Papanui Voices
Rotary Voices: Stories of Service Around the World
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Papanui Club Fund RaiserPapanui Rotary Club Fundraiser Knowledge & Skills workshops for everyone All Funds go back into the local community.  Venue J Block , Papanui High School Date/time Saturday 10am – 5pm 13 February 2021 Bookings Please book through Secretary -papanuirotary@gmail.com Donation $10 per workshop ( eftpos available on site)
We need members to come along to at least one workshop! It would be great if they bring a friend of a family member as well. Car parking in school grounds off Langdons Road. Tea, Coffee and snacks available  |
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Pedal for the PacificPedal for the Pacific  We are excited to have the support of our district leadership team behind Rotary Pedal for the Pacific so we can go all out to not only celebrate 100 years of Rotary doing good in Australasia but also help UNICEF and Rotary Give Every Child A Future achieve their goal of vaccinating 100,000 children in the Pacific. Pedal for the Pacific is a sponsored charity bike ride on the Little River Rail Trail. The ride is on Saturday 20th February starting at Prebbleton School and ending at the Little River Domain. How can you help? By adding this event to your bulletin as well as letting all your friends and family know about this awesome event. Further information is available on the Pedal for the Pacific website (pedalforthepacific.gofundraise.co.nz), the events page on the District Facebook page (@RotaryDistrict9970) and Instagram. I have also attached our flier. Registration closes on 7 February. Even if you don't ride, we would still love your support. Through our website you can either donate directly to Pedal for the Pacific, or you can sponsor a specific individual/team. All funds raised through our website will be going directly to the Give Every Child a Future project. One of the committee members will be in contact over the next few days. |
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Snippets  The President’s Blurb Happy New Year to you all for 2021. Hopefully you are all refreshed after your Christmas/New Year break and ready to help the community of Papanui etc. We have already had a number of our community contacting us due to needing school uniforms, school stationary etc. Fundraisers It is going to be a busy year ahead and a year of trying to find fundraisers to help those in need. 2021 The 100th Year of Rotary NZ This year is 100th year of Rotary in New Zealand and I am in the process of purchasing one Centennial of Rotary, book for our club. National Fundraiser The fundraiser for this year is Give Every Child A Future and no doubt you have all read about this in your District Friday Mail-Our that you all receive from our District Administrator, Ken Booth. On Your Bike! For those of you who are keen bicycle riders you may wish to ride for Rotary Pedal for the Pacific. A flyer is attached to Papanui Rotary Club Chat. One our club members will speak more about this. SPPEDS South Pacific President Elect Development Seminar, (SPPEDS) at St Margaret’s College, which PE, Grant Paice will be attended *Our club will be needed for setting up, packing up, marshalling duties and catering.* Normally this is held in Waipuna Hotel in Auckland but the hotel has become a quarantine facility. There is expected to be over 200 President Elects District Governor Elects and Assistant Governors. Chatham Islands Keith Mitchell, Lois and some of those who went to the Chathams are planning to speak to us once they have sorted some of the many photos that were taken while away there and Keith plans to invite the friends that also were there with to also attend our Rotary meeting. Papanui Bush An URGENT request from Denis Mc Murtrie: many hands needed to do weeding. The weeds have just grown so much with the rain and the sun and are needing to be pulled out. Do not wait for the monthly call up from Denis. Take a family member or a friend to help so that trees and plants grow for our future generations. Just also remember you can also go in the evening as it’s lighter longer. Cheers Janice  Thought for the Week “Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.” |
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Xmas Function 2020Xmas Function 2020 a Hit!  A great time was had by all at the Rosebank Estate Winery Restaurant on a lovely balmy evening. In addition to good food, beverages and company, we were also privileged to hear Amanda Atlas, our guest entertainer, present a range of songs that demonstrated her amazing talent as a professional singer.  President Janice then outlined the names three recipients of Certificates of Appreciation in recognition of their contributions as follows: Cynthia Tizzard for the tireless work she does on our raffle prizes and baskets. Heather Mitchell for the work she does with Ronald McDonald House and the support she provides to Keith in his Rotary activities.  Cynthia & Heather receiving their Certificates Glen Tregurtha for the support he provides to Deryn across a wide range of fund raising activities plus his help in setting up our new accounting system. We also had a visit from “Santa” who was in fine form assisting with the handing out of a small gift to us followed by Evan who reminded us ten times when the New Year fun golf game is being held which your Club Chat editor has already forgotten :-) before we bade each other farewell for another year. |
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Trailer Raffle WinnersTrailer Raffle 2020 Winners  Julie, Subrata & Helen congratulated by President Janice We were delighted to meet and congratulate the three winners of our annual Trailer Raffle outside The Papanui Club last Saturday. 1st prize went to Julie Forsyth from Swannanoa, with 2nd and 3rd prizes going to Subrata Saha and Helen Kent who were both from Christchurch. |
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Can Collection DayCan Collection Day  Despite the short turn-around time frame we were very pleased, as was the City Mission, with the variety of thoughtful food items and other related products that our neighbourhoods donated to help out those in need over the coming holiday period. Many thanks to the organisers and especially Ron for kindly offering up his garage as the collection and pick-up point. |
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A Special GiftA Special Gift  We recently purchased a significant number of grocery vouchers in different denominations to give out to families who are struggling at present. Liz created the above envelope for the vouchers to be placed in prior to delivery. Lois and Liz received some lovely feedback from a number of schools they have visited so far and are hoping to be able to take a photo of these being given out to the teachers for distribution during some of their next visits. |
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Snippets Last Coffee Morning Our last coffee morning of the year will take place this Friday 18th December from 10.00 am at Reality Bites, Sawyers Arms Road. Come and join us, we would love to see you there. Tony The President’s Blurb We enjoyed last Thursday's end of year function. The venue was wonderful, the food was great and there was lots of laughter and fellowship. Amanda Atlas was amazing and entertained us beautifully. Many thanks to the partners and spouses for joining us on the night. The club presented some certificates of appreciation to a number of family members of Rotarians who are always doing a lot of work behind the scenes. Cynthia Tizzard received one for the work she does making sure our raffle prize table and baskets are looking good. Heather Mitchell received one for all the work she does supporting Ronald McDonald House and supporting Keith in his Rotary work. In addition to the shifts at the trailer raffle desk they did together Heather did additional shifts while Rotary was meeting and even had Keith's trailer cleaned up and ready to go if the new trailer ordered didn't arrive in time. Glen Tregurtha received a certificate as he is always supporting Deryn in the work she does for the club. He is continually setting up spreadsheets for rosters doing design work and producing posters for the trailer and the trailer raffle desk. This wonderful work going on in the background by these lovely folk makes Rotary run very smoothly. A big thank you to all three of you. In addition to our club's end of year function Liz and Nick, Arie and myself attended the end of year BBQ of the Rolleston club. They are a great bunch of younger Rotarians doing wonderful work in their community. A highlight of the evening was being able to catch up with Keagan McLean, the district Rotary Youth Exchange student who arrived home a couple of months early after spending time in Brazil, much of it in lock down. He had to quarantine in Auckland on the way home but he was looking well and has quite a story to tell. Our district (9970) merges with Otago/Southland (9980) to form a new district 9999 as from 1 July 2022. Nick is the last District Governor of our district as we know it and Jan Boustead, our former district trainer is the first District Governor of district 9999. There is a lot of work involved in merging two districts with different policies and procedures, different banking set ups and reserves built up over the years that everybody is concerned about etc. Nick and Arie are on the transition management team (TMT) overseeing this. There are 8 focus teams made up from Rotarians across the South Island that will be busy over the holiday period meeting by zoom and exchanging emails as they think how about how a new district will look. Liz is co-chair of the Public Image group, Mandi is a co-chair of a New Generation group and Johny, who is now a member of Rolleston Rotary, is a member of the Young Persons group. Nick is also committed to a programme of sessions training incoming District Governors over the holidays. Sadly he doesn't get to travel to Orlando for the training but is receiving it via zoom sessions. South Pacific President Elect training always happened in the first weekend of March at Waipuna Conference Centre in Auckland. Waipuna is not available next year because it is still a quarantine hotel. The training has therefore been shifted to Christchurch and will be held at St Margarets College 5-7 March 2021. Liz is heavily involved in the organisation and management of this conference and Deb Gimblett has also been drawn into organising things. Our club will be looked to to help and has been asked to do significant catering over the weekend as a fundraiser. This will involve incoming presidents of Rotary clubs from all over New Zealand. At this stage our Pacific Island neighbours will not be joining us. In addition to that there is lot on in 2021. I will speak to that more at our first event of the year which is "Bring Your Takeaways" to Deb Gimblett's house at 340 Marine Parade, New Brighton on Thursday the 14th of January at 6.00 pm. Thank you for all your work during the year. Please enjoy your Christmas break with your families and stay safe. Janice  Thought for the Week “Christmas is most truly Christmas when we celebrate it by giving the light of love to those who need it most.” |
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Ladies BreakfastGreat Papanui Ladies Breakfast!  Twenty-two ladies enjoyed food, fun and fellowship together in the name of Rotary.  We were treated to a fantastic breakfast on Saturday with fresh waffles cooked by our three famous chefs, Tony, Arie and Keith.  Much fun and laughter as Secret Santa parcels were stolen and bartered! |
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Raffle StatsTrailer Raffle Stats  A few stats about our recent raffle. We sold 1331 books and made a profit of $17,591.41. We did roughly 442 volunteer hours excluding the time members spent selling their allocation. Many thanks to all members, partners, friends and others for helping us with the selling of our raffle this year. And an extra special thanks to Deryn for her amazing work in organising and managing this signature project for yet another year! |
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Snippets Have You Ever? Helen ran a fun session at last week’s meeting that challenged us to see how many diverse experiences we might have had in our lives. Some of the more “interesting” ones included:
The red haired beauty one got a few interesting “yes” responses but most related to a red haired baby or young child. The “winner” with the most got 16 ticks but their name will remain an in house secret.  Lilies for sale Liz is currently selling these lovely lilies at $25 a pot which includes 2 bulbs and a lovely black or white ceramic pot. What a great Xmas gift!  Mitre 10 Papanui Fundraiser In just 3 hours we have almost filled the roster for this Sunday’s BBQ. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Details are: 8:15am to 9:00am: Arie dropping things off, Gary and Arie setting up. 9:00am to 11:00am: Arie and Janice, Kathy Anderson and Gary 11:00am to 1:00pm: Nick and Liz Courtney, Evan Thomson, Tony Taylor. 1:00pm to 3:00pm: Donna Cherry, Anne Spicer, Lois Flanagan 3:00pm to 4:30pm: 3 volunteers needed (this shift does clean up at 4:00pm with me being there as well). If you can help then please note that we are just looking for the short final time spot. Deb Gimblett has offered to do any time but I still need to confirm with her that 3pm-4:30pm is OK. Thanks again. Remarkable response. Gary  Papanui Christmas Function Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Christmas function this Thursday at Rosebank Estate Winery, Johns Road (take the Groynes turn off). Grant |
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Trailer Raffle Winners 2020
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Xmas 2020Papanui Rotary Christmas Function  Members and a partner or friend are invited to Papanui Rotary’s Christmas function at Rosebank Estate Winery, Johns Road (take the Groynes turn off). Thursday 10th December 2020. We plan to assemble at 6.00 pm and canapes will be served from 6.15 pm. Cost is $40 per head for a scrumptious Christmas menu. The bar will be open to purchase your liquid refreshments. RSVP by Friday 4th December to Tony Tizzard 021 664 801 or 03 352 8926 or by emailing him at a.tizzard@xtra.co.nz. |
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Trailer 2020 BTrailer Raffle 2020 In aid of Ronald McDonald House & Children in Need Trust  Many thanks to all members, partners, friends and others for helping us with the selling of our raffle this year. And an extra special thanks to Deryn for her amazing work in organising and managing this signature project for yet another year! |
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Snippets Bowling with Scottish Accents As noted by Janice below, our night at The Morrison Ave Bowling Club was very well attended and a great success. Great prep and delivery Tony!  Papanui Rotary Christmas Can Appeal Please note the following important changes as we accidentally gave you incorrect phone number details for Ron in a previous message. The correct ones are:
 Last call A final reminder that ladies interested in coming to this event need to contact Lois at 021 735 404 or email her at loisflanagan@gmail.com by Wednesday this week (2 December) re their intentions. The President’s Blurb The night at The Morrison Ave Bowling Club was very well attended and a great success. Thank you to the bowling club for hosting us and putting on a very good meal. Thank you to all the members and partners that came along. The trailer raffle came to end in the weekend and the indications are looking good. Thanks to Deryn for all the effort she has put into this and also to the assistants that helped her. Our thanks also go to the ticket sellers both inside the mall and elsewhere. This week Arie and I are taking the week off and are heading away to Hanmer Springs for some pre-Christmas R&R. I will be back on Saturday briefly to attend the Ladies Christmas Breakfast (thank you Lois) but won't be back to normal Rotary duties until Tuesday 8 December. My thanks to Grant for being prepared to take this week's club meeting. Cheers Janice  Food for Thought “Giving does not only precede receiving; it is the reason for it. It is in giving that we receive.” |
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Supporting EducationSupporting Education during a Pandemic and Beyond Liz Courtney  Rotary Clubs and Districts have been using Rotary Foundation global grants for years to work with our partners to expand access to learning, because we know education can be a pathway out of poverty. Many projects address the complex components that go into educating children. The COVID-19 pandemic, with school closures, loss of jobs, and physical distancing, has made it more difficult to achieve the United Nations goal of universal access to education for children. But there are steps you can take to make sure your grant project leads to sustainable outcomes and has the desired impact. Learn more here. |
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Trailer RaffleTrailer Raffle 2020 In aid of Ronald McDonald House & Children in Need Trust  The Trailer Raffle is heading for the finishing post. It is a lot more fun with two people and we apprecite your ongoing help to fill in the roster here. And if you are feeling really game, maybe try what Rob Nicol has had some great success with. He has sold 40 books so far via an email to his Contacts without leaving the house which reads as follows: Yes,the Rotary Club of Papanui has organized another trailer raffle. Following the successful years and helping so many worthwhile causes we are this year sharing the profits with Ronald McDonald House and our own Children in Need Trust. Both very worthwhile charities. Tickets are 1 for $5 or a book of 5 tickets for $20. Purchase online by paying into my account #(add here). No money? No ticket? No problem! A photo of your purchase will be sent online. Looking forward to seeing your name on my bank statement. Many thanks for your ongoing support with this signature project that has served our community well over recent years. |
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Snippets Bowls Night this Thursday 26th November Arrangements have been made for all meal and bowls hire payments to be made at the bowling club bar where an EftPOS machine is available. A cash bar will also be in operation. Tony  Xmas Puddings Please get your final orders in this week for the Xmas Puddings. These are 700g which at $20 each is great value with $5 going back to the Club. If you aren’t going to the Club event this Thursday please contact Gordon with your order via (027) 471 5241 or email it to him at gshields@xtra.co.nz. Ladies Christmas Breakfast Sat Dec 5th All Rotary ladies are warmly welcome to come and enjoy great fun and delicious food at Lois’s house 20 Mistral Road, Northwood at 9:30 am on Saturday December the 5th. Our lovely Christmas Elves will be cooking so you are guaranteed great service and food! Remember to bring a $5 gift for Secret Santa. Please reply to Lois by text or phone to 021 735 404 or email her at loisflanagan@gmail.com by Wednesday Dec 2nd. Looking forward to seeing you all soon! The President’s Blurb I enjoyed last Thursday nights screening of the video of New Zealand and the South Pacific projects. It was great to see a couple of Papanui Rotary projects in the mix. I would also like to thank Jim Hudson for continuing to keep Rotary Foundation in our minds. It is Foundation month and we could do our bit by becoming Centurion members. It cost $100 and it qualifies for a charitable donation rebate so you get part of your donation back by way of tax refund. Arie as District Club Development Chair briefed us on a number of membership projects on the go. Opportunities for membership are always there and the trailer raffle is a case in point. This year we have had 4 queries about Rotary so far. On Monday Arie and I, Liz, Denis and Mandi joined a group of students from Ara Institute School of Broadcasting down at the Chch Bowls Club. The students were putting together a video of the students interacting with Rotary club members while playing a game of bowls. It is an initiative led by Liz who has been working with the broadcasting school for some time. They were a great bunch of students and we had a lot of fun. Don't forget to keep checking the trailer raffle rosters to see if you can help. When I checked in the weekend there were a few gaps. See you all on Thursday Cheers Janice  Food for Thought “It is worth remembering that when we are pointing the finger at someone else there are three fingers pointing back at us.” |
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Toastmasters
Leadership Development available from Toastmasters As part of our alliance with Toastmasters International, we’re offering a series of leadership and communication courses to Rotary and Rotaract members. The first two courses, now available in multiple languages in the Learning Centre, discuss fundamental leadership skills like motivation, integrity, and team inclusiveness. You’ll also discover how ethics, decision making, goal setting, and delegating help you develop the skills necessary to lead a team effectively. Watch this video to learn how to find the courses in the Learning Centre and how to get the most out of them. |
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EftPOS UnavailableNo EftPOS Machine on November 19th  A reminder that there will be no EftPOS machine at our meeting this week on the 19th of November as it will be at the trailer raffle. You will be able to pay with cash or otherwise you will need to deposit the cost for your meal via internet banking into Papanui Rotary Inc. Account 03 1355 0892268 00. |
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Trailer Raffle UpdateTrailer Raffle 2020 In aid of Ronald McDonald House & Children in Need Trust The Trailer Raffle is now into the second week. We need help to fill this week's roster, please. There are a few gaps in the week, but we particularly need people to help on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. You can find the roster here. Any time you want to check it out just bring up this link, or refresh it on your computer to get the latest version. You can also view it on your phone or ipad with the Google Sheets app. At the bottom of the page (or top, on some phones) you can view weeks 3 and 4. Please contact Lois or Deryn to put your name on the roster or to ask for help if you have any problems viewing the roster. Thanks for your help to turn the yellow to white! Cheers Deryn |
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Snippets A reminder to come and enjoy our Bowls Night on 26th November. This is a Partners Night where we are being hosted at the Morrison Avenue Bowling club on Thursday 26th November. Come and have a go! Bowls are available for hire at a cost of $5 per person and helpful advice and tuition is available. There will be people on hand from 5:30 pm to assist with coaching etc. Bowling will start at 6.00 pm and will be followed by a delicious buffet meal at 7.00 pm. The meal cost is $25 per head. A cash bar will operate during the evening. Don’t forget to wear an item of tartan or other Scottish attire to celebrate St Andrew’s Day. Please contact Tony Tizzard on (021) 664 801 or email him at atizard@xtra.co.nz by Thursday the 19th November to register for this event. Come and join us from 10.00 am on Friday 20th November for fine coffee, good conversation and a fun time at Reality Bites Cafe, Sawyers Arms Road. Everyone welcome. The President’s Blurb It was good to have another committee meeting last week. The committees are doing good work so don't put in your apologies. Be part of making things happen. We are into the silly season and our trailer raffle is underway again. I see many of our members are getting involved and thank you for that. There are a lot of membership initiatives underway at present, many of them involving younger people who things differently to ourselves. I have asked District Club Development chair Arie to brief us on Thursday about these initiatives. Cheers Janice  Food for Thought “Winning is fun, but those moments that you can touch someone’s life in a very positive way are better.” |
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EftPOSNo EftPOS Machine on November 19th Please note that there will be no EftPOS machine at our meeting on the 19th of November as it will be at the trailer raffle. You will be able to pay with cash or otherwise you will need to deposit the cost for your meal via internet banking into Papanui Rotary Inc. Account 03 1355 0892268 00. Deryn |
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Community AwardsCommunity Awards Night  We had a great turnout for our annual Community Awards Night last week with Lois welcoming us by noting that serving our community and acknowledging those who do this is a significant part of what Rotary is about. This year we acknowledged four women from a diverse variety of areas as our award recipients as follows:  Dorothy Andrew Dorothy was recognised for her support and organisational efforts for Aged Concern. She initially responded to an advert to assist taking the elderly by bus on morning tea trips and it grew from there. “We currently can take two busloads each morning”, smiled Dorothy, “which includes organising entertainment which attendees thoroughly enjoy.” The Harewood Road church is often the location of choice where Dorothy is also the verger.  Linda Cowan Linda was also recognised for her involvement with Aged Concern which also includes supporting the hosting of morning teas. She also is actively involved in helping facilitate conversations at these events. In addition, Linda acts as an accredited ”dog sitter” and visits clients with her own dog Lewis where he is well received. Coming from a background in education, she also helps with reading activities at a local primary school plus organises morning tea for teachers at the local High School. M “I like to go that extra mile across a range of areas” shared Linda.  Stephanie Cowan Stephanie works tirelessly in the sudden death syndrome area and is a director with “Change our Children”. She often presents to public gatherings and both local and international levels and has also designed an intervention programme on promoting smoke free pregnancy with a particular focus on Maori and Pacifica audiences. An additional programme she supports is sharing a “safe sleeping” guide for parents who choose to often have their children in their beds, “Since 1987 we have seen a reduction in infant deaths in this area from 4.3 to 0.7 per thousand” shared Stephanie which as a great result.  Jodi Wareing Jodi joined Lois’ law firm in 2016 as she impressed the team despite having no legal experience. At the same time her husband was diagnosed with cancer and. despite the challenges this came with and her eventual loss, learnt the role quickly and became a highly efficient and valued member of the team. When Lois took over managing the local schools Speech Contest, Jodi quickly came on board and became highly efficient in managing the complex organisational aspects of this large event over many years. In concluding, Jodi advised us to “never regret a day in your life”. We gave a round of applause to our four recipients on this year’s Community Awards and wished them well for the future. |
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SnippetsCome and enjoy our Bowls Night on 26th November. This is a Partners Night where we are being hosted at the Morrison Avenue Bowling club on Thursday 26th November. Come and have a go! Bowls are available for hire at a cost of $5 per person and helpful advice and tuition is available. Bowling will start at 6.00 pm and this will be followed by a delicious buffet meal at 7.00 pm. The meal cost is $25 per head. A cash bar will operate during the evening. Don’t forget to wear an item of tartan or other Scottish attire to celebrate St Andrew’s Day. Please contact Tony Tizzard on (021) 664 801 or email him at atizard@xtra.co.nz by Thursday the 19th November to register for this event.  Papanui Bush A reminder that weeding at Papanui Bush is every 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 9.30 am. We look forward to a morning tea on Tuesday the 10th at 9:30 and to then continue onwards and upwards with spring maintenance. Denis  A Reminder … Ladies Christmas Breakfast 2020 … save the date … Saturday 5th December at Lois’s house in Northwood. Mark your diary for a morning of fun, food and festivities! The President’s Blurb I enjoyed the Community Awards night last Thursday. Thank you to Lois and her team for organising the evening. They were a very deserving set of awardees. I was also encouraged by the number of people present on the evening. The trailer raffle is off to a good start at Northlands. Thank you to those who are volunteering to do shifts at the the mall. Please keep an eye on the trailer roster as it will require all of us to pitch in to get all the tickets sold. This week we have our committee night. This year holding the committee nights the way we do is proving successful with good attendance, good discussion and lots of ideas. In the first week of December we hope to do another Rotary Can Appeal. This time we are doing the can appeal for City Mission who we have already been in touch with. Flyers will be available soon. Cheers Janice Food for Thought “To handle yourself, use your head but o handle others, use your heart.” |
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Milk Bank TrustRotary Community Breast Milk Bank Charitable Trust  Liz The Gift of Liquid Gold Last Thursday night a small group of us visited the RCBMB (Rotary Community Breast Milk Bank) where midwife and Chair of the Milk Bank, Rotarian Yvonne Hiskemuller, gave a very informative talk while enjoying a glass of wine and a delicious array of finger food. The RCBMB was initiated by Yvonne 5 years ago when then District Governor Liz Courtney, asked clubs in our District to look for projects that were centred on the Rotary International Maternal and Child Area of Focus. It was begun by a dedicated group of Rotarians with the support of Lactation specialists and Midwives in Canterbury to help mothers supplement their efforts with milk donated by other women. This group of women took up the challenge and formed the Rotary Community Breast Milk Bank Trust. The aim of the Rotary Community Breast Milk Bank is to provide easily accessible, short term donor breast milk to mothers while they establish their own milk supply. The donated breast milk is frozen, pasteurised, checked and given to parents and caregivers free of charge. Background It took almost 4 years of negotiating with the Canterbury Health Board and the Neo Natal group to finally be taken under the wing of St. George’s Hospital support. This is the first free community Breast Milk Bank in New Zealand offering breast milk to new-born babies up to 6 weeks to help mothers establish a good milk supply. New Zealand’s Ministry of Health recommends babies ideally are exclusively breast fed until aged six months. Breast milk is full of antibodies which help to develop a baby's immune system making it such a special commodity. Breast might be best for babies, but getting feeding underway can be a struggle. Previously, the only babies in the country with access to a pasteurised milk bank service were premature or sick babies at Christchurch Hospital's neo-natal unit. The Rotary Community Breast Milk Bank extends that service. To date we have provided 360 babies with 300 litres of Breast Milk from 63 Donors since 2018. The Rotary Community Breast Milk Bank opened in July 2018 and was given a room at St. George’s to work from. Specialised temperature controlled freezers, computers, donor kits and furniture were all supplied and sponsored by four Rotary clubs, Christchurch Garden City, Papanui, Riccarton and Christchurch Rotary clubs who gave funds to begin this free service. A large fundraising dinner and auction began the $ 30,000 required to set up the initial first year of running costs with a concert, specially printed tea towels and quiz nights following on. It is completely staffed by over 20 volunteers many are Rotarians, nurses and retired midwives. What do we Need and Why? The Milk Bank is situated at St. George’s Hospital and with their support, and an anonymous donor, they recently provided a pasteuriser for the Milk Bank which means that donated milk can be sterilised immediately. Previously, all the donated milk was pasteurised through the Neo Natal Unit run by the CDHB. This has reduced our running costs but has increased our volunteer time. We are now looking to raise funds to staff the pasteurising of the donor milk and to extend our reach to encompass a wider geographical group in the community. How can you Help Us? The Trustees of the Rotary Community Breast Milk Bank now include a number of Medical and Scientific based Specialists who give their time free of charge to assist us with growing this free service. Rotary would like to grow this free service throughout the country but can only do this with public and corporate support. It costs us approximately $ 25,000 pa to run this service to meet the growing need for mothers and babies who want to breast feed. For more information on the Rotary Community Breast Milk Bank Charitable Trust visit their Facebook page or their Give a Little page. |
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St James Park HalloweenHalloween at St James Park  Liz In partnership with Ray White Real Estate, this event took place in St. James Park last Friday 30th October from 4:30 – 5:30pm. Set up began at 2.30 with a group of willing Rotarian workers putting up the Gazebo and assembling the 5 Scavenger Hunt stations. Before it opened we had people queuing at the gate and with the smell of the BBQ on a wonderful balmy evening wafting through the air over 420 children and families raced around the park pencils and paper in hand to claim their bag of sweets.  Many of the families had costumes, faces painted and all the Halloween accessories to conjure up the scariness of Halloween. It was a very colourful event and we received many positive comments from families who were appreciative of having a safe and fun event to attend. Working alongside the Ray White team makes this a winning combination as they enable Rotary to have greater exposure when advertising on their social media site and we collaborate very well bagging up sweets, setting up the stations and sharing the publicity. A big thank you to the team of helpers who made it so much easier to bring some good old fashioned fun to the families in Papanui. |
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Snippets Mitre10 BBQ raises funds for Special Needs Camp Thanks to some Club members giving up their holiday hours on the Sunday of Labour weekend we were able to generate a $590 profit to go towards the Papanui High School Kimi Ora Special Needs Camp which runs over 3 days. Some events we support make a real difference to the young people we are trying to help. The Kimi Ora students have a chance to get out in the fresh air and enjoy nature with some innovative fun activities. The Year 12 students who accompany them learn about spending significant amounts of time with students less fortunate than themselves. It is a real bonding experience for all and exposes students to parts of life you don’t see every day in the classroom.  The Rotary BBQ is also a bonding exercise for those who participate. There is another one on December 13th so we look forward to seeing some new faces. Gary  Hanmer Halloween Event A small keen team or Rotarians and partners went up to support the Hanmer Halloween event at the end of the week with crowd control and the BBQ. Similar to last year their Grotto was one of the biggest hits with the kids.  Liz’s daughter taking her 1st ever shot As noted below by Janice, our club hosted the District Target Shooting Tournament down at the Bangor Street clubrooms of the Chch Target Shooting Assn last Tuesday evening.  A great time was had by all. Trailer Raffle 2020 Roster In aid of Ronald McDonald House & Children in Need Trust The Trailer Raffle begins next Saturday. We need the first week's roster filled by this weekend. You can find the roster here. Any time you want to check it out just bring up this link, or refresh it on your computer to get the latest version. You can also view it on your phone with the Google Sheets app. Please contact Lois 021 735 404 or Deryn 021 161 5861 if you need help to put your name on the roster. Thanks for your help to turn the yellow to white!! Also, a Reminder to those who went on the Breast Milk Bank visit, please pay your $15 into our bank Papanui Rotary Inc. Account # 03 1355 0892268 00. Thanks: Deryn The President’s Blurb It has been a very big week for Papanui Rotary. On Tuesday evening our club hosted the District Target Shooting Tournament down at the Bangor Street clubrooms of the Chch Target Shooting Assn. Our club has hosted this annual event for over 35 years. 13 Teams competed and thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Many thanks to the volunteers/shooters that came down and assisted on the night. The Ashburton Men's team took out the top men's award, the Avonhead Women's team took the women's award as we couldn't field a women’s team this time and Arie was 2nd top shot with a score of 93.4. The district movie night in support of Polio Plus was attended by only 8 from the club. The event was a sell out and the tickets sold out too quickly for many of our members. The profits from the evening will of course be matched on a two to one basis by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. If there are members that were keen to make a donation to the Polio Plus cause please makes the arrangements with Deryn. On Thursday in place of the club meeting we went to an evening at the Chch Rotary Breastmilk Bank. 14 members attended and were impressed with the service offered by the breastmilk bank. It was explained in very clear terms as to the difference that breast milk makes to the health of new born babies. The unit was established by Rotary and looks to Rotary for continuing support as no money is set aside in the CDHB budget for this purpose. The running costs are approx. $30,000 per year. We thank Liz for her involvement in the establishment and ongoing management of this unit and for being a constant champion of the breastmilk bank. On Friday many of us participated in the Ray White/Rotary Halloween event at St James Park. Over 400 children and parents turned up on a fine afternoon and had a good time. A group of 15 Rotarians, partners and family members came down and helped set up the Rotary gazebo, helped run the BBQ and manned the stations dotted around the park ticking of the activity sheets of the children. The evening was lovely and many families queued for sausages and drinks and had a picnic. The final event of the week was the Halloween event at the Hanmer Springs Forest Camp. 7 Rotarians and partners/family members travelled to Hanmer to help out with crowd control and manning the BBQ. Once again the weather was great. Over 200 children came to the camp with their parents and went through the Halloween grotto which camp management and staff had gone to great lengths to set up. A really pleasing aspect to the evening is that most of the children had dressed up for the occasion. We hope at some point to establish a satellite club in Hanmer so these events help build Rotary's profile in the village as well as our involvement with the camp. To all those wonderful people that came out to help us during the week a big “thank-you”. Some of you came out several nights in a row and to you an even bigger thank you. This Thursday night we have the community awards evening which Lois and her team have put together. Come along and support Lois on this evening. Deryn has posted on the internet the rosters for the trailer raffle which kicks off this weekend. Please have a look and put your name down for a handful of shifts because we need as many helpers as we can get for this project. Cheers Janice  Food for Thought |
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World Polio DayWorld Polio Day  Jim Hudson October 24th was World Polio Day. It is a time to reflect on the scars the disease has left on countless children over the years but for us as Rotarians to be aware of our commitment to the total eradication of the disease and to promote the significance of the Global Polio Eradication Campaign to our community. Quite a few of you will not be aware of Rotary’s involvement and commitment to take on this mammoth task. It all started in 1985 when Rotary initiated and undertook the vaccination of young children in the Philippines. It was so successful that in 1988 a global project, in association with WHO, UNICEF and the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention was initiated. I can only marvel at the vision of those that said ‘if we can do it in one country, we can do it worldwide.” That was when the world was getting 350,000 new cases of polio a year or nearly 1000 cases a day. You might think that’s nothing compared to our current Covid-19 pandemic. Well, it affects children almost exclusively and the effects are life-long. Then there is the cost factor – a polio-free world will save the global economy US$40-50 billion in health costs within the next 20 years. And we have a vaccine. Covid has badly interrupted immunization programs with a spike in case numbers, one more challenge among many which include waring factions and religious beliefs preventing or denying the administration of vaccines. Polio is a highly infectious disease that most commonly affects children under 5. It spreads person to person, typically through contaminated water and it attacks the spinal cord and nervous system which may lead to paralysis. There is no cure but we do have a vaccine which is safe and effective, which Rotary and its partners are using and have immunized over 2.5 billion children to date. Why end polio? WE must stop the transmission of the virus where it remains endemic, and we are now down to 2 countries, Afghanistan and Pakistan. There are up to 60 countries still rated high-risk where large scale immunization campaigns still operate to provide much needed protection. There is no place on earth that is safe until the disease is eradicated everywhere, which is why low immunization rates are recipe for an outbreak. A country needs to have had no new cases for 3 years before classified as polio-free. So how do we fund this campaign? Rotary has already provided over US$2 billion towards the programme set up in 1988. You may recall that funds for The Rotary Foundation are channelled into one of 3 funds, the Accumulated Fund, or if specified, into the Endowment or Polio funds. This year, thanks to Covid, fundraising is even more challenging. End Polio Now goals have been set, requesting a club donation of US$1,500. If half our club members became Centurion supporters and specify the Polio Fund then we will meet our target. For Rotary needs to again raise a minimum of US$50 million this year to qualify for the Gates Foundation 2-for-1 subsidy. I referred earlier about waring factions. A story in the latest RDU is worth sharing. In the 1990’s the Tamil insurgents in Sri Lanka were making the vaccinating programme for 1/3 of the country’s children virtually impossible. Rotary stepped in with UNICEF to engineer a ceasefire, they had to negotiate with one of the world’s most feared and elusive rebel leaders of the day. Eventually, the Rotarian negotiator received a letter from the rebel leader, which read, “Dear Mr Ravindran (who was Chair of the Sri Lankan Polio Committee) if you can persuade your government to stop the war for 2 days, then we are willing to lay down our guns for 2 days too, for our war is not with children”. Soon the NID (national immunization day) was on and vehicles bearing the Rotary emblem were heading for the vaccination booths set up in areas occupied by the insurgents. This just goes to show that Rotary does have clout on the World stage. It is essential that we don’t lose sight of the end goal of the programme we help initiate, because if we fall behind now we go back to square one. Jim urged us to all become a Centurion and help rid the world of this terrible disease. |
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SnippetsAn Update from our Foundation & International Director  Stuart Batty was part of inaugural New Zealand PolioPlus meeting in 1985. Of the initial completion budget worth US$ 1 million, Rotary’s contribution was US $250,000. The Rotary New Zealand World Community Service (formerly Rotary Overseas Aid Project) was established 35 years ago on the 28th October 1985. The first committee member for 9970 was Rotarian Keith Rollo from Nelson. That same year the first Emergency Response Kit ERK (formerly called the Emergency Box EMBOX) was packed in New Zealand for distribution following cyclones in Pacific. EMBOX was first established in England in 1975. In the early days, Rotary Clubs bought a kitset box and members brought items (usually second hand) to be placed in the box. Today all items are purchased and packed by Rotary volunteers. Rotary leased a warehouse in Auckland until recently for $1 for four months. 1,000 kits have been packed and now on the way to Fiji, Samoa and Vanuatu. Forecast for this cyclone season which starts in November. 8 to 10 tropical cyclones are predicted across the SW Pacific, which is near or slightly below normal. Specific risk factors are: · Elevated risk: New Caledonia and northern New Zealand · Normal risk: Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Tokelau · Normal or reduced risk: Tonga, Wallis & Futuna, and Samoa · Reduced risk: Tuvalu, Tutuila/ American Samoa, Niue, Cook Islands Three tropical cyclones are expected to reach severe strength. A container is to be packed in Christchurch for Fiji in coming weeks. Included in items requested is linen. Euan and Stuart are also approaching schools for desks and chairs. Covid is affecting Pacific countries. Whilst Fiji is the only country to have had cases, it is estimated 150,000 Fijians are now unemployed due to collapse of the tourist industry. Rotary is supporting Pacific communities particular around food security. Rotary continues to actively support these efforts to support our Pacific neighbours. .jpg) We are still looking for a few more people to join the Wednesday Lotto. All profits will go to Usa River Rotary Club, our Sister club in Tanzania, to be used for Development and Training for disadvantaged youth. This runs for 20 weeks, and costs just $3 per week, a total of $60. $50 goes to the holder of the Wednesday Lotto Bonus Number and $10 each to the holders of the numbers either side of the winning number. Take a punt, you might win all of your money back, and if not, you will be contributing to a worthwhile project. We have twenty-two numbers taken already, but need a few more before we can begin again. Any number not taken will be allotted to Usa River, as we did last time, but we need to raise the prize money first, before we can give away any profits. Please call Deryn on (021) 161 5861 or email her at datregurtha@gmail.com to join this fun fundraiser. Many thanks: Deryn The President’s Blurb Seven of us attended the charter event of the new Rolleston Rotary Club last Thursday night. It was an excellent night where we were able to catch up with other Rotarians who were involved with Rolleston in the past year, celebrate with the Rolleston group and enjoy the evening. Grant was able to lead the Club meeting back in town with the emphasis being on Polio. Thank you to Grant and also to Stuart and Jim for their presentations. The BBQ Hut at Mitre 10 was very busy on Sunday. The weather was good and the store was very busy. Thank you to Gary Denhard and his team of volunteers for making this happen. We will do it again on 13 December. This week we have a number of events on. The District Shooting Tournament is on tomorrow night with 13 teams participating, there is the District Polio movie night on Wednesday and on Thursday many of us are visiting the Christchurch Rotary Breastmilk bank. Liz still needs volunteers at the Ray White/Rotary Halloween night at St James Park on Friday night. If you can spare some time please contact her. Arie has his team of volunteers for the Halloween event at the Hanmer Springs Forest Camp on Saturday night. There will be plenty to report back on when we next meet at the Club. Cheers Janice  Food for Thought ” I woke up this morning and forgot which side the sun rises from, then it dawned on me.” |
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Mastering MountainsMastering Mountains  Accompanied by his wife Rebecca (Bex) we were treated to a presentation by Nick Allen on his journey leading to his activities with the Mastering Mountains Charitable Trust. Established in 2015 the Trust aims to enrich the lives of people affected by MS and Functional Neurological Disorder. “By helping our grant recipients get outdoors we aim to create life-long change in their lives by enabling them to live a physically active and meaningful life” shared Nick. Nick’s experiences include being a writer as well as a semi-professional climber and he has a passion for making the outdoors accessible for others. “This is very important for physical, mental and spiritual health” said Nick. Looking back on growing up, Nick remembered his Dad taking him for an experience in the mountains at age 7. He found it quite challenging and very much an adventure that left him with a big sense of achievement. As a consequence he decided that he wanted to be a climber and scoured the libraries for every book he could read on the topic. He also pinned a picture of Mt Everest on his ceiling. In his late teens, however, he started to experience neurological issues including a weakness in his legs and tremors in his hands. He tried training harder but this had no effect. One day at aged 21 he hit the wall and woke up feeling extremely weak and unable to climb the stairs. He kept trying to exercise but had little luck and ended up bedridden repeatedly, sometimes for up to a week. He found this extremely hard, demotivating and left him feeling he was lost with little hope in sight. Luckily he also found real strength at this time with the community he was in. So at aged 24 he decided to study overseas even though this meant he was having to use a mobility scooter as the pain made it difficult to walk very far which he was not fond of and made things incredibly hard. On turning 25 he realised he needed to drop out of his studies and return to New Zealand. One day while sitting across the table from a medical professional it was suggested he had MS. This was quite the surprise as he realised it was going to be a long term experience. “One in 5 New Zealanders will have a neurological challenge and diagnosis at some stage of their lives” noted Nick. “I still tried to ignore it but the result of my efforts of continuing to train also led to me crashing more”. He decided to alter his approach by improving his diet and adopting a more balanced activity regime. In 2010 he got into a Massey rehab plan and adopted a three pronged approach including improved diet, better stress management and guided exercise. This meant learning how to listen to his body. As a result he slowly began to manage his situation better and was making progress as he neared his 30th birthday. So five years after being told he had MS he was able to finally get back into rock climbing as he now had an approach that was working. He also realised he was still at home and unsure where he was going in life. “So off to climb in the Himalayas I went” smiled Nick. He attempted 2 peaks and finally achieved what had been a childhood dream which included being at the top of a 21,000 ft peak. Seeing the sun rise over multiple 8,000 ft peaks was magic and gave him a great sense of achievement and accomplishment as it had taken months of training to reach a goal that he felt was unattainable. He especially appreciated the community support that helped him get there. In 2016 he wrote a book titled “To the Summit” which was the hardest thing he’d done in his life. “It also helped me process the nature of my diagnosis at a time where I was experiencing mixed emotions from both my previous experiences and the challenge of writing the book”. In 2017 he got married which was one of the best blessings to come from writing the book. “I have learnt that hardship leads to blessing” smiled Nick. In 2019 he achieved ten first ascents on granite rock faces on Stewart Island which reminded him of the value of these and other recent achievements he had experienced. “More recently I am often fatigued and it is an on-going battle to maintain strength in my legs but I continue to think through how to best manage the on-going challenges I love” smiled Nick. With respect to Mastering Mountains, as noted earlier Nick and his team help people overcome challenges in the outdoors environment. This included assisting a MS client with a grant to have a personal trainer that helped her achieve a major traverse with her family and community. As a result she is now better equipped to go through the ongoing challenges of MS. “The approach we take” explained Nick in closing “involves helping people accept change, build capacity, learn new skills and implement lifestyle changes which helps them successfully cope with their challenges”. We thanked Nick for his insight into how both he and the clients Mastering Mountains support find effective ways to ensure they can successfully manage their neurological challenges and continue to experience interesting and rewarding experiences in their lives. |
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Ronald McDonaldAll Go at Ronald McDonald!  Lois “On a Monday night earlier this month four lovely ladies from Parry Field Lawyers with Deb & Neville Gimblett and myself cooked dinner for the residents of Ronald McDonald House. Homemade hamburgers were on the menu with magnificent wedges made by Deb & Neville as well as corn cobs. Apple deserts and custard followed. Everyone worked hard and the residents really enjoyed their meals. A big thanks to Neville & Deb who did a fantastic job of cooking and helping with cleaning up as well. Thanks also to the Parry Field Charitable Foundation which helped with a contribution to the costs of the food. It’s always a real blessing to be able to help these families in need. All the Parry Field ladies enjoyed the experience and are keen to do it again !” |
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Snippets Members were provided some time ago with a coffee mug and asked to toss their loose pocket change into the mug for: “Just the Cost of a Flat White a Week.” Every dollar collected goes to the Rotary Foundation. For any members who have not received a mug, Stuart will have some available at this week’s meeting. When you have a sizeable amount in your mug please pass the money to Treasurer Deryn. Many thanks: Stuart  Look what you might be missing! Ladies Christmas Breakfast 2020 … save the date … Saturday 5th December at Lois’s house in Northwood. Mark your diary for a morning of fun, food and festivities! Did You Know …  Source: Rotary Down Under Oct 2020 Issue 632 The President’s Blurb I found last week’s speakers very inspirational and just enjoyed the evening. Thank you for coming along. This week we have a board meeting and later in the week the International Committee are going to brief us on the efforts of Rotary and partners on eradicating Polio. Arie and I, Liz and Nick can't be there because we are guests at the Charter event for the new Rolleston Rotary Club. Nick, Liz and Arie have supported it for the last 18 months and attended their meetings in addition to attending our Club meetings. The evening is the product of a lot of work by a lot of people and the District can be proud. Next week we have a lot of Rotary commitments that will require your help. Arie needs shooters to fill out the men’s and women’s teams for the district shooting tournament which our Club has hosted for over 30 years. The tournament is being held on Tuesday 27 Oct. I (Janice) will need a couple of helpers in the kitchen. On Friday night 30 Oct we are joining Ray White Real Estate for a Halloween night at St James Park. Liz will need plenty of helpers on the night. Last year 400 people participated. It is a great way to advertise Rotary to our local community. If you can help please contact Liz. The night following Sat 31 Oct, Rotary is helping the Hanmer Springs Forest Camp with their Halloween event. Arie and Nick are currently on the Board of the camp and a number of our members are past Board members. We need a team of six to go up there to manage the BBQ and help with crowd control of a lot of excited children. The camp managers convert the recreation hall into a Halloween grotto and it is spectacular and interactive. The local kids all dress up for the occasion. This year the numbers will be greater as the town is holding a Spring festival. If you can help please contact Arie. On the Wednesday night 28 Oct we have the District Movie Night about the life and times of Helen Reddy the Australian singer. The evening is a Polio fundraiser and David Drake is hoping to sell out the picture theatre down at Hoyts Riccarton. Stuart is taking orders for movie tickets. Go out and enjoy yourselves. All of this amounts to a lot of opportunities to clear your dairies and serve your community. We need your help. Cheers Janice  Food for Thought “One idea leads to another. The teapot led to the steam engine, which led to the gas combustion engine, which led to the rocket propulsion system, which took us to the moon.” |
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ParentingOn Being a Parent  President Elect Grant Paice gave us some insights on his experiences as an educational psychologist when talking with groups about surviving parenthood. “I always introduce myself by saying that I have no kids, a cat that occasionally does what it is told, and a wife that never does what she is told and that I was here to tell them how to manage being a parent” smiled Grant. He then shared a model for managing behaviour based on the key principle that “what you notice is what you get” i.e.:
After giving a couple of examples he then shared the Premack Principle that states we are more likely to perform a less desirable behaviour if it is followed by a more desirable one. “On a hot Saturday I am more likely to mow the lawns if I follow this with a cold beer” smiled Grant ”whereas if I have a beer first I tend to leave the lawns until the next day”. He then gave a few examples focused on the principle that what you notice is what you get. “No single parenting strategy works with all kids or in all situations” noted Grant, who went on to suggest that effective parents acquire a wide range of strategies to help them deal with the various situations they might face. “Parents who struggle with being consistent are like slot machines” he continued “with kids in this scenario continuing to play parents until their behaviours results in as payoff.” A sounder approach, suggested Grant, is to maintain a reasonably consistent approach to managing behaviour based on the above principles. After a few more examples Grant asked for ideas from the floor re managing a teenage daughter who, when upset, storms off to her bedroom and slams the door shut. Members quickly came up with Nigel Latta’s idea of taking the door off its hinges and placing it in the garage for two weeks which typically gets rid of the problem very quickly. “A work colleague of mine used this tactic to great effect” grinned Grant. In closing Grant reminded members that kids do eventually leave home and gave us this final tip: “Remember to change the locks”. Evan thanked Grant for his humorous presentation on surviving parenthood. |
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Snippets Liz On Wednesday 28 October at 6pm there will be a Helen Reddy Movie fundraiser, “I Am Woman”, at Hoyts Riccarton for $20.00 per ticket per person. Helen landed in New York with her three year old daughter, a suitcase and $230 in her pocket. Within a few weeks she was broke. Within months she was in love. Within five years she was one of the biggest superstars of her time, and an icon of the 1970's feminist movement. She wrote the song I am Woman which galvanised a generation of women to fight for change. As with previous screenings for “End Polio Now”, all Clubs who sell tickets will receive a share of the profits and these will be credited to their respective clubs as a donation to End Polio Now. Christchurch Clubs have been very supportive of the five previous movies that have been held for End Polio Now, and we hope that we will receive this support once again. Tickets will be available in the week commencing 19th October.  Halloween Reminder A reminder to all members that Liz is looking for volunteers to help make this evening on October the 30th a great success. Please refer to last week’s Chat or view the story on line here to see where you would like to help make this an event to remember.  Papanui Bush Reminder A reminder that we are weeding tomorrow (Tuesday the 13th) starting at 9.30 am with morning tea and will be finished by noon. Denis. The President’s Blurb Sadly I had to leave Rotary early last week because of a recurring migraine. Thanks to President-elect Grant for stepping up again. I met with Gary Denhard earlier in the week to interview a candidate for the RYLA course to be held in the third week of January 2021. An excellent candidate whose name will be revealed after the board meeting. We have received further names for this course but given the cost (approx. $1000 per person) we are looking to see if there are Clubs willing to sponsor but with no candidates. October 24 is World Polio Day. The International/Foundation committee will take the speaker slot at our meeting on 22 October and this will be dedicated to updating you all on the where Rotary and its partner organisations are in the eradication of polio. Please support Stuart and his team as they put something together for this night. On 28 October there is a district wide movie night designed to raise funds for polio. There's an opportunity to do something socially with fellow Rotarians and at the same time raise funds for polio. The week commencing 26 October will be a very active one for Papanui Rotary with the District shooting tournament on Tuesday 27th, the polio movie night on Wed 28th, a visit to the Chch Rotary Breastmilk Bank in place of the normal Rotary meeting at the Club on 29th, the Ray White/Rotary Halloween event at St James Park 30th and on the 31st the Halloween event at Hanmer Springs Forest Camp. Lots of opportunities for everybody to roll up their sleeves and help out. I look forward to seeing you all this Thursday night. Cheers Janice  Thought for the Week “Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things.” |
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Wheelie BinsWheelie Bins: What Goes Where?  Averil Stevenson with President Janice We were treated to an interesting and informative presentation by Averil, the Commercial & Compliance Manager at EcoCentral’s recycling plant. Averil was born in Lyttelton and has two children of which one turned four today so we were very appreciative of her giving up her time to talk to us. Part of her role involves talking to community groups because recycling is not that flash at the moment in greater Christchurch. "We not only put stickers on wheelie bins but we also aim to educate the public" smiled Averil. The Christchurch operation recycles 200 tons of recycling each day which comes from is as far away as Ashburton and the Mackenzie District. “Post lockdown saw a huge increase in rubbish in the recycling, with over 50% of trucks now being failed as unable to be recycled” explained Averil. Two issues as a result of this are: (1) Many items that could be recycled are now in landfill plus: (2) There is not enough recycling available to meet our commitments to overseas processing factories. They have also had issues recently getting processed recycling into destination countries as they have been badly affected by the Covid-19 virus and closed their borders. To this day EcoCentral is turning way over 40% of all incoming loads. Because these go straight to landfill it has cost residents in the region of $1.2 million dollars to dump these loads. To help combat this, lots of bins are being regularly checked for content with only 20% getting gold stars, 60% require information to better educate house owners and the remaining 20% are being used to put anything and everything in including dead animals, food waste etc. These bins are not being collected and result in the owners going to ‘Strike 1’ status. If they fail again two weeks later they go to ‘Strike 2’. If they fail again, then the bins are taken away. The processing of bins that are accepted is semi-automated. So: what’s in them? “Paper is the most common item in the recycling bins but you need to be aware that we can't process anything smaller than an envelope so receipts, shredded paper etc. need to go in the red bin” explained Averil. Glass bottles and jars are recyclable and most go into a product used in roading. The lids, though, must go in the red bin as otherwise the machine thinks they are a piece of paper. Steel, aluminium and aerosol containers can also be recycled but paint cans and tin foil need to go in the red bin. With respect to plastic, the recycling centre’s goal is to recycle as much plastic as possible onshore. Rigid plastic bottles and containers are OK providing it is numbered 1, 2 and 5 only. All other plastics go in the red bin. Standard milk plastic is also OK but squeezable containers (#4) and anything with number 7 on it cannot be recycled. Anything smaller than a yoghurt container or bigger than 3 litres also needs to go in the red bin as these are also not able to be processed within the recycling plant. “Soft wrap film also needs to go in the red bin as our system thinks it is paper as well and this is what makes up most of our contaminants” shared Averil. So, in summary, any plastics you can ‘scrunch’ go in the red bin. To help ensure loads are safe, drivers are being increasingly asked to look at what goes in via amounted camera. “We are also going into schools to educate students and giving talks to groups such as yours” smiled Averil. The company is are also looking at increasing recycling standardisation across New Zealand including ensuring that labels of “type” are more easy to see which will help bin owners choose the right bin for especially products that need to go in the red bin. We thanked Averil for her informative talk and display of key items which will be a great help to ensure that we are putting the right products in the right bins. |
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Halloween is GO!Halloween is “Go” for Friday Oct 30th  Liz Great news - yes it is all on! I know how much you all enjoyed the event last year so please put your hand up to help for 2-3 hours again. Many of you suggested that we have a BBQ at this year’s event and we are going to run with this to cover some of the costs for this free family event. The help and jobs required are as follows;
Can anyone help with sourcing sausages at a good price please? Bread can be purchased from Couplands and tomato & mustard sauce will also be purchased. Any further suggestions welcomed to make this an even more enjoyable event so get involved and join in the fun. Contact Liz to put your name down to help. Thank-you |
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Snippets The grass is growing fast! Just a reminder we are weeding next Tuesday the 13th starting at 9.30 am with morning tea and will be finished by noon. The grass is growing fast. Cheers Denis.  Braintree Building Fund Raiser “Hi to all at Papanui Rotary. Thank-you to all the wonderful people who supported us at our recent public fundraising launch party. We were overwhelmed by the generosity of the 300+ guests present, and their willingness to support the cause. There was an incredible energy in the room. We are so close to having a world-first wellness centre for Cantabrians living with a neurological condition. We have raised $4 million so far, or 80% of the funds needed and are now seeking public donations for the final $1 million to make the BrainTree Wellness Centre a reality.” Kathy Donate to Brain Tree here. The President’s Blurb Last week was a big Rotary week for me. A lot of work was done tidying up the calendar for the next 6 months following the latest board meeting which involved talking to a number of the directors as well as speaker coordinator Rob Thomson. On Wednesday I went to Rolleston Rotary with Nick and Arie. It was exciting to listen into the planning going into their events and projects and their charter event on 22 October. There is a lot involved in establishing a new Rotary club and I offer congratulations to Nick, Liz and Arie, Matt Sullivan and the team from Lincoln as well as Amanda vander Kley and her team at Rolleston for making this all happen. The journey of Rolleston will form part of a webinar on new style Rotary clubs that Nick and Arie together with Rebecca Fry from Australia are presenting to DG trainers and District membership chairs across Australia and New Zealand this Thursday evening. At last count there were 130 registrations for this webinar. This Wednesday I have a cluster meeting over breakfast with presidents of the clubs in our cluster and Assistant Governor Craig Murphy. Craig has asked each club president to report on any changes/innovations made since Covid-19 in response to Rotary World President Holger Knaack's challenge to be bold and embrace change. It was with a lot of sadness that I announced last Thursday that Victoria, the daughter of Paul and Anne Wilson died suddenly after a very brief battle with cancer. Paul is one of our honorary members. Paul and Anne lost their son Craig 15 years ago and now their daughter has passed away. There was a good contingent of Rotarians and partners at Wai Mana funeral home on today (Monday) to support Paul and Anne. They passed on their thanks to me for the flowers and messages received from Rotary. It was good to have another external speaker last week in the form of Averill Stevenson. I am sure we will all have better recycling habits going forward. This week we hope to have a report on the very recent Australia/New Zealand virtual conference including a very interesting clip on projects in New Zealand. Janice  Thought for the Week “Winning is fun, but those moments that you can touch someone’s life in a very positive way are better.” |
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Speech Comp Results 2020Primary & Intermediate Speech Finals 2020  Lois Flanagan This year’s speech contest was the biggest for many years with 67 students from 9 schools competing in the preliminary rounds. It was a real pleasure to welcome 2 new schools this year- Ilam and Emmanuel Christian School. Thursday 17 September was the day for the preliminary rounds. Topics for the speeches ranged from the lofty subjects of Bullying, Black Lives Matter, Health and Obesity and Child Labour, to lighter topics of Ice Cream, Lego and Annoying siblings. One young man told us Rugby is Dangerous, while sporting a large black eye he got from playing hockey! The judges had a hard task to select 4 finalists in each of Years 5, 6, 7 & 8. In the end there was a good variety of schools represented in the final 16 with every school which competed having at least one student in the final. My grateful thanks to the 4 preliminary round judges: Donna Cherry, Ken McNee, Jennifer O’Leary & Grant Paice who did a fantastic job of choosing the finalists. Thanks also to the timekeepers, Keith Mitchell and Gordon Shields who kept everyone on the right time. It was a wonderful night of entertainment at the Finals at Heaton Intermediate Performing Arts Centre last Thursday night. Parents and friends filled the theatre to enjoy the speeches. Our judges for the final were our own Rotary Associate Sarah Pride and a new judge this year: John Ballantyne from Bishopdale Toastmasters. The finals kept the audience well entertained with spirited speeches on the History of Make-up, Ethical Fashion, the advantages of Singing and Jet Pack Transport. Two of the first place winners were speeches from students who each spoke with passion & humour about the challenges of living with Diabetes and Celiac Disease. We congratulate all the students who took part in the competition on their commitment, skills and courage in standing up in front of an audience and performing so well. The finalists were all superb and special congratulations to them all. Special thanks to Heaton Intermediate School who welcome us so warmly every year and provide the rooms and the Performing Arts Centre for us to use. Thank you also to Gordon Shields for getting the gift vouchers and to Tony Tizzard who prepares and beautifully hand writes all the Certificates. The speech contest has been going for 26 years and is a great way Papanui Rotary can be involved in the community and make a difference to young peoples’ lives. Make sure you book a seat for next year’s finals! |
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TIME 100 RotarianTIME 100 Rotarian  Submitted by Liz Dear Rotarians/ International PolioPlus Committee Members/ Directors and Trustees It is with great pride that we inform you that one of our own has been named one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People in the World.” Just a few moments ago, Dr. Tunji Funsho, Rotary’s Nigeria National PolioPlus Chair was named to the TIME 100 list for his critical leadership in working with Rotary members and our partners to achieve a wild polio-free Nigeria and eradicate the wild poliovirus in the African region. He is the first Rotary member to receive this honor for our work to eradicate polio. You can view Dr. Funsho’s profile on the TIME website here. Dr. Funsho is a member of the Rotary Club of Lekki in Lagos, Nigeria and is Past District Governor of District 9110 and member of the International PolioPlus Committee. Dr. Funsho is a cardiologist with a lifelong commitment to building a healthier world. As Nigeria National PolioPlus Chair since 2013, he has built on the work of his predecessors by leading PolioPlus efforts in Nigeria. Working alongside his fellow Rotarians, Dr. Funsho has built awareness for the importance of polio immunization, encouraged governments and public figures to support polio eradication, and served as a vocal leader and advocate for Rotary and our fight to end polio. The Time 100 list recognizes the activism, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. Dr. Funsho joins the list with some of the most important and well-known public figures in the world who have been past recipients of the honor: heads of state such as Angela Merkel, religious figures like the Dalai Lama and Pope Francis, celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Bono, philanthropists like Bill Gates, and activists such as Malala Yousafzai. Dr. Funsho stands on the shoulders of the countless women and men of Rotary who have dedicated their lives, their time, and their money to Rotary’s top priority of eradicating polio. This honor is not just a testament to his work, it is acknowledgment that Rotary members make a difference in the world—one that is worthy of international recognition among the world’s most distinguished leaders. Every Rotarian can be a leader in the fight to eradicate polio. We hope you’ll use this recognition of Dr. Funsho and Rotary as an opportunity to put renewed energy and focus into creating a world where no child ever again has to be paralyzed by the poliovirus. We’ve come so far into our fight to eradicate polio, and we’ve made incredible progress in the face of enormous challenges. As we join in congratulation to Dr. Funsho, let’s join together and deliver upon our promise to End Polio Now. Sincerely Holger Knaack: President, Rotary Foundation K.R Ravindran: Chair, The Rotary Foundation |
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Snippets John Stringer had a chat with Keith and Janice recently and they have agreed it would be fun to run a weekly book table at Rotary for the rest of the year, to raise some funds, selling books associated with the Club as Christmas stocking fillers. He has two books out this year, Keith can provide the Chatham Islands book, and John is hoping Jenny might put up some of her books in the mix. John will get the Papanui Heritage book. He has asked me to put out an initial call for Rotary Members to bring along books for sale that are in some way associated with the Club and, ideally, they would be authored by Club members but not necessarily. He will run a book table each Thursday. They can be new, or second hand, but need a connection. Keith and John will bring their ones along next week to kick it off.  Kathy received this letter recently regarding funds raised for MSPC. Dear Kathy We now have the totals back from all the buckets and we can let you know how Papanui Rotary Club did for our 2020 Street Appeal! Your group raised $1,417.40, which is absolutely fantastic! Thank you so much for your continuing support and for helping us smash our targets this year. We can never fully express how grateful we are for your continuing support. Kind regards, Charlotte Ackroyd The President’s Blurb The primary and intermediate schools speech competition finals last Thursday night was a great success. Two new schools joined the mix and there were 16 great finalists speaking on a range of topics some hilarious, others very serious issues. 17 Rotarians and one partner attended and everybody was impressed. Thank you to Lois and her team for a wonderfully organised event. Thankfully the Rotarians that came to the Club for a meal remembered to come early. We were back to buffet and it was very enjoyable. Now that we are back to the buffet you only need to contact Deryn or the apology line if you are going to be absent or if you are bringing guests. I am looking forward to a full attendance this week at the Club. Have a good week everybody. Cheers Janice  Thought for a Windy Week “I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.” |
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EQ Claims & ResEarthquake Claims and Resolutions  We had the privilege of hearing from Ken Pope, National Manager of the Residential Advisory Service (RAS) and Darren Wright, Director of the Greater Christchurch Claims Resolution Service (GCCRS) last Thursday. These free services cover the greater Christchurch area and are funded by the Government under the Innovation & Employment Service. The GCCRS service arose to help those people who have not been satisfied with the repairs of a home bought post earthquake after having discovered bad workmanship or damage not noticed by the original insurance companies and have not received adequate payouts to cover the repairs. In 2018 GCRS settled 1400 claims and has approximately 1000 people they are continuing to help. The service offers the following:
The GCCRS is different to other services available as the package they offer is significant in that it recognises the wellbeing of the homeowners first and foremost and acknowledges that many of them have struggled to obtain any satisfactory help. The Government also recognised that those in the greater Christchurch area had not been treated fairly by some Insurance companies and that the Residential Advisory Service and the GCCRS needed to work together to benefit the homeowners. The Government has allowed $300 million for this programme. Donna Cherry, one of our own Papanui Rotarians, is a lawyer with the Community Law group which has helped 1500+ people since the GCCRS began. In its latest survey figures 92% of people who have been helped are satisfied with this free service. 75% of people have used this service through word of mouth recommendation. Although the funding has been extended by the Government through to June 2021 it is expected to be extended again due to the number of cases still to be resolved. Some homes purchased post earthquake and have uncovered damage due to EQC repairs not properly undertaken up to the limit of $ 115,000 the homeowner can still be helped. They need to register the damage with EQC or contact GCCRS before the 14th October 2020 if they bought the property before the 14th August 2020. After this date homeowners can still get help but the process to access help will be more difficult as the EQC ACT is always open. Questions & Answers session from the floor was:
It is fundamental if purchasing to have a professional House check.
The Government now has an MOU with this group to settle claims fairly. Recommend working through the GCCRS for clarity around any specific situation and its FREE.
