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Our Duties May 13 Please note that these may differ from previous notifications
Desk 6.45 - Tamaris Livera
Greeter - Julian Bateson
Set up/Pack up - Linda Wellington
Kaikohau - Richard Brodie
Opening Thought - David Barnes
Introduction
Thanking
Parting thought- Jo Douglas
Reporter - Charles Little Photographer - Everard Aspell
Guardian Angel - Jeff Lee
Instead of a speaker this week we have a:
Club Forum
Your chance to listen, and contribute to what makes our Rotary Club so good.
Changes are coming, the Board will explain them and how they may affect you.
Agenda
1) Radar Awards
2) Change in payments for breakfasts and events
3) Breakfasts and duties
4) Annual Plan - progress to date
5) New members views and observations
Discussion papers for pre-reading were sent out to members Saturday evening.
President Nicole
Another excellent speaker last week. Thank you Jo for organising your son Mark to come and present on Starboard and give us all an indepth view of what is happening in the Strait of Homuz. We could have have asked questions for another hour. It was lovely that you had both sons at the meeting and won the raffle to start off your Mother's Day week.
Club Forum
We have an excellent turn out for our club forum this week -36 members. I am looking forward to your feedback on the agenda topics. I want to thank the board for preparing these with a special mention to Nick Duncan for the change of payments paper.
Casino Night
This Saturday we have the casino night to raise funds for the ambulance that goes to Samoa on May 17th. If you are not able to make it, please buy a raffle ticket or two. Your support is much appreciated.
Have a good week.
Tree Planting Volunteering Opportunity
Let’s plant more trees! Sunday 12 July - 1pm to 3.30pm
Please join us for our annual tree planting on Sunday 12 July at 1.00pm with The Friends of Tawa's Bush Reserves for our eighth year. We’ve already planted over 5200 trees in total! This year we will be in Caribbean Drive Reserve (Tawa). There will be a bit of walking from where we park our cars to get to site.
It is open to everyone including family and friends so please invite lots of people to help including Interact and Rotaract members.
You don’t have to be super fit to join. There are many jobs such as: digging holes; planting trees, setting out trees for planting, taking photos for the bulletin, picking up the tree packets for reusing, and / or contributing to the afternoon tea.
If you would like to take part, please register via the invitation being sent out or contact Lisa King (021 265 6220 or email lisaandmalkingnz@gmail.com) and provide your contact phone number and email address and details for family and friends attending. Lisa will send further info when you register by 22 June. Thank you
The future looks good
Meetings, speakers and events coming up
13 May Club Forum
14 May - Mary Potter Hospice Appeal 7.00am-6pm Chaffers New World (David Shackleton has the schedule)
16 May- Casino Night Fundraiser - To help finance our Ambulance for Samoa
20 May - EVENING Trip to OpenStar
27 May Andrew Little Mayor of Wellington
3 June - New member presentation Rod Badcock
6 June- Gardening at Brent's place
10 June - Flis Paske - Acupuncture to reduce the ravages of aging
24 JuneClub Changeover
27 June District Changeover Boulcott Farm Golf Course
12 July - Tawa Tree Planting 1-3.30pm - (see notice above).
We were treated today to a presentation from our very own Jo Douglas’s son, Mark, who works for Starboard Maritime Intelligence. Mark provided an entertaining and topical outline of his company’s business and of particular interest, an update on maritime difficulties arising from the current Straits Hormuz situation.
On 17 May a refurbished Wellington Free Ambulance will leave New Zealand from the Port of Tauranga on a ship destined for Samoa. This is the second vehicle Wellington Free Ambulance and the Port Nicholson Rotary Club have collaborated on to donate to support emergency services in Samoa.
If you are rostered for a duty and cannot make it, please arrange for someone to take your place and let Nicole know at Nicolebarker883@gmail.com or 027 5866666
Attached is the trapping roster to take us from May - August 2026
Please Text Fraser Ebbett (WCC) 021 765 694 when you arrive and leave the site
9-May
Jo Douglas & Steve Lawton
23-May
Noel Winsloe & Ross Buxton
6-Jun
Jeff Lee & David Shackleton
20-Jun
Marc Rands
4-Jul
Paula McKnight & Dennis Small
18-Jul
Jenny Flannigan-Tong & Howard Tong
1-Aug
Brent Gerrard & Rick Hughes
15-Aug
Dawn Sanders & Peter Whittington
As always please swap if your allocated date doesn't suit.
Many thanks to all for helping out with this important club project.
Kaikohau (Expression of hope)
Nau mai ngā hua
Nau mai ngā pai
Nau mai kia nui
Kia hāwere ai
Tihei mauri ora
Welcome all things that have grown
Welcome all things that are good
May they be plentiful and abundant
Port Nicholson Rotary Board Members 2025/26
President Nicole Barker
Treasurer Nick Duncan
Community Services Marc Rands
Club Services Geoff Smith
District Liaison Brent Gerrard Lifting the Lid David Shackleton
Secretary Jo Douglas Membership Richard Westlake Projects Paula McKnight
Youth Tori Triegaardt
Past President Jo Douglas
President Elect David Barnes
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