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International Exchange
Rate
The Rotary International exchange rate for the month of
November 2008 has been set at: NZ$1.00 = US$0.60240964
or US$1.00 = NZ$1.66
With the volatility of the New Zealand Dollar in the current
World markets, all Clubs will need to prepare themselves for further changes
in the Rotary International Exchange rates. While the rates are currently
set on a monthly basis, this could change if there are drastic changes.
Rotary Club of Hokitika.
Please correct this address in your directory
The correct address should be:-
P O Box 7,
Hokitika 7842
Thank you.
Yours in Rotary Service,
Robin
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The Rotary Foundation
District 9970 Committee 2008/09 August
2008
TO
FOUNDATION DIRECTORS/SPOKESPERSONS
The
District Foundation Committee intends disseminating information to clubs
on a monthly basis, starting from this month. Please make time to promote
to your club verbally and through your club Bulletin, this information
either as one article or drip-fed throughout the month.
DISTRICT
FOUNDATION GOALS FOR THIS YEAR
1)
Increase
awareness of The Foundation
and promote it and its programs to Rotarians (we will help you with our
monthly memos)
2) Aim for DG Ross’s goal of US$100 per member
3) Encourage individual contributions. What you donate
is is credited to your club and so contributes towards the
club goal of $100 per member. It also entitles you to a tax rebate. Remittance
forms are available on the District website.
Please make The Foundation a priority.
It is OUR FOUNDATION and it behoves us all to give it our financial support.
4) Give to the PolioPlus Partners campaign. This
year the District is again asked to contribute 20% of its District Designated
Funds (DDF) towards the campaign. This is a very conservative figure
if we are to match the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s contribution
of US$100 million over 3 years. Please factor this in to your club’s spending
of its DDF. An approach for your contribution will be made later in the
year.
5) Help fund an Ambassadorial Scholar or
a University Teacher. A fund has been established
for this purpose. We have had numerous Scholars as our guests. It is many
years since the District sent one offshore.
The District is currently holding over US$59,000
in DDF. It is in your club’s hands as to how
your portion is spent.
Contact
any member of the District Committee for information on YOUR
FOUNDATION, or check the rotary.org or rotary.org.nz websites.
Have
a good year!
Jim Hudson Chairman, District Foundation Committee
See RI Foundation
below
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Conference
Mt Cook
Accommodation is filling fast. All Chalet, Motel and Run
of House at the Hermitage are now booked out. There are only 50 rooms
left in the Wakefield and Aoraki wings so be in quick. Aoraki Alpine Lodge
is also booked out.
We currently have over 350 beds booked in the village.
Early Bird Registration runs out at the end of November
and will be strictly policed so get your registrations in now. The conference
is limited to 400 places plus guests so don't be the one who misses out.
Having a bed does not guarantee you a place at the conference
so if you have booked, please register. Your clubs will shortly receive
an updated brochure with tour options, speakers and programme outline,
look out for that.
See you at Mt Cook
Brent Goldsmid
Conference Chair
Shelterbox
Recognition
See the link below
CNN
recognizes Rotarian
Tom
Henderson
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Area 3 Update -
Margaret Reeve
Rotary Club of Christchurch , Chartered
in 1922, is the oldest club in the District. We have a membership of
106 at present and are aiming to increase that again this year. Our
first fellowship function for the year is underway and some club members
will be going to a cooking ( drinking and eating !) demonstration at
a restaurant in ChCh early in September. Our Annual Childrens Charity
Ball is being held on September 13th at the Convention Centre in Christchurch.
We have some superb auction prizes again this year and are hoping to
raise a significant sum of money to distribute to thsi years charities.
The Christchurch West Club, chartered
in 1975, has a stable membership of 51. Meeting on Wednesday evenings
at the Old Stone House, a community centre in the SW of the city, the
Club is known for its friendly atmosphere and good fellowship. A significant
number of members have an involvement at District level, there is a
commitment to Youth Exchange with three in or outbound students in the
last 3 years, and lots of GSE team members sponsored or hosted in those
exchanges on a regular basis. Recently, functional eyesight was restored
to one young Fijian met by a Club member while working in Fiji on the
Rotahome project, all through the support of medical teams in NZ on
a pro-bono basis, and the support of several other clubs and lots of
willing Rotarians. The Club has a great programme of speakers (Yulia
recently performed at a Club night and enchanted us all with her singing
and her commitment to help others in the community), There is a cycling
section (the thinner wheel!), and even a choir. This year’s directors
have hit the ground running and there are lots of more projects in the
pipeline.