Anywhere between 4-6 months on average. 85% of people take a Cash Settlement while the remainder undertake the repairs required. Residential Advisory Service (RAS) Ken Pope outlined the role of the Residential Advisory Service which works in tandem the GCCRS. It’s focus is on Canterbury and Christchurch but also works across NZ when large scale disasters strike. They helped work through 16-18,000 claims in Kaikoura and have been involved in claims in Edgecomb, Whakatane and along the coastal area of Wellington with landslips. They respond to National disasters and contract the staff for the GCCRS. For Christchurch homeowners the RAS assists with unresolved damage claims under the EQC regime. Resolution / settlements are limited to EQC payments criteria. This service is available for all home owners not just those of onsold properties. Ken summed up the work done by both groups by saying his greatest satisfaction is “making changes to peoples lives each and every day.” Keep up the good work and spread the word! |
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Int Day of PeaceInternational Day of Peace 21st September 2020  FOUR STEPS TO PEACE PROJECT Introduction The United Nations International Day of Peace started in 1982 and now occurs each year on 21st September (for more details click here). The Rotary District 9800 Peacebuilding Committee discussed at its meeting on Monday 17th August 2020 how Rotary could encourage recognition of this day and participation by Rotarians. It was noted also that Hostelling International has, since 2013, promoted “Sleep for Peace” on this day at its hostels throughout the world. http://blog.hihostels.com/2019/06/sleepforpeace/ The Project Taking account of the current limited ability for many people to freely travel and meet others to conduct events for this day it is proposed that a virtual event be conducted by your Club involving Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, members of Hostelling International globally and the public in an initiative called: STEP 1 Be at Peace Peace starts with each of us being at peace with ourselves so each participant would take a minimum of say 15 minutes to sit in silence and calm and contemplate what being at peace means to them. STEP 2 Speak your Peace In the current climate many people are limited in who they can physically connect with so this step is to speak to their closest connection and share with them what peace means to them. If there is no one physically close then they can connect with others by phone or other means available to them. STEP 3 Write of Peace The next step is to spread the word further by writing a message of peace and sending that or posting it on social media with the #b@peace. You are encouraged to be creative and have fun sharing! STEP 4 Sleep for Peace Seeing as how we all need to sleep somewhere and to tie in with the young travellers and other hostellers, this step is to celebrate how peaceful sleep is by sharing “sleep secrets” potentially with a photo such as objects that help to calm in the evening, locations where the best nights sleep was etc. also with the #b@peace. Rotary Clubs, Rotaract Clubs and Interact Clubs can organise this as a peace project and encourage all members to take part on or before 21st September. Upon completion of the four steps the club can collate the participation of all their members and friends and inform the District Peacebuilding Committee Chair. Contacts District 9800 Gabe Hau ghau@optusnet.com.au Rob McGuirk rmcguirk@ozemail.com Kate Strain kate@katestrain.com  |
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Pap Bush UpdatePapanui Bush Update  John Stringer Hi everyone, I’ve been working nights at Isolation Centers since March so have not been free to be at much of Rotary this year. When we’ve been allowed together ourselves I've been self-isolating during the day at Papanui Bush when able, and working with distanced others to make progress in 2020. One development is that I’ve negotiated a partnership with TransRail to co-manage the rail corridor alongside the Bush with Northgate Trust (Northcity Church) that sits on the land at the top end of the Bush. The plan is to level this area with clean fill and topsoil, with large native trees; use historic disused rails and sleepers to create a fence and plant this area as a public walkway into the Bush from Sawyers Arms Rd next to the decommissioned Scout Den. There is also a plan down the track (literally) to erect a feature entrance way. TransRail are keen to support this and we are awaiting a formal response so we can take things further.  This area sat at the heart of the 1850s Bush, so is quite appropriate as a restoration project as part of what we’ve been accomplishing in the Bush itself. We have had donated a large number of native flax, and the idea is take these and plant them outside the Bush along the barrier fence, along the TransRail corridor, to help create a barrier (both wind and noise) from the trains. Denis and I have discussed this as a possible rolling-along project we could do with Rotary, starting at Langdons Rd end by MEGA and working our way up gradually to Sawyers Arms Rd filling in the gaps with harakeke (flax) plantings as we go. There are already a large number in situ along with old historic cabbage trees.  You might be interested in this early photo of the area which shows some of the post-Papanui Bush market gardening. Langdons Rd runs through the middle in front of the new Papanui Tech. The 2018~ restored Papanui Bush runs where the trees are, over the house (at center) and to the west of Papanui High between the two parallel roads. The Kruses Waterway settling pond (Just left of the school wing) is still there today. |
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Snippets Give Every Child a Future To celebrate 100 years of Rotary in Australia and New Zealand, we’ve teamed up with UNICEF to give life-saving vaccines to 100,000 children across the Pacific. Rotary Give Every Child a Future is a sustainable project that will ensure generations of children and women are protected against cervical cancer, rotavirus and pneumococcal disease. More info to come in future Chats.  Coffee Club As we are returning to Level 1, our Coffee Club meetings at Reality Bites Cafe resume this Friday (September 25th) and we look forward to seeing you there at 10:00 am!  Still Young at Heart Larry & Grant managed to sneak off to Mt Hutt at the weekend. A great day was had with good snow, smaller crowds, settled weather and a relaxing pit stop at the Hororata Café Bar on the way home. The President’s Blurb Thank you to President-elect Grant Paice for stepping in last Thursday while I was in bed with a migraine. I hear the speakers were very interesting. Arie and I along with Liz and Nick had the privilege last week along with many others in the district to participate in Australia/New Zealand virtual conference. It was intended to hold the conference in Alice Springs but Covid-19 resulted in it being turned into an on-line format. Over 900- Rotarians from Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific participated on Saturday and on Sunday the number topped 1100. World RI President Holger Knaack addressed us as did the first woman nominated for the World President role, Jennifer Jones, on the need for change and innovation in Rotary. Past President Ian Riseley from Australia spoke as did incoming RI Director Jessie Harman who spoke to our club back in June. There was a clip showcasing projects in New Zealand. Three of those projects were Papanui Rotary projects so our club got plenty of air time and exposure. We will find a gap later in the year to present on conference to the members. Thanks to Lois and the team for the work they are doing on the speech competitions. I am looking forward to the finals this Thursday. Remember that dinner at the club this week is starting at 5.30pm so we can get away to Heaton Intermediate on time. Cheers Janice Thought for the Week  |
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Rotary Foundation Jim Hudson In his 2nd talk about the Rotary Foundation Jim began by sharing changes in the funding system. All funds collected for The Rotary Foundation from individuals, Clubs and Districts go to the Foundation’s Annual Fund, unless specifically requested to go to the Polio Fund or the Endowment Fund. Annual Fund monies are invested for three years at the end of which 50% are directed to the World Fund and 50% to the District Designated Fund which is available for our District to use. Under the new granting model, districts manage the application process and select the projects to be funded for approval by The Rotary Foundation. The funds are then deposited into a dedicated district bank account and onto the clubs to enable the projects to be completed within the year. “What we can access” explained Jim “is dependent on what we have contributed over the three years so the more money we all contribute to The Rotary Foundation, the more will come back to us to distribute in District Grants.” Local district examples include Riccarton Rotary’s Hohepa Walkway & Reflection Garden and Bishopdale-Burnside Rotary’s neonatal jaundice prevention programme for Fiji (below).  The World Fund is used to pay for Global Grants that are much bigger in scope and for which the minimum budget is US$30,000. “These require more detailed and specific goals” noted Jim. The Foundation also supports teaching and learning opportunities overseas with the focus being to create lasting change across the globe, our communities and ourselves. Jim ended his informative session with the following key point for us to keep in mind: “Supporting our Foundation helps all of us make a difference.” |
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MS Parkinson's Support Kathy Our volunteer collectors were in action recently including being located at a great site at the entrance to New World which resulted in a good number of people donating and also sharing their experiences about their loved ones who have or had multiple sclerosis or Parkinson’s.  Helen & Janice in action We received the following letter of thanks: Dear Kathy Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson’s Canterbury would like to thank Papanui Rotary Club for their help at our 2020 Street Appeal. We really appreciate the continuing support of your group, especially during these uncertain times. We simply would not have been able to have the Appeal without you, and so for your support, we are incredibly grateful. We don’t yet have the full totals for the various areas and sites however we will let you know as soon as we have our final tallies. Thank you again and I hope we can count on you again next year! Kind regards: Charlotte Ackroyd |
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Youth ImpactYouth Impact Projects Stuart  Our small but super impactful projects have brought our Sister Club Usa River in Tanzania and the youth at their drop-in centre and orphanage much joy.  The two top pictures show activities that help youth let out energy in a safe way that focuses on self-control and concentration followed below by being able to enjoy a good night’s sleep thanks to new bunk beds and mattresses in the Orphanage. |
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Snippets All Go at the “Bush” It was great to see a good turnout at Papanui Bush recently. Morning tea was especially well earnt by our hard working group of attendees.  What a Happy Chap! Lois wins this month’s prize for the “Best Committee to Be On” thanks to her baking a scrumptious lemon cake. Thanks for the picture Kate.  A Message from the Papanui Club GM (abridged) As I’m sure most of you are aware the Government have extended Level 2 until at least September 16th, so we have just over a week more until we can hopefully go back to Level 1 and normal Club operations. Brett. For our Rotary members who are also members of the Papanui Club, their AGM will be held at the Club on Sunday September the 27th at 10:00 am.  Emergency Response Kits (ERKs) This year ANZWCS is planning to provide 1,000 kits for use in the Pacific Islands where ongoing natural disasters, such as cyclones and earthquakes, cause massive suffering. The international and foundation committee has agreed to fund at least three ERKs at a cost of $600 each but would like to increase this number. We have already received several promises of help and are now seeking support from other club members. This could be in the form of assistance to fund either part or all of the cost of an ERK. RNZWCS is a registered charity and contributions are able to be claimed by donors for income tax rebate purposes. Please consider supporting this great program and if you are able to assist the following details will help: Donor Name and Address Bank Account: 03 1702 0192208 02 Amount Pledged: $ If you have any questions please contact Stuart or Euan.  The President’s Blurb Covid alert levels have done it to us again - another 7 days. This week we have Darren Wright and Ken Pope from The Greater Christchurch Earthquake Resolution Service speaking to us about botched repairs claims and claims arising after on-sales. In light of the level 2 restrictions it will still be plated meals this week - half roasts and half fish and chips. It is a Partners night so it is important to let Deryn know whether you are coming (Yes or No) and whether you are bringing a partner. The following week Thursday 24th is the finals night for the Primary and Intermediate speech competitions. The meal (hopefully back to a buffet) will start at 5.30pm to enable members to get to Heaton Intermediate School on time. Arie and I did a stint collecting for MS and Parkinson’s at Northwood New World. We were right beside the Lotto counter and were struck by people’s generosity and some of the tragic stories they told about family members affected by these diseases. Thank-you to many members who assisted with the collecting. Last Tuesday we managed to join the team weeding at Papanui Bush on a fine day. We were surprised by the growth in the native trees planted at the Bush. The committee night last Thursday was a great success with good attendances and some serious work being done by the committees. Thank you to everybody for your participation. Just a reminder we are not permitted to go to the bar and order our own drinks - the club is operating on a single serve basis. A staff member has to come and take orders. Frustrating but that is life at every venue at present. The general manager told us he had some complaints from diners who were not allowed to come to the bar but observed Rotarians trying to do exactly that. Thanks for your understanding going forward. Look forward to seeing many of you on Thursday. Janice  Just took a call this afternoon from Deryn who has been informed that the meals for this Thursday’s meeting at the Papanui Club is either a roast or fish & chips. She has heard that the fish & chips are especially scrumptious.  Thought for the Week “The Rotary way is to light a candle. I light one, you light one, 1.2 million Rotarians light one. Together, we light up the world.” RI President-Elect Gary C. K. Huang (The Rotarian Apr 2014) |
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School Special Needs CampSchool Special Needs Camp At Papanui High School, the Kimi Ora Unit is for students with an intellectual disability. Each student works on an Individual Education Programme, which is worked out jointly by the student, the family, specialists and the school staff. There is a strong emphasis on communication, functional life skills, relationships and self-care. Their programme aims ultimately to transition and support students through work experience opportunities and the ongoing development of independent living skills. There are two rooms, fully equipped with kitchen areas, class and office space, computers, a TV etc. Classes make use of the school library and community library, gymnasium, computer science, food and nutrition and other specialist rooms. All students have Art, Physical Education, Music and Food and Nutrition with specialist teachers. Based on IEP and staff assessment, students can, where appropriate, also join mainstream classes. These students are fully accepted as part of the wider school and take part in all special school events such as sports days, school dances and special events. They attend form time in a mainstream class. Senior students work alongside the Kimi Ora students as peer tutors and assist with the annual camp. The Kimi Ora Camp The annual camp is held in late September each year. Year 12 students act as leaders and run the 3 day camp and activities. It is rewarding for the leaders and students. They end up one big happy family. Papanui Rotary runs a BBQ fundraiser which is specifically to provide some financial assistance with accommodation, food transport and camp activities.  |
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Edible Garden Working BeeEdible Garden Working Bee Blenheim Rotary have been assisting a lower decile school. Initial involvement was a working bee to clean up the school edible garden and then a later working bee to extend this to further gardens. They also ran a working bee to fix the school bikes which are held at the school for children without bikes of their own or not at school. Rotary held their club night at the school and with the donation from the local STIHL Shop of a pole driver, planed 350 trees that had been donated to the school. Rotarians attended the Matariki night at the school and helped with the sausage sizzle. The local colleges have a group of youth who have formed a climate action team and took on a project to plant trees at several local schools. Rotary Blenheim funded $1000.00 worth of trees and joined them for a day going around local schools and planting trees. Rotary Blenheim has funded an information evening with Nathan Wallis (gold coin donation) He focused on the importance of the formative years of prenatal and preschool. |
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School Farm VisitSchool Farm Visit Ferrymead Rotary organised a school trip to a farm. Many children had never been on a farm before and some had never been out of Christchurch. Rotarians have a vast network of personal and business contacts. These can come into play to help schools with a variety of activities for students who may have not experienced some things in the wider world. It is often easier for a Rotary Club to provide time, contacts or experience rather than using the proceeds from fund raising. |
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Touch Rugby Shirts for JuniorsTouch Rugby shirts for Juniors in Belfast and Kaiapoi In 2008 40 Junior touch teams (ages 5 to 12) in the Belfast area had no playing shirts to identify their team. Some parents couldn't afford to buy a shirt for their child to play in and they were unable to play. Using the slogan 'Kids in sport stay out of court' the Rotary Club of Belfast/Kaiapoi set about finding sponsors from the local business community and from Club members themselves. With these sponsors in place they purchased 40 sets of playing shirts for the teams. There are up to 12 players in each team. This meant over 400 shirts. Each team has a different colour shirt, a number on the back, the sponsor's name on the right front and the Rotary logo on the left front. They have now repeated this project each year since 2008. The Junior Touch Game has grown in 2020 to now include a total of 63 teams from Belfast and Kaiapoi and this means that there are over 600 young people from age 5 through to 12 years playing each week. |
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Remedial Reading HelpersRemedial Reading Helpers At one Canterbury Primary School members from two local Rotary Clubs go to school each week to guide students in their remedial reading session. This school, like many others, has students who participate in special remedial reading programs. The challenge is that, teachers and assistants often do not have the time to sit for reasonable periods of time to listen to the students reading. Many Rotary club members have committed to be there every week to listen to and guide the young students. It is rewarding for the Rotarians and enjoyed by the students. |
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My Journey in RotaryMy Journey in Rotary  We were treated to newly inducted member Mark Bond’s presentation to us last week including his Rotary journey so far. “This is the 3rd Rotary Club I have been with” started Mark “which are Melbourne Garden City, Belfast and Papanui.” Mark’s father joined the Timaru Club and he was dragged along as well. In 1979 he transferred to Christchurch which he found a bit of a challenge to fit into. In 1982 Mark was sponsored by the Papanui Club into RYLA and then joined Roterac. “I made many good friends in those days” smiled Mark. In 1989 Mark moved to Auckland but was still dragged along to Papanui Rotary when in Christchurch. In 1996 he then moved to Melbourne and met a bloke who took him along to a local Rotary club which had an interesting “no alcohol” approach. Mark then returned to Christchurch in 2001 to join a law firm and became a partner in 2005. He also joined the Garden City Rotary Club at that time. In 2009 he took some leave and decided to take a break from Rotary around the time of the earthquakes. “I eventually decided to re-join and here I am” he laughed. Mark has been very grateful for the fellowship that both his parents also valued and feels he has some big shoes to fill but is willing to do his best. “My law firm manages everything to do with property” he explained. Mark runs a busy team and is also a Board Member of Aged Concern which focuses on celebrating what they contribute. This includes managing a very active property market which included dealing with the incredible growth in EQC plus, more recently, managing the effects of Covid-19 on property activity. “Late last year there was a rise in values but since then we have experienced major changes in regulations that require much greater attention to compliance and diligence” noted Mark. He also noted that there has recently been a greater number of listings but still a shortage of stock which makes it a sellers’ market. Like Hill St Blues, Mark’s advice at the present time is: “Be careful out there” as the quality of repairs and workmanship in the past was extremely variable and often did not require consent. He also strongly recommended that you obtain a report from a structural engineer before pursuing any purchase. In addition to enjoying time with his two boys aged 16 & 18, Mark is also kept busy as the Code of Conduct Commissioner at many levels of cricket and has become involved in Canterbury Golf to boot. His interests include playing golf, and dabbling in the kitchen. Watching his boys play hockey is also high up on his liked activities list. Ken thanked Mark for his interesting talk and we look forward to the wide range skills and experiences including those with Rotary that he brings to our Club. |
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Snippets Lily and Freesia bulbs for 2020 NOTE: an order form will be sent out to all members shortly. As promised attached is the line-up of Lily and Freesia bulbs for 2020. As you will see the old favourites especially Casa Blanca are still there and there are also three new ones we have never had before. The freesia flyer has already been circulated and there have been good orders but there are still plenty left. I hadn't seen the bulbs when the flyer went out and I have to say that they are nice big bulbs and should do well. This year I have left the price of the Lily flyer so that you can insert your own, as you may want to add a dollar or two to cover freight. The retail should be at least $10. Bruce Kelly Treasurer Rakaia Lions Charitable Trust  A Great Suggestion from Liz Jan has been nominated for a Westfield Local Hero Award. Many of us know Jan through cooking at RM house and I thought it would be awesome to get as many of our members to vote for her. The prize is $10,000 and it goes back to Ronald McDonald house.  The Community Capability and Resilience Fund (CCRF) is a fund available to community groups for initiatives that support the rebuild and recovery from COVID-19. The $36 million fund is available from 1 August 2020 to support communities over the next two years. Gary suggested that we might be able to apply for this if we are aware of the needs of the priority groups which include Māori, Pacific, ethnic migrant communities, and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) groups. The President’s Blurb I enjoyed Mark Bond's job talk last week. He joined us only the week before but his association with Rotary has been long and eventful. Welcome to the club Mark. One thing I did notice last week was the number of folk who were on duty but who were absent without having arranged a swap or replacement. Please if you are not going to be at a meeting, organise a swap or replacement and drop me a line or text so I am not rushing around on the night looking for volunteers to help out. Because we are not in buffet mode at the club at present we are getting plated meals. The Papanui Club need to try and get the numbers as accurate as possible. In the current state of things it is helpful if you let Deryn know whether you are coming ‘yes or no’ and absolutely if you are bringing a guest. The extension of alert levels is playing havoc with our club calendar. I am working with the directors to confirm various dates and reschedule if necessary. This information will be helpful when you sit down later in the week with your committees. Enjoy your committee night. Janice  Thought for the Week “Dear optimist, pessimist and realist. While you three were arguing about the glass of water, I drank it. Sincerely the opportunist.” |
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Mark BondA Big Welcome to Mark Bond  As noted in the President’s Blurb below, it was a pleasure to warmly welcome Mark Bond into Papanui Rotary. Mark was joined for the occasion by his wife Julie, his mother Adrianne and his good friend Craig Sargison, President of the Rangiora Rotary Club.  Mark & Craig with the 4 Way Test Mark brings a board wealth of skills and experiences to the club and we are looking forward to his presentation to us next Thursday evening. |
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My Three ShirtsMy Three Shirts  Chris wearing his Camouflage Shirt & Chaplain Sash Our special guest speaker last week was Chris Purdie, a Leading Shepherd and Principal Army Chaplain at Burnham Military Camp. Married to Sylvia and proud father of three boys, Chris has been in a ministering role for thirteen years and has been based at Burnham for the last five of these. 1st Shirt “My first shirt is my Army T-Shirt which means I still have to participate in and pass all fitness requirements” explained Chris. He has also found this a great way to meet and get to know all his fellow Army comrades. One of his primary tasks is to run services every Sunday. As Burnham also doubles as the Defence Force Prison, he also gets the opportunity to meet those who are currently incarcerated who especially enjoy the opportunity to have some time out plus it also allows Chris to share who he is and what he offers. “Most of the other time I am involved in a wide range of camp activities which gives me additional ways to get to know a wider range of camp residents” he added. 2nd Shirt The 2nd shirt Chris then showed us was his camouflage shirt which includes showing that he is also an Army Officer paid by the Govt. Chris then explained that he started his working life in social work and spent a lot of time supporting youth before deciding that chaplaincy seemed an appropriate next step. “My job” explained Chris “is to see that soldiers get the spiritual care they need”. This sometimes involves calling in other faith specialists to help the diversified range of people to works with. Chris also works in closely with other support personnel which helps provide a more comprehensive support service. With respect to service, Chris went to Afghanistan in 2008-09 as a non-combatant. “I was lucky that things were very quiet at that time and ended up spending a lot of time with the medics” he added. Chris felt it was a very useful experience to be overseas and in the field as it was quite different to camp life. In looking back at his main role, Christ added that a key part is liaising with other professionals to ensure the people he supports get the best help they can. “Many people wait too long to ask for help” he explained “and this gives us the opportunity to intervene in a more timely and effective manner.” 3rd Shirt The final shirt, Chris explained, is his Army Jacket. In addition to his three shirts, Chris also wears his preaching outfit. “I am especially proud of my sash”, he smiled, “which I wear at special ceremonies and events.” It is nationally recognised to signify that the wearer is a Chaplain. Returning to the morning services he runs which start at 6:00 am, Chris noted that many military people are quite spiritual by nature which many members of the public might not realise. “Chaplains have been in the Armed Forces since the 1880s” Chris noted “and a large part of our role has always been to listen to their problems and support them as they consider solutions.” What really helps, he explained, is that the army sees people as its most valuable resource and that supporting those them through injuries or challenges is critical. John thanked Chris for his interesting and informative presentation and we wished him well for his ongoing valuable work at Burnham. |
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Snippets Liz sent this brief video through that shows the Rotary International President and the Nigeria National PolioPlus Committee Chair talking about Africa being Polio free. CTRL-Click here to view it.  Target Shooting Competition is Go Our planned Target Shooting Competition is still planned for September 29th. We are looking for volunteers and Arie will be updating us shortly.  Rotary Gear Thanks, Lois, for sending these pictures through of newly available Rotary gear. Contact Liz or Lois for details on how to order these if you are interested. Papanui Bush Dates Put these dates in your Calendars for helping out from 9.30-11.30 am and enjoying morning tea every second Tuesday of the month. Sept 8th, Oct 13, Nov 10th Bring your own flask. I look forward to seeing you there. Denis  2nd Reminder … Help us achieve our goal by sharing this link with your friends and family as 20% of every membership sold contributes to our fundraising. They can purchase any one of the 21 Entertainment memberships available throughout NZ and Australia and we retain 20% of the purchase price. Thanks for your support: The President’s Blurb It was wonderful to be able to induct new member Mark Bond last Thursday. Mum Adrienne was very proud and it was special to have her and Mark's wife Julie along on the night plus Mark’s good friend Craig Sargison, President of the Rangiora Rotary Club. If any member knows people who they believe are keen to serve their community and might be willing to do that with Rotary please feed the names to Arie or Nick and they will pick up from there with the membership committee. Alert levels have not changed so this week it will be plated meals at the club again. This week I have a cluster meeting with Assistant Governor Craig Murphy and the Presidents of Avonhead, Hornby, Riccarton and Sunrise. It is always interesting to hear what other clubs are up to, share ideas and hear how they are handling change in this challenging environment we operate in. Janice  Thought for the Morning “Grant’s “tree”mendous 2nd excuse for a late Club Chat!” |
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PoliovirusGoodbye Wild Poliovirus  C/- Liz Within the next few days, as reported in the current issue of Rotary Down Under, the World Health Organisation African Region will be officially certified free of wild poliovirus. August 25 is the red letter day and certification will come four years after Nigeria, the last Polio endemic country in Africa, recorded its last case of wild Polio! When the African region is certified as wild Polio-free, five of the six WHO regions (representing over 90% of the world’s population) will be free of the wild poliovirus. This progress is the result of a decades-long effort across the 47 countries of the African region. It has involved millions of health workers travelling by foot, boat, bike and bus, innovative strategies to vaccinate children amid conflict and insecurity, and a huge disease surveillance network to test cases of paralysis and check sewage for the virus. In 1996, Rotary and our partners joined with Nelson Mandela to jumpstart Africa’s commitment to polio eradication with the launch of the ‘Kick Polio out of Africa’ campaign. Mandella’s call mobilized African nations and leaders across the continent to step up their efforts to reach every child with polio vaccine. Since 1996, nine billion doses of oral polio vaccine have been provided, averting an estimated 1.8 million cases of wild poliovirus on the continent. Thanks to the dedicated efforts of thousands of Rotary members, health workers, traditional and religious leaders, parents, and country leaders. Rotary and its members have contributed nearly US$980 million to eliminate polio in the African region. These are amazing statistics and they were highlighted during an End Polio Now Zoom meeting involving 60 EPN Coordinators, Rotary senior leaders and Rotary International staff. RI Past President and TRF Trustee Chairman Elect John Germ announced Rotary’s fund raising details from the 2019/20 Rotary year in which we just scrambled over the line to reach the coverted goal of US$50 million to ensure the two for one bonus of US$100 million from the Gates Foundation was achieved. Cash income reached a final total of US$50,795,000! My request to you all is to share the above information with all Rotary clubs and team members during the next week. Fund raising in the shadow of Covid-19 will be difficult again in the year ahead and our senior leaders have urged End Polio Now coordinators to encourage their teams to make an early start. Now is the time to plan high profile activities for World Polio Month in October and especially on World Polio Day of October 24. The September issue of RDU will carry full details of the Sir Clem Renouf Polio Appeal to be conducted over the next six months and to encourage high level fund raising by all Rotary Clubs and members: a fitting tribute to one of our world’s great Rotary leaders. Rob Byrne, TRF Services senior coordinator at the RI South Pacific & Philippines office in Parramatta, will do a direct mailing to all Governors and Rotary Clubs with simple instructions on the banking system to support the Clem Renouf Appeal. Our senior leaders in Bill Boyd, Ian Riseley, Noel Trevaskis and Jessie Harman have prepared brief video messages available via the RDU Studio to promote the Appeal and the concept of the virtual meals. Please urge your Rotary Clubs to get on board and donate the value of their Rotary meal to the Appeal. Let’s make this new concept work and don’t forget … plan your World Polio Day celebrations now! With thanks and warm best wishes, PDG Bob Aitken |
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Citation Keith Gary Hopkinson sent through an email where he was delighted to confirm that five Rotary Clubs attained a citation last year (four with distinction) with many others coming close to also achieving this. The Clubs that achieved this are Cashmere, Greymouth, Lincoln, Papanui and Riccarton. This is a significant award that honours Clubs whose leaders and members show a commitment to success. Clubs that achieve the goals required to achieve this are viewed as helping strengthen Rotary and shaping our future. |
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Snippets Quiz Night The recent Quiz Night raised a net profit of $2,668. Thank-you to all those who donated goods or supported the night by your participation. Verdi  20% of every membership sold contributes to our fundraising. Help us achieve our goal by sharing this link with your friends and family. They can purchase any one of the 21 Entertainment memberships available throughout NZ and Australia and we retain 20% of the purchase price. Thanks for your support: Gordon & the Rotary Club of Papanui.  The President Elect’s Blurb Many thanks to attending members last week who put up with my 1st go at running a meeting. Special thanks to Deryn for her fantastic support. On to more important matters, President Janice has just told me that - similar to last week - we are having another two-choice main meal of either (1) a roast or (2) a Beef & Guinness Stew with a pudding to follow this coming Thursday the 27th. Remember me talking last week about my A&W job at A&W when I lived in Canada? This is the only job I have ever had where I sometimes got to ski to work. Cheers: Grant  Thought for the Week “No-one has more to do that a toddler at bedtime.” |
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Lessons PastLessons from the Past?  The Dangers of a Pandemic Flu Paula Arrubla-DiGrigoli and Colette Oduy Joseph, from the Collier County Health Department, gave a presentation on pandemic flu to members of the Marco Island Noontime Rotary at the Marco Island Yacht Club in August 2006. Joseph gave examples of past pandemics. In 1918, there was the Spanish flu, which affected 40 percent of the world population and originated in Kansas. In 1957, there were 70,000 deaths in the United States because of the Asian flu. She explained the difference between seasonal flu and pandemic flu. Seasonal flu occurs every year during the winter and most people recover in one to two weeks. Pandemic flu occurs infrequently, maybe three times each century, and can occur any time of year. The flu virus is not always considered airborne and is also transferred through touch. For example, if a person with the flu sneezes into his or her hand and then touches a door knob and someone else touches that same knob it can lead to them becoming unwell. Since the flu is a virus, it needs a host such as a bird or human. For example avian, or bird flu, is caused by influenza viruses that occur naturally among wild birds. A pandemic flu is virulent and causes a global outbreak. The World Health Organization has developed a system of identifying where the world stands with regard to pandemic flu. Because a pandemic flu would be worldwide, she said, we need to be prepared to help ourselves. During her presentation, Arrubla-DiGrigoli warned that when the first human is found with a pandemic flu, there will be as little as 30 days before it spreads worldwide. When we develop an antivirus, we also need to determine now who would receive a vaccine if it is in limited supply and also how people would need to be in voluntary isolation to keep it from spreading. To avoid contracting the flu, she said to wash hands frequently, cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze, use a tissue and stay home if you have flu symptoms. Also thoroughly wash eating utensils, avoid close contact with family members who are sick. She said everyone should also get an annual flu shot. Receiving proper education from health and emergency officials is just the first step in heightening awareness and preparing in advance. Deja-vu |
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Snippets Thursday the 20th at the Pap Club is “GO” After the challenges of the previous few days after our return to Level 2, Deryn & Grant with President Janice’s approval have decided that having a meeting at the Papanui Club for interested members this Thursday the 2oth is a “go”. We have been offered a “two-choice meal” of a Roast or Lamb Shanks plus pudding and decided to go with this meeting as a social opportunity for interested members to get together. We will be there from 5:15 pm to take payment in the usual ways. We will also set out the tables & chairs to ensure social distancing is followed and hopefully enough of the tech members will be able to attend and help set up the speaker system etc. Please let us know via an apology if you are not able to make it and for those who are coming to either look for the QR code to scan with the Covid App or for a sign in sheet near the front entrances. Grant will open the meeting before the meal. Afterwards we will have a very brief presentation from Grant on a dubious topic of vague interest that he has yet to decide on and after that we will run a brief table competition with prizes. Others are also welcome to share info on upcoming events or news etc. We both look forward to seeing you there. Deryn & Grant  Two Reminders from Deryn If you have not yet paid your sub, please do as as soon as possible as these are now overdue. If you have not yet paid what you owe from the Brown Paper Bag Auction please do so as soon as possible. If you can't remember what you owe, please contact Deryn on 021 161861 or email her at datregurtha@gmail.com.  Though for the Week “It’s not about the cards you are dealt that matters but by how you play them.” |
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SnippetsThe President’s Blurb We had a great night last Thursday and an excellent speaker. We also dealt with a lot of club business which was great to see. There are a lot of committees working hard. We enjoyed returning to a full buffet meal at the club last week. During the week the Papanui Club indicated that the meal prices are going up this week by a dollar. The Papanui Club had been indicating this shift in their pricing before Covid 19. So the meal charge when you come to club is now $24. As noted in Grant’s recent analysis this still represents a significant discount that we are grateful for. The Quiz night on Sunday night hosted by the International committee was a huge success with nearly 100 people taking part. Thanks to Verdi for an excellent night out. Verdi is still finalising the numbers but is predicting a total sum raised close to $3,000. Mark Bond (son of the late Alan and Adrienne Bond) has been proposed for membership. We are still working on the date of the induction which depends on the availability of family members. I attended a cluster meeting with Asst Gov Craig Murphy and other club presidents last Wednesday. It was reported that there are a lot of clubs in the city dealing with venue and catering issues. Relocation options are limited and often more expensive. A lot of interest was shown in our Rotary Can Project. Many clubs want to participate in the same week we next do a collection but there may be a variety of charities that benefit. Christchurch Sunrise reported that another e-day collection (where people can drop of old TVs, computers etc) is planned for later in the year. Many clubs were having issues with membership as a result of deaths, members who are nervous about health conditions not attending and some who just decided to set a new path in life and resign. Clubs are worried about how to retain members, what groups to target and how to remain relevant and attractive. There is work to do. It was agreed to share notes on good speakers and projects that clubs could work together on. Janice  Jennifer E. Jones Nominee for 2022-23 President Foundation Trustee Jennifer E. Jones, a member of the Rotary Club of Windsor-Roseland, Ontario, Canada, has been nominated to become Rotary International’s President for 2022-23, a ground breaking selection that will make her the first woman to hold that office in the organisation’s 115 year history.  Rifle Shooting Competition A reminder that the next Papanui Rotary rifle shooting competition will be held on the 29th of September. We have hosted it for some time and need volunteers to run it. More information coming shortly.  Thought for the Week |
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Tim JonesThe Hāpai Foundation  Tim Jones, from the recently formed Hāpai Foundation that supports people with intellectual challenges to live full and happy lives, addressed us last week. “Our approach is to try to help people think differently about intellectual disability” explained Tim. In New Zealand deinstitutionalisation took off in the 90’s with the aim being to help people live in their families, communities and schools as much as possible. In recent times fundraising has become increasingly tough as New Zealand has one of the largest number of organisations seeking funds in the world. A welfare council was set up in the past to support changes in how Templeton operated which helped bring a diverse range of organisations together. This is still a work in progress. “Our premise is that everyone deserves a fair go and we are a voice for those who are often without one” noted Tim. “We see intellectual disability as better described as those who have challenges in their daily activities that most of us take for granted. Being a small number of people in the wider New Zealand community makes it hard for organisations like ours when fundraising” explained Tim. There is a wide range of support available at all levels but it is the ones who sit in the middle that the organisation aims to ensure remain visible. Their guess is that there are approximately 4000 people in Canterbury that have an intellectual disability. While there is a concentration in the Southwest, they are also quite widely spread throughout greater Christchurch and most are in need of support. The company’s focus is on inclusivity which can be a challenge for their clients as they often struggle with quite simple things like going out for a coffee in a retail setting. They have therefore decided to promote the use of an access card that rates local locations on their suitability for their clients. Countdown, for example, offers one hour week of quiet time which is a good start. They are beginning to talk to lots of companies regarding their approach promoting what is called the Kiwi Able Card that allows a person with challenges to bring along a support person. Another option they are looking at is the Mobility Card which encourages holders to use supportive businesses. Last week they were supported by the Minister who is keen to back this process. Their sales pitch is that this meets the needs a significant proportion of the population who can support businesses during current tough times. “We are hoping that our approach will increase awareness as this is a good way to support the clients we serve and to look at who can support us financially as we move forward” concluded Tim. Doug thanked Tim for his presentation, passion and determination to help those who often do not have a voice for themselves. |
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Rotary Foundation ChallengeRotary Foundation Challenge  A Presentation by Jim Hudson Rotary is an International organisation in over 200 countries and we need to recognise this. Founded in 1917, it's mission is to enhance understanding, world health and peace which includes making a significant impact on reducing polio and other water borne illnesses. Funding for these activity comes through us as Rotarians. Our biggest benefactor is the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation which will triple our funding towards the eradication of polio campaign if we raise 50 million dollars. We also have the opportunity to contribute by becoming Centurions for a tax deductible $100 per annum. I would like to challenge our current Rotary membership to double our number of Centurions over the coming months. Jim |
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Making a DifferenceRotary Making a Difference  Content from Rotary District 9970’s Newsletter (Abridged) Rotary’s recent first-ever virtual convention attracted more than 60,000 registrants and 175,000 viewers during its week-long program at which a number of world leaders and partner organizations spoke about how we are all coming together to help each other through the pandemic. In a video address, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said we need to work together to find solutions to the problems that are weakening our societies. “Your [Rotary’s] efforts have made a significant difference in eradicating polio, in strengthening communities around the globe, in alleviating the suffering of vulnerable populations, and in building a safer, healthier, and more peaceful world,” Guterres said. A panel of global health experts also discussed how the infrastructure that Rotary and its partners use for polio eradication has helped communities tackle the needs that have emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Christopher Elias, president of the Global Development Division of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said that: “In pretty much every country where the polio eradication initiative is active, which is over 50 countries, those assets have been dedicated to the COVID-19 response. The world is benefiting, particularly in the poorest countries where we’ve been chasing down the last cases of polio; we’re greatly benefitting from the infrastructure that (Rotary’s) polio initiative has built over the last three decades.” |
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Talent QuestThe Great Papanui Rotary Talent Quest  You never Know … Evan has been giving some thought to the Rotary evening at 1 Kiln Place, Kaiapoi, on 20th August from 5:30 pm onwards as follows: For some fun and entertainment we will present a "Papanui Rotary Has Talent” show (PRHAT). All very tongue in cheek and quite informal. Members and partners might show us how talented they are and they might like to 'hide behind a stage name'. The fellowship committee members will be the glamorous 'Talent Judges'. They might say "It's a YES from me!" For the evening people will need to bring finger food (yes keep it simple), plates, cups and a folding chair would be useful. Drinks (soft drink, beer ,wine,tea and coffee) and glasses will be provided. Of course this will be a partners night. No need to dress up,unless your talented performance requires it! You may be good at magic, or music (I have a piano or singing (lipsynch?) or making us laugh, playing the ukelele, "flying a DC3"or displaying your photographyor sailing your yacht"or surprise us with your talent. Warm regards: Evan. |
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SnippetsThe President’s Blurb What a wonderful night last Thursday night at the club. The Brown Paper Bag Auction was lot of fun and at the same time raised over $1200 for club funds. Assistant Governor Craig Murphy attended and sent a lovely message next morning saying how much he enjoyed the evening with us. The next fundraiser is the Quiz night this Sunday night being hosted by the International committee at Bailies Bar and Restaurant. The Membership committee also has a Quiz night booked in October and Gary Denhard and the Youth Committee have booked the BBQ hut at Mitre 10 for a couple of Saturdays in the Spring/Summer. Mark Bond (son of Alan Bond) has been nominated for membership and the board is progressing this.This week there is another potential member coming to our meeting. This week I will be attending a cluster breakfast with other club presidents - this is a monthly event. Later in the week I will be putting out a summary of last weeks board meeting as well as a couple of lines about the cluster breakfast. Thank-you for the many messages of support I have received in the last few weeks.  Papanui Bush is Go A reminder from Denis that weeding at Papanui Bush is every 2nd Tuesday of the Month at 9.30 am. We hope to have a morning tea on the coming Tuesday the 11th as we push onwards and upwards.  2016 Speech Finals Night Sarah Cumming, the Deputy Principal at Heaton Normal Intermediate School, is happy to once again have the school host the Papanui Rotary Speech Competition. The following dates are their preference:
More details coming shortly.  Gordon has shared that Joan Hawley, wife of a former member of the Club the late John Hawley, has passed away and that the Funeral Service will be held at the Harewood Crematorium Chapel , Wilkinsons Road, on Wednesday at 11.00 am.  Thought for the Week |
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The President's BlurbThe President’s Blurb 27 July 2020 It was really enjoyable to go out last week to the Garden Thai restaurant. Twenty members and six partners attended. The food was good and so was the fellowship. This week we have the Brown Paper Bag Auction at the Papanui Club. Please bring along something to be auctioned by our auctioneers. The Board will be meeting this week and an evening will be set aside in the programme for a further discussion on the goal setting exercise. This Thursday evening (Brown Paper Bag Auction) is a fun night as well as a fundraiser for the Club and we might have some visitors. I would also like to suggest that we please leave any discussion on the goal setting exercise to the allocated evening so we can focus on enjoying the Auction. "Be the change you want to see in the world." Janice |
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Pop Up TearoomsPop Up Tearooms Lois  Deborah Gill-Smith asked me to send this on to you all with the following message: “I thought I’d pass this Flyer on to you as this is something I’m cooking lots of lovely treats for this coming Saturday in Lyttelton. I thought some Rotarians might be interested in an outing.” Deborah used to cook for our Rotary meetings and makes wonderful food. She is doing the cooking for the promotion. |
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Draft Goals for Papanui RotaryDraft Goals for Papanui Rotary Nick  On Thursday evening Nick presented in draft format the data and responses received from 35 members during the Club goal setting he and Liz facilitated by Zoom during the Covid-19 Lockdown. An electronic PDF copy of the 17-page result is being emailed to you immediately after this story is published. With input from Philippa McQueen and Cheryl Denhard, all the responses have been recorded and compiled under the following three groups for each of the goal setting time periods: 1) Club Goals - Looking After and Enhancing Ourselves. 2) Projects - Working Locally (supporting the Papanui Community) 3) Projects - Working Widely (supporting the wider Community- regional, national, international) As Nick explained on Thursday, members need to take the time to read and review the responses and ideas and the Club Board which will the develop the next steps in the process. |
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Quiz NightQuiz Night is Approaching Fast  The International Committee is holding a Quiz Night at Bailie's Bar, Edgeware Village on Sunday, 9 August 2020 commencing at 6.00pm to raise funds to purchase mattresses & bedding for the Tuppendane Orphanage in Tanzania. Teams of six persons are invited to take part. The entry fee is $15 per person. There will be a raffle and a silent auction and we are looking for donations of either (a) items for a raffle hamper (b) raffle prizes or (c) silent auction prizes. If you wish to enter a team please contact Verdi van Beek at 027 432 3962 or email him at vanderbeekverdi@gmail.com . |
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SnippetsThe President’s Blurb 21 July 2020 Last Thursday night we had a presentation from Nick Courtney on the goal setting exercise that members of the club had participated in. The presentation was the collation of the 35 responses received, ordered into 90 day, 12 month and 3 year goals. There was some discussion about the views expressed in the presentation (remembering that these were the views of the members) and concern was expressed by some. The board will be meeting shortly to discuss next steps which will obviously involve discussion among our members. I have received lots of emails and at this stage do not wish to receive any more. The board and I value your views and input but they should be directed to the group discussions that will be coming. In the meantime we look forward to a fellowship evening this Thursday night and the Brown Paper Bag Auction on Thursday 30 July. The first three Thursdays in August will be held at the Papanui Club which should leave us ample time to schedule the discussions.  What a great event! Twenty-seven ladies dressed in pink and three Master Chefs had breakfast on Saturday morning at Lois’s house in Northwood. Gorgeous pink outfits combined with lots of fun and laughter made a happy time on a cold morning. Stories from Angela and Helen (who found she had fifty-two pairs of knickers on a count during lockdown) kept everyone entertained. We were also delighted to celebrate two special ladies, Ann and Angela, after their journey this past year with breast cancer. The three chefs (Tony, Keith & Arie) did a magnificent job of cooking corn fritters and washing up all the dishes by hand! Our grateful thanks to all three as they worked so hard.  We also collected a huge number of gifts for the Women’s Refuge. Thanks so much to the generosity of all the ladies for the gifts. Donations raised $450 for breast cancer which was a fantastic effort.  This is a reminder that we are meeting at the Thai Garden Restaurant, 484 Cranford Street this Thursday the 23rd July. Start time is 6.00 pm. BYO (limit one bottle of wine per couple). Plenty of onsite parking available.  Thought for the Week from Keith Why be a Volunteer? It's not for money, it's not for fame, It's not for any personal gain. It's just for love of fellowman It's just to lend a helping hand. It's just to give a tithe of self, That's something you cannot buy with wealth. It's not medals worn with pride It's for that feeling deep inside. It's that reward down in your heart It's that feeling that you have been a part of helping others far and near that makes you be a volunteer. Anon |
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New Board UnderwayOur First Board Meeting  We had a great initial meeting of the new 2020/21 Board for at Nick & Liz Courtney’s place. Onwards and upwards! |
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Older Adults NeedsExploring the Needs of Older Adults in the Papanui-Innes Community Board Area Gary Denhard  As Youth Director Gary was looking to find out what is happening in our community. While doing some research he came across this earlier document that has some interesting findings for our “older” youth. Gary is also collecting stories of Youth Activities around the district and several clubs are involved in Boyle River. It was created by the Belfast, Kaiapoi and Rangiora Rotary Clubs 40 years ago. He feels it is worth checking it out here if you would like to find out more about it and some great programs we could consider participating in. |
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SnippetsThe President’s Blurb Welcome to my “blurb” that I will be placing on Club Chat from time to time. It was great to see so many members participate in Committee nights held either at Chair’s homes or at other times depending on availability. There were lots of ideas and events from and subsequently the Club Calendar for the first 6 months is filling up fast. Membership inducted 2 new members at change-over and are working with several more to try and get the Club to 50 members as well as look at alternative meeting formats to bring on different types of groups. Ronald McDonald house is underway and the Hanmer Forest Camp has asked for assistance with their Halloween night Sat 31 Oct. Liz will be talking to Ray White as to what is planned this year. Several Rotary clubs have indicated an interest in joining with us when there is speaker of interest available and others are keen to host us on a Club visit plus join us and take the successful Rotary Can Project to their neighbourhoods. This week Nick is presenting the results of the goal setting exercise undertaken in June. Next week we will be holding “Guess Who Is Coming to Dinner”, a partners event. Please support Barbara & the Fellowship crew as they put details together. The cost is $25 per head and BYO. Proceeds go to Club funds that help us deal with requests for assistance. Cheers: Janice  Lois A further reminder that the Ladies Pink Ribbon Breakfast is on Saturday 18 July at 9:30am at Lois Flanagan’s house, 20 Mistral Road, Northwood. If ladies are able can they please bring a small gift for Women’s Refuge to the breakfast. These can be a little bar of soap, flannel, toothpaste or anything small which can be passed on. Please reply to Lois by text to 021 735404 or to loisflanagan@gmail.com by 15 July.  Hohepa Pathway & Reflection Garden Project Keith send through that IPP Greg Cayford has been in touch with the 2019-20 Club Leaders to say thanks for a collaborative job well done. We look forward to catching up again in Spring when we can revisit Hohepa and celebrate the new developments.  Ronald McDonalds is Back! As from August clubs and corporate groups are able to come back and cook for residents. Dates confirmed before Covid-19 are back on the calendar. Janice is delighted to share that we are therefore back on for August 1oth, October 12th and December 7th. This is great news … more details to follow.  Thought for the Week “Not everyone appreciates having a bath in winter!” |
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Snippets Papanui Bush Nice winter shot from Denis.  Who’s Coming to Dinner? This fun event is planned for June the 23rd. Guests bring $25 per person and a bottle of plonk. We will be collecting names of hosts and guests shortly!  Brown Paper Bag Auction 30 July Nick & Arie will be auctioneers at this annual event where you bid for “what’s in the bag”. Please indicate on the bag if it is something significant to ensure the high rollers can take each other on for it.  Reality Bites A reminder that our Reality Bites get together at 10:00 am is now on the 3rd Friday each month which falls on July the 17th. See you there! 2nd Reminder The Papanui Club require accurate numbers for meals each week that we are going to be meeting there. To achieve this please advise if not attending and also if bringing a guest to rcpapologies@gmail.com before 10.00 am on Wednesdays. If you do not attend and have not apologised the Papanui Club will have prepared a meal for you. Also, when you are rostered on reception please be there by 5.15pm and help set up the reception area.  Thought for the Week “The severity of an itch is inversely proportional to our ability to reach it.” |
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Our Rotary Year Liz gave us a great overview of our year to date that focussed on the wide range of activities we have been involved with over the last twelve months. It began with Keith recording our history and then looked at the quite startling fact that we have had six past District Governors and will raise this to seven when Nick takes the reins in the future. The following selection of pictures from Liz’s presentation capture the key activities we have had the privilege to have been involved with as Rotarians in what has certainly been a very different and challenging year.  Remembering our History  Welcoming new members  Working in Committees  Solving the World’s Problems  Supporting the Papanui Bush Project  Youth Leadership Awards  Community Breast Milk Support  Food Can Project during Covid-19 Lockdown  Emerging Leaders at Hanmer Camp  Halloween Event with Ray White  Attending Rotary Conferences  Presidents Elect Training Additional activities that were mentioned included the trailer raffle that over three years has raised $75,000 for supporting community agencies and assisting with funding for the building of a BBQ area at the Burwood Spinal Unit. Well done to all members and supporters who contributed their time, effort and passion to make our year a great success. |
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Changeover 2020!Changeover 2020!  Oh want a night! No, it wasn’t “Late September back in ’64, what a very special time for me as I remember what a night.” But what a great turnout and how well dressed up in style were a number of our members for one of the key evenings of the Papanui Rotary year. Of particular note was Gary Denhard who looked especially dapper. As part of our celebration we were delighted to induct two new members into the Club:  Inductees Kathy Anderson & Deborah Gimblett. President Keith noted that Kathy’s experiences include extensive travelling across a vast range of countries and a real passion for caring for others while Deborah brings significant experiences as a Rotarian including being yet another DG that we are privileged to have in our Club. Significant contributions by various Club members were then celebrated with particular note being made of the contribution that Gordon Shields and Tony Tizzard in particular have given the Club over many years. Retiring President Keith then gave his Report that began with acknowledging that we never expected to find ourselves in the challenging Covid-19 situation. “The world needs Rotary more than ever” he noted “to help support those who are struggling worldwide.”  Outgoing & Incoming Presidents Keith & Janice Incoming President Janice next took the stand and shared some of her goals for the year that include focussing on ensuring that we look at new ways of doing things, continuing to grow our membership and to build a much wider public awareness and presence of who we are and what we do. One of our guest visitors, DG Mark Yaxley , then spoke and as part of his thoughts going forward he suggested that we need to put the “fun” back into Rotary by ensuring that we have memorable moments that help make Clubs stronger. This includes opportunities to work more closely with Toastmasters to this end.  Past and present DGs take a bow Janice then closed the formal part of the evening by sharing the importance of working together going forward as espoused in the TEAM analogy: “Together Everyone Achieves More”. |
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Supporting the EnvironSupporting the Environment Nick Courtney  The Rotary Foundation Trustees and Rotary International Board of Directors have both unanimously approved adding a new area of focus: supporting the environment. More than $18 million in Foundation global grant funding has been allocated to environment-related projects over the past five years. Creating a distinct area of focus to support the environment will give Rotary members even more ways to bring about positive change in the world and increase our impact. Supporting the environment becomes Rotary's seventh area of focus, which are categories of service activities supported by global grants. It joins peacebuilding and conflict prevention; disease prevention and treatment; water, sanitation, and hygiene; maternal and child health; basic education and literacy; and community economic development. Grant applications for projects will be accepted beginning on 1 July 2021. Gifts and commitments from Rotarians and others will be sought to provide global grant support for the new area of focus. More information about this new cause will be announced soon. |
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Snippets Want to Play? Gary recently sent out a suggestion to members that those who are interested in learning to play the Ukulele might look at the “Ukulele for Beginners” course being offered through the Adult & Community Education programme at Papanui High School in July. This fun class will teach you the absolute basics to start playing the Ukulele. Mainly chord shapes and strumming rhythms to popular songs will be taught. Gary also has a couple of spare Ukuleles he could lend to anyone who wants to have a go. For more info click here for course details. The Papanui Club require accurate numbers for meals each week that we are going to be meeting there. To achieve this please advise if not attending and also if bringing a guest to rcpapologies@gmail.com before 10.00 am on Wednesdays. If you do not attend and have not apologised the Papanui Club will have prepared a meal for you. Also, when you are rostered on reception please be there by 5.15pm and help set up the reception area. Many thanks: The Attendance Department  Picture of the Week |
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Snippets Lois A reminder that the Ladies Pink Ribbon Breakfast is on Saturday 18 July at 9:30am at Lois Flanagan’s house, 20 Mistral Road, Northwood. Please reply to Lois by text to 021 735404 or to loisflanagan@gmail.com by 15 July.  Verdi shared that we are once again organising a fundraiser event at Bailies at 6pm on Sunday August 9th with finds raised going towards providing bedding and mattresses for an orphanage in Tanzania. Keep this date free … more info coming shortly.  Tony The “Coffee Club” meetings to which all Club members are welcome will now be held on the 3rd Friday of each month at Reality Bites Café, Sawyers Arms Road. This will be a regular event each month which I will also put in the Club Calendar. The “Seniors” coffee morning, held for specifically for the older Club members and some Honorary members, is now also to be held on the first Wednesday of each month. See you there!  Thought for the Week “It is far better to dare mighty things even though we might fail than to stay in the twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.” |
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Changeover Tomorrow is Changeover night. We look forward to seeing as many of our members as possible to celebrate both the past year and consider what the future might bring in what is one of the more challenging times we have faced for some time. A saying I have always liked is as follows: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world.” Grant |
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FellowshipLiving-alone Rotarians Fellowship  Two of our Founding Members Since we dropped to Level 2, a group of living-alone ladies from Papanui Rotary have been meeting at Papanui Club on Friday evenings, and thoroughly enjoying the social contact after so long alone. They now extend a welcome to any living-alone Rotarian, man or woman, to join from 7.30 pm in the Lounge Bar at Papanui Club, Sawyers Arms Road, Christchurch for fellowship and a few laughs. Get out of the house and make some new friends. This will be a weekly event and if sufficient people are interested in this we will look at meeting in different venues around the city so everyone gets the chance to meet closer to home. Please direct any inquiries to Deryn on 021 161 5861. |
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HeartbeatThe Heartbeat (May/June 2020)  Rotary International and The Rotary Foundation continue to monitor closely the pandemic of COVID-19, assessing its impact on Rotary operations, events and members. What remains clear throughout is how Rotarians are using ingenuity, flexibility and shared resources to stay connected and help those most affected by Coronavirus. We are innovating, caring for those affected, and showing that, even at a distance, we’re people of action. Stay safe; stay well; stay Rotary engaged! See the full content here. |
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Snippets Thought for the Week “The severity of an itch is inversely proportional to our ability to reach it.” |
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Pap Rotary Underway!Papanui Rotary is Underway!  After many weeks apart it was great to finally get together with our fellow Rotarians & guests at The Papanui Club earlier this week. Thanks to New Zealand’s early and effective approach to managing the challenges Covid-19 presents we were all intact and looking forward to getting back into action.  A great start to our interesting future going forward. |
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Pink Ribbon BreakfastLois The Ladies Pink Ribbon Breakfast is on Saturday 18 July at 9:30 am at Lois Flanagan’s house, 20 Mistral Road, Northwood. All Rotary ladies, wives, partners, widows and Friends of Rotary are invited to come as well as any friends you would like to bring. Ladies please wear something pink. There is a prize for the best pink outfit!! Come to support a great cause but to have fun and friendship as well as to enjoy great home cooked food from our lovely (almost Michelin star) Rotary men chefs. Please reply to Lois by text to 021 735404 or to loisflanagan@gmail.com by 15 July. An anonymous donation to the Breast Cancer Foundation is your entry for a fabulous fun breakfast. There will be a raffle so bring some small change. 🌸🌸 |
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Snippets Tony Blackler Memorial Service Tony was well-known in the District and we were all saddened by his sudden death. A memorial service for Tony is being held at St Martins Presbyterian Church, 43 St Martins Road, Christchurch, on Saturday, 27 June at 2.00pm.  A Change to Club Chats As we are now back to some form of normality under Level 1, this will be the final Sunday Club Chat for the foreseeable future. It has been my pleasure to help maintain contact with you all via this medium and I would like say how much I appreciated those of you who helped by contributing content over the last few months. Starting this coming week future Chats will now be published on Tuesday evenings and will include upcoming duties. Grant  Thought for the Week “The best way to predict the future is to create it.” |
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Pap Rotary is GoPapanui Rotary is Up & Running Grant  We are having our 1st in-person group meeting on Thursday the 10th of June since moving to Level 1 at midnight Tuesday. After a number of Zoom meetings and social get together on screen, it will be great to get the opportunity for many of us who can attend to see each other in 3D for the first time since March. We have been busy, though, with our activities including (1) the successful Can-2020 event where we gathered a significant amount of groceries for the Salvation Army (2) continuing to develop the Papanui Bush area and (3) we have begun a process of looking at our short, medium and long term strategic direction and operational activities going forward. A quote I have always liked is: “It doesn’t matter where you are coming from … all that matters is where you are going.” |
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Did You KnowDid you Know …  Why is Rotary called Rotary? The members chose the name Rotary because initially they rotated subsequent weekly club meetings to each other's offices, although within a year, the Chicago club became so large it became necessary to adopt the now-common practice of a regular meeting place. What is World Rotary Day? Rotary Day at the United Nations celebrates two organizations' shared vision for peace and highlights the critical humanitarian activities that Rotary and the UN lead around the world. How many countries have Rotary clubs? Two hundred countries. It's made up of more than 33,000 Rotary clubs in over 200 countries and geographical areas. The members of these autonomous clubs are called Rotarians, and they form a global network of 1.2 million business and professional leaders, all volunteering their time and talents to serve their communities and the world. |
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Snippets  Picture of the Week ”Best wishes to everyone as we move forward in what will be a quite different world.” |
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Gordon ShieldsGordon Shields: My Time in Rotary  Gordon (2nd right) at Hanmer Forest Camp I was born at Lewsham Hospital (now Southern Cross) on Bealey Ave in 1941 and spent the first five and a half years of my life on a farm at Masons Flat near Hawarden in North Canterbury. My family then moved to Christchurch where I was educated at Hawarden District High School, New Brighton Primary, Papanui Central Seven Day Adventist, Heaton Intermediate (3 Years) and St Andrews College. I started a Pharmacy apprenticeship with the late Em Dale (a charter member of our club) in 7959, Managed Redcliffs Pharmacy for seven years and purchased Shields Pharmacy at 95 Main North Road in 1972, took on a partner in 2000 and sold in September 2005. I was President of the Canterbury Branch of the Pharmaceutical Society of NZ, Vice President of the Canterbury Division of the Pharmacy Guild and a Director and former staff member of the Urgent Pharmacy. During my primary and secondary years I was a St John Ambulance cadet, a member of the Presbyterian Reese Camp committee. More recently a member of St Giles Presbyterian Church Board of Managers, I am now on the Parish Council of The Village Presbyterian Church, a member of the Papanui High School PTA Committee and was Deputy Chairman of the Hanmer Spring Forrest Camp Trust. I became a Justice of the Peace in 1993. Margaret and I were married in 1968 and have three daughters: Heather who is in Christchurch, with her sons Henry and Oscar and daughter Elsie, Kerry who lives in Incholme l8 kms out of Oamaru, and Paula who loves in Warkworth with her husband Andy and their two girls Joella and Elise. I joined the Rotary Club of Papanui in September 1975 and have enjoyed the time, particularly the fellowship of non-pharmacists and the opportunity to help in the community. At the time of joining Rotary I could have told you anything & everything about pharmacy in Christchurch but not much else. During my time in the Papanui Rotary I have been President, Director of Fellowship, International Committee, Foundation & and Community Service, and Treasurer for the last 11 years. Time to retire. I will start with "a what is my life" followed by activities that I am aware of since the chartering of the Club Rotary Address 4th June 2020 Robin Stirling and I attended a Rotary meeting probably round 1960-ish this being my first taste of Rotary before joining in 1975. The RC of Papanui was charted on the 3rd of March 1958. RC of Papanui's early major activity was the creation of the recreational area at the Groynes in 1960. This was possible because Neil lssac and Leister Farrer of lssac Construction and Farrer Waimak were charter members of the Club and had the appropriate machinery for the heavy work required. Other activities undertaken in the early days include:
Another major event was the establishment of Abilities lnc. in Vagues Road which gave work and organising activities for disabled people. The club was recognised with a Paul Harris Award for this venture. When no longer required the building was sold and the money raised was gifted towards the building of the Abilities Lodge at HSFC again mainly for the disabled. Other activities the club has been involved in that I remember include:
More recently I have been involved with:
Meeting Places of the RC of Papanui during my time have been:
In addition to providing worthwhile services to the local community, there is one other main enjoyable aspect to being a member of Rotary that I have appreciated: “The fellowship it provides members.” |
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Tony TizzardTony Tizard: My Time in Rotary  Like Gordon I will start with some personal facts and then cover my years of enjoyment in the Papanui Rotary Club. I was born in Christchurch two & a half months premature. I weighed 3 lb and fit snuggly inside an electric jug. My early education was at St Michaels’ school and later at Waltham Primary school, followed by Christchurch West High School. With School Certificate in hand I left school for a good job in a grocery warehouse before joining Whitcombe & Tombs (now Whitcoulls) in the Educational Book Dept. I spent the next twenty years there ending up as the National Book Manager. I left there to join a small book wholesale business which Cynthia and I eventually purchased and set about building it up to a NZ wide company selling to bookshops, libraries and schools across the country. Over twenty years later we retired leaving my son and daughter-in-law running the business which they are still doing today. At the time my interest in Rotary began, you were invited to join by a current member. It was the custom to have two club members visit your home and conduct an interview. My interviewers were Alan Bond and Ralph Forbes. I was subsequently inducted into the club in September 1997. Tonight, I am dressed in the more formal attire that was expected to be worn to meetings in those days. I quickly found that developing a new business and raising a young family was taking all my time and reluctantly resigned from the club some months later. I am pleased to say that those early months had left me wanting more so by making a few adjustments I was excited to re-join Papanui Rotary on 30th June 1998. I learned so much during my first few years and quickly came to appreciate the fellowship and commitment of the Club members all of whom were only too eager to provide me with help and advice. I was elected President for the 2004/2005 year, following the Club’s first lady President, Marie Fahey. I vividly recall those first committee meetings. They were usually held at the appropriate Directors’ residence each month. The atmosphere was conducive to the development of many interesting projects that were discussed and planned. In 2006/2007 I became Assistant Secretary and Bulletin editor from 2006 to 2011. From 2011 until July 2020 I have been Club Secretary. I also had the privilege of being involved with some Rotary District work. Following the 2010/2011 Christchurch earthquakes, I acted as Administrative Secretary for the Christchurch Rotary Earthquake Charitable Trust and later also for the Rotary Neighbourhood Charitable Trust. Both these Trusts distributed many thousands of dollars to help those who suffered resulting from the ‘quakes. Our Club has been involved in so many great projects over the years that it was difficult deciding on which of them to mention. Here is a small selection:
My son spent a year in Germany with this scheme and we have hosted two students: one from Belgium and one from Germany. We have also had the pleasure of hosting a couple from Croatia during the Rotary Friendship Exchange. Some of the memorable District Conferences Cynthia and I have attended 9include”
I found that by participating in committee work, and also attending Board meetings as Secretary, my self-confidence grew and I learnt not to be afraid of public speaking. Of course I still get quite nervous but good preparation helps to overcome this. Papanui Rotary has enabled me to build and continue to enjoy the fellowship and friendship of so many committed and interesting people. These lasting relationships are, for me, one of the two cornerstones of my Rotary experience. The other is working for and in the community both local and overseas. I really appreciate drawing on the experience of our older club members who have worked so hard for the club over many years. Their value to the club is worth so much to us. When we couple this with the energy and enthusiasm of the younger members’ we have the ingredients for a great club with exciting times to look forward to. With respect to the future, I feel that we must continue to foster friendships by working together and using our combined skills and ideas to develop projects that assist both local and international communities. Do this and we have a bright future ahead. We will all get the best from our Rotary membership in direct relationship to the effort we put in and I leave you with this following thought: “Effort in equals satisfaction out.” |
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Rotary Covid & PolioRotary, COVID-19 and Polio  This article from Liz explains about how the staff who go out to vaccinate against Polio are helping fight COVID. It makes for interesting reading and the important role many Rotarians are taking on overseas. Over the next several months the polio infrastructure Rotary helped build – including its tools, workforce, and extensive surveillance networks – will be used to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 by supporting preparedness and response activities in many countries, including Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan. This truly represents the ‘Plus” in PolioPlus. Building on decades of experience stopping polio outbreaks, Rotary and our partners have a critical role to play in protecting communities from this unprecedented pandemic, just as the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) did in the past to respond to outbreaks of Ebola, yellow fever, and Avian flu. In places like Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan polio staff are tracing contacts and testing for COVID-19, combatting misinformation and sensitizing health professionals on the disease. The GPEI’s coordination mechanisms – such as hotlines and emergency operations centres – and physical assets like vehicles and computers have also been deployed against COVID-19. Pakistan: Polio staff are aiding efforts to strengthen surveillance and raise awareness about COVID-19 across Pakistan. The team has trained hundreds of surveillance officers while also supporting the development of a new data system that’s fully integrated with the system used for polio. Across the country, polio eradication logistics experts are facilitating the distribution of personal protective equipment for the COVID-19 response. Rotarians are providing face masks, personal protection kits to medical staff, repairing ventilators, assisting governments in setting up and monitoring quarantines sites, and utilizing vaccine carriers to transport COVID-19 specimens to laboratories. Rotary’s Polio Resource Centres are helping the fight against COVID-19 by sensitizing religious leaders and community influencers, producing posters with information on hygiene and physical distancing, and providing food rations to families in need. Nigeria: In Ogun and Lagos states, over 50 polio program medical staff are conducting contact tracing, disease detection and data collection and analysis to stem the spread of COVID-19. World Health Organization field offices used for polio eradication coordination across the country are now supporting COVID-19 teams, and the GPEI is lending phones, vehicles and administrative support to the response. Afghanistan: Over 3,750 community volunteers who typically support polio surveillance in Afghanistan are now promoting hand washing and positive hygiene practices in communities to reduce transmission and exposure to COVID-19. |
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SnippetsPapanui Bush Visit: New Date  Pap Bush before & after Friday’s efforts Following the call to cancel on Saturday, we have reset the date for our walk-around to Tuesday the 9th of June at 10:00 am. The forecast still looks OK for that date at this stage.  Hohepa Project Message from Greg (via Keith) Good evening all … it’s taken some time but Thunderbirds are Go! We have been given some dates to get our planting underway as part of the District Grant project at Hohepa incorporating the new Pathway and Reflection Garden. We are looking at two Saturdays (June 13 & June 20) with a back-up of June 27 in the advent of poor weather. We would like to run two shifts per day: 10am – 12 noon Lunch from 12 noon to 12.30 - on site 12.30pm (approx.) until 2.30pm. Whilst this is a great community project and a great project for Hohepa, it is equally a great fellowship “hands on” project for Rotarians. Even more so because we are allowed out to play! I apologise for the short notice but we had to wait for the stars to be aligned in so many ways and this has finally happened. It would be great if I could get an indication from each of your clubs (Lincoln, Hornby, Papanui; Cashmere, Sunrise) as to how many people are available for each of the four shifts over the two days. Then we can work out a rough roster. This should be a fun activity and a great way to finish of our Rotary year. Greg Thought for the Week  |
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Zoom Meeting June 4thZoom Meeting June 4th Nick & Liz  As noted in Liz’s email, President Keith has changed the starting time for our Zoom meeting tomorrow night from 6:30pm to 7:00pm in order to allow attendees to finish dinner before joining the meeting. Details of the meeting are as follows: Topic: Papanui Rotary Club Meeting Speakers: Tony Tizzard and Gordon Shields will both be retiring from their Club roles as Secretary and Treasurer. This will be a wonderful way to hear about their experiences and insights over the years. Time: Jun 4, 2020 @ 07:00 PM Auckland, Wellington. Click here to join the meeting. |
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Baby Photo CompBaby Photo Competition Results Gary  While there were only a small number of participants at last weekend’s Zoom Happy Hour, we still ran the great Baby Photo Quiz which was a lot of fun. There were big babies, little babies, and babies you would recognise right away as they still look the same today. We had them standing up, lying down, smiling and frowning. Some were in lovely knitted suits and some completely naked. The winner of the bottle of wine was Liz Courtney with the highest score of 5 out of 15 guessed correctly. We look forward to running this again at a later date. |
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Lets Find Out More About ...Let’s Find Out More About …  Grant Paice What is your earliest memory? I remember my 1st day at primary school. I was the best dressed kid there. I also learnt a valuable lesson when I tried playing with another boy’s building blocks and was told in no uncertain terms: “Mine … MINE!” What was your first Job? While at primary school did quite a few things including delivering papers and running a lawn mowing business. I started the latter as I was in love with a girl one year older than me and this way I got to be near her while mowing her parent’s lawns. Alas being one year younger at that age was a big “no” for her but I did get the neighbours either side of where she lived as new lawn mowing clients. What is one of the accomplishments in your life so far that you are proud of? Passing my first ski instructor qualification with the NZ Ski Instructors Alliance on the third attempt. Back then there were only two levels and the courses were very tough with high pressure to perform and low pass rates. I learnt that the secret was to stay positive, ski near the back of the group, say nothing unless asked and when told you were doing things wrong to smile and say: “Thank-you … I will work hard on that.” The Alliance now offers three levels with a more gentle 1st stage that is much more encouraging of aspiring new instructors. How did you come to join Rotary? Both Deryn and Stuart had a part to play in it. Deryn and I met at the West Coast Bar in Papanui on Friday evenings and she told me she was a Rotarian. It interested me as before then I had mostly served on quite narrow focussed committees and was becoming more interested in organisations with a wider brief. I met Stuart on a flight from Wellington to Christchurch. Being quite a short flight I had ordered a drink a bit too late and was told their EftPOS had closed and I needed to pay cash. I only had $2 on me but luckily Stuart came to the rescue. I decided I had better come along to a meeting to pay him back and the rest is history. As a Rotarian, which of the activities you have been involved in did you enjoy the most and why? President Jenny approached me when she took over and said: “We’d like you to do our weekly Club Chat.” At first I was a bit unsure what I was getting into but thanks to great tuition from Liz I soon got the hang of it and I really enjoy helping members share and stay up to date with what we and the wider Rotary organisation are up to. If you were able to go back in time and meet yourself when you were a teenager, what suggestion might you give yourself? I would tell myself to never use a letter to break off a relationship. From age 16 I went out with a lovely girl called Carol. While other friends were falling in and out of love and moving repeatedly from infatuation to despair, we had a relatively calm time of it during those formative years. After a few years I realised we were going in different directions but I was unsure what to do as I had never broken up with anyone before. I decided to write her a lovely letter. After it was sent I never heard from her for ages. A couple of weeks later I was walking through town one night and was tapped on the shoulder. On turning around Carol called me something I cannot repeat here and delivered a match winning left hook that dumped me on the footpath. A lesson very well learnt … no more letters. |
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Snippets There will be a Pink Ribbon Breakfast for our Rotary ladies and friends in July to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation. Come to Lois’s house to enjoy a wonderful morning of fun while raising funds for a great cause. This is just a preliminary notice to all our Rotary ladies to watch out for more details which will follow soon.  A Snippet from the Recent Board Meeting “It is clear that, if we are to appeal to the next generation, we need to pay attention to social media platforms. Work is going into the District Facebook page, Instagram, and the District Newsletter so not only Rotarians know what is going on, but all who find us. The District website is also being refreshed.” Check out other content including reference to one of our recent Club activities here.  Thought for the Week “Life is like a ten speed bike: many of us have gears we have never tried using.” |
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Snippets Thursday June 4th Zoom Meeting A reminder from Keith that this Thursday (June 4th) we are having a Club Zoom meeting at 6.30 pm. Tony Tizzard and Gordon Shields will be the guest speakers. It would be great to have a good attendance please.  Liz sent this brief update from Bill Gates on our ongoing efforts to eradicate Polio.  Zooming in Don’t forget our social Zoom meeting tonight at 5:30 pm. Gary will be running the Baby quiz at 5.45 pm after everyone has had the chance to catch up like we usually do. The login link is here.  Udderly Cow to replace Buzzy Bee “The only constant in life is change.” |
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Can 2020 a SuccessCan-2020 a Success Liz Courtney  Over the last fortnight Papanui Rotary Club members have been collecting food cans for the Salvation Army Foodbank. After talking with the Salvation Army they had been inundated with people desperate for food after losing jobs. Under the COVID-19 rules we needed to come up with a simple and contactless plan to collect from the public. Deryn Tregurtha, who usually runs our trailer raffle, came up with the idea for people to leave a can by their letterbox on a designated day and time to suit the Rotarian collecting them and to keep the project a quick and simple thing to achieve, by asking each Rotarian to collect in their own street or nearby.  When completed the cans were then dropped off at a single collection point, to keep contact to a minimum, and then we arranged to deliver them to the Salvation Army Food depot. Paul, who manages the Salvation Army Food Depot, helped us repack the bags and boxes onto pallets on the forklift. Like us they were overwhelmed by the huge amount we collected and extremely thankful.  Within a 2 week period we collected just over 1500 cans and numerous packets of dried food, sauces and the occasional bars of chocolate! In the end we needed a trailer to deliver them to the food depot and Courtney Architects office frontage now doesn’t look like a food store. A very satisfying project under lockdown as it involved all the members giving everyone a sense of doing something good and necessary for our Christchurch community. What a great result. |
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Pap Bush ActivitiesPap Bush Activities Next Week Denis, John & Grant  Progress in the NW showing Kotare & Paradise Duck As noted in an earlier Club Chat, Yvette Williams, Park Ranger (Programmes & Partnerships with the CCC) will be fully involved in the Arbor Day Papanui Bush planting on Friday June 5th and will be hosting two sessions: 10am - 11am and 11.15am - 12.15 pm. If any Club Members would like to be part of this, you can come and join Denis at either session to help out. On Saturday June 6th you are all invited to join John, Denis and Grant on a social “walk around” focussed event starting at 2:00 pm. We may also have a small number of plants to tidy up from the day before. Please bring along a thermos if you would like to have a drink afterwards. On arrival at “The Bush” either or both days please look for Yvette on Friday and Grant on Saturday as we need to capture your name & contact details. We look forward to seeing you there! |
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Cure KidsCure Kids Liz Courtney  Who We Are We focus on raising funding to enable high-impact, New Zealand-based medical research to help save, extend and improve the lives of children diagnosed with serious life-impacting and life-limiting health conditions. Cure Kids was established by Rotary in 1971 as the Child Health Research Foundation, and since then we have invested more than $40 million in New Zealand research which has helped to shape and vastly improve the way children who live with serious diseases and health conditions are diagnosed and treated. Cure Kids’ funding supports researchers across New Zealand whose work focuses on childhood cancers, inherited heart conditions, epilepsy, infectious diseases, cystic fibrosis, sudden unexpected death in infants (SUDI), stillbirth, burns as well as child and adolescent mental health – and many, many other areas of research. Cure Kids is the largest funder of child health research outside the government. We work hard to support the best research possible to make a measurable difference to the health and well-being of children in New Zealand. This is made possible by the continued generosity of individuals, businesses and community groups across our remarkable country. Governance The Cure Kids team is made up of passionate and determined people who are all driven by the same goal; to find the cures that so many of our children need. Cure Kids Members The five Cure Kids Members participate in constitutional and governance management aspects of Cure Kids. Three are drawn from our founding partner, Rotary in New Zealand, continuing its proud association and support of Cure Kids. The fourth Member is the current President or nominee of the Paediatric Society of New Zealand, while the fifth Member is a South Island based nominee from the Board of Paediatricians of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. |
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Host a RoastHost a Roast Opportunity Liz Courtney  Ronald McDonald has again set up an initiative called Host a Roast and is inviting individual Rotarians or their Clubs to become involved in Ronald McDonald House South Island's fundraising event of the year. Whether it's a curry or a lunch, a roast or a brunch, dining is better together! During the month of July, we are invited to host a roast, brunch or lunch and invite our whānau, friends or colleagues to attend for a $20 donation which will go towards supporting families who require a 'home away from home' while seeking hospital treatment for their child(ren). “Until Level 1 is lifted they are employing a chef so instead of just giving them a donation we could consider doing this as a fundraiser for them and enjoy getting together at the same time” suggests Liz. |
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Pap Bush UpdatePapanui Bush Update  Yvette Williams, Park Ranger Programmes & Partnerships with the CCC, emailed Denis with this news re their plans for Friday the 5th of June. Their team will be fully involved in the Arbor Day Papanui Bush planting on Friday June 5th and will be hosting two sessions: 10 am - 11 am and 11.15 am - 12.15 pm. Papanui Rotary members who also want to come along on the Friday (as noted in earlier Chats) are also welcome to join Denis et al. if interested. More details re both the Friday and our more social “walk around” focussed event at 2:00 pm on Saturday June 6th will be in Sunday’s Chat. |
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Snippets Zoom Meeting While having changed to Level 2, the toys are still playing it safe with Zoom meetings and social distancing!  Joke of the Week from Mandi A police officer stopped at a farm and said to the farmer: “I need to inspect your farm for illegal drugs." The farmer agreed but said:”I wouldn’t go into that field over there". The officer replied: “Mister, I have the authority of the Government with me" and, reaching into his pocket, pulled out his badge, shoved it in the farmer’s face and said: “See this badge? This badge means I am allowed to go wherever I wish on any land, no questions asked or answers given. Have I made myself clear?" The farmer nodded politely, apologised, and went about his chores. A short time later he heard loud screams, looked up and saw the officer running for his life from the paddock while being chased by a huge mean bull. With every step the bull was gaining ground on the officer and it looked likely that he would not make it to safety. The farmer threw down his tools, ran to the fence and yelled at the top of his lungs: "Your badge, show him your badge!" |
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Back to the FutureBack to the Future Nick Courtney  Twenty-seven of our forty-five members, including a prospective new member, “Zoomed In” for last Thursday's Club goal setting session presented by Nick and Liz. There were several apologies and others were unable to make the session. Consequently, Nick has provided a copy of the PowerPoint as a PDF as well as the Brainstorm template to enable all those unable to attend the Zoom to participate or for those who wish to refresh. The Board is keen to have responses from as many members as possible so the Club, as a top priority, can recover from the Covid-19 environment and move forward positively in the new environment. Nick asked that all of those at the Zoom session forward their ninety day, twelve month as well as three year goals for the Club and thoughts to him at Courtney@xtra.co.nz. Thank-you to the members, including prospective new members, who have already responded. Nick will be following up with all remaining members later in the coming week. It does not matter how brief the responses are, as we are keen to hear all views and thoughts which will be treated in the strictest of confidence. For those unable to attend the session here is a summary of the process:
Feel free to call Nick on (021) 370 256 after 5pm to talk through the process if you would like further clarification. The involvement of as many members as possible is both highly valued and crucial to ensure we are able to move forward during these especially challenging times. |
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Snippets Baby Photo Quiz President Keith is inviting you to another fun Sunday Zoom Happy Hour on May 24th. This Sunday Gary is running a Baby Photo Quiz with a bottle of wine for the winners. We have fifteen photos of current members when they were “babies”. Either bring along the attached Answer Sheet that Gary emailed you or otherwise just get a piece of paper and write fifteen numbers down the left hand side. You will see each baby photo for 15 seconds. Note these are all current members. Gary will be running the meeting if Liz is unavailable.  It’s That Time of Year Help us achieve our goal by sharing this link with your friends and family. If they purchase any one of the twenty-one Entertainment memberships available throughout NZ and Australia and 20% of every one sold contributes to our fundraising. Thanks for your support: Gordon & the Rotary Club of Papanui.  Thought for the Week: “You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.” |
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Visit to Pap BushPapanui Bush Visit Grant Paice  John, Denis and I were joined by Brian Burke, Chairman of the Papanui Village Business Association, for an informative stroll through Papanui Bush. At the designated meeting place we also briefly met up with Stacey Holbrough, Community Development Advisor with the Papanui-Innes Community Board and staff member at Papanui High School.  Alas the magnificent colours have faded, but the plantings from previous work days are doing well and, at the East end, there were a lot of new plantings being put in place by the North West developers.  Planting in full swing Apart from a brief kerfuffle between John and a sizeable resident eel (below) who did not take great pleasure at him disturbing it’s “lunch” (a rat), we were able to easily walk and enjoy the whole circuit which is larger than it initially seems.  Eddie the Eel is bottom-right I was most impressed by the interest and passion both Denis and John have for this project. Brian also chipped in with some good ideas for additional funding and participant possibilities which bode well for this project going forward.  Some good growth here! Re upcoming activities, in addition to Saturday June the 6th @ 2:00 pm (as noted in the June 13th Club Chat) the team is also keen to see if a small number of helpers might be available on Friday June the 5th to help with some weeding and tidying up as we prepare for winter. Otherwise we hope you will join us for some gentle planting and a wander through the bush tracks on June 6th. Remember to bring along your own thermos of tea and a snack to enjoy afterwards in groups ot ten max. Note: more details to follow in next Sunday’s Club Chat. |
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Burwood BBQBBQ area at Burwood Hospital  President Keith sent these impressive pictures through of the BBQ area at Burwood Hospital that Papanui Rotary donated money towards. They want to come to the Club and thank us personally however the current situation means this will have to wait for now. Hopefully in the summer months we are able to visit enjoy this area with staff, residents and their families. |
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Snippets A Message from Tony Nick Courtney is presenting a brainstorming programme this Thursday the 21st where we look to the future development of our Club. This is an important meeting so please make every effort to attend this Zoom meeting tomorrow night. Details of the Zoom connection will follow shortly.  Ordinary Rotarians can sometimes find themselves in extraordinary circumstances. In their own words, they tell us what it’s like to:
Check these and other stories out here.  Thought for the Week: “Taking a dog named Shark to the beach is probably not a good idea.” |
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Can-2020 UpdateCan-2020 Update  We already have some great results being reported for our Can-2020 project. Lois put out 50 flyers and collected about 120 cans and lots of groceries as well as one lady who contacted her to make a donation. Her hallway looks like a grocery shop!  Thanks to Denis, Lois & Tony for your emails and pictures and to Deryn for assisting with the nuts and bolts. With respect to “what next”, once you have collected your cans please take them to one of the following two locations: During the Coming Working Week Hours: Please bring your cans to Courtney Architects, 14 Harewood Road. The process that needs to be followed is:
While this may seem onerous, Courtney Architects needs to protect both you and their staff as we all need to continue being careful so as not to erode the gains made during lockdown. If members need help in transporting their cans to the storage area, Lois is happy to help. In the Evenings: You are welcome to bring your cans to Janice & Aries’ Place, 4 Phoenix Lane, off Vagues Road by railway line.
