Congratulations to Joy and Brent on being awarded PHF’s by District Governor Gillian Jones at our breakfast meeting on Wednesday in recognition by District 9940 of their individual contributions to the District and Rotary. It was specially arranged to be a surprise to them and it certainly was! To say they were overwhelmed with emotion is an understatement!
Joy received the PHF + her 3rd sapphire pin for her contribution and work as District Literacy Co-ordinator since 2012 to the present day. This work was done under the auspices of the Bill and Lorna Boyd Charitable Trust which was established in 2006 to assist NZ Rotary on literacy projects focused on our low decile schools. More recently Joy led the Rhyming Around the Alphabet Books programme to support pre-school and up to Year 8/9 children at three Wellington area schools, families and communities in Samoa and Rarotonga and young patients at Wellington Children’s hospital, where she is also involved in fundraising for the new hospital. The occasion was made all the more special with the surprise attendance by her Wellington based brother David and sister-in-law Julie who travelled from Greytown and to present Joy with a lovely bunch of flowers!
Brent received the PHF +1 pin for his professional services to Rotary. As most of you know Brent has considerable experience and skills in information technology, software, infrastructure and operations. The award was to specifically recognise his contribution as District Information and Communications Technology Chair and District Webmaster. He also holds leadership roles as part of Rotary Oceania Zone Operations (ROZops) and ROZtech Standing Committee. Brent was also a lead during president elects training sessions in 2019, 2020 and 2021. Special thanks to Julie Gerrard for attending the early morning breakfast meeting, under pretext, to witness the award to Brent.
The prelude to the PHF presentations was DG Gillian Jones who spoke to us about her year as district governor, the goals she set for her year, the path forward for Rotary, the challenges it faces and the outcomes it needs to set for the future.
Thank you to Kamini for her member talk and sharing with us the various chapters in her life, the trials and tribulations she had to endure during the turbulent times in Sri Lanka, her journey to New Zealand and her life since then. Learning about our members, their background and heritage strengthens our understanding of and respect for each other- ingredients that bond our friendship and fellowship.
On Friday 25 and Saturday 26 June, 2021, Rotarians from all over New Zealand will gather at Kiri Te Kanawa Auditorium, Aotea Centre, in Auckland for a weekend of celebratory events to mark Rotary NZ’s centennial.
In honour of Rotary’s milestone celebration, Sky Tower will be lit in Rotary’s signature colours of blue and gold on the evening of June 13.
Click Here for a link to an article about the Sky Tower.
On Wednesday 16 June we will have a new member induction, followed by our guest speaker, Dr Jakub Glowacki ,from the Robinson Institute who will be talking to us about super conductors in space – another intriguing talk! The link to the website is here.
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