Garden City Rotary Club, chartered
in 1991, currently has a membership of 39. This breakfast club continues
to have success with its McDonald’s Youth Duathlon, an annual run and
cycle event attracting more than 1,000 young people aged between 8 and
16 years old. One of the club's latest projects has been a partnership
with Delhi Rotary Club to obtain a Rotary Matching Grant to purchase
an ambulance for Sewa Ashram, which will be used to pick up sick and
dying destitute people from the gutters and under the bridges of Delhi
and take them to care, as well at taking their patients to various hospitals
and doctors to get medical care.
Rotary Club of ChCh North: was born
out of the ChCh East Club by a group of NewBrighton businessmen and
chartered in 1971. The Club has 33 members and assists a number of organizations
in the local community. Over recent years the largest fundraising effort
has been an annual golf tournament with our major recipient being the
Royal Foundation for the Blind for which almost $50,000.00 has been
raised. Each year in conjunction with the ChCh East Club we also host
the School Honour Roll Awards for year 7 & 8 pupils in our area. Recent
projects have been supporting a low decile school with Books in Homes,
and various other projects, building a play area at Freeville School,
developing a recreation and garden area at the Burwood Day Care Centre,
and our most recent project a secure play area for Pregnancy Help. Currently
our Club is also supporting Adam Hollander who is in France on a student
exchange, and we also fund Peer Support Programs at Shirley Boys High
School and Marian College.
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New Members
Welcomed into District 9970 since last edition:
August
Martine Saltoun - ChCh South
September
Clive Harrington - Blenheim
Hannes Paul - Garden City
Kevin Moseley -Blenheim Sth
Leicester Wilson -Ashburton
October
Jan Boustead - Ferrymead
Dick Martin - Lincoln
Brian Hawke -Rangiora
Valerie Hobbs - Papanui
Philip Robinson - Sunrise
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THE ROTARY - PROBUS RELATIONSHIP
IS ON-GOING
There is a general misconception afoot
that once established, there is no need for a sponsoring Rotary Club
to maintain a relationship with a Probus club it has founded.
With the passage of time and the demise
of elderly Probians, knowledge about their clubs foundation, how it
came to be and who initiated it, is becoming vague or even non-existent
within the Club. It is apparent that among some
Probus clubs knowledge about the relationship with the Rotary movement
is equally unknown - Rotary? What's that?
I believe Rotary clubs have a duty of care
to maintain a relationship with the Probus clubs they have founded.
This can be simply done by inviting Probus Presidents and Presidents-elect
to attend an ordinary weekly Rotary meeting once or twice each year.
Further, Community Service chairmen could make contact with or attend
a Probus meeting at a similar frequency, simply to discover whether
or not there are problems Rotary might be able to help solve.
In the interests of renewing the bond,
I strongly urge Rotary Club Presidents to make the effort to contact
with, and re-establish the relationship with your Probus Club. For more
information if needed, contact Euan Grant, Chair D9970 Probus Committee.
Tel:(03)528 7654 email: e.r.grant@xtra.co.nz
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RI Convention
The 100th Rotary International Convention will be held
on 21st-24th June 2009 at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham,
England. Details of registration and the booking of accommodation are
on www.rotary.org/convention.
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From The Rotary Club of Rangiora
A Ryla Reflection. Geoff Hall introduced
our Ryla Candidates and chose an interview style resume of the course
for our three candidates.
Shane did not know about RYLA before
attending but was fortunate to have a Rotary member at his work and he
made enquiries about what to expect. Even with this he felt at the end
that more information could be available before the course. His key speaker
was Michael Lee from Fulton Hogan, who caused him to think about the environment.
The physical activities challenged him to get out of his comfort zone
and team building activities were enjoyable.
