RCPN Bulletin November 24th 2024 (Nov 24, 2024)

Club News

November 24th 2024

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Never too young to promote Rotary

Rio did a wonderful job supporting Hayley with the parking duties on Sunday, as well as promoting the youthful side of Port Nic Rotary Club. Many thanks to all of you who helped this weekend.

This week's speaker

Clint Schoultz

Chair Vulnerable Support Charitable Trust - Take 10

The Vulnerable Support Charitable Trust - Take 10, support tamariki by providing food in schools, kindy's, kohanga reo, to young people in the city on Friday and Saturday night, rangatahi after school and older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.

Clint is the Chair person of the Trust and coming from the hospitality industry, he believes in making a place better than you found it, especially when helping youth.

Desk- Andre Lategan

Greeter-Michaela Draper

Kaikohau-Mark Rand

Opening Thought-Lou Bray-Burns

Introduction -Rick Hughes

Thanking- Linda Wellington

Buy the box-(new name TBA). David Barnes

Closing thought-Rob Whitney

Club report Brenda Lazelle

President Jo’s report

Club forum and follow up

Thank you so much for the robust discussions we held last Wednesday during the AGM, and the Club Forum. Each Wednesday, I will be taking a few minutes before breakfast to work though the items raised at the Forum so that they do not “die in a ditch”. This coming week the subject will be Buy the Box.

Proposed subs increase

The Board met on Thursday, and agreed to provide a fact sheet about the proposed subscriptions increase, so all members have the information needed to make a decision in the future, at either a SGM, or the next AGM

Xmas gifts for Wellington Women's Homeless Trust
As the House of Grace is operating a different format now, your Board have agreed our Christmas giving this year will be the Wellington Homeless Women’s Trust. If you would like to contribute a gift, such as toiletries, everyday personal things, this would be very much appreciated. Darryl and I will be happy to receive your contributions up until our last meeting on 11 December.

Xmas Function
Our Christmas function is on 8 December and 35 people have registered. Please let Heather know if you want to add your name to the list.

Jumbo tennis

Jumbo tennis is in March, if you want to put in a team, let Hadleigh know.

Tonight, I am going to the combined Rotary Birdwood project quiz, and on the 5 th, to the Plimmerton gala dinner with Jenny and Howard. I will report back on each.

Quote We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.

Winston Churchill

Charity Gala

5th December

"Howard has been asked by Graeme Blick to promote this event in our club. He and Jenny are going. Let's make up a table of 8. It will be a great event. Book online using their website." https://www.charitygaladinner.co.nz/

RPCN Christmas Dinner
When: Sunday, December 8, 6pm

Where: Cable Top Eatery

What: Xmas set menu - 2 courses of $65

Plus special on bottles of wine -Sauvignon/Pinot Gris & Shiraz - for $42 each. (No BYO)

Please register here by Dec 4th

Book Club xmas dinner

Monday 9 December, Wellington Club 6pm

The book to bring along is one you would recommend to a friend for the holidays and why do you recommend it? It may be a new book or a favourite or one read this year.

Please register here by 6 December 9am so we can let the Club know numbers for catering. Philippa Bascand

The future looks good

Meetings, speakers and events we have to look forward to includes

4 December: Lafulafu V Ekenasio: Working with the Pasifika elderly in Newtown - keeping people moving
8 December: Rotary xmas / end of year event 6 – 9pm at the Cable Top restaurant.
9 December Book Group xmas dinner here
11 December: David Howman: Sports integrity and Fair play
16 December: Peramulators xmas walk and lunch

2025

22 January-Informal meeting at Cafe
29 January-Susie Robertson Food rescue needing rescue?
5 February -Greg Mitchell-Kouttab Pathway to peace
12 February- Business Breakfast
15 February -Walk for mental health https://www.walkformentalhealth.org.nz/
5 March -Goal setters Ki te Ao Marama Awards
March - Jumbo tennis

House of Grace Update

Posted on Nov 17, 2024

Together we can make a difference

The House of Grace has been around for over 20 years and Port Nicholson Rotary has been supporting its work for many of those years. This week we heard from Fiona and Rebecca who were presenting their new strategic plan. Yawn, yawn I hear you say. But no, this was an interesting plan and well thought out.