RCPN Bulletin April 6 2025 (Apr 05, 2025)

Club News

April 6 2025

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This week's speaker

Tony Robinson - one of our own

Tonys topic will be "Samaritans - the role and the challenges they face".

Tony is a Board Member of the Samaritans and his insights will be hugely interesting

Desk- Warwick Bell

Greeter-Andre Lategan

Kaikohau- Brent Gerrard

Opening Thought-Peter Whittington

Introduction -Lou Bray-Burns

Thanking- Tamaris Livera

Sharing - Ryan Donavan

Closing thought-Rob Whitney

Club report -Howard Tong

Permabulator walk from Totara Park

Thank you Lou for organising a lovely walk along the Hutt river on Sunday as well as the well earned refreshments at Brewtown afterwards. It was a great way to catch up with everyone.

The future looks good

Meetings, speakers and events coming up

16 April Brad Singh Revitilisation of Courtney Place - The Golden Mile
23 April Erika Butters Be a Decision Maker in your own life through smart and accessible technology
26 April Rotary Karori Quiz night to raise funds for "Lifting the Lid" The Tap room 7pm
30 April Charlie Cordwell The role of surf lifesaving
7 May Serge Van Dam Wellington's going-global software - threats and opportunities in the era of AI.
11 May Sunday 5.45 Fundraiser film - The Salt Path. (see flyer below)
14 May Club Forum
21 May Alex Hockley Wellington Heritage Festival
13 July Planting trees with friends of Tawa Bush
15 October A Grand Night out

Our friends from Mt Vic Rotary

What a wonderful vibrant meeting we had on Wednesday, with 10 members from the Mt. Victoria club joining us. Thank you so much Carol for stepping into the breech and talking to us about the current state of Rotary and the opportunities ahead of us.

President Jo

In light of Carol’s discussion, please take note of the events below and let’s make up some groups to go to these following events. I am planning to go to District Assembly, and to the District Changeover.

Upcoming District Events
We are a leader in the Wellington Clubs, let’s demonstrate that trait and make up groups to go to each of the events below, to support Rotary in Wellington, in our District, and at its best. If you are interested in any or all, please let me know and we can start to co-ordinate.

May 16-18 Districts 9920 and 9930 conference, Rotorua.
24/25 May District Assembly and PE training Palmerston North
28 June District Changeover Boulcott Farm

Insurance officer role?

Our District is looking for an Insurance Officer. Do any of you know somebody who could, and would be willing to to fit this role? Please let me know if you do and I will let Carol know.

With only three months of my year left, I am looking forward to working with Nicole as she gets ready for her year. How time flies when you are having so much fun.

Paul Harris Fellow Community Award Nominations

The Club Honours Advisory Group (David Shackleton, Howard Tong and Brenda Lazelle) would like to invite Club members to nominate candidates for our Paul Harris Fellow Community Awards. The following Guidelines are intended to inform your recommendations:

Paul Harris Fellow Community Award Guidelines

The recipient is recognised for their:

Outstanding service to the community - the Wellington region;

High ethical standards in their professional and personal lives;

Any member of the Port Nicholson Rotary Club can nominate someone from the community; Please provide the Advisory Group with a summary of your nominee's contributions to their community including examples of the impact they have made;

The Honours Advisory Group will consider nominations and make a recommendation to the Board for their decision.

District Governor Elect Carol Green

Posted on Apr 05, 2025

Our scheduled speaker was unwell and Carol Green, DG Elect for District 9940 stepped in at short notice. We were able to hear a little of Carol’s distinguished professional career. As Head of the Department Cytology at Valley Diagnostic Labs she was at the forefront of the breakthrough that identified that HPV was the cause of cervical cancer. She worked alongside the pathologist who wrote the textbook that provided the diagnostics training. Carol travelled to Chicago twice yearly to run his workshops for him, therefore no surprise that one of the projects she is spearheading as DG is looking at funding HPV vaccinations in the Pacific.