Lois put out 50 flyers and collected about 120 cans and lots of groceries as well as one lady who contacted her to make a donation. Her hallway looks like a grocery shop! |
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Snippets The Great Realisation This amazing bedtime story, written by a NZ born poet living in Wales, is read to children in the style of a bedtime fairytale and talks about life before and after the pandemic. Click here to watch it.”  Thought for the Week: “Jonny sent through this “suggestion” for how we might end our Zoom meetings.” |
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Papanui Bush DayPapanui Bush Planting Day John Stringer  Papanui Rotary Weeders Group We've received written approval from the Papanui Community Board / Council to plant kahikateas at Papanui Bush on Saturday, June the 6th. Come and join John & Denis for a wander through the bush tracks and some gentle planting at 2:00 pm at the Bridgestone Reserve (opp. Mega Mitre 10) on Chapel Street. We have visited the area recently and John has been collecting windblown cabbage tree saplings growing in footpaths and fence lines nearby and replanting these in the bush. Please remember gloves as it could be a bit chilly, a small shovel if you would like to help with the planting, plus your own thermos if you want to have a cuppa at some stage during the afternoon. Prior to getting underway we will go over health & safety distancing requirements under Level 2 that we need to adhere to. Deryn has also suggested we get some saplings (rather than seeds) to give to interested Rotarians to nurture in their glass houses for a year. We think that’s a great idea and John will approach the DOC nursery in the context of Arbor Day and see if he can obtain some free saplings for the Club. Members can take them home if they wish and Denis and John will nurture the rest. We also have offers of small native kowhai and cabbage tree etc. We will definitely take anything you have and wish to donate. Denis and I, or the occasional weeding group once these are able begin again, will be happy to plant these on an ongoing basis. So if you have a random cabbage tree sapling in your garden you don’t want, let us know and we will organise to replant it. |
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Ideas DatabaseA “New Ideas Database” is Live  At Sunday Happy Hour last week some attendees suggested we should have a "new ideas" page on our club website which Gary has duly set up. “This is for anyone who comes up with an idea in a conversation and wants to capture it. You go to the website, click on the Projects tab, and then click on the “New Ideas Database” says Gary. You can go there directly from here. “If you are on a PC you can edit it and add your ideas. If you are on a phone I don't think you can. In that either case text or email your idea to me and I'll add it.” offered Gary. The new page has a couple of ideas from our last Happy Hour that will be fleshed out going forward. All new ideas will be added to the Club's Project Pipeline. For the moment anyone can access the page. If it proves to be something useful Gary may have to make it secure so you have to login to view it. If you have a new idea then please note it to the New Ideas Database with your name and the date. This means the idea will not be lost after coming up in conversation or your thoughts. Also feel free to share your idea by other means as well. Can the page be altered? “Sure can!” says Gary. As we start to use it more, Gary is able to adjust it to suit. And don’t forget to dust off and deposit your Foundation Cup coinage totals into bank account 03 1355 0661945 00 as these will be especially helpful for upcoming project ideas amongst other things. |
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SnippetsTwo things from Gordon:  If any members wish to make a cash donation to the Salvation Army, please deposit it in the Club Charitable Account 03 1355 0661945 00. Secondly, if members have any surplus fliers for the Can-2020 collection, please advise Lois.  Emergency Response Kits Update The ERK that Janice and Arie partly sponsored is now fully sponsored thanks to a generous Rotarian. “We believe a 2nd ERK has been privately sponsored by a Club member bringing the total ERKs sponsored so far by Papanui Club members to two” shared Janice and Arie. Might you be interested in sharing this idea to your friends, fellow Rotarians and / or family members to see whether a group of you could jointly sponsor one? The cost is $600 per kit.  Members Handbook Update Thank you to those members who have advised us of changes to their contact details or confirmed details for the 2020-2021 Members Handbook. This is a reminder from Tony to please let either Cheryl or him know if you require any last minute changes and confirm if everything is OK by 5.00 pm Friday 15th May. If they do not hear from you they will use the current listing. When the Bubbles Burst Club Chat Editor Some of the things we may or may not miss in the coming months include:  Being made to blow bubbles & making bubbles.  Sipping bubbles & getting rid of those jolly weeds. All the best everyone as we cautiously venture out into what will be a quite different world. |
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Dr Jessie HarmanPapanui Rotary Back in Action!  Guest Speaker Dr Jessie Harman in Centre Stage We had a great turnout for our 1st post lockdown Zoom meeting and we were privileged to have Jessie join us as our guest speaker. Her topic was: “The Future of Rotary” Jessie began by noting that the current situation we find ourselves in, thanks to the technological tools we have available, provides us with unparalleled opportunities and challenges. These include having a lot more flexibility in how we choose to operate compared to what we had in the past. Jessie feels that Rotary’s underlying foundation which includes our international presence in over 250 countries provides us with a great platform for the future which we need to acknowledge and build on. With respect to our key challenges, Jessie noted that these include:
Jessie feels that we need to step back and investigate how we can build a more suitable platform for what Rotary needs to become in the future. Some of her current thoughts on this include:
This will help ensure we have a thriving future going forward. Jessie also feels we still need to manage the change process with courage and optimism and to implement change in ways that acknowledge and reflect our past while facing the future by embracing positive optimism in order to build a solid platform for future growth. When asked: ‘What is one thing we can do right now that could make the biggest difference in the current challenges we face?” Jessie replied: “Actions speak louder than words.” We thanked Jessie for her insights and thoughts on how we might go forward in the quite different world we will be facing in the coming months. |
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Club UpdatePapanui Club Update  Dear All. Great to see the turn out for our 1st Zoom Club Meeting last week. FYI, the upcoming formal Rotary meetings between now and 30th June are as follows:
In addition to tonight (May 10th), our Zoom social hour meetings will continue so that Rotarians can stay in touch with each other on these additional Sundays:
I am delighted to share that your team for the 2020-21 year is as follows: President: Janice Geerlofs President Elect/Admin Chair: Grant Paice Past President: Keith Mitchell Secretary: Cheryl Colley Treasurer: Deryn Tregurtha Community Chair: Lois Flanagan Fellowship Chair: Barbara Davey Foundation/International Chair: Stuart Batty Youth Chair: Gary Denhard Membership Development Chair: Arie Geerlofs Public Image Chair: Liz Courtney Speakers Coordinator: Rob Thomson Emergency Response Kits (ERKs) Needed  You will all be aware of the devastation caused by Cyclone Harold in the Pacific Islands in the last few weeks. As Stuart Batty explained on our Rotary zoom meeting last week RNZCWS had stocks of ERKs handily placed around the South Pacific that were able to be distributed. They now need to be replaced. Our Club finances have been impacted by a number of recent events with Covid-19 just being one of them. I am therefore encouraging Rotarians to think differently about sponsoring replacement ERKS. Arie and myself are willing to jointly sponsor half an ERK and are looking for one or two partners to make up the difference. If interested please contact one of us. Perhaps some of our members could talk to fellow Rotarians, friends or family members and jointly sponsor an ERK which cost $600 each. Stuart would be happy to supply you with any details and the appropriate Bank Account number to deposit the money into. Janice Geerlofs President-elect |
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Snippets Keith & Heather forwarded these seven simple exercises that their daughter sent them from Physiotherapy NZ to help keep our strength & balance and reduce our risk of falls.  Click here for guidelines on how to do them.  Wednesday Lotto We still have thirteen slots to fill for our Wednesday Lotto Fundraiser so please let Deryn know if you (or a group of you) are interested. Once it is full she will get it underway.  So far so good … In an interesting article this week Luke Malpusus, a political editor with Stuff, noted: ‘Last Thursday the PM said: “We're "halfway down Everest.” But as every mountaineer knows, most accidents occur not on the way up the mountain, but on the way down.’ In parenting sessions I was privileged to run I used to ask attendees what they would do if, during a plane flight with their children, oxygen masks suddenly dropped down from above them. Most said they would instinctively put them on their child(ren) first. But that is not what we are told to do. I feel more than ever we need to ensure we look after ourselves 1st in the coming months in order to be able to continue to support our families, friends and the communities we choose to serve in our role as Rotarians. Grant (Club Chat Editor) |
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Snippets As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads uncertainty and hardship around the world, Rotary members and participants are innovating, caring for those affected, and showing that even at a distance there are ways to help. These are just some of the ways clubs are supporting their communities right now:
For more stories of service from around the world check out what other Rotarians are doing here. Last Chance for Lotto There are still a few numbers available for our Wednesday Lotto fundraiser contact Deryn ASAP if you are keen to be in. Thought for the Week  “There are no great people in the world, only great challenges which ordinary people rise to meet.” |
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Can-2020Introducing Rotary Can-2020 You can help even in lockdown!  As noted in the flyer (above) that Gary produced for us, Papanui Rotary has a new project. Since the lockdown the demand for food parcels has increased dramatically. In some cases a week’s supply has gone in a day. Here’s an easy way we can all help. We will supply you with about 10-20 flyers which will be delivered to your letterbox in the next few days for you to then place in the letterboxes of your neighbours. It asks them to place a can of food at their gate which you will collect at a certain time on a stated day and keep at your home for now. Additional details of the pickup and delivery process for the cans you collect will come shortly. After that the cans will then be taken to the Salvation Army for distribution. By collecting a few cans we can all make a real difference in our community. Please do your very best to help - and show that “Rotary Can”. Any queries for now? Please contact Liz, Deryn or Lois. |
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Papanui Club MtgPapanui Club Meetings are “Go”  Our first meeting since Lockdown is “Go”. President Keith and PE Janice have asked that as many of you as possible join us for this special club speaker meeting. We have RI Director Elect Dr Jessie Harman speaking to us about "The Future of Rotary" in this fast changing environment. As our Zoom session is only one hour, we have an Agenda to ensure we stay on track time wise. See Liz’s email sent out yesterday to view the Agenda plus access the link that will enable you to join the meeting. |
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Snippets Foundation Cup Fundraiser At our Dual Board meeting earlier this week we thought it might be great time for us all to dust off our Foundation Cups, add up the amount we have been quietly collecting over the past few months and deposit this amount into our Rotary bank account. Remember to use the 03 1355 0661945 00 account and to tell us who you are and that it is your Foundation Cup $$$ J.  We look forward to catching up with as many Club Members as possible at our Zoom meeting this Sunday evening using the link Liz has emailed you. Lockdown on the Farm …  “Meg the sheepdog is working from home until we return to Level 2.” Do you know the most common names for sheepdogs? And no, Wal Footrot’s “Dog” is not one of them (we never did get to know what he was named). Check them out here.” |
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Pap Club UpdateThe Papanui Club is Back  Nik received this update for the Papanui Club recently with respect to their takeaway option for dinner which some Club Members might be interested in. Hello Papanui Club Members We’re Back! As you know we can’t invite you back to the Club just yet but we can bring a little bit of the Club to you. Starting tomorrow, Friday 1st May, we’ll be offering home delivery food and beverage. All meals are prepared here at the Club daily and then chilled ready for delivery to you or for you to pick-up and reheat for dinner (or a late lunch if you order early). Some items may be limited each day so get your orders in early to avoid disappointment. We’ll be taking orders from Midday and the last order at 6pm. Alcohol sales are only for Club Members who are over 18 (that’s nearly all of you but we have to say it anyway). Brett Gay General Manager |
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Tanzania Update May 2020Report from our Tanzanian Sister Club Stuart Batty  According to 2020 estimates Tanzania has 60 million people. As at 2 May 2020 recorded cases for Covid-19 are 480 with 183 recovered and 16 deaths (3.3%) mostly on the resort island of Zanzibar and the Capital Dar el Salaam. Great containment. In 2019 in Tanzania deaths from other diseases and events were Malaria 80,000, Pneumonia 22,000, Coronary 19,000, Cancer 28,000, AIDS 24,000 and 17,800 Road Deaths. Check out Stories from District 9211 that our Sister Club, Usa River, belongs to here. |
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ANZAC RemembranceAnzac Day Remembrance Liz  If you weren’t able join us at our ANZAC theme Zoom meeting you missed a really interesting hour. All of the 16 members who attended on Sunday had great stories to tell. Rob Thomson began with a very moving poem, one that none of us had heard before. Evan Thompson showed us a small child’s uniform made from original military uniforms which sparked an unusually surprising story told by DG Gary who joined us about a “supposed orphan” his family brought back and adopted. John Stringer held up an original German jerry can and Jim’s wonderful memories of visiting Gallipoli. Many had stories around medals, mental health issues, and the “50 year code of silence” with the British Army, grandfathers, fathers and uncles. Fantastic to remember the huge sacrifices all families had made. It makes our COVID-19 Lockdown pale in comparison. We will remember them. Note: Attendees and all other members are invited to share family ANZAC & WW1 stories which I will collate and put up on our web page. A link to this will be sent out shortly with new content added as I receive it. Club Chat Editor. |
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SVA Groceries DeliveryVolunteer Grocery Delivery Service Josh  Thanks Tony for sending this through. I have copied Josh’s original email into Club Chat as it might be of interest to our wider recipients as well. Kia ora My name is Josh Blackmore. You may remember me as one of the Rotary Associates with Tony Taylor in 2015. I am currently involved with the Student Volunteer Army. We are running a grocery delivery service that may be of use to some of your members. This service is run in partnership with New World supermarkets, and is open to anyone over 65, the medically vulnerable, or those who should not be leaving the house at the moment. We realise the heavy demand on standard supermarket delivery systems makes it hard for some people to access essential grocery supplies. We want to do our bit to make sure people can get their groceries, without any bubble-bursting. We have an online store (www.sva.org.nz) or customers can call 0800 005 902. Groceries are typically delivered Mon-Sat, and guaranteed within 48 hours. Please give me a ring on (027) 739 3977 if this is of interest to you. I have also spoken at other Rotary virtual meetings and would be more than happy to do so for Papanui if you are interested. Nga mihi nui, Josh Blackmore Student Volunteer Army +64 27 739 3977 | svagroceriesprestons@gmail.com |
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Lotto FundraisersLotto Fundraisers Update Deryn There are at least two numbers available for anyone wanting to be part of this fundraising over the next twenty weeks. The $1000 profit the club makes from this fundraiser goes into general funds. For those who are not sure how it works, participants pay $3 per week to take a number. They hold the same number for the entire duration of the fundraiser (20 weeks). If your number is the Lotto bonus number on a Saturday night you win $50. Those either side of you each win $10. Easy as that. We would like this to start this Saturday providing we are fully subscribed beforehand. You can pay in instalments i.e. you don't need to pay in one lump sum. Think of the money you are saving by not going to regular club meetings each week. Why not 'invest' it in a Rotary fundraiser? Wednesday Lotto Bonus Number Fundraiser We are also doing the same type of fundraising with the Lotto Bonus number in the Wednesday night draws. The $1000 raised on Wednesdays is being sent to our sister club in Tanzania for beds and mattresses in a local orphanage. This is to raise funds that would otherwise have been raised by holding a quiz night. This can't be done at present so another Lotto bonus number fundraiser is an easier way to help our friends in Tanzania. If you would like to be involved in either or both of these fundraisers please email Deryn at datregurtha@gmail.com or call her on (021) 161 5861 to discuss possible numbers for you to take. |
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Go GirlGo Girl - The Full Story  As mentioned briefly in the last Club Chat, Liz has been busy assisting a local Papanui retirement village resident with her groceries. She sent through more details as follows: Liz put her name out on the Neighbourly website to say that she was a Rotarian with the Papanui Rotary and if anyone was needing help with grocery shopping to contact her. Within a short time a resident from Ngaio Marsh Village phoned. Adrienne has no family in Christchurch and had trouble having her registered address updated by Countdown for online shopping. She eventually gave up after three hours on the phone when they still hadn’t got it right!! Liz contacted her and after they talked for a while Adrienne mentioned that her son had been a Rotary Exchange Student many years ago so she knew she could trust me. This really says it all about the power of Rotary! The whole shopping experience went well and Liz was very impressed with the levels of security when dropping off the groceries to a manned tent at the entrance set up with tables for collections and deliveries where plenty of sanitisers were sprayed over all the items and names written down. Liz never got to see Adrienne but hopes that she can help her again and one day meet her. |
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Snippets Daffodil Bulbs Lyttelton Rotary has a few quality Hadstock Daffodil bulbs left for sale. There is a choice of 2 types: Daffodils and Jonquils at a cost of $10.00 for 10 bulbs. They would appreciate fellow Rotary clubs supporting the sale of these for our project. They do need to be in the ground by mid-May at the latest so you can look forward to lovely spring flowers this coming season. Orders of how many bags you would like can be emailed directly to Barry Toomey at batoomey57@gmail.com or you can phone him on (027) 479 9678. On receiving your order he will direct you to the payment method. The Club will get them delivered to either your Club or to you as soon as lockdown allows.  Oregon Liz sent through this update about Oregon from Neville. One of Neville’s past neighbours worked on Meridian Energies Project Aqua and the underground tunnels in Auckland. His engineering design expertise is expensive holes and he is currently back living in Oregon USA. He wrote the following to Neville recently which he found interesting as their population is similar to New Zealand Oregon is under a ‘stay at home’ scenario which is quite a bit more relaxed than NZ’s total lockdown. Construction is generally continuing and you can still purchase home improvement, gardening & auto parts etc. Often you can order by phone and the shop will deliver to the kerb. Other places are almost ‘business as usual’ with about half the folks wearing masks and the other acting as if nothing has changed. With a population of 4-million, Oregon has been pretty consistently recording 50 to 70 new confirmed cases and two to four deaths each day. Under the current behavioural restrictions, he suspects that they will continue this trend all summer long. Neville feels that they are probably about the equivalent of our Level 3.  Funny Lockdown Video Clip “The NZ New Zealand Police started the NZ Creative Genius series of videos produced by talented people from around the country. This Self-Isolation for Beginners clip was filmed by Hamish McCormick of Wellington. Click here to access it.” |
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ANZAC Day 2020A Very Different ANZAC Day  Rotarians, like all New Zealanders, faced a very different challenge in celebrating ANZAC Day during lockdown this year but many felt it was "especially important" to do so as we ponder how the different future we face will unfold going forward. Some stood to attention at their front gates, some displayed teddy bears in their front windows, and some made their own poppy displays. Here is a selection of pictures about how we celebrated during this exceptional year as a Nation:  |
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HaroldCyclone Harold  Ken Booth recently emailed district club members about this event which included the following information from Stuart. Cyclone Harold has devastated parts of Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu. Those areas most seriously affected according to information supplied to the NZ Govt. by the respective National Disaster Management Offices (NDMO) are :
The number of families affected, whilst significant, is not as for previous high category cyclones in recent years. Further, communities are better prepared than in past years mitigating damage. We have been working with the NZ Govt. Aid Logistics (MFAT), Rotary Clubs and the NDMO in all three countries. Rotarian Bob Niranjan is our representative in Fiji to ensure coordination between MFAT and NDMO. Rotary Emergency Response Kits (ERKs) have and continue to be distributed. They are for most beneficiaries, the first tangible support they have or will receive. Thanks to Rotarians in all three countries for their support in getting the ERKs to where directed by the NDMO’s. This approach ensures that Rotary is the only agency supplying this type of relief and eliminates the risk of duplication Rotary cannot do the distribution alone and is grateful to Govt. agencies (e.g. military in Fiji) and local businesses and NGO’s (e.g. MORDI in Tonga). We anticipate that in excess of 600 families have or will receive a Kit, but this figure may go higher. Replenishment stock will need to be purchased and assembled in New Zealand as soon as Corvid 19 allows. As expressed earlier, we appreciate the implications on clubs from Corvid 19, but know this request will receive consideration. Best wishes and thanks to all from those people who you will never meet, but benefit from your generosity. PDG Stuart J Batty Note: see Ken’s emails dated 17 Apr & 24 Apr for more details. |
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Snippets 9930’s 1st Zoom Meeting a Success Notice of Upcoming Meetings Next Thursday (April the 30th) we are setting up a Board meeting with President Keith, the current Board and Janice’s incoming Board. More details to attendees coming shortly. We also want to give all members advanced notice that we will be having our 1st Club Meeting via Zoom at 6:30 pm on Thursday the 7th of May. The link to use in joining the meeting will be emailed to you closer to the date. For members who are yet to use Zoom, please contact Gary or Liz if you would like to find out more about using Zoom. We hope to see as many of you as possible at this first Club meeting as it gives us the opportunity to discuss how we will be moving forward as we slowly emerge from our bubbles.  Lockdown Picture from Helen “This is me catching up with my friend Margaret who lives two doors down. We decided that on nice days we should meet up for a cuppa. We bring our own chairs and drinks and side either side of the driveway between our places. Some days people out for walks stop and chat (at a distance of course) and one day a lady driving past stopped and got out to take a photo. It is a lovely way to catch up with friends and neighbours. Arie thought we should have worn our best dresses. Not. He next recommended shorts to which I laughed and replied that Margaret and I were short enough without wearing them!” Go Liz! Liz has been busy assisting a local Papanui retirement village resident with her groceries. What a great way to support our senior citizens during this challenging time.  Countdown Update The Great Toilet Paper Shortage of 2020 is now officially over. Since the end of February, our customers have bought enough toilet paper to go around the world 12 times (that’s half a billion metres of toilet paper) but we are happy to say that there is now plenty in stock. Since the beginning of March, our customers have bought 1.25 million kilos of flour (enough for 2.5 million lots of playdough!). Rest assured that our flour producers are working as fast as possible and we have more coming into stores every day. So don’t worry, the baking and playdough can continue in Level 3! We’re still seeing high global demand for pasta and rice, so our limits on these products will continue while we wait for the demand to ease. The great news is we’ve got plenty of potatoes.  Papanui Inter-Agency Meeting Denis attended the latest on line meeting of this group where he extended his thanks to Stacey for her great work. He shared with attendees that we were unable to hold the planned student army event at Papanui Bush but that he has visited the site and things are ok there. He also noted that we have been holding Papanui Rotary meetings via Zoom and that the wider Rotary community is involved in efforts to assist those affected by hurricanes in the Pacific.  Thought for the Week: “The tests we face in life's journey are not to reveal our weaknesses but to help us discover our inner strengths.” |
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Board Decisions Board Update At this week’s Board of Directors meeting we have decided to apply for the Ministry of Social Development Fund for $5,000 + GST. If successful we will buy vouchers for groceries in varying amounts for families in need especially around the Papanui area and surrounds. We are also going to apply for a second grant to give to schools in our area to assist children to attend the Hanmer Forest Camp when the camp is able to safely reopen. We suspect that there will be a recession post Covid-19 with job losses and redundancies and families will find that financially they will not be able to give their children this opportunity. Fingers crossed these grants will be made available so watch this space! |
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Want to Be?Who do I want to Be during Covid-19? I found this interesting graphic on an Australian outdoors website. Many of the people we currently interact with will be at various stages of managing the unique situation we find ourselves in and I liked the content in the Learning & Growth zones as possibilities that might support those we are in contact with who are feeling trapped in the Fear zone. Club Chat Editor.  During these challenging times, it is natural to react in a way that ensures our safety and the safety of those we care about. It is important to tend to our most immediate needs and address our most immediate challenges. Challenging times, however, also present us with opportunities to grow, support others, and become valuable in new and different ways. Sometimes, if our mind set is right, we can also learn a great deal about ourselves, who we are, and who we can become. You might find the above graphic helpful in thinking through who you want to be during this difficult time for all of us. |
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Lotto UpdateLotto Fundraising Update Deryn Tregurtha Over the last 19 weeks many of our members have been participating in a fundraiser based on the Lotto Bonus Number. We have one week left of the 20 weeks it was running for. For those who have not been part of this it runs like this: Each of 40 people chooses a number, which they retain for the duration of the fundraiser. This costs $3 per week, $60 in total, making a profit of $1000 for Papanui Rotary. The person who has the Bonus Number on a Saturday night receives $50. Those holding the number either side of the Bonus Number each receive $10. The Board of Directors decided at last night’s meeting to hold this same fundraiser for another 20 weeks. Several, if not all of those who have participated wish to do so for another 20 weeks, however there is also the opportunity to raise another $1000 by running the same on Wednesday night Lotto. The $1000 raised in this Wednesday night fundraiser will go to the Usa River Rotary Club, our sister club in Tanzania, to fund beds and mattresses for Maji ya Chai Orphanage in Tanzania. This money was to be raised through a quiz night, however, that, of course, is no longer possible at present. If you, a family member, friend, neighbour etc. would like to help with this fundraiser please email Deryn at this address or call her on 021 161 5861. Those who would have supported the quiz night might like to support this instead, or maybe join with someone else who would have been in their team, so they can share any winnings. We will begin as soon as we have filled the spaces. All you need to do is invest your money. You’ll receive an email with results each week, and the club raises $1000 painlessly. FYI, here are some stats from the present one, over the past 19 weeks:
The club has gained $1000, plus some participants have donated their winnings to The Australian Bush Fire Fund, Rotary Foundation and Papanui Rotary. |
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ANZAC DayAn ANZAC Day Message  Due to the current situation in New Zealand ANZAC having being cancelled we would like to invite you to stand in your driveways, living rooms, balconies or work stations at 6am on April 25. Wherever you are at this time, stand with us and take a moment to remember our fallen- but please stay in your bubble. Ideas for a show of solidarity throughout the lockdown is the practice of placing a teddy bear in windows, so place a poppy for your teddy to wear and dress your entire window in red for Anzac Day and after. Then as families walk with children around the block and notice poppy-wearing teddies in neighbourhood windows, grown-ups can tell stories of the family war-time heroes and convey the significance of this day for New Zealand. Tune into Radio NZ National (AM & FM frequencies), listen live on the internet or on your phone for the official dawn service broadcast commencing at 6:00 am. Veterans are encouraged to wear their medals just as they would for the official public gathering. This will be our last Saturday at Level 4 Lockdown, within your bubble make your own floral tribute and when you go out for your exercise, remember social distancing and walk past your local memorial or cenotaph and place your tribute there. So we hope that everyone is keeping safe in their bubble, and know that we will be keeping you updated on reopening dates and times as we hear. |
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Snippets A New Arrival! We send congratulations to Cath Costello who has in the last week become a grandmother. Her son William and daughter in law Louise had a little boy, Henry John, in Wellington. All is well. Cath of course wanting to get to Wellington to see him ASAP!  Tony’s operation was brought forward and was successful. He is now resting up comfortably. Thanks for all the messages for Tony. Deryn has passed them all on and will continue to do so as they come in. Cynthia has joined another ‘bubble’, for her own safety and security, so please don’t phone until we hear that someone is at home. You will be notified by email when any further updates come to hand. Our thoughts and prayers go to Tony and Cynthia for a quick recovery.  Please find latest issue of the Waipapa Papanui-Innes Community Board newsletter which Denis forwarded to us here. Sharon Munro sends her best wishes to take care of ourselves and keep safe and well.  Don’t Let the Old Man In Check out this great video for our “Young at Heart” members. Thanks Liz for suggesting this one.  Thought for the Week: “Start by doing the necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” |
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Zoom Meeting TodayZoom Meeting Invite  President Keith has booked a Zoom meeting with Ken Booth for today (Sunday the 19th) from 5.30-6.30 pm. All club members and supporters are invited to check in. Join us by clicking on the link below at or after 5:30 pm: Tony |
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Veteran Raises £9MArmy Veteran Tom Moore Raises ~£9m Sources: BBC News / Evening Standard / The Guardian  A 99-year-old army veteran who has raised more than £7m to help the NHS in the fight against Covid-19 has vowed to keep going even though he has far surpassed his original target. Tom Moore aimed to complete 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden by Thursday, walking with the aid of a frame. However he has now said he will not stop and hopes to do another 100. NHS Charities Together, which will benefit from the funds, said it was "truly inspired and humbled". Nearly 170,000 people from around the world have donated money to his fundraising page since it was set up last week. Mr Moore began raising funds to thank the magnificent NHS staff who helped him with treatment for cancer and a broken hip. He hoped to walk 100 laps of the 25-metre (82ft) loop in his garden in Marston Moretaine, in 10-lap chunks, before his 100th birthday at the end of the month.  As funds topped the £1m mark "Captain Tom", as he is known, described it as "almost unbelievable". Overwhelmed by the generosity of the public, Captain Moore said: "It’s marvellous for our doctors and nurses on the front line.” Ellie Orton, chief executive of the NHS charity said: "I think I absolutely join the rest of the country in being truly inspired and profoundly humbled by Captain Tom and what he has achieved. Thank you for being an inspiration and a role model." Comment: What a great way to raise funds to support the efforts in combating Corvid-19. Perhaps we might look at something similar targeting the efforts of organisations that are supporting affected families through this challenging time? |
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Snippets As noted in an earlier email, RDU will soon be launching a Club Resource Centre on their website geared towards helping Clubs engage with members during this difficult time. Keep an eye on their website here as content is added in the coming days.  One of Mandi’s Pastels Mandi is making good use of her time in Lockdown which includes developing her pastel drawing skills. This is a lovely example of her efforts to date.  Thought for the Week: "Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start." |
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Let’s Find Out More About …  Lois Flanagan (with grandson George in London) What is your earliest memory? When I was in Primary school there was a family of three girls who lived across the road that I played dolls with. I still have my almost 70 year old doll, Wendy, who I recently had repaired at the “doll hospital” and still cherish to this day. As her head fell off recently, and my granddaughter announced she was “dead”, she needed to go to hospital! What was your first Job? As a young teenager I worked over the Christmas period in the “returned letters” section of the busy mail room at Christchurch where my father was the supervisor. What is one of the accomplishments in your life so far that you are proud of? Apart from my husband and 3 sons, graduating with 1st Class Honours with my law degree at age 47. As a mature student it took seven years of hard slog as I also had a young family and was supporting my husband in our busy parish at the time. While my husband was incredibly supportive, others in my family found it a bit strange as there no lawyers in the family. Thanks to the flexibility of the Law Faculty at Canterbury, who allowed me do my Honours course part time, I was able to complete my Honours degree. How did you come to join Rotary? I have Arie to thank for that. He was helping me manage a difficult client situation and I saw his Rotary badge. My husband had also been a Rotarian and had suggested earlier that I might join. Arie asked if I wanted to come to a meeting, he even collected me and the rest is history. As a Rotarian, which of the activities you have been involved in did you enjoy the most and why? Serving as the President was a great privilege. I entered the role very fearful but thanks to excellent Rotary training on how to run meetings and develop a programme plus the fantastic support of my fellow Rotarians I gained confidence as the year progressed and learned so much. I also enjoyed the opportunity to attend the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg in 2019, and seeing first-hand the power of Rotary around the world. If you were able to go back in time and meet yourself when you were a teenager, what suggestion might you give yourself? I would suggest to myself that I push my boundaries a little more. This would include reaching out beyond the immediate options plus exploring and trying a wider range of possibilities in order to become more confident at an earlier age.  Wendy approaching 70! I am sure Wendy would have helped me with this. |
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Prose PoemFood for Thought  Janice sent this through from Michele Cranshaw, Editor of the Australian Women's Weekly, which she had included in the Editor’s Letter at the beginning of a recent publication. “I'll leave you with this beautiful piece of writing from Kitty O'Meara:” And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently. And the people healed. And, in the absence of people living in ignorant, dangerous, mindless, and heartless ways, the earth began to heal. And when the danger past, and the people joined together again, they grieved their losses, and made new choices, and dreamed new images, and created new ways to live and heal the earth fully, as they had been healed. Kitty’s prose poem, inspired by the coronavirus pandemic, has resulted in thousands of posts on Instagram, Twitter & You Tube. |
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Let's Find Out 1Let’s Find Out More About …  Evan Thompson What is your earliest memory? “I remember being in the Primers at school. One day an Indian magician came to visit us and I was fascinated how he was able to swallow razor blades. What was your first Job? While at primary school I worked at a local hardware store sweeping the floor, gathering up the rubbish and burning it out it the open. I got paid 10 Shillings a week. What is one of the accomplishments in your life so far that you are proud of? Meeting, courting and marrying my lovely wife Margaret. How did you come to join Rotary? It was through my friends Alan Bond and Robin Stirling. I was building a furniture business at the time and they thought it would be good for me. As a Rotarian, which of the activities you have been involved in did you enjoy the most and why? I thoroughly enjoyed the gift wrapping at Northlands because I got to meet lots of different people and they were very appreciative of what we did plus we raised money for good charities. If you were able to go back in time and meet yourself when you were a teenager, what suggestion might you give yourself? While I am happy with what I have done, I would suggest that I pursue my studies further at a younger age in order to give myself a wider range of options. Note from the Club Chat Editor: Thanks for going 1st, Evan. I will be featuring a different member each Chat … you never know … you might be next! |
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Snippets Rotary Helps Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads uncertainty and hardship around the world, Rotary members and participants are innovating, caring for those affected, and showing that even at a distance, there are ways to help. Check out this article on world-wide activities Rotarians are actively involved with.  Thought for the Week:
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We are DifferentWe’re Different!  This is a great link to what District 9930 from the “heart” of the North Island are up to during these challenging times which include how Clubs can link to other Clubs around the world.  Also check out Rotarian Gerry Townsend’s thoughts on the link about his self-isolation experience in poetry. |
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DG Letter 8 Apr 2020Our District Governor’s Latest Letter  (Keith & Tony asked me to include this letter in today’s Chat dated April 8th which members have received from our DG in order to ensure our Friends and Associates are kept informed.) Two weeks down, two to go. For the last two weeks we have focused on how we can remain connected within our Clubs, and with our friends and family. Perhaps time to look outside our bubble. This is an email I received from a Rotarian in Greymouth. Denise has a contract to deliver meals to the aged in the Hokitika and Greymouth areas, and reports: “I would like to do an update each week so our members can see what is happening out in the community. We are going out to so many people and our elderly are so confused, its heart breaking. One gent today lost his best friend from natural causes (he was 96) and lives in Chch. My gent couldn't understand why he can't travel to Chch for his funeral. He was crying and I couldn't give him a hug. I spent an hour in his driveway, fully PPE’d up, and sitting 3 metres away so he could tell me about his friend. I wonder if this is a thing that Rotary could do, talking with people on the phone with permission from clients.” Rotarians are good at talking - is this an opportunity to look outside our ‘Rotary Bubble” and engage with those who will feel isolated and lonely? Here is a start: Age Concern New Zealand National Office Phone: 04 801 9338 Email: national.office@ageconcern.org.nz. I have rung most club presidents and am delighted most have tried ZOOM and are connecting with each other. About 90% of clubs are able to use the software. Here a few snippets: # Cashmere has decided to use the weekly bulletin to keep in touch, and is presently running a Baby Photo competition - 70 yr. old baby photos?? # Jan Boustead has Linwood Woolston up and running with a regular club ZOOM meeting. Coaching was done on line to get everyone started. # Many of you are trialling a full club Zoom meeting. The feedback from several clubs is to start small, with club clusters, to get used to the idea. Keep your club meetings focused with a good speaker, and a firm moderator. # District administrator Ken can set up a zoom meeting for you and post the link out, using the new district licence. If your clubs wants its own, a 20% discount is available through Rotary Rewards or via this link. # You are invited to visit the E-club of Melbourne to check out a full E (Zoom) Club. Click here to get the meeting times. Best wishes - stay safe: Gary Hopkinson |
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Snippets Merivale Groceries Merivale Fresh Choice has pick up or delivery options. Check it out on their website here.  Painted Rocks Arie & Janice sent this example through that was painted by their daughter Selena. What a great project to pursue during the lockdown.  Amazing Fridge Grant is quite interested in this one but his wife Mary-Lynne is a bit dubious about the motive.  Thought for the Week:
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Zoom In“Zooming in”  Liz & Nick Courtney With the Lockdown comes new challenges for our members. We decided to see how many of our members would join us on a “Happy Hour” zoom on the first Sunday of the lockdown and to come armed with a glass and enjoy a catch-up. We had 21 zoom in with each person giving a short recap of their week. We did this again last Sunday and will continue each Sunday for the next 4 weeks at 5.30pm. Help is offered to join zoom through a video link which is sent out with the invitation and also Liz, Nick, Gary and Jonny are all on hand to help any members who have not yet joined to get zooming. I have been amazed by the response and the comments coming from the members “I’ve never felt so connected” said Mandi. “I’ve learnt so much more about everyone” said Denis. “I really enjoyed that way of meeting” said John. I think we are onto something that might just reinvigorate our members as ideas started to flow. We looked at the Project Pipeline ideas to see what we could do from home and here are some suggestions: Mandi’s idea: Collect wine bottle tops for either Canteen or Dialysis fundraiser (easy as we are all drinking wine in lockdown!). Grant McFadden’s idea: Have a Happy Hour drinks for all Clubs on a Friday night (we can do this “virtually” every Sunday and invite another club to join us.) Liz and Nick’s idea: As we don’t need to pay for a meal we could individually donate some money into our Papanui Rotary meals account and tag it for the City Mission appeal and then after a month give the whole donation from the Papanui RC. Janice’s idea: We could also do the same as the above for the Fiji Toilet Project which would give us the satisfaction of helping families in rural villages with better hygiene and sanitation. These suggestions were well received as we all want to make the best use of our time over this period and know we are still doing something for others. If you have any other ideas we could do from our comfy chairs we would love to hear them. “Rotary Connects the World” and we are on the way to doing this. |
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CCF Deryn Tregurtha Deryn sent this message through from the Child Cancer Foundation in appreciation of our help in the recent Street Appeal “Thanks to you, CCF is helping hundreds of children with childhood cancer, some of who have weakened immune systems, living in their own ‘bubbles’. The funds you collected during our recent Street Appeal are being put to very good use right now during lockdown. Thanks to you our Family Support Coordinators are providing a wide range of extra support to families during the lockdown, including emotional support by video calls and over the phone, as well as helping families cope with social isolation and providing access to online counselling. They are also offering support with essential travel to hospital for treatment despite the lockdown, as well as extra help with things like household bills. Please stay safe and well and thank-you again for supporting these children and their families. We couldn’t do it without you." The Team at Child Cancer Foundation |
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Snippets New Arrivals for Arie and Janice Grant ran into Arie at Countdown this morning. The above photo is their 6 new spoodle puppies (3 males & 3 females) with proud mum, Gabby. Two puppies were born on the 7th and the others on the 8th. Not much sleep was had last night as the first one was born at 10.26 pm and the last at 2.48 am.  Rotarians Against Malaria Stuart sent this bit of nostalgia through about a Rotary project. Members may be able to spot a much younger Stuart during the course of this clip. The Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS) who work in harmony with Rotarians Against Malaria are actively engaged in the goal to eradicate malaria in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.  One Amazing Dog When studying as an educational psychologist where he had to show he could train a rat before being let loose on people, Grant once trained a cat to bring the newspaper inside from the doorstep using backward chaining. His efforts to train his wife over the years have not been as successful but he perseveres. For a great example of what is possible, click here to watch one of the many amazing routines that movie star Jumpy the Dog and his owner achieved during their remarkable time together.  Thought for the Week
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RaewardRaeward Fresh Offer to Vulnerable Customers Grant Paice  I contacted Raeward Fresh in Harewood on Saturday. In addition to being open throughout the lockdown to customers from 8:00 am, they are now also offering vulnerable customers a great pick up service all week and a delivery service Mon-Sat (not Sundays). To register you need to send an email to: online.harewood@raewardfresh-si.co.nz. Tell them what makes you a vulnerable customer and include your name, contact details and you can then send them a shopping list. As they have no detailed online product catalogue you need to be clear about what you want (general details on the types of products they offer are noted here). They then ring you back to confirm arrangements and to make payment by phone call. For delivery to your home you need to live within 10 minutes’ drive of their store or if you are further away you can also drive there and park in the car park after they contact re the day your order will be ready You then call them from your car and they will bring the ordered items out and put them in the boot so there is limited contact. If you want to check it out more, 1st call them during open hours on (03) 359 2772 and choose the duty manager option. Other Rotary Clubs should also contact their nearest Raeward Fresh store to see if they are also offering this service. They are all relatively new at this and it will change as it evolves but they sounded very keen to provide as safe and efficient a service as possible to those who need it. |
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Zoom TipsSome Zoom Tips Gary Denhard & Grant Paice  Gallery View  If you haven’t seen this yet, you can have a "Gallery" view so you can see all attendees at once. The steps are:
 This shows how you can control a group as the leader / host. Additional controls appear at the bottom of your screen when you start the meeting. Data Usage Did you know Zoom uses a lot of the Internet data you have available in the plan you purchased with your Internet provider? Luckily some providers, including Spark, have currently put in place “unlimited data” offers on most internet products, but beware that these also have and end by date. With the increasing use of Zoom as a way for Rotarians to get together at this time, you might want to look at two easy things you can do s0 that you do not risk going go over your data cap as this can be quite costly.
While it doesn't use as much bandwidth as your video, you can also reduce your bandwidth somewhat by muting your audio when you're not speaking. Use the Mute button in the bottom left corner of the Zoom screen or click in your picture to turn your audio off and on.
Improve your overall Zoom client performance by not running other programmes during meetings that might also be using a data. Ask yourself: “Do I really need to have other programmes such as email, on line movie sites, or on line music dites etc. open at the same time?” If not, turn them off. And please contact a fellow Rotarian who has used Zoom a bit (Gary kindly offered this to interested members during a recent Zoom session) as any new application can be a bit daunting to us all at first. |
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LockdownManaging the Lockdown  Different countries are adopting quite varied and at times unusual ways to manage the lockdown. Panama This Central American country has announced strict quarantine measures separating people by gender in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Men and women are only able to leave their homes for two hours at a time, and on different days. No-one will be allowed to go out on Sundays. Maybe this is partly designed to help give couples a break from each other? Colombia In some Colombian towns, people are allowed outside based on the last number of their national ID number. People with an ID number ending in 0, 7 or 4, for example, are allowed to leave the house on Monday, while those with an ID number ending 1, 8 or 5 can go outside on Tuesday. Nearby Bolivia is proposing a similar approach. Serbia At one point, Serbia's government introduced a "dog-walking hour" from 20:00 to 21:00 for those in lockdown. But that has now been scrapped due to “howls” of protest (excuse the pun) from dog-owners. Austria While the World Health Organization says that healthy people do not need to wear face masks unless caring for someone who is ill, Austria has made it obligatory to use them in supermarkets with millions of masks provided. Although masks are a common sight in many parts of Asia, Austria is only the fourth European country to enforce the use of masks in public following in the footsteps of the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Interesting times. |
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SnippetsClubRunner Gary was contacted by ClubRunner who informed him that they have now changed over to a new, more modern and secure technology platform which will work as it did in the past.  FYI, this Canadian application is currently being used by many of the world’s most renowned organizations as shown above. For more info about how Rotary worldwide can use this programme click here.  Garage Clean Out Time? In case you missed it, this article from Ken’s latest email includes Rotarians suggesting we might look at doing a Garage Clear Out during lockdown in order to help keep up the Rotary spirit and contribute to a local project that will help one of our Pacific neighbours while also perhaps saving us some dumping fees. The Rotary Club of Cashmere, facilitated by Gordon Hooper, has sent many containers of supplies up to Tonga over the years. They are currently collecting goods for another container that will go up to the Islands after the lockdown is lifted. Here are some of the items they are looking for.