The accommodation for Lisa was like
a big sleepover. It was a benefit to Lisa to have attended a Rotary meeting
prior to RYLA. Speaker Jamie did a session at the end of the day when
they were all tired, but he got them going and inspired them with positive
leadership, to learn from their mistakes, ask questions and use their
imagination. Nadia described speaker Mike Dormer as "a light in the cave
to illuminate confidence." She quoted, "If people around display bad leadership,
then sit tight and work on yourself."
Nadia was put into the Entertainment
group arranging quiz nights and the final Wearable Arts Event. The oldies
won with Star War outfits and received praise. Overall the experience
was motivational and inspirational. New friends were made.
RYLA FIVE YEARS ON: Andrew Gilchrist
summed up the last five years of his life since RYLA by recalling events
and motivation that have steered his life in these years. He recalled
advice given, "take opportunity when it knocks", and Phil McGoldrick saying,
"Habits created comfort zones". The death of his father, John, created
for Andrew a whole outlook change. Life had a different focus and taken
out of his comfort zone he began to look at where he was going. He branched
out into business with a partner and one truck. Opportunity knocked again
when he was offered the late Murray Evans Spraying Service Business. He
and his brother as partners now have three trucks and a successful business.
Thank you Geoff
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New RI President Elect
President of Rotary International in 2010-11 is RAY KLINGINSMITH
of the Rotary Club of Kirksville, Missouri, USA
Click
Here For Biography
Paul Harris Fellows
Congratulations to
PHF Ron Birch,
Rotary Club of Christchurch West
The Rotary Club of Blenheim South awarded Rotarian John
Hyndman a sapphire pin for his PHF on 17 June 2008.
And from Chch South
The District has made available PHF credits to enable
non-Rotarians to be awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship.The club is delighted
that Julie Wylie, wife of member John, was awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship,
for recognition of her outstanding work in the field of music education,
music parenting and at early childhood level. She is highly regarded for
her work in developmental music therapy for children with special needs
and recognised Internationally for her work.
Graham Foulds was recognised with a District Award, a
Club Member Award for the excellent work he has done at an International
level for the children of Nepal. With eleven trips to his credit and many
achievements to assist Nepalese children, Graham has demonstrated all
that is good about “Service Above Self”, the ideal of Rotary International.
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Thoughts on "New
Generations" From Ross
September was New Generations Month, or as
some including myself at times would prefer to refer to it as 'Youth'
Month, seeing New Generations as being too 'P.C.'
However as I have reflected on this, perhaps
we should be thinking of what and who we have engaged with in past years,
this year and plan ahead for next year. I think as an organisation and
in many clubs in this District, there is great passion for what we achieve
with Youth, but as I heard a Club President who shall remain nameless
state, 'We SHOULD BE LOOKING AT WHAT WE CAN GET INTO RATHER THAN WHAT
WE CAN GET OUT OF".
We have in this District the opportunity
to engage in a variety of programmes we can support: (Refer page 87 onwards
of your District Directory)
* Peer Support * Rotary
Youth Exchange * Matched Twin Exchange with Australia
* Young Totara Awards * Outward
Bound * National Science and Technology Forum *
Rotary Youth Leadership ward * District Speech Competition
* Rotaract
There is also the Boyle River Outdoor Education
Centre, which celebrates its 35th year anniversary this month. At the
beginning of August a letter was sent to all clubs for consideration to
giving some support to the Centre. I was pleased to see at a recent visit
to the Ashburton Rotary Club that they donated $1000 to the centre. More
clubs could and should consider this as it would be a very worthwhile
'recipient of funds' from clubs in our District to more regularly support.
Have a look at the Wish List and if you don't have it, please contact
our District Administrator and it can be resent to you.
Some years ago we had a 'Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment
(RYPEN) which ceased to operate due to increasing compliance requirements.
The Boyle River experience should replace that programme for young people
and give the opportunity for them to gain some life and outdoor skills.
How many of the schools that clubs are responsible for use the Centre?
Perhaps clubs could help schools in assisting in sponsoring a weeks experience
at the Centre for students? We fund raise for 'purpose' and those funds
are doing no good just sitting in our newly formed Charitable Trusts,
as that is not their purpose.
