, about 135,000 recreational vehicles roll down Australia’s highways.
From Wellington, Rod has worked for the Probation Service and as a journalist in Parliament and with Government Departments – Ministry of Defence and Forestry.
Now retired he has taken time to research the Guinness family of which his wife is a descendant of Arthur Guinness.
With a background in brewing and with the help of his father’s resources Arthur set up the first brewery in Dublin in 1759.
Members of the Rotary Club of Taradale were saddened to learn that one of their longest serving members had died.
Robert (Bob) Bruce Twaddle QSM passed away peacefully in Summerset surrounded by family members on the morning of the 6th July 2018, a few days short of his 94th birthday.
Bob will long be remembered as the Foundation Principal of Taradale High School. In 1969 he appointed a team of 10 talented teachers, and despite unfinished grounds and buildings, the school opened on 3rd February 1970,
In the calm blue waters of Lamon Bay in Quezon Province, Philippines, lies a source of pride for local fishermen and a submerged salute to Rotary: an artificial reef in the shape of a Rotary wheel.
The wheel has helped restore the local fishing industry, which was devastated by large-scale commercial fishing vessels that used dynamite, cyanide, and fine mesh nets from the late 1990s through the early 2000s.
This Rotary year has been exhilarating, enjoyable, educational and fun for me as your District Governor.
Our 2017/18 theme of Rotary: Making a Difference represented what Rotary is and Rotary does, every day and in so many ways and this past year I have seen Rotary at work, making a difference to people’s lives and communities locally and internationally:
Well, that’s about all there is for this issue for District Governor Graham. Don’t forget that the District website is now fully operational and you will find a plethora of information about Rotary, D9930 clubs, and all activities. Please take a good stroll through the site by clicking HERE.
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Our Guest Speaker was John Wilson (with assistance from Wally Sutherland) who spoke about his 64 years in Rotary and life in Whakatane as it was then and is now. .png)
Rotary Usborne Dictionaries were handed out at South School on Tuesday 26th to 60 children. 
In March, Nola Ardern despatched a shipment to Niusawa High School, on Taveuni Island, on behalf of our club. 
To all Rotarians who participated in the Guess who's coming to dinner on Monday, July 23 --- a very big thank you to you all. 
There were nine outbound students and a few inbound students who had recently arrived in the country attended the day.
Guest Speaker-Lidnsey Weaver is the Parks and Recreation manager. She has been involved with Parks and Recreation for 18 years and is passionate about it.
Club Innovation: Spread out across thousands of square miles in the eastern states of Australia, Rotarians fire up laptops, tablets, and smartphones and log on to weekly club meetings from their RVs using a teleconferencing app.
Speaker ~ Rod Smith Author “Guinness Down Under”
I can’t publish a photo of our guest speaker tonight because he is also our Club photographer!
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Members of the Rotary Club of Taradale were saddened to learn that one of their longest serving members had died.
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Tree planting ---
In the calm blue waters of Lamon Bay in Quezon Province, Philippines, lies a source of pride for local fishermen and a submerged salute to Rotary: an artificial reef in the shape of a Rotary wheel. 
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