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DESCRIPTION:15 March Meeting at the Wellington Club Speaker: Guy Ryan Guy R
 yan founded Inspiring Stories in 2011. Guy is an Edmund Hillary Fellow\, a
 nd was awarded Young New Zealander of the Year in 2015. Guy has led Inspir
 ing Stories since inception\, including the development of our big Festiva
 l for the Future\, the Future Leaders programme\, The Impact Awards\, and 
 Inspiring Speakers. Guy will be talking to us on "Providing a platform to 
 promote young people doing great things"   Guy grew up in Granity – a t
 iny town on the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island. After finishin
 g High School his passion for adventure and surfing took him to Otago Univ
 ersity\, where he completed a double degree in Commerce and Design\, and t
 hen a Masters in Science Communication. It was at University he discovered
  his passion for entrepreneurship – from trying to build tech company\, 
 to creating an adventure festival\, to co-founding a film production compa
 ny and winning international awards for filmmaking. In 2010 he co-directed
  and produced a film called Carving the Future\, a 25-minute documentary a
 bout four young New Zealanders taking action on climate change and environ
 mental issues. The film won Platinum Best Film at the Colorado Internation
 al Film Festival\, was one of three finalists in the world for the BBC’s
  Best Newcomer Award\, and was a finalist for Best New Zealand Film at Ree
 l Earth. Building on the lessons of previous ventures and the success of t
 he film Carving the Future\, Guy founded Inspiring Stories in 2011\, initi
 ally winning a ‘World of Difference’ scholarship from the Vodafone New
  Zealand Foundation. The next few years would become a whirlwind adventure
  of developing and testing programmes\, partnerships\, and building the or
 ganisation into the phenomenal force it is today. Looking forward to seein
 g you all at the meeeting.   Notes for the coming weeks meeting: RSVP no 
 later than Monday 13 March 5pm (best do it now). Please make sure you r
 egister to assist the Wellington Club staff. If you have any dietary requ
 irments please note them in the comments section of the registration Incl
 ude your email address and mobile phone number in the response If you wish
  to bring guests/spouse/partner\, please add them when you register Rememb
 er to click "Save" at the bottom of the page If you do not recieve a conf
 irmation immediately after you have registered\, you have not completed th
 e process. Check the bulletin to see if you have been rostered for a duty 
 at the meeting.  
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LOCATION:Wellington Club
SEQUENCE:1
SUMMARY:Rotary Meeting 15 March 2023
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 ont-size: 24px\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 205)\;"><strong>15 March
  Meeting at the Wellington Club</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="te
 xt-align: center\;"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 205)\;"><strong><span 
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 le="font-size:18px\;">Guy Ryan founded Inspiring Stories in 2011. Guy is a
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 d\;">Young New Zealander of the Year</a> in 2015. Guy has led Inspiring St
 ories since inception\, including the development of our big Festival for 
 the Future\, the Future Leaders programme\, The Impact Awards\, and Inspir
 ing Speakers.</span></span></em></h2>\n\n<p style="text-align: center\;"><
 strong><span style="font-size:18px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helv
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  in Granity &ndash\;&nbsp\;a tiny town on the West Coast of New Zealand&rs
 quo\;s South Island. After finishing High School his passion for adventure
  and surfing took him to </span><a href="https://www.otago.ac.nz/" style="
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 pace: pre-wrap\;">Otago University</a><span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\;
  letter-spacing: 0.7px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">\, where he completed a 
 double degree in Commerce and Design\, and then a Masters in Science Commu
 nication. It was at University he discovered his passion for entrepreneurs
 hip &ndash\; from trying to build tech company\, to creating an adventure 
 festival\, to co-founding a film production company and winning internatio
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 nt-size: 15px\; letter-spacing: 0.7px\; white-space: pre-wrap\;" />\n<span
  style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; letter-spacing: 0.7px\; white-space: pre-w
 rap\;">In 2010 he co-directed and produced a film called </span><a href="h
 ttps://vimeo.com/62585546" style="background-image: initial\; background-p
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 <span style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; letter-spacing: 0.7px\; white-space: 
 pre-wrap\;">\, a 25-minute documentary about four young New Zealanders tak
 ing action on climate change and environmental issues. The film won Platin
 um Best Film at the Colorado International Film Festival\, was one of thre
 e finalists in the world for the BBC&rsquo\;s Best Newcomer Award\, and wa
 s a finalist for Best New Zealand Film at Reel Earth.</span></span></span>
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 :arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span styl
 e="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; letter-spacing: 0.7px\; text-align: center\; wh
 ite-space: pre-wrap\;">Building on the lessons of previous ventures and th
 e success of the film Carving the Future\, Guy founded Inspiring Stories i
 n 2011\, initially winning a &lsquo\;World of Difference&rsquo\; scholarsh
 ip from the </span><a href="https://foundation.vodafone.co.nz/" style="bac
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 er\; white-space: pre-wrap\;">. The next few years would become a whirlwin
 d adventure of developing and testing programmes\, partnerships\, and buil
 ding the organisation into the phenomenal force it is today.</span></span>
 </span></div>\n\n<p><span style="font-size: 14px\;">Looking forward to see
 ing you all at the meeeting.</span></p>\n\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p><strong st
 yle="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 14px\;">Notes for the coming wee
 ks meeting:</strong></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;">RSV
 P no later than&nbsp\;<span style="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong>Mond
 ay 13 March 5pm&nbsp\;</strong></span>(best do it now).&nbsp\;<strong>Plea
 se make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff.</strong></s
 pan></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;">If you have&nbsp\;<strong>
 any dietary requirments</strong>&nbsp\;please note them in the comments se
 ction of the registration</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;
 ">Include your email address and mobile phone number in the response</span
 ></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 14px\;">If you wish to bring guests/s
 pouse/partner\, please add them when you register</span></li>\n	<li><span 
 style="font-size: 14px\;"><strong>Remember to click &quot\;Save&quot\;</st
 rong>&nbsp\;at the bottom of the page</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-
 size: 14px\;">If you do not recieve a confirmation immediately after you h
 ave registered\, you have not completed the process.</span></li>\n	<li><sp
 an style="font-size: 14px\;">Check the bulletin to see if you have been ro
 stered for a duty at the meeting.</span></li>\n</ul>\n
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