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DESCRIPTION:This week is we have Ben Baker One of our honorary members\, gi
 ving us a musical interlude.  A little background on Ben: Born in New Zeal
 and\, Benjamin studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal College 
 of Music where he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Rose Bo
 wl. In 2013 he won 1st Prize at the Windsor International Competition and 
 was a prize-winner at the YCAT International Auditions in London.  He was
  a Fellow at the  Ravinia Festival’s Steans Music Institute in Chicago 
 in 2016 and 2017.   His first CD for Champs Hill Records was released in 
 2015 and immediately went to No.12 in the Classical Charts.  REMINDER - F
 lashback Friday is one week away - 31 August - 1pm 187 Bar All welcome :) 
 Please register for yourself and any guests no later than 6pm Sunday 26 
 October with details of any dietary requirements\, so that we can advise 
 attendance information to the Wellington Club. Please note - if you dont 
 register and turn up - there may not be any breakfast available. Duties fo
 r the meeting: Desk - 6.45am          David Quinn       Greeter
                      Andre Lategan     Kaikohau        
            Mike Selvadurai     Opening Thought     Tamaris Live
 ra Introduction             Dawn Sanders Thanking            
         Richard Westlake   Sharing                      
  Jeff Lee Parting Thought         Howard Tong    Club Reporter   
           David Barnes    If you are unable to perform your duty p
 lease get someone else to stand in for you and advise Jo Douglas (joanna.d
 ouglas1954@gmail.com) and President Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.c
 om) who the replacement is. Notes for the coming weeks meeting: RSVP no l
 ater than Sunday 26 October\, 6pm (Best do it now).  Please make sure y
 ou register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mea
 n no food and no seat. If you have any dietary requirements\, please note 
 them in the comments section of the registration Include your email addres
 s and mobile phone number in the response If you wish to bring guests/spou
 se/partner\, please add them when you register Remember to click "Save" at
  the bottom of the page If you do not receive a confirmation immediately a
 fter you have registered\, you have not completed the process.  
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LOCATION:Wellington Club
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SUMMARY:Rotary Meeting  29 October 2025
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: center\;"><strong style=
 "color: rgb(0\, 0\, 205)\;"><span style="font-size: 16px\;">This week is w
 e have</span></strong></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span style=
 "font-size: 22px\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 205)\;"><strong>Ben Ba
 ker</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><span st
 yle="font-size: 18px\;"><font color="#0000cd"><b>One of our honorary membe
 rs\, giving us a musical interlude.</b></font></span></p>\n\n<p style="box
 -sizing: border-box\; margin: 0px 0px 1.5rem\; font-family: Aeonik\, Helve
 tica\, Arial\, sans-serif\;"><strong style="font-family: arial\, helvetica
 \, sans-serif\;">A little background on Ben:</strong></p>\n\n<p><span styl
 e="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><strong>Born in New Zealand
 \, Benjamin studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal College of 
 Music where he was awarded the Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Rose Bowl.
 </strong></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans
 -serif\;"><strong>In 2013 he won 1st Prize at the Windsor International Co
 mpetition and was a prize-winner at the YCAT International Auditions in Lo
 ndon.&nbsp\;</strong></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-family:arial\,hel
 vetica\,sans-serif\;"><strong>He was a Fellow at the&nbsp\; Ravinia Festiv
 al&rsquo\;s Steans Music Institute in Chicago in 2016 and 2017. &nbsp\; Hi
 s first CD for Champs Hill Records was released in 2015 and immediately we
 nt to No.12 in the Classical Charts.&nbsp\;</strong></span></p>\n\n<p><spa
 n style="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong>REMINDER - Flashback Friday is
  one week away - 31 August - 1pm 187 Bar All welcome :)</strong></span></p
 >\n\n<p><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;">Please register for yourself
  and any guests<strong>&nbsp\;</strong><strong style="font-size: 16px\;">n
 o later than 6pm Sunday&nbsp\;</strong><span style="font-size:16px\;"><str
 ong>26 October</strong></span><strong>&nbsp\;</strong>with details of any 
 dietary requirements\, so that we can advise attendance information to the
  Wellington Club.&nbsp\;Please note - if you dont register and turn up - t
 here may not be any breakfast available.</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="col
 or: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;"><span style="font-size: 18px\;"><strong style="font-
 size: 16px\;">Duties for the meeting:</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p><st
 rong>Desk - 6.45am&nbsp\;</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;D
 avid Quinn&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><strong style="font-siz
 e: 14px\;">Greeter</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;
  &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Andre Lategan&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&nbsp\
 ;</p>\n\n<p><strong>Kaikohau&nbsp\;</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\
 ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Mike Selvadurai&nbsp\; &nbsp\;&n
 bsp\;</p>\n\n<p><strong>Opening Thought</strong>&nbsp\;&nbsp\; &nbsp\; Tam
 aris Livera</p>\n\n<p><strong style="font-size: 14px\;">Introduction&nbsp\
 ;</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Dawn Sanders</p>
 \n\n<p><strong>Thanking</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &n
 bsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Richard Westlake&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n
 \n<p><strong>Sharing&nbsp\;</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\
 ; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; Jeff Lee</p>\n\n<p><stro
 ng>Parting Thought</strong>&nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\;Howard T
 ong&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><strong>Club Reporter&nbsp\;</strong>&nbsp\; 
 &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; &nbsp\; David Barnes&nbsp\; &nbsp\;</p>\n\
 n<p><strong style="font-size: 14px\;">If you are unable</strong>&nbsp\;to 
 perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise J
 o Douglas (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) and President Nicole Barker (nico
 lebarker883@gmail.com)&nbsp\;who the replacement is.</p>\n\n<p><strong>Not
 es for the coming weeks meeting:</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li role="presenta
 tion">RSVP no later than&nbsp\;<strong>Sunday 26 October\, 6pm&nbsp\;</str
 ong>(Best do it now).&nbsp\;</li>\n	<li role="presentation">Please make su
 re you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could
  mean no food and no seat.</li>\n	<li role="presentation">If you have any 
 dietary requirements\, please note them in the comments section of the reg
 istration</li>\n	<li role="presentation">Include your email address and mo
 bile phone number in the response</li>\n	<li role="presentation">If you wi
 sh to bring guests/spouse/partner\, please add them when you register</li>
 \n	<li role="presentation">Remember to click &quot\;Save&quot\; at the bot
 tom of the page</li>\n	<li role="presentation">If you do not receive a con
 firmation immediately after you have registered\, you have not completed t
 he process.</li>\n</ul>\n
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