For a number of years The Rotary Clubs of Belfast, Rangiora
and Kaiapoi have been great supporters of the Centre and contributed significant
funds, energy and 'man' hours over those years and they are to be congratulated
for that effort. The Boyle is about as centrally located is it is possible
to be in our District, so we all have 'accessibility'.
Recently when returning from Nelson, I called in at the
Centre and was impressed. I must have gone passed it hundreds of times
but never made the effort. There is even a Colin East Shed! I spoke with
the Manager and gained an insight into the great experience that can be
had there so please give this Centre consideration for regular support
from your club. Perhaps plan over the better weather a club day trip and
walk in the area. Also there is the opportunity to stay at the Centre
as well. The bunk rooms are communal but segregated for 'boys' and 'girls'
or perhaps snorers and non snorers!
In Vocational Month perhaps clubs should think about the
'Youth' that they have had contact with over the years? Where are they
now, what are they doing? 'We' and 'they' have spent considerable energy
and funds in their association with our organisation but I think often
once we 'tick the box' we move on without showing any more interest. Wouldn't
it be surprising if some of this 'New Generation' was prepared to now
be Rotarians and make a contribution, but simply haven't been asked?
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Village Aid Programme
First Joint mission with New Zealand Rotary The September/October
2008 mission was a ground breaking history making mission with Rotarian
DGE Heather Fear joining us as the first Rotarian from New Zealand. RAWCS
Village Aide will now be working closely with Rotary New Zealand remembering
that 'Together we can make a world of Difference' Over 4.000 women,children
and elderly were treated and given medication at no cost. Joint teams
from Australia/New Zealand and USA/Canada will be heading for our project
sites in 2009 and beyond. Check this out on www.vap.ph
under Busay medical mission. Volunteers are welcome to register on our
website under volunteer button for our September 2009 medical mission
of 14 days.
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Canterbury Area 5 Update - John
Duncan
Canterbury A5: Comprise the three most
southern clubs in District 9970, those being the Rotary clubs of: Lincoln,
Ashburton and Ashburton Plains. Assistant Governor for 2008/09 is John
Duncan who is a member of the Rotary club of Ashburton Plains.
Lincoln Club: Chartered on 31st October1973
will be celebrating their 35th birthday later this month. Membership
is currently 54; the 2008/09 president is Peter Blackburn. The club
has recently run a school quiz covering 12 local schools . A multicultural
festival was also held recently involving the many different cultures
with Joris de Bres the race relations conciliator as guest speaker.
A tree planting programme is planned for Lincoln Envirotown , an excellent
community project. Lincoln club members also chop firewood and deliver
to the elderly as well as selling some to generate club funds; this
provides excellent fellowship opportunities. The club has been involved
with a matching grant project with Kyrgyzstan which is helping to encourage
local people to improve their farming skills. The club hopes to encourage
both Ashburton clubs to combine their DDF funds with Lincoln to bolster
this programme. A fundraising evening is planned on November 25th for
this project with Gareth Morgan as guest speaker. Gareth's charitable
Trust has been heavily involved with funding to Kyrgyzstan and he will
be a fitting speaker on what promises to be a very interesting and successful
evening.
Ashburton Club: Chartered on 8th April
1937, currently the club has a membership of 71 and the 2008/09 president
is Gary Haskett. The Ashburton club has so far had 2 members who have
been District Governor, the late Owen McDowell in1981/82 who was also
a past Rotary International Director and Jack Ross in 1993/94. The Ashburton
clubs main fundraiser is Bookarama which is held in September, now in
its 29th year it has been a great revenue earner, this year generating
approx $43.000, a marvellous effort. The success of this fundraiser
requires a huge commitment from all members and also provides good fellowship
opportunities. The young achiever award which is held in conjunction
with Trust Power recognises the success of young people under 30 years
of age who are Ashburton District born and raised. Past winners include
Simon O'Neill who is making a name internationally as an opera performer
and Hayden Roulston who won silver and bronze medals in track cycling
at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The club has been very active in seeking
new members and in the last Rotary year inducted 10 new members
Ashburton Plains Club: Chartered on 10th
May 1969 and will be celebrating their 40th birthday in May 2009. Currently
the club has a membership of 45 and the 2008/09 president is Ken Leadley.
