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DESCRIPTION:Our speaker this week is Neil Thornton Neils bio reads: Neil Th
 ornton is an award-winning comedian\, MC\, writer\, and life-long teacher.
  As a comedian\, he cut his chops in the tough New York City comedy scene 
 before moving to New Zealand with his husband in 2014. Since then\, he's p
 erformed up and down New Zealand and all over the word\, with sold-out sho
 ws in New York City\, the Edinburgh Fringe\, and Provincetown\, not to men
 tion everywhere from Auckland to Queenstown to bowling clubs in the middle
  of nowhere for confused sheep farmers. He's a regular at The Classic in A
 uckland\, produces dozens of Wellington comedy shows\, and appeared in the
  TV3 comedy special "After Hours." He's also been a teacher for more than 
 30 years\, teaching university-level Writing\, Composition\, Creative Fict
 ion and Nonfiction\, Technical Writing\, and Managerial Communication. He 
 was also a sought-after coach and instructor for high-stakes standardized 
 testing in the US (SAT\, GRE\, GMAT\, LSAT) developing an expertise in the
  science of learning and anxiety management. In 2017 he founded the NZ Com
 edy School\, helping a wonderfully diverse array of people find their uniq
 ue voices through the art and craft of stand-up comedy.  Neil's topic is\
 , "Wellington's comedy school" Have a great weekend Lou Notes for the comi
 ng weeks meeting: RSVP no later than Monday 2 September 6pm (best do it 
 now).  Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff.
  If you have any dietary requirements\, please note them in the comments
  section of the registration Include your email address and mobile phone n
 umber in the response If you wish to bring guests/spouse/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 after you have reg
 istered\, you have not completed the process. Check the bulletin to see if
  you have been rostered for a duty at the meeting. If you cannot attend it
  is your responsibility to find a replacement and notify Nicole (nicole.ba
 rker@xtra.co.nz)  
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LOCATION:Wellington Club
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SUMMARY:Rotary Meeting 4 September 2024
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p align="center"><span style="color: rgb(0\, 
 0\, 255)\;"><span style="font-size: 24px\;"><strong>Our speaker this week 
 is</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<p align="center"><span style="color: rgb
 (0\, 0\, 255)\;"><span style="font-size: 24px\;"><strong>Neil Thornton</st
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 "font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;"><strong>Neils bio reads:</str
 ong></span></span></h3>\n\n<p style="text-rendering: optimizelegibility\; 
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 m\; line-height: 1.1em\; color: rgb(255\, 85\, 0)\; margin-top: 0px\; whit
 e-space-collapse: preserve\; text-align: center\;"><span style="color:#000
 000\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helv
 etica\,sans-serif\;">Neil Thornton is an award-winning comedian\, MC\, wri
 ter\, and life-long teacher.</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p style="overflo
 w-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(77\, 77\, 77)\; font-family: Cormorant\; f
 ont-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.16px\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;
 "><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\,helvetica
 \,sans-serif\;">As a comedian\, he cut his chops in the tough New York Cit
 y comedy scene before moving to New Zealand with his husband in 2014. Sinc
 e then\, he&#39\;s performed up and down New Zealand and all over the word
 \, with sold-out shows in New York City\, the Edinburgh Fringe\, and Provi
 ncetown\, not to mention everywhere from Auckland to Queenstown to bowling
  clubs in the middle of nowhere for confused sheep farmers. He&#39\;s a re
 gular at The Classic in Auckland\, produces dozens of Wellington comedy sh
 ows\, and appeared in the TV3 comedy special &quot\;After Hours.&quot\;</s
 pan></span></p>\n\n<p style="overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(77\, 7
 7\, 77)\; font-family: Cormorant\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.16p
 x\; white-space-collapse: preserve\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span
  style="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">He&#39\;s also been a 
 teacher for more than 30 years\, teaching university-level Writing\, Compo
 sition\, Creative Fiction and Nonfiction\, Technical Writing\, and Manager
 ial Communication. He was also a sought-after coach and instructor for hig
 h-stakes standardized testing in the US (SAT\, GRE\, GMAT\, LSAT) developi
 ng an expertise in the science of learning and anxiety management.</span><
 /span></p>\n\n<p style="overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(77\, 77\, 7
 7)\; font-family: Cormorant\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.16px\; w
 hite-space-collapse: preserve\;"><span style="font-size:14px\;"><span styl
 e="font-family:arial\,helvetica\,sans-serif\;">In 2017 he founded the NZ C
 omedy School\, helping a wonderfully diverse array of people find their un
 ique voices through the art and craft of stand-up comedy.&nbsp\;</span></s
 pan></p>\n\n<p style="overflow-wrap: break-word\; color: rgb(77\, 77\, 77)
 \; font-family: Cormorant\; font-size: 16px\; letter-spacing: 0.16px\; whi
 te-space-collapse: preserve\;"><strong style="letter-spacing: 0.16px\; bac
 kground-color: transparent\; color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-family: sans-ser
 if\, Arial\, Verdana\, &quot\;Trebuchet MS&quot\;\;">Neil&#39\;s topic is\
 , &quot\;Wellington&#39\;s comedy school&quot\;</strong></p>\n\n<p><span s
 tyle="font-size: 16px\;">Have a great weekend</span></p>\n\n<p><span style
 ="font-size: 16px\;">Lou</span></p>\n\n<p><span style="font-size: 16px\;">
 <span style="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;"><strong>Notes for the coming weeks
  meeting:</strong></span></span></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-size:
  16px\;">RSVP no later than&nbsp\;<span style="color: rgb(255\, 0\, 0)\;">
 <strong>Monday 2 September 6pm</strong></span>&nbsp\;(best do it now).&nbs
 p\;</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 16px\;"><strong>Please make 
 sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff.</strong></span></li
 >\n	<li><span style="font-size: 16px\;">If you have&nbsp\;<strong>any diet
 ary requirements\,</strong>&nbsp\;please note them in the comments section
  of the registration</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Inc
 lude your email address and mobile phone number in the response</span></li
 >\n	<li><span style="font-size: 16px\;">If you wish to bring guests/spouse
 /partner\, please add them when you register</span></li>\n	<li><span style
 ="font-size: 16px\;"><strong>Remember to click &quot\;Save&quot\;</strong>
 &nbsp\;at the bottom of the page</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size:
  16px\;">If you&nbsp\;<strong>do not</strong>&nbsp\;receive a confirmation
  immediately after you have registered\, you have not completed the proces
 s.</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-size: 16px\;">Check the bulletin to
  see if you have been rostered for a duty at the meeting. If you cannot at
 tend it is your responsibility to find a replacement and notify Nicole (ni
 cole.barker@xtra.co.nz)</span></li>\n</ul>\n
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