What do asbestos, broken glass and old rabbit trap have in common? A beach clean up!!
Thanks to Lindsay, David and Sheryn, Howard and Jenny and Tessa and the team from Rotaract, Princess Beach is a much cleaner place. On Saturday they joined Rotary Club of Wellington South for the beach clean up and here is the proof....thank you all, a great effort!
~ Spring Series Speakers ~
Abbas Nazari
3 November 2021
With great excitement we anticipate Abbas Nazari visiting our club this Wednesday. Abbas' family left Afghanistan when he was seven, fleeing the Taliban. His story is about surviving, arriving, thriving, and events that changed his family’s life. Abbas will have copies of his bestselling memoir for sale and signature after his talk.
For the meeting at The Wellington Club at 7am on 3 November:
Desk -- Linda Opening Thought -- Everard
Greeting -- James Introduction -- Paula
Buy the Box -- Heather Thanking -- Mike S
Club Reporter -- David B Parting Thought -- Joy
Please contact Brent to arrange a replacement if you are unable to complete your duty this week
Member Profile: Yon Yi Sohn
Hi, I've been with the RCPN since 2017. I am now dividing my time between Wellington and London, so I join the RCPN activities in a rather sporadic manner. My base is in Wellington Central. Would be good to have a catch up in the Northern Hemisphere, if you are over there sometime, with a cuppa or something stronger!
Left: Yon Yi with her art at the Wellington Club!
In case you missed it...
Dr Richard Levy: Climate change
Brent Gerrard summarises a very informative talk from Dr Richard Levy last week, who shared scientific modelling on what the sea rise in Wellington Harbour might look like in the future, unless we start to make some big changes.
On 13 October a bag was left behind at the Wellington Club after our meeting. The bag contained two bottles of wine (Bollinger) and a card.
It would be greatly appreciated if they could be returned to Tamaris ASAP.
Are you in?
Double Vision is our next Flashback Friday: 3pm till 7ish(?) on 12 November.
Come have a drink after work with your before work friends!
Environmental Sustainability Rotary Action Group (ESRAG)
Have you heard of ESRAG yet? Aligning with Rotary International's new area of focus (The Environment), ESRAG is getting the ball rolling in more ways than one.
New Zealand’s Rotary Centenary year: News item from New Zealand 100 years ago:
Waikato times, 26 October 1921: Gallipoli Graves. New Zealand Memorial. To be started next year.
Lieut. Muldenhull, the New Zealand representative at Gallipoli, who has returned to London, has informed Sir James Allen that the cemetery contractors are satisfactorily carrying out the work. The matter which was the subject of previous complaints has been remedied. He is arranging to start the New Zealand memorial at Chunuk Bair early next year. The cost is estimated at $5000.
The Inner City Wellington Residents Association (ICW) needs your help
Over 15,000 people live in Wellington's inner-city (Te Aro and Wellington Central - postcode 6011). Many of these live in one of the 125 apartment buildings located here. The Inner City Wellington Residents Association (ICW) keeps up to date with what's happening in this growing part of our city.
The ICW is keen to create a contact list of Body Corporate chairs and/or committee members in apartments in the city to support the sharing of ideas and information. If you are, or know of, a Body Corporate contact - or perhaps know someone living in an inner-city apartment building who might be interested in finding out more - please contact Jill Wilson, icwproject21@gmail.com
The Editors would like to thank everyone who offer articles and suggestions for our bulletins.
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.
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