If you have something not on this list that you think might be appropriate to send, contact Gary Kennett, PE Lincoln Rotary, on garymkennett@gmail.com or call him on (03) 329 6380 or (029) 377 4545. So, if you have anything that might help this worthy project, let Gary know and collection will be organised post-lockdown.  Bird Song Opera This is a nice link shared by Jenny. Click Click here to watch and listen to this interesting version of an opera.  Thought for the Week
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Snippets Programme of our Charter in 1958 Rob sent this to Gary who forwarded it … can the “old guard” remember some of these names?  Sarita sent this through as well … the link is here in case you haven’t checked it out yet.  Interesting price change? Grant was somewhat bemused when shopping earlier today. It made the chickens next door to his house look rather more interesting as an alternative supply. Luckily it was an error but it did give the hard-working shop staff a much needed laugh.  Thought for the Week
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LockdownManaging the Lockdown Grant & Mary-Lynne Paice With Covid-19 being on the news non-stop, we are all constantly being reminded and informed of the potential challenges, losses and dangers and the need to stay at home in our “bubble” as much as possible. While this is required and sound advice, the constant barrage of often quite scary information on line and the TV can also affect our sleep, thinking patterns and stress levels. So after a few days of this Mary-Lynne and I have decided to try to focus on the things we can control and to be grateful for all the things we have at this moment in time and the opportunities they give us now. We are also noticing others starting to do the same. My neighbour, for example, is a compulsive builder. While in the past his banging about at all hours of the day and night were sometimes a bit annoying, they now remind that he is just “getting on with what he can do” and I think that is great. I've also been getting a lot more messages and emails now than ever from family, friends and acquaintances who are taking the opportunity to catch up with and support each other. How come that is not always as common when things are going well? My garden is looking better than it has for a long time, a new home brew is bubbling along nicely and we are taking the opportunity to spend more time with our pets who are totally oblivious to what is going on and seem mostly concerned about catching the mouse that lives behind the fridge and where the next bale of hay is coming from. We are going for daily brief walks together where we are finding ourselves saying “hello” to and interacting with others who are also wandering about which we seldom ever did before. And I also appreciate the opportunity I have as your Club Chat editor. Another thing I am finding useful is to update an autobiography of interesting experiences and funny moments I have had in my life to date plus writing humorous short stories. These are small but valuable things that we sometimes put aside in our busy “normal” lives. And, as we move though and eventually come out the other end of this unique experience, there will a huge number of opportunities for us as Rotarians to do what we do best as we support individuals & organisations in getting their lives back to some sense of normality. So … how are you all managing these strange times? Email me and I will add an article in the next Club Chat about what you are all up to. Cheers: Grant |
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Priority ShoppingOnline Grocery Shopping Instructions John & Rosalie Allen  As part of the Government’s shutdown of New Zealand, to control and hopefully eliminate the Covid-19 virus, over 70 year olds have been advised to stay at home except for exercising in the local area that they live in. Therefore subsequent to our online Papanui Rotary get together last Sunday please find below information on online grocery opportunities, which enable over 70’s as well as other members of the public who may have compromised immunity to disease for one reason or another to undertake their grocery shopping without leaving the comfort of their home. The example we have experience with is the Countdown supermarket chain. Other supermarket chains, e.g. Fresh Choice, Four Square, Pac & Save, New World etc., also provide online shopping opportunities. The link for Countdown’s priority online shopping is here. You will need to copy this web address onto your web browser and create an account before you are able to shop online. The registration process requires you to create a username and a password. The next stage of the process is to fill out a Priority Assistance Form for which you will need to quote your Gold Card Number or Disability Card Number as well as your date of birth etc. You will need to wait up to 7 days for Priority Assistance approval after which you will be able to shop on line as a Priority Customer. Happy grocery shopping. Stay well and safe during this most unusual time. John & Rosalie |
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Fly High StoryWe are Made to Fly High A long time ago someone gifted two eaglets to a King. The King had never seen such magnificent eaglets before and decided to hire an experienced caretaker for them.  The King said to Caretaker: “I want to see them fly.” The man gave them the signal to fly but while one eagle was touching the heights of the sky, the other flew for some seconds and then returned to the branch where it had been sitting before it took off. After seeing this, the King became curious to know the reason for the contrasting behaviour of eagles and asked the Caretaker: “What’s the reason for one eagle flying so well while the other one is not?” The Caretaker replied: “Yes, this has been a problem from the beginning with this eagle as he does not like to leave this branch.” The King desperately wanted to see the second eagle flying high in the sky and so the next day he announced that the person who managed to help this eagle fly would be well rewarded. After this announcement, many people came and tried but no-one was successful. The eagle continued to fly for a short time before returning to its branch. Then one day something strange happened: the king saw both of them flying high in the sky. He could not believe on his eyes and immediately called the Caretaker. The Caretaker informed the King: “Yes, the second eagle is also flying high in the sky now. One man, a local farmer, was successful in making this happen.” The King had the Caretaker bring the farmer who had done this to him and asked: “How did you do it?” The farmer replied: “I simply cut down the branch on which it had a habit of sitting on.” “I am very pleased with you” replied the King “But tell me how did you do this while our great scholars and highly qualified people could not?” The farmer replied: “Your highness, I am a simple farmer. I just simply cut down the branch on which the eagle had a habit of sitting. As there was no branch, it had no option but to fly which it did very well.” Just as the eagle didn’t realize that he could actually fly so high and always liked to remain on the branch, we also sometimes underestimate ourselves and don’t realize our true potential. In life, we often become set in our ways and keep doing what we have always done and forget about our capacity to fly high. Like the eagle we sometimes prefer to remain on the “branch” of our comfort zone. To fly high in life and unlock our true potential it is necessary that we cut that branch as this is where we can achieve great things. A Thought from your Club Chat Editor: I hope you enjoyed this story. One of our roles as Rotarians going forward will be to help support individuals and organisations emerge from their “branch” as life gradually returns to some degree of normality following what will be remembered as one of the most significant events they have faced in their lifetime. |
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Lessons from the PastWhat the Spanish Flu taught us about Social Distancing  (Abridged) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread more and more countries are going into lockdown and Governments are urging citizens to practise social distancing - but this isn't the first time this has happened. In 1918 an influenza strain known as the Spanish flu caused the worst pandemic in centuries. It was thought to have begun in crowded army training camps during World War I where unsanitary conditions helped it incubate and then spread. When the war ended the soldiers returned home and brought it with them. Between 50 and 100 million people are believed to have died. In two months, New Zealand lost about half as many people to the Spanish flu as it did in the whole of the First World War. In response to the outbreak, officials told Aucklanders to practice social distancing and enter self-isolation. Public events were cancelled. In Christchurch movie theatres and schools were cancelled. Wellington tried to keep up the appearance of normality and most businesses remained open. New Zealand is now experiencing something similar over 100 years on from the Spanish flu when on Wednesday, March 25 at 11:59 pm, the whole country entered a four-week lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But while the Spanish flu was much more deadly, there are still some important notes we can take from it. Lockdown early. An American study into the influenza by H. Markel for the History of Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School found the most successful approaches to containing the influenza included early, sustained, and layered application of social distancing. The BBC reported in Philadelphia, during the early stages of the Spanish Influenza, the city's officials decided to go ahead with a local parade despite there being 600 soldiers infected with the virus. Meanwhile in Saint Louis, Missouri, they opted to cancel their parade and introduce other measures to contain the spread of the illness. One month later more than 10,000 people had died of the Spanish flu in Philadelphia, but only 700 in Saint Louis. While the variables may not be the same, it does show the importance of going into isolation early. One of the main lessons we can learn from the Spanish flu is the importance of not giving up early. |
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Snippets Liz shared that our Oceania site has a separate page for COVID-19 updates, practical ideas to stay connected etc. which is being updated regularly. Check it out here.  Thought for the 1st Week in Lockdown … “Anyone who thinks marriages are made in heaven needs to be aware that so is thunder and lightning.” |
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Covid-19Covid-19  As noted in recent emails from Papanui Club leaders and Ken et al, Covid-19 has wreaked havoc with Rotary Club meetings and other things both locally and at District level. All Papanui Rotary club meetings at the Papanui Club are cancelled until further notice, effective immediately. We are doing all we can to ensure the safety and well-being of all our members. Your board of directors has created a telephone tree and each of you will have regular contact from a director. Please ensure that you adhere to all of the Government and Health Department guidelines so that we can overcome this virus and return to regular contact with one another. There is a briefing that we have probably all listened to when about to take off in a plane: “If you have a child with you … put your own oxygen mask on 1st”. This would be quite the challenge to many parents but the clear message is that we need to look after ourselves 1st in order to be the best help we can be to others that are important to us. Stay well and safe! |
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Car RallyPap Rotary Car Rally March 2020 Thirty-seven Papanui Rotarians and family spent a fascinating afternoon on Sunday 15 March exploring the roads around Leeston. Our first stop after navigating our way to Chamberlains Road was at Nautilus Braids where a friend of Rob Nicholl is producing large quantities of ropes for the boat industry and other use from a huge shed on his farm.  The first two photos (above) give an idea of the spinning process. It was a fantastic place to visit and we were all amazed at the products being made. A short drive later took us to Strathlachlan in Drain Road Doyleston to the beautifully restored hone of our former caterer Deborah Gill Smith. We were greeted at the gate by Deborah’s son Murphy who welcomed us all. We enjoyed the most delicious high tea of treats all made by Deborah. Many also enjoyed seeing lots of very old items in the barn, including an old wine press and early washing machine.  The house looks amazing after its loving restoration. A great afternoon much enjoyed by all. Our very special thanks to Rob for organising such a fabulous event for us. |
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SnippetsGiven our challenging times ahead, from now on Papanui Rotary’s Club Chat will be sent out starting next week twice weekly on the weekendaand Wednesdays so that we can all stay as well informed as possible. If you have content please email this to Grant by noon Friday or Tuesday.  Recent Project Container to Fiji A gift from the people of Christchurch to the students and people of Lautoka, Fiji. Organized by Rotary (RNZWCS) NZ and distributed by Model Towns Charitable Trust.  Grateful Recipients:
 Gary made a 3 minute video from our Bowling event ... enjoy!  “I make a point to never laugh at the strange choices my partner makes because I was one of them.” |
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Corrections VisitorsExperiences with Corrections  Our guests last week were Robert (Robbie) Risdon and Cheyne Turahui from Corrections. Robbie started by noting that his passion is for rehabilitation. In earlier days his experiences included working in the bush until one of his mates asked whether he would like to work in the prison system as in his life at that time he had met a lot of “colourful” characters which gave him a wealth of life skills that he could bring to that type of work. He then proceeded to tell us about the often quite harrowing experiences those who appear in Court and are remanded in custody go through. This includes starting by being put in a holding cell with a wide variety of others regardless of their reasons for being in the same boat. They are then searched for any hidden articles on their body which is a real wake-up call for especially those who have never experienced this process before and placed in intervention Support units with no water or facilities where they stay there until staff are happy they have nothing on their person in order to ensure their safety. Next they are put through a metal detector and after that undergo an assessment of the risk with respect to their state of mind. If they are seen as being at risk of self-harm they then go into a special unit that conducts a more in depth assessment which then recommends where the best location in the prison would be best for them at this stage. After that their typical day includes only 2 hours yard time and, when called up, they go back to Court. If convicted they then return to a unit for further assessment and are assigned a Case Manager who interviews them and starts building their Development Plan for moving forward. The overall goal is to targeting what the best result can be in preparation for eventual release which is decided by a meeting with the Parole Board. “”The real issue is that many of problems the people I work with started early in life” shared Robbie. Looking at how he got into Corrections, Robbie noted that he started at the Women’s Prison which gave him an insight in how to support women who, as a result of abuse, often had little trust in others. After getting to know him many of then realised he was straight up and could really help them. Next he worked with young men at Rolleston which included training them in outdoor education activities which led to camping and climbing trips. The programme, called “Challenge by Choice”, included consequences for not playing ball. It culminated in a serious tramp in dangerous mountain areas which helped them develop strong bonds and the feeling that they were part of a team. “Rather than have prisoners pay for what they did, our approach now is to help them change their lives as people, not programmes, change lives” continued Robbie. An approach called “Motivational Interviewing” was introduced with a key question being: “Where do you really want to be in five years?” In response to this, the leader of high profile gang responded: “I have to be here for the boys” which got in the way of him moving forward as his entire family was in the gang so he could not see how he could possibly leave. He next shared, as an example, a prisoner who was prone to being violent who was sent to him. He was tall, big, and covered in tattoos. 15 guards dropped him off and he came out swinging. “I went to see him and shook his hand which was his first experience of being treated humanely. He told me that he didn’t think I would like what he had done to which I replied that I cared more about what you do here going forward” said Robbie. As a result he started moving forward, is now keen to leave his gang family and get his life in order. “If you help someone along the way it can make a real difference and one particular person I helped will now tell you his story!” concluded Robbie. We next heard from Cheyne who Robbie was referring to. Cheyne began by saying he wasn’t sure where to start. “At fifteen I made a big mistake as my family was heavily involved in negative stuff which strongly affected how I saw the world” he began. After being kicked out of school he thought he was a man and chased the gang environment which he found attractive. Before long he was arrested and went through a range of programmes which didn’t really work as they were designed for men rather than the situation he came from. Eventually he ended up in the Youth Unit with Robbie. He eventually realised he had to come to a place himself which included finding God and making a decision to live a more straight life. He committed himself to trying hard and, despite setbacks, completed various high intensity programmes over seven years. “Risso (Robbie’s nickname) stuck by me throughout” shared Cheyne “and I also met my lovely wife and we have 2 beautiful daughters” continued Cheyne. He felt that both Risso and his wife were the key to changing despite being scared by how big a challenge this was. He decided he needed a trade and chose studying towards work as an electrician and was very appreciative of finding work with someone who gave him a chance. Sports wise he has also done well which includes playing league for Canterbury plus also he made the New Zealand fight team where he especially loved the training. He also decided he wanted to learn more about being Maori. He took his gang colours off and searched for his Maori roots. He currently performs Kapa Haka with a local team which includes overseas travel with the group. “It took time to get to a place where I had to change my thinking from ‘how do I get out’ to ‘how do I need to change to move on with my life’ but I feel things have worked out well and I am especially grateful for Risso’s help with this process.” Stuart thanked Robbie and Cheyne for sharing their interesting journeys into, within and through the Corrections environment. |
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CenturionBecome a Rotary Centurion  Becoming a Rotary Centurion is an easy and quite painless way of supporting our Rotary Foundation, the driving force which makes so many of our global, and local, projects possible. Through our collective annual giving of NZ$100, Rotary Centurions can allow our club to make a substantial contribution to ‘our charity’. In the past, half of the club have been Centurions. I’d love to see us match or better that this year. Cheques, please make payable to the NZ Rotary Charitable Trust and give to Gordon, or online, to the Rotary Club of Papanui Charitable Trust, account # 03 1355 0661945 00, details, your Club name and CenturionA. By becoming a member this month you can claim your tax-deductible contribution for this tax year. Please support this worthy cause, it is Our Foundation. Jim Hudson Foundation & International Committee (Note from Gordon: for a receipt to be issued in the current financial year payments need to be made by 26th March to the Centurion Fund.) |
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Snippets Board Meeting A Board meeting was held earlier this week which included discussing our approach on how to best manage the challenges Covid-19 presents us with going forward. It was decided to cancel all planned events with students plus Keith will be meeting with Papanui Club staff re meeting and meal options going forward. Tony also asked that members be aware that it has been decided to cancel our club meeting set down for 9th April which is the Thursday evening before Easter weekend. Take care and stay safe everyone.  Larry shared this from a recent Rotary publication … enjoy.  Thought for the Week “I used to be addicted to hokey pokey but I turned myself around.” |
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Helen ForrestHelen in Full Flight!  We were given a real treat last week by new member Helen Forrest who has had a most interesting and colourful journey in her life so far. Helen currently runs her own massage therapist business. In reflecting back on her journey she said it felt more like writing a eulogy to which our resident celebrant, Rob, piped up and said “Send me a copy” which got a good laugh. Born at a very young age in Greymouth, Helen shared that she was very shy which included often hiding when visitors were in the house. “I was scared of lots of things and especially my maternal grandfather who was a farmer and would often be quite angry when things weren’t going right.” She did love the farm, though. After a brief stint at smoking a few cigarettes at an early age she gave it up from then on. On starting school Helen was not happy and went home at lunch time but her mother took her straight back. “Overall I had a confused childhood but I got through it” she smiled. At age 14 she moved to Reefton as her Dad had got a promotion that required them to move there. She loved Reefton and was able to reinvent herself which included becoming involved in a wide range of activities including climbing and horse riding. Both her parents became Rotarians when she was 14 and she went along as well. “We lived life as Rotarians and when asked where I was from I said Rotary” laughed Helen Her dad was a bit of a joker which included making fake cakes with sponge in them so she became wary of food she did not make. “When I got older I wanted to leave school early but was told that I had to have a job in order to do so. So I went to Greymouth and started shortly after as a nurse.” Her biggest fright in this role was seeing older people naked for the first time which was a real education! The job taught her the value of money and how to clean her teeth properly. “I loved working with the men especially as I found women tended to be more grumpy” shared Helen. After training she returned to Reefton which became her ‘safe place’. She started driving without a licence and met an older man who had hurt his leg and she told him she needed to get one as there was a new policeman in town. He said “That’s me and when I get this cast off my leg I’ll be coming back to talk to you about driving without a licence.” During her years at Reefton Hospital the ambulance was often staffed by nurses who lived nearby. By age 22 she had delivered babies in various weird places and had also attended some scary events including one where a number of youth had died in a car crash at 2:00 am one morning. “When we got to the scene I opened the door and a body part rolled out and down the slope. I had to go and retrieve it which was quite the challenge” said Helen. Her next role was a nurse was at Nelson Public which was the only place she had been where she never got lost as up to then she had tended to be directionally challenged. “I worked in acute surgery followed by moving into a psychiatric hospital where the staff seemed to be as bad as the patients” quipped Helen Next she started to travel quite a bit including visiting Australia and the UK but always loved returning to here safe place in Reefton. “After that I got married and raised 2 children in Harihari. I worked there as a play centre supervisor and after seven & a half years returned to Greymouth. My next job was assessing high needs families and putting volunteers in place for up to three months to help meet what would best support the family which I felt was a great scheme. I also taught parenting skills.” Since a young age Helen was interested in belly dancing and so decided to give it a go. She especially loved the amazing fabrics that they wore and can still ‘wiggle’ to this day! She also did night classes in stained glass. “I was getting a bit sick of shift work and so decided to do a massage course in Christchurch” shared Helen. In 2004 Helen moved to Canterbury to get her Diploma in Massage Therapy which was the hardest thing she had ever done. She also gained a number of post graduate certificates which include sports massage, foot joint manipulation, reflexology and human nutrition. “This led to me becoming self-employed which I really love” she smiled. One especially fun programme she developed was called Self Massage for Women. “The women and I had a great time with lots of laughs” said Helen. She also developed ‘one bucket gardening’. For the last few years Helen feels she has happily plodded along and also fell into helping people plan their funerals. She initially helped a friend who asked her to do this and has now done 15 more funerals since. Helen shared that on her journey she eventually decided she didn’t like being scared and has instead become courageous. One saying she especially likes is: “It takes courage to do some of the things which I now wish I’d never done.” Prior to ending her presentation one Club member suggested that Gordon might like to come up and have a massage which he seemed a little perplexed about. Perhaps another day? We thanked Helen for sharing her interesting and quite colourful journey so far and look forward to her new ventures with much interest. |
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New AssociatesWelcome to our New Associates  Last Thursday we were introduced to six young new Rotary Associates to the Club with member Gaby Horne also in attendance. Keith and Tony introduced each of the new associates who were divided up at different tables to help us get to know them more quickly. They were as follows:
They will be included on our future Club Chat emailing list in order to ensure they stay well informed of what we are up to. |
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Snippets Emerging Leaders Papanui Bush Day 28th March Arie shared that we are on track for having a great day with a number of emerging leaders who will be working with us on the Papanui Bush project which is also about to also undergo some major development in the coming. On the day we will be needing approximately 15 volunteers to help with supervising our student visitors, organising and serving refreshments etc. More info on the day and the developments coming soon.  Donna Cherry met the PM recently when she visited the Christchurch Insurance Recovery team.  International Quiz Night This event is down for 6pm on Sunday May the 17th. There will be a big raffle and a silent auction. Any donated prizes for this event will be much appreciated. Money raised will be supporting an Orphanage in Tanzania.  Congratulations to Evan who turned 80 recently!  A Further Reminder from Deryn … Here are the links again for the Car Rally and the Bowling Night events. Look forward to seeing you support these events!  Thought for the Week “I've reached the age where looking in the mirror is like checking the news. I know there'll be some new developments I won't like.” |
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Snippets Change of Speaker Our planned speaker for this Thursday evening is unable to be there and the slot is being filled with new member Helen Forrest. We look forward to Helen sharing her experiences with us. Some Links from Deryn … Some Links from Deryn … Here is the link for the Car Rally and here is the link for the Bowling Night. Look forward to seeing you support these events!! Be In to Win We have a Lotto number available for eight weeks at $3 per week. Advise Deryn if interested and pay $24 to Gordon before next Saturday.  Opportunity to Support Riccarton Rotary Good morning fellow Rotarians. The Hohepa Pathway and Reflection Garden project is taking shape and Riccarton Rotary have locked in two planting days that Greg is coordinating the planning for. They are initially aiming for two Saturdays, 21st March and 4th April. More details coming soon!  Thought for the Week “The quickest way to stop a runaway horse is to place a bet each way on it” |
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My Life in PoliticsMy Life in Politics  Amy at Gallipoli Amy Adams, accompanied by her husband Don, joined us last week and gave us a fascinating insight into her life in politics. Amy attended Rangitoto College and later studied law at Canterbury and worked as a lawyer. While she loved being a lawyer it was not quite what she wanted as she recognised that she was more interested in being ‘at the table’ where laws that make a difference are made. As a result she was selected as the National party candidate for the Selwyn seat for the 2008 general election after a contested selection which she won with a comfortable majority. In 2011 Amy joined Cabinet in various areas. In 2014 she became the Minister of Justice and later National’s Finance spokesperson in 2017. Amy was raised in a very supportive family and grew up believing she could achieve anything if she was prepared to work hard enough. This included deciding that she wanted to make a difference which almost all politicians she has come to know are also there for. “Selwyn is a huge area and it has been a privilege to be their elected politician” noted Amy, and she is very thankful of a strong core of people and organisations who give a lot back to the community. Early in her career in politics she was in the gym that many politicians use very early in the morning. Still half asleep at 6 am she decided to use the treadmill but was unaware it was going at full speed and ended up on the floor by John Key. “Are you alright Amy?” asked John, “our ACC budget isn’t that big” he smiled. “If you love the job, it is the best job in the world as we do what matters and is very rewarding” smiled Amy. “It does, however, completely take over your life as politicians often average 80-90 hours a week which has a cost on family life but hopefully my children will benefit from my efforts in helping make New Zealand a better place.” She noted that it can be especially hard on children as the media are often sharing news about you that can be very upsetting. One thing she learnt early as a back bencher is to stay out of mainstream newspapers and the 6 o’clock news. On one occasion when she got home her daughter told her she had seen her on the 6 o’clock news. Her initial horror was subdued when her daughter said: “You were behind John Key” which was quite a relief. Politicians live in a bubble which is quite different to ordinary life and the risk this brings is you can become separated from what real life is about. “You need to ensure you find time to simply live which helps you stay grounded and connected rather than living in the bubble” she noted. Amy feels that when working in politics you need to get in, get out and let others come through. It has been a privilege to represent all the Selwyn communities as their voice has helped make New Zealand a better place. So after 12 years she has decided to move on and feels she will probably look back in amazement in her journey and what the community has achieved. Amy noted that when you come to leave politics you can see more clearly the delineation between achievements and ‘the game’ which is only a small a part of the job. “While the House can seem like theatre sports the best work politicians do is away from the public eye behind closed doors” she explained. This often includes all parties frequently working collaboratively to help make a real difference for New Zealanders. Amy is especially proud that as a minister she was involved in passing 71 pieces of legislation and to date none have needed to be adjusted. One achievement she is fond of is getting fibre broadband up and running and in 2 years this will make New Zealand the 4th best connected country which is a huge achievement for a country with a small population and large area to service. Another area she is proud of is, as Minister of Justice, she worked hard to address family violence which is a major issue in New Zealand. She was also the only minister of Social Investment, which addressed issues in the way we work with chaotic families. Key things involved were ensuring we had evidence about whether what we are trying actually works, and starting with the family at the centre rather than building processes to suit the organisations. “Our system is way too complex for the most needy families” explained Amy “and we need to look at what helps build relationships rather than just offer services.” Amy noted that she feels many New Zealanders do not clearly understand how Government, Parliament, MP’s, and legislation work. Most also think MP’s can influence city and town councils who have a huge impact on our lives but they cannot she explained. She feels that the media also have a huge impact on public opinion which can sometimes get in the way of solving challenges and moving forward. There are also issues with inter agency communication who sometimes seem to be avoiding the risk of acting incorrectly but Amy feels that the greater risk is to those directly affected by their actions and that this should be the real focus. One of her fondest memories was the opportunity to attend the Dawn Service at Gallipoli. This was an incredible and very moving opportunity and she felt privileged to speak at this event. “I will miss politics” smiled Amy “as I really loved the job but it has worn me out and it is time to go.” We thanked Amy for her fascinating insights into her life in politics and wish her well for what the future may bring. |
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PHS SpeakersPapanui High School Visiting Speakers We were delighted to host Lynette Archer (DP/ Acting Principal) and Kerren Langdon (Career Education Specialist) to share with us what’s happening at Papanui High School.  Lynette & Kerren with retired PHS teacher Denis Lynette started off by sharing that the school uses a collaborative process called “Academic Counselling” which targets improved outcomes for students. It involves a data based mentoring approach that builds personalised pathways for all students. Every student has their own Academic Counsellor throughout their entire time at the school who supports them in setting goals for success. Specific days are set aside to help students review progress and work towards their personalised goals. Underpinning this approach is the expectation that all students will achieve academic success. “There are 176 courses in the Senior School which include full year, semester and pathway options which give students a high degree of flexibility in what areas they are keen to focus on” explained Lynette. Kerren, a key member of the Careers Team, shared that their main role is to support students as they transition through and out of the school system. This includes working closely with CATE, a professional organisation for people working in the fields of career and transition education, which help staff upskill and stay abreast of changes in the careers field. “A key part of our job is to give students a sense of direction and help them feel prepared and ready for what the future might hold for them” explained Kerren. Some of the interesting patterns students will face in the future include the increasing number of our aging population who will be retiring which will be larger than the numbers coming into the workforce. In addition, approximately a third of students are likely to be in careers and / or jobs that don’t exist yet. “This means we need to focus on equipping them with employability skills” suggested Kerren. The school has a comprehensive careers website to help provide information and support. They also provide a range of additional support which includes gaining their drivers licence, attending key careers related events, and visits to a range of employers which is especially useful for students nearing the end of their time at the school. “We also hold a Year 13 conference at the Papanui Club which includes guest speakers, employers and past students” shared Kerren. Two specific programmes that also assist students are STAR, which develops and / or offers training experiences in a trade or vocational area of interest, and Gateway, that gives students the opportunity to spend one day a week with an employer. Both programmes can also result in credits for the students. In summing up, Kerren noted that the school offers students opportunities that ensure they get to know what they don’t know in order to help them make more informed decisions. We thanked Lynette and Kerren for their insights into the quite different opportunities the school offers compared to what many of our members would have experienced during their time in secondary education. |
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CCFChild Cancer Foundation Collection  Papanui Rotary are taking part in a collection for Child Cancer Foundation on Saturday 29th Feb 2020. We are inviting you to take part in this worthwhile Community Project. The time slots are an hour long. Please view the roster here and, if you are available to help, please type your name into the appropriate time slot. Thanks you for your consideration. Kind regards Deryn Tregurtha Community Director |
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SnippetsPapanui Bush Event –New Date At this point we are planning to shift the date to Saturday 28th March, for a work period that with be approximately from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. Our club will provide supervisors to direct various work projects, and BBQ cooks to prepare lunch and tea / coffee etc. We are expecting between 100 to 150 students from the Emerging Leaders Program from the University of Canterbury to attend. Because there are several parties involved requiring coordination we will not be able set things in concrete until after we have spoken with the council next Friday but keep this date in mind.  A reminder from Tony to members that the subs at The Papanui Club are due by 1st March.  Thought for the Week “As I got older I stopped eating healthy food because I reckoned I needed all the preservatives I could get.” |
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NZICC AucklandNZ International Convention Centre Auckland by Richard Archbold  We were delighted to hear from Richard Archbold last week on the journey he and his team have been on in the construction of the new world class International Convention Centre in Auckland.  "It's been an interesting journey but well worth it" said Richard with a smile. His journey in life started by growing up on a country farm where he worked with animals, nature, and machinery where you had to solve challenges in a pragmatic way with what was available. He attributes this to his interest in design and the built environment. This has served him well over the years and particularly with the challenge of building New Zealand's largest convention centre which he describes as "my difficult girlfriend". This journey started in 2013 and he has worked in with a wide variety of other designers, consultants, and artists on what has been a massive scale. The documentation produced includes over 1400 drawings for what is a transformative landmark project for Auckland.  In terms of how he looks at the project, Richard shared a quote that Innovation requires getting one big thing right while execution requires getting thousands of little things right. Delivering the project requires intense collaboration, and Richard is proud to be part of a huge team of talented architects and designers completing the project. Distinguishing features involve combining architecture and engineering working together in order to find efficient, functional, and beautiful solutions. It was important that engineering and architecture were ‘two horses pulling the same cart”. A key part of the brief was that the building needed to reflect the experience and identity of Aotearoa, and art was seen as a key guide to help us that journey.  Richard shared that many international conference attendees spend a significant amount of their time in the conference buildings so it was vital the experience at the NZICC reflected what it is like to both ‘be here, and be from here’. In terms of size, the centre is 33,000 square metres in size and is jokingly described as the “tallest three-storey building in New Zealand”. The lower level addresses loading and other functional needs for the building, the main floor of the centre houses exhibitions, and at the top level a 2,850 seat plenary theatre and associated function areas is provided. To the north the building focuses on public movement while to the south it focuses on service movement such as incoming and outgoing goods. This separates these uses, allowing the public spaces particularly to focus on the arrival and visitor experience.  One key feature called The Spine is intended to be open day and night and at 105m long and between 25-32m high is one of the largest spaces of its type in New Zealand. "We worked hard to maximise the space between the building and its northern site boundary in order for attendees to meet and mingle outside the building" shared Richard. Another key requirement was to maximize flexibility. How the building was used will enable it to run huge events as well as having multiple events running side-by-side. The end product is able to house a wide variety of events which gives us a huge range of options to help meet differing customer needs. With respect to the artwork, two artists worked on the building to create two of the largest public art works in New Zealand. Sara Hughes worked on the coloured glass panels, drawing inspiration from her experience growing up in the Hokianga and her memories of sunlight filtering through the tree canopy. Peata Larkin worked on the terracotta spine artwork, composing an undulating pattern in the 13,500 ceramic tiles that clad this part of the building. Mock-ups were extensively used to review and understand the effects of these, inform product decisions, and help with buildability. The use of 3D modelling enabled us to look at a wide variety of options to help get the effects that the artists and designers wanted. Demolition started by December 2015, followed by the significant excavation of 220,000 cubic metres to create the basement levels. Steel was being erected shortly after, a key feature of which were the main trusses – over 40m long and fabricated in sections to fit within container ship holds to be delivered to Auckland for final assembly. Due to the size of the site – over a hectare – five cranes were required to reach all areas. "By August 2019 we were on the home straight and despite a major fire event in October that year the team is highly motivated to repair the damage and complete the project" shared Richard as he shared some amazing pictures of the building under construction.  Here is a link (click the centre of the page it takes you to) of a similar talk Richard gave last year. It’s only 21 minutes long so easy to watch over a cup of tea, and covers the general overview of the building with a focus on the art. We thanked Richard for his fascinating presentation of what is a huge asset for New Zealand in a way that includes giving especially overseas attendees a great experience of what Aotearoa is about. |
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CenturionBecome a Centurion!  Jim continued his presentation to us on sharing the various sources by which Rotary is funded which includes from individual Rotarians, Friends of Rotarians, Clubs and Districts donating some or all of any unused designated funds. At a personal level it is by individual support which includes (1) becoming a Centurion (2) being a member of the Paul Harris Society and (3) a larger 1-off donation. Jim shared that individual support in particular has become a key force in the work we do both globally and locally. In the past, when becoming a Centurion was promoted, Jim noted that 50% of club members were Centurions and returning to this level is one of our goals for the coming year. It involves a donation of NZ$100 or more per annum (tax deductible) which Jim pointed out amounts to two coffees a week. We are keen to encourage members to accept Jim’s challenge that as Rotary members we support the Foundation by becoming Centurions as a worthwhile way to help fund the wide range of local, district, national and overseas projects we support. Anyone who wants to support the Rotary Foundation can help by becoming a Centurion. To do this please pay $100 to the Rotary Club of Papanui Charitable Trust 19-775588 using Account Number 03 1355 0661945 00. In the details area add your name and the reference "Centurion". |
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Snippets Packed House It was great to see a full room last week for our visiting speaker. Here’s looking forward to a great year as we get into it.  Car Trial – March 15th. The Fellowship Committee is running a Sunday car trial for members, families and friends. The route will be easy but not the questions! Meet at the Papanui Club for a 1:00 pm start. The destination for afternoon tea is Deborah's of Ambrosia Catering at Doyleston. $20 per head will cover a great afternoon tea and a talk on the history of this fabulous property (for those that haven't been before). Numbers required at our meeting or by contacting to Rob Nicholl.  Proposed Amalgamation Tony recently emailed all members out details of the Proposal to Seek Rotary International (RI) Approval to form a new district. Please ensure you read the materials attached to this email as our Club will be discussing this issue shortly and we want you to be fully informed of the background and facts as we decide how we will go forward on this.  Speaker System Training with Gary I am running 3 sessions this Thursday evening (20 February) on setting up the microphone stand and microphone for guest speakers at the following times:
You will learn how to setup a microphone stand so that it is in perfect position for a speaker while avoiding the limitations of the system we use. This will make you able to re-position the said microphone if it is needed to change during the meeting due to speaker height requirements. It will be very informal but we are off to a good start with more volunteers than I have seen for a long time. If you didn't put your name down you can join in anyway.  Reminder re Payments When paying on line please check which Account the deposit has to go into as follows: Subs and Meals: 03 1355 0892268 00 Anything else: 03 1355 0661945 00 including details re what it is for. Many thanks: Gordon  Thought for the Week “If you want to find out where your kids or grandchildren are turn off the internet connection.” |
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Ultimate Frisbee SpeakerOscar Cunningham presents Ultimate Frisbee Those who attended our meeting on Waitangi Day were lucky enough to hear Oscar Cunningham’s presentation on his sporting career to data as an Ultimate Frisbee player representing New Zealand.  The sport is not very well known in New Zealand but is growing in popularity. At the recent national championships there were 8 teams competing from around the country. A few years ago there were only 3 teams. Oscar is 18 and started playing Frisbee, almost by mistake, at Christchurch Boys High School. He was soon in the Canterbury team participating in the national championships. In 2019, Oscar was selected to play for the New Zealand Under 20 Team and went to the Asia-Oceanic Junior Ultimate Championships in the Philippines.  A video of the U20 teams training can be seen here. There are 7 players on the field for each team but there is a squad of 18 for a game. Due to the amount of running involved most players can only stay on the field for 3-4 minutes. Especially if it is really hot (as it was in the Philippines). Substitutions can be made at the end of each point. They have an “Offensive 7” and “Defensive 7” in the squad but, in general, all players need to be able to perform offensively and defensively. They play on a field about the size of a rugby field. There is no tackling but you can obstruct the player with the Frisbee (similar to basketball). There is a goal line at each end of the field. To score a point, the Frisbee has to be caught by a team member who is over the goal line (similar to American Football). The first team to 15 points wins with a maximum game time of 90 minutes. Half-time is at 8 points. There are some rules to handle situations where no one has scored 15 points within 90 minutes. When each point is scored the teams swap ends so that advantages or challenges with sun and wind are shared throughout the game. The game promotes a “spirit” different to other sports. One point of interest is that the game is “self-refereeing”. The players work out issues between them that would require a referee or umpire in other sports. Oscar created so much interest about the sport and his involvement that there was a flood of questions afterward that doubled the length of his presentation. Our Club had helped Oscar with some of the funding for his trip and, in hindsight, this was an excellent investment in a young person with lots of potential and the support of a unique but fascinating modern sport. |
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Red CrossGood People doing Good Things   Red Cross Appeal: Will you volunteer to help us prepare for disasters? When the massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake shook Seddon, the Sweeney family home buckled and bent. Mum Maxine wasn’t too fazed by the earthquake. Pragmatic about the damage, she says she found it easy to bounce back, but her husband Dave and daughter Ashleigh were shaken by the experience. “I was quite non-understanding of it actually. I just kind of said to them to toughen up. But it didn’t work so I had to change to make myself understand that they were fearful for their lives and that it was actually quite serious for them.” New Zealand Red Cross provided immediate response and relief to people affected by the 2016 earthquakes, and ran workshops, which the Sweeny family attended, to help support people through their recovery journey. We need to be ready, because disasters will happen again The first step of disaster response is to be ready and prepared. For the Sweeney family, this means a refined emergency plan - knowing exactly what they’ll do in another emergency, where they should meet, who will get in what car and how they evacuate the dog. For Red Cross, this means holding our annual street collection, a critical way we ensure we have the resources to help those who need it most after disaster hits.  Help New Zealand be ready for disasters, join our 2020 street appeal There are many ways to help – getting your family, friends and community prepared for a disaster, joining a Red Cross Disaster Welfare and Support Team or simply by helping out in our annual street collection. Between 16-22 March 2020 Red Cross staff, members and volunteers will be across New Zealand collecting funds – and we need your help, even just for an hour or two during your lunch break. Will you help us so that we can be here for New Zealand? For more information and to sign up, visit our website. If you have any questions, get in touch here. |
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Snippets Payments When paying on line please check which Account the deposit has to go into as follows: Subs and Meals: 03 1355 0892268 00 Anything else: 03 1355 0661945 00 including details re what it is for. Many thanks: Gordon 
Thought for the Week “They all laughed when I said that I wanted to be a comedian. No-one’s laughing now.” |
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John Bird BarristerMy Life as a Barrister  We were privileged to hear from John Burn (LLB), an ex St Andrews lad, who spent three terms on the CCC specialising in finance and policy. He was also Deputy Chairman on the Canterbury International Airport. Working as a barrister only started in the 60s. Mahon was the first one to set up and got all the big firm work so I decided instead to look after the small firms who were delighted to have me. In terms of working with the CCC the main mistake I made was I did this for free. They now get up to $150,000 a year. Back then, though, we ran the council which I loved doing for nine years. I was then offered a position with Hunt and Hunt in Sydney as they wanted a commercial litigator. I eventually decided to go for a year and only returned to Christchurch 6 years later. My topic today is practice at the bar. New South Wales follows the English system which means you cannot be both a solicitor and a barrister. The good thing about this is that solicitors have to do all the work whereas barristers simply read briefs so it is much easier. Sydney has 25,000 barristers who all specialised in a main area. Hunt and Hunt worked in the injury issues field for individuals. I was lucky to be put with a group covering personal injury e.g. someone who might have put their hands into a machine and being badly injured. I was also privileged to go on a New South Wales Crown panel which covered asbestos related cases. In New Zealand you can't sue for personal injury as this is covered by ACC. Most of the cases I dealt with settled but the more complex ones often went to trial. My toughest cases involved bedside clients who, once diagnosed, often died within 6 months. Everyone, regardless of the situation, was very sympathetic with these clients who were very understanding of us which we were humbled by. In Australia it was not unusual for claims to be settled for $2 Million. In New Zealand the same clients would get medical costs and some weekly support. So the ACC system, while supportive in some ways, can also mean significant financial hardship for affected clients. When I first moved to Sydney I experienced the result of the cricket underarm event on the first Saturday I was there. When my boys attended school they were approached by students who apologized for what happened. When barristers start up, they often need to take any work they can get. I was lucky and got into work that I enjoyed quickly. There was lots of camaraderie but one quirk involved never shaking hands which was done in the past to show that we did not have a weapon on us. We all had a lot of fun and, while we battled in Court, we never fought personally. All Sydney cases on personal injury are on a “no win no fee" basis. You typically earn a percentage of these while in New Zealand you get a lot less. Briefs are frequently passed from one person to another. This can work and in one situation I only held a brief for a short time and still got a sizable fee. After I retired I took a position investigating fraud and impropriety for politicians. We were fairly busy! It was a phone job for six months but eventually I returned to the bar. In recent times I have been fighting the development of the Merivale mall. A colleague and I attended a meeting regarding this and it goes to a hearing shortly. A decision is expected in August. In closing John shared with a smile that he originally came home after his wife died to see his old friends but now spends much of his time trying to avoid them. We thanked John for sharing his interesting experiences and thoughts in recent years and wished him well in his future endeavours. |
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Goony BirdA ‘Gooney Bird’ Flapping over BOP  Papanui Rotary President Keith Mitchell in the DC-3 Cockpit It is as summer as the sound of cicadas, as summer as the wash of another lazy wave on the Tay Street Beach. This summer sound is the rumble of ZK-AWP - one gracious old lady, a DC-3 which at weekends, trundles across the Bay of Plenty skyline at 500 metres (1,500 feet), her cabin chocka with tourists, plane spotters and nostalgia. She’s one old girl decked out in all her flash retro NAC finery and being flown by an old dog. “They always ask if this plane is safe,” says Keith Mitchell. Then they look at me, an old pilot of 76, and think: ‘Oh that’s good, he’s obviously been round the block a few times. He knows what he’s doing’.” The punters probably wouldn’t appreciate some young buck in the cockpit. It needs an old man to fly an old aeroplane. Most summer weekends, Keith Mitchell throws on a crisp white shirt with the striped epaulettes of a pilot and travels from home in Christchurch to Tauranga for an assignation with the other woman in his life – the Air Chatham DC-3. “I certainly have a special relationship with this aircraft.” He talks to her – ‘come on ol’ girl’ sort of thing. “And I pat her.” He doesn’t love her like he would his wife. “But there’s certainly an attachment and much more than there would be for a modern aircraft.” The love affair with the DC-3 is a global phenomenon. “It was September 17, 1935, when the DC-3 first went into service. And there’s nothing on land, rail, sea or in the air that can match it.” In another 15 years the DC-3 will have been working commercially for 100 years. They are easy to love and respect. And ZK-AWP is living, flying proof – still turning an honest buck flying fanciers from Tauranga to Katikati and Waihi Beach, round Mauao and then over the backyards of Te Puke. McDonnell Douglas built 16,000 DC-3s and they must be looking down thinking they got that one right. And they might also be looking down in awe at Keith Mitchell. “Maybe,” laughs the pilot. “An old bloke in an old aeroplane?” A DC-3 is low-spec, no frills flying. “No auto-pilot so you are committed to flying it. Hands on flying and you don’t get many hands on flying today. Everything is automated.” It’s 9.30am on a Saturday morning and tucked in behind Classic Flyers Museum, ZK-AWP is being shaken from its slumber. Those big 14-cylinder Pratt and Whitney radial piston engines on this big badass plane are winding up and then explode into life. There’s smoke, lots of it. Thick clouds of oil laden smoke. “If you wear labelled clothes, then DC-3s aren’t for you,” says Keith Mitchell. “There’s lots of oil. You get decked out.” He means you can get caught with your pants down when aviation oil, lots of it, spatters, sprays or drips unexpectedly. It’s a game DC-3s like to play. The DC-3 has many nicknames – Gooney Bird or albatross, Dumbo, Spooky, Puff the Magic Dragon – all names pointing to the aircraft’s reputation for reliability, versatility and power. And its timelessness would inevitably lead to verse and songs being written. “They patched her up with masking tape, paper clips and string, and still she flies, she never dies, The Methuselah with wings.” And if you ask a DC-3 to do something, Keith says it will do its best ever. “I can assure you of that.” And never a scary moment. “Blown a few cylinders, but the radial just keeps going. And you are too busy getting back on the ground to worry about it.” It’s a magical experience for Keith Mitchell when the ZK-AWP moseys down the runway and eases into the air. “Sometimes people don’t even know they have left the ground. Then there’s that wonderful sense of freedom.” With DC-3s there is a delicious amalgam of noise and nostalgia. “I have flown them extensively in Australia and New Zealand. And you often meet people who heard the radial engine, thought it might have been a DC-3 and immediately drove to the airport to see.” There is a lot of noise for an aircraft that’s trundles along at just 300 km/h. And everyone, it seems everyone, has a story about a DC-3. “They got proposed to on a DC-3, they got engaged on a DC-3.” And then a bloke corners Keith Mitchell and tells him his father was piloting a DC-3 in 1945 when it collided with a Lockheed. “The DC-3 lost a wing and crashed but the pilot survived and lived until he was 102.” Great DC-3 stories. The aviation icon was also a war hero. “It helped win WW2 – not as a fighting machine but as a workhorse. But it did transform into warhorse in Vietnam. They armed them with Gatling guns to counteract the Vietcong moving at night through the jungles. Obliterated them.” But on ZK-AWP there’s nothing more aggressive than a running commentary. Although it did serve in the RNZAF before turning out for NAC from 1953 to the late 1960s. Flash people got dressed up to travel in AWP. Later it was a top-dresser, breaking in some of New Zealand’s toughest farmland, some more commercial work and then to Tonga. “It ended up mothballed in a hangar and when Air Chatham’s got the chance to bring it home, they jumped. “We spent a year getting it going. But I wanted to bring it home because unlike other DC-3s it had New Zealand history.” And AWP rumbles with a New Zealand accent. “So it had to come home.” Keith Mitchell has the unerring knack of tweaking the rudder to bring any talk of himself back to ZK-AWP. “She makes people cry.” He is referring to the 1948 Berlin airlift when the DC-3 transported in more than 6000 tons of supplies to the blockaded West Berlin each day. Sons and daughters of West Berliners involved in the blockade would later climb into Keith’s DC-3 and cry. “They would tell us the DC-3 won the war, that it helped them survive through dark days.” Keith Mitchell scratches his chin thoughtfully. “You know, I treat it as a privilege to fly the DC-3.” And the DC-3 probably feels the same about Keith Mitchell. |
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 Sound System Training We need to get the best out of the sound system for the benefit of all our members and Gary Denhard has kindly agreed to train some members on the use of our sound system. Gary will be approaching some members regarding the training which has the full support of the President and Board. If you would like to be trained please feel free to talk to Gary or President Keith. Papanui Rotary in Action! A number of keen members turned out last Saturday to help long term active member Larry Skiba and as his family works towards finally getting back into their repaired house.  Hard at work …  … before and after shot from Gary. What a great example of the comradery and support we are willing to give to both the wider community and each other as Rotarians.  Thought for the week … “The best way to stay healthy is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like and do things you’d prefer not to.” |
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Path to Mortality - Neville DigbyThe Path to Mortality: The Story So Far  Recently inducted member Neville Digby gave us a great presentation last week as he took us on his journey so far. In considering his name, Neville revealed that Sir Everard Digby, a Gunpowder Plot conspirator, was imprisoned in 1605 until hanged, drawn and quartered in 1606. On a more favourable note Neville has a bridge located on the North branch of the Ashburton River with his name on it. At fourteen he developed a keen interest in amateur radio and also spent a year attending jet boat racing events over a 25 year period. He also raced catamarans for some time which he especially loved. In his working life to date he only had two employers the old NZ Post Office (where you were supposed to have a job for life, if only!!) working in the broader communications field. This included checking communications at a variety of locations including the Chatham’s. His 43 year employment with the Municipal Electricity Department which eventually became Orion has kept him continuously technically challenged. He has also worked as a volunteer for Civil Defence in the greater Canterbury area and has been presented with numerous awards for his endeavours. With respect to the changing nature of his work, Neville has had to reinvent himself many times in his vocation as it is a very dynamic and changeable field. It has had its benefits though which included having the opportunity to skinny dip in the QEII pool. Among his other various interesting “activities” he was once banned from US casinos for counting cards. Neville feels he has been very lucky in his working life as his skill set has remained in demand. This was in no small part due to his ability to constantly reinvent himself in what is a very dynamic and changeable market. One of his successes was when they purchased a natural gas company where his activities helped to significantly increase the value that led to it being sold for a sizeable profit. He also spent time as Director of Canterbury Innovation incubator. Returning to his time at Orion, Neville noted that it is currently the 3rd largest electricity network company in NZ. It is heavily regulated with its profit also being capped. Previously based in the Red Light district, it is now in Wairakei Road which includes controlling the upper South Island network. In ensuring risk management is a key component, a key approach that helps ensure its ongoing success is ensuring the technologies it chooses are well suited to business centres. When the quakes hit Christchurch they lost their buildings and moved into some stronger older 1930’s ones that enabled them to be the only business left operating inside the CBD’s red zone for 4 years. This helped keep the power network working. They considered putting data centres into containers and ended up having computerised data containers and now have three of these very useful tools available. In terms of other interests, Neville is President of the Veteran Car Club of NZ and finds that this interest in particular is like an illness. His only solution to date is to buy yet another one and he has acquired an impressive range of vehicles to date including an “Alvis” car but not yet a traction engine. He especially enjoys going to events and showcasing his vehicles and arrived at our meeting in his electric 1904 Baker which he acquired in 2011. Manufactured in Cleveland, it is one of the oldest electric cars in the world.  “When it runs out of power I can tow it with a horse” he chuckled. See this link that Simon sent through for more info on this amazing vehicle. In terms of a bucket list, Neville is especially keen to visit Antarctica and see the Aroura Northern Lights. And, of course, acquiring (yikes) even more old cars. We thanked Neville for yet another amazing insight into one of our newer members whose speeches continue to fascinate and inspire us with respect to the diversity and exceptional skill sets we have in our Club membership. |
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Snippets Working Bee at Larry’s Home We are holding a working bee this Saturday starting at 9:00 am at Larry and Janetta’s house, 373 Papanui Road (next to the Vet. Clinic), that is nearing completion following 18 months of earthquake repairs. As part of the ground strengthening layers of reinforcing steel and stone hardfill were placed under the new concrete floor and extended slightly beyond. In order for the topsoil to be replaced for gardens, the surplus stones, mortar etc. need to be carefully cleaned off the grounds beforehand. I have talked to Larry and Janetta and suggested that a Rotary Papanui working bee be arranged to do this. In recognition Larry and Janetta are making a donation to the Club. Larry and Janetta have also suggested they host a BBQ afterwards. The building contractor has offered his tipping trailer for use and he will arrange for the dumping of the hardfill. The work involves two parts:
Tools required include sturdy metal rakes, garden gloves, 2-3 wheelbarrows, shovels, spades, 1-2 pick axes, sturdy brooms, secateurs, and loppers/pruners The project should take no more than half a day with 7-8 helpers. This a great opportunity for fun and fellowship while raising some funds for Rotary with little effort or organisation. If you can assist for some or all of the time, can you please email me on courtney@xtra.co.nz or text me on 021 370256 ASAP. Nick Courtney  Speaker for This Week Note that we have a change of speaker for this week. In conjunction with Grant McFadden and Euan Hilson our speaker for this Thursday is former barrister and Merivale resident John Burn who is well known to Grant and Doug. He is an inveterate letter writer, champion of stopping Merivale Mall development, and proponent of alternatives to ACC. .jpg) Your Club Chat Editor preparing for his Chatham’s visit in a Convair President Keith reminded us that our trip to the Chatham’s is fast approaching. He will email all those going with more details shortly. .jpg) Heads Up re Next Major Event Arie gave us a heads up that we are looking to host up to 150 attendees at the next Emerging Leaders Evet and Hanmer Forest Camp in March. More details coming.  Thought for the week … “I told my partner that if I ever end up in a vegetative state just pull the plug so she got up and turned the TV off.” NOTE: The story on last week's speaker, Neville Digby, will be put up on the website and emailed out tomorrow after he has checked them. Grant |
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Community North PatrolA Message from Christchurch North Community Patrol We received a great message from Laura whose organisation received a 3rd of our recent Trailer Raffle funds. She attached some upmarket photos of us with our new vehicle for use on your website or promotional material.  They are out and about with their new vehicle so we should see them zipping around our neighbourhood soon! They are also happy to come and report back and do any final bits and bobs that might be outstanding. |
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New Year WelcomeWelcome to the New Year!  I hope you are all suitably fed, watered and rested as the New Year gets underway. A good number of us had a great evening last week hosted by Keith and Heather at their lovely dwelling in West Melton. Great food, excellent comradery and a fantastic array of delicious food was thoroughly enjoyed by all. We kick off our 1st meeting at the Papanui Club this Thursday with a presentation by new member Neville Digby. Looking forward to seeing you all there! Grant Club Chat Editor |
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Bush Fire AppealAratupu Presentation  A couple of days before Christmas President Keith was on hand to present two new car seats for Aratupu preschool and nursery to use to transport children to their facility and thereby help parents who are unable to bring their toddlers in. The staff were most grateful to Papanui Rotary and their Children in Need Trust who underwrote the purchase. The photo above shows the presentation. Some of the children were keen for a test run straight away! |
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Bush Fire AppealA Message from our DG  Australian Fires from Space Stuart posted this message from DG Gary. I have been approached on a number of occasions by Rotary clubs wishing to contribute to a District Bush Fire Appeal. Our Australian friends so willingly gave to the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal, the Pike River Disaster, and the more recent Earthquake in Waiau/Kaikoura/Seddon/Ward. Rotary New Zealand World Community Service has an appeal in place that gives a tax benefit for contributors, so I recommend clubs, members and supporters use this avenue for contributions. The disaster that unfolded nightly on our TV screen was difficult to comprehend. The blanket of smoke haze that engulfed the South Island recently is a grim reminder of the scale of the fires. Thank you to those that have already contributed, and to those who are considering contributing. Gary Hopkinson District Governor 2019 – 2020 |
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Upcoming SpeakersUpcoming Speakers  Doug’s list of our planned speakers in the coming weeks is as follows: Jan 23rd: New Member presentation by Neville Digby. Jan 30th: New Member presentation by Anne Spicer. Feb 6th: Waitangi Day Feb 13th: Richard Archbold, Architect, International Convention Centre Auckland. Feb 20th: Papanui High School Principal on preparing students for leaving school. Feb 27th: Hon Amy Adams on My Lifer in Politics Mar 5th: Lynda Murchison, Environment Consultant, on Climate Change. Mar 12th: Robbie Riston, Christchurch Men’s Prison, who is joined by a reformed ex prisoner. Mar 19th: Morrison Avenue Bowling Club Mar 26th: Forum. Apr 23rd: Sharon Crean on Beyond Water: fighting poverty and providing clean water in East Africa. Thanks, Doug, for the great job you do organising our speakers. |
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Snippets Lotto Bonus Number Fundraiser Results from Deryn Hi to all our supporters of the Lotto Bonus Number Fundraiser. Congratulations to the following weekly winners. Our latest result was as follows: 18th Jan Number 26 Lois Flanagan $50 Number 25 Jill Archbold $10 Number 27 Tony Taylor $10 Rub shoulders with these people as this is the second time #26 has come out in six weeks. Winners can claim their prize from The Crystal People shop, wait until our next meeting, or put it towards further draws if you have not paid the full $60. Good Luck for next week! .jpg) Gordon is selling 2x Christmas Puddings at $20 each with $5 going to the Club.  Thought for the New Year … “Year’s end is neither an end nor a beginning but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us.” Hal Borland |
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Pap Rotary Xmas 2019Papanui Rotary Christmas 2019  A happy band of 45 club members and partners joined together at the Presbyterian Village Community facility to celebrate our Christmas wind up for 2019. What a pleasure it was to have Deborah from Ambrosia Kitchen and her team to cater and look after us. A delightful selection of hors d'oeuvres was served at our table. This was followed by Lois’s surprise entertainment in the form of 9 year old Eliza playing guitar and singing a bracket of songs. In place of a regular Sergeant’s session, Rob Thomson provided the material for some entertaining, thought provoking and hilarious activity. Every attendee was given the name of a part of the body or a medical condition and was asked to stand and provide an alternative description for this; e.g. indigestion –the consumption of food indoors as opposed to outdigestion as at a barbecue or picnic. The main course was a feast fit for royalty with pork raised to a large extent on acorns, beef, new potatoes, a yummy chicken and noodle salad and a mixed green salad with accompanying dressings.  Prior to dessert being served, Santa (alias Arie) arrived and dispensed the small gifts that everyone had brought. There was a lot of inquisitive looks and much frivolity as the array was opened and displayed. The raffle was drawn next and the prize winners more than satisfied with their success. Thanks to Cynthia Tizzard for doing a great job wrapping and displaying the gift baskets and other prizes. The dessert table groaned under the selection Deborah had prepared for us. What a diet breaker! The sumptuous meal was topped off with a satisfying tea or coffee. There was a great deal of mingling and chatter as club members and partners relaxed in a wonderful atmosphere of friendship. President Keith was a very able MC. Thank you to Lois and a variety of helpers who put together an outstanding and most enjoyable night. Merry Christmas everyone and our best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year. |
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Xmas Service MessageA Christmas Message from Susan Hunter  This abridged article that Susan, a previous President of the Rotary Club of Toronto put up in a previous year has some sound comments on what “service” is about. It is said that the most precious gift you can give is time. When you give of your time, you give a little of yourself and a part of your life to someone else. Time in the service of others is what defines all Rotarians. This is especially true during the Christmas season. For many months leading up to Christmas, our members spend an enormous amount of time planning and preparing two spectacular celebrations to make many people very happy. Both celebrations require planning on a grand scale, which several members do with great enthusiasm and passion. So many of our members give of their time and service. As you may know, the definition of service is evolving in Rotary and the long-standing focus on “attendance” at a weekly gathering is being challenged by the hard realities of work and life that demands our time and forces us to prioritize our attention. At The Rotary Club of Toronto, we need to talk about what service means to us. Our Club Board of Directors is engaged in this conversation and I encourage you to get involved in this dialogue. As our membership evolves with the ever changing world in which we live and work, we need to be responsive and flexible with how we define time and service to Rotary. For me, service can mean different things. Some participate on Committees identifying the philanthropic projects worthy of our support, while others come out to our events and parties to lend a helping hand, or take part in trips in faraway places. And there are dedicated members who just do the many activities that make things happen at our Club. All manner of service is worthy and valuable. The world needs Rotary, now more than ever. Our singular mission is to improve the lives of people and to create a better world. In whatever way you choose to serve Rotary, I sincerely thank you for your ongoing commitment to our community, our Club and our members. And at this special sacred season, I hope you take the time to reflect on the many blessings of your life and the privilege to be of service to others. Hedley and I extend our very best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a bright New Year to you and your families. |
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Samoa AppealPacific Measles Outbreak  Stuart sent this through with a big thank-you to all of those who have supported this appeal and to all those still to do so. Rotary New World Community Service (RNZWCS Limited) have received a request from the Rotary Club of Apia to support them in supporting the Ministry of Health and communities in Samoa. The Ministry of Health have specifically sought assistance from Rotary for health centre furnishings and supplies (beds, screens, trolleys, wheelchairs etc.) The Rotary Club is also providing family support for those bereaved families. To date 72 children have died with some thousands under care and observation. Donations in New Zealand may be made through RNZWCS Limited. Receipts will be issued for Tax Deductible purposes. (CC26860) Four Donation Options Quoting Activity No. 421 Internet Banking 03 1702 0192208 01 Paypal at www.rnzwcs.org Give a Little at https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/measles-rotary-nz-support-appeal Cheque to RNZWCS Limited (Rotary New Zealand), PO Box 20309, Christchurch 8543 Signatory to the Council for International Development Code of Conduct |
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SnippetsWinning Numbers are Go! Our fundraising activity based on those having the bonus Lotto number or the numbers either side each week is underway! Ron Sedgley struck the bonus number (#8) last Saturday with Gordon and Faye Sedgley coming in on either side. Winners the week before were Lois Flanagan (#26) with Jill Archbold and Tony Taylor coming in one-off.  Upcoming Activities from Tony Merry Christmas everyone and our best wishes for a happy and healthy New Year.  We will hope to see you all at President Keith and Heather’s place at West Melton for a barbecue to kick off our 2020 on Thursday 16th January. Papanui Bush Project Reminder that the following events are planned for the Papanui Bush project going forward:
Contact Denis for more info.  Thought for Christmas … “Did you know Santa's not allowed to go down chimneys this year? It was declared unsafe by the Elf and Safety Commission.” |
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Aratupu Request Aratupu are short of a few gift wrappers on Saturday 21st December from 1.45 pm until 5.30 pm. Arie and Janice and Tony have offered to help but if we can get another 5 people to help it will mean that we need do only one hour each. If you can help please email Tony Tizzard at a.tizzard@xtra.co.nz as soon as you can. |
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AmalgamationProposed South Island Amalgamation  Nick Courtney gave us an overview of the proposed amalgamation of Districts 9970 & 9980 and the opportunities this might bring for the South Island should it go forward. “We need to vote on this proposal in March with the overall goal being how to best strengthen Rotary in the South Island” explained Nick and DGs have had Zoom meetings to discuss this proposed change by considering how we can look at new ways of making it work. With respect to why we need to consider amalgamation at this stage, Nick shared the following reasons:
With respect to the advantages of opting for amalgamation, Nick identified the following:
Nick also noted that the new size of a combined South Island district would make us similar in size to successful overseas districts. With respect to the challenges, these include that DGs will no longer be able to easily visit all Clubs and we will instead have to look at Cluster events to help with District wide communications. With respect to the voting process, each Club gets one vote. If it is a “go” a team will be established to focus on how to take it forward with the target date for the change being July 1st 2022. “So how will it affect us?” asked Nick? He suggested that initially it will not be that noticeable but - as noted by Paul Harris - change will come as the pace of change continues to accelerate. In concluding his presentation Nick suggested that going forward we will need to be looking at how we continue to set up and develop clubs in our new district in order to best meet changing times with new and innovative approaches. |
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MentoringRotary Papanui Mentoring Programme  Nick shared that we are looking at formalising the new member experience in order to help them feel part of their club via a variety of activities. This approach has worked very successfully in other NZ districts. The idea is to engage new members from the time they join as there is a lot to learn about how Rotary works and how to get the best out of joining. On joining, a new member will be assigned a knowledgeable Mentor and registered on the rotary.org Club Runner site. A list of activities, which includes familiarity with all technology applications, will then be worked through and signed off. |
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Ladies BreakfastLadies Breakfast a Hit!  About 25 ladies joined together on Saturday 7 December for fun and food. It was a great time and wonderful to hear so much chatter. Great to welcome several of our widows and older wives as well as our new lady members. Angela won the prize for the best Christmas dressed lady and Faye Sedgley for the person travelling the furthest for Christmas dinner! Our three quality chefs Nick, Tony Tizzard and Arie not only looked majestic in their white shirts, red bow ties, Christmas aprons and red chefs hats but they cooked delicious waffles and pancakes as well as doing all the dishes. Thanks so much - you were amazing! |
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Snippets Have you got your number yet for our latest fundraiser? The sheet of remaining numbers & names can be viewed here or ring or text Deryn 021 161 5861 and she will put your name and phone number beside your chosen number. We will begin as soon as all 40 numbers have been taken. When it starts and winning numbers will be announced in Club Chat and future meetings. See last week’s Club Chat for more details. Papanui Bush Project The following events are planned for the Papanui Bush project going forward:
Contact Denis for more info.  Hanmer Springs Forest Camp Another “Colour Run” event is planned at the Camp for late January and we are looking for a carload of Rotarians to support it. Contact Arie if interested. Also a heads-up that we are supporting another Community Day at the Camp in late March. Date to follow. .jpg) Christmas Dinner 12 December Just a reminder that entrees will be served between 6:30 to 7:00 pm then there is some surprise entertainment before our main course. Father Christmas will also be arriving later in the evening. Don’t forget to bring a $10 gift for Secret Santa and some $ for the special raffle. Looking forward to seeing you soon for a great finish to the Rotary year.  Some Shots of Swansea from Rob  2020 Dates Our next Papanui Rotary meeting is a 16th January for a BBQ at Keith & Heather Mitchell’s on Jan 16th and then back to the Papanui Club on 23rd January. More details to follow. Gordon.  Thought for the week … “The 3 stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus, he doesn't believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus.” |
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Allenvale VisitAllenvale School Visitors Allenvale School provides education in a specialist setting for students who have an intellectual disability. Many also have specific disabilities and/or difficulties. This means they require a highly differentiated teaching and learning pathway which is not available in a mainstream school. We were privileged to welcome Gary Quarless, Principal, accompanied by Bev Wall, parent and PTA member, as our guests last week.  Gary opened his presentation with the phrase: “Every day starts with a sunrise and ends with a sunset.” The start of a school day at Allenvale is very different to most mainstream schools. From 8:30am, a large number of mobility vans and taxis arriving from all over Christchurch. This can be quite the challenge as the school has one narrow access road and the front area is relatively small, especially with more than twenty vehicles coming and going! In the future, a purpose built school will be built in Belfast but, as this is a 2 year design & build process, the school has to cope with their current setting and ‘make do’ in buildings and classrooms which were not originally designed for children who have special needs. “Having said that, the staff and board have done an amazing job in adapting many of the classroom and outside areas to make them as safe and accessible as possible. In this our PTA and local community have been incredibly supportive, especially Rotary.” Everyone can learn and our goal is to maximise the opportunities for students to learn, achieve and progress throughout their schooling. As many students are non-verbal and do not read text, many different specialised communication technologies and ways of teaching are used at school. Our most able senior students attend a community based facility near Northfields. Here, the primary focus is to maximise their involvement in and access to their local community and their independence as they are after all young adults. “For example, developing the students’ social and monetary skills enable them use local buses, travel to and use shops or just enjoy a drink in a café with friends.” explained Gary. With respect to the various causes of the challenges the school’s students face, Gary identified the three main origins as:
In the past, many children who had significant physical disabilities or health issues did not live into adulthood but, as medical interventions have improved and developed, many are now living well into adulthood. “This brings more complex, multi-layered students into our school and requires health professionals to increasingly be part of the team” noted Gary. The school curriculum is based on the NZC (New Zealand Curriculum document) and increasingly focuses on the five key ‘Key Competencies’ for learning:
Two key competencies that the school aims to prioritise are Relating to Others and Managing Self. Tertiary sectors and business have both identified these as essential skill areas they often find lacking in young adults and the MOE is currently looking at the implications of this for all our schools and curriculum. “Over the last few decades, increasing numbers of children are going to school while not being ‘ready to learn.’ Here in Canterbury, many schools have adopted Play Based Learning approaches to address this. At school we are exploring how we can incorporate this into our own practice” shared Gary. Developing a Rich Communication environment is a foundation block at Allenvale, as is student voice. The latter has been well captured in the consultations regarding the design of our new school, both within our school and the wider community. It is also important to recognise and celebrate students as positive members of our local community and indeed wider society. One way we do this is to hold termly Mufti-Days to support national events, such as Loud Shirt Day or Autism Awareness Day. Donations collected on these day are all sent to the chosen charity, and our students and whānau really do enjoy being able to ‘give back.’ “This days can be great fun too” noted Gary with one example being the holding of their own Highland Games event recently. “At the end of each day, we return to what can often look like ‘controlled chaos’ as we support 146 students to access their vehicles for the journey homes” smiled Gary. In conclusion, Gary noted that one of their biggest issues is obtaining appropriate funding as the school is very reliant on raising additional each year to the standard MoE grants in order to help address the learning, health and family challenges of all students. We then asked Bev for her thoughts as a parent of a child at the school. .jpg) “You often don’t know what is going to happen to your child going forward and I would like to ensure he has support and that I can trust the staff to look after him” she replied. “I love picking Caleb up when he is smiling and happy as that way I know he is also safe.” .jpg) Lois thanked Gary and Bev for their insights into Allenvale, the challenges they face, and the great work they are doing in ensuring their students receive the very best education possible going forward. |
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Helen Forrest InductionNew Member Helen Welcomed to Papanui Rotary  President Keith warmly welcomed our latest inductee, Helen Forrest, into the Club. Helen shared that she was brought up with the “4-Way Test” on the wall and as a result is very familiar with what Rotary is about. After a long work history as a nurse and social worker, Helen completed a Diploma of Massage Therapy and has Post Graduate Certificates in Advanced Sports Massage, Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Active Isolated Stretch and Foot Joint Mobilization. She runs her own business as a massage therapist and loves what she does in a job where she can help to keep people well. Welcome to Papanui Rotary, Helen. We look forward getting to know you better and the value of the wide range of skills and experiences you bring into our Club. |
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4-Way Test4-Way Test Presentation  Following the completion of Helen’s induction Barbara Davey, Anne Spicer and Neville Digby were presented with their personal copy of “The 4-Way Test” by President Keith at last week’s meeting. |