Ashburton Plains has so far had 2 members who have been District Governor,
Ellis Buchanan 1989/90 and Ray King 2002/03. Main fundraising projects
include: Potatoes which are planted early spring and picked to coincide
with the Christmas market. Pea straw is a good earner for the club and
a good customer in past years has been the Richmond Rotary club. The
classic car run is held during Ashburton wheels week, now in its 12th
year it attracts up to 200 cars of all types and ages and always concludes
a place of local interest; in 2008 this was Peel Forest Estate near
Geraldine. Firewood is also another project which is not only a good
fundraiser but a great fellowship event, most people can operate a log
splitter, this year approx 70 tonnes of wood will be split. The club
recently held a Pride of Workmanship award evening where 15 awards were
presented to employees of local businesses who nominated their staff
in recognition of excellent work practices, a very successful evening
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Polio Plus
Polio-Plus
Update
In the 1980's 1000 children in 125 countries were infected
with polio daily. Today this figure has declined by 99% with fewer than
2000 cases in 2006. 2 billion children have been vaccinated and over 250,000
deaths prevented.
After 20 years of hard work, Rotary and its partners are
on the brink of eradicating this tenacious disease, but a strong push
is needed now to root it out once and for all. It is a window of opportunity
of historic proportions. Your contribution will help Rotary match a $100
million challenge grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The
resulting $200 million will directly support immunization campaigns in
developing countries, where polio continues to infect and paralyze children,
robbing them of their futures and compounding the hardships faced by their
families. As long as polio threatens even one child anywhere in the world,
children everywhere remain at risk. The stakes are that high.
Rotary
Friendship Exchange District 1290 Devon Cornwall June 2009
An opportunity not to be missed! A team of up to six couples
are invited to travel to Devon / Cornwall from Tuesday 9 June until Saturday
20 June 2009. This group will be hosted by Rotary clubs in the area. Any
District 9970 Rotarians who wish to participate in this exchange should
contact District Coordinator Russell as soon as possible.
We aim to have our team committed by 30 November so that
bookings can be made both for travel to the UK and for local trips. There
will be a requirement for participants to provide a cash advance of NZ$
500-700 to allow for payment for prebooked trips in the District 1290
area. In the event of more than six couples indicating they wish to be
on the exchange some applicants would need to be placed on a waiting list.
Currently there are expressions of interest from three couples. The District
Coordinator has available a draft Programme which includes Plymouth, Dartmoor,
Tavistock, Charlestown harbour, Eden, Isles of Scilly, St Ives, Shelterbox
visit, Truro etc. A formal application form is also available. For more
information please contact: RFE District Coordinator Russell Sampson Rutherford
Rotary, Nelson 8 Iwa Street, Mapua, 7005. Nelson. Phone fax 03 540 3333.
Mobile 0274528899 Email: russell@sampson.co.nz
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RYDA
RYDA, a programme at present being introduced into our
District. The letters stand for Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Programme
and the aim of the programme is to increase awareness and change attitudes
amongst 15 and 16 year olds before they get their licences. Crash statistics
show drivers under 19 years are 7 times more likely to have accidents
than older drivers, are at fault in 79% of serious injury crashes in which
they are involved and at fault in 83% of fatal accidents in which they
are involved. Topics included in the programme include safe stopping distances,
hazard perception, consequences of poor decisions, legal and financial
responsibilities. The programme is a one day course involving road safety
experts, police, instructors etc. The key sponsors are NZ Steel and BOC.
The local Rotary clubs, businesses and Councils contribute to the costs
of about $4000 per course.
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National Science
and Technology Forum Update
The Rotary National Science and Technology Forum 2009
(refer page 97 and 98 of the District Directory) This programme is for
outstanding all round science, mathematics and technology students in
Year12 (Form 6) who will be returning in Year 13 and are planning to enter
tertiary programmes in science or technology. There were 37 applications
for the Summer Science School being held in Auckland in the middle of
January 2009, reflecting the huge popularity of this event. After some
negotiation 25 places were secured and these were filled by the selection
committee. Thanks to District Coordinator Bob Paton and other members
of the Rotary Club of Hornby for their work in selecting the successful
candidates.
Message From
RI concerning Rotary's Finances.
