Rotary Club of Port Nicholson Bulletin 16th November, 2016 (Nov 22, 2016)

Mark Cassidy

Well done to the Interactors and all members who supported their “hang out’ at the weekend. It is a shame that the weather was so bad but it didn’t appear to dampen their spirits.

I am heading off to my family in the UK and attending a my youngest’s wedding so a lot to look forward to over the festive season. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Look forward to catching up on my return.

Mark

Speaker: Fred Dodds - Financial Planner

In 1974 the Kirk Labour Government introduced a superannuation scheme that could have been worth $300 billion today.

Muldoon’s subsequent government put a stop to that, promising instead a universal pension at age 60 that was 80 percent of the average wage.

Today the pension is payable five years later at age 65 and it is 66 percent of the average wage.

And Kiwisaver, aka the Cullen fund, is worth a mere $30 billion.

People are living longer and most will not have enough money throughout their retirement.

That is where financial advisors like Fred Dodds come in.

Port Nicholson Gardeners...thanks

Many thanks to the team for turning up on Sunday morning and putting in some hard graft for several hours. While it was a very physical workout, we all enjoyed seeing the fruits of our labour and our gardening voucher purchasers certainly felt that we performed above expectations and were very pleased with the results. Their garden certainly looks the better for our efforts. Thanks once again and remember that the funds were directed to our charitable recipients - Wellington Free Ambulance, Malaghan, Outward Bound and Rotary Foundation.

Cheers,

Brent

We need your support!!

It's not too late to show your support for the Interact Hangout but we need to know today!

As we have mentioned, our wonderful Interact Club are having an event to bring 100+ 14-18 year olds from all walks of life together in a fun social event to encourage networking and friendship. They would like us to help them by providing cold finger food and beverages for their lunch at the event. This event is on Saturday 10 December at Evans Bay Intermediate, 14 Kemp St Kilbirnie from 11-3pm (lunch at 1pm).

A number of you have responded and I am truly thankful but we need some more. We are short on the sandwich/savoury/beverage space. We have been thinking that a donation or commitment can also help us put some pizza on the table. I am happy to pick up items from you between 10 and 11 am.

Please let me know if you can help - for planning purposes I need to know asap.

Gillian has also asked for some adults to come to the event in a supervisory role to ensure the event is a safe and successful one for these young people. The more the merrier.

Thank you so much for your help - Lisa :-)

Please email or call me if you are available to help with food or supervision.

lisakingaling@gmail.com. Or give me a call on 2325685 or 0212656220.

Thank you 😊

** Merry Christmas **

Gifts for Christmas

A Forest at the Heart of Wellington...An Invitation

Kia ora koutou,

The Rotary Club of Wellington and Conservation Volunteers New Zealand are pleased to invite you to a collaborative strategy workshop as part of the Rotary Centenary Project – A Forest at the Heart of Wellington.This ambitious multi-organisational project aims to plant another 60,000 native trees on Mount Victoria by 2021/22, taking the total number of trees planted by Rotary to 100,000. What a fantastic legacy for future generations. To succeed this aspirational project needs your help to achieve our collective ambition. Great progress is being made. Now we need to take it to another level.