Events

The speaker for this week is

Lena Long

Donor Relations Coordinator - New Zealand Blood Service

Her topic is "We want your blood."

Lena is a regular blood donor with New Zealand Blood Service. Her family has a history of blood donation, with her father having donated over 50 times. Lena began donating at her high school and continues to donate regularly, finding it a rewarding way to help others. She highlights that it's a relatively simple process, taking only an hour, but making a big difference in the lives of many. 

Please register for yourself and any guests no later than 6pm Sunday 15 June 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.

Reminders:

1. Rotary Cans for a Cause - bring along canned or dried foods - see Bulletin for a list of what is most needed. This will be the final week to donate.
2. Change Over next week. Please make sure you register yourself and any guests by this Friday 20 June.
3. Our next Flash Back Friday - Cambridge Hotel - Bridge Bar - 4 July 12pm - gold card discount :)

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am         Lindsay Chitty

Greeter                    Rick Hughes

Kaikohau                 Nick Duncan

Opening Thought   Brent Gerrard

Introduction             Brenda Lazelle

Thanking                  Heather Lucas

Sharing                     Andre Lategan

Parting Thought       Richard Westlake

Club Reporter           Paula Smith McKnight

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) and President Jo (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the coming weeks meeting:

• RSVP no later than Sunday 15 June, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, please note them in the comments section of the registration
• Include your email address and mobile phone number 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 registered, you have not completed the process.

CHANGE OVER 2025

UPDATED DETAILS IN RED

REMINDER TO THOSE WHO HAVEN'T YET REGISTERED - REGISTRATIONS CLOSE THIS FRIDAY 

Join us for breakfast to welcome Nicole Barker, our new President

25 June, 6.50am for a 7.00am sharp start

This is an early invitation to this years Change Over

This year we are celebrating Change Over with a breakfast on 25 June. Please arrive at the Wellington Club, Level 5 by 6.50am so we are ready to start sharp at 7am.

There are a number of speeches and awards, so we need to make the most of the time we have, hence the need to start at 7am.

Partners are welcome, please register them when you do your own registration and include any dietary requirements.

The cost of the breakfast will be $27.50 per head- same as normal.

Due to larger numbers we need to have all registrations in by the Friday 20 June 6pm. Please make sure you register ASAP as the Club has a limit on numbers.

Please register for yourself and any guests no later than Friday 20 June 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 will not be any breakfast available and seating will be an issue for the Club.

Duties for the meeting:

Desk - 6.45am         Dawn Sanders

Greeter                    Edward Leung

Kaikohau                 Ryan Donovan

Opening Thought   Peter Whittington

Introduction              

Thanking                   

Sharing                     

Parting Thought       Ross Buxton

Club Reporter           Mike Selvadurai

If you are unable to perform your duty please get someone else to stand in for you and advise Nicole Barker (nicolebarker883@gmail.com) and President Jo (joanna.douglas1954@gmail.com) who the replacement is.

Notes for the Changeover meeting:

• RSVP no later than Friday 20 June, 6pm (Best do it now). 
• Please make sure you register to assist the Wellington Club staff. No registration could mean no food and no seat.
• If you have any dietary requirements, please note them in the comments section of the registration
• Include your email address and mobile phone number 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 registered, you have not completed the process.

Bridge Bar - Cambridge Hotel

Our next Flash Back Friday is going to be a little different.

We are meeting at The Bridge Bar at the Cambridge Hotel. This bar has a good range of beers and wines and has recently launched the Guinness 100 club.

They are giving us a deal where we will get 10% off all food and drinks - a nice wee discount.

The menu has a good range of mains, burgers and sammies, salads and sides as well as some delicious afters for thse with a sweet tooth!

Please invite friends and family to join us, all are welcome.

I need to get numbers attending to the Hotel by Wednesday 2 July so please make sure you have registered by then.

Looking forward to seeing you there :)

Let’s plant trees to help our planet! 

Sunday 13 July - 1pm to 3.30pm

Please join us for our annual tree planting on Sunday 13 July at 1.00pm with The Friends of Tawa's Bush Reserves for the seventh year.  Our goal is to build on what we have done in the last six years – over 4800 trees in total!  We will continue planting native trees in Tawa to regenerate our native Bush to provide habitat and food for the increasing numbers of native birds, provide walking areas for us all to enjoy, and to help slow down climate change.  This is open to everyone including family and friends so please invite lots of people to help.  Interact and Rotaract members are very welcome to join us so please let them know about this opportunity. 

Tree planting is for everyone.  You don’t have to be super fit to join us.  There are several jobs to choose from or you could do some of each such as:  digging holes; planting trees, setting out trees for planting, picking up the tree packets for reusing, and / or contributing to the afternoon tea.  There are lots of ways to contribute and everybody is welcome to come along.

If you would like to take part, please accept this invitation and provide your contact phone number and email address.  I am coordinating the Club’s participation and can be reached on 021 265 6220 or email landm.king@xtra.co.nz

If you’re joining us for the tree planting here are the details:

• The planting this year will be at Caribbean Drive, Grenada North which was one of our three planting sites last year.   
• We will park where the road is wider before the gate unless you have mobility issues and in that case you can drive up to the site. 
• We will meet at the site by 1pm. 
• If you’re coming via public transport or you need a ride then please contact me (Lisa King 0212656220) and I will find someone to drive you to the planting site
• If you can provide anyone with a ride to the tree planting please let me know
• There is no water so please bring water with you
• There are no toilets near the planting site – there are public toilets in Tawa at Willow Bank Park off Takapu Road by the Bucket Tree Motel if you need a comfort stop on your way to the planting. 
• At the planting site we will have a brief introduction, health and safety talk and planting demonstration on the site at 1pm.
• Please bring your own spade and gardening gloves.  If you don’t have a spade feel free to borrow one from a friend or you could help with planting instead.  If you have a spare spade(s), please bring it along as not everyone will have one.  I have one spare spade and several spare gloves which I will bring.
• Wear clothing appropriate to the weather.  It’s a windy location.
• I’ll coordinate afternoon tea.  If you’d like to contribute to the afternoon tea please let me know. 
• I’ll contact you if the weather on the day is unsuitable for planting and we will reschedule.  Please enter your mobile phone number when you accept this invitation so I can reach you easily.  Our postponement date will be Sunday 20 July – hopefully we won’t need it
• Let’s aim to plant at least 500 trees!
• If you need to reach me either email me landm.king@xtra.co.nz and/or text/phone 021 265 6220.

Please register by Friday 4 July, so that I can contact you if we need to postpone.

Please register any family and friends in the comments section so I know how many we have attending - all are welcome.

Thank you.

Ngā mihi

Lisa King