Given the troubling news from Wall Street and other world
markets over the past several weeks, it's natural for Rotarians to be
concerned about the financial state of RI and The Rotary Foundation. As
a district leader in the position of responding to Rotarians locally,
I urge you to reference the letter on this subject that is posted on the
Rotary website at the following link:
Should there be further developments, updates will be posted on www.rotary.org
. Best regards, Ed Futa General Secretary
Click here
if you want to look on the lighter side of this message
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International
Tennis Fellowship of Rotarians ITFR
The International Tennis Fellowship of Rotarians (www.itfr.org
) is now present in 48 Countries of the five continents with 551 members
However we don't have a single ITFR member belonging to your District
9970. This makes any attempt to promote ITFR in our District somewhat
difficult. ITFR doesn’t request any membership fee and Rotarians, Rotaractors
and their wives and husbands can apply for membership. It would be good
to find a little group of members or even just one Rotarian who would
be a representative in 9970. If you are a keen tennis player please let
DG Ross know and grow the tennis fellowship.
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November -
Rotary Foundation Month
Dear family of Rotary,
November is a very special month on my personal
Rotary calendar, and I hope that you share my enthusiasm. All Rotarians
can take great pride in the achievements of our Foundation, from our work
for polio eradication to our Rotary Centers for International Studies
to projects that improve lives every day. And now, we are building on
those efforts through our Future Vision Plan.
As a Nigerian, I have seen how The Rotary
Foundation is making a difference in my homeland. As Rotary Foundation
chair, I have the opportunity to see our Foundation in action throughout
the world. I can assure you that your generous contributions to the Annual
Programs Fund and Permanent Fund are doing good in myriad ways. But our
contributions to the Foundation go beyond financial support. Rotarian
doctors and dentists are serving as volunteers to bring health care to
remote, underserved areas. Rotarian families are welcoming Ambassadorial
Scholars and Group Study Exchange teams into their homes, establishing
lasting international friendships. And millions of children are receiving
the precious polio vaccine during National Immunization Days that Rotarians
help organize, promote, and carry out with an eye on good stewardship
practices.
As you observe Rotary Foundation Month, keep
in mind the many ways that you can contribute. Through our combined support,
the Foundation will continue to do good in the world for decades to come.
Jonathan Majiyagbe
Foundation Trustee Chair
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Dictionaries
to Fiji
Dictionaries sponsored by Rotary Club of Ferrymead club
members, together with the school desks and chairs collected from St Martins
School have now been packed in a container for their journey to Wainiaeke
School and Bouma Primary School on Tavenui Island in the Outer Fiji Islands.
2008 was the trial year for the ongoing Rotary
Dictionary Project. and it has gone very well. Over 7,000 dictionaries
were presented to year 4 students in low decile schools by Rotarians and
Inner Wheelers right around NZ.
For 2009 the Bill & Lorna Boyd Trust has
ordered 12,000 dictionaries for distribution. They are expected into Auckland
in Jan/Feb. They are $7.50 (incl. GST) per copy. Dictionary orders will
be filled on a ‘first come - first served’ basis. PLEASE contact District
9970 Dictionary Coordinator Roger Turner roger.turner@xtra.co.nz
to order dictionaries for the 2009 year as soon as possible. This new
consignment will have the ‘Rotary Bookplate’ pre printed inside each dictionary,
also the dictionary cover will contain the Rotary logo.
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Lane and April Perry
Phone 03 355 8743
Cellphone: Lane’s is
021 02115757
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Rotary Ambassadorial
Scholar
Lane Perry
In the Rotary Foundation month it is great to introduce
a recipient of a Rotary Foundation award
Lane is a native of Oologah, Oklahoma and earned his Bachelor's
of Business Administration- International Trade and Masters of Education-
Adult Education from the University of Central Oklahoma. Lane is currently
a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholar, New Zealand International
Doctoral Research Scholar and University of Canterbury Doctoral Research
Scholar and is attending the University of Canterbury in New Zealand pursuing
his PhD in Higher Education. Lane's specific focus of research is on the
teaching pedagogy of service-learning and the influence it has on the
following tertiary student learning outcomes: personal growth, civic engagement,
and academic enhancement.
