Club News 12.03.23 (Mar 12, 2023)

This week's speaker

Guy Ryan

Young people doing great things

Guy Ryan is the founder of Inspiring Stories, a Kiwi charity with a bold vision to back young people to change the world, working towards a more inclusive and sustainable future with every generation.

Over the past decade more than 13,000+ people have taken part in their programmes. They have invested more than $2M in-kind into scholarship support, and have awarded more than $100,000 in funding for young New Zealand’s most inspiring young changemakers to amplify their impact.

Our

Desk : John B

Greeter: Linda

Opening Thought: Raymond

Buy the Box: Heather

duties:

Introduction: Tamaris

Thanking: David M

Parting Thought: David S

Club reporter: Brenda

Our Piano in action

This little person blessed the Sunday vege market shoppers last weekend with some lovely plinking and plonking on the ivory keys!

Rotary New Zealand World Community Service

www.rnzwcs.org Registered Charity CC26860

APPEAL – NEW ZEALAND FLOODS – JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2023

DEVASTATION CAUSED BY CYCLONE GABRIELLE

Click HERE for full details

Want to understand more about Rotary?

RLI (Rotary Leadership & Information) is running a webinar on March 26 from 10-12pm to help our newer members understand the acronyms and a bit more about what we do and how we work. Click here to register

Get your tickets for Goal Setters!

Four very worthy recipients have been selected for the award ceremony on 19 April. They are all studying toward medical qualifications, and we look forward to hearing their stories. Peter Boshier will be the guest speaker.

Contact Richard Brodie for your tickets

Last Chance!

Today and Monday are your last days to register for the 2023 District conference, which promises to be a fun and informative conference with a fantastic range of external and Rotary speakers. Attendees are welcome to register their partners for the social events

See the programme here

Weetbix TRYathalon

Please contact Anne or Dawn if you would like to help with Marshalling this event on 19 March. Each helper will earn $30 for the club.

Volunteer Dental Aid Project

Kapiti Rotary is wanting to apply to The Rotary Foundation for a Global Grant in the 2023/2024 Rotary year. The Project will be the Rotary Volunteer Dental Aid Project at Tavenui, Fiji.

Attached a brochure for your information, or you can see it on this digital link by clicking here

Please RSVP here if you would like to participate by donating funds to this wonderful project.

February Sustainability News out now

Click here to check it out. This month's chapter meeting features a Kiwi project - Trees for survival

Congratulations to Hadleigh and David, who took out the Jumbo Tennis tournament last week!

Don't be fooled by what might look (to the untrained eye) like a cardboard cut out in the image above...

This is the beginning of a dynasty!!

From the President..

Well done Team RCPN on coming first in the Jumbo Tennis! Congrats Steve, Michaela, David (Quinn), and Hadleigh – a huge credit to you all and great PR for the Club!

With much enthusiasm, but less success, David and Sheryn (Shackleton), John and Rosemary, Graeme & I participated in the Quiz evening held by the Karori Rotary Club for Lifting the Lid. Great that between $3K and $4K was raised.

The reach of this project continues to increase and will be featured at the District Conference this coming weekend, based at Southwards on the Kapiti Coast. Still time to enrol if you want to join the‘small band’ going out there for it on Friday evening (17 March) and all day Saturday and evening (18 March). There will be social times for families and Rotary displays on the Sunday. As all know, Zoom meetings and conferences are succinct, but it is the networking and opportunity to share stories, projects and meet in person that is so valuable.

It is appreciated that some will be enjoying dinner and then Circa on Friday evening, and/or Naoto
Segawa at Wellington Cathedral at lunchtime that day.

Some dates seem to have magnets attached to them, with Sunday this weekend also sporting Weetbix TRYathlon. Thank you to Anne Hare for coordinating those from our Club offering to be marshals to secure the bike course of their event. A reminder that those who have volunteered to assist in this role need to report between 7.30am -7.45am on Sunday morning at Kilbirnie Park.

This week you will hear more of how some of the funds members help us receive are being distributed by the Board. Much appreciation to all who help us make a difference.

At Breakfast this week, Guy Ryan will share more of the benefits of the mentoring and facilitation of the exceptionally innovative young people with whom he and his team works. You too will be inspired!

Many thanks to Paula and Linda for taking over preparing the Bulletin while Hayley and family have been holidaying. Good to see you back, plus our youngest member, at the meeting last week!

Dawn
President

Formidable Phormidium: toxic algae in New Zealand rivers

Dr Tara McAllister (Te Aitanga a Māhaki) is a scientist, interdisciplinary scholar and a mother, with expertise spanning freshwater ecology to racism in the tertiary sector. On 8 March, she spoke to our club about one of New Zealand's most prominent (and dangerous) forms of algae (or bacteria!) growing in our fresh water rivers.

David Barnes reports.

Flashback Friday was a great success at the long table at The Malthouse last week

The future looks good!

Meetings, speakers and events we have to look forward to include:

13 - 19 March: World Rotaract Week
15 March: Applications for IYM online 2023 close - see here
15 March: Guy Ryan - Young people doing great things
17 March: Naoto Segawa at Old St Pauls - see below, koha entry
17 - 19 March: 9940 2023 District Conference in Kapiti
21 March: Walk for Mental Health - Eastern Hutt - details here
22 March: IYM and RYLA recipients report on their experiences
26 March: RLI online: Info for newer Rotarians - register here
29 March: Bev Lawton - Bringing positive change for Women's Mental Health
31 March: Preregistration discount ends for the RI Convention (below)
1 April: Applications for IYM Residential 2023 close - see here
2 April: Perambulator's Escarpment excursion - details here
19 April: Goal Setters Breakfast at Pipitea Marae
26 April: Perambulators gourmet dinner and overnighter at Turere Lodge - details here
27 - 31 May: The 2023 Rotary International Convention in Melbourne, Australia - "Imagine What's Next" - Click here for details & registration

A thought to take into your week...

Predator Free Waterfront Trapping Schedule

Please text Fraser Ebbett (WCC) 021 765 694 when you arrive and leave the site.

Date	Trappers
10 Dec	Howard Tong	Jenny Flannaghan Tong
24 Dec	Brent Gerrard	Peter Whittington
7 Jan	Dawn Sanders	Marc Rands
21 Jan	Jeff Lee	Steve Lawton
4 Feb	Paula McKnight	Dennis Small
18 Feb	Rick Hughes	Eden Skipper
4 Mar	David Shackleton	Ross Buxton

As always, if the dates above do not suit you, please feel free to swap.

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