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Snippets There will be an AGM held at our meeting this Thursday December the 5th to approve the Club Finances for the 2018 / 2019 year.  Please note that an article on the presentation that visiting staff from Allenvale gave to us last week will be published later this week after it has been reviewed by staff. I will let you know by email when it is available on our website. Grant Paice.  A reminder that this week's meeting is your last opportunity to bring along non-perishable food items for our Christmas Hamper raffle on the 12th December.  A reminder that Rotary new potatoes for Xmas from the Belfast club will be available again. They are Cliff Kidneys and are $5.00 per 2.00kg box (same as for the last 2 years). They begin digging next week. See the form Gordon emailed out and bring it along with you this Thursday as Grant McFadden will take orders.  Papanui Rotary Troupe in fine form at our 1st of two Christmas events at Bupa Parklands Care Home last Saturday. Happy for others to join us this coming Saturday (the 7th) from 1:30-2:30 pm. The dressier the better. Don’t worry if you are not the “loudest” singer … others will drown you out J.  An urgent reminder: if you are coming to our Ladies breakfast on Saturday 7 December please email Lois at Loisflanagan@parryfield.com ASAP. For those attending our Christmas function on Thursday December 12th at the Village Community Centre, 460 Papanui Road, please remember to bring a $5:00 wrapped gift for Secret Santa. Club Fundraiser We are about to begin a 20 week fundraiser, based on the Lotto Bonus Number each Saturday night, raising $1000 for club funds. It works like this: those who choose to take part choose a number between 1 and 40, that hasn't already been chosen by somebody else. The person having the Bonus Number in Lotto each week receives $50 and the people with the numbers either side of the winning number each receive $10. Members can invite friends, family, workmates, etc to take a number. The sheet of numbers and names can be viewed here. You can ring or text Deryn 021 161 5861 and she will put your name and phone number beside your chosen number. One person per number. Money can be paid in cash at a club meeting or deposited into Papanui Rotary Account 03 1355 0661945 00 using your name and Lotto, as reference. $60 can be paid up front or divided into 3x $20 payments. We will begin as soon as all 40 numbers have been taken. It will be announced in the club chat when it will begin, or, if it is during the holiday period members will be notified by email. The winning number will be announced in the Club Chat and at the following meeting. The winners each week will be notified and payment arrangements will be made if they are not club members, otherwise money will be paid out at our weekly meeting. |
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Raffle Prize Uptake.jpg) Collection of Prizes  The first prize winner of the Trailer and all its contents, Colleen Edwards from Marton, arranged for her stepson Thomas and his partner Rebecca to collect it from Verdi’s place on Friday as they were driving North that day to attend a family event. 2nd and 3rd prize winners collected their goods at the Papanui Club last Saturday. They were:  Sandra Mahan (right) from Christchurch who won the BBQ and Charlie Christie (centre) from Belfast who won the appliances package. |
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Feb VisitorsArrival of Visitors in February  David Drake, a past District Governor, spoke to us briefly last week regarding the imminent arrival of 14 professional visitors. They will be visiting NZ for eight days including an overnight stay at Hanmer on February the 28th and anyone who might be interested is welcome to join them there for a BBQ. They will travel to Christchurch on the 29th of February and be here through to March 2nd. If anyone can help with overnight stays please contact David on (03) 347 3474. |
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Raffle Draw The winners of our recent Trailer Raffle were drawn last week.  Three ticket numbers were obtained by Verdi in the presence of local policeman Nathan Wilson. The lucky winners were then contacted with the news. They were:
Colleen was especially happy with the news and decided that she just might have something a little more exciting for morning tea.  A big thank-you to all who contributed their time and efforts that helped make this a very successful event and a special thanks to Deryn who worked tirelessly over many weeks to ensure things went like clockwork. |
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NI VisitorsA 2nd Youth Exchange Student Visit  We were delighted to host another group of students from various North Island Rotary clubs who, accompanied by Jen McKenzie and Peter, are involved in a boutique trip around the country. They are:
Each student briefly introduced themselves and shared one bit of excitement when they accidentally missed a bus as it’s sign named the end point of its journey rather than the place they were going to on the way. Luckily things all worked out though and they are thoroughly enjoying the diversity of the places they are visiting and the activities they are experiencing. They finished with a great rendition of a Maori folk song, Tūtira Mai Ngā Iwi, written by Wi Huata. He wrote the song and taught it to his children whilst on a family gathering to Lake Tutira, north of Napier, that explains how iwi come together to support each other. |
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Snippets Papanui Rotary Christmas Function Our function this year is on Thursday December 12th at the Village Community Centre, 460 Papanui Road Papanui Road at 6:00pm for 6:30 pm starters . Our wonderful Deborah from Ambrosia Kitchen will cook us a delicious three course Christmas meal. The cost is $45 per person and drinks are BYO. We will have surprise entertainment between each course of the meal and Father Christmas hopes to be there too to wish everyone good tidings! We are planning to have a special Christmas raffle to raise funds for an orphanage in Bangladesh so please bring cash. Donations for the raffle are asked for and can be brought to any meeting prior to 12 December. All Rotarians, partners, widows and friends of Rotary are welcome. Come and enjoy great food, fun and fellowship on our Rotary meeting for 2019. Please let us know ASAP as we need numbers to assist Ambrosia Kitchen with their planning. A reminder: Ladies breakfast on Saturday 7 December : please email Lois at Loisflanagan@parryfield.com to say if you are coming.  A couple of reminders from Gordon to place your orders for the following items:
Click here for more info on The Plainsmen.  Thought for the approaching festive season … If we are not supposed to eat at night why is there a light in the fridge? |
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Papanui Rotary Trailer Raffle Results 20192019 PAPANUI Rotary Trailer Raffle Results Yes folks. This year's Papanui Rotary Trailer Raffle was drawn at 10am on 22nd November. The lucky winners are: 1st Prize. Ticket No 01208 Colleen Edwards of Marton (North Island) 2nd Prize. Ticket No 02098 Sandra Mahan of Strown, Christchurch 3rd Prize. Ticket 04139 Charlie Christie of Belfast. A list of the prizes they have won can be seen here Congratulations to all winners and thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket. |
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RE Students Nov 19Youth Exchange Student Visit .jpg) Our Six Exchange Students with Shona It was a busy night at Papanui Rotary last Thursday with Club Member Shona, who organises our involvement in the programme, introducing us to six of the Rotary Youth Exchange students currently being sponsored by Rotary Clubs throughout the South Island. They are:
We also had Kegan join us who will be going to Brazil. Each student spoke briefly about themselves and how their experiences or planned experiences are going so far. They are finding it a great opportunity to experience a variety of new activities, learn about Rotary and make new friends. Kegan also spoke briefly about being proud and excited about his upcoming overseas placement and the opportunity this gives him to develop and grow. It has been suggested that Rotary Exchange experiences can move participants up to seven years ahead in their personal development when they return home. Shona closed the session by suggesting that one of the key advantages of this programme is: “We can change the world one student at a time.” Nick thanked Shona for her hard work and the students for their visit and commented on the resurgence this valuable programme contributes to potential new generational membership. |
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VisitorsVisitors from Abroad!  Karen & Andy with Exchange Students We were privileged to host Karen and Andy McKean from the South Jeffco Rotary Club who visited us last week. Andy shared some of the activities they are involved with which includes a big involvement in working side by side with Roterac that brings people aged 18-30 together to exchange ideas with leaders in the community, develop leadership & professional skills and have fun through service. Club banners were swapped by Andy and President Keith. |
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E-DayE-Day This Saturday  Are there computers, monitors, printers, mobile phones, small household appliances and TVs gathering dust in your garage? This is an opportunity to give your old electronics a new home. The team at Kilmarnock have partnered with Rotary to host this year’s E-Day in Christchurch. When: Saturday November 23rd Where: outside all Warehouse Stationary stores. Time: 10am - 4pm The concept behind the E-Waste programme is one person’s trash is another person’s treasure. The Kilmarnock team dismantle a variety of electronics that are deemed to be at the end of their life to recover the maximum amount of recyclable materials. This process also ensures that hazardous substances don’t make their way into landfill. Once dismantled, products are sent these to another local organisation who converts them into raw materials that other industries require to produce new products. Kilmarnock will really appreciate your support and donations. |
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Snippets Gift Wrapping After 10 years working in conjunction with Northlands Mall, they have radically revised the criteria for gift wrapping. Following a survey of club members where the response clearly indicated low numbers being able to attend the compulsory training, the Board have regretfully advised Northlands that our club will not be involved in the gift wrapping project this year. .jpg) Xmas Rotary Papanui Entertainment Group A reminder from Kate that an invitation to entertain residents has been received from Bupa Parklands Care Home for Saturday 30 November and 7 December from 1:30pm until 2:30pm. If you can make it please feel free to dress in your Christmas regalia to delight the residents. Songs we will be covering include Snoopy's Christmas, White Christmas, Winter Wonderland plus some Christmas carols. All welcome. .jpg) Ladies Breakfast Reminder  Our speaker for the 28th of November is Gary Quarless, Principal of Allenvale School, accompanied by Bev Wall, parent and recipient of gift wrapping last year. Allenvale is a special school in Christchurch catering for young people with disabilities. The school has staff comprising teachers, therapists and teaching assistants and provides programmes for students aged between 5 and 21 across a variety of settings. Allenvale is focused on meeting the needs of each student and engaging with parents, whanau and community. Senior students are often involved in work placements, polytechnic courses and a variety of community programmes. We look forward to hearing from Gary and Bev.  Thought for the week … It’s really hard to listen to the William Tell Overture without thinking of the Lone Ranger. |
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Homicide SupportHomicide Family Support .jpg) Debra Stokes, accompanied by her husband Gerard, gave us an insight into her challenging role as a Family Support Worker in homicide situations which came into being in 2013. She is one of three staff that offers this throughout NZ. “While we found it very challenging being a new role, it also meant we were able to make our own way” explained Debra. Initially started as a project, it is now an ongoing established part of the 1st responder process which also includes the Police, Fire Service and Ambulance which often involves accompanying Police when families are told what has happened. “The primary families who have lost a loved one are the recipients of our service”, continued Debra, “and they can live anywhere on the planet.” This makes her role very wide reaching. Robust family support is available and provided which includes attendance at Court processes which can take a long time. After that families are also supported through the Courts process. “Every family has different needs”, noted Debra, “and when multiple attendees are involved it can take a long time to go through the process.” In commenting on the Mosque incident, Debra noted that this was totally different to other experiences as it affected people throughout New Zealand and the world. “We were initially flying by the seat of our pants but knew that we needed to get as many of our support workers as possible on the ground quickly” she explained. Debra saw it as a privilege to help out during this situation and knew they needed to ensure culturally appropriate support was in place as needs varied from working with highly qualified people to supporting others where language issues required help with basic English. “Ongoing support will be continued for a long time”, noted Debra, as the process will continue well into the future. She has found it amazing to work with a wide variety of cultural communities but also challenging in ensuring everyone is working off the same sheet. This required seeking out culturally appropriate ways to interact with families and it was helpful to receive training in this area. Overall Debra found that communities were very gracious and welcoming and it was a privilege to support families through the process. Moving forward, it is fortunate that the Ministry of Justice is on board with funding and they also have more people on the ground as the process continues. Most funding for the service comes from the Ministry of Justice, explained Debra, but support is also provided via ACC plus other various fund raising efforts which helps cover additional costs including funerals. With respect to the offenders, support can also offered to their relatives who are often traumatised by what they are experiencing. This is especially present when car crash deaths are involved. With respect to how she manages the challenges of the role, Debra explained that her focus is strongly on the job she has to do and she ensures that the roles of the different parties are known, clear and followed. “My role”, clarified Debra, “is to help the people I work with make decisions and to refer them on to the appropriate support service depending on the specific nature of their needs.” She noted that the Police are very supportive of her role. We thanked Debra for insights into her challenging work and for giving us a broader understanding of the way in which this valuable service operates. |
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Pap Halloween EventHalloween Scavenger Hunt .JPG) Report from Liz Rotary Papanui partnered with local Real Estate business, Ray White Papanui to bring some family community fun to the locals on the 31st October. It took the form of a children’s scavenger hunt to identify Halloween figures at 10 stations, writing it down on the sheet provided and giving it back at the end to receive a bag of sweets. We allowed an hour to complete this hunt and it worked out perfectly. Using Ray White’s Facebook page registration for the event it attracted over 400 + children. Large posters and flyers were put in shop windows and delivered to primary schools and households in the local area. Liz Courtney, from Papanui Rotary, organised the set-up of 5 of the stations along with plenty of Rotarian helpers and Ray White volunteers did the remaining 5. The collaboration between the groups was wonderful beginning with putting together 500 small paper bags of sweets with Rotary / Ray White branding a few days before and working out the Halloween stations that would be the most effective and easy for us to assemble within a short 2 hour period. This event gave us an opportunity to showcase Rotary, work with a local business and educate them about Rotary and the benefits of partnering with us. Our event skills were highlighted and it engaged over half of our members both young and older. The feedback has been fantastic from families who attended, our Rotarians and the staff at Ray White. This is a repeat event! |
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Trailer FinalTrailer Raffle Final Week  Hi Everyone Hi Everyone. The raffle is coming to an end. We still, however, still need a few names on the roster to finish it off. If you can spare a couple of hours between Wednesday and Sunday, please add your name via the Roster Link and let me know. Just as importantly: We need the butts, money, & any unsold tickets back. If you still haven't brought them back please do so by Friday so that any unsold books can be sold over the weekend. Where possible we want to sell them in numerical order to lessen the gaps between sold and unsold for the draw. Thursday night's meeting would be an ideal time to bring them in, but if you can't make it then please make arrangements to get them to me somehow. Kind regards: Deryn 021 116 15861 datregurtha@gmail.com |
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Snippets Sherie (Library) and Paul (Grounds) at Mairehau Primary team up to help Rotary load a trailer full of books for the children in Fiji. “Thank you Mairehau - you are like gold to the Fijian pupils” (Denis).  “If you go into the woods today” … great picture from Denis of Liz & Nick taking it to the weeds on our Papanui Bush project!  Reminder that our EftPOS Machine will not be available at the Club Meeting this week but will be available from next week onwards as the raffle draws to a close.  Thought for the week … Why is it that people who think life is predetermined look 1st before crossing the road? |
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Koru TripKoru Care Trip Oct 5-19 2019  Twenty-four kids and thirteen caregivers left Christchurch on October 5 2pm. This trip was supported by Riccarton Rotary. In Auckland we were allowed to enter the Koru Care Lounge for drinks and food and visit by Air New Zealand flight crew dressed up in costumes. After a 12 hour flight to Los Angeles we were met by Dee, a bus driver we have known for several years, and travelled to the Knots Berry Farm resort. We were able to go for a swim and settle into rooms. We went to Claim Jumpers for tea. The next day was a long day and evening at Disneyland with lots of pictures with characters and autographs plus time to do many of the rides and see fireworks at night. Next day we bussed to Sand Diego and were able to visit Sea World to see shows and marine life plus several rides, that evening we went to Hobb Nobb restaurant in downtown San Diego below flight path of planes coming into airport. Next day was a day for shopping to buy items for themselves and family members plus Pirate Dinner Show. Then came California Adventureland with may rides and shows ending in the Wonderful World of Colour, then back to Disneyland to explore the new Star Wars ride and area. We then went to Hollywood Blvd to explore Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum on way to Staples Centre to watch LA kings play Ice Hockey against Las Vegas team. Everyone enjoyed Popcorn, Hot Dogs burritos plus cookies and drinks in the corporate box. We had a visit from Jerrod Stoll who we met with Rachel Hunter some time ago before the Kings won the Stanley Cup twice. He is now a TV presenter for Fox Sports. Next day was our last day at Disneyland to do some ting again or ones we had missed.  Next day was an early start to Universal Studios with Tour of back lot Harry Potter zone plus many rides and characters. Last day was at Knotts Berry Farm the home of Snoopy and with many larger rides and western themes. Last days was packing and enjoying swimming complex. Fun was had by all but I was kept busy with several adults with sore throats and bronchitis plus a broken toe & elbow grazes, and children with nose bleed, eyebrow laceration and bruised toe. Then back home with most children asleep before meals arrived! Parents were all pleased to see their children again. Larry |
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Trailer RaffleTrailer Raffle Update  Hi Everyone Thanks to those who responded to emails to join other Rotarians on the trailer raffle. It is a great chance to get to know more about especially our newer members or others who you may not have seen for a while. We are nearing ½ way through so keep those slot bookings coming by turning the available yellow spots to white on the raffle roster link and letting me know by emailing me at datregurtha@gmail.com or phoning / texting me at (021) 161 5861 about when you are able to help. Deryn |
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Snippets.jpg) Posted by Liz .jpg) Preparation for the Next Container A reminder from Stuart that we will be dismantling desks from three schools on Monday the 10th of November from 9.00am and packing them in our container to go to the Pacific Islands to help improve the facilities for the children there. If you are able to assist please contact Stuart directly on (027) 269 5615 or email him at stuart.batty@rnzwcs.org and he will assign you to a school to go. Dismantled desks will then need to be taken to 7 Spencer Street, Addington to be packed on Monday afternoon and completed on the Tuesday if needed. .jpg) Visit by Rotary District 9910 RYE Group We have a group of 8 Rotary Youth Exchange students from district 9910 and 2 chaperones coming through Christchurch as part of a South Island tour. They will visit Christchurch on Thursday 21 November arriving from Hanmer about midday. They intend to join our Papanui Rotary club meeting on Thursday night, stay the night and the next day head south to Tekapo. We need billets for these young people and their chaperones. They will having their evening meal at Rotary so billeting them for a night involves taking them home from Rotary, providing a bed, a shower and breakfast and next morning dropping them off at Arie and Janice’s home. Arie and Janice are taking one of the chaperones PDG Peter Smith and 2 students. Lois has offered to take a couple of students so we still need spots for the remaining chaperone Jenni McKenzie and 4 students. If there are 2 or 3 Rotarians that can help could they please see Arie or Janice at Rotary or ring them. This group is to be distinguished from a group of RYE students from district 9980 coming to Christchurch the week before and staying show weekend in Christchurch. They will be visiting our club on Thursday 14 November. Their accommodation arrangements are already sorted as they will be staying with RYE committee members. .jpg) Posted by Lois Reminder that our EftPOS Machine will not be available at Club Meetings on Thursdays while it is being used at Papanui Mall for the Trailer Raffle.  Thought for the week … I was watching a Marathon one day and saw one runner dressed as a chicken and another dressed as an egg. I thought: “This could be interesting!” |
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Hanmer Camp HalloweenHanmer Forest CAmp Halloween a Hit! On Thursday 31 October the Hanmer Forest Springs Camp has their second Halloween event. Last year they had over 100 locals attend the inaugarl Halloween Night Festival so they decided to run the event again. This year, they featured a "Haunted House" by turning the Recreation Hall into a scary trip through dark ghostly corridors. Arie, Nick, Gary and Leo (Arie's German Student) travelled up to help. They manned the BBQ along with Alyssa Jitau (our Rotary EXchange Student from two years ago who is holidaying in New Zealand with her Mother). Gary was the photographer. It was a very successful night and the Haunted House was an amazing success. |
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Trailer UpdateTrailer Raffle Update Jessie and Max on the job! Hi Everyone Thanks to those who responded to emails to help fill spots. We are off to a good start with what feels like increased numbers of mall visitors this year. While we have one person on most times, it would be great if you can please look to see who might appreciate a hand. Working alongside another member is the best way to get to know them as we all have a story to tell and share each other. Can you also please remember to ‘turn the available yellow spots to white’ on the raffle roster link and then let me know by emailing me at datregurtha@gmail.com or phoning / texting me at 021 161 5861 about when you are able to help. Deryn |
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Pap BushPapanui Bush Update  On Saturday the 9th of November we are have a Community Planting session from 10am -12 noon. This is a chance for Rotarians who enjoy being involved in the project to come and meet the community and do some planting with our ranger Yvette Williams. On the following Tuesday the 12th we will follow this up with our usual weeding and further planting from 9am - noon with students from Casebrook and Bishopdale. We look forward to seeing you at one or both of these events as your assistance is greatly appreciated. |
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Upcoming EventsUpcoming Events  Our Christmas celebrations for this year are at Nobanno’s Restaurant in Riccarton Road on 12 December at 6:30pm. This is the only Bangladesh Restaurant in Christchurch and the food is delicious! Cost $40 for 4 course set menu. Drinks for purchase. While eating we are also supporting Christopher, the owner of the restaurant, who has had a difficult few months after the mosque shootings and other factors, but he also gives a portion of his income to support an orphanage in Bangladesh. Come for great fun, great food and great fellowship! Our 1st meeting for 2020 will be a BBQ at the home of President Keith and Heather at 11 Brampton Drive West Melton on Thursday 16 January. Details to come but pencil in the date now for a fun time in the lovely countryside of West Melton. |
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Snippets.jpg) Brown Paper Bag Evening A fun night was had at our annual Paper Bag auction last week. We have received $717 so far and, with requested donations from those who could not attend plus remaining sales on the night, we are looking at a final amount of ~$829. A reminder that our EftPOS Machine will not be available at Club Meetings on Thursdays while it is being used at Papanui Mall for the Trailer Raffle.  Neville Digby send this through for us. Saturday was the Wanaka Rotary duck race. The stream they use flows through our neighbours property so I got these photos. My take is they had over 600 small ducks which cost $5, and probably close to 60 commercial ones which are much larger and they cost $100 the larger ones were put in after the small ones and they are themed by the companies sponsoring them. I have subsequently heard it raised $17,000 this year so I might have to revise my Duck number estimates. Counting moving ducks is not easy so I just took a guess. We always see the event if we are here it’s quite entertaining, especially when people end up in the stream!!!!  Here we go again … A further Invitation for the Rotary Papanui Entertainment group to entertain residents this Christmas has been received from Bupa Parklands Care Home on Saturday 30 November and 7 December from 1:30pm until 2:30pm. Songs we will be covering include: Snoopys Christmas, White Christmas, Winter Wonderland plus some Christmas carols. If you can make it please fell free to dress in your Christmas regalia to delight the residents.  Congrats to Emily Emily Gualter, a previous member of Papanui Rotary until she went to work in Timaru, has announced her engagement. Good spotting Gordon!  Thought for the week … “A turtle only makes progress when it sticks its neck out.” |
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World Polio DayUpdate on World Polio Day  Alison Driscoll, our district’s Polio Plus coordinator, visited us last week update us on the current and future efforts of this worthwhile programme. A document that summarises the facts she spoke about reads as follows: In three weeks’ time the whole Rotary world and all those working towards the eradication of polio will mark World Polio Day. I am writing to encourage you to mark this day as well, taking time to reflect on progress to date - a 99.9% reduction in cases worldwide - but also on the need for continued support and funding. Please consider some type of fundraising to mark the day - perhaps your Sergeant’s fines that week could go to polio, a special raffle, a surcharge on your meal, a special fundraising project? Rotarians are innovative fundraisers and I am confident you will find a way to support the cause. District-wide we are still planning on a movie fundraiser this Rotary year. Scheduling difficulties meant the movie that had been considered for this month has not happened. There will be more information as we find an alternative. It is timely with World Polio Day approaching to update you on the current situation, where there is good news and not-so-good news. You may already be aware that Nigeria clocked up three years without a wild polio case in August. This means that Africa has now been polio free for three years, a marvellous achievement. So that is the good news. What is a little less heartening is the increased numbers of wild polio cases in the two remaining endemic countries. Cases now stand at 82 as at 26 September. The two remaining endemic countries are Pakistan and Afghanistan. The bulk of the increase in numbers this year has been in Pakistan which now has 66 cases this year. Afghanistan is sitting at 16. Much of the increase in Pakistan is attributable to increased anti-vaccination propaganda. The Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) has recently said: The negative impact on the programme of the anti-vaccine propaganda and rumours was most visibly seen during a recent vaccination campaign in Peshawar. During a National Immunization Days (NID) campaign, a rumour that the polio vaccination could make children unwell, led to more than 37,000 children rushed to hospital in one day, a basic health unit set on fire, and indirectly the death of several vaccinators and security staff. This coordinated scare tactic had a devastating impact on the NIDs and will continue to impact future immunization efforts in this country. Obviously much work is being done to counteract this propaganda and continue to work in vaccinating children across Pakistan. Alison encouraged us to keep up our good work in supporting the End Polio programme, despite the difficulties in Pakistan, as the end is in sight and we cannot afford to stop now after so much has been achieved. |
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Quakes TalkLessons Learnt from the Kaikoura Quakes  We were treated to a very informative and fascinating insight into the findings to date following the Kaikoura quake which was described by our speaker, Clark Fenton, as one of the largest earthquakes since the arrival of Pakeha on our shores. A Senior Lecturer in Engineering Geology at University of Canterbury, Clark has been actively involved in ongoing research following the M7.8 Kaikoura earthquake on the 14th of November 2016. A geological engineer from Scotland, he is very experienced in researching earthquakes which included many years as a consultant in the greater San Francisco area. In terms of history, the meting of ice in the planet’s surface many eons ago resulted in the Earth’s crust started “shuffling” as the tectonic plates had lost a lot of weight on top of them. “This sometimes results in high impact quakes often occurring in unexpected areas” Clark noted with Sweden having recorded some of the largest ones in the past. Large quakes like the Kaikoura one, which luckily resulted in few deaths, occur roughly every 100 years or more. “The key approach when working in this field is to look into the geological record which drives a lot of the research and exploration” explained Clark. In terms of the actual work, the process typically involves:
The Kaikoura began at 00:02 am at a depth of 15 (+/- 4 km) with an epicentre 15 kms North of Culverden and continued for approximately 120 seconds. “Geonet was rapidly overloaded”, explained Clark, “but luckily RNZ was able to keep us well informed.” It started in the South and propagated northwards like a zipper. Most of the energy goes with the quake, noted Clark, with Wellington suffering the most structural damage as that is where most of the energy went while Christchurch got very little energy from it. Waiau, on the other hand experienced 2-3x vertical gravity movement which was twice as much of Christchurch. One of the greatest impact features of the quake and the resulting aftershocks was slope failures (i.e. landslides) which resulted in significant road closures.  “Our initial attempts to try and figure out what caused it was initially hampered by not being able to get about much”, noted Clark, “and as a result we focused initially on the Kaikoura South area.” This included walking along ruptures plus talking to farmers who wanted to show visitors their “better” fault(s). This covered a large area which was researched by mostly walking around. Farm fences were especially useful in enabling researchers to map how the land was displaced which proved especially useful in planning future below ground pipelines. One interesting difference with this quale was that there was little liquefaction as the land was mostly bedrock. The biggest impact was slope failure with over 30,000 landslides having been identified to date. “With respect to buildings, wooden timber framed houses on block bases held up the best” noted Clark. In 2017, storms and rains re-activated quake triggered landslides which continued in 2018-19. “This is an ongoing issue”, he explained, “as it results in far greater amounts if slip occurring compared to what slipped during the initial quake(s) which delays recovery.” One feature Clark mentioned was the Leader River dam which, by 2017, resulted in more water that entered the dam starting to make its way downstream. This resulted in more erosion which further changes the evolving nature of the river both now and will continue to do so in the future. .JPG) Leader River Dam “The Clarence River was lifted 9 metres”, noted Clark. As a result it now has to flow through prime paddock which was lost. Additional impact is also caused by the increasing amount of sediment that ends up flowing into the sea which also affects these ecosystems including potential damage to bridges. Clark and noted that not every slope fails but instead leave large open fissures on the landscape. One issue with these, he explained, is that this allows water to enter which can weaken them resulting in potential future landslides. An additional challenge for farmers is the loss of water quality cause by pumps failing due to the increase in sediment. “Over time things will eventually settle”, explained Clark, “but this will take a long time.” In summary, Clark views that slope stability is the current main focus which is particularly relevant in New Zealand as we have lots of road corridors that are at the bottom of steep slopes. With respect to the future, the longer term focus for those working in this area is to increase the understanding of the faults themselves which includes looking at the geological record with respect to how often they have occurred in the past and what we ca can expect in the future. In closing Clark noted that: “Faults seem to talk to each other so we have to look at them as a collection”. We thanked Clark for his insights into one of the largest quakes we have experienced in recent times and the longer term nature of these events that will affect us for decades to come. |
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Trailer Raffle UnderwayTrailer Raffle Underway  Many thanks to those who have helped with our trailer raffle to date which is now well underway. We require at least one person each time slot to sell tickets to the public at Northlands Mall and still have a few slots needing filling in the coming days. To look at the roster and choose times, please go to our Online Roster. Once you have chosen time slots that you can fill (any of the yellow spaces) please email me at datregurtha@gmail.com or text or call me on (021) 161 5861, or collar me at Rotary on Thursday night. I look forward to hearing from you soon and the filling of available slots leading into next week and beyond. Deryn Tregurtha - Raffle Organiser |
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SnippetsA reminder that our EftPOS Machine will not be available at Club Meetings on Thursdays the 24th & 31st October and 7th & 14th November while the Machine is being used at the Trailer Raffle.  Thursday 31st October it is Halloween Madness time!! We need your help as this event has really taken off on social media and through contacting our local primary schools. As a result we have almost 400 children registered to attend and we still have over a week to go - HELP. Last week you would have seen the short list of what is needed;
This is a short event running from 4.30- 5.30 pm. However those helping decorate will need to be there from 2.30 to 4.15 to set up. It is a really fun event and one where Rotary has equal input to making it an event for next year and make useful contacts for the future. I would really love your volunteer help for an hour or more so contact Liz on 021 407870 to put your name on the list where you want to help. Thank you on behalf of our local children.   Thought for the week … “My life has a superb cast but I can't quite figure out the plot.” |
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Shane KellyNgai Tahu Farms  We were privileged to hear last week from Shane Kelly, General Manager Dairy for Ngai Tahu, where he leads the trial and adoption of new technologies in line with the guidance of Mana Whenua to drive profitability and champion industry best practice in animal nutrition, soil management and irrigation. Shane was born and raised in Hokitika. He got into agriculture in 2003 and was named Farmer of the Year in 2009. He joined Ngāi Tahu Farming in 2013 as the Rural Project Manager where he was responsible for overseeing the conversion of forestry to irrigated pasture. The approach taken in his work is based on the idea that: “When the land and the water are sustained the people will prosper.” With respect to business structure, Ngai Tahu separates out its commercial activities from Iwi with a minimum investment value of $20M. The key areas it is currently involved in are Farming, Capital, Property, Seafood and Tourism. “The Iwi side covers off most of our other activities but is still interlinked to our commercial endeavours” explained Shane. Current activity includes ongoing development of Eyrewell Forest, plus they also have land at Culverden plus three high country stations and an additional 49 hectares of forestry on the Coast. “This helps sustain the sawmill industry there” noted Shane. It is a large operation with over 200 full time employees supporting the use of $430 million dollars of assets. “People are our greatest taonga (a treasured possession)”, noted Shane, “with our focus being on family, looking after people, building expertise, stewardship and taking action.” Managing this is a challenge, he explained, as Iwi want to talk about people and the environment while the bankers want to talk about dollars. Shane then shared that a key focus in their activities involves using innovative technology in order to get the best result while also taking care of the environment. Recent gains in this area include (1) reducing their nitrogen footprint by 28% and increasing water savings by 17% which is supported by ensuring 15-20 days of water storage is available for drier periods. They are also moving to the use of liquid fertilisers which is another win-win change. “In summary, we aim to use good science to get us there” Shane explained, which includes building and growing relationships with all key players. We thanked Shane for sharing the range of activities and approaches Ngai Tahu are actively involved in with their taonga and the innovative approaches they are taking to ensure sustainable best practice in their endeavours. |
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Uni Associates '19Thanks to our Rotary Uni Associates  Tony, accompanied by President Keith, gave a huge “thank-you” to our Rotary Uni Associates for their fantastic efforts over the last year. Jessie, Sarah (Program Coordinator), Caleb and Gabby worked tirelessly for us across a range of activities with their efforts at the major Hanmer event being especially appreciated. We wish them well for the coming year and the possibility that they might be available to continue with us in future. |
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Trailer Raffle '19Trailer Raffle is Go!  A Previous Year's Papanui Rotary Trailer It is time for our Annual Trailer Raffle at Northlands Mall. This year our total prize pool is $10,712, well worth winning, and something we can be proud to sell! We will be selling tickets from 19th Oct to 17th Nov. Profits from the raffle this year will be shared between St John Ambulance, Youth Hub Trust, and Community Crime Patrol - three very worthy causes. We require at least one person each time slot to sell tickets to the public at Northlands Mall. It is a fun time, talking to lots of people, hearing their stories, particularly how they have connected with Rotary in the past. We are inside the mall where it is warm and dry. Hopefully we will be permitted to have a stool for those who cannot stand for too long, however, if there are two of you at the same time one can take a short break to sit elsewhere if necessary. We have 10,000 tickets to sell, so we will be hoping to sell 60 - 100 books each day. Can you please help? To look at the roster, and choose times, please go to our Online Roster. Once you have chosen time slots that you can fill (any of the yellow spaces) please email me at datregurtha@gmail.com or text or call me on (021) 161 5861, or collar me at Rotary on a Thursday night. I will update the file as quickly as possible so that anytime you go to the file link it will always be up to date. If everyone does a minimum of six shifts we will be able to cover the entire time with two people each shift. Thank you, I hope to hear from you soon. Deryn Tregurtha - Raffle Organiser |
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New SIDProgress on the Formation of a New SI District (Summary only: refer to the Email sent to all D9970 members last week for full text)  You may be aware that work has been quietly progressing on the formation of a new South Island Rotary District, amalgamating District 9970 and District 9980. The formation of the new district has resulted from the two districts discussing together the challenges in the South Island. Discussions to date have been positive and open with a strong understanding of, and commitment to, the new district being an essential factor in supporting Rotary for many years to come. Currently district chairs and coordinators from both districts are sharing their processes and discussing how programmes can be managed on a South Island-wide basis. Over the next few months every opportunity will be taken to discuss the formation of the new district with Presidents, Presidents-elect, Past District Governors and clubs. Early next year clubs will have the opportunity to support or object to the formation of the new district through a voting process. Any comments or queries about the new district can be made to members of the working group as outlined in the full email. |
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SnippetsOur EftPOS Machine will be available at our meeting this Thursday 17th October. Please note, however, that it will not be available at Club Meetings on Thursdays 24th & 31st October and 7th & 14th November while the Machine is being used at the Trailer Raffle.  Ronald McDonalds Night Crew Five amazing legal secretaries and Lois, all from Parry Field Lawyers, cooked a delicious meal on Monday night. Special Shepherd’s Pie, amazing coleslaw and corn cobs made up the first course, followed by lemon cake and ice cream for desert. A great effort from all the ladies and special thanks to Sarah Wilson who was MasterChef. Thanks also to Parry Field for letting all the ladies leave work early to cook. Brown Paper Bag Auction A reminder from Arie that we are having an Auction on the 24th of October (World Polio Day) to raise funds for Polio Eradication. If members could bring along items in a paper bag for auction (nothing less than $10 in value thanks). Arie. Advance warning also that there is a Quiz Night on Monday the 4th of November at Baillies Bar, Edgeware Road, commencing at 6.30pm. Get a group together and have a dinner before the quiz commences. This quiz night is being put on to raise money for membership initiatives and club projects.  Barbara emailed me with a correction as follows: “I am no longer on the New Zealand Institute of Legal Executives Board but have recently been elected as their Secretary for their Canterbury Southern Region instead.”  Good crowd at our October “Reality Bites” get together!  Thought for the Week: “You know you’ve eaten too much salmon when you start running up escalators.” |
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InducteesTwo New Members Inducted!  President Keith inducts our two latest new members We were delighted to induct two new members into our club last week: Anne Spicer and Neville Digby. "Welcome to the fold, Anne & Neville." We look forward to getting to know you and the great skill sets & experiences to both bring with you that we are sure will be of value to our club. |
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Barbara DaveyIntroducing Barbara Davey We were delighted to hear from Barbara Davey about her life and work as a legal executive and Rotarian. Barbara has been in the secretarial area for many years and has completed six papers as a legal executive. She is also currently on the Board which, as part of its duties, looks at the wider range of activities they have responsibility for authorising. In 2001 Barbara left Christchurch for a position in Nelson where she was introduced to Rotary. They held their meetings in the Boat Shed Café which was a fantastic location.  Barbara next took up an opportunity to go to Auckland but the Rotary Club she joined there was mostly looking at raising funds whereas she was more interested in projects she could work on. Six years later she returned to Canterbury and joined the Belfast Club and has now joined us at Papanui Rotary. With respect to her work, Barbara noted that in the early days this involved using typewriters that required being very accurate as fixing errors was a challenge. Now it is all computerised and work can be done much more efficiently as information quickly goes into her workspace from where it is submitted in a matter of minutes. Her biggest challenge work wise involves dealing with EQC claims. As a legal executive you needed to assign a claim to the new owner and submit this to EQC in order for it to be formally registered. This is often quite challenging as poor repairs create sizeable obstacles that need to be overcome in order to complete the process. “Recently the use of the ‘as is where is’ strategy is one you need to be very careful off” advised Barbara. Issues here that need to be overcome include that these properties are usually uninsured plus can’t always be reinsured which means that the new owner has to fund all required repairs. Lots of 1st home owners go after these types of properties and as part of her job she is kept busy ensuring new buyers are aware of these challenges. Another often unknown challenge is that if current owners were paid out for repairs and didn’t use it this amount must be transferred to the new owners. Other requirements in place are (1) for people buying and selling property other than the home they reside in, they must hold it for 5 years and (2) people living here on work visas cannot buy property in New Zealand i.e. they must have resident status and proof that they actually live in New Zealand. This is to protect against money laundering. We thanked Barbara for her interesting insights into her work and look forward to her involvement with us as a valued member of Papanui Rotary. |
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SnippetsQuote for the Day:  “We spend most of our lives on the run, waking up to an alarm, eating and sleeping by the clock, going to work to a schedule, and when we retire what do they give us? A watch.” |
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Jnr Speeches FinalPapanui Rotary Junior Speech Contest  A week after the preliminary rounds of the Junior Speech Contest, the finals were held at Heaton Performing Arts Centre last Thursday 26 September. From thirty-five Year 5&6 students, it was a hard job for judges Philippa and Evan to choose 8 finalists. Grant Paice and Cheryl did a great job of choosing the 8 Year 7 and 8 finalists. As always the standard of speeches was very high making a tough night for the judges but wonderful entertainment for the full theatre. Topics included English History, Death Row, a Free Range Kid, U-Tube is an Educational Tool, Why Not to Clean, and the final student who told us all in difficult circumstances to just Suck it up! Our judges this year were Sarah Pride, one of our Rotary Associates, and Tim Sissions, a Partner in a local law firm. Both gave great comments and spoke to students individually who came to see them. Thanks also to our timekeepers Gordon & Doug, Tony Tizzard for the certificates and Liz who beautifully filled in the names. Nine schools took part this year including Selwyn House who joined us for the first time. Our grateful thanks to Sarah Cummings at Heaton Intermediate who is always so helpful in providing rooms and students to help with ushering. Every year the students amaze us all with their talents. If you missed the finals this year, you missed a night of fun and entertainment. Make sure you are there next year! |
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ReasonsTwenty Reasons to be a Rotarian Richard D. King, Rotary International President 2001-02  Rotary Club of Ascot Having Fun! 1. Friendship: In an increasingly complex world, Rotary provides one of the most basic human needs: the need for friendship and fellowship. It is one of two reasons why Rotary began in 1905. 2. Business Development: The second original reason for Rotary's beginning is business development. Everyone needs to network. Rotary consists of a cross section of every business community. Its members come from all walks of life. Rotarians help each other and collectively help others. 3. Personal Growth and Development: Membership in Rotary continues one’s growth and education in human relations and personal development. 4. Leadership Development: Rotary is an organization of leaders and successful people. Serving in Rotary positions is like a college education. Leadership: - learning how to motivate, influence, and lead leaders. 5. Citizenship in the Community: Membership in a Rotary club makes one a better community citizen. The average Rotary club consists of the most active citizens of any community. 6. Continuing Education: Each week at Rotary there is a program designed to keep one informed about what is going on in the community, nation, and world. Each meeting provides an opportunity to listen to different speakers and a variety of timely topics. 7. Fun: Rotary is fun, a lot of fun. Each meeting is fun. The club projects are fun. Social activities are fun. The service is fun. 8. Public Speaking Skills: Many individuals who joined Rotary were afraid to speak in public. Rotary develops confidence and skill in public communication and the opportunity to practice and perfect these skills. 9. Citizenship in the World: Every Rotarian wears a pin that says “Rotary International.” There are few places on the globe that do not have a Rotary club. Every Rotarian is welcome – even encouraged – to attend any of the 29,000 clubs in 194 nations and geographical regions. This means instant friends in both one’s own community and in the world community. 10. Assistance when Traveling: Because there are Rotary clubs everywhere, many a Rotarian in need of a doctor, lawyer, hotel, dentist, advice, etc., while traveling has found assistance through Rotary. 11. Entertainment: Every Rotary club and district has parties and activities that provide diversion in one’s business life. Rotary holds conferences, conventions, assemblies, and institutes that provide entertainment in addition to Rotary information, education, and service. 12. The Development of Social Skills: Every week and at various events and functions, Rotary develops one’s personality, social skills and people skills. Rotary is for people who like people. 13. Family Programs: Rotary provides one of the world’s largest youth exchange programs; high school and college clubs for future Rotarians; opportunities for spouse involvement; and a host of activities designed to help family members in growth and the development of family values. 14. Vocational Skills: Every Rotarian is expected to take part in the growth and development of his or her own profession or vocation; to serve on committees and to teach youth about one’s job or vocation. Rotary helps to make one a better doctor, lawyer, teacher, etc... 15. The Development of Ethics: Rotarians practice a 4-Way Test that governs one’s ethical standards. Rotarians are expected to be ethical in business and personal relationships. 16. Cultural Awareness: Around the world, practically every religion, country, culture, race, creed, political persuasion, language, colour, and ethnic identity is found in Rotary. It is a cross section of the world’s most prominent citizens from every background. Rotarians become aware of their cultures and learn to love and work with people everywhere. They become better citizens of their countries in the process. 17. Prestige: Rotary members are prominent people: leaders of business, the professions, art, government, sports, military, religion, and all disciplines. Rotary is the oldest and most prestigious service club in the world. Its ranks include executives, managers, professionals - people who make decisions and influence policy. 18. Nice People: Rotarians above all are nice people - the nicest people on the face of the earth. They are important people who follow the policy of it is nice to be important but it is important to be nice. 19. The Absence of an “Official Creed”: Rotary has no secret handshake, no secret policy, no official creed, no secret meeting or rituals. It is an open society of men and women who simply believe in helping others. 20. The Opportunity to Serve: Rotary is a service club. Its business is mankind. Its product is service. Rotarians provide community service to both local and international communities. This is perhaps the best reason for becoming a Rotarian: the chance to do something for somebody else and to sense the self-fulfilment that comes in the process and return of that satisfaction to one’s own life. It is richly rewarding. |
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SnippetsLessons We Can Learn from Geese  Geese are fascinating creatures. Things we can learn from them include: Sharing a common goal As each goose flaps its wings it creates “uplift”, an aerodynamics orientation that reduces air friction, for the birds that follow. By flying in a V-formation, the whole flock achieves a 70% greater flying range than if each bird flew alone. The lesson is that people who share a common direction and goal can get where they are going quicker and with less effort because they benefit from the momentum of the group moving around them. Increasing visibility Flying in V-formation increases the visibility as every goose can see what’s happening in front of them. The lesson is to make our organizations visible in both directions. Having top-down visibility enables leaders to stay connected with the edges while bottom-up visibility enables members to see the bigger picture, engages them, and empowers them to better align themselves with organisational objectives. Having humility to seek help When a goose falls out of formation, it suddenly feels the friction of flying alone. It then quickly adjusts its mistake and moves back into formation to take advantage of the lifting power of the bird immediately in front of it. The lesson is to be humble to admit the challenges we face and to seek help as soon as we get stuck. This enables us to move faster and achieve more. Empowering others to lead When the lead goose in the front gets tired, it rotates back into the formation and allows another goose to take the leadership position. The lesson is to empower others to also lead. Micro-managing and keeping tight control will burn you out. It will also disengage and demotivate others around you. People have gifts to offer. Give them autonomy, trust and a chance to shine. Always recognizing great work The geese honk to recognize each other and encourage those up front to keep up their speed. The lesson is to make sure we praise people and give them the recognition they deserve. Lack of recognition is one of the main reasons people are unsatisfied with their activities. It’s very common for efforts to go unnoticed in a busy and fast-moving work environment. Providing recognition and encouragement keeps teams motivated to achieve their goals. Offering support in challenging times When a goose gets sick or wounded, two geese drop out of formation and follow it down to help and protect it. They stay with it until it dies or is able to fly again. Then, they launch out with another formation or catch up with the flock. The lesson is to stand by each other in difficult times. When things get difficult and people are facing challenges, that’s when your teammates need you the most.  |
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Irrigation NZIrrigation NZ – Facts & Fallacies  We were privileged to hear an informative presentation from Elizabeth Soal, the Chief Executive of Irrigation New Zealand, a not for profit organisation established in 2004 that looks after the interests of over 3,500 irrigating farmers, growers and industry professionals throughout NZ. INZ has been established to: · Facilitate the adoption of best practice in irrigation and water management. · Develop a world-class resource base of knowledge, information and statistics on irrigation in NZ. · Provide effective communication & networks of the organisations & interests involved in irrigation & water management. · Promote the story of irrigation in NZ. “We aim to influence national and local players and train people in good irrigation practice to maximise returns and conserve the environment” explained Elizabeth. “The organisation currently runs four research projects including fish management plus the development of an online e-platform to train rural people plus an application that reduces nitrates and shares information on how water is used to supply the food we eat” added Elizabeth. Irrigation in NZ is not a recent phenomenon. It has been around since the gold mining rights days. Richard Seddon was a strong early strong supporter and there were lots of calls at the turn of the century for the Government to become actively involved to avoid the disastrous effects of droughts. The Government also invested heavily in irrigation in the 1930s via the Ministry of Works. Elizabeth next shared some interesting statistics including: · The annual rainfall in NZ is 550 cubic kms which is 25x the global average. · 40 ckm of this is ice with another 110 ckm of this returning to the atmosphere. · Only 2% of the total rainfall is used by us of which 51% goes into irrigation, 14% is used domestically and 13 % is used by industry. · In comparison to the world which irrigates mostly by spray, 86% of NZ irrigation is via surface water. · Canterbury uses 80% of our NZ wide irrigation of which 47% is for dairy, 23% for sheep, 17% for beef and 5% for vegetables. She noted that the Government is currently consulting on fresh water reforms based around what leads via regional and district plans into the granting of resource consents which inform farmers what they can and can’t do. It includes ensuring that no further irrigation developments will be allowed unless it can be proved that they will not increase nitrates going back into the land. “”As we face uncertainty, water storage in becoming increasingly important” added Elizabeth. With respect to seeing visible improvements, Elizabeth suggested this will take time as leeching has been occurring for some time. The challenge is that if we reduce this then many farmers would need to consider returning to dry sheep farming which may not be viable. So how will this change things? Elizabeth noted that International good practice suggests a national guidance framework to help ensure local approaches are appropriate. Councils will be increasing monitoring to ensure safe practice that protects our water which for Canterbury includes reducing or eliminating the possibility of our groundwater becoming contaminated. Doug thanked Elizabeth for her informative history on irrigation in NZ and an update of planned changes as we work towards ensuring a sustainable future in this important area. |
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FoundationThe Rotary Foundation  The mission of The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education, and the alleviation of poverty. Jim Hudson reminded us of the six broad areas established in 2013 that the Foundation address which are summarised on their International website as follows:
Jim noted that the Foundation provides a raft of opportunities that we can address via both global and district grants. In 2018 this amounted to 86,677,399 in funding worldwide to 1,306 grants. (Source: Rotary Foundation International website). Jim will be going into more depth on the Foundation in a future session. |
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Int ConferenceInternational Conference “Roving Reporter “  Gary attended the conference last weekend as a volunteer and sent these pictures through. The 1st one is with our International Rotary President Mark Maloney from Alabama who had heard about Papanui Rotary as he has just seen the video Gary created for the University Leaders. He was interested to discuss this with the producer and coincidentally met Gary right after. The others are at reception plus a general shot from upstairs. More coming soon … |
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Snippets Thursday Attendees at Papanui High We were delighted to support Papanui High School via our presence over three afternoons as hospitality students took part in an NCEA assessment for the provision of “afternoon tea”. Thursday was a busy day for some of us who were also involved earlier that day in judging and timekeeping for the Rotary Speech Competition preliminaries held at Heaton Intermediate followed by a lovely lunch. Not much was eaten by us for dinner at our Thursday Rotary meeting that evening!  Rotary Speech Competition Finals 2018 Please note that the finals for this year’s competition are this Thursday 26 September at 7pm at the Performing Arts Centre at Heaton Intermediate. We will meet as usual at the Papanui Club and those who are able to attend can then head to Heaton afterwards. |
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Msg of ThxA Message of Thanks  Stuart Batty shared this reply we got back for our donation in support of vulnerable children programmes in Tanzania. “I do appreciate what has been done to children for the whole 16 weeks training and share some moment with trainers (Moses, Leon and Izack) in Jujitsu and Yoga.” “To be honest the mentioned facilitators has been more than what I expect them to respond in facilitating the program. On behalf of the children, and as a person to lookout for their welfare I am humbly requesting the continuation of the program in residential centre, where it has proven to bring positive impact.” |
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Avdg ScamsHow to Avoiding Frauds & Scams  Senior Sergeant Stu McGowan from the New Zealand Police gave us an insight into the various frauds and scams in New Zealand and how to avoid getting sucked in. Stu began by noting that the target of frauds and scams is our property, identity or wealth and explained that there is a lot of information out there to help ensure that we don’t get taken in. New Zealanders are the most likely people to get scammed with over 21% of us having experienced it with the most common segment taken in being young white males. Most come from overseas and, once money is lost, it is very difficult to get it back explained Stu. The most common ones come from overseas offering free app downloads that gently take money out of your accounts with the majority of funds obtained being used to fund terrorism. Others include credit card offers and some door to door visits. Some of the most common ones most of us have seen include lottery wins and cheap holiday offers that require you to pay up first to receive them. Another common one is an offer to fix your computer that asks you to allow them to log on. Once done they can then download a program that enables them to monitor all keystrokes including account numbers and passwords when using internet banking. Very realistic bank site ones are also becoming more realistic and sophisticated. “You need to remember that banks will never ask for your login information so delete any content that does so” recommended Stu. “Another one offers great returns for investments. If you get caught with this one you need to stop all contact and payments” advised Stu. One case he is aware of resulted in the victim losing $280,000. Stu suggested that if you are concerned about an offer you receive, Googling the name of the company can often result in it being identified as a scam. Another common one involves affinity or romance. “We tend to accept people at face value which is risky” said Stu. Once sucked in, the perpetrator asks for money for various reasons including having lost a job, needing to help a sick relative or to travel to NZ to join you. In one case a person lost $85,000 before realising they had been tricked. A more sophisticated one involved 2 people from overseas coming into NZ via Australia and buying thousands of dollars’ worth of goods using cloned credit cards via amended ATMs. One purchase was for a $30,000 ring and another for $70,000 from one store that required them to use numerous cloned cards with the retailers not seeing this as unusual. Luckily they were caught at the airport. In closing, Stu suggested the following two key ways we can avoid being scammed:
If you think you might be or have been tricked check out Netsafe for tips and advice, Cert NZ and NZ Police to report a cyber security problem. And remember the golden rule: “If it is too good to be true then it probably is.” Nick thanked Stu for his informative presentation on the various frauds & scams out there and how to stay safe. |
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Snippets Simon sent these thoughts and a link to the Stuff article on “One of the things that is relevant is that Polio is not at peoples front of mind because there hasn’t been an outbreak in NZ for longer than most people’s memories.” “As mentioned in this article it only takes someone to bring it back unwittingly from overseas for it to break out again.” A Bit of our History … .jpg) George Fowlds As with the growth of Rotary in Australia, the main catalysts for Rotary’s beginnings in New Zealand lie with the two Canadian commissioners Jim Davidson and Layton Ralston. Yet, the first seeds of growth were sown by the Hon. (later, Sir) George Fowlds. George, a Scot by birth, was a prosperous draper and visited both Canada and the USA between August and November 1920. Fowlds often appeared at Rotary and Kiwanis meetings as guest speaker but did not actively consider Rotary for himself until he appeared at the Rotary Club of Victoria, BC, Canada. Fowlds was a former Minister of Education for New Zealand which would have made him an obvious choice for Rotary club speaker. Among Fowlds other achievements; he was President of the University of Auckland and President of the Board of Trustees of the University of New Zealand. From the Victoria club, Fowlds received information from the club secretary and this inspired him to call in at Rotary headquarters in Chicago. (Forward by NZ Prime Minister, S. G. Holland, 14 Jan 1955) To access the full article and additional links to our history click The Beginnings of Rotary in New Zealand. |
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Ronald McDRonald McDonald House  We were delighted to host Regan De Burgh as our guest speaker last week who gave us a detailed insight into the focus and operation of the local Ronald McDonald House (RMH) facility that we help support. Regan previously worked with St John NZ followed by a management role with a large Australian retailer. After the quakes she decided to return to NZ and worked as the loyalty & marketing manager for Kathmandu plus ran a consultancy business. She came to realise that her true passion was the not for profit sector and is currently the Fundraising Advisor for the South Island operations of RMH. “Our local facility has 26 rooms and operates at 99.9% capacity” shared Regan which is a reflection of increasing need and how busy it has become. It includes an outside park which is mostly used by family members while their child is in hospital. Most families using the service come from the West Coast and Southland. When they are full the team accesses additional rooms at the local Y with these families using RMH facilities during the day. As a result of these high levels of demand Regan is kept very busy seeking additional funding to support their sometimes hectic operation. The most common referrals are for neonatal and high risk pregnancy cases. “This is a reflection of many families having children later in their lives” shared Regan. They are also experiencing an increase in psychological issues. “We are the only family focussed child centric facility in the South Island”, explained Regan, “and our goal is to keep families close so that all family members can be present as needed.” In 2018, 1,208 families stayed for over 8,000 nights. The average stay was 7 nights and the longest to date was 401 nights. “We went through 6,204 litres of milk, 1,740 loaves of bread, and 4,620 toilet rolls which saves families $1,000 a week on average during their stay which is what it costs us to operate the facility” she explained. It costs $140 a night to accommodate a family for a room and the team has to fundraise 100% of the operating costs. They are assisted by a number of regular volunteers on some days and also rely heavily on community groups who contributed over $700,000 in 2018. NZ has one of the highest number of public charities and competition is high for donated funds. “Unlike public perception we are not bankrolled by McDonalds” shared Regan. The team works very hard to source the funds it needs to operate successfully. Many groups from a wide variety of organisations, including Papanui Rotary, help out on cook nights. “This is really appreciated as you can’t price the value of a home cooked meal,” said Regan, “and the people, the food, and the conversation makes it feel like a 2nd home which is a real blessing.” “We all learn a lot from the kids who are pretty much living in the moment” shared Regan. We thanked Regan for her insights into the operation of RMH and wished her and her team well for the great work this valuable facility provides to families. |
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CommunityThe Community Committee  The following events present us with opportunities to put “Service above Self”. Please put these dates in your diary now:
“Volunteers don’t necessarily have the time; they just have the Heart” Elizabeth Andrew Deryn |
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Snippets Lois shared that the recent Pink Ribbon Breakfast this year was a great success with 115,000 participants attending over 4,000 breakfasts throughout NZ. Many thanks to the 25 who attended our Papanui Rotary event.  Our “special guest” violinist in action at last Tuesday’s Papanui Bush project clean-up morning.  Some snaps from our colleague Rob Nicoll’s travels to Alice Springs.  A picture from our morning social gathering at Reality Bites café in September. Staff are affectionately calling it the New Zoo Hour. Fancy dress next time perhaps? |
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Enviro Award DenisPreservation of the Environment Award  President Keith presented Denis McMurtrie with an award in recognition of his exemplary work on the Papanui Bush Replanting project focused on the continual enhancing of the ecosystem to provide an amenity to carry out passive recreation, restore cultural heritage and encourage the return of native birds. |
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PR Ent GroupIntroducing …  The Papanui Rotary Entertainment Group A great afternoon was spent last Saturday afternoon “entertaining” residents and staff at the Parklands Care Home. After being well warmed up by the talents of Ron “The Piano Man” Sedgley, it was straight into our wide ranging variety show with aplomb. Songs from far and wide were performed with gusto including guest items from “Elvis” and “Sinatra”. Thanks especially to Kate for organising practices and playing the music for us and Angela, who looked quite the piece in her pink dress and umbrella, for arranging this fun event.  Today Papanui, tomorrow the world! |
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Helping the PacificHelping the Pacific  In case you haven’t seen it yet, Gary wrote a story in Clubrunner on behalf of Liz called “Helping the Pacific”, a Rotary Australasia Centenary project to save lives by vaccinating 100,000 children across nine Pacific island countries against three diseases and to establish vaccination programs in each country. Check out the full article on the Papanui Rotary website here which includes a link to the project’s website. |
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Sept Board MtgSeptember Board Meeting  Due to the commitment of a number of Board members to the NZ / Aust. Zone Conference President Keith has proposed that the date of our next board meeting be shifted from Tuesday 17th Sept to Tuesday 24th September. The venue will remain at 36 Mary Street, Papanui and start time remains at 7.30 pm. Please be sure to note this in your diaries. Tony |
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Snippets A reminder from Denis that our next Papanui Bush Weeding Day is Tuesday the 10th from 8.30 - 12.00. A special musical guest appearance will be made at morning tea.  Max sent info through for a great upcoming show. The Best of International and National Barbershop concert is the climax to the New Zealand National Barbershop Convention being held in Christchurch from 13-15th September 2019. Special guests are the Headline Quartet, After Hours, from America who are the 2018 International Quartet champions. The concert also features the winning chorus from the New Zealand National Barbershop Convention along with the famed Malestrom Chorus from Burnside High School and the internationally successful VocalFX Chorus from Wellington. For more info and ticketing click here. |
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Snippets Stuart Batty was presented with a Certificate of Appreciation for our humanitarian response to people of Pacific countries work over many years.  Papanui High School is opening their annual hospitality class afternoon teas to us. This is a great opportunity to support the school and enjoy a really yummy afternoon tea that is prepared and served by the students as part of their NCEA assessment. Details are below. Please let Denis know as soon as you can if you would like to attend one of the three afternoons offered. Hi Dennis Please could you encourage your lovely members to come for afternoon tea again for me. Tuesday 17th September 3pm Wednesday 18th September 3pm Thursday 18th September 3pm The cost is $5.00 per person which can be paid on the day. Gluten Free is available but we need to know. I need numbers as soon as you know so then I will send it out to the staff here Thanks so much: Judy Coleman (Asst HOD Catering). |
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DG VisitA Visit from the District Governor  We had the pleasure of welcoming and hearing from our District Governor Gary Hopkinson at last week’s meeting. A retired architect, Gary shared that he attended Greymouth High before training at two Universities plus on the leisure side continues to enjoy fishing and sailing. He has spent over 40 years in the scouting movement and was then asked if he would like to join Rotary on the Coast … and the rest is history. In terms of the ongoing development of Rotary, Gary feels that getting members out and doing “stuff” is important and noted that even small projects can make a real difference for the communities we work with. His club currently sponsors young women in overseas countries to go to college so as to help raise the education levels of their villages. He also talked briefly about (1) the Centennial project which will involve four clubs from NZ & AU building support for immunisation and (2) looking at the process involved in working towards amalgamating Districts 9970 and 9980 which he feels will be quite the challenge for us going forward. When asked what his best moment was as a Rotarian, he commented with a grin: “Marrying another Rotarian.” Liz thanked Gary on our behalf for taking the time to visit us and share his thoughts going forward. |
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Tony PHPaul Harris Presentation  Tony Taylor was presented with the Paul Harris award in recognition of his many years of service and contribution to youth. Tony joined Rotary in 1990 and has served during his time with us to date as both President and Board Director. He also primarily established the Rotary Associates group which included building a strong link to the University of Canterbury focused on enabling youth to experience voluntary service. This was hard slog at the start, but through Tony’s perseverance the programme had 50 applicants after a year. Since then it continued to grow as more clubs and students came on board. This has resulted on over 1,000 youth being introduced to and experiencing what Rotary volunteering is about with a number of Rotary clubs having benefitted from the experiences of youth involvement through Tony tireless efforts in this area. When asked about a memorable experience, Tony shared that it is the quality of the students themselves that he felt was amazing. |
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Roteract VisitVisiting Rotaract Students  A panel of Roteract students, accompanied by UoC’s Emerging Development Leader Jo Carter, visited us last week and were asked, as a panel, a number of questions about their experiences including how this has changed their feelings about volunteering and fellowship. Their replies included: “I love being involved in doing something practical.” “I have learnt the value of a friendly and welcoming approach.” “I found it a great way to meet people, make friends and gain organisational experiences.” The group then presented Tony with a gift of a University of Canterbury hoodie in appreciation for his work. |
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PR ActivsWhat Has Papanui Rotary Been Up To?  The Amazing Race Project We were treated to a video that highlighted many of the recent activities we have been engaged in including: University of Canterbury Rotary Associates Program Community Painting Project Local Railways Track Clean Up The Amazing Race District Rifle Shooting Ronald McDonald Meals 360 Degrees Walking Track Papanui Bush Project Hanmer Forest Working Bee Trailer Raffle These and many other activities we have been actively involved with, including the gathering and sending of key supplies to Pacific Island countries, support the goals of “impact, reach, engagement and adaptability” which are key components of International Rotary’s Strategic Plan. |
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CI TripChatham Island Trip  The stunning Te Kopinga Moriori Marae Papanui Rotary Club are planning a week’s Rotary trip to the Chatham Islands, leaving Christchurch midday Tuesday 31st March 2020 and returning Tuesday 7th April 2020. We have 20 seats booked on the aircraft, airfares are $770 pp return. Ten rooms have been booked at the new five star hotel at a cost of $380pp per night. This includes all meals, transfers, 5x day escorted tours of the Island, the use of two mini vans on the free day, and a final evening meal at the Admiral Gardens (drinks included). Plus the book, “Discover the Chatham Islands”, prior to departure. Please email Keith Mitchell on email kmitch@xnet.co.nz to reserve your place on this tour to an amazing part of New Zealand. First of 20 will be on the list. |
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Helping the PacificRotary Give Every Child a Future Vaccinating 100,000 Pacific island Children by 2021Rotary Give Every Child a Future is a Rotary Australasia centenary project to save lives by vaccinating 100,000 children across nine Pacific island countries against three diseases and to establish vaccination programs in each country. To understand more go to their website ( Rotary Give Every Child a Future ) where they have excellent videos or read a little more below. ‘To prevent cervical cancer and save the lives of children in the Pacific’ More women die from cervical cancer in Pacific Island countries than in New Zealand or Australia and, in parts of the Pacific, nearly 1 in 16 children die before their 5th birthday from vaccine preventable diseases. We’re going to stop that! To celebrate 100 years of Rotary in Australia and New Zealand, we’ve teamed up with UNICEF to give life-saving vaccines to 100,000 children across the Pacific. Rotary Give Every Child A Future is a sustainable project that will ensure generations of children and women are protected against cervical cancer, rotavirus and pneumococcal disease. Despite improvements in vaccines programs, the poorest and hardest to reach children are still being left behind. Diseases such as pneumonia and diarrhoea remain leading killers of children under five years and high rates of life-threatening cervical cancer continue to devastate Pacific Island families. Poor health systems, limited government resources, environmental challenges and families living in difficult to reach areas mean children are missing out on life-saving vaccines. GOALS To protect 100,000 children from rotavirus, pneumococcal disease and cervical cancer, across nine Pacific Island Countries: Nauru, Tuvalu, Samoa, Vanuatu, Tonga, Niue, Cook Islands, Kiribati and Tokelau over three years:
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"Guts & Grace" by Geoff Howarth 0Last Thursday our own Papanui Rotary member Geoff Haworth spoke about his latest publication, “Guts and Grace”, the history of the Christchurch City Mission. He explained that it was virtually a Rotary production. As he wrote, Jenny his wife published it, and Cheryl Colley was an editor. In addition, a significant group of Papanui Rotarians turned up at the book’s launching on July 9th at the Transitional Cathedral. For Geoff the book was a retirement project which he began shortly before he retired in June 2014. To research the history, he had to work his way through many boxes of material stored at the Mission plus refer to other material in the Diocesan archives and the Christchurch Library. He also interviewed over 30 people who had worked or still do work for the Mission. “Guts and Grace” shows how the Mission began in 1929 as the Great Depression was taking hold In Christchurch. It originated in the school room at St Luke’s Manchester Street where teams of volunteers provided lunch for unemployed men.  Mission staff and volunteers in 1930 Within three month, the Mission had a headquarters in Salisbury Street. Despite the severity of the Depression, public and church support was such that the Mission purchased a site at 199 Antigua Street and built a specialist headquarters building which still survives at 275 Hereford Street where the Mission moved to in 1968. “Guts and Grace” tells the story of how the Mission was founded, how it grew and found support from throughout Canterbury, and how it began new services and laid off ones that had outlived their usefulness as it kept track of the city’s changing needs and demands. Over the years it has set up separate Night Shelters for men and women, a chain of op shops, the Mt Grey Downs Centre outside Rangiora, the Caravan in the Square, Thorpe House, Walsh House, and build teams of social workers. It still depends on volunteers and regular donations of food and money. It served the city very well in the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes and opened its new headquarters in 2012, debt-free. It is a flexible, compassionate and well-run organisation and does great work at the heart of Christchurch’s Christian caring networks.  The Mission today We thanked Geoff for his insights into the Mission as it grew and evolved over the decades. |
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Law RequestLaw Society Request  Lois sent through this invite for those who might be interested to be jurors for the litigation training skills programme for training lawyers.  |
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Snippets Great e.g. of a “versatile” tool … thx for the pic Gary! Fiji container request reminder: we are still keen to receive storage units / upboards, wheelchairs and tools (especially gardening tools) for our next shipment. Please call or email Stuart and he will collect them.  Some of the Papanui Rotary boys caught eyeing up possible instruments for our upcoming singing event? |
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GNST Pics“Good Night Sleep Tight” Pictures Liz sent through these lovely pictures she took from Anna Arps’ presentation to us earlier this month. Gotta love those slippers.  |
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Snippets Verdi shared that our recent Quiz was very successful and thanked everyone for their prizes, raffle donations and involvement. The profits will used to support various causes including fighting obesity in Samoa and supporting tutors in a Tanzanian orphanage.   |
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Rotary FactsSome Interesting Rotary Facts  The name “Rotary” comes from the original practice of rotating meeting locations. In addition to the Rotarian motto “Service Above Self” there is a secondary motto: “One profits most who serves best.” Rotary has 7 official languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish. August is Membership and Extension Month, a time to focus on Rotary's continuing need for growth, to seek new members and form new clubs. Worldwide polio cases have decreased an astounding 99% since 1988 due to Rotary’s PolioPlus participation in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. The furthest a Rotary Club banner has ever traveled: In 1968 astronaut Frank Borman, member of the Houston Space Center Rotary club, carried a banner on the Apollo 8 flight to the moon! Check this out here. |
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Fiji RequestFiji Container Request  A container of school desks, chairs etc. is shortly to be consigned to Fiji. A wish list for other items has also been received as follows:
They need to be in good/usable condition. Any items you can provide will be gratefully accepted. Please call or email Stuart and he will collect them. |
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Aged ConcernAged Concern  Liz Reece, our locally based Aged Concern Accredited Visiting Service Coordinator, gave us an in depth insight into the challenges and services available via her organisation to our increasingly aging local population. Liz began by informing us that the two key areas of work are the visiting service and outings service which is offered throughout Canterbury and the Coast with clients often transitioning from one service to the other. “Social isolation and loneliness are the key issues these services address”, she explained, “which is increasingly common as a result of demographics.” Approximately 21% of people aged 65+ feel isolated or lonely which has a large effect on health and wellbeing. Liz noted that they are also finding these issues are starting to appear more often in younger groups with one of the main causal factors being social media. Other primary causes include loss of a partner, loss of family contact, issues with hearing and especially loss of vision which affects in particular the ability to drive. The outings service tales 8-10 clients out for coffee to a variety of locations and they tend to quickly become friends. Around 900 outings are run each year which includes drivers, hosts, and support staff who assist with mobility as required. The visiting service offers a minimum of a one hour a week social interaction with common activities including reminiscing over their life and sharing photos etc. with many clients especially valuing being able to talk with someone outside of their family. The current age range of clients is from 65 to 107 and the visitors range from being in their 20s to their 80s with many still working. Quite a few were rebuild workers who were missing their families. Every case is unique and presents different dynamics. It can sometimes take time until a client is happy inviting someone into their home but most get there eventually. Aged Concern currently has ~200 home visitors who make over ~7,000 visits yearly. For many clients this is the only person they see who is not being paid which makes a huge difference for them. All volunteers are vetted and trained, which includes Police checks, in order to ensure both clients and volunteers are safe. “What is especially interesting is that some clients don’t tell their family about their new visiting friend” explained Liz. Liz shared a particular example where a female client had lost her husband and was still in shock. Liz managed to build a gently bond with her and, a few years later, she is now able to go on outings and meet others independently and has become a different person as a result of these experiences. Aged Concern helps make over 100 matches between clients and volunteers each year. With respect to the value the visitors experience, Liz concluded her talk with the following comment from one volunteer: “The simple act of showing people they are not alone can be deeply meaningful to both of us.” Liz also mentioned that some Papanui Rotary members are already working as volunteers which raises the opportunity for others to become involved perhaps? We thanked Liz for her insight into Aged Concern and the great work it does for it’s clients. For more information click here to view Aged Concern’s website. |
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Good NightGood Night Sleep Tight  We were privileged to hear from Anna Arps, Secretary / Trustee of the Good Night Sleep Tight Charity, which was established in 2016 to provide winter sleepwear and bedding for needy children up to 12 years old in the greater Christchurch area. The Charity’s volunteers work with a wide range of organisations who help identify families struggling with the cold each winter and take responsibility for the distribution of packs of clothing and bedding to hundreds if recipients each year.  Each pack consists of a duvet, flannelette sheets, toy slippers, a dressing gown, singlet, homemade hat and a book as shown above. The packs cost $100-$120 each thanks to generous support from a wide array of local suppliers. The Charity is also supported by many additional corporate, non-profit and educational organisations. Families are very grateful for this support and an example of feedback from one read as follows: “My girls have gone to bed so happy and have slept through the night.” We thanked Anna for sharing this marvellous service with us. For more information click here to view the Charity’s website. |
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RYLA 2020RYLA 2020  Letter received - Details (abridged). The RYLA Planning Committee has arrangements well underway for January 2020. Applications are to be received by 28 September 2010. The Rotary Club of Lincoln is managing the District 9970 project and is encouraging all Clubs to consider supporting it. We would like to thank & acknowledge all Clubs who identified and supported candidates in 2019. The feedback we received about the last course and programme con tent was very positive. This link to the RYLA website provides relevant detail to gain an understanding about the course and the application form. Kingsley Clark 027 241 9830 RYLA Convenor |
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Snippets Jessie Fahey, our UoC emerging leader who has been especially active in the McMurtrie Papanui Bush project, was presented with her RYLA Certificate at last week’s meeting.  We received a ‘Letter of Thanks’ from the Tourettes Association of NZ for our Club’s support towards the Rotary sponsorship of the recent Brainwaves concert at the Isaac Theatre. It was an incredibly successful evening and the Club’s contribution made a huge difference to many young people who live with this disorder. |
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Youth HubMeeting the Developmental Needs of Teenagers  Dame Sue Bagshaw, accompanied by her husband Phil, spoke to us regarding the latest Youth Hub project which was established in 1995. Sue began by discussing the nature of the teenagers their work is focussed on with respect to it being about how they develop over time. This includes.
