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Unless you are sitting at your table, please wear your mask.
If you are not able to attend our meeting in person, we are pleased to be able to offer a zoom link so you can join us virtually at 7am on Wednesday. This will be emailed to you.
~ This week's Speaker ~
Club Matters
24 November 2021
This week we are focussing inward - hopefully without too much naval gazing!! And will be looking at things pertinent to the club moving forward, including a presentation of the results of the health survey.
For the meeting at The Wellington Club at 7am on 24 November:
Desk -- Everard Opening Thought -- Julian
Greeting -- Tony R Introduction -- Bill
Buy the Box -- David B Thanking -- Paula
Club Reporter -- Brent Parting Thought -- Anne
Please contact Brent to arrange a replacement if you are unable to complete your duty this week
Member Profile: Howard Tong
In 1989 I was invited to join Rotary. in that year the Port Nicholson Rotary Club was chartered with 25 members. I have never regretted my decision to join. In 2007 I was Club President and since then have had numerous supportive roles in our region.
I am a 'Tawa boy' and went on to Victoria University and trained as a Primary teacher. In 1988 I moved into the Information Technology industry, finally working for 19 years at Datacom.
My interests include musical theatre, walking and in more recent years model creation using match sticks.
I'm married to Jenny and we enjoy time with family and, of course, our 5 grandsons. We love apartment living and all that our great city has to offer.
Notices
Wellington City Mission Christmas Appeal.
You can support this by bringing items to our breakfast meeting on 24 November.
The Mission is especially seeking: toys and gifts; cakes; sweets; baking ingredients; chocolate; and items which are 'Christmasy' in general.
You are welcome to wrap toys and gifts but be sure to label them with age and gender suitability.
RDU November 2021
The November edition of Rotary Down Under hopefully should be with you by now. If not, please get in touch and we will arrange it for you. In the meantime, click here to see what's going on in NZ, Australia, and Oceania.
Support Lionel's "Fair Replacement Fun Run"
This will help the Wellington North Rotary Club recover income they might have earnt at the Khandallah Fair.
We are raising funds as a Christmas Gift to the House of Grace for the purchase of household items for the young mothers when they go flatting or to live elsewhere in the community.
The Charitable Trust will match the cumulative member donations
You can support this by depositing your donation to The Port Nicholson Charitable Trust bank Account 03-0502-0407484-00 with your name and HOG in reference.
Please make your donation by 30 November.
From the President
New Zealand’s Rotary Centenary year: News item from New Zealand 100 years ago:
Waikato times, 21 November 1921: Goats for New Zealand.
Mob landed on Somes Island. A consignment of goats came to land by the s.s.Matakana to the order of the Government. The herd, which numbered eleven, consisted of ten Anglo-Nubians, nine females and one male, and one female Swiss Foggenburg. Goats can be kept by anyone possessing half an acre of land. They can maintain themselves on roughage which cows will not look at, and, as they give a gallon of milk a day, they are a true friend to the poor man.
Please text Fraser Ebbett (WCC) 021 765 694 when you arrive and leave the site.
Date
Trappers
13 Nov
Howard Tong
Jenny Flannaghan Tong
27 Nov
Eden Skipper
Steve Lawton
11 Dec
Paula McKnight
Dennis Small
25 Dec
Brent Gerrard
James & Twyla Moran
08 Jan
David Shackleton
Ross Buxton
22 Jan
Peter Whittington
Rick Hughes
If you have feedback for the Editors, or content you would like included in the club bulletin, please send it to rcpnbulletin@gmail.com by midnight on Saturday to ensure its inclusion.
Rotary Club was chartered with 25 members. I have never regretted my decision to join. In 2007 I was Club President and since then have had numerous supportive roles in our region.
