A group of club members enjoyed the annual Changeover event at The Thistle Inn. Marc Rands handed over the Presidential reigns - and regalia - to Dawn Sanders for the upcoming Rotary year.
Congratulations to our latest recipients of the Paul Harris Award.
Our current Paul Harris award holders (minus Paula, who graciously took the photo!)
Many thanks to Heather, Louise and Philippa for organising an enjoyable evening and dinner.
This week's speaker
Audrea Topps Harjo
Audrea Topps Harjo has worked in the entertainment industry for almost thirty years, after achieving great success and scholarships in her studies. She has worked with the top creative visionaries in independent feature film, visual effects, animation, console and mobile games, in The U.S.A and New Zealand, including our very own Peter Jackson.
She is currently COO at A44 Games and founder of InclusionFX, a platform designed to support and amplify underrepresented voices in the VFX for features, television and games industries in Wellington. She will be speaking to us about Promoting diversity and inclusion between students studying Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and Design from the US and NZ.
Please ensure your registration includes any special guests you are bringing, or any meal requirements for the Wellington Club's Chefs.
If the Chefs don't know what you want, they cannot be expected to make it for you....
Member Duties
For the meeting at The Wellington Club at 7am on 29 June:
Desk -- Tamaris Opening Thought -- Tony R
Greeting -- Michela Introduction -- Howard
Buy the Box -- Bill Thanking -- Raymond
Club Reporter -- David B Parting Thought -- Linda
Please contact Brent to arrange a replacement if you are unable to complete your duty this week
Notices
Auction prizes wanted
If you have ideas or contacts who may donate prizes for our Annual Auction, please contact the committee now!
Bacon Buttie Buddy
If you have a bit of spare time and can take over facilitating the organisation and sales of our World Famous Bacon Butties, raising money for the fight against Polio each year, please contact David. He has all the information you need, and will offer ongoing support, with Linda.
Rotarian Needed!!
Interact is Rotary International’s service club for young people ages 14 to 18. Interact clubs are sponsored by individual Rotary clubs, which provide support and guidance, but they are self-governing and self-supporting.
A huge thank you to Kamini who has supported our Interact over the last wee while, but has recently had to step down.
If you are interested in taking over the supporting Rotarian role please contact Darryl.
Interested in changing the world?
You can watch past presentations organised by the ESRAG projects team on their website. They have a range of interesting speakers and topics every week, from Li-ion battery Recycling, to Art from Waste.
It's that time again!
It's the last meeting of the month, which means it's collection day!
Please bring items for the Wellington City Mission - anything is appreciated, but the items most needed this month are tinned fish; baked beans and spaghetti; milk powder and long life milk; toiletries and laundry products.
Dream Big!
Would you like to contribute to Rotary’s success? RI are searching for qualified Rotarians and Rotaractors to apply their leadership skills to serve on a committee in the 2023-24 Rotary year. Click here for more info.
Goal Setter Awards 2022
Thursday 11th August
Guest speaker Paula Tesoriero MNZM - New Zealand’s Disability Rights Commissioner
On Thursday 11th August the Rotary Club of Port Nicholson is hosting Paula Tesoriero, New Zealand’s Disability Rights Commissioner at a breakfast meeting in the Banquet Hall at Parliament beginning at 7.00am.
Paula is a Paralympian cycling gold medallist, was Chef de Mission of the NZ team at the Tokyo Paralympics 2020, is a life trustee of the Halberg Foundation and in 2022 her focus will be on working to change attitudes to disability.
In addition, the Club will present three or more students with Goal Setter Awards. These are monetary awards presented to outstanding students who have shown they can set and achieve goals, have faced significant challenges in their lives and have given service to their community. Eligible students are those who are in at least their second year of study at a tertiary institution in the Wellington region and are working towards the completion of an undergraduate or post-graduate degree, a National Certificate, or structured workplace learning for completing a New Zealand Apprenticeship.
It is an excellent occasion for our members and the business community to enjoy a dynamic speaker and acknowledge some of our future leaders. As this event sold out in the past few years, I encourage you to purchase a table or individual seat(s) as soon as possible. A seat is $60 and tables of ten cost $600 (including GST). Please email your request to Richard.Brodie@Xtra.co.nz and an invoice will be issued. For further information please contact Richard on 027 4392424 or by email.
Port Nicholson Rotarians and Interactors teamed up with the Friends of Tawa Bush Reserves to plant trees last Sunday, postponed from the previous weekend. A fantastic job was done with 250 native trees planted in Wilf Mexted Reserve. We did the initial planting in this rugged area three years ago and it was fantastic to see how well our existing trees were doing as well as finishing planting that section of the reserve.
As only half of us could make the postponement tree planting date we’ve decided to make this a game of two halves and to run another tree planting event to get the other 250 trees planted on August 14.
I hope you can join us next time.
Thank you to everyone for your efforts!
From the President...
Many thanks to all who made the Changeover such a lovely occasion. Special thanks to Philippa and all the attendees, including outgoing AG Helen Algar and incoming Carol Green. It was wonderful to see the former members and wives – Bob and Elaine, Jenny (Young), Dixie, Debbie and all those who came for the dinner, many with partners as well.
Congratulations again to you, Marc on your year and thank you for ‘care-taking’ while I am away in London.
The incredibly timely arrival of the message from Rodney Cuthbertson, Goal Setter award recipient in 2006 (above), is a reminder of the ongoing benefit RCPN makes on helping, as I stated as a focus of the year, to maximise potential.
Thank you to all who have agreed to take on roles on the Board, whether as new, co- or mentoring Members, or in myriad other positions in various capacities.
Wishing all another productive and hopefully, healthier year.
Dawn
The future looks good!
Events, Meetings and Speakers we have to look forward to include:
Wednesday 29 June: Audrea Topps Harjo - COO at A44 Games & Founder of InclusionFX
Please text Fraser Ebbett (WCC) 021 765 694 when you arrive and leave the site.
Date
Trappers
28 May
Jeff Lee
Marc Rands
11 June
David Shackleton
James & Twyla Moran
25 June
Howard Tong
Jenny Flannaghan Tong
9 July
Rick Hughes
Eden Skipper
23 July
Brent Gerrard
Jeff Lee
6 Aug
Peter Whittington
Steve Lawton
20 Aug
Paula McKnight
Dennis Small
As always, if the dates above do not suit you, please feel free to swap.
Thank you for your help with this important club project
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.
Paula Tesoriero, New Zealand’s Disability Rights Commissioner at a breakfast meeting in the Banquet Hall at Parliament beginning at 7.00am.