Reassurance is crucial, shared Sue, with grandparents being especially valuable at this time. It is also about brain development as specific wiring that has been dormant comes more online from age 15 onwards. “Just as much support is also needed in the second half of adolescence and teenagers require a calm environment to help learning occur” Sue added. As an example, the fight / flight options begin to come into play to help teenagers avoid danger or threats. Sleep patterns also change with many teenagers tending to stay awake well after 10 p.m. What also happens is the brains wiring becomes more integrated which includes the ability to think more into the future. "So what is needed for good development?" Sue asked. She feels strongly that home, school and community need to work together to help teenagers as they develop. "It is all about connectedness" explained Sue which includes feeling they belong, are supported, experience consistency, and feel respected for their individuality. Fairness is also increasingly valued during these years. She noted that we also need to consider what environments we create to support such a structure. In terms of numbers, Canterbury youth aged 20 to 24 years represents 33% of the total population. Also, on the challenges side, there are over 12,000 youth and families which are dependent on the benefit that need even more support. With respect to the Youth Hub, Sue noted that there are 11 one-stop shops around the country. The Trust itself was formed in 2017. Its mission is to provide facilities for organisations to work from and supporting the healthy development of 10 to 25 year olds and their families. "It's about having somewhere to go where they feel safe" explained to Sue. Many organisations are very supportive of the Trust and they have been working during the last year to decide what is needed which includes ensuring the input of teenagers themselves.  1st stage of the Youth Hub development The current Salisbury Street development that is underway will include the following:
There will also be youth workers on site available to assist when needed. This approach is based on an overseas model and focuses on building independent skills in preparing youth for moving on to their own place. The 3-5 year project has an estimated cost of 12.15 million dollars. We thanked Sue for her insight into this worthwhile project and wish her well for the future. For more information from a recent article about the Youth Hub on Stuff click here. |
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Snippets We were delighted to have visiting young cricketers who attended the Provincials completion in Auckland visit and thank us for the support we gave them to attend this event. .jpg) Han’s PPT presentation about his year with Papanui Rotary before returning home can be viewed here. .JPG) Regeneration Conference A reminder that the NZ-Australia Conference is coming up in September (20th - 22nd). There are activities before and after the Conference. Check these out in the official website here. |
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SnippetsVerdi is asking for donations of goodies for raffle and auction prizes for the International Committee's Quiz Night on 4 August. There will be gift baskets so he can accept anything you can think of to bring along. |
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Our New City“Our New City” by Anthony Gough  We were given an enthusiastic and informative presentation on the fascinating developments going on in “our new city” by property owner / developer Anthony Gough. Anthony shared that there are currently 2-3 major property owners who are leading the way with the central city redevelopment in particular. “While specific development in the CBD was initially delayed, it is now well underway” he explained. Some of the key particulars Anthony shared with us included:
“Anchor projects are completed or well underway” shared Anthony with ones of particular mention being the Bus Exchange, the Convention Centre, the Library and the planned Margaret Mahey playground. He also noted that the Earthquake Memorial is well worth a visit. He shared a wide range of pictures of the developing city with us including the Performing Arts and Terrace retail precincts. “For some reason 80% of people still use cars to get into town which surprises me given the car parks that are now available and the great deals including The Crossing where you can park for 2 hours for $2” he mused. “Don’t use Manchester Street” he smiled “as you will be held up. Use the parking available which is mostly in Lichfield and Hereford instead” he suggested. With respect to his own developments, Anthony talked in particular about the Terrace (previously referred to as the Strip) where he has a number of projects in place or underway. This includes:
Anthony then shared some of the wide range of restaurants he has developed which helps accommodate a diverse set of personal preferences in the growing customer base. We enjoyed Anthony’s enthusiasm for where our city has got to, where it is going and his commitment to its future and wished him well for what will be a challenging but essential part of taking our city forward. |
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Darrell LequeDarrell Leque  Darrell was a past member of Papanui Rotary when in charge of Bethany rest home. He was involved with the inaugural go-cart racing team that won the first trophy! Papanui also won the second year. He was from the USA, trained as a plumber and worked in construction in Hollywood. He met Marilyn and became involved with Salvation Army before coming to NZ. The latter moved to Nelson to look after a Salvation army rest home before going to Auckland to help with drug rehabilitation. Darrell & Marilyn were given Paul Harris awards during my year as President. He then returned to Christchurch to have treatment for a medical condition. His service was held at the Salvation Army Citadel with the army band. Larry Skiba |
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SpeakerKen’s Notes for This Week’s Speaker  Antony Gough, Managing Director of The Terrace Christchurch Ltd, is known in Christchurch for creating “The Strip”, a parade of bars and restaurants along Oxford Terrace that became a popular social precinct and tourist destination along the Avon River until the earthquakes in 2011. Antony graduated from the University of Canterbury in 1970 with a Bachelor of Science degree, with honours, with a special interest in nuclear physics. After graduating he worked initially as a trainee computer programmer and within 5 years headed up a staff of 25 who implemented one of the first real time computer networks connecting branches from Auckland to Invercargill. He then left this and ran a sheep farm in Chertsey for 13 years while also building up a property portfolio. In 2014 Antony was awarded an honouree doctorate in Commerce by the University Of Canterbury for his work in rebuilding Christchurch after the earthquakes. His interest in property investment began when he was 21, when he bought his first commercial property while still a student. He went on to buy many commercial properties including the Russley Hotel, which is now being developed as a retirement village, the 10-storey office tower known as Craig’s Investment Partners House in Armagh Street, and the eight storey Poplars Apartment Hotel and Oasis Restaurant & Bar in Chester Street East. He is now, after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes, a vocal and enthusiastic supporter of the city’s rebuild. Antony was an important person who helped to establish the Re:Start Container Mall in Cashel Street. In August 2013, Antony’s $140 million re-development project centred on his former Oxford Terrace precinct began. The Terrace project, a CBD’s major rebuild project, has transformed the iconic site bounded by Oxford Terrace, Cashel Mall and Hereford Street into a dynamic hub of retailers, hospitality providers, office space, and car-parking. Laneways, courtyards and roofed terraces connect the buildings and central courtyard with the different elements of the development, providing generous public spaces within the development. Stage One of The Terrace is complete and it includes three buildings facing onto Oxford Terrace and a fourth facing Hereford Street. It includes hospitality and office space. Stage Two is the substantial building on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Cashel Street known as Westpac House. Stage 3 will be a large car park building with retail on the ground floor currently under construction. The Terrace combines the best of global urban design with the unique features of Christchurch to deliver a village development that will be a landmark in the city for the next 100 years. |
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Snippets Can members please bring along an item suitable for inclusion in a hamper which will form the major prize in our Changeover raffle.  Tony asked for members who are interested in helping children with their reading for one hour a week in the 3rd term to let him know as an email re this is coming shortly from the school.  Nick is looking for volunteers to help out at Hanmer during our major upcoming Youth Leadership weekend event on July the 13th & 14th. Please let him know if you are available to assist. |
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Mayor VisitLianne Dalziel Visit .jpg) We were privileged to host our mayor and hear her thoughts about the events on and following March 15th. Lianne shared that she is often asked to talk about this and still finds it surreal in terms of how this could possibly happen here or anywhere in New Zealand. In Lianne’s opinion, the attack had nothing to do with culture or faith. She felt that it was designed to inspire more violence and to encourage others to do the same. She appreciated our Prime Minister calling it a terror attack, because these attacks are often described as the workings of a ‘lone wolf’. These individuals do not act alone. They have a supportive network through the part of the internet they call the ‘dark web’. She noted also our Prime Minister’s amazing response, which was captured in a photo of Jacinda Ardern wearing a head scarf and hugging a Muslim woman. This was displayed on the world's tallest building, the 829m-high Burj Khalifa in Dubai, and the word ‘peace’ in both Arabic and English. This highlights how significant her response was, in terms of how the rest of the world responded to what happened. Lianne feels that by focussing on our response as a city and a country, will help provide some of the answers the world is looking for in terms of how we respond to terrorism, to reduce the risk of retaliation and avoid further violence. She mentioned the words from the Muslim communities, which also emphasised peace, love and forgiveness. “We are broken hearted but not broken” & “we will not be divided” were inspiring words from the Imam at the Call to Prayer. Lianne said she still found it hard to believe that the hatred that drove this attack could exist in our city, where people could be judged by what they wear or the colour of their skin. But the truth is that it exists. We all remember the bus driver, who closed the door on the young woman wearing a hijab. Lianne knows there are many more examples. Her message was we need to be able to help people feel safe, and that given we have come together to stand beside our Muslim brothers & sisters as “one”, we need to make sure that is for now and in the future. These reflect our key values as a community. We need to build bridges between communities and we can do that. Our own Rotary members could invite members of the wider community to engage in coffee mornings to get to know each other better. Commenting further on the response to the attack, Lianne felt that the coming together of key communities in support of each other was also a great example of how to get the healing process underway. She mentioned the strong relationship that developed between local Maori and members of the Muslim communities. She also commented on the extraordinary response of the hospitals and support services that immediately swung into action. “I was so proud at how everyone simply stepped up to what was needed to be done with compassion and kindness” she continued and felt that this increased her understanding of the profound impact of these types of acts. She finished by sharing that she feels it is not about tolerance, but about being in a place where we stand as one and embrace dignity & respect regardless of where we were born or what our beliefs are. Being courageous means speaking with our whole heart, and this sets the tone for everything we do. We thanked Lianne for her sharing her thoughts and insights on this tragic event. |
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Stuart FijiStuart Batty in Fiji  Development Counsellor Mr Jonathan Rowe (centre left) is joined by Mr Stuart Batty of Rotary NZ (centre right), Mere Miki of VaiWai (far left) and Neil Maharaj (far right) in commissioning the sanitation facilities for Vatunilose village. If you are on Facebook check it and other pictures out here. |
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PlainsmenThe Plainsmen Matariki Concert  The Plainsmen and friends are having a concert celebrating Matariki. Details as follows: When:7.30 pm Saturday 29th June. Location: Salvation Army Auditorium 853 Colombo St. Cost: Adults $20.00 Seniors $15.00 Students under 18 free. For Tickets contact Max Wright on 385 8102, 027 437 9351, 021 142 7668 or visit plainsmen.co.nz. |
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Rotary F/ShipRotary Fellowship Opportunities  Are you aware of the various Rotary Fellowship opportunities? Rotary Fellowships are international groups that share a common passion. Being part of a fellowship is a fun way to make friends around the world, explore a hobby or profession, and enhance your Rotary experience. Deryn, for example, is in the International Home Hosting Fellowship and Lois has just joined up in Hamburg to do the same. Check out the range of activities available here. |
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ROMACROMAC Newsletter  ROMAC commenced in March 1988 out of the actions of an Australian Rotarian who, with a group of surgeons, visited Lambasa in Fiji. They found the child mortality rate as high as 25% in some places. They quickly identified that lack of medical and surgical facilities and skills for children of the island nations in Oceania, was a major cause. Rotary faced the challenge to assist an 18-year-old Fijian girl whose right leg was threatened if immediate surgery was not performed. During the next four years, eight children were brought to Australia for major, often lifesaving, surgery. Soon 20 Australian Rotary clubs were caught up in the success of each case and assisted in various ways. ROMAC established five regions representing clubs in the west, east, south, north and centre of the country. A New Zealand region was formally established in 2004 and treated its first patient, from Vanuatu, in December 2005. The inaugural New Zealand region representative was Trish O’Reilly and Dr Max Morris, the first New Zealand Medical Director. Check out the latest from ROMAC here. |
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Papanui Bush UpdatePapanui Bush Clean-up Report  About 80 people arrived at 9am in the heaviest frost of the year to grub, weed and plant in the Bush. Colleagues Emma Norrish and Cr. Mike Davidson of Papanui-Innes Community with staff: Helen, Stacey and Christine (thanks for the hot coffee and sausages team); about ten of us from Papanui Rotary; several CCC Rangers; members of the public; Papanui Heritage; rotating classes from Papanui High School during class periods; and the CCC Walking Group came through as well.  We got lots done including mainly ring weeding around the growing native trees, some new plantings, and large areas of stubborn weeds were grubbed or pulled out and extracted. The concreted metal tree plaques initiated by Denis McMurtie and supported by Rotary and Papanui Heritage were also installed at strategic sites in the Bush. |
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Convention FunConvention Fun from Deryn  Rotary ladies let loose in Dresden In this picture Lois and I are right in the centre of the city square so thought we should show some decorum seeing as we were both wearing Rotary shirts! Because we were wearing our shirts a young lady came up to us to ask if we had been at the Convention, as her mum had been there. You never know who you might end up talking to when you wear a Rotary shirt. We also had several ladies in our party that would have willing paid us for them. I’m now in my room supping from a bottle of Pilsner. It has been 30C outside today and still 26 so certainly need something cold. |
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Operation OverlordRemembering Operation Overlord  National Geographic honoured the 75th anniversary of D-Day, June the 4th 1944, when the Allied Forces began the world's largest amphibious invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Some of the statistics of this operation are as follows: 156,115 Allied troops landed in Normandy 11,590 Allied aircraft supported the landings 6939 Allied naval vessels were deployed 11 Allied nations took part in Operation Overlord We remember in particular the 209,000 Allied and civilian casualties who helped create the freedom we enjoy to this day. For more details click here. |
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Mayor VisitLianne Dalziel Visit  We were privileged to host our mayor at last Thursday’s meeting and hear her thoughts about the events on and following March 15th. Given the sensitive nature of the topic, more detailed notes of Lianne's talk will be included in next week's Club Chat after she has checked the content and emailed it back to me. Grant Paice Club Chat Editor |
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SnippetsGirls Just Want To Have Fun  Deryn, Lois & Liz at the Hamburg Convention  Liz & Lois at a Women in Rotary Event Reality Bites Get Together Reminder  See you there this Friday the 7th at 10:00 am ! |
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Archaeological Dig ReportExcavating the Tell es-Safi (Gath) Archaeological Site  John Stringer spoke about his fascinating experiences excavating at the archaeological site of Tell es-Safi (biblical Gath), the home of Goliath and of David, in the Elah Valley. The site sits inland in a triangle between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem in the foothills of Judea. It is significant as being one of the main cities of the Philistine Pentapolis and the excavations are concerned with understanding the Philistine culture in the late Bronze Age ca. 1100 BC transitioning into the Iron Age, the era of King David and Solomon.  John believes the Philistines (the “Plst” of Egyptian cartouches) were actually a coordinated and organised Mycenaean colonisation, first of the Nile delta and then up the Cannanite coast where they settled (“The Way of the Philistines”).  A Philistine Warrior John explained about the animals found on site, showed photos of how a site looked, how it was organised, and showed physical examples of tools used, the kind of attire necessary plus other practical components of an archaeological dig including what kind of food is eaten, accommodation etc. He also mentioned that working the site occurred from very early in the morning to around midday as extremely hot temperatures made it too challenging to continue on site later in the day.  John on site early morning He then went into detail about the kinds of things found including bones, obsidian blades, worked stones, clay bricks, and pottery. He explained that archaeology also looks for things that are not there such as pork bones which, if absent, suggests a Jewish context. John completed his Masters research at Victoria in classical studies focussing on aspects of Philistine material culture and in particular on their art. He drew commonalities and similarities with Mycenaean art including the use of distinctive florals and bird motifs, female goddesses and particular graphic elements, weaponry, clothing and other cultural patterns described by the Egyptians (Ramses III) and the Bible (1 and 2 Samuel).  We thanked John for his intriguing insight into the dig and club members took the opportunity to look up close at the array of materials, clothing and artefacts he had brought along with him. |
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NZCTCard from the New Zealand Conservation Trust  President Jenny shared this message to us from the Trust: “The New Zealand Conservation Trust would like to thank the Rotary Club of Papanui for the generous donation towards the repair work on the Kiwi Nocturnal House. Safety and care of the Kiwi is always our main focus. The renovation of the roof will ensure that their environment is maintained to a high level. Kind regards New Zealand Conservation Trust Trustees.” To view more details about the Trust’s activities click here. |
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LifeThe Journey of Life Crossroads? One of the fascinating things I have got from hearing and publishing the stories of our various speakers and their organisations over the time it has been my privilege to be a Rotarian is the vast diversity of people’s quite changeable journeys. It certainly challenges the thinking that many people often have in their younger years that our journey through life will be relatively stable, smooth and predictable. An artist I particularly like, Glenn Jones, captures this in one of his pieces above which he has given me permission to show here. To view more of Glenn’s work click here (scroll down and click “Show more products” to see his wider range). Grant |
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Chch PatrolChristchurch North Canterbury Patrol  Laura Hatwell and Angus Fitzpatrick gave us an interesting insight into the activities of the voluntary non-for-profit night patrol who act as the eyes and ears for the Police. Laura, who is originally from England, works as a Team Leader for Youth Town by day and as a Community Patroller by night. She especially enjoys patrolling as it is quite different to her day job. “There are approximately 6,000 sworn Police officers in NZ and 5,800 community patrollers” explained Laura “and we are honoured to do our job which helps keeping the community safe.” The main role of the patrol is to observe and report issues. This includes:
In addition, the patrol has also been supporting people affected by the Mosque attacks by taking them to free counselling. “We have approximately 23 patrollers that work across 24 weekly shifts. This amounts to covering ~ 1,200 kms over 180 hours of patrolling in our old tired CRV vehicle” said Laura. “Police pay for our petrol but we rely on goodwill from various sources to cover costs” she explained. As their vehicle is on its last legs, they are currently actively fundraising for a new vehicle to ensure they can maintain the level of patrolling currently in place. Angus then took the stage and explained that patrolling is very much a cooperative effort that shows their presence to the general public. “This is crucial to our role” he explained “as it helps build trust with the wider community.” When asked why he patrols Angus shared that he wanted to do something more and feels it has given him a deeper insight into what he can do for the community. When asked what some of the tasks they are involved with are Laura shared the following:
In closing, Laura and Angus reminded us that we can also help by calling 111 for urgent activities in progress or 105 for non-urgent activities and they suggested we “Give them a wave” if we see them out and about. We thanked Laura and Angus for their insights into this valuable service. |
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Pink BreakfastA Big Pink Thank-You  Deryn in “Pink” Mode! I am sure all of us know someone who has been affected by breast cancer. It is nearly 3 years since my lovely sister in law died after a fight against breast cancer. I still miss her so much. On Saturday it was our turn to do something in memory of those special people we know who have had to deal with this horrible disease. 24 ladies and 3 wonderful men got together at 20 Mistral Road Northwood to raise funds for Breast cancer by way of a Pink Ribbon Breakfast and to celebrate life. Lots of fun was had by all and it was special to hear all the chatter and laughter. Angela had usually calm ladies fighting each other to grab a parcel when their number was called out! Ann Hudson cleverly guessed there were 97 hot pink Jaffas in the jar, Sue Nicholl won the prize for the lady who had travelled the farthest to get there and Mandi Bates was the youngest guest! Deryn was stunning in her pink wig and oh so long pink eyelashes. Was that really Deryn under there we all asked? Our 3 great heroes, Nick, Tony Tizzard and Keith, cooked waffles and did dishes all the while looking stunning in pink aprons and bow ties. It was great today to send the sum of $500 to the Breast Cancer Foundation. That was a fantastic effort from all our generous Rotary Ladies. Thanks so much for all the ladies who came and for our special gentleman who looked after us so well. Well done everyone. |
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Defying GravityDefying Gravity Conference “Defying Gravity” was the catch phrase used to grab everyone’s attention at the District 9970 Conference last weekend.  The speakers were awesome and began with our District Governor, John Driscoll, talking about his own journey through life which took unexpected turns and how he has learnt to deal with changes in his life by turning them into positive learning experiences. The conference was opened by an excellent speech from the Rotary World President Representative Murray Versoe, who incidentally was a District Governor in Liz Courtney’s year group of 2014-15. This was followed by Craig Fernandes, the Rocket Man, a Mechanical Engineer who is responsible for the Assembly Line manufacture of producing rockets. Rocket Lab is based in NZ and employs many young and talented NZ science and engineering graduates. They now also partner with NASA and his story was fascinating and got the whole conference off to a rocketing start. We were all impressed that NZ is a preferred partner with NASA and that Rocket Lab is a successful NZ business. Winner of the Canterbury Institute of Directors Aspiring Director Award in 2014, Member of the Institute of Directors and NZ Asian Leaders, Jessie Chan Dorman gave us a thought provoking story of her family history of endurance, heartache and hope all wrapped up in a presentation that was sincere and humorous. Jessie is a human dynamo in business circles and at home on the diary farm she owns with her husband near Ashburton she is mum, cook and advisor. A real treat to have heard her story. Lauren Ellis is a NZ representative cyclist competing in London and Rio Olympics. She was the Rotary Club of Ashburton’s Young Achiever Award several years ago. She talked about the trials of competing at a high level and the sacrifices made, medals won and lost, the hard work of training and the mental hardness required. It was a very interesting presentation given by a young, driven and dedicated young woman about facing your demons and winning. Lastly, we were treated to the extraordinary Cam Calkoen. He was born with Cerebral Palsy and has gone from doubting his ability to run, to representing NZ in athletics, winning championships in NZ, Australia and Canada. He is now taking his winning attitude into diverse environments to encourage others to achieve their personal bests. He ensures that life can be AWESOME ! His infectious and very humorous presentation had us all on our feet to applaud him. He was truly AWESOME and we look forward to hearing him again in September in Chch at the joint NZ-Australia Conference 2019. On Sunday we drove, cycled or walked out to Lake Hood where 2 large trees were planted by the Mayor and the two Ashburton Club Presidents. This was followed by a BBQ. This recognised the combined 80 years of Rotary service within the area. It was a great way to socialise with other Rotarians, hear about the history and development of Lake Hood and to hear about both clubs history. |
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My Journey“My Journey” by Veitomoni Siufanga  We had the pleasure of hearing Veitomoni Siufanga’s interesting journey from his upbringing in Tonga to his current position as a Reverent in a local Methodist Parish. Veitomoni began his story by telling us that Tonga is known as “The Friendly Islands” and that his name is Fijian and means “love”. He comes from a family of 12 and grew up in the place Captain Cook landed when visiting Tonga for the 1st time. His family was passionate about education and his father initially worked for the Govt. but later on was unable to work and his mother had to work to support the family. They earned money selling produce and food including jelly fish and coconuts. After Veitomoni finished primary school he went to Methodist College and then in the early 1980s he attended High School but was told to leave as he had organised strikes. He eventually found another Christian school to study at but had to promise not to organise any more strikes. After this he took a management job with the Department of Transport on low pay. He found that his income was not enough as he also now had a girlfriend and so left and started selling goods under the table which significantly increased his income. When his brother realised what he was up to selling goods under the table and put a stop to it. Veitomoni had to then move to New Zealand in the mid-60s. He settled in Otara but found that he was no longer interested in schooling at this time. He got some factory work but as he was living the high life was sacked and needed to find something else to do. He next developed a friendship with a person in a gang and he began to associate and become connected with them. At this time there was a lot of friction between Tongans and Samoans which was becoming very dangerous. The churches tried to stop this and Veitomoni next moved to Hamilton to escape it. While the same issues were present there it was not as violent. In one fight, however, he was badly injured and when he woke up a young lady was sitting beside him. “Why are you here?” he asked to which she replied: “I saved your life.” When he asked why she said she wanted to stop the fighting. They had four children during their time together. In the early 90’s Veitomoni needed to get away from New Zealand as he had got into some trouble and went back to Tonga for a while before returning some years later. He next met a young Tongan girl and she helped him realise he needed to change as life was too short to keep putting himself at risk. She was a Mormon but decided to leave and go to a Methodist church and they had four children over the next 7 years. “Some people are unsure if they are my children or grandchildren” said Veitomoni with a chuckle. He next completed a Diploma at the Bible College of New Zealand and also ran a small business which he later gave up and got into Parish work which included working for a Trust that supports Pasifika youth and children. Recently he was delighted to be seen as worthy of his current position as a Reverent and credits this to being able to gradually and progressively turn his life around. He told his parish that he never dreamed that he would achieve this in his early years and that, going forward, we all need to be supportive of everyone as human beings regardless of who they are or what they have done in their past. He feels that New Zealand is now a truly multicultural county and he likes the motto: “We are one.” We thanked Veitomoni for sharing his journey with us and wished him well in his current and future roles. |
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SongA Rotary Song  Are you aware there have been Rotary songs over the decades? This one was composed in 1923 by a member of the Wilmington Rotary Club and became part of an official Rotary song book in the 40’s. Click here to listen to it. |
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HistoryA Piece of Our History  Rotarians have extend their vocational service into the community in many ways. Working for the New Zealand Community, who initiated the following? Who started The Crippled Children’s Society in New Zealand? Who built the first Karitane Hospital? Who organised the first mobile TB clinic? Who started Milk in Schools? Who began the first Health Camps? Who brought Defensive Driving Courses to New Zealand? Who extended Heritage throughout New Zealand? Who began the National Kidney Foundation Who began the Riding for Disabled Who began the Asthma Society Who began the National Children’s Health Research Foundation? If you answered Rotary to each of these questions, you would be right. Many of the early activities of Rotary are now lost in the mist of history. Source: Henderson Rotary Club Article. |
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RejenerationRegeneration Conference Details  Christchurch is hosting this event in September. Enjoy great speakers including Mark Maloney and Per Hoyen. Focus on the changing face of Rotary in our countries involving community groups & seminars for all age groups and tours. See projects showing Rotary in Action rebuilding our community. Click here for more info on the Conference website. |
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BreakfastPink Ribbon Breakfast This fun event is coming up fast! Please reply to Lois ASAP if you want to join us by emailing her here or phoning her on (021) 735 404. .jpg) |
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Kate SmartKate Smart - A Life of Service  We were delighted to be addressed last week by Kate Smart who recently joined us. Kate thanked us for the warm welcome she has had since joining Papanui Rotary and shared how much she is enjoying getting to know everybody and learning more about Rotary. Kate is the 2nd daughter in a family of four daughters all who have had interesting lives and achieved much in their respective careers. Her story began in North Canterbury where she chose to be born to gifted and intelligent parents. Her father's grandfather, James White Bernard, was mayor of Kaiapoi and sworn in as a JP during the 1st World War. Her father, Herbert James Barnard, was one of a group of very young men from North Canterbury sent to England during WW2 to train as pilots in the RNZAF. Her mother Doris was a fashion designer and garment maker of hundreds of wedding & bridesmaid dresses in North Canterbury and an accomplished painter in oils. She attended Cashmere High and participated with great commitment in their school of music passing her Associate and Licenciate of Trinity College in Pianoforte. It was while at Cashmere that Kate joined Rotaract, and there is something to this day that she still laughs about from back then. “Our small group decided to invite Prince Charles to New Zealand and Cashmere high school. He was so young and eligible back then so I wrote him a letter and posted it to Buckingham Palace inviting him to come and speak to our Rotaract club.” Some months later the principal at that time called Kate into his office. She went with trepidation wondering what she had done wrong. Did she blow up the science lab accidentally? Was she caught smoking in school uniform? When she went to his office the Principal told her sit down in front of his imposing desk. “I hear you invited the Prince of Wales to Cashmere on behalf of Rotaract?" he stated. "Yes" she replied: “I sent him a nice letter and thought it was a good idea." “Well he is coming to New Zealand and to Christchurch but don't think it was anything to do with you." he replied. He then proceeded to tell her that she and one other Rotaract member would be nominated to visit Prince Charles and Princess Anne at a meeting of other young people at Mona vale. “So that is how I got to meet the young and handsome Prince of Wales. My life however proceeded as a commoner because he did not ask to marry me as he chose Diana instead” smiled Kate. Nevertheless she did move along the marriage and children pathway shifting to Gisborne with her then husband who was appointed regional director of the East Coast Dept. of Social Welfare. She found the East Coast a very fulfilling experience including learning basic Te Reo and Tikanga Maori. Kate worked for the New Zealand Employment Service there for eight years which including having to drive to Ruatoria from for reporting. Her encounter with Rastafarians on horseback, gangs, seasonal work forces, the Watties Tomato Sauce Factory and Rogernomics was all mixed in with the great fun she had as a member of the Gisborne Operatic Society and she played piano for several shows, some cabarets and also enjoyed being in a three piece restaurant band for some time. Next came her two beautiful babies, Connie and David, and they returned to Christchurch just prior to David being born.  Connie was born on the 1st Day of Puawa-te- Atatu Daybreak Report for DWS, a shift in social work theory and delivery to ensure children were placed with whanau in the first instance rather than with strangers. The local iwi, Te Ronga Whakata, gifted Connie the name “Kohanga-Warm Nest” which was a real honour. Her years of balancing parenting with the need and desire to retain her job with the public service was tiring and difficult as many women can relate to with the cost of childcare resulting in her working for $2 an hour for a few years. This imbalance of financial outgoings for women still exists today. Kate worked for both DWS, latterly NZES and following a political merger the new Ministry of Social Development (MSD). She was also seconded to Recover Canterbury as one of the business advisors post the February 2011 earthquake. Kate explained that her role in the Ministry as a Regional Labour Market Advisor involves marketing a suite of products & services to employers. Her mail goal is to contract, in partnership, to fill shortages in industry skills. “With 5,500 people in Canterbury receiving jobseeker benefits we are always seeking out new markets to partner with.” shared Kate. Some examples of their contracts include the City Care Pre Apprenticeship program which has received a lot of media coverage over the years. Negotiating a partnership with MSD starts at the beginning by building a relationship with the employer, asking and advising how MSD recruitment services can meet their needs, arranging contracts and the placement of trainees into pre-employment or industry training and following up on employment outcomes. Current projects of interest include finding pathways of training for people being assisted by family violence providers that enable them to join the sector at entry level, maintaining an alliance with major hotels, plus actively pursuing opportunities with the new Christchurch Convention Centre. “MSD places hundreds of job seekers into work each year using every method available which includes wage subsidies, industry partnerships, singleton vacancy matching comma recruitment events and expos” explained Kate. She sees it as a role that requires a sharp eye to the future as the visitor economy and manufacturing industries become the shining lights on the horizon for Canterbury as the rebuild diminishes. “If someone was to ask me what has been my greatest achievement with MSD, I would say that often it is a matter of small miracles every day and of particular note to me is the building of the course participation assistance directory for Canterbury which enables every registered job seeker to access up to $1,000 per annum to pay for short vocational training courses or certificates if they cannot pay for themselves in areas including first aid, site safe passports, HT licence etc.” explained Kate. Three years ago she submitted a business case to the MSD Executive Team to research, record and approved training which would become a menu and directory for case managers to use with job seekers. This is now well and truly installed across the region with expenditure increasing from $30,000 three years ago to almost $500,000 this financial year. Kate saw her two years with recover Canterbury as a once in a lifetime experience involving teams of staff referred to as “road warriors” that would descend on affected business areas to initially gauge what was happening. The Canterbury Community Trust set up grants to businesses affected by the earthquake to assist them going forward. It was a devastating time for some businesses.” said Kate. Various people assisted them through this process including in particular Pete Townsend, the then chairman of the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce. One noticeable presence on this project was IRD who were committed to helping businesses who have shied away from their tax obligations with many being supported by the waiving of penalties. After her two years at Recover Canterbury Kate returned to MSD as a work broker working with employers and order to get unemployed people into work. As she moves around the city today people occasionally stop to remind her they know her name and what she did to help them which is very rewarding. Kate feels that being without a job in our culture and society means a lot of things that are not beautiful including poverty, debt, anxiety but most of all a loss of confidence. She views that this last loss in particular effects many MSD clients with overcoming barriers being the 1st step on the staircase of successfully returning to work. Kate shared that our communities have also changed. We no longer have mum, dad and the 2.5 kids plus we have many social issues on our doorstep including the need for social housing for families, caring and guiding for people who are struggling to manage their own lives and well-being, and parents raising children on benefits where the costs of rent, electricity, meat, and dental treatments are extremely high compared to their income. “There is still much to do.” said Kate. While the wheels of Government move slowly, she continues to beat the drum and bring to the table worthy partnerships & pathways for people in our community in order to upskill them and help them live independent lives. In recent times Kate has connected with Deryn Tregurtha who will be her Rotary Sponsor and whose accomplishments she admires. Kate finished her talk by thanking Deryn and Papanui Rotary members for welcoming her into a great club and for the opportunity to share her story with us. |
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SnipA Reminder …  The 2019/20 Entertainments Books are here now. Contact Gordon Shields to order one. |
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ANZAC DayANZAC Day 2019  After an enjoyable breakfast a number of Papanui Rotarians attended the ANZAC Day service at the local RSA.  Prior to the service the Street Parade formed up in St James Ave which was led off in style by the NZ Mounted Rifles Brigade to the rousing sound of pipe bands. Coming up the rear were a number of motorcyclists which demonstrated the diversity of those who see great value in what ANZAC Day means.  Gordon et al near the wreath laying area. The service itself was jam packed with people of all ages and walks of life which was a great testament to our determination to not allow the challenges of recent events stop us from remembering and celebrating those who served and, for many, gave their lives so we can enjoy the freedom we have today. A particular plea was made for us to show our ongoing support and gratitude to those men and women who are currently serving in various hot spots around the globe in order to help maintain that freedom.  After the service concluded we enjoyed Deryn’s hospitality for tea, coffee and various delicious snacks. The ANZAC biscuits in particular were a real hit. |
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No Meeting April 25thReminder from President Jenny  “Where is everyone?” There is no evening meeting on Anzac Day. Instead we are meeting for breakfast at Station One at the Papanui end of Main North Road - it is straight in front of the RSA - for breakfast on Anzac morning. The idea is that we have breakfast and then go to the Anzac service at the Papanui RSA at 9.30. This is followed by coffee and Anzac biscuits at Deryn Tregeurtha's after the service. Her address is 17c Rasmore Place, 8051. I have booked a few extra spaces for breakfast so if anyone would like to join us there is room. |
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ActivitiesRotary Activities for “Smaller” Family Members  Words Game How many 3, 4 and 5 letter words can you make out of the letters in “Papanui Rotary”. A few to start with … Ran … Tray … Point (etc). You might be surprised how many there are … check the full list out here. Jigsaw Complete this on line jigsaw and see if you can “guess” what the place for children in Christchurch is that Papanui Rotary supports. Click here for the jigsaw. |
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ANZAC JourneyAnzac Day: A Personal Journey  John Emslie, the Rotary Club of Darwin (abridged) John retired from the Army as a Lieutenant Colonel. The long-time club member was asked to address the club meeting on 24 April on a subject related to Anzac Day. John decided to tell his personal story and during his address you could have heard a pin drop. My father had been a fighter pilot in Europe and my mother served in the WRAF, being mentioned in despatches for dragging the wounded crew from a burning, crashed bomber. So for me and my siblings Anzac Day had a special significance. I remember those days well. After the main service in Cairns, often with a flyover by a Lincoln bomber (once dropping poppies on the parade), our family would drive up to the small fishing village north of Cairns for a picnic lunch. Now, in those days, pubs closed on Anzac Day in that part of the world. But keep a digger from a cold beer? Pig’s! So out the back of the bottom pub would gather the bronzed Anzacs. Country police were different then, too. Accepting the fact that even if they could arrest all fifty men gathered around the keg, the two coppers would not be able to take them to the magistrate the next day because he was running the two-up game. So, in order to keep the peace, the Sergeant admonished the assembly with a stentorian bellow: “Hey you blokes (but actually using stronger language), it’s bad enough that you’re breaking the law but you could have the decency to stay out of sight while you are doing it.” Justice done. Yes, in those days Anzac Day meant a lot to me. I was proud of my parents and my uncle Johnno, also a RAAF vet, because of the part that they had played. As the years passed, the Australian’s love for Anzac Day seemed to wither and die. Some say it was the disillusionment brought on by the Vietnam War and its unpopularity. Who knows? So we drifted through the sixties. Anzac Days came and went and attendance at Dawn Services and marches dwindled. I had discovered more important things in life: girls, beer and football (not necessarily in that order). On my return from a tour in South Vietnam in 1971 I had a bit of leave which I spent in Mareeba, where my wife Connie had moved to so she could be with her parents while I was overseas. One day, on a visit to Cairns, I joined my brother-in-law Noel and his father for a drink at the Cairns RSL. At the bar, Noel’s Dad introduced me to some of the other drinkers. I’ll never forget the reaction. I was told bluntly that, “When you’ve been to a proper war, you’ll be welcome here”. I left the bar with my beer untouched and had nothing to do with the RSL or Anzac Day for the next 15 years. In the eighties, I was posted to the Chief Engineer’s Branch in Sydney. In each state, the CE was the senior Engineer officer and as such his office looked after those matters that affected all engineer units in that state, including organising the engineer contingent for the Anzac Day march and subsequent re-union. One year the CE was on leave and I was acting in his place, which meant I was responsible for overseeing the Anzac Day activities. Now I didn’t do much of the organising but I had a number of quite competent SNCOs to do that. But I was expected to participate in the day’s activities. I wasn’t too keen on that, let me tell you. So there I was at 0900 in Bent Street Sydney along with several hundred sappers ready to march down George Street. We were off and my God what a crowd. Thousands of people lined the streets all the way to Hyde Park. They were cheering and waving flags with smiles and shouts of encouragement. What was going on? In due course we reached the end of the march and were dismissed to make our way to the Holdfast Reunion at the Macquarie Hotel in Surrey Hills. There I ran into soldiers I hadn’t seen in years, some old friends, some just acquaintances, but all fellows I had served with at some time. As well, there was a contingent of old soldiers from WWII and I spent an enjoyable hour talking with them about their experiences. I went home by train reflecting on the day and how much I’d enjoyed. I decided that I would never miss another Anzac Day. And, except for some seriously ill time, I didn’t. It’s the Dawn Service in Darwin that does it for me. Gathering at the RSL for gunfire breakfast at 0500. Forming up after that in Cavenagh St. The ghostly march down to the Cenotaph on the Esplanade. I say ghostly because the last couple of hundred metres, on the Esplanade, are through the grey pre-dawn, the sound only of a solitary drum and footsteps in tune with the drumbeat. The service starts and my mind wanders, remembers the good times and the not so good ones, mates (where are they all now?), parents, uncles, barely registering the mumbling of political speakers. The Darwin Chorale singing ‘Abide With Me’, Last Post sending shivers down the spine, and Reveille. The sun is rising, it is getting lighter and now we can see the great crowd gathered in remembrance. Then it’s over for another year. Off to breakfast and prepare for the morning march. But that’s for show. The Dawn Service is what it’s really all about. So, to me, Anzac Day means:
I’ll be there again tomorrow but I won’t be marching. Age has wearied me, the years have condemned me, but I shall remember. |
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R McDRonald McDonald Meal Monday in April  This month Keith & Heather Mitchell, Tony & Cynthia Tizzard and Doug & Jill Archbold made a formidable team that prepared the evening meal at Ronald McDonald House in Cashel Street. Accompanied by carrots, broccoli & cauliflower in cheese sauce, massed potatoes and a fresh green salad, a magnificent huge leg of ham was cooked to perfection and went down a treat. A scrummy dessert of ambrosia, fruit salad and ice cream rounded off a wonderful meal that was appreciated by the 40 or so adults and children that consumed it.  One of the best parts of this activity is getting the opportunity to mix and chat with the families that have patients receiving treatment. They certainly have much to cope with and deserve the fabulous care they get from all the staff at RMcD House. Once again it was a privilege and pleasure to do just a little to brighten their day. |
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SnippetsWomen’s Breakfast Reminder  St John Collection Day  John Milne organised two collection sites under the Papanui Rotary Banner on collection day. Assisted by Dennis Robertson, Wayne Lyons & Lois Milne (above) they found that people were very generous when donating money with $5 notes being very popular. John enjoyed the opportunity and will continue to help Rotary when he can. Entertainment Books The 2019/20 Entertainments Books are now available. Please order now by contacting Gordon Shields. |
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TanzaniaOut of Poverty in Tanzania  In 2008, with the support of many New Zealand Rotary Clubs, the Tanzanian Rotary Club of Mwika in partnership with RNZWCS Ltd determined with subsistence farmers on the foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro to establish a Milk Factory to collect, pasteurise and distribute milk products. Initially estimates were for 500 litres per day, but 10 years on has now reached 3,000 litres per day four days a week and with capacity to go to 5,000 by end of 2020. The number of farmers being supported by the project has reached 600. The Kondiki Dairy Co-op is in need for a second reliable small truck (ute) to assist in collection and distribution of milk products. PDG Geoff Mathis (9930) has produced a website specifically to raise funds for the vehicle. The website www.farmersinneedtanzania.org tells more of the story. |
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Support AratupuOngoing Support for Aratupu Preschool  For some time now, any suitable dessert left over on a Thursday night has been taken to Aratupu Preschool, where it has been welcomed with open arms and big smiles. Aratupu is run by the Methodist Mission and supports families in the Northcote, Papanui and Bryndwr areas. The majority of children at Aratupu are from young single parent families who rely on a benefit or a low income with 95% receiving the WINZ childcare subsidy. The families mainly come from areas of Christchurch with high levels of poverty. What is unique about Aratupu is the presence of Annie Smith, the on-site Whānau Support Worker. Annie provides wrap-around support to parents with children at Aratupu, ranging from food parcels and help with parenting through to supporting families to navigate the school system and assistance with school costs for their school-aged children. "Aratupu is a gateway for families in the community to receive the help they need", says Annie. "Often these families just need a helping hand to get through a particularly tough time." Papanui Rotary has been assisting Aratupu for several years in several different ways. Our desserts from now on won't be provided just for us so the Board of Directors supported Deryn's idea of baking for Aratupu each week. With that in mind we would like to draw up a roster of those interested in baking, or supplying bought baking, and delivering it each week. They are happy to receive any baking, biscuits, cake, slices, loaves etc., as long as it doesn't have whole nuts or any other ingredients that are large and chunky. If we can get 12 interested people among our members and Friends of Rotary, you would only be called upon 4 times per year. If you can't deliver it yourself then it can be taken to Thursday night meetings and delivered on your behalf. Please email Deryn at datregurtha@gmail.com or call her on 021 161 5861 if you can help with this worthy project. |
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Te PaiTe Pae Christchurch  We were delighted to hear from Ross Steel (GM) and Jillian Officer (Director of Sales) accompanied by Keith Beale (Owners Rep) about the exciting new Christchurch Conference Centre that is planning to open in late 2020. Ross started by explaining that Te Pae is a joint venture with AEG Ogden, a world-wide company attached to 150 venues which run 22,000 live events annually in a wide range arenas, stadiums and theatres. “Being the largest company of its type in the world gives us a huge advantage in management and marketing expertise” explained Ross. With respect to why Christchurch needs Te Pae, some of the key benefits include (1) products & services and hired or purchased locally (3) delegates bring their knowledge, experience and expertise to share (3) we gain access to world leaders in their fields (4) it enhances exposure to Christchurch’s image & reputation (5) it spreads out seasonal hospitality (6) it generates future tourism and (7) it supports the economic policy of the city and its region. In terms of target markets, Ross noted these include national & international associations, corporate conventions, trade & public exhibitions, banquets and concerts. With respect to why build a facility of this type in Christchurch Ross shared that we are NZ’s 2nd largest city, have a strong economy where it is easy to do business, a world class education system, are internationally connected with fast internet and have ample hotel rooms available. Jillian noted that Te Pae is being built on two levels that both contain timber features, It is also situated in the very centre of the CBD and is being purpose built for conventions in particular with the ability to handle 2,000 attendees.  With respect to the name, Te Pae means “The gathering place” explained Jillian where people can meet, converse, share, entertain and perform. The architecture reflects the meandering nature of our braided rivers and features many floor to ceiling windows that brings the outside in. In addition a cultural narrative, manaakitanga, runs through the building which includes making others feel at home as a responsible host, being central. With respect to the future, 65 conferences for 54,300 delegates have already been booked which will bring $62 million into the economy. With respect to funding, the team explained that it is totally funded by the Crown with 100% on the benefits flowing into greater Christchurch. The Crown will also cover ant shortfalls for the next 10 years. We thanked Ross, Jillian & Keith for their fascinating insight into this wonderful new facility. |
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Meeting ChangesChanges to our Meal and Meeting Arrangements  As from tomorrow the way we get our meal and where we meet on Thursday nights has changed as we will no longer be using our previous meeting room. We will instead pass through Embers, pay for our meal (this has increased by $1 to $23), collect out name badge (this is the ticket to our meal) and then proceed to the usual place where we have got our meals from previously. We will then be eating our meal in the main dining area (i.e. not the previous meeting room) and return to Embers at 6:35 pm latest where our meeting will be held. Please note that access to the building will change to the front or side entrances only i.e. not the rear entrance as in the past. |
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InductionWelcome Catherine  Catherine with President Jenny We had the pleasure of inducting Catherine Costello into the Papanui Rotary fold last Thursday. Catherine is a trained nurse and previously worked as a mentor for Big Brothers, Big Sisters. Her real passion is supporting children and youth. She has two daughters and is also currently kept busy looking after the farm. Catherine brings a wide range skills and experiences with her and has been very supportive of various Rotary activities in the past. We are all delighted to welcome you into the fold, Catherine, and look forward to getting to know you more going forward. |
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SnippetsCasebrooke Intermediate  Mark Russell and students thanked us for our support and generosity that provided an opportunity for a number of students to attend camp which enabled them to spend valuable time with their peers, extent their boundaries and have a lot of fun. They especially appreciated your generosity, kindness and understanding. Rotary Associates Visitors  We were delighted to have Jessie and Caleb, two of our Rotary associates, joint us last Thursday. They are both attending Canterbury University with Jessie studying Geology and Caleb studying Engineering. We look forward to their ongoing interest and involvement in Rotary in the future. Entertainment Books The 2019/20 Entertainments Books are now available. Please order by contacting Gordon Shields. |
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CSA 2019 On behalf of the Papanui-Innes Community Board nominations are now open for the 2019 Community Service Awards (closing date extended to Friday 26 April 2019). Every two years the Papanui-Innes Community Board presents a number of awards to recognise Community Service within the Papanui-Innes area. The Board likes to acknowledge the ‘quiet achievers’, those who work endless voluntary hours in our community. These are often people on whom others rely to get things done, but who are not always recognised for their contribution. The Community Service Awards recognise voluntary efforts in the following areas: Youth, Older Adults, Education, Culture, Church, Recreation, Sport, and Community Service. To make a nomination: Option 1 - Online: Complete and submit a form online – please click here. OPTION 2 - Hard Copy: Download a form here or pick up one up from a local Council Service Centre. To submit your completed form, Email through a signed and scanned copy to: CSAInfo@ccc.govt.nz OR Post to: Community Support Officer, Christchurch City Council, PO Box 73023, Christchurch 8154 OR Deliver to: Papanui Service Centre, cnr Langdons Road/Restell Street, Papanui (or any Council Service Centre). |
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HampersHampers for Quiz Night 14th April 2019 A reminder that we would appreciate donations (cans, jars, packets etc.) for the hampers. Please check expiry dates on packaged goods to ensure they are current. |
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Info Evening May 2019Rotary Information Evening Thursday May 9th  A reminder that we need 2 names of personal contacts from every member to invite to our next Rotary Info evening coming up in May. Based on feedback from previous events we will be adjusting the format accordingly to ensure we provide information that is relevant and appealing to potential future members. |
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Alan BondA Letter of Thanks  Adrienne, on behalf of the family, wrote us a lovely thank-you letter which reads as follows: To the Rotary Club of Papanui Alan’s family thank you all for your messages of sympathy and support following Alan’s passing. Rotary meant a great deal to Alan: the fellowship, a means of getting away from education for a short time each week, and the meeting with people from walks of life other than teaching. Our sincere thanks to all those who were able to attend the service of celebration for Alan and for the wonderful support Rotary has offered Alan and myself over many years. Sincerely Adrienne Bond |
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Hanmer DayHanmer Springs Forest Camp Fun Day A great day was had last Sunday March 31st to celebrate the Camp’s 40th anniversary which included a variety of organisations, businesses and entertainers.  The team “ready for action” An enthusiastic group of Papanui Rotarians attended to promote and encourage locals to become involved in the proposed satellite club based in Hanmer Springs.  Chief cook Deryn in action After setting up our stall which offered very well received free sausages, we took the opportunity to interact and share Rotary information verbally & in hard copy with a wide variety of attendees.  Perhaps the most interesting “attendees” were three llamas which the kids especially enjoyed.  What goes up must come down At day end we also became involved in an unexpected team challenge: “How to take down the stall’s infrastructure.” This took some time with many “helpful” suggestions being mooted until we finally managed to safely tuck it away in the back of Liz’s car. |
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AuctionBrown Paper Bag Auction  A sizeable amount was raised at our annual Brown Paper Bag Auction last week. Auctioneer Dennis Robertson did a great job describing each parcel in such glowing terms, then persuaded bidders to reach a little deeper into their pockets. He was ably assisted by his live wire helper, Doug Archbold. Much interest was shown when parcels were unwrapped. This was a fun evening greatly enjoyed by members, partners and friends. The funds raised will go towards the club’s contribution to the Rotary Foundation. |
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SnippetsBurwood Spinal Service  President Jenny received a letter from Liz Oliver, Service Manager at the Burwood Spinal Service, extending their heartfelt appreciation for the opportunity to speak to us and the resulting fundraising support we provided towards the building of a communal family BBQ to be located beside the Burwood Spinal Unit accommodation building. They will be in touch when it is completed and welcome one and all who would like to come and see it at that time. Women in Rotary Picnic  |
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Bag AuctionThe Brown Paper Bag Auction: Thur March 28th This annual fund raiser takes the form of an auction where Papanui Rotary members bring along a gift wrapped in brown paper. These are auctioned off to the highest bidder and this year the funds will go towards the club’s contribution to our Rotary Foundation. It is usual for the “gift” in the parcel to be around $15 to $25 worth of value. There are some items that are worth a lot more than that and if this is the case please let the auctioneer know prior to the auction so that he can ensure the bidding starts at a fair figure and thereby get a good bid for the item. Have fun wrapping your contribution. This is a really great fun night with lots of laughs and much interest in what the bidder has bought. Bring either additional cash or your cheque book (wipe off the dust first) and be prepared to place a bid or two and to enjoy yourself! |
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Pap DramaPapanui High School Drama Group Visit  On March 21st we were delighted to host Jay Grubb, Head of Drama at Papanui High (centre), and four of her talented students who put on a great show for us. Jay expressed the school’s appreciation of the support we provided via the funding of an LED light that has been amazing and will continue to be well-used both for local and away performances as it adds real value to the department’s activities. Jay’s interest in drama began when she was 8 years old and she has had the opportunity to be in a wide variety of shows as both an actor and director. She started teaching drama at Pap High 15 years ago and finds the students value that she can practice what she preaches. Her particular passion is for comedy. Based on the principles of hope, compassion and thoughtfulness, Jay feels that drama equips her students a wide range of generic tools that they can take with them on life’s journey. The group is currently the South Island Theatre Sports champions and they are all aspiring to take their passion for drama further.  The Group in Action! Evan thanked the group for entertaining us with a variety of off the cuff approaches to dramatic performance which was well received by attending club members & visitors. |
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SPPETSDeryn’s Feedback from SPPETS  In Keith’s absence, Deryn went to Auckland to represent Papanui Rotary at the 2019/2010 South Pacific President Elect Training Seminar. The theme for the 2019/2020 year is: “Rotary Connects the World”. The message here was that this can and should start in our own neighbourhoods. Incoming World President Mark Moloney began the seminar and offered the following advice: “You set the tone, you lead the Club.” Erin shared that she has seen this in all five Presidents during her time with Papanui Rotary while also putting their own slant on it and she feels that Keith will do the same. Of the various messages during this event Deryn thought the following ones were worth pondering:
There was also a lot of emphasis on attracting younger members including especially the Young Millennials (born between 1980 & 2000) as by 2020 they will be 50% of the workforce rising to 75% by 2015. Some of the interesting projects Deryn heard about included:
Deryn noted that Rotary is also hosting the Regeneration NZ/Aust Conference in the Christchurch Town Hall and suggested that we might consider offering accommodation to the South Wairarapa Rotary Club as she has already offered this to their PE. At the end of the session attendees were reminded of a quote from John C Maxwell as follows: “Leaders become great not because of their power but their ability to empower others”. Deryn also liked another of his quotes: “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way and shows the way” and concluded her session by wishing Keith well for his new role in the 2019/20 year. |
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Snips President Jenny and Hans swapped their respective NZ and Demark Rotary Club banners. .jpg) A reminder that this event is approaching fast. There is now just a little over six weeks to go until District Conference 2019 kicks off! Grant will be forwarding a generic email to all Papanui Rotary members shortly with updated information about speakers, the programme and venues for the weekend's activities along with the registration form. Registration is also available via the District 9970 website (requires login).  Breakfast is at Station One Cafe in Harewood Road at 8:30 am for those who wish and we will then attend the Papanui Anzac Service at the Papanui RSA. Morning tea and Anzac biscuits for those who wish to share together at the home of Deryn Tregurtha, 17c Ramore Place, Redwood after the service.  Our Women’s Pink Ribbon Breakfast is on \ Saturday 18 May at 9:30 am at Lois Flanagan’s home, 20 Mistral Road. All Rotary women and friends welcome. Our famous chefs will be our 3 great men - Nick, Tony and Keith. All proceeds to Breast Cancer. Keep the date and more details to follow. |
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Liz ChicagoChicago … My Kind of Town  Liz, recently returned from an international training event for incoming regional coordinators in Chicago, gave us an insight into her experiences during her time there. The 1st thing Liz found on arrival was that the temperature was -15c. Christmas decorations were still up and there was snow everywhere. Luckily she was able to find hot coffee at a local Starbucks outlet. All six trainers came from different countries and one of the 1st things they noticed was the large, comprehensive folder they would be using as a resource. There were 40+ participants using 22 different languages so trainers had to wear translation equipment to ensure everyone was involved and engaged. Based on the principles that together we learn as people of action, the training covered four areas:
At the end the event Liz took the opportunity to look around Chicago which is seen as the architectural hub of the US. Liz concluded by sharing that she found this experience to be a fantastic way to connect with a diverse range of multicultural Rotarians as they worked and learnt together in order to take Rotary into the future. |
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Friday TragedyThe Friday Tragedy - Kia Kaha (Stay Strong)  From President Jenny: Like so many us throughout the city we are saddened and shocked by deaths that occurred in our city last Friday. It was a horror beyond our comprehension, that those who have made their homes in our city could be targeted in this way. As Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has reiterated many time this is not us, this is an evil that has been visited on us. We have and are still responding with love and support in a hundred different ways. On Thursday I will put a box beside reception and would ask us all to make some level of donation for those families that have been affected. There has been an appeal from the clubs that have been closely affected by the horror for all clubs to join with then in supporting Rotary Fund for the victims. Their appeal is below. From the Club Presidents: There are no words to sufficiently express the enormous sense of sadness and outrage regarding Friday's events and the immense impact this has had on the local Muslim communities in the areas of the Riccarton, Linwood-Woolston and Ferrymead clubs and on our wider community as a whole. At an appropriate time in the near future we will seek to make contact directly with local leaders in the Muslim community to see how Rotarians can offer further support. In the meantime, we can act now by making a significant donation to a Rotary fund that has been set up to support the victims of this devastating attack. We are asking all clubs within our district to make a donation towards this fund, which will be made as a joint donation and message of support from all Rotarians in our district. We also condemn in the strongest terms the base values and attitudes directed towards our migrant community who have just as many rights as we all do to live life free from violence and prejudice. Those values are a complete anathema to the values of Rotary. Please support this appeal generously. Yours in Rotary: Shane Murdoch - President, Riccarton Theresa Shaugnessy - President, Linwood/Woolston Barbara Crooks - President, Ferrymead |
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Web ClubWorld’s 1st Web-Based Club  Rotary’s 1st Web-based club’s site has a variety of content that is well worth a look at (click the picture above to access their home page) including A Brief History of RotaryE-Clubs. Rotary e-Club One is a full-service chartered Rotary Club in every aspect of its management and activities, except that they do not meet for a meal, and their meetings operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
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JR VidJoin Rotary Video  As building membership is topical at the moment, I took the opportunity to have a look at a few on-line promo videos. The one above is an example from Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland. The accompanying text is: “Join Rotary and make a world of difference to your own community, to the lives of those less fortunate around the world, to your fellow club members - like-minded men and women of all ages - and, just as important, to yourself! The projects Rotarians get involved in are incredibly fulfilling, worthwhile and rewarding - and there's plenty of fun involved.” I wondered if it might be possible to look at either Papanui Rotary or our wider District producing a brief video focussed on what we offer potential new members? You never know … |
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B ThompsonBrian Thompson – Educator Extraordinaire  Brian Thompson, one of our newly inducted members, gave us an interesting insight into his experiences and passion for making a difference. Brian has two children and four grandchildren and identified the two greatest influences in his life as being family 1st and teaching 2nd. Born in Arrowtown, Brian moved to Invercargill and attended Teachers College in Dunedin. During his career in education he was Principal in a number of schools before retiring in 2011. Three people who Brian remembers as having an influence on his life were cricketer Gren Alabaster who he worked with as a DP in Riverton who he remains good friends with to this day. The 2nd person who he knew at Rosedale Intermediate said that he would amount to nothing and Brian was pleased to run into him later in his career to share what he had accomplished. This helped Brian ensure he was very careful what he said to others as you never know when it might come back to bite you. Another teacher Brian remembers had the unique gift of being able to make you feel that you were the only person in the room, that what you said was important, and that you should always strive to do your best. High praise indeed. One thing Brian remembers while going through his schooling was always getting caught when misbehaving which gave him an affinity for kids with behavioural challenges in his teaching life. Brian’s last school prior to retirement was a local Decile 1 with a high number of the students being raised in single parent homes. He took the opportunity to put various behavioural models in place while in this setting that helped make a positive difference. Part of this approach was based on five underlying rules:
He also urged students to “Never give up” and take risks as this creates opportunities. Brian then shared the story of one female student in particular who arrived from another school. There were issues in the home but one thing Brian was pleased with was encouraging and succeeding in getting her to come to school every day. She was actively involved in various sports and Brian spent time supporting her as she progressed through school. He remembered one chat they had where he asked her what her future plans were to which she replied: “To have a baby.” He ensured her that one day she would find a nice young man. After moving on she tried various High Schools but struggled in these environments. Later on in her life she contacted Brian and asked if he could meet with her. On turning up at the address he found himself outside the Mongrel Mob’s HQ and in he went where he found she had a lovely 3 year old daughter. She asked Brian if he would be her child’s godfather who he visited on a regular basis until they moved North to live in a Marae. With respect to other students Brian supported, he shared that most have done well including one who is currently guiding Te Reo activities at a local high school. Many others have gone on to play rugby and league at rep level and another coxed in rowing. Two female students have also performed at the Cake Tin. A key approach that Brian has applied throughout his career is to make the effort to “make a difference” in students’ lives with great success. We thanked Brian for insights into his fascinating life and look forward to hearing more about the wide array of experiences and talents he brings to Papanui Rotary. |
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Hanmer Springs 40thHanmer Springs Forest Camp Trust Anniversary  RSVP BY 1ST MARCH THE FOREST CAMP 243 JOLLIES PASS ROAD HANMER SPRINGS 033157202 LIVE MUSIC, SAUSAGE SIZZLE, GAMES, LOLLY SCRAMBLE, FACE PAINTING, COFFEE CART, ICE CREAM TRUCK, BYO If you would like to book in for accommodation please phone or email us to arrange this. |
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Hutt DayMethven Lions Mt Hutt Open Day  Great early snow at Mt Hutt in March. Click the graphic above for an overview of the day. Methven Lions are a group of about 70 locals who volunteer their time and skills for the benefit of the local community. Many fundraising activities are undertaken including the Mt Hutt Open Day with the proceeds distributed locally. Mary-Lynne and I took the opportunity to attend this event and learn a bit more about what Lions is about given that our two organisations share an emphasis on “service”. And what a great event they put on with Mt Hutt’s massive six-seater chairlift carrying families, walkers, bikes and bikers to the summit where they enjoyed unrivalled views of the Southern Alps & Canterbury Plains. Activities included ascending & descending the chairlift, walking or biking down from the summit, music, market stalls, bar & café, BBQ, scenic helicopter rides and a ski area inner-workings tour. This year was especially interesting as the field had received 50-6-cm of fresh snow the week before and which meant skiing and boarding was also available: a 1st for so early in the year.  On visiting the Lions website, I found it interesting to see that there were quite a few similarities with Rotary. Like us, for example, Lions have a similar motto: “We serve”. They describe themselves as ordinary, kind and generous people from all walks of life who enjoy getting together to help by working on projects to improve communities and protect the environment. I counted way in excess of 70 Lions in attendance across the entire mountain. The end result was they raised ~$40,000 for use in the local greater Methven community. To find out more about Lions and their parallels with Rotary click here. |
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Gift WrappingGift Wrapping Cheque Presentation Night  Last week we were delighted to host our gift wrapping families for the 10th year. They were: Allenvale School Aratupu Pre School & Nursery Christchurch Girls Brigade Christchurch NW Youth Group Kiwi Family Trust Papanui High Papanui High PTA St John St John Youth Division Soroptimist International Tony welcomed our guests and shared that we raised a similar amount as last year with representatives from attending teams being introduced and presented with a cheque for $1,575. A member from each of the 10 teams in attendance then shared the various activities these funds will be used for which included craft projects, trips & experiences youth might otherwise never experience, attending camps, funding a trip to Cambodia where attendees will help build villages & schools, prize giving books & sports uniforms, youth leadership training, supporting & feeding vulnerable locals, rebuilding resources and supporting families. Thanks to Gordon who was a tower of strength throughout the event, Evan who helped ensure we were set up to go, LIFE Pharmacy for looking after the dollars, Rebecca & Laura from Northlands Mall for allowing us to organise and run this programme. A special thanks also went to Norma for making herself available to fill in at the last minute for those who couldn’t make it. |
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Ltr of ThxThank-you Letter from Heather Bakkenes  Jenny forwarded this lovely reply regarding our support of RMH: Geoffrey Haworth Rotary Club, Papanui PO Box 5o6a Papanui Christchurch, 8542 "Our gratitude knows no bounds for the oroha you show our family. Your care is absolute. Jane Armstrong, parent Dear Geoffrey and Team You were there when we needed you to help provide a 'home-away-from-home' for families like Jane’s. As Jane says our gratitude knows no bounds. Thank you, thank you, thank-you! There's nothing more comforting than a home-cooked meal - but by cooking for the Family Dinner Programme, you have given so much more: the precious gift of time. Time for families to simply be together after a long day at the hospital during what is often described as the most difficult period of their lives. Consider the weight of that and hold it dear. Last year, the Family Dinner Programme put 1,176 dinners on the table. We're so grateful that you've been part of this year's effort, which is shaping up to be even more impressive. Thank you again for helping to keep families together and allowing them to focus on what really matters – their child. Warm regards, Heather Bakkenes House Manager |
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Rotary 2019Rotary 2019: Vision, Priorities, Objectives & Core Values An updated version of key Rotary strategic planning is now available on line. The Vision Statement, as an example, reads as follows:  Thanks, Liz, for sending this through. To access the pdf flyer covering all four aspects click here. |
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TRFRotary Foundation Presentation  PDG John Rickard presented some interesting facts about The Rotary Foundation. The Rotary Foundation is separate from Rotary International. Quite simply, The Foundation gathers money and distributes it. The benefactors include:
These funds accrue over three years and the interest raised pays for the running costs. Surplus funds are then distributed: 50% to global grants (these are long term with a US$30,000 minimum) and 50% to district grants [these are short term. This year District Designated Funds total US$27,000. This means we could apply for about $3,000 this year. Strategic partners include UNESCO, WHO, and The Gates Foundation. Currently our District grant is being used to help alleviate obesity in the Pacific islands. John put the question: “What is your charity of choice?” and suggested: “Make it the Rotary Foundation. Consider making an endowment in your will.” In conclusion, John gave us some valuable tips:
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DessertsWhere does the Dessert go? Have you ever wondered what happens to the left over dessert at our Thursday meetings? If it is 'portable' then it doesn't get wasted.Last Thursday there were several left-over fruit mince pies. Deryn and Angela gathered them up and they were dropped off at Aratupu Preschool on Friday morning where they were accepted with big smiles and great joy! A rare treat for many of these children. |
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RDU ArticleRecent Article in ‘Rotary Down Under’ In the article below Gina & Liz discuss the value of sharing on the ground snapshots that focus on the essence of what Rotary is about.  Special thanks to Simon Forsyth for his assistance with the graphic. |
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Rotary VisionVision for a Stronger Rotary Rotary International President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney explained his vision for building a stronger Rotary, calling on leaders to expand connections to their communities and to embrace innovative membership models. “The first emphasis is to grow Rotary — to grow our service, to grow the impact of our projects, but most importantly, to grow our membership so that we can achieve more,” Maloney said. |
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SnipWhat a handsome lot we snapped at Ronald McDonald house!  Thanks for the pic Gary. |
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MBMandi Bates Presentation Our own Mandi Bates, who currently works as a senior liaison officer in the wool industry, started her speech by noting that she born in Christchurch and had an upbringing in the farming industry across a range of locations. She initially attended Glentunnel Primary followed by Darfield High and Craighead Diocesan. While not a great experience Mandi did discover singing which she particularly enjoyed. |
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RA RaceRA AMazing Race Picture Liz sent through this collage of pictures from the Rotary Associates Amazing Race event. |
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Rotary Associates eventRotary Associates Amazing Race at the University Each year, as part of the Canterbury University Emerging Leaders Development Program (ELDP), Rotary has the opportunity to present to new students the benefits of applying to become a Rotary Associate. In previous years, Tony Taylor has been very successful in pitching what Rotary has to offer giving a 10 minute Presentation followed by a one-on one question and answer session. This year, the University’s ELDP Leaders decided to have an Amazing Race concept to convey to students what was available as part of the program. There are about 90 ELDP students this year. They were split into teams of 7-10. There were two parts to the activity
The Amazing Race consisted of 10 stations. Each station represented a possible program which the students could join to further their Emerging Leadership skills. Our station was to promote the Rotary Associates program for this and subsequent years. Gary and Jonny put together a Gift Wrapping challenge where, in 7 minutes, the students had to wrap 4 objects conveying the message “ Rotary Helps the Community through projects.” After the race we had the opportunity to setup a “booth” where students could go to in order to ask indepth questions about the Rotary Associates program. The booth was put together and looked after by Liz. She was assisted by Mandi on the day. You can see a video of the event by clicking here |
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NZSTThe New Zealand Spinal Trust Hans Wouters gave us a unique insight into the wide range of support the NZST provides for individuals and their families when faced with spinal injuries. Coming from a background in advertising, Hans has been working for the last 7 years with the Trust as it developed and grew the range of support services it provides. In helping demonstrate how spinal injuries can be life changing, Hans asked us: “Is breaking your neck a fate worse than death?” |
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Pin & MagnetCelebrating the Heart and Spirit of Women in Rotary Commemorate the service of women in Rotary with the Celebration of Women Pin. $20 each. We also now have name label magnets. $5 each. |
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Orphanage SupportTanzanian Orphanage Water System Support Recently our International Committee assisted with funding for a much needed rain water harvesting system for a local orphanage in Tanzania which cares for 54 children in the village of Maji ya Chai. The amount of $2,509 was required to fit guttering to three dormitories and to purchase of a large tank into which the rain water would be collected. |
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SnipsEco Bags New Horizons Rotary are selling blue Eco bags printed with all the District 9970 Clubs. These are a fabulous product for Clubs to use for storing gear, as new member induction packs, gifts, etc. They are a simple and effective way of promoting Rotary out in the community. They have only a few hundred bags to sell now at $3:00 each and really want clubs to get behind this initiative for their fundraising success. Orders to Gabrielle Heath 021 343 863 gabriellecooper@xtra.co.nz Ashburton Conference: Last Chance to Register .jpg) See the email sent on Thursday 27th to all District members from John Driscoll for details and the registration form. Gordon’s Goss Gordon shared that Gift Wrapping took in $468 more than last year. We also achieved 4 additional trolleys in the Tree of Giving activity and gave out 28 boxes which was significantly up as well. Well done to all members who supported these initiatives! |
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Correction31st January Guest Speaker Correction Please note that our speaker this week, Hans Wouters, is the CEO of the NZ Spinal Trust with their head office at Burwood Hospital. His role is quite different to that of the CDHB’s Spinal Unit manager as initially suggested. Thanks Ken for spotting this. |
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New Club MeetingStarting a New Club Meeting Reminder Are you or your friends interested in starting a new club in our District? This is a new initiative for people who have a passion for “hands on” projects, who wish to join with other like-minded people to meet differently, to explore lower cost options, and to give Rotary a fresh approach to community service and new ideas. |
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Rotary Theme 2019-20Theme 2019-2020: “Rotary Connects the World” RI President-elect Mark Daniel Maloney’s theme for 2019-20, Rotary Connects the World, asks Rotarians to strengthen the many ways that Rotary Connects the World, building the connections that allow talented, thoughtful, and generous people to unite and take meaningful action through Rotary service. His key thoughts and details in the recently released Citations Brochure are as follows: |