Lane has lived, studied or traveled in over 25 countries
around the world. Lane views leadership as a philosophy and as a way of
life. Being a leader is a lifestyle, not a job. Servant-Leadership is
the medium that can bridge great ideas to great leaders and is the catalyst
in seeing change through to successful fruition. Servant Leaders take
the stand to serve others, while leading others to do the same. Lane
enjoys biking, running, playing his guitar and spending time with his
beautiful wife, April.
April is also pursuing her PhD in Higher Education from
the University of Canterbury and is researching student transitions and
student development.
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Ashvin’s Story
How Rotary and New Zealand Eye Specialists restored one
young Fijian man’s eyesight In July 2006 several members of the Rotary
Club of Christchurch West, along with Rotarians from other Christchurch
and Australian clubs went on a volunteer project to Lautoka Fiji. For
two weeks they were involved in the building of Rotary homes for the Fijian
homeless. In Fiji to date some 750 Rotary homes housing over 3,800 people
have been constructed using donated funding for materials and voluntary
labour.
To read the whole story click here
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The Christchurch Rotahome Team
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A Last Word for the
Rotary Foundation
Rotary began as an idea more than 100 years ago. Today,
Rotary flourishes worldwide with 1.2 million members in more than 200
countries and geographical areas. Rotary History and Archives is the authority
on Rotary's rich, evolving history.
Located in Lincolnwood, Illinois, USA, the History and
Archives team continues to update and provide access to its collection
of tens of thousands of items from all over the world.
In 1917, RI President Arch C. Klumph proposed that an
endowment be set up “for the purpose of doing good in the world.”
In 1928, when the endowment fund had grown to more than
US$5,000, it was renamed The Rotary Foundation, and it became a distinct
entity within Rotary International. Five Trustees, including Klumph, were
appointed to “hold, invest, manage, and administer all of its property
. . . as a single trust, for the furtherance of the purposes of RI.” Two
years later, the Foundation made its first grant of $500 to the International
Society for Crippled Children.
The organization, created by Rotarian Edgar F. “Daddy”
Allen, later grew into the Easter Seals. The Great Depression and World
War II both impeded the Foundation’s growth, but the need for lasting
world peace generated great postwar interest in its development. After
Rotary’s founder, Paul P. Harris, died in 1947, contributions began pouring
into Rotary International, and the Paul Harris Memorial Fund was created
to build the Foundation. That year, the first Foundation program – the
forerunner of Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial
Scholarships – was established. In 1965-66, three new programs were
launched: Group
Study Exchange , Awards for Technical Training, and Grants for Activities
in Keeping with the Objective of The Rotary Foundation, which was later
called Matching Grants . The Health, Hunger and Humanity (3-H)
Grants program was launched in 1978, and Rotary Volunteers was created
as a part of that program in 1980. PolioPlus was announced in 1984-85,
and the next year brought Rotary
Grants for University Teachers . The first peace forums were held
in 1987-88, leading to the Foundation's
peace and conflict studies programs . Throughout this time, support
of the Foundation grew tremendously. Since the first donation of $26.50
in 1917, it has received contributions totaling more than $1 billion.
More than $70 million was donated in 2003-04 alone.
To date, more than one million individuals have been recognized
as Paul
Harris Fellows – people who have given $1,000 to the Annual Programs
Fund or have had that amount contributed in their name. Such strong support,
along with Rotarian involvement worldwide, ensures a secure future for
The Rotary Foundation as it continues its vital work for international
understanding and world peace
History
of the Rotary Foundation
The Rotary Foundation, the first cab on the rank for World
Community Service projects.
The Rotary Foundation is community development.
The Rotary Foundation allows your dollars to go further.
The Rotary Foundation provides greater opportunities than
you can imagine.
The Rotary Foundation is empowerment to those who need
a “hand up”.
The Rotary Foundation is clean water and sanitation, reduction
in suffering from polio, leprosy and malaria, self sufficiency through
development of vegetable markets and dairy farms etc.
The Rotary Foundation engages beneficiaries in the cycle
of change for long term sustainability.
Make The Rotary Foundation your charity of choice.
PDG Stuart J Batty
WebNews July 2008
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