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Fun DayFamily Fun DayTony Tizard emailed re a community fun afternoon for all the family to celebrate being run by the Aratupu Nursery & Preschool who have been one of our gift wrapping teams since the beginning 10 years ago. Details below.  |
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SpeakerSpeaker for January 31st. Ken McNee emailed me with respect to our speaker for the 31st January who will be Hans Wouters, CEO of the NZ Spinal Trust. His work spans two spinal units in NZ and he has 18 on his team of dedicated impassioned people who help Kiwis living with the effects of spinal cord injuries to find their future. |
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My RotaryMy Rotary Have you checked out the My Rotary page lately? It is full of regularly updated tools and in depth information. If you haven’t joined it yet, you can register via clicking the link above and choosing the REGISTER FOR AN ACCOUNT option on the right. Enjoy. |
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First 2019 EventCoffee Morning is our first Get Together of 2019 On the first Friday of every month members and friends of Papanui Rotary meet for a chat. All are welcome to come and chat about whatever is happening with anyone and anywhere. We meet at Reality Bites Coffee Bar in Sawyers Arms Road at 10am on the first Friday of every month. |
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Celebrating NYCelebrating New Year around the World One example of the amazing diversity we are fortunate to experience on Plant Earth is the quite varied ways that different cultures celebrate the arrival of the New Year. Some interesting examples include: |
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NY President's MessagePresidential Message from Barry Rassin January 2019 Vocational service can be hard to define, but it is easy to describe: It is simply the point where our Rotary lives and our professional lives intersect. When we put our Rotary ideals to work through our work, that is vocational service. When I returned to the Bahamas after many years working in health care administration abroad, I realized that my country badly needed a modern health care facility. The resources we had at the time were out of date and inadequate, and people who were unable to travel abroad for care often did not receive the care they needed. |
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Queen's MessageThe Queen's Message on Christmas Day The Queen began by noting the centenary of the Royal Air Force and recalled the First World War which ended 100 years previously. She also referenced royal weddings and births as well as the seventieth birthday of the Prince of Wales. She said that faith, family, and friendship have been a source of continuous comfort and reassurance to her. She also recalled the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London and the goals of the Commonwealth and its principles of mutual respect and cooperation. |
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World PopulationChanges in the Location of World Population A recent article in Stuff raised some interesting challenges in terms of how we might best support changing global demographics if everyone in the world could move to whatever country they wanted to which is predicted would swell NZ’s population by 231 per cent. United States-based research firm Gallup's most recent Potential Net Migration Index (PNMI), a 2015-2017 survey of more than 450,000 adults from 152 countries, has revealed that New Zealand would see a substantial influx of people if migration were free. |
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JinglesJingles for Wrappers Evan sent out an email regarding a jingle for our “wrappers” as follows: Wrap it up, wrap it up, wrap it all the way Oh what fun it is to wrap on a freezing summers day. Oh! He received three others in return as follows: |
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PassingRecent Passing It is with sadness and regret that we advise you of the recent passing of PDG Euan Hilson's wife Dawne. Dawne died peacefully last week and at their request, a private family funeral has been held. She was a regular companion for Euan at the club's social and formal occasions and will be missed by her many Rotary friends. Our sincere condolences and the support of our club go to Euan and his family. |
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Presidential MessagePresidential Message from Barry Rassin Dec 2018 It's traditional that the first Rotarian magazine of the Rotary year carries a profile of the incoming RI president and his or her family. I've always read those profiles with interest, never giving much thought to the possibility that one day, I might be the one bringing a writer from the magazine to my Rotary club meeting! I have never liked a lot of attention, and the idea of having my picture on the magazine cover made me a bit uncomfortable. |
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CaveFeilding Rotary Christmas Cave Our Feilding Club in the North Island is running a magical Christmas Cave this week with displays, activities, model trains and - of course- Santa! Entry by coin donation. A great idea perhaps for us next year? |
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XmasChristmas History and Traditions Hans, Larry, Geoff & Rob in Christmas Mode Last week Geoff Haworth, Larry Skiba, Rob Thomson, Arie Geerlofs and Rotary Youth Exchange Student Hans shared some interesting history and memories of Christmas. |
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Xmas BreakfastLadies Xmas Breakfast Every now and then the Papanui Rotary Ladies have a breakfast and have fun while often raising a few dollars for local causes. This month they had a Xmas theme and everyone received a lovely gift. As usual, some of the Rotary guys cooked for them. You can watch the video here. Another great event. Thanks to Lois for hosting the morning and all who helped. |
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Coffee MugRotary Foundation Coffee Mug.jpg) It would be great if members could bring their Coffee Mug donations to the meeting on Thursday 6th December so we can have a tally up. Also continue to save shrapnel for future donations. |
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XmasChristmas Function Reminder Don’t forget to book for the Papanui Rotary Christmas Function Date: Dec 13, 2018 6:30 pm Cost: $50.00 Location: Jagz Restaurant, 416 Williams Street, Kaiapoi See Janice’s earlier email sent Nov 30th for more details. |
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PipelineProject Pipeline Update You may recall that, as an incentive for submitting ideas for new projects, the club was offering a complimentary drink to those who gave ideas. The complimentary drinks will be offered this Thursday 6 December to the 24 members who qualify. |
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SimonSimon Forsyth Photographer Extraordinaire One of our club members Simon Forsyth, a former Rotarian from Waikanae, gave us an interesting insight into his life as a photographer. Simon grew up in Christchurch and went to Waihi Boarding School where he experienced the extremes of very cold winters and hot summers with shorts being the required uniform all year around. He began his interest in photography in his third year with a teacher who set up a photographic Club. Simon initially borrowed a box camera and during his secondary school years read every book and article he could find on photography. |
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2018 Trailer Raffle drawnTrailer Raffle 2018 winners receive their prizes On Saturday 1st December, the Papanui Rotary Annual Trailer Raffle lucky winners received their prizes. They were presented by Papanui Rotary President Jenny Howarth , raffle organiser Deryn Tregurtha.  Lucky 1st Prize winner Nicky with Deryn & President Jenny  2nd Prize winner Noel with Deryn & Verdi  3rd Prize winner Alison with President Jenny The raffle had been drawn on 23 November under police supervision. The winners were:
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Xmas PuddingLast Week for Ordering a CHristmas Pudding This is the last week for ordering a Christmas Pudding. Cost: $20 (with $5 to Papanui Club funds. To Order: go to www.rotarypuddings.co.nz. |
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Breakfast We look forward to you attending our Women's Christmas Breakfast to be held on Saturday 8th December at 20 Mistral Road, Northwood. To all the men who receive this email, please let your wife/partner/friend know about it as we don't have their email address. I hope to see as many as can make it. Let’s keep these cooks on their toes! |
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NY BBQNew Year BBQ Arie & Janice Geerlofs are hosting a New Year BBQ on the evening of Thursday 17 January at their home (4 Phoenix Lane, off Vagues Road by the railway line). As parking is limited please drive in and drop your drinks, food and the other half off in the lane and then park your car on Vagues Road. Cost is$10.00 per head to cover the meat. Drinks are BYO. |
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XmasChristmas Function Our function this year is being held at the Jagz Bar & Restaurant at Sovereign Palms, 416 Williams Street, on the North side of Kaiapoi starting at 6:30 pm. The cost is $50.00 to be paid to Gordon Shields. Please register through the Club Runner invite. |
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Brian ThompsonBrian Thompson Inducted It was our pleasure to induct Brian, accompanied by his wife Linley, into the Club last week. They have two children, Nicholas and Sharne, who are both married with family. Brian trained at Teachers College in 1974 and has had a life of teaching in many different and varied positions including being a Principal. He also worked in the truancy area plus assisted with the closure of Avondale. |
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Peter SmithPeter Smith's Interesting Life So Far.jpg) Peter Smith, Rugby World Cup Project Manager, gave us an amusing and insightful glimpse into his interesting journey so far. He began by sharing his father’s advice when he was first asked to speak at a Rotary event: “Get in and get out”. Luckily for us he chose not to follow that tonight. Peter remembers that after spending 13 years at St Andrews his father suggested it was time for him to consider getting a job. He ruled out going to University but did have an interest in drama and public speaking and was obsessed with cars. However a job it was and, on hearing that Dalgety was looking for a sales person, in he went and met Mr White the Accountant who began by asking him: “Why are you here?” and followed that up by saying they only hire kids from another school. |
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Container for FijiRotarians Load Container for Fiji During November several Rotarians and other helpers loaded another container of miscellaneous items which had been collected to send to schools and families in Fiji. On behalf of the International Committee Verdi thanked all involved in helping out. |
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TrailerTrailer Raffle almost Done & DustedThanks to all members who helped out over the previous weeks. A very special thanks goes to Deryn who worked tirelessly day and night in ensuring things went like clockwork. She is looking forward to being able to hopefully watch some SKY programmes now in the evenings. |
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SnipSnippetsVerdi shared that the container has been packed for delivery to Fiji and thanked all involved in helping out. The University of Canterbury is very impressed with what Rotary does and would like to run a 1-2 day project for 130 emerging leaders. We are looking into how we might be able to be involved in this. Philippa passed on a suggestion from Heather with respect to an idea for Christmas: might we all bring along a small gift for Ronald McDonald parents? Gary shared how the Pipeline Project is progressing on the amazing 82 ideas received last week. Next steps may include grouping similar projects together, reviewing them and sending thoughts through to the Board for deciding which ones to proceed with. This includes involving new members in the process. Can Directors please submit a Report for next week’s Committee Meeting. |
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FoundationNovember is Foundation Month In addition to Ending Polio, Rotary is dedicated to six areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever.Visit the Rotary Foundation’s “Our Causes” page here for updates on how we make this happen. |
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RYERYE Students visit Papanui Rotary We were delighted to welcome seven Exchange Students to our Club Night last week. Arie began proceedings by commenting on the great value the Rotary Youth Exchange Programme brings. Shona then added that 32 students have been put through the South Island Tour as part of the programme and the significant impact that the programme has in changing the world one student at a time. |
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InitiativesNew Initiatives for the Future of Rotary.jpg) “It is far better to dare mighty things even though we might fail than to stay in the twilight that knows neither victory or defeat.”Arie & Nick challenged us to take a look at ourselves in terms of where we currently are and how we might need to change our thinking and approach in order to ensure ongoing viability and success as an organisation. |
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FoundationNovember is Foundation Month Summary notes below are taken from an article produced by District 5730 The month of November is the month Rotary International dedicates to the programs and activities of the Rotary Foundation and this gives us a wonderful opportunity to focus our attention on the many great things that our foundation delivers to our world. |
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RemembranceFields of Remembrance Mandi Bates visited the crosses that were erected as part of the Fields of Remembrance Project that commemorates the fallen during WW1. If you missed the PRESS article you can catch it here. |
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TrailerFinal Week for Trailer Raffle We still need volunteers to complete the last week. Please check the roster on this link and contact Deryn regarding times you are available to help at datregurtha@gmail.com or call her on (021) 161 5861. Please bring all butts and unsold tickets to Rotary on Thursday night unless you are absolutely sure you can sell them over the weekend. |
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Project Pipeline announcedPapanui Project Pipeline - 84 ideasDuring discussions on re-invigorating Papanui Rotary Club for the future it was pointed out that, when new members join they are expecting to participate in something to do with helping others in the community. It was agreed that we rarely have a list of activities that provide the opportunity to do something useful. There are significant activities each year such as:
... but we need more smaller projects with hands-on involvement. Papanui Rotary is not short of new ideas. Ideas for projects, events and fundraisers come up all the time whenever Rotarians meet. Many ideas come when we meet people at our meetings, from other clubs at movie nights, Quiz nights. Changeover, club visits and generally observing what we see happening in the community. These light bulb moments rarely get recorded and many are worthy of further action. The whole idea is that there is a place to submit ideas as they come up and they don’t simply “fly off” and are never seen again. The Papanui Rotary board has started the Papanui Project Pipeline. It is a simple plan is to provide a place where ideas can be captured and someone else will evaluate them. Basically ideas are captured and put on a register. They are then evaluated by club members through a simple process which provides more informed information about each so further evaluation or resources can be applied if required. Some may be put on hold as the idea could be good but the timing is not tight. See the image below:  Some may be so small the initial evaluating members might just decide to make it happen themselves. Also, the person coming up with the idea has no accountability to have ongoing involvement in making it happen (unless they want to). They would obviously have to expand on their initial idea with a short discussion or couple of paragraphs. A sample of the Pipeline is shown below:  The idea was presented to the club on 8 November 2018. New ideas were asked for. On the first night 72 new ideas were submitted. The list is now up to 84. This means that, once the list is filtered and prioritised Papanui Rotary, should be able to offer a variety of interesting activities for new members, friends of the club, university and school volunteers. |
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Trailer RaffleNew Trailer Raffle Layout Deryn has organised a new layout for our Trailer Raffle table that makes things a lot easier and safer for us when rostered on. Many thanks to the efforts of Club Members in making themselves available to date and we are looking forward to activity picking up over the next two weeks. There are still a few slots that need filling later in the month so please look at the current roster here and email Deryn at datregurtha@gmail.com or phone/text (021) 161 5861 to let her know any additional slots you can fill. |
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Post-Polio SyndromeWhat is Post-Polio Syndrome … Lyn Robertson’s Story Lyn lives in the Papanui area and suffers from Post-Polio Syndrome. She contracted polio as a child living in the North Island when she was about 4 years old when polio was an epidemic in the Raumati region. Lyn and her family were immediately put into isolation for a period of six months where she went through intensive treatment at the Douglas Bader Centre. Her symptoms paralyzed her legs so the water therapy and swimming strengthened her leg muscles. She attended these sessions every day for 18 months. She was in a wheelchair for about a year and started school with callipers on her legs which was extremely hard as she became the butt of jokes and bullying. Lyn had to use callipers for about 3-4 years at primary school which was not an easy experience for a small child. |
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BeginningsThe Beginnings of Rotary in New Zealand As with the growth of Rotary in Australia, the main catalysts for Rotary’s beginnings in New Zealand lie with the two Canadian commissioners Jim Davidson and Layton Ralston. Yet, the first seeds of growth were sown by the Hon. (later, Sir) George Fowlds. George, a Scot by birth, was a prosperous draper and visited both Canada and the USA between August and November 1920.Fowlds often appeared at Rotary and Kiwanis meetings as guest speaker but did not actively consider Rotary for himself until he appeared at the Rotary Club of Victoria, BC, Canada. |
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International NightInternational Night Extravaganza Members attending our night of African food, music and culture last week were privileged to hear and be entertained by a talented group of Christchurch based Zimbabweans. Naison, Ezekiel, Victor and Shupayi shared with us various aspects of Zimbabwean history, music and culture plus some of their experiences on their personal journeys. The evening started with a traditional Zimbabwean band playing a variety of music that reflected their journey to New Zealand as well as acknowledging where they had come from. |
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IcelandRotary in Iceland The first Rotary Club in Iceland was founded September 13th 1934 and that was the Rotary Club of Reykjavik It was confirmed by RI on the 31st of May 1935. At that time Iceland belonged to Denmark and the first six Rotary clubs in Iceland belonged to the Danish District # 75. Today there are ~30 Rotary clubs in Iceland. Iceland has one Rotarian for every 266 inhabitants which is among the highest (if not the highest) per capita in the world. |
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Hans CapHans Receives an Honorary Cap As a result of his efforts in surviving an entertaining game of golf, Hans was presented with a Kaiapoi Golf Club cap to celebrate the day. |
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Trailer RaffleTrailer Raffle UpdateOur Trailer Raffle is up and running! Thanks to all those who have put themselves forward to help with this. As noted in recent emails though we still have spots to fill so please take a look at the roster here and email Deryn at datregurtha@gmail.com or phone/text (021) 161 5861 to let her know what additional timeslots you can fill. |
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Committee NightCommittee Night Reports from our Committee Night held on October the 18th are entered below. |
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Cairo to Cape Town V2Cycling Cairo to Cape Town: What an Experience Ex leading camera retailer Paul Farrow talked to us about his epic ~12,000 km cycling journey through Africa with his wife Wendy. Married with four children, Paul enjoys athletics, running marathons, fly fishing and cycling. He remembered attending a course titled: “The Psychology of Winning” and valued learning an approach based on the idea that: “If it's meant to be it's up to me". Some time ago Paul also saw the value in makiing a “Lifetime List”, also known as a bucket list. He is currently on his third one. He has also learnt that when you are at the start of large project the end can almost seem impossible so, instead of letting the brain say: “I can't do it” he decided instead to take the approach of thinking to himself: “I can” by taking one step at a time along the journey. Paul had already completed various trips of increasing length on bikes and, after learning about the Cairo to Cape Town trip, Wendy and he decided to give it a go. |
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Trailer RaffleTrailer Raffle As this is our main fundraiser for the year, please do your bit to help. If everyone did at least one timeslot per week then we can fill it. All club members can view the roster here. You'll be able to see what times are available as the time slots still not filled are in yellow. Please email me at datregurtha@gmail.com or phone/text (021) 161 5861 to let me know what timeslots you can fill. As the times fill I will change them back to white with the name of the volunteer in that slot. You can visit this page whenever you want to see it updated. I will update it each night but may not be able to update it through the day while at work. Thank you for your consideration: Deryn Tregurtha |
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SnipsColin Wormald visited us from the new Encounter Bay Rotary Club 80 km south of Adelaide. He shared that the Club runs a number of raffles and also generates good returns from various markets they organise and supervise. Hans Rubeck thoroughly enjoyed his South Island trip with other Exchange Students, Some of the many highlights included the Tekapo to Queenstown section, visiting a seal colony and getting to go skydiving. |
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Pink RibbonPink Ribbon PicsPics from the 2018 Pink Ribbon Appeal to raise funds for the Breast Cancer Foundation.  |
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Cairo to Cape TownCycling Cairo to Cape Town: What an ExperienceEx leading camera retailer Paul Farrow talked to us about his epic ~12,000 km cycling journey through Africa with his wife Wendy . Married with four children, Paul enjoys athletics, running marathons, fly fishing and cycling. He remembered attending a course titled: “The Psychology of Winning” and valued learning an approach based on the idea that: “If it's meant to be it's up to me". Some time ago Paul also saw the value in makiing a “Lifetime List”, also known as a bucket list. He is currently on his third one. He has also learnt that when you are at the start of large project the end can almost seem impossible so, instead of letting the brain say: “I can't do it” he decided instead to take the approach of thinking to himself: “I can” by taking one step at a time along the journey. Paul had already completed various trips of increasing length on bikes and, after learning about the Cairo to Cape Town trip, Wendy and he decided to give it a go. At the start of the trip Paul and Wendy found that their equipment was over the weight limit and had to spend an additional $3,000 to cover it. Their second challenge was medical insurance as this was not available for 9 of the 12 countries involved. Getting sufficient cover cost more than the airfares. |
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Facilitator LizFantastic Facilitator Role for Liz  The 2019 Regional Leaders Training Institute will take place in Evanston at the One Rotary Centre from 1-6th March 2019. Liz Courtney, our Rotary Public Image coordinator( RPIC ) for Zone 7b, has been invited to be one of the facilitators at this annual training event. She regards it as an honour to represent our region. |
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ApologiesApologies & Guests for Meetings Please remember to email rcapologies@gmail.com by 10:00 am on Wednesdays if you can’t be at a meeting. Please also email if you wish to bring guests or your spouse ./ partner to the meeting. |
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Car RallyThe Great Car Rally About twenty people gathered at the Z station on the corner of Johns Road to receive their instructions and leave at three minutes intervals for the journey. In each car there was a driver and a navigator – sometimes two. Lois, Cath Costello and I headed as ordered down Johns Road hunting for the Fish & Game headquarters where we had to collect the first answers. Yes we got the number and the building material and the trees, but where were those pesky animals that were supposed to be in front? They’d gone and at 80 kph we couldn’t stop. Eventually I wrote ‘None - they disappeared.’ As they had. |
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International NightPapanui Rotary International Night Thursday 25th Oct The flag is composed of seven horizontal stripes of different colours. |
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Blood Pressure Campaign this weekendblood pressure campaign Many Papanui Rotary members volunteered their time to encourage the public to have their blood pressure taken at Northlands Mall last Saturday. Over the years we have helped identify people at risk of a possible heart attack. This campaign is done all over New Zealand with hundreds of Rotariansvolunteering their time to work with St. John's staff. THANK YOU. |
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Copy of Reminder
Apologies and Guests for Club MeetingsEMBARRASSMENT: Last Thursday night (27th September) the Rotary Club was embarrassed by the fact that SEVEN members did not advise that they would not be attending the meal- the tables were set and deserts provided.  A reminder that when you are:
Please advise us by email via rcpapologies@gmail.com accordingly. This is to give the Papanui Club accurate numbers for food and for the number of tables required. Gordon |
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HuttLarry & Hans Slip Sliding Away Click here to watch Larry leading Hans down the ski slopes off the top of the Quad Chair at Mt Hutt. Hans did really great as it was only his 2nd day on skis and the 1st time he’d had a lesson. |
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RosesGeraldine's Roses Geraldine is the Christchurch ambassador of the “Look Good, Feel Better” charity and sells roses with the proceeds going towards Ronald McDonald House South Island for the purchasing of new fridges and freezers for the Christchurch house’s Family Kitchen. Jenny will be bringing order forms to our meeting this Thursday for those interested in buying one. The cost is $24 per rose which will be delivered to Rotary Clubs late October. |
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EventsUpcoming EventsThe Kilmarnock Edition Fundraising Concert for the Rotary Breast Milk Bank Charitable Trust  Saturday 13 October starting at 7.30 pm at The Village Community Ctr, Ilam Rd. Proceeds go to the Rotary Breast Milk Bank Charitable Trust. Tickets $20 (including supper). Contact jacqs.macfarlane@gmail.com (03) 942 4661 for more info. ARTarama 2018  12-14 October at St Andrews College, Norman’s Rd, Papanui. Featuring over 440 artworks by 60 artists including a special exhibition of works by renowned Canterbury artist Austen Deans (1915-2011). All proceeds to Nurse Maude Hospice (more details here). Gala Opening: Friday 12th @ 6:00 pm: Ticket-only entry $25 pp. For tickets Phone 027 733 4284 or Email rcbb.artarama@gmail.com. General Exhibition & Sale Sat 13th 9am=-5pm & Sun 9am-2pm. Door sales Adults $5 donation, students $2, children free. Koru Care Children Fundraiser - “A Night at the Races” 
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CMCity Mission Letter Sally from the City Mission sent us this letter thanking Deryn, John & Angela for their much appreciated support on the day of their clothing drive. |
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SpeechCompJunior Speech Contest Finals A good number of club members supported the finals of this Rotary supported annual event held at Heaton Intermediate last week. We were treated to a wide range of outstanding high quality speeches delivered by sixteen amazing, confident youngsters. They were always well-researched, occasionally very funny and each held the attention of the audience. President Jenny assisting with handing out certificates to the winning speakers. |
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Golf Day reportGolf Fun Day A great day was held by an enthusiastic group of us at Kaiapoi Golf Club last Sunday with over $100 being raised for lighting for the Drama Dept. at Papanui High School. Attire was especially interesting as shown above. Special thanks to Evan and his band of helpers for organising a fun and enjoyable event. |
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D3181Greetings from Rotary District 3181! This is with regards to previous mail from Ride for Rotary 3 conducted in India by Rotary District 3181 under the leadership of our District Governor Rotarian Rohinath. The 1st two editions of Ride for Rotary were a great success with close to 25 Rotarians from different countries having a wonderful experience. This event runs from the 13th to the 17th of January, showcases Indian Heritage, Culture & Diversity and promotes International fellowship and the exchange of Rotary views. |
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D3181Greetings from Rotary District 3181!This is with regards to previous mail from Ride for Rotary 3 conducted in India by Rotary District 3181 under the leadership of our District Governor Rotarian Rohinath. The 1st two editions of Ride for Rotary were a great success with close to 25 Rotarians from different countries having a wonderful experience. This event runs from the 13th to the 17th of January, showcases Indian Heritage, Culture & Diversity and promotes International fellowship and the exchange of Rotary views. |
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D3181Greetings from Rotary District 3181!This is with regards to previous mail from Ride for Rotary 3 conducted in India by Rotary District 3181 under the leadership of our District Governor Rotarian Rohinath. The 1st two editions of Ride for Rotary were a great success with close to 25 Rotarians from different countries having a wonderful experience. This event runs from the 13th to the 17th of January, showcases Indian Heritage, Culture & Diversity and promotes International fellowship and the exchange of Rotary views. |
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SkiSki Trip for Hans Hans had a great day at Mt Hutt last Sunday with Larry and Grant. He was off up the quad chairlift within the 1st hour and took a special liking for a trail that included rolling jumps. After the day he also got to see the finish line for the Peak to Pub race. While cycling down the steep Mt Hutt road looked a little crazy he thought it might be a fun event to try on his next trip to New Zealand. |
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ShootShooting Event Report Our club once again hosted the District Target Shooting competition on Tuesday 18 September. Papanui registered 2 men’s teams and 1 women’s team. The women scooped the cup for best team in the women’s’ division. Congratulations to Vanessa Dynes, Cath Costello, Emma Kelly (Arie and Janice’s’ daughter in law) and Fraser Dynes who was not made to wear a skirt in order to help the women out. |
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UpcomingUpcoming Events & Speakers27th September Please note that the Speech Comp Finals are this Thursday starting at 7:00 pm at Heaton Intermediate. 4th October Sarah Pride (Associate) A short presentation on the Leadership Course she under took recently. John Stringer a new member will talk about his life and times and in particular his recent trip to Israel where he took part in an archaeology dig. 11th October Paul Farrow the retired owner of Paul’s Camera Shop, a leading photography firm in Riccarton. His topic is biking from Cairo to Capetown, an epic 12,000 kilometre journey through Africa. Paul’s passion is cycling and over the past 3 years has cycled through 30 countries. I haven’t cycled to that many cafes in Christchurch! 18th October Committee Night 25th October Zimbabwean Evening at St Giles Hall. |
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ShootShooting Event ReportOur club once again hosted the District Target Shooting competition on Tuesday 18 September. Papanui registered 2 men’s teams and 1 women’s team. The women scooped the cup for best team in the women’s’ division. Congratulations to Vanessa Dynes, Cath Costello, Emma Kelly (Arie and Janice’s’ daughter in law) and Fraser Dynes who was not made to wear a skirt in order to help the women out. |
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SHootShooting EventOur club once again hosted the District Target Shooting competition on Tuesday 18 September. Papanui registered 2 men’s teams and 1 women’s team. The women scooped the cup for best team in the women’s’ division. Congratulations to Vanessa Dynes, Cath Costello, Emma Kelly (Arie and Janice’s’ daughter in law) and Fraser Dynes who was not made to wear a skirt in order to help the women out. |
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UpcomingUpcoming Speakers & Events27th September Please note that the Speech Comp Finals are this Thursday starting at 7:00 pm at Heaton Intermediate. 4th October Sarah Pride (Associate) A short presentation on the Leadership Course she under took recently. John Stringer a new member will talk about his life and times and in particular his recent trip to Israel where he took part in an archaeology dig. 11th October Paul Farrow the retired owner of Paul’s Camera Shop, a leading photography firm in Riccarton. His topic is biking from Cairo to Capetown, an epic 12,000 km journey through Africa. Paul’s passion is cycling and over the past 3 years has cycled through 30 countries. I haven’t cycled to that many cafes in Christchurch! 18th October Committee Night 25th October Zimbabwean Evening at St Giles Hall. |
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CdlncsCondolences Sincere condolences to Angela from all club members on the passing of her mother. |
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DG SpeechWelcome to our District Governor We were privileged to have our new District Governor, John Driscoll, address us last week accompanied by his wife Alison. John has lived his entire life in Ashburton and they have four children and six grandchildren who also love close to home. Rotary is a big part of John & Alison’s lives based on service, friendship, fellowship and personal development in what is a very active Club. John sees Rotary as offering great opportunities as it connects people together in order to do great things world-wide. He admitted to never seeing himself in his new role and credits this to opportunities he has had in the past to take on increasingly responsible roles in various organisations. He is a strong believer in Rotary’s vision statement which reads: “Together, we see a world where people unite and take action to create lasting change — across the globe, in our communities, and in ourselves.” |
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RLISRotary Learning & Information Session The next one-day Rotary Learning and Information Session will be held in Christchurch on Saturday 27th October. Lunch is provided. The sessions are interactive with Rotarians from other clubs. Topics covered include Foundation, creating service projects, engaging members, and the Rotary world amongst others. It is a good opportunity to learn more about Rotary and up to date information in a social environment. Those interested please contact Nick Courtney. |
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ReminderApologies and Guests for Club MeetingsA reminder that when you are:
Please advise us by email via rcpapologies@gmail.com accordingly. This is to give the Papanui Club accurate numbers for food and for the number of tables required. Gordon |
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City MissionThe City Mission Clothing DriveThanks to John Stringer and Angela Lumb who joined me at The City Mission for this year’s Clothing Drive. Thanks, too, to Geoff Haworth and Jim Hudson who both volunteered but were not able to make it due to illness. It was a very successful day with many people dropping off goods. There was so much to sort but we had it all done until another van load arrived just on closing time. This lot all went inside, still in bags and boxes, ready to sort by the staff on Monday. The shop is not usually open on a Saturday so there were some surprised shoppers who just happened to see it was open and came to look. Some items which were donated that day had already been sold by the time we left. The City Mission staff were very grateful for our help and hoped we’d be back next year. |
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EventsUpcoming Events Positive Aging Expo Monday 1st October 9am-2.30pm Papanui High School Our task at this expo is to do Traffic Management. We will require several volunteers during the day. Please contact Doug Archbold or Deryn Tregurtha if you can assist. Pink Ribbon Collection Friday 12th and Saturday 13th October, Countdown Northlands. Please contact Deryn Tregurtha if you can assist. |
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Pink RibbonPink Ribbon Appeal |
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Trick ShotEvans's Trick Golf SHot Last Thursday Evan performed an amazing golf shot to promote his Golf Funday on September the 30th. Check out the video here. Thanks Gary for sending this through. |
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How I Make My Day Count by Jamie GoughHow I Make My Day Count Jamie, a third term City councillor for the Fendalton Ward, gave us an interesting talk on life with the CCC. Starting with the earthquake travesty, Jamie suggested that as well as managing the ongoing recovery it also provides an opportunity for us to rebuild the city for the future. Prior to joining the Council Jamie worked extensively in the property industry which he enjoyed. This was especially challenging following the earthquake and gave him the opportunity to manage new projects at a young age. In becoming a council member Jamie experienced initial and ongoing baptisms by fire which he found motivating in terms of doing the best he could to make a difference. |
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Some Interesting Things about RotarySome Interesting Things about Rotary Do you know 101 interesting things about Rotary? Club Singing is #67 on the Eureka Club’s list. Harry Ruggles was the fifth man to join Paul Harris in the conversations that led to the formation of the first Rotary club in Chicago in 1905. Harry was a fellow who enjoyed singing, and this was a popular activity at the turn of the century. At an early meeting of the fledgling group, Harry jumped on a chair and urged everyone to join him in a song. |
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Membership EveningMembership Evening
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End Polio NowEnd Polio Now Originally posted by Ken Booth Thursday 1st November 2018 - keep this date free For several years 20th Century Fox has offered Rotary the opportunity to run a major movie with the funds going to Polio Plus. You will recall over the past three years these movies have been, The Bridge of Spies, Murder on The Orient Express, and Eddie the Eagle and we also screened the Richie McCaw movie, Chasing Great. We have received advice that this year’s movie promises to be bigger and better than ever-trust me, it will rock you! We ask clubs to break free, band together and to join their best friends for this year’s “End Polio Now” Movie, Bohemian Rhapsody, screening at Hoyts’ Riccarton on Thursday 1st November commencing at 6.30 pm. Bohemian Rhapsody is a biographical film about the British Rock Band Queen, focusing on lead singer Freddie Mercury’s life. Freddie defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through the years. Ticket Price is $20. The Rotary Foundation and Polio Plus will credit the club $10 for every ticket sold. Tickets are now available onw … please order through your club. |
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Garden Clean-UpGarden Clean-Up Nick and Denis both helped at a garden cleanup on Saturday for a young woman suffering from terminal cancer. Bishopdale - Burnside and Rotary Associates were the major drivers here. A very good thing to do. |
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Exchange Student Hans Lubeck's Intro SpeechExchange Student Hans Lubeck's Intro Speech Introduced by Ron Sedgley, our Rotary exchange student Hans gave an exceptional address. He gave a clear picture of what he was going to say and then kept us informed and entertained with his presentation. In Denmark Hans lives with his parents and two sisters in a relatively small town of 5000 people. Hans shared that New Zealand is a most sought after destination amongst exchange students because it is seen to be a safe, scenic country where the language is predominately English. |
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Club Chat Aug 30th Notices
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Operation ClearoutOperation Clearout On Saturday 15 September 2018 the City Mission are again organising Operation Clearout and they have asked if we could help. They would like a couple of volunteers in the morning and again in the afternoon in their Buchan Street shop to help unload the vans that come in with clothing and bedding. Our Rotary Associates have offered to help but we felt it would be good if some Rotary members could also attend to help. Perhaps if we go in three two-hour shifts: 10-12, 12-2 and 2-3.30. On the basis of last year there is no need to be there after that as the need falls off. |
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Informal Get-Together Next SundayInformal Get-Together Next Sunday.png) Liz, Arie and I are hosting another informal get-together between 6.00-6.30 and 8pm on next Sunday 26th at 115 Leinster Road for recent club members, the membership committee and those who cannot meet regularly on a Thursday night to updte everyone on club activities and to discuss new ways members can participate other than the Thursday sessions. You (and your partner) are welcome to attend as we would value your input. Pizza and drinks provided. Please email me on COURTNEY@xtra.co.nz or call Liz on 021 407 870 to let us know if you can attend or not. Regards Nick Courtney |
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A Report on the Rotary Convention in Toronto
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Interesting LinksInteresting Links Interesting Links Please find below some interesting links to Rotary history, Rotakids and some fun activities for our kids & grandkids. Grant |
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Top Dog Theatre CompanyTOP dOG tHEATRE coMPANY Dear JennyMy daughter Annette is 'starring' in a play called 'The ACB With Honora Lee' [from the book by Kate de Goldi] being put on by Top Dog Theatre Company in early September at the Merivale Lane Theatre, Rangi Ruru. This is the link. Evan |
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Next Board MeetingThe Next Board MeetingThe next Board Meeting is at 302 LAKE TERRACE ROAD starting at 7.30 pm Thanks: Jenny |
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Membership Evening 30th of AUgustHello Everyone, Further to my request at last weeks meeting, can you each supply one name and address to me of someone you think would enjoy our Rotary Papanui experiences and friendship. That’s all you need to do, Arie and I will do the rest. Just send details to me at COURTNEY@xtra.co.nz or phone me as per the blue book. One name from each you could bring some new faces to the club. If I don’t get some names soon I will call you!!!!! Nick Courtney |
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Doug in Celebration ModeDoug in Celebration Mode |
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Welcome to the Rotary Club of VancouverWelcome to the Rotary Club of Vancouver I decided to take a look at Rotary Clubs around the world and, being a Canadian citizen, started with the Vancouver Club. The current President, Phill Webber, put his thoughts up on their web page which he summarised in part as follows: "I ask our members to ask themselves each day, 'How can I, today, make a difference?':
Let each of us, each day, keep in mind the Object of Rotary, Rotary’s Five Avenues of Service and the Four Way Test so as to separately, and together, as Rotarians: make a difference." |
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The Amazing Work of the Pacific Leprosy FoundationThe Amazing Work of the Pacific Leprosy Foundation Jill Tomlinson, General Manager for the Pacific Leprosy Foundation (PLF), gave us an insightful talk on the myths and realities of leprosy in the modern world. The PLF began by providing support for leprosy sufferers who had been quarantined on Quail Island and has been in existence for approximately 80 years. In addition to identification, support and treatment, a strong focus is currently focussed on eradication with a catch phrase being: “Leprosy – it’s time to think again.” So what is the current situation? Last year there were a ¼ of a million new cases word wide. Leprosy is a leading cause of disability with numbers increasing in some countries. It is also present in New Zealand with 4-5 new cases per annum for mostly new arrivals. So… what does leprosy look like? Jill shared that it is one of the oldest known diseases and has typically been stereotyped as resulting in disfigurement and deformity over the ages. It is, however, curable and deformity is not inevitable. The key, shared Jill, is early diagnosis and treatment but what often gets in the way is that many sufferers do not seek help because of the stigma attached to the diagnosis. |
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Pizza and Plonk Nightpizza N plonk night We will be holding another two of these information evenings for our newer members in the Club so keep these in your diary. Sunday 19th August and 30th September. More information to follow from Nick and Arie. |
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Rotarians TravellingA Fishy Story !! Sue and Rob Nichol are travelling in Australia. They went fishing and look what she came up with ??Well done Sue you are giving Rob a run for his money. Enjoy your travels. |
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New Editor On BoardNew Editor On Board New Club Chat Content Organiser Thanks to Liz’s perseverance and patience with me over the last 3 weeks I am about to take over responsibility for Club Chat. If you have any content you would like to suggest please sent this to paice@xtra.co.nz which I can access from work. If you need to contact me text 027 354 2035 and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Unless, of course, I’m skiing! |
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Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE)regenerative-medicine-and-tissue-engineering-(create) Associate Professor Tim Woodfield leads the Christchurch Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering (CReaTE) Group in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Centre for Bioengineering and Nanomedicine at the University of Otago, Christchurch. We were honoured to secure Tim as guest speaker for our meeting on 26 June and proud to learn that he is the son-in-law of one of our members, Tony Taylor. |
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Jenny Haworth Tripping in EuropeJenny's Tripping in Europe.jpg) I arrived back after six and half weeks just in time for the changeover meal. Much of my time which was spent on research for my next book, which is a travel memoir on my experiences of over 40 years visiting Vienna, Budapest and Prague. It tells of why I am so fascinated by those cities and speaks of the changes I have witnessed. I had 10 days with my daughter Katie in London looking at the new apartment they are inching towards buying. It has taken them around five months to get this far negotiating the purchase. It is maddeningly slow. I then went to Munich with Katie for five days which was just great. It is a gracious city full of the most wonderful art treasures. We had a day visiting Neuschwanstein, a castle built high in the Alps by Mad Ludwig II. It was an insight into both German Romanticism of the 19th century and how Wagner’s opera inspired the castle. It is a medieval fantasy. Then it was on to Vienna to start work. I was there to put the finishing touches on the research and also caught up with what was new. One of the highlights was the 3rd Man Museum which is the only one which really looks at Vienna after World War II and the horrors that evoked. Also I went to the Hundertwasser Museum. He was famous for his life in New Zealand. He lived each summer in the Bay of Islands and here was not really recognised for being the major artist and environmentalist that he is. You have probably heard of the Kawakawa loos which he designed. Next will be the Whangarei Arts Centre. |
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A Note from DerynHelping Our communityLast week's collection for Battered Women's Trust raised $403.90, almost $1 for every minute we were there. Thanks to those who gave their time to collect.
Each week, when appropriate, the left-over dessert from Thursday's meetings is packed up and given to a local group of our choosing. Last week's left-over dessert was taken to Aratupu Preschool, where it was gratefully received. A rare treat for children, staff and visitors. |
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Highlights of the Board MeetingPapanui Board Highlights Key Points from the Minutes of Board Meeting 17th July Presidents Report · Jenny was very happy to receive the Lyn Holmes (Significant Projects) Trophy for our work in re-establishing Papanui Bush. She also received the David Drake Trophy for the best website in the District. Administration: · All requests for money are to be funnelled to the Community Committee to be researched before being presented to the Board. ~ A problem has arisen regarding those on extended leave who are noted down for weekly duties. Gary has been sent a list of those on extended leave, however, it is John Allen who is responsible for this list, but, he, himself is on extended leave at present. Community: · Battered Women’s Trust appeal raised $403.90 · Ronald McDonald House next meal is on Aug 13th. Membership: · Gary has been working on a newsletter for Friends of Rotary. · More Pizza and Plonk nights are proposed, one specifically for ‘fringe members’, those who are financial but don’t attend regularly. The idea is to ‘bring them back into the fold’ · The Hanmer Satellite Club proposal is still very much alive. Suggestions of projects/activities to create involvement are: A speech competition, A RYE student from Culverden High school, and projects around the Hanmer Forest Camp. New Generations: · Our RYE student, Hans Lubeck, has arrived from Denmark. He is keen to join in club activities. · July Sarah Pryde is attending Aspiring Leaders Forum in Wellington at a cost of $1400 to the club. Foundation/International: · Mango Tree Centre in Tonga: The committee are still wanting to do a building project there however, a Project Co-ordinator/Manager is required, as well as other helpers. · Recommendation that $2000 be paid to Rotary foundation during the 2108/2019 year. · Booties and bonnets are still being accepted. Fellowship: · 25 August Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner evening $25 per head, proceeds to Polio · Whiskey tasting, Gary to organise, possibly September · 7 October Car Rally. · A visit to Lyttelton Club is being organised · The President would like to hold a Women’s breakfast around September and possibly another before Christmas. Public Image: · Liz, Janice and Jonny are all contributing to the club Facebook page. They hope to have more members view this as time goes by. · Liz has worked in conjunction with New Horizon’s Club to design a new sustainable, re-useable shopping bag. These will sell for $3 each. All profits to New Horizons. General Business: · Project Pipeline: This was introduced to the Board last meeting by Gary Denhard. This idea is to be followed up at the upcoming Committee meeting where each committee will be asked to suggest two or three ideas to go into the pipeline. · Garden Visits: Modelled on a project by Kew Rotary club, Melbourne. Keith has secured the ‘workings’ of this project so it can be followed up to see if we can emulate it in Chch. We would potentially join with at least one other club for this project. · Trailer Raffle 20th Oct – 18th Nov 2018: A comprehensive report was circulated regarding the raffle. Prizes are being sought through Northlands. If this doesn’t go ahead then we will consider approaching Bunnings. We plan to have 10,000 tickets printed this year, 2000 more than the past two years. A motion was passed for profits to be split 20% to Papanui Children in Need Trust, 30% to Charity Hospital, 50% to Rotary Community breast Milk Bank Inc (Denis M/Verdi vV) Passed by majority vote. The next Board meeting will be held on Tuesday 21 Aug, venue to be advised |
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Dr Terry Heilerwater water everywhere It was a pleasure to have an award winning speaker last Thursday.Dr Terry Heiler, an academic and international consultant who has spent his life on water management & irrigation, shared his thoughts on the past, present and future of our water management challenges. Originally born in Sydney where he went to university Terry has since worked in various roles including Lincoln University where he was heavily involved in water resource issues both locally and overseas. He began by explaining that water challenges internationally are quite different to here as there are 260 water resource areas shared by 71 countries which is very different to New Zealand. Terry shared the example of India and Pakistan that share a large water basin and that they have often gone to war over it for various reasons including India planning a number of dams that would seriously affect Pakistan's water access. Other examples include the Mekong River that flows through a number of countries and Russia where it has changed from having one nation-wide plumbing system to a group of smaller countries that are now fighting with each other over their individual water needs. One of the particular challenges Terry sees in New Zealand is the different agendas of Country vs Town groups with the resulting disputes being dominated by organisations trying to protect water usage instead of working together. Of particular concern is that the gap has widened between main players with the resulting disputes being increasingly dominated by lawyers. With respect to irrigation Terry mentioned that this has been a problem for decades. In 2009 it has been suggested that by 2030 the world will be facing serious water and food shortages as a result of three issues: an increasing population, the high number of people living on $1 a day, and increased pressure to produce more food. “If unchecked this may well result in mass migration and serious issues in securing sufficient food” explained Terry. |
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Ronald McDonald CookingCooking for FamiliesA word from our President Jenny Haworth; REMINDER NEXT DATE IS AUGUST 13TH. This Rotary year Geoff Haworth has taken over the job of organising each committee every 8 weeks for the cooking at Ronald McDonald House. A fortnight before he will remind the group of the date and ask that you appoint a person in charge to make sure that each group has enough volunteers. He will contact the Manager at Ronald McDonald House to find out how many people your group will be cooking for. If you need meal plans or inspiration please contact Cynthia Tizzard or Liz Courtney as they can help with quantities and recipes that are popular with the families and staff. Thank you Geoff. |
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Aspiring LeadersSarah Pride Our Club is supporting Sarah Pride, one of our past Rotary Associates, to to attend The Aspiring Leaders Course in Wellington from July 26th - 29th. We will have her back to speak about her experiences. We wish you well Sarah and hope you find it inspirational. |
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Club Committee nightBRing your ideas to the table ! Tomorrow night is an important time for all our Club committees to have time to set out their plans for the coming year. Your Directors have been working hard behind the scene to set the scene and your ideas and input are valued. We have a lot to talk about, possible projects to consider, social events to plan, promotional opportunities to look at. Bring your brain power to the table and give us your ideas. Looking forward to a noisy night of discussions around the table. |
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Doc Larry 30 years Disney Trips30 years of Koru Care trips
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Mathew Mark - City MissionCity Mission Matthew Mark, the CEO at City Mission, gave us a comprehensive overview of the services they provide. His previous roles include CEO of Ronald McDonald and before that Regional Manager of the SBS Bank. He and his wife Sheila, a pastoral care worker, have four children ranging in age from 18 to 27. Matthew's key interests are based on the outdoors and include hiking, cycling and running. He has also completed a number of Coast to Coast events and admits to still having a competitive streak. In addition to the Mission he is also involved in working with the Aspiring Youth programme which involves training kids with challenges in life skills leading to their completion of a Coast to Coast. Mathew explained that the Food Bank is a vital part of the work the City Mission does. Last year they gave out 35000 parcels with each one being similar to a trolley full of groceries. The largest growth in demand came from working families with 2.5 kids. He sees this is a litmus test for the health of our community with these levels representing a 34.5% increase in food being given out compared to the past which strongly suggests there is something unhealthy going on. Most families are hard grafters, cautious financially and simply cannot make ends meet. The problem is that the true cost of living vs wages is different to what we are often quoted. While wages in recent times have increased 1.5%, the cost of living has increased 4. 5%. Matthew fells that what is a specially crippling is the rise in unforeseen costs. |
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District ChangeoverDG Sarita to DG John Driscoll It was goodbye to Sarita and hello to John Driscoll from the Ashburton Rotary Club.We heard a great story from John and Alison's granddaughter, Abigail, who stood up and gave us a great talk about Polio. She has already won several school competitions and inspired her garandparents to give a sum of money in her name to the Polio Fund. A great example to us all. I took a video of Abigail speaking so if you want to hear her go to our Rotary District -9970 Facebook page. |
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Rotary Community Breast Milk Bank Openingthe first rotary community breast milk bank in nz The year Liz Courtney was District Governor for District 9970 her focus was on Child and Maternal Health projects. A Rotarian and midwife, Yvonne Hiskemuller, suggested that we start the process of setting up a Rotary Community Breast Milk Bank. Christchurch is the only centre in New Zealand that has an operating milk bank which is situated in the Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit ( NICU) and it provides donor milk to some NICU babies. We saw the opportunity to work with the hospital to reach a wider community need. This seemed a perfect fit for Rotary to become involved in such a project. This project excited Liz as, having had five children, the last three were triplets, she had breast fed all her babies and is passionate about giving all children the best possible start in life. Our aim is to work with midwives in the community to provide easily accessible donor breast milk to babies who are needing a boost to thrive for whatever reason. We are supported by the Rotary Clubs of Garden City, Christchurch, Papanui and Riccarton and have received a District Grant and sponsorship for equipment and set up costs from several Trusts, the NZ Midwives Association and personal donations. We are continuing to fundraise as the running costs are high and we are relying on donations. When visiting one of her daughters in Perth, Liz arranged to visit and speak with the Manager of the Rotary Breast Milk bank, Dr. Ben Hartman. Rotary set up a Milk Bank within the King Edward Memorial Hospital over ten years ago. This gave her the opportunity to understand the challenges and issues they have faced over time and what we needed to consider moving this project forward. Some women have challenges in establishing and maintaining their breast milk supply and many would rather use donor milk before infant formula. Studies have shown that women are more likely to continue beast feeding with donor milk. Breast milk protects babies from gut, chest, ear and bladder infections because of immune factors in the milk and ongoing support for immune system development. The World Health Organisation says donor milk is the next best thing for babies after baby’s own mother, and WHO suggest that human milk banks should be made available wherever possible saying that by providing donor human milk to babies will have a significant positive impact on short and long term health of babies. We wish to ensure that all babies in need can have access to pasteurised donor milk for at least the first six weeks of life. |
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2018 -19 Rotary themeCan we be the inspiration to others ? A new Rotary year has just begun and Rotary International President, Barry Rassin's, theme follows on very well from last years theme "Making a Difference" because if we have already made a difference then we can be inspirational to others in our community.The new theme for 2018-19, Be the Inspiration, asks Rotarians to inspire change in the world and in each other. International President, Barry Rassin comments: “I ask all of you to Be the Inspiration to help Rotary move from reaction to action — to take a hard look at the environmental issues that affect health and welfare around the world and do what we can to help.” |
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Changeover PHF 2018Paul harris fellow award ! The last job that President Lois did last Thursday night was to award a PHF to Deryn Tregurtha. Deryn has been a member since November 2014 and during that time has made a significant contribution to our club by using her time and talents to set up and run the Trailer Raffle for the last two years. This has been a huge job involving nearly all the members and has raised almost $55,000 through our efforts. Deryn even went so far as to employ someone else to do her job in her shop so that she could run the raffle - a very rare thing to do ! You are an inspiration to us all Deryn and we were delighted that we can award you a Paul Harris Fellow |
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Roll on Rotary 2018 - 19president jenny Haworth Congratulations to our new President Jenny Haworth. We are delighted to have you take on this important leadership role in our club and we all wish you an enjoyable, productive and happy year ahead. I am sure that you will continue the great work gone before you in making our club relevant and ready to meet any challenges as we move forward. One of the things you have said you learned from your training was that Rotary had to be flexible in our approach. One of our strengths in our club is that we do it with a smile ! We can all "Be the Inspiration" for doing good in our corner of the world. |
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Dear Papanui Clubderyn's letter to Papanui rotary Thank you to all Papanui Rotary members for supporting the Board of Directors decision to honour me with a Paul Harris Fellowship. It came as a huge surprise and left me speechless. Since joining Rotary I feel I have gained a new family, certainly dozens of new friends. I thank you all, for so willingly accepting me, my service, my friendship, my warts, my quirky sense of humour and my quick wit. A huge Thank You, from the bottom of my heart. Deryn |
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Aussie Travels with Dougtravels with Doug Doug and Jill at Kakadu National Park this week. They had their first sighting of a river with water in it after 4000kms ! Looks like they found crocodiles too - not so exciting. As this goes to print they are almost near Darwin staying at a farm and tomorrow they will meet up with Sue and Robbie Nichol for a drink. Perhaps with all our members off somewhere nice and warm we could hold a meeting through Facebook ? Just a thought. |
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Shona DoddShona DoDd - a very busy Rotarian Shona Dodd, one of our more recent inductees, gave us an interesting talk on her background, work experiences and activities as a Rotarian. Shona has been a Rotarian for 10 years initially in the Nelson West Club. She has a long-term interest in health and wellbeing as a result of having had asthma as a child which helped develop her interest in this field. Born in Nightcaps, Shona grew up in Invercargill. She has been married to Alex for 37 years who she initially met on a blind date. He is soccer mad as are their two children Chris and Stephanie. Both of their kids are happily married and she has two grandchildren who she loves spending time and doing things with. In addition to being into family she also finds it great to be connected to young people in other aspects of her life which she feels helps keep us young. One of Shona’s more interesting hobbies is making chainmail. jewellery. She took it up a few years ago and loves it. She is currently working on a complicated design which involves creating an old weave from the days of the Knights of the Round Table that was used to make armour. Shona works hard as a senior health and safety advisor whose main job is making sure that the dinner we buy today is safe to eat. Her company deals with customers in over 40 countries and part of her role is to ensure all incoming products into New Zealand are declared safe with her forte being to keep us safe as a result. locked landmass which makes this possible. |
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Changeoverthe year is up ! Once again we begin again with celebrating President Lois Flanagan's year as our Club President and to welcome President Elect Jenny Haworth to the role. Lois has done a wonderful job in continuing to lead changes in our club that will help us move towards a more outward looking Rotary group in the Papanui area. We have become involved in more community activities and we have built on the success of the previous year with our major fundraiser of the trailer raffle. We have more funds to distribute to those families, groups and children who need our help We have become involved in the replanting and regeneration of the Papanui Bush Project with the Community Board. We have been focused on widening our membership base and have developed a new way of engaging people in our local area with a good success rate. Lois's sense of fun has had us taking part in some great group activities throughout the year where many good stories and much laughter has been shared. Congratulations Lois on a job well done and we look forward to the good health of our club continuing under Jenny's management for the coming year. |
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Changeover dinnerchangeover dinner @ elms hotelTomorrow night - 6.00pm start for 6.30pm start. Come and celebrate the end of a great year and the beginning of another one !! Dinner Cost: $ 45.00 p/person. Cash bar |
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Travel with Dougtravels in the outback continuing Arrived in Alice Springs yesterday afternoon. Having trouble with our van which was shaking to bits at 90 k. Turned out two front tyres hopelessly out of alignment and wearing badly down to canvas on inside.!! Had to get new tyres fitted and now purrs along at 100k,s!! After we left the outskirts of Adelaide have crossed 100,s of creeks and rivers and have yet to see any running water--- after 2700k,s!! Also, in the Outback, diesel is very expensive-- started at $1-45 Adelaide to $2-17 in dearest place. Have been impressed at the resilience of the farmers around here. Looks to be only low scrub and not much else but any stock we have seen look OK. Alice is a very spread city- 29000- with lovely wide streets and traffic very well behaved and easy to navigate-- big help from Tom Tom with that!! Nights are still pretty cold here so "happy hours" still pretty short! Hopefully, warmer as we head north. Regards, D and J PS. Watched AB test in Club very similar to Papanui, and a good win. 🏽 |
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Community Awards StoryThe Community awards storyOver 60 people gathered together to celebrate the work of seven Award recipients who are doing great voluntary work in our local community. District Governor, Sarita McLean, joined us to present a District Paul Harris Award to the Mayor of Hurunui, Winton Dalley. The District were honoured to be able to present this Award for his outstanding work in the Hurunui District. We surprised him by inviting his family along to celebrate with us and to acknowledge the work of our Award recipients. A year on since his last address to our group Winton gave us an update as to life post earthquake in his area and acknowledged the great support from Rotary and other organisations. Representing a large farming community and the effects on the families, productivity and future his area has had its share of suffering. However, being the resilient Cantabrians that they are he can now see a way forward albeit a slow one and would continue to work alongside government agencies to bring about the best results for Hurunui residents. We were also joined by six other people whose work in the community was recognised by our Papanui Club and President Lois and DG Sarita handed out the Community Awards recognition certificates. From gardening and maintenance work, Tourette’s family support, disabled children childcare, environmental walking tours, events coordination and practical neighbourly help in the Northwood community, to elderly care we covered all the bases. The room was buzzing with many conversations and the atmosphere was warm and welcoming to the many people who joined us for the event. |
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Travelling Rotarians TalesTravelling Rotarians - update Doug Archbold Hi all, Has been a bit of an adventure so far. A mixed bag on this trip. A farmer from Ashburton with his wife, both married for the third time!! And he is a bit "senior" and has just backed into a tree next to us at the camp in Coober Pedy and smashed the back window in his van. Another couple are from California and also had an accident on their first day! The first two days on the road from Adelaide were in terrible conditions. Raining heavily , cold, and gale force wind that threw us round a bit. Drove through the Barrossa Valley, so wall to wall vineyards-- many times bigger than Waipara. Then magnificent cropping area-- huge paddocks and mainly wheat and barley. Despite rain, not one creek or river between here-- Coober Pedy-- and Adelaide was bone dry. Last night at Woomera, formally site of Atomic testing and rocket range. Almost a ghost town now. Today we drove through 380 km of South Australia Outback. Just miles of low scrub and mulga. Saw the odd sheep and a few cows , God knows how they survive. Went past on mailbox -- said 113 km to homestead from main road!!! All Black Test will be over ,I presume , so will have a look on my phone. Grant, haven't heard from you so hope you having a great time in Western Aust-- bet your accommodation is a bit more comfortable than ours!! With warm regards to you all, Archbold's 🏽 From Grant McFadden Hi Doug, your trip sounds exciting and varied. Sorry not to update sooner. We are in the last days of a big circle around WA. Weather variable from downpours to windless days in the low twenties. Wheat is leaping out of the ground and wheatbelt farmers are saying the rain has been great. Also plenty of grass. Highlights have been. Giant trees in the SW forests ,the new 2014 ANZAC centre at Albany where all NZ and Aussie soldiers assembled before Gallipoli, farm museums in the wheat belt, New Norceau a huge Monastery in the bush which raised hundreds of Abo children taken from their families in the stolen children govt scheme, meeting 200 17 and18 year old refugees at the monastery from nth Africa and Asia who are part of the official federal govt refugee scheme, and now on the beaches north of Perth where they say the property prices in recent modern beach developments have dropped up to 40% in the last 2 years with the mining decline. Can get a brand new house for $400k. I hope that doesn’t happen at home. We have a couple of days now in Perth before heading home on Wed. Enjoy Darwin’s warmth. Cheers, Grant and Jen |
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RYE StudentRYE Student Our latest Rotary Youth Exchange Student is due to arrive on the 15th July. Hi name is Hans Lubeck and he is from Denmark. I know that all our members will make him feel at home and welcome to New Zealand. It is always great to get to know a young person from another country so here are a few basic facts about Denmark so we can be informed. I'm sure Hans will tell us a lot about his country and his interests when he arrives. For the first two weeks he will stay with Janice and Arie, then stay for the remainder of the term with Anna and Grant Bush from New Horizons Rotary. Arie and Janice will have Hans back for the last part of the year but are still trying to find a host family for part of next year. Can you or your family help us ? If so please contact Janice on ariejaniceg@yahoo.com  Denmark is the southernmost Nordic country in Northern Europe, where it's bordered by Germany, Norway and Sweden. The Kingdom of Denmark is comprised of the country of Denmark, which consists of Jutland, a peninsula, and a large archipelago, as well as two autonomous constituent countries: Greenland and the Faroe Islands. In 2018, Denmark has an estimated population of 5.75 million, which ranks 113th in the world. |
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Water Fountain for Parklands HospitalWater feature for Parklands Hospital The money we raised from our Paper Bag Auction night in April has gone towards the purchase and gifting of a water feature to the elderly residents of Parklands Hospital where Angela Lumb is a staff member. She has already reported that it has pride of place in the entry and the sound of the water is very soothing to all who pass through. It is already being commented on by everyone. We are having a plaque made with our Rotary logo and the Manager of Parklands was delighted to be presented with this water feature on our Community Awards night. |
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Community Awards EveningAwards all round
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Children In Need TrustChildren In Need trust update Our Papanui Board met last night and I am pleased to report back that we have now had a steady flow of requests being sent through to our Trust.As a result we have given out $ 4,500 to help families and children to date. We can be proud Rotarians knowing that the money we raise goes back into the community to " Make a Difference" to peoples lives. |
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Street AppealsStreet Appeals for the year This is a "heads up" for you all to know what street appeals we will be involved in over the next Rotary year. Most of the dates are not known as yet but keep an eye out for them in future Club Chats.Battered Women's Trust - 13th July Red Puppy Appeal Blind Foundation Red Cross Ronald McDonald House Heart Foundation Pink Ribbon Appeal |
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Hanmer Forest Camp working BeeA busy weekend at Hanmer
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Ronald McDonald Houseronald McDonald house - cooking It was a great pleasure to talk with and cook for the families at Ronald McDonald House last Monday night. We were joined by a lovely Canadian volunteer, Pam, who Lois had "picked up" on her bus trip in Auckland recently. Pam was a delight and helped us in Hanmer all weekend too.The stories we hear from families demonstrate that the human spirit is tough and that children are resilient. In these circumstances they do enjoy a good meal and look forward to having someone and something different. We had many complements on our meal so well done team Papanui ! |
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Hanmer working beeall hands on deck - hanmer forest campWe had a wonderful time last weekend sharing our stories, our skills and time to build most of the front fence, chop and stack firewood ( it had an automatic chopper ), trim hedges and weeding and a lot of painting both inside and out. Our Papanui members did us proud ! It was also great to have the support of 2 teachers and 5 Peer support students from Papanui High join us on Saturday to lend a hand. A very BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came up and did such a great job. The Board members and staff from the camp were very grateful for all your help. Liz put a lot of photos on Facebook and we have had plenty of great comments. |
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Royal night collageCollage of the royal night Euan and Dawne stole the show !! |
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Community Awards EventCommunity Awards event - reminder Thursday 14 June will be a special night as our club will be recognising people who have made a difference to the lives of others in our community. The recipients have stunning stories to tell. It will be a partner’s night and there could be 50 - 65 people in attendance on the night. The evening could go a little longer because of the type of event we are holding and with the number of people attending. We are sure it will be stunning event. Paul Harris members please wear their medallions on the night. |
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An Insight into PolicingAn insight policingMy apologies for the READ MORE section not working properly last week and the whole story not being published. Here we go again ! 
We were privileged to have John Price, the District Commander, share some insights into policing activities in the wider Canterbury district.
John has a long history with the NZ Police. Before taking up his current position, he was the National Manager of Training & Development based at the Royal NZ Police College. This included being responsible for all training of new cadets as well as all field staff throughout New Zealand.
The college itself was officially opened in 1981 by Prince Charles and, a few years later, the Queen visited and gave it the current title as the “Royal” NZ Police College. |
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Tree PlantingDigging on The second round of Tree planting took place under a cloudy and cold day yesterday. We were joined by pupils from Papanui High School, a merry band of Papanui Rotarians and a group from Riccarton Rotary joined us as well. Now that’s great team work ! |
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Hanmer Satellite ClubHanmer satellite club eventSatellite event in Hanmer - Update |
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Liz Courtney - Our Public ImageOur Public Image “Happiness is not readymade. It comes from your own actions.” Liz is the Chair of Public Image for our District and is also the Rotary Public Image Coordinator for our Zone which encompasses New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Liz outlined these roles as educating Rotarians about our visual identity and being our Resource point of contact. She gave us several examples of where she was able to “connect up the dots” eg Dr. Larry and the lack of funding for Koru Care and linking them with the Riccarton Rotary Youth Trust. The outcome was that Koru Care now has financial support for $ 100K over 3 years. Because Liz travels over all the 6 Districts it gives her a wonderful opportunity to make contacts and be able to connect people. A role she finds particularly satisfying. A large part of her role is to write stories and promote what we do across all media. She runs our District Facebook page and contributes continually to our Oceania Facebook page for NZ. She also helps with our branding on brochures, events and promotional material for any club. The main focus of her marketing and promotion is to encourage clubs to work together on projects for greater impact in the community e.g. The squatter camp underwear campaign where everyone in NZ became involved in giving underwear through a social media promotion leading to approximately 3,000 pairs of underwear being donated. As Liz said “it brings Rotary into the public spotlight “. |
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Thank you from Florence HinderFlorence HInder - Rotary Associate Thankyou Rotary - Providing clean water in MadagascarDear all, I would like to thank you all at Rotary Papanui for supporting me for my humanitarian engineering project in Madagascar. This will truly help me, especially with expenses but necessary things like vaccinations. I feel incredibly privileged to live in New Zealand and to receive this grant from Rotary, I hope this project will humble me even more. I am glad to further continue my great partnership with Rotary. From the days of being a youth rotary associate, doing small grassroots projects in Christchurch, to now being provided the means to travel overseas and carry out potentially life changing engineering work. I think this project aligns greatly with Rotary’s values, and I am thrilled to be a part of it. I look forward to presenting to you my experience and I would love to send you through updates of the project while I am over there. Please send me an appropriate email address so that I can provide updates. Yours sincerely, Florence Hinder |
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Bank Direct detailspaying online Do you want to pay for your meal online ?THREE EASY STEPS AND HEY PRESTO ! Step one: Bank account number: Rotary Papanui Meals account 03 1355 0892268 00 Step two: add your name and how many you are paying for ( in case you bring a guest ) Step three: add the meeting date so Gordon can track you have paid for that meeting day. If you need any further help please don't hesitate to ask Gordon, Lois or Liz. |
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New Members InductionWHAT'S UP ? NEW MEMBER INDUCTION & PEEER SUPPORT On Thursday night we will be inducting two new members and we welcome them most warmly into our Rotary family. This is also a partners night as we intend to have some fun with the speakers from Papanui High School Peer Support programme. If you can remember the last evening we had with them last year we had a lot of fun playing games which demonstrated a learning outcome and we had a blast !! |
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A Date with DeborahHistoric House visit
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The Crossing - Carter GroupThe Crossing Nicky Carter, General Counsel with the Carter Group, shared her experiences over the last four years with the development of “The Crossing” project in the Christchurch city centre. Following the decimation of the city centre by the quakes which resulted in a blank canvas, planning for the complex has been underway in order to help influence what shape the area takes. The silver lining, explained Nicky, was that this provided the Carter Group with the opportunity to redesign and reinvest in the city centre. This required a lot of faith which was also well demonstrated by Ballantynes and others in the early days. Nicky especially appreciated the support that a number of local businesses showed by being willing to take up leases when the area was in its very early stages of development. The Crossing consists of three buildings titled A, B & C with a total area larger than the Sydney Opera House. Construction started in 2015 which included positioning 800 16-metre piles in order to properly set the foundations. |
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Hanmer weekendHanmer Community Service Weekend Come and join us on the weekend of Friday 8th, Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th of June, which is the weekend after Queens Birthday, for a great social and working bee at the Hanmer Forest Trust Camp. Accommodation at the camp is free as long as you come and lend a hand. The tasks are not hard work and many hands make light of it all. On the Friday night our membership team would like your support to assist in a Rotary Papanui Satellite exploratory social function. Put these dates in your calendar now ! |
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Deborah - Historic home visitA date with Deborah This Sunday 20th May our past caterer, Deborah Gill from Ambrosia Catering, has offered to open up her Historic home in Doyleston and take us on a tour of her wonderfully restored home. Lunch will be provided and costs will follow. Please indicate your availability by emailing COURTNEY@xtra.co.nz before Wednesday night please. Details are: Address: 329 Drain Road, Leeston 7683 Date: Sunday 20th May 2018 Time: meet there around 12.30 pm for lunch at 1.00 pm Cost: $15.00 per person (partners are welcome) Refreshments: BYO |
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Club CalendarCLUB CALENDAR MANAGER At the April Board Meeting it was agreed to formalise the position of “Club Calendar Manager” a position which Tony Tizzard, the Club’s Secretary has been doing informally very successfully for some time now. Tony has agreed to carry on in this position a job he has very ably undertaken up until now. Thank you Tony for continuing in this position, it is much appreciated. This is a co-ordination role and is responsible for being the “one point of truth” regarding the current status of the calendar. Any member who wishes to have an item put in the calendar needs to discuss it with the Director of the relevant Club Committee who will work with Tony to have the item included in the Club Calendar. The Club Calendar is easily accessed on the Club’s website. It is important that the calendar is managed in this way to ensure that the people who need to know and have influence of how the Club’s future programme is going to be made up, i.e. the President, Directors and Programme Manager etc know about all calendar entries being made. Tony will communicate any requests for inclusion in the Clubs Calendar to the people who need to know, and programme such requests around other events in the calendar. John Allen Administration Director, Past President (2016/17) |
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ROMAC ON TVROMAC – Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children I hope a number of you saw the great promotion Rotary got from TV One News last Tuesday night. It featured Rotarian Murray Pearce speaking about ROMAC and baby Rosalia. I had the privilege of meeting them earlier in the year when they came to Christchurch for Rosalia’s first operation when she was 6 weeks old. She was born with a large growth on the side of her head covering where her eye should be. An eye socket hadn’t developed so they removed the growth and grafted bone to form the beginnings of a socket. This has been very successful and now Rosalia is back for her second operation to form more socket to take a glass eye. Ronald McDonald have been wonderful as they support overseas families, such as this, to stay and be supported throughout this time. Murray Pearce is the South Island Coordinator for families with children going through the ROMAC programme and has done a superb job of looking after them. ROMAC is totally funded by donations and has a group of Doctors and professionals throughout New Zealand who give their time free to perform life changing operations. Go our Rotary District - 9970 Facebook page to see the article and the video from TV ONE |
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All Tickled PinkAll tickled PinkPhilippa won the BEST Dressed in Pink -ssssshhh she even had pink undies on !! Deryn was the runner up - a new take on high vis vest colour !! Liz was the most visible - even see her in the dark . Our Kitchen Boys weren't bad either !
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Pizza & Plonk EveningLast night Nick, Liz, Arie and Janice, from Membership and Public Image committees, asked those members who have been in Papanui Rotary for 5 years and under to join them for a pizza and plonk evening. We also invited the Friends of our club to come too which added yet another dimension to the discussions. We wanted to find out what they see as the way forward for them personally and to share their insights as to what has worked for them and where we can do better to make their experiences more positive. It was a really good session where some new ideas came to light, some areas for improvement discussed and some great positive moments were shared. These will be taken to the Board this Tuesday and will come out in the next Club Chat for all members to read. Thank you to those 20 people who gave up their time once again on a busy Rotary weekend. Mandi, our latest prospective transferring member, joined us too and added some good comments from her old Rotary club which were very interesting. As Philippa commented “ it is essential that we constantly keep testing the temperature of the members so that everyone feels valued”. I couldn’t have put it better myself ! Papanui Rotary is in good heart with such committed people who all want to add to our growing membership and experience of Rotary. |
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Pink Ribbon BreakfastPINK RIBBON BREAKFAST Twenty One women met at President Lois’s house on Saturday morning for a Pink Ribbon breakfast to raise funds for Breast Cancer. We also snuck in 3 of our Rotary men, Tony Tizzard, Keith Mitchell and Nick Courtney, who cooked our breakfast in style wearing pink and white aprons and pink bow ties. Whoever said Rotarians are a dull lot would have been very surprised. Rotarians do know how to have a lot of FUN !! You couldn’t mistake the house as it was bedecked with pink balloons inside and out. Noisy chatter emanated from the open kitchen window as you walked up the path livening up the neighbourhood on a quiet Saturday morning. It was a lovely way to begin the weekend and we thank Lois and the team for all the work that went on behind the scenes to make this yet another one of our successful gatherings. We managed to raise over $ 400. What an easy way to raise funds while enjoying ourselves. As a result more women will benefit from research and support from the Cancer Society. |
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Pizza & Plonk On Sunday Night from 5.30pm - 7pm several of our members who have been in the club for up to 5 years have all been invited to attend a casual and relaxed evening with PIZZA & PLONK to discuss what they want from their Rotary experience and involvement. If you have received this invitation Nick, Arie, Liz and Janice would love your reply by Friday please. |
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Quiz masters85 people including Rotarians from Papanui, Hornby, Bishopdale/Burnside and Cashmere gathered last Sunday evening at the Cranford Ale House for an evening of fellowship and fun. Those eating out had gathered earlier and were impressed with what the kitchen turned out. Quizmaster Andy Norton put us through our paces and left us in no doubt that we were not Masterminds. The raffles were very popular as was the silent auction which had a wonderful range of prizes kindly donated by generous sponsors. The winning team was the African Syndicate which was largely made up by staff members of Papanui High School. Event organiser Verdi van Beek did a stunning job and reported that $2155 was raised for the Mango Tree Centre which is a day treatment centre for disabled in Tonga. The director of the centre came and spoke at our club meeting three weeks ago. Our thanks to Verdi for a great evening. |
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Committees for 2018-19Club Committees for 2018 – 19. Here is a list of the committe4s and if anyone wishes to change please contact Jenny Haworth Tel: 3854754 or Email: jihaworth@xtra.co.nz Rotary Committees 2018-19 Administration Director: Keith Mitchell Associate: John Allen Members: Ken McNee, John Milne, Gordon Shields, Tony Tizzard Community/ Projects Director: Deryn Tregurtha Associate: Philippa McQueen Members; Doug Archbold, Shona Dodds, Geoff Haworth, Grant McFadden, Ron Sedgley, Ross Dickie Foundation and International Director: Verdi van Beek Associate: Stuart Batty Members: Symon Dynes, Richard Hamilton, Euan Hilson, Rob Nicholl Fellowship Joint Directors: Angela Lumb and Janice Geerlofs Members: Donna Cherry, Wayne Lyons, Jennifer O’Leary, Membership Joint Directors: Nick Courtney and Arie Geerlofs Membership: Charles Barltrop, Gary Denhard, Lois Flanagan, Jim Hudson, Grant Paice, Max Wright, Larry Skiba New Generations Directors: Denis McMurtrie Deputy: Tony Taylor Members: Alan Bond, Jonny Murnane, Rob Thomson, John Stringer Public Image Director: Liz Courtney Deputy: Cheryl Colley Members; Evan Thomson, Jane Dickie, Jenny George IT Gary Denhard, Jonny Murnane, Gordon Shields, Tony Tizzard Sergeants Rob Nicholl (in charge) Doug Archbold Jennifer O’Leary Jonny Murnane Ari Geerlofs Rob Thomson |
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New MembersWelcome to our new members We welcome our two new members, Cheryl Colley and John Stringer, to Papanui Rotary . We are looking forward to getting to know you better and hop that you enjoy becoming involved in our service projects and make new friends along the way. |
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Tree Planting April 2018Papanui Bush Recreation Starts The 27th of April 2018 was an historic day for the Papanui Community. Over 100 enthusiastic locals gathered to plant trees to replace the original Papanui Bush of 80 acres cut down in just a few years 150 years ago. After a Karakia by Maori representative Karahoa, Mike Davison our City Councillor spoke on the history of the area, the first tree was planted. A Totora grown from seed sourced from the Riccarton Bush and planted by Michael Orchard a former long term resident. City Councillors, Community Board members, Park Rangers, members of the public, and 20 members of Papanui Rotary distinctive in their yellow high viz got stuck in and planted over 900 trees. This is Papanui Rotary’s 60th year project and it will not be long before native birds once again move up the green corridors from Riccarton Bush to Papanui Bush and beyond. We hope to see you there on Tuesday June 5th for our next big planting day. |
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Mango Tree CentreRotary helping Mango Tree Rehabilitation centre in Tonga We were privileged to listen to Rev. Amanaki In-Kwon Kim and his wife Ofa Jeong-Seok Kim who run the Mango Tree Centre, a rehabilitation centre in Tonga that provides free physiotherapy, computer classes, counselling and recreational facility activities to disabled people and their families. Amanaki shared various aspects of the Centre via a PowerPoint that included the devastation recent storms have had on Tonga and the value of the various levels of support the centre is able to give to families with a disabled family member. |
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Pink Ribbon BreakfastPink Ribbon Breakfast on 12 May
President Lois is holding a Rotary Women’s Breakfast to raise funds for the Pink Ribbon Appeal on the 12th May at 9.30am. It will be held at her house so wear something PINK. The special part about this one is that the MEN will be cooking ! Put this in your diaries now and make this a fun event to raise money for Breast Cancer. All Rotarians, Friends of Rotary and of course the cooks are invited.
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Mugs - Rotary FoundationMoney and your Mug This is a reminder that we only have 3 months left to fill these mugs.If you already have money overflowing please hand it to Gordon Shields who will be delighted to relieve you of it. All proceeds go to our Rotary Foundation which is our Charity of Choice. The money we give continues to work for us through District Grants, Global Grants and our 6 Areas of Focus. Please remember to give generously so we can continue to help those in need. Each mug can hold up to $ 20 in coins. |
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SubscriptionsSUBSCRIPTIONS DUE There are still some members who have yet to pay their Rotary Membership subscriptions for the January – July 2018 period of $ 155.00. If you have yet to pay and have lost the invoice, the following information will assist if you wish to pay electronically. The bank account Number is; 03 1355 0892268 00 If you wish to discuss the matter any further please don’t hesitate to contact the Membership Director Nick Courtney on 3558581 or President Lois Flanagan on 3239148 or 021 735404 in confidence. |
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Hanmer 2017Hanmer weekend 2017
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Hanmer Working Bee WeekendHANMER WORKING BEE & MEMBERSHIP EVENING We have had to change the Hanmer Forest Camp Working Bee weekend due to a clash with the Crusaders Rugby game !! We had a great time working together last year so don’t want anyone to miss this opportunity to help out. The rugby is on the Friday night when we had planned to have a meeting with interested people in starting a satellite club in Hanmer. We didn't think anyone would come knowing how everyone loves to watch the game. Please note the new dates of the 8th, 9th and 10th June. The accommodation at the camp is free for us as we will be working on projects both inside and out according to the weather. It’s a great weekend of FUN and SOCIAL interaction and we hope that we have a good turnout. Great company, wonderful food, drinkable wine and we get some things done too ! |
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5 Stars EveningVietnamese Restaurant Rotary Evening Last Thursday President Lois decided that we could all do with a change of venue and a social night out for our members. Over 35 of us, including partners, squashed into 3 round tables at the 5 Star Restaurant in Ilam on an extremely cold night. We soon warmed up with good company and wine.  It’s always great to sit beside someone in the club that you may not have known too much about before and soon the stories flowed just as liberally as the wine. Mixing up your meetings with social occasions, coffee mornings, happy hours and speakers keep us all on our toes and gives our newer members an opportunity to chat with us which is so important to making everyone feel valued in our club. Thank you Lois it was a good evening. Here is a short 45 second video for those who missed out. |
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Papanui Bush ProjectDenis McMurtrie gave a good overview of this Project as we are to be involved in its future development. A very exciting prospect for us all as it has many long term benefits for the Papanui area. AIM To develop an area in the Papanui community where we can enhance drainage and the ecosystem to provide an amenity to carry out passive recreation, restore cultural heritage, and encourage native birds back into what was once part of the Papanui Bush. CULTURE & COMMUNITY This area was once a well established track to the Kaiapoi Pa. The name Papanui is thought to mean” a platform in a tree from which birds were snared.” The area would act as a “break out area” for local residents and the large increase of workers in the area eg the Social Services offices running along the boundary.
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Court Theatre EveningCourt Theatre EASY MONEY wasn’t so easy after all. A great crowd of over 30 of us enjoyed a happy and relaxed evening last Tuesday. It is always so good to see live performances by our talented Canterbury actors. The stage set was very effective and the story romped along lulling us into what we all thought was the obvious conclusion. However, this was not to be and it ended with a great unexpected twist which really made the whole show !!
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Ronald McDonald HouseCooking at Ronald McDonald House Keith Mitchell enjoyed a hug with the Manager, Sue Nottingham, and her staff member. Sue is the only member of staff to live on site and gets to know all the families and children who pass through the doors really well. They call her their second "MUM". They told Doug Archbold, who was also on cooking duty, that she is such a warm and empathetic woman with a huge heart.Our group stayed on after the meal to talk with the families and said that their stories of love, loss, happiness and heartache really touched them.Thank you Sue for all that you do to make everyone feel special. We love making a difference by cooking them a meal. |
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Committee Night Update Our Club Committees met for an update last week to discuss what had been achieved to date and what each group had planned for the last part of the Rotary year. Here are short updates from the Administration, Membership and Public Image committees. Membership Committee We are focusing on looking after our existing members and making sure they are well informed. We are looking at developing separate news communication for our Friends, new members and Rotary Associates. We are following up our potential membership base. We are working on establishing a Satellite Club at Hanmer with a function on the 25th May. Continuing to looking after Members welfare. Administration Committee The principle function of the Administration Committee is to assist the elected officers of the club by ensuring that the club’s documents, guidelines and management systems are efficient and effective. They work with the President and Board to help with the smooth running of the club’s affairs. Following the Club’s Visioning meeting in 2016, this committee helped review and revise our Strategic Plan. Once this was completed they assisted in drawing up a Project Activity Template that is designed to be completed with every club project. A new Membership Termination Policy was prepared and is now in place. A completely revised form is now being used for those applying for grants from the Papanui Children in Need Trust. The Administration Committee helps in ensuring smooth relationships continue between our Rotary Club and the Papanui Club. This committee assists all other club committees by providing help to see that things run for the benefit of members. It is usual, although not essential, that the Immediate Past President, Secretary, and Treasurer are members of this committee along with other members who have skills or a keen interest in administration. Public Image New pull up banners – a discussion on what do we want on them. Update Club brochure – look at new photos and more modern look again More articles in News Advertiser. I have been asked to write a 300 word article Contact the firm who have the free standing media advertisement stand at Mall Look at doing a video about our club for YouTube Stories from our members to recap the history of our Club 60 years on. Articles for our website Organise Rotary logos for the Charity Hospital and Mitre 10 Mega along with short story as to how much money we have raised. |
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Trailer Raffle SummaryServing our community is in PAPANUI ROTARY'S DNA Papanui Rotary partnered with the local Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui at the end of 2017 to run the annual Trailer Raffle. Mitre 10 MEGA Papanui filled a huge Briford trailer filled with over $ 8,000 worth of awesome prizes. An amazing outdoor setting was donated by Lifestyle Living. The total raised was $ 27,000 and we would like to thank all those great people who so generously supported this raffle. The proceeds were divided between our local Charity Hospital, the local St. John groups (for their training programme) and the Papanui Children In Need Trust. Papanui Rotary also sold many tickets in Northlands Mall and thank the Mall Management for their continued support. By raising this money we have helped those who are in need of a helping hand in our community. We have sent St. John Paramedics on training courses, helped children with school uniforms, stationery supplies and camps, helped men and women have operations they couldn’t afford. Papanui Rotarians volunteered over 600 Hours over 3 weeks to make this possible. |
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Fun in the water The children at the Wainui Camp having fun in the water. |
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Casebrook School LetterA LETTER TO WARM YOUR HEARTS A letter from a pupil at Casebrook Internediate School This is what he/she wrote; Thank you very much for your kind donation to Casebrook Internediate School. I really appreciated your donation because otherwise I wouldn’t have gone to camp. I really enjoyed going to camp because it was my first time sleeping in a tent and doing all the activities that we did at Camp Wainui. Every second was amazing but my favourite activity was the giant swing. The other activities were really fun but the water was freezing ! We did kayaking, snorkelling, coastering and we jumped off the wharf. We also had the best weather out of everyone else. Thank you ! |
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Easter HatsEASTER HATS I think some of us were “chicken” and here were the winners of our Easter crazy hat competition. The winner was Gary Denhard because it had taken Cheryl HOURS to sew the small eggs onto his Aussie inspired creation and he was a real swinger with his hat on !! Tony Tizzard & Rob Thomson both received a cache of Easter eggs for their great headgear and Rob didn’t “chicken out” once wearing his for the whole evening. I hope you all enjoyed a restful 4 days whatever you were doing and remembered to turn your clocks back for that extra hour sleep in on Sunday.
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Jenny HaworthPRESIDENT ELECT JENNY HAWORTH President Elect, PE Jenny Haworth, spoke to us about her training at SPPETS ( South Pacific Presidents Elect Training ) in Auckland at the beginning of March. Jenny reflected that she had really enjoyed the interaction of being with over 300 other PE’s from all over the country and the Pacific Islands. She had found the sessions stimulating and informative explaining that each main plenary speaker was followed by a focused breakout session. This gave the opportunity for each District to mix so that the sharing of ideas would be most effective. The session she enjoyed the most was the Public Image session where PDG Juliet Riseley told a great story about fire and cooking in Peru. This was followed by our own Liz Courtney as Rotary Public Image Coordinator, who gave a powerful presentation telling stories and giving examples of good stories, the power of social media and her “knickers for squatters camp children's story to name a few. Jenny then asked Liz to give a short recap of these stories to the members. Liz highlighted the fact that the giving of the knickers started with our own club and she thanked them for this head start in gathering approximately 3,000 pairs ! Liz then told the story of the Chch City Mission and the Gold Star, where once again the original idea had come through via our club. She asked for 10 Rotary clubs to join her in giving $ 5K to the City Mission over the Xmas time. The importance of exposing our Rotary logo and advertising opportunity through marketing material and Facebook video was a great way to advertise the good work of Rotary in general. Jenny then finished by saying the training experience was going to prove very valuable in her decision making when President next year. The two most valuable things she had taken away with her was that we, Rotary, needed to be more flexible moving forward and that we should be asking new members what they wanted to do in Rotary. Anything is possible !! She then thanked President Lois for her inspirational leadership this year in moving the club forward saying she hoped to continue this trend. |
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Membership Information NightOur Information evening for interested invited guests was held at the new Village Community Centre last Thursday night. It was a very good social evening and an opportunity to see the new building where once St. Giles church and hall stood in our local area. We met there post -earthquake for several months so it was good to re visit and celebrate a new building in Papanui. After a few unscheduled technical hitches, not of our making, we got underway. Nick Courtney was the MC on the night and after President Lois Flanagan had warmly welcomed everyone she continued with a short introduction about our Papanui group, what we consider important as Rotarians, our values and commitment to our local community. PDG Arie Geerlof relayed his personal experiences about the internationality of Rotary while travelling overseas and highlighting the connections we have and can make with other Rotarians from all parts of the world. The emphasis was on the benefits of making friends and connections. Verdi van Beek spoke of the Rotary Papanui involvement we have with local partnerships through our fundraising efforts, our service projects and what we have planned for events and projects ahead. Verdi’s presentation outlined our achievements and what opportunities lie within our local area for our group to become involved in. We gave over $ 45,000 to our local community last year and have given over $ 100,0000 in the last 9 years through the Northlands Mall Gift Wrapping Project. Rotary Public Image Coordinator, Liz Courtney gave a short overview of Rotary history, our six areas of focus and stories relating to each of these areas. Liz emphasised that there are many projects within our area and District for people to be involved and with more people we can do more. Liz gave us a recent example of the “Knickers for Squatters Camps” project where through the kickstart from Papanui Club she told a story about the squatters camp pre schoolers in Fiji. Through using social media she managed to collect about 3 thousand pairs of underwear which have been sent to Fiji. It was all about opportunity, connecting with the right people and having the resources to action the plan. As a result of the Membership and Public Image team efforts we now have several very interested people who are keen to join us. Good team work all round and a most enjoyable social time for our members, various partners and guests. |
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St. John's PresentationSt. JOhn's presentation President Lois, Deryn and Liz presented St. John's with the $ 8,000 proceeds from the Trailer raffle last Thursday. WQe were treated to a walk through of the new premises at the Justice Precinct and were lucky to be the first group to be allowed into the 111 emergency room and disaster control areas. It was fascinating to see the new technology surrounding all callouts and we all came out feeling we were in safe hands.  |
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Easter Hat CompetitionEaster Hat Competition Easter is fast approaching and we plan to see who can come up with the most creative headgear. Give it a go and let's have some fun with this everyone. Remember 29th March |
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Evan Tomson & his violinEvan Thomson & his violin Ever made a violin ? Well our own Evan Thomson has made two over the last 10 years. A very rare and wonderful hobby which has had led him to play the instrument and appreciate music even more. He gave us an informative and interesting talk about the history, the wood, and the names of each part of the violin. He described how he made each piece and the small cutting and polishing tools he has made and modified to allow him to produce such a fine and meticulous work of art. He then finished off his talk by playing a few short and well known pieced for us to enjoy. A very fitting end to our 60th celebration of our club Evan. You are definitely one of our treasures. |
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Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Presentation Kendra and Sarah both attended the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards ( RYLA ) in late January. They attended our meeting last week to receive their certificates and share their experiences with us. Both gave us wonderful talks about what they had learnt and the information they had gained from this week long programme. They thanked us for sponsoring them and urged us to keep sending young people on this course as they had both gained so much from hearing so many inspiring presentations which will help them in their future careers and life experiences going forward. |
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Friend of Papanui RotaryWelcome to Glenys McNee - a Friend of Rotary It is with great pleasure that we welcome Glenys McNee as an official Friend of Papanui Rotary. Seen pictured here with Nick Courtney, Membership Development Director and President Lois Flanagan. We hope you enjoy joining in with us on our projects. |
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60 Years of Papanui RotaryRotary Papanui 60th Celebration Night It was a 60’s theme and several people really got into the swing of it all. President Lois leading the way with her mother’s handknitted bolero, which she has kept, adorned with 1960 themed badges. Jenny Baltrop gave us a wonderful description of going out dancing in the sixties and starching up the petticoats she used to wear with a mixture of sugar and water and then putting them in the oven to dry out !! ( I hope they had a fire extinguisher handy ) Philippa showed us her style by revealing a pink petticoat under her beautiful full sixties style skirt. Janice decided she was just a “twinkle in her parents eye” and a pregnant bump appeared. Shows what they were up to in the 60’s !! Liz was just a 2 1/2 year old sitting on a beach without a care in the world… The men had on ties of various styles from bowties to thin ties and some wore those wide, baggy pants. Thank goodness we can laugh at ourselves. Charles Baltrop is our longest serving Rotarian and he gave us a fantastic insight into Papanui Rotary members over the last 60 years with little snippets of wit and information. We all learned a potted history of the projects Papanui Rotary had been involved in which was very valuable for some of our newer members to hear about. Therefore it was fitting that he and Jenny cut the cake so wonderfully made by President Lois – thank you. |
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CEO of KilmarnockMICHELLE SHARP - CEO KILMARNOCK This week we have great pleasure in having Michelle join us and speak about the work at Kilmarnock. It is a not-for-profit organisation who provides a supportive, dynamic and connected environment where adults with intellectual disabilities can realise their individual value. We are very lucky to have Michelle speak to our group. She is a very dynamic and interesting speaker and we urge every member to make an effort to attend this week. Our numbers over the last few weeks have been very poor and when we have such a sort after speaker as Michelle it would be considered an embarrassment if we were not able to have at least 30 members attend. Please make an effort to attend this week to learn more about a very worthwhile organisation in our community. |
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Car RallyOff we go..... 27 people turned up on a sunny Sunday to enjoy socialising and driving. After tiki touring through some lush countryside and deciphering the clues we ended up at a Bar / Café in the middle of suburban Rangiora where light ale, the odd wine and many cups of coffee went down well ! Then more map reading and a ride over the Ashley bridge where we immediately had to U turn and proceed to the Plough Hotel. A Rangiora icon !! We all enjoyed a great catch up time eating our way through some very large portions with Grant having the most spectacular hamburger we've all seen. Thank you Angela and Lois for organising a lovely afternoon out and about. it was FUN.   |
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Sixty years of Papanui RotarySixty year celebration |
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Heart Foundation Collection
Hearty Collectors for the Heart Foundation
Every year the Heart Foundation has a special street appeal where they collect much-needed funds.Every year Papanui Rotary club members give up their time to help at the collection points.
On the right is a gay picture of Evan and Jenny with big smiles that say "show me the money!"
Norma Robson Friend of Rotary
Norma Robson - Friend of Papanui Rotary
Our latest ‘Friend of Papanui Rotary’ was welcomed by President Lois at last Thursday's meeting.
Our Friends of Rotary concept provides a way for those busy people in the community, who want to help others, to make a difference. They are able to leverage off and participate in Papanui Rotary projects and frameworks to make a difference.
This is an ideal way for those who cannot commit to a full Rotary membership to be able to easily work with Rotary and be aware of what is happening in the community.
It is good to see members gathering around our new "Friends" and chat with them before and after the meeting.
Welcome Norma Robson. We look forward to working with you in the future.
GIft Wrapping Cheques 2
$15,000 given to community organisations
A special night where, Papanui Rotary give out cheques to the community organisations who helped with the 2017 Gift Wrapping at Northlands Mall.
President Lois began our celebration by welcoming our guests, many of them having been involved in this event for a number of years, and sharing that it is one of the highlights of our year and a great way to contribute to our local community.
She was especially proud of the sizeable amount that was raised during this event and commented on how much the customers really enjoyed the experience.
A particular thanks went to those Rotarians who helped including Gordon & Margaret Shields who managed the finances and the distributing of gifts under the tree, Tony Tizzard for setting up and organising the roster, Evan Thompson for organising our Rotary team and the team members themselves for volunteering their time.
Thanks also went to Life Pharmacy for looking after incoming funds overnight and the three volunteers (Denise, Norma & Charlotte) who helped out at any time as needed. They were a real godsend.
This was very much a team effort with many of us pitching in to help each other in order to make a real difference in our community.
Tony then shared some particular details of the event as follows:
- The gift wrapping ran for 21 days which was 3 less than the previous year.
- Daily takings started slowly and then accelerated as the days went by.
- Our daily average take was $826.
- In Saturday the 23rd we took just under $2,000 which was our highest ever.
- The total for the 21 days was $17,344.
- This equated to $1,577 per organisation to take away.
Representatives from each organisation were then asked to come up and speak briefly about their experiences. They all really enjoyed this event and were very appreciative of the support they receive from Papanui Rotary. If you would like to understand what they were going to use these funds for then click on the "Read More" link.
This Week's Notices
Club Notices
Children in Need Trust Application Forms available on our website
We now have Application Forms available for those who wish to apply for some financial assistance from the Children in Need Trust. Go to our website and select the "Projects" menu at the top of the page. Then select the Children in Need Trust from the menu and you will see the forms link on the page which you click on to download the form. You can go there now by clicking here.
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Support for Tonga
Tonga - Cyclone Gita - Support Needed Urgently
Rotary New Zealand in collaboration with Rotary Tonga, and other trusted partners in the region has launched an appeal for cash donations to provide practical support for families affected by Cyclone Gita.
Catastrophic damage from the cyclone and resulting flooding are of major concern throughout the impacted region, including schools, health and community centres. Many are providing emergency shelter to vulnerable people, whose homes have been severely damaged due to violent winds, falling trees and flooding.
To date there have been no recorded deaths, but estimates suggest many thousands of people have been affected and are now in need of immediate and ongoing humanitarian assistance.
Rotary New Zealand in collaboration with the Tonga National Disaster Management Office have responded with the release of the first 500 Rotary Emergency Response Kits (Kits) this morning prepositioned in Tonga prior to the cyclone season which will be supplemented with supplies of food and safe drinking water by our partners and other NGOs. Providing support for those who are able to remain in their homes, is also a priority providing basic supplies for their health and wellbeing at a time of traumatic physical and mental anguish.
Without the intervention from organisations such as Rotary New Zealand and in country Rotary clubs and trusted partners, there is always a heightened risk of waterborne diseases.
Four Donation Options Quoting Activity No. 333
Internet Banking 03 1702 0192208 01
Paypal at www.rnzwcs.org
Give a Little at https://givealittle.co.nz/org/rnzwcs/share
Cheque to RNZWCS Limited (Rotary New Zealand), PO Box 20309, Christchurch 8543
For more information email info@rnzwcs.org or our contacts listed on http://www.rnzwcs.org/aboutus/
For a copy of the official Rotary New Zealand World Community Service click here.
Christchurch City Mission helped by Rotary
City Mission "Walk of Stars"
Papanui Rotary, along with 9 other Rotary clubs throughout Christchurch, each gave $ 500 to the Christchurch City Mission for the Walk of Stars fundraising campaign last December.
The total of $ 5k bought Rotary one of 10 large Gold Stars which were displayed on the footpath from Cashel Mall to High Street in the central shopping area of Christchurch. This bought Rotary the visual recognition through the star, the making of a video and the marketing of our Rotary logo on the City Mission social media site and our logo on marketing material for the month of December.
First meeting of 2018
Bowled Over
The first meeting of Papanui Rotary's 2018 year was a get-together at the Morrison Avenue Bowling Club. Many members participated in the bowling while others swapped holiday stories.
Papanui Rotary Trailer Raffle Results
2017 Rotary Mitre 10 Mega Trailer Raffle Results
Yes folks. This year's Papanui Rotary Trailer Raffle was drawn at 10am on 27th November.
The lucky winners are:
1st prize: 3469 K Rusbatch
2nd Prize: 4323 D Pringle
3rd Prize: 8705 A Elms
2nd Prize: 4323 D Pringle
3rd Prize: 8705 A Elms
Congratulations to all winners and thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket.
An extra special thanks to our major sponsor Papanui Mitre 10 Mega for their ongoing support.
Papanui Rotary 2018 Trailer Raffle Results
2018 Papanui Rotary Trailer Raffle Results
Yes folks. This year's Papanui Rotary Trailer Raffle was drawn at 10am on 23rd November.
The lucky winners are:
1st Prize (The Briford trailer and contents) : Nicky Churton
2nd Prize (Masport 6-burner Barbeque) : Noel Veale
3rd Prize (Zip kitchen small appliance pack) : Alison Kelly
2nd Prize (Masport 6-burner Barbeque) : Noel Veale
3rd Prize (Zip kitchen small appliance pack) : Alison Kelly
Congratulations to all winners and a big thank you to everyone who purchased a ticket.
Trailer Raffle Starts
"Raffle de Wheels" rolls into Papanui again
Each year, Papanui Rotary runs a Trailer Raffle as a significant fundraiser. Starting in 2016 with Papanui Mitre 10 Mega as the major sponsor, the Trailer Raffle has continued again in 2017 with Papanui Mitre 10 Mega once again plus new sponsor Lifestyle Heating, BBQ and Outdoor Furniture. These kind sponsors are supported by Papanui Cycles and All print.
Everyone in the Papanui Rotary Club and partners, family and friends helps with this busy schedule for 4-5 weeks.
The Trailer Raffle tickets are sold on a Saturday and Sunday at the main entrance to Papanui Mitre 10 Mega and Monday to Friday in Northlands Mall just by Bakers Delight and Countdown. See photos above taken at both locations last weekend.
There are 8,000 tickets. The raffle is drawn under Police Supervision at 10:00am on 27 November 2017. Just in time for Christmas.
Membership Seminar
On Saturday 28th October at The Commodore Hotel on Memorial Avenue there will be a National Membership Seminar.
You are all invited to take part in this day from 10am to 4pm . Funding from the District and our Club means that this seminar is FREE rather than the cost of $ 50 p/p.
Come and share your thoughts with other Rotarians on ways to increase our membership and ensure the ongoing survival of Rotary.
Please contact Nick Courtney before next Thursday if you wish to attend.
Alan Booth CEO Canterbury Aero Club
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A man with an amazing background, Alan Booth used one of the latest projectors [it almost talked] to illustrate his talk about 90 year-old Christchurch Aero Club.
Alan has been a windsurfing instructor, a gardener, a salesman, and more recently found himself working for the Aeroclub as a cleaner of planes . During this time he noticed the software in use at the time was in need of upgrading so he applied his expertise to this .
Twelve months ago he became CEO of the Aero Club and the software is the latest Oracle Netsuite system, which has the ability to update data continuously.
Alan describes himself as an entrepreneur with vision and now the Aero Club has grown into a large organisation training pilots who go on to become controllers of such passenger aircraft as the huge 5oo passenger A380 .
Using sophisticated virtual reality systems, the students gain a thorough grounding [pun intended] in their chosen profession!
The environs of Christchurch airport provide real challenges for the students too , who find they have to fly over glaciers, mountains, and terrain with few landmarks, sometimes in very changeable weather, sometimes in cloud, and sometimes upside down. Major airlines love the Christchurch trained pilots because they have had this comprehensive experience.
An A380 flying to London requires several changes of three pilots per time resulting in twelve pilots on this long –haul flight.
‘Will there ever be pilotless aircraft ? Alan was asked. ‘No probably never,’ was Alan’s reply, ‘because who would want to fly in one?’
NZ Govt Donation to End Polio Now
$5million contribution by NZ Government toward Global Polio Eradication
The New Zealand Government has confirmed it will contribute to Rotary New Zealand new funding for the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) to help the global fight to end polio.
They will provide a further NZ $5 million to contribute to ending polio transmission in the last remaining countries of Afghanistan, Nigeria and Pakistan. New Zealand funding to GPEI will purchase and distribute polio vaccines; support polio surveillance and monitoring; fund immunisation campaigns and strengthen routine immunisation systems.
Through the work of GPEI and donors, including New Zealand, an estimated 16 million people are active who would have otherwise been paralysed by polio, and the world has saved more than US$27 billion in health costs.
Aspiring Leaders Forum 2017
My Experiences at the Aspiring Leaders Forum
Eden shared his experiences at our weekly meeting regarding his sponsored attendance at the Aspiring Leaders Forum.
The forum was based on exploring ,identifying, and sharing beliefs, values, and what motivates individuals in order to help identify what one’s purpose in the world is.
Eden started by sharing his earlier experiences including attending Lincoln High where he excelled in a range of sports including boxing, running, football and triathlons. He recently built on this by winning his age group in a Marathon.
To Eden’s surprise the atmosphere on the first day of the forum was quite relaxed and easy going.
Attendees had the opportunity to interact with various politicians. One question attendees were asked was: “Would they go to a barbeque at a high profile politician’s place?”
They were next asked about their thoughts on public speaking and given an opportunity to experience this. While Eden found this a challenge, he did fine.
On reflecting on the day Eden learnt that, with respect to politicians, you never really see what’s going on behind the scene and they are actually quite human.
On the second day a female founder talked about people in trouble with the law and she asked attendees: “So what are you going to do about this?”
Houston Floods
Houston Flooding
A recent visitor to Houston, IPDG Arie shared a few thoughts on the city with respect to their recent catastrophe.
He shared that Houston, the 4th biggest city in the US, was exposed as a function of being both inland and reasonably flat.
He also shared that, as it gets very hot weather wise, a lot of infrastructure is underground and hence also at risk when flooding occurs.
Given that this event resulted in Christchurch’s total rain falling in a matter of days, the resulting severe flooding was therefore going to result in a major challenge to residents and the huge clean-up that follows.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Houston at this time.
Peter Allen
Peter Allen remembered
Peter, a respected District Rotarian, passed away recently after a short illness.
Peter was recently awarded the Double Sapphire and was recognised for his exceptional work on the national Peer Support programme.
Other activities Peter was involved with included the Doyle Forest camp programme plus his great support of book sale activities in the Rangiora district.
Peter was also heavily involved in the International Himalayan Trust.
A strong systems person in especially the education system as a school principal, Peter also played a significant role in engaging and supporting various activities in the school support area.
Peter was highly regarded and leaves a massive gap in Rotary District 9970.
His contributions and service over many years was acknowledged by a period of silence by all attendees at Papanui Rotary.
Nicholl Family with the cup
Two Week's Late but certainly a "Keeper"
The Club Chat editorial and publishing department tried to get the photo above for the 17 August issue but it didn't arrive on time.
As this is such a great family photo and Rob and his family were the focus of the night (when all gathered to hear their Son-in-law Brad Mooar talk about his role as Assistant Coach for the Crusaders) we thought it worth including when the photo arrived this week.
Rob Nicholl Report
Scandinavia Highlights with Rob & sue
From 24th June - 29th July we toured Scandinavia taking in UAE on the way there and St Petersburg on the way home.
Muscat in Oman was very hot and Ramadan’s eating rules very interesting. One evening meal was served and getting cold but we couldn't touch it until 7pm. There were very few females on the streets but hundreds of expats (Muslim workers from Pakistan-Malaysia-Indonesia etc) all very well behaved.
Muscat in Oman was very hot and Ramadan’s eating rules very interesting. One evening meal was served and getting cold but we couldn't touch it until 7pm. There were very few females on the streets but hundreds of expats (Muslim workers from Pakistan-Malaysia-Indonesia etc) all very well behaved.
Sunday, most things closed so they crowded the beaches. Oil money provided great infrastructure and the roads were superb. Not a road cone insight! We felt very safe and enjoyed our 3-night stay. Dubai has amazing buildings, shopping and transport but outside of town is quite average as a day trip to the Massadan Peninsula revealed.
50° North Travel Co's tour of the capitals of Scandinavia started in Stockholm. The highlight here was the Vassa Museum. A huge Swedish warship launched in 1628, toppled over and sank. In 1961 it was retrieved and housed in this stunning museum, which over 25 million people have visited. Much walking and a waterway tour showed off this beautiful city. Our hotel, owned by one of the Abba group, was once a theatre and displayed Abba history.
Next was a bus and train trip to Copenhagen. This is another beautiful city full of bikes, canals and history. While our group did the town, I walked the docks to find the Diesel House museum which houses a 4 story high diesel generator that supplied electricity to Copenhagen for 30 years. It’s 22,500HP engine is run twice a month unfortunately not the day I was there.
50° North Travel Co's tour of the capitals of Scandinavia started in Stockholm. The highlight here was the Vassa Museum. A huge Swedish warship launched in 1628, toppled over and sank. In 1961 it was retrieved and housed in this stunning museum, which over 25 million people have visited. Much walking and a waterway tour showed off this beautiful city. Our hotel, owned by one of the Abba group, was once a theatre and displayed Abba history.
Next was a bus and train trip to Copenhagen. This is another beautiful city full of bikes, canals and history. While our group did the town, I walked the docks to find the Diesel House museum which houses a 4 story high diesel generator that supplied electricity to Copenhagen for 30 years. It’s 22,500HP engine is run twice a month unfortunately not the day I was there.
In 1912 Denmark built the first diesel powered cargo ship. Next we visited the Carlsberg Brewery Museum. It was started in 1847 by Jacobson. Carl was his son and named after the family and the hill - berg - where it all began. The next day we hired bikes and toured the sites.
The overnight ferry to Oslo was so smooth our electric toothbrushes stayed standing all night.
The overnight ferry to Oslo was so smooth our electric toothbrushes stayed standing all night.
Mr Google can helped us with information about all the amazing places we visited: - Viking ship, the Kon Tiki, the Arctic & Antarctic museums, the Olympic ski jump and the Vigeland Sculpture Park Plus as well as the Opera House. Oslo is soon to ban fossil fueled cars downtown so I saw many Tesla cars. They also incur a lot less tax.
On to Bergen via the Flam railway. Bergen is a famous port renowned for fishing. Whale meat can be found at the fish market.
From Bergen we caught the Kong Harold ferry-cruise ship run by the Hurtigurten Co (which means fast route).Carrying 500 passengers plus freight and up to 36 cars, it stops at 17 ports going north to Kirkiness. Bookings can be made to hop on and off at any port with a meal plan to suit .Some even slept in chairs or a sofa inside or out. Meals were good and the scenery amazing. We hardly ever were in the open sea, as we usually travelled behind an island or in a fjord. Port stops were timetabled and the ships passage shown on cabin screens from many cameras. Excursions were available along with town visits depending on the time in port. The crew imparted great knowledge and footage in theatres especially on the trips available.
Norway was a poor country until the North Sea Oil fields were discovered. Fish is also a major export with 1 salmon exported every 3 seconds.
From Kirkiness we travelled by minibus to Inari Finland. We were still inside the Arctic Circle where the sun doesn't set for 4 months. This area of the Sami people and their reindeer herds. We bused onto Rovanieme the home of Father Xmas. The area was covered in forest and lakes.
Finally we flew to Helsinki for 4 nights. This included a day trip by ferry to Tallinn in Estonia.
From Helsinki we trained to St Petersburg, such a great city for the tourist. Smoking was common everywhere.
A very good time away with great people and great countries and no mishaps.
Cheers Rob Nicoll
PDG Arie Atlanta Convention Report
Looking Back at Atlanta Convention
In June this year some 47,000 delegates flooded into Atlanta Georgia for the Rotary World Conference. It was a huge and expensive occasion but as Arie said, ‘As District Governor we were expected to go.’
Arie spoke well about the event capturing some of its excitement, its international flavour and the logistics needed to host this large number of delegates from all over the world – there were 88 from New Zealand alone. Four of the six district governors from New Zealand attended.
The first problem for the Geerlofs was to find somewhere they could afford to stay. Hotels in downtown Atlanta were over $400 a night. They finally booked a Hyatt at $210 a night that was 15 Kms out of town. ‘We used Uber to get to the convention and were still on the credit side of the cost of a downtown hotel.’
They registered for the conference on the Saturday and spent much of the rest of the day in the House of Friendship were there were between 700-750 display booths. These covered all aspects of Rotary in many parts of the world
Brad Mooar Presentation
Brad Mooar - Assistant Coach for the Crusaders
It was a grand occasion. Not only did our club turn out in force but we also had a good number from Bishopdale-Burnside Rotary Club. In all over 70 of us sat down for dinner.
Even better Brad bought his family with him and the two young boys filled the role of cup polishers. Because in the centre of the room was the trophy that the Crusaders had won so spectacularly at Ellis Park in Jo’burg. They were the first rugby team to win a final away from home.
Everyone, even those of us for whom rugby is merely a passing interest were keen to learn the secret of their success. Many were also keen to handle the cup, which I recognised was very heavy and not all that aesthetically pleasing. When I touched it, they kept a hand on it in case I dropped it when I took the weight.
Richard Hamilton
Proud to be there
Richard Hamilton has seen a lot in his time at Rotary and last Thursday he discovered that being a Rotarian gave him access to a prized trophy.
RMDH August 2017
At Ronald McDonald House - Monday 14 August
Our Club is one of a number of volunteer organisations that provides a team, that cooks dinner for residents at Ronald MacDonald House. It proved, yet again, a rewarding and interesting experience, somewhat poignant, when you consider what the residents and their families are going through. There is a well-equipped modern kitchen, spacious and carefully labelled.
The community dining room is right next door, and nearby are lounges, stairways, and entrances to other parts of the house. Our team was well organised by Heather Mitchell. We prepared vegetable, meat, and dessert dishes, expecting top feed up to 50 people. Not all of them appear; because of the state of health of some, they prefer to eat their meals in the quiet and privacy of their rooms. Others emerge and eat their meals in the dining room, and are pleased to join in conversation. It was rewarding to receive heart-felt thank-yous from a number of them, who really appreciate the labour and attention we provide. Helping at Ronald MacDonald is an activity our Club is keen to support, and one that is humbling, rewarding, and extremely worthwhile.
Geoff Haworth
Alyssa Jutau Report
My Rotary Youth Exchange in New Zealand
In one year, one's life can bring great changes, however in exchange this is intensified as you must build a life from scratch.
To me a youth exchange was a way to find myself and my place in society. By going some place new you must put yourself outside of your comfort zone, and try new things every day. You meet many people that are here to help you. They give you their time and affection so you can have the best experience. They welcome you to their country, into their life and into their homes.
This exchange year changes you in many ways as to make the most of it you have to push your own limits. The main thing I take from this exchange is that it gives you confidence. You learn to trust others as much as yourself. You get more independent but also get to understand that sometimes you need help, and there will always be someone to help.
Lots of people say that an exchange year makes you grow up, I believe that it is partly true, but it is mostly because you understand everything better so you have a different opinion and way to approach different situations.
Before coming to New Zealand, I was a little shy. I knew that when I arrived I had to leave this timidity at the airport. It was hard but little by little I did it. I started going to people to meet them and not wait for them to talk to me; I made public speeches in front of Rotarians and school assemblies. Such things would not have been possible if I had not been supported by an amazing Rotary club who gave me many opportunities. They allowed me to take part in their activities, both within the club or for charities.
I also found out that I really enjoyed helping others and that is why when I came back to France after my exchange I joined the Rotex club of my district. We organise activities for inbounds as well as future outbounds. It has allowed me to continue my exchange for a little longer.
However, the best choice I have made since I got home was joining a Rotaract club. In it I found the social aspect I had discovered in my Rotary club, and I get to serve the community again.
If I had to describe how my exchange year changed me I would say that it gave me the confidence and boldness to take different life decisions, those I wanted without being influenced in any way. It taught me to make my own opinion and believe in it.
An exchange is a way to empower yourself with knowledge and understanding.
Alyssa Jutau, Rotary Exchange Student, 2015-2016
Grant Paice
New Club Member Enducted - Grant Paice
Last week, President Lois had the pleasure of inducting Grant Paice to the Rotary Club of Papanui.
Grant currently works as a career development consultant for Careers NZ specialising in supporting educational organisations in the provision and ongoing development of career education programmes for their students.
He is particularly interested in the disruptive effects of rapidly changing technologies and the implications these have in terms of how to prepare students for the changeable future world of work they will be navigating.
Grant is married to Mary-Lyn. They are New Zealanders who have lived in Canada and now have dual citizenship.
Presently they are happily living in Papanui.
Grant, we all welcome you to the club.
Ladies Breakfast at president Lois' Home
Ladies Breakfast: Waffle On
Lois hosted the first Ladies Breakfast for 16 members and Associates last Saturday. It was a really fun occasion- the waffles and the waffling on went for much of the morning. I was one of the last to leave at midday.
The main dish was Waffles cooked by Lois, Philippa and Deryn. A huge pile of these special pancakes occupied the centre of the table along with their filings – berry fruit, pineapple, yoghurt, and maple syrup. As well there was there were exquisite muffins, muesli and if we wanted it, toast. With the breakfast was orange juice, coffee, tea and water.
The meal was wonderful but the talk and the chance to get to know everyone there was just so special. Our district governor Sarita McLean was our guest of honour and I found the half hour I spent with her just amazing. She has terrific foresight and we are lucky to have someone like her to lead us.
While I think we are a total club – we are a mix of both men and women - the chance to get together away from club night and to talk was just wonderful. It enabled us to catch up with some women members who are not always there on club night.
Many thanks Lois, Philippa and Deryn for all your hard work.
It was a fellowship event with great potential.
Jenny Haworth
Debate Report
Will Robotic Machines Enhance our Lives?
This was the subject of the tightly fought debate at Rotary last week. Our own Liz Courtney, Verdi van Beek and Phillipa McQueen were up against the Rotary Associates – Annabel Ritchie, Shaun Richards and Aidan Bond.
Rotary Papanui team Liz Courtney, Verdi van Beek and Philippa McQueen
University Students Aidan Bond, Shaun Richards and Annabel Ritchie
The debate was about to start and for a few minutes the affirmative speakers’ seats were empty. Had they taken fright and disappeared leaving the negative – the Rotary Associates - in command for the evening? Then the doors burst open and three robotic machines danced in. They were our three club members hidden by their robotic masks; the Star Wars command team had arrived.
They were here to tell us what robotic machines do to enhance our lives.
Phillipa opened the case for the affirmative. Of course, robotics help us. ‘Who amongst you fails to use a washing machine, a dish washer or a vacuum cleaner? They are safe and help make our lives easier, freeing up our time to do other, more worthwhile, activities. Machines have been around since the earliest days when we abandoned slaves for labour saving devices.’ As she said in her summing up, Robotic machines give us a freedom we have never had before.
Annabel jumped up to pull down the value of robotic machines. They are a security risk, they can lead to our home being invaded and they reduce the scope of human interaction. Worse this can lead to depression as we come to rely on a virtual reality. Then of course what is the crucial question in all such debates. What happens when the power shuts down?
Verdi extolled the wonders of machines and spoke of how they improve our lives. They are never tired, can work in all temperatures, and are never bored by repetition. There is no need to feed a robotic; there are no sick days and no late arrivals. And rather than destroy jobs, they can develop new ones as we struggle to come to term with our creations. He spoke of the value of self-driving cars which could be a boon for the elderly, blind and disabled. Also, how robotic manufacture had made things like TVs much cheaper. He added there are even robotic pets which require little care and no clean ups.
Shaun Richards sprang to the defence of their argument. Robotics are a threat to our jobs and our livelihoods. He drew a picture of a world where inequality reigned. There would be the wealthy who were the owners of the robotic machines and the working class who were the new poor with no jobs. Many of them would have dropped down from the middle class:- from the world of accountants, civil servants and pen-pushers. He detailed some of the jobs that had disappeared through automatic check-ins and check-outs.
Liz Courtney rose… ‘I’m feeling off today. Can you turn me off? The switch is behind my head… But the robotics world is one we must embrace. It is here to stay and will change our lives probably making us better. It will be a future where we don’t have to toil so hard and where we will have more free time,’ she added.
The last speaker for the negative was Aidan Bond, who turned on a performance. He saw robotics as enriching the top 1% and that it could lead to cyber war. That the mental state of world where robotic machines are king will not be the best for people – that people need the stimulus of work.
Both Number 3 speakers offered some excellent rebuttal.
It was a close fought debate but in the end the adjudicator, Ken Lord, a partner at Parry Fields found for the negative. But we must praise everyone for the time they took to prepare their speeches and for the laughs they provided and the wealth of information they contained. After all who but our beloved members of the affirmative would ever praise robotics for improving our libido…? We’ll want a rematch soon.
From Jenny Haworth
13 July Meeting Report
Celebrating Bastille Day
Bon Soir,
Ca va
It was the night before Bastille Day and so the club decided to ‘notice’ this major French historical event. French dress was called for and many of us found something in the cupboard that had originated in France. One member came with his baguette, French wine and natty scarf; another in a French T shirt had a string of onions. Others found a dress which said made in France – it was something with style. But the winner was Ari Gerloff, specially chosen by the speaker, because with his striped shirt and beret at a rakish angle he looked just like a French boulange.
The speaker was Alex Summerlee, a lawyer at Parry Fields, who is fluent in French and has spent some time in France.
Alex started to study French as a teenager at Middleton Grange and carried it right through to Year 13.
He was selected as one of four young people from New Zealand to be part of the commemoration of the start of World War I in 2014 in Paris. It was an exciting fortnight and gave him a chance to sample French history as well as to meet people from all the countries who had fought on the Allied side in World War II. He was amazed to meet the Ukrainians who were there for the party.
Rural Support Trust Receives Award
North Canterbury Rural Support Trust Receives Community services AwarD
On 23 June Rosalie and I together with Keith and Heather Mitchell attended the Community Service Awards evening for the Hurunui District Council. The Awards Ceremony was held in the Community Hall at Waiau. Papanui Rotary was invited to attend the evening because the Club was instrumental in having the North Canterbury Rural Support Trust nominated for a District Wide Community Service Award. This was made to acknowledge the work the Trust has done in the District.
Approximately 135 people from throughout the District attended. Two special awards were made by the Mayor Winton Dally recognising organisations which had provided district wide service to the communities within the district One was to the North Canterbury Rural Support Trust for its ongoing work with the farmers, many of whom have suffered three years of drought, and more recently from the Kaikoura earthquakes. The strongest of these registered 7.8 on the Richter scale .
The work of the Trust had also been recognised at government level as the Trust had district-wide networks in place before the earthquake. The government has therefore relied upon the Trust for advice when making decision to support the recovery of the farming sector within the District. Winton Dally, when presenting the award, acknowledged the great support the Trust has provided to the farming community, which lessened the personal toll on individuals within the farming community..
The photograph shows Doug with the Community Service Award, which was received by him on behalf of the Trust, from Winton Dally the Mayor who is third from the left in the photograph. The other people in the photograph with Doug are the Trust’s Hurunui Committee who have undertaken the Trust’s Work in the District. Congratulations Doug for your ongoing work leading the North Canterbury Rural Support Trust assisting the farmers in the North Canterbury Area.
Posted by John Allen
Business Breakfast Report
First Business for Breakfast Event a Success
The inaugural breakfast, promoted by the 3 Clubs of Avonhead, Papanui and Garden City Rotary, which occurred on Friday morning 9 June 2017, exceeded our expectations.
Approximately 100 people attended and this included a good number of Rotarians from Clubs other than the 3 organising Clubs.
There was also a considerable number of non Rotarians present – which was one of original objectives.
The venue was excellent – Lady Blossom Lounge at Addington Raceway and more importantly the speaker (Honourable Amy Adams) was impressive and very well received.
The photo above shows the Honourable Amy Adams with Past District Governor Liz Courtney.
District Changeover 2017
Welcome Sarita, thanks Arie
District Changeover held at the Showcase at Riccarton Race Course was a very friendly and happy event. About 130 attended from clubs all over the District. It was a rather lengthy affair because as Rotary Conference was early all the prizes given by the District Governor had to be handed out that night which meant that the new District Governor was not finally inducted till ten o’clock and then she still had to speak. Gary compered the evening well and tried to hurry the presentations along.
Our own Liz Courtney received the major award for the evening. This was the District Governor’s award for her lengthy involvement. She has been the co-chair of SPPETS, which is a training organisation for incoming club presidents in the South Pacific.
The award was also given to her for her work with the District Public Image committee which she chairs, a director for Rotary NZ Project Support and for mentoring Ari through his year as District Governor. Also mentioned was her organisation of Rotary 100 year celebrated as a community picnic in the Halswell Quarry. It was an award that was well- deserved.
Nick Courtney also received a Paul Harris Double Sapphire pin. This came because of his work for the Hanmer Springs Forest Camp Trust which has been one of the main organisations that Papanui supports. He had been the conference organiser for Ari and Founder of the Friends of Rotary. It was an award that recognised his amazing efforts.
Many of the Papanui team sat at one large round table which was great fun – there was lots of chance to catch up on family and travel with the people who were close to me. I particularly enjoyed the Hudson’s stories of their recent trip to Canada.
The meal, a buffet, was very good. There was a large ham and a pleasant array of mixed vegetables. This was followed half way through the prize giving by apple strudel and fruit salad. It took considerable time to feed 130-odd people who attended.
Finally the changeover occurred and Sarita McLean, our newly inducted District Governor, had the chance to speak. She laid out what she felt were the priorities for the District. Two of them were to strengthen the communication between the various clubs in the District and to strengthen the commitment of Rotarians to its core values.
She gave every indication that she will be a good and far-sighted District Governor.
Jenny Haworth
Too see photos of the event click on the link here and click "start slideshow."
Club Changeover
Past and Present Changeover
The theme ‘Past and Present’ for the Changeover Night gave Papanui Rotary a chance to learn about the rich history of their club and what past members had contributed. A good crowd attended. As well as partners there were special guests who had arrived to see Lois take up the reigns. One these was her son Nick who is a partner in a major law firm in Auckland. Others were her sister in law Kay and special friends Kevin and Noeline Wilson.
After dinner those who had been members of the club for more than 35 years rose to tell something of their experience. Under the able chairmanship of Tony Tizzard, these men all spoke of commitment and service and their talks will be worth re-reading again as they tell a great story of what this club has achieved. 9 of the 12 members of the ‘35’ club spoke. These included Alan Bond, Ewan Hilson, who is our longest serving member (50 years), Gordon Shields, Max Wright, Richard Hamilton, Ron Sedgley and Paul Wilson.
Three of the group could not be present:- Jim Hudson, Rob Nicoll and Charlie Barthrop, but their talks were read by others. It was my job to read Jim Hudson’s speech.
All the 35 Club were presented with a bottle of wine and their wives with a posie of orchids.
Then Ewan Hilson and his wife Dawne cut the special 35 Cake. This was a magnificent iced lemon madeira which was made by Lois.
Hanmer Forest Camp Award
Gordon Shields receives award for 31 years service
Our roving reporter has discovered that, at the Annual General Meeting of the Hanmer Forest Camp Trust, Rosemary Ensor (the Chair) presented a plaque to our Treasurer Gordon Shields in appreciation of his 31 years service to the Trust.
Gordon would likely keep this honour to himself but our sharp reporters were on his trail.
The plaque was made by Wayne Street (a former Camp Manager and now vice Chair).
Many of our members spend a significant part of their time in Papanui Rotary roles and projects and often, like Gordon, they also spend time helping other organisations.
The amount of work Gordon does for the Hanmer Forest Camp and for our own club is way beyond what could normally be expected of a volunteer.
The photo above shows Rosemary Ensor with Gordon just after the presentation.
Congratulations Gordon and thank you from all of us.
Symon Dynes
Symon Dynes - Our Newest Member
Simon amazed the club last Thursday night with the story of his most adventurous and diverse life story. He is a Southlander with a paramedic degree.
Simon was born in eastern Southland to a Rotary family. He was educated at Southland Boys’ High and while there was heavily involved in St Johns.
His family originated in Ireland is mother’s family were early sealers and whalers.
From school Simon joined the army and was soon transferred to the medical core. For a while he travelled the Pacific with their emergency response team. Later he spent some time in Bougainville. Here he was amazed at how the copper which is an important deposit on the island had stained all the plants and vines red. He was job there was to help the local popular who were the victims of a 12-year gruesome civil war. He also had to help locals who were injured by explosives left by the Japanese and Allies after the fighting in World War II, which decimated the island. Those who have read Mr Pip will know what a grim place this was.
He was also scheduled to go to East Timor but as a senior medic with a young family he was kept at Waiouru to train some of those who were to serve there. In the end, the family spent five years at Waiouru.
In the early 1990s he joined the team at Outward Bound. He said that this was a wonderful experience and he really enjoyed watching young people grow through the challenges they were faced with there. He was involved in hiking programmes, sea activities and also the three-day solo where young men and women are left to their own devices in the bush for three days. While there they have to write a letter about their experience which they read in six months’ time.
After that he went to work as a safety officer on the oil exploration platforms at sea.
But he was also part of the army while belonging to a Territorial unit and it was this that led to his being accept for Op Belisi for six months and it was this that took him to Bourgainville.
Simon also gained his profession skipper’s ticket and with this he has worked for Fiordland Travel in the Doubtful Sound and also taking people to the Te Anau Caves.
He and his wife moved to Christchurch to give their children a chance of a wide ranging education. They have one daughter and twin sons. Simon is also a rugby referee.
He brings a wide range of experience and also the knowledge and understanding of some very different parts of the world. I know he will be a great asset to our club.
After Club Meetings
The meeting that happens after the meeting
The Papanui Club where we meet is condusive to sitting down and meeting with friends at any time. Above is a photo of a group having a cup of coffee and catching up after last Thursday's Rotary meeting.
You should consider joining us. We "sort of" still talk about Rotary but mostly we just have a laugh.
Anyone who needs to de-stress and have some fun should come along sometime.
Knitting for Tanzania
100 Booties & Bonnets in 100 days
We have set a target of 100 Booties and 100 Bonnets in 100 days to be knitted for Stuart and Lesley Batty to take for the babies of Tanzania on their next trip. After 14 days we have over 30 pairs. The photo shows Stuart with his latest batch at our recent Thursday meeting.
This is a chance for everyone who can knit to be involved in helping families overseas.
You may think Tanzania is a hot country but if a baby is born during the cold season in the highlands it does get below 10 degrees (Centigrade) and that is pretty cold for the heads and toes of new born babies.
Charles Barltrop Medal
Papanui Rotary's First Gold Medalist
You are never too old to succeed in sport if you have the courage and tenacity to train hard. This was proven by last Thursday's standing ovation to our own Charles Barltrop for winning the Gold Medal in the recent 2017 World Master Games.
Offically, we are proud to announce and congratulate Charles as the winner of the 2017 World Masters Games Mountain Bike Race Male 80-84 Section.
We're all very proud of you Charles.
An excellent award for an excellent person.
May 2017 Committee Night
Members at work on Committee Night
Another very busy Committee Night. The collage above shows the level of concentration required to finish off projects before the end of this Rotary year. Reports from some of the committees are as follows:
Youth Committee
Tony Taylor reported the Rotary Associates scheme is growing because it accepts older students. It is important we advertise our future activities on the associate’s Facebook to keep them well informed in order for them to volunteer their help. Activities can be put on this site by contacting Tony, Jonny Murnane or student associate leader Eden Skipper.
Jonny is looking at schools in our area with possible interest in running a Healthy Heroes programme.
Jonny is interested in being informed about children who would gain from a trip on Sarita’s launch.
Club members to inform us if they have any prospective candidates for a Young Totara award.
Community Service Committee Report
Next evening meal for Ronald McDonald House is June 6th – this is Queen’s Birthday Monday.
We are working in conjunction with Stuart Batty’s committee to run a Film Evening. Hopefully this will be in the next couple of months. At this stage we have a strong possibility in mind for a film.
Our Railway clean up has become too hard with Kiwirail placing difficult Health & Safety requirements on us. Verdi has sent Kiwirail a very well worded letter to inform them of our reasons. Thank you Verdi for all your efforts to this point to get it off the ground. We are now looking at a project that is less restrictive.
While we cancelled Hamner Springs working weekend due to weather and lack of numbers we are now looking at a weekend in June for a weekend when we can use our Rotary students.
International and Foundation Committee
Quiz Night – a sell out – thanks to those who attended and gave raffle prizes –proceeds to Sister Club Usa River project
Usa River Sister Club – a Skype link up is being planned when both clubs meeting simultaneously – 8 hour time difference –committee suggested Papanui club may agree to change one of its meetings to a breakfast meeting.
Movie Night being arranged jointly with Community Committee – proceeds split 50/50. International Committee share to go to PolioPlus
Centurion Fund – members encouraged to donate $100 – internet banking details each week in Club Chat or pay cash or cheque to club treasurer
Booties and Bonnets – committee challenge one set from each member before end of August – knitting patterns available from Lesley Batty
Rotary Emergency Response Kits – two funded to date by a club member – other members may wish to support – brochures available from Stuart Batty – value $600 per kit
Quiz Night
Quizzers Raise about $2,000
Stuart Batty thanks to all who contributed to the successful Quiz Night last Sunday evening. Everyone who attended should have left well pleased.
Special thanks to Verdi for arranging and to those who obtained or provided prizes/sponsorship for the silent auction. Also to those who donated raffle prizes.
By Stuart's reckoning, the proceeds for the night would be around $2,000.
A good time had by all.
The winning team was "Dr Suess" pictured on the left after they had been proclaimed winners.
Thanks again. Proceeds are to go toward three projects being run by our Sister Club USA River.
Rotary International working together!
Rotary Kite
Go Fly a ROTARY KIte
Rotary now has a kite for promotional use by any club.
This kite has been made by the world famous kite maker Peter Lynn Kites Ltd. It has a yellow smiley face on one side and our Rotary message on the other. It had it’s first outing at the Rotary Community Picnic on Saturday.
It will be looked after by Guillaume Lecompte, a Rotarian with New Horizons Club.
If anyone wishes to use it they can contact Guillaume on nzguillaume@yahoo.co.nz to book it for a $20 fee which will go into a fund for it’s maintenance. It is 3.0m wide and has video instructions on how to use it.
Calling all clubs
100 Years of Rotary Picnic
DISTRICT 9970 is planning to celebrate 100 years of Rotary Foundation by hosting a Community Family Picnic on Saturday 8th April 2017.
We are holding this event at the Halswell Quarry between 12.00 until 4pm
Come along and bring your neighbours, friends, children and grandchildren to a free fun day out featuring a bouncy castle, magician, face painting, games, treasure hunt and much more.
This is a great opportunity to showcase Rotary so put up a gazebo, bring along the BBQ, bring out the banners, pull ups, pamphlets and photos to tell the “story of your club”. Showcase your Projects.
There will be a drone taking photographs of the event and we intend to make a colourful HUMAN 100 sign to send to Rotary International Showcase.
Get involved, be there, have fun, meet new people. Free admission.
ROMAC Brunch
Life Saving and Dignity Restoring Surgery for Children
Peter Maitland, Secretary of Operations for ROMAC is in Christchurch on holiday. He is a good friend of our Foundation and International Director Stuart Batty. He kindly agreed to address our club and other Rotarians at an informal Brunch at Reality Bites Café this Saturday Morning.
ROMAC is the acronym for “Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children” and is a combined Australia and New Zealand Multi District Rotary initiative.
ROMAC commenced in March 1988 out of the actions of an Australian Rotarian who, with a group of surgeons, visited Lambasa in Fiji.
They found the child mortality rate as high as 25% in some places and quickly identified that lack of medical and surgical facilities and skills for children of the island nations, was a major cause.
Rotary faced the challenge to assist an 18-year-old Fijian girl whose right leg was threatened if immediate surgery was not performed. During the next four years, eight children were brought to Australia and New Zealand for major, often lifesaving surgery.
ROMAC quickly went about harnessing assistance from medical experts, hospitals, nurses, physiotherapists, pathology and radiology services, airlines, sponsors and other supporters. ROMAC was making a difference, ROMAC was Giving Life to children who had no hope!
Today ROMAC is Giving Life to around 50 children every year – they are making a huge difference in the lives of these small Island Countries.
It was a most interesting presentation and likely to inspire Papanui Rotary to provide some funding towards this excellent organisation which is a recognised Rotary Program.
Also, famous kiwi golfer, Lydia Ko, has been an ambassador for ROMAC since 2013.
Some examples of the patients are show below:
 Junitilia Two-year-old Junitalia from Timor-Leste was a very sick little girl. She was diagnosed with a Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) which meant her little heart had multiple problems and required urgent open heart surgery. Junitalia was referred to ROMAC for assistance.
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 Teretoriano
Teretoriano was referred to ROMAC by the Biro Pite Clinic in Timor-Leste. He had been diagnosed with a Wilm’s tumour of the kidney. As his mother had suffered TB, Teretoriano’s grandmother Claudina had to accompanied him. He arrived very ill and had to have immediate surgery
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 Zoe
Baby Zoe had an encephalocoele (protruding brain tissue) which covered most of her face and restricted her sight. Her young mother covered Zoe face with a blanket so no one could see her.
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 Clara
Lydia Ko took time out from golf to visit children and their families staying at Ronald McDonald House (RMH). She has been an ambassador for Rotary Oceania Medical Aid for Children (ROMAC) since 2013.
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Read more about ROMAC at www.romac.org.au
Fun at Papanui Rotary
Papanui Rotary - Good Meeting tonight!
Want to spend a Thursday evening with friendly people and an interesting speaker and just having a nice meal and some fun. Here are some engaging photos from the recent Papanui Rotary meeting where Lee Germon was guest speaker. Educational, Interesting and great fun.
RMDH Report
Ronald McDonald House report
We had a great night and I believe we catered for some 48 people. Forgot to take photo of the deserts.
We have been invited back to cook same menu so perhaps we can do it again.
Those helping were:
We have been invited back to cook same menu so perhaps we can do it again.
Those helping were:
- Mandie Godliman ( Christchurch sports coach and previously professional cricketer for England In Blue Top)
- Isis Carter ( Nutrition Tutor at Area previously Christchurch Polytechnic )
- Lois & John Milne
- Isis Carter ( Nutrition Tutor at Area previously Christchurch Polytechnic )
- Lois & John Milne
Gift Wrapping Cheque Presentations
$16,700 Total Donations to 10 Community Groups
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Allenvale School
Lindsay King spoke of the need for more equipment for sensory processing and how valuable this was for the children.
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St John Cranmer Section
Sarah Pride gave a clear and confident talk especially with regard to using the money raised for a camp in , of all times, June! She was accompanied by Lauren Wood .
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Papanui High School Students
Casey Anderson accepts the cheque which will go towards this year's trip to Japan .This will include living with families, travelling on the bullet train,and studying the art, food and language of Japan.
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Belfast Redwood Anglican Parish Church Group
Finn and friends plan an Easter camp for the 10-25 year-olds.
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Soroptimists
Yvonne Flintoff outlined the assistance given to riding for the disabled,Girl Guides, women and babies affected by family violence,and the provision of a night shelter.
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St John No 3 Youth Group
Kate Wills and Caitland Gotsalks accept their cheque from President John .This group is fully involved in preparatory training for St John cadets .
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Papanui High School PTA
Carolynne Som advised School events are high on the agenda.
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Aratupu Nursery & Pre-School
Chloe Ellis explained the importance of outdoor play equipment .
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Kiwi Family Trust
Gayle Taylor leads a team involved in helping families in need, knitters, Plunket, and camps.
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O'Neill School of Irish Dance
Annette Thomson is focussing on the raising of funds for 32 dancers to attend the World Irish Dancing Championships in Dublin at Easter this year.
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Tonight's BBQ
TONIGHT's BBQ at GRANT & JENNY'S is ON!
The sun is shining. President John has confirmed it is Go Go Go
Clayton's Coffee Club
The Meeting you have when Not having a meeting
Hot off the press is this photo of those who are still in town and able to catch up with their Papanui Rotary friends at today's first 2017 Monthly Friday Coffee Club.
Lots of gossip and giggles accompanied by good coffee and complimentary cake.
2016 Photo Collage
Happy New Year to all Papanui Rotary Families and Friends
Xmas Message
President John Wishes ALl a Merry Xmas
In an orchard setting Papanui Rotary gathered together at Lemongrass Restaurant for a delightful Thai Dinner.
President John took the opportunity to highlight some achievements and thank members for their efforts.
He commented that the last 6 months has been a very busy period for the Club. President John was amazed at the number of projects completed or in progress that there are, some of which are:
- A very successful District Conference was planned and held by the Club in October.
- Financial support has been provided for the Papanui Peer Support Trust.
- The successfully holding of a Trailer Raffle in association with Papanui Mega Mitre to celebrate the opening of their Papanui Store which raised after costs over $25,000.
- Collecting for Battered Women and the New Zealand Foundation for the Blind.
- A number of meals provided by our Club for Ronald McDonald House, including the gifting of some new cooking dishes.
- Providing the old club computer to a child in Tanzania which is supported by one of our members.
- The review of the Club’s Visioning Document, (commonly known as Strategic Plan), at a specially convened meeting early in the rotary year which is currently been reformatted and will be available for the general membership early in the New Year.
- The development of a new member’s brochure.
- The raising of money to purchase a Go Baby Go Car for disabled children in the community by the use of a Chocolate Wheel at the Northwood Fair.
- The holding of a very successful Brown Paper Auction to raise money for the Foundation.
- A group of Papanui Rotarians attended the Hororata Highland Games for a enjoyable fun filled day.
- The holding of a very successful Sunday Brunch for those members who are working and not able to attend the monthly Friday Coffee Mornings at Reality Bites.
- Christmas Gift wrapping at Northlands Mall
- Assisting with car-parking and erecting a stall at the Age Peoples Welfare Expo held at Papanui High.
- The Primary/Intermediate School Speech Competitions.
- A number of very interesting speakers spoke to the Club on various topics, for example The Huruni District Council Mayor Winston Dalley on the earthquake recovery of his District. The Club and individual members raising over $3200 presenting a cheque for the amount to go to the Huruni Mayoral Earthquake Relief Fund.
- A number of our own members spoke on various topics, for example: Liz Courtney on the Foundation, Stuart Batty on Tanzania Relief Work, Nick Courtney on Membership, and Verdi van Beek on his interesting trip to Sawawak &Saba which are part of Malaysia.
- The setting up of a Friends of Rotary Section within Papanui Rotary, this being a first for the district etc.
This is only a sample of the various projects members were involved in during the last 6 months which proves he believes that the Club is in good heart. President John thanked all for the various contributions that have made towards Papanui Rotary.
Rotary Thought
Charity Hospital Donation
Giving back to the Community. This is the heart of Rotary.
On Thursday 17 November, President John, Tony Tizzard, Liz and Philippa had the privilege of donating $6440 to the Canterbury Charity Hospital Trust (CCHT). This represents a quarter of the profits from Papanui Rotary’s successful trailer raffle which we ran in October in partnership with Papanui Mega Mitre 10. Unfortunately, Josh and Andrew from Mega Mitre 10 were unable to make it today, but gave their apologies.
President John presented the cheque to Carl Shaw, Chief Executive and Hospital Manager. John acknowledged the tremendous work CCHT delivers to people who require surgery, dentistry or counselling but do not meet the threshold for treatment in the public health system and do not have the means to fund it for themselves. So far this year CCHT has undertaken over 400 procedures for those who would otherwise be unable to access the care they need.
The presentation took place in the Recovery Ward where several reclining chairs, previously donated by our club, are located. Carl took us on a tour of the site, including the dental, endoscopy and teaching facility next door – everything being ‘state of the art’. The Trust has purchased a further neighbouring property which is being converted into a counselling suite and a community meeting room. CCHT intends to make this room available to groups and organisations, such as Rotary, who share their philosophy of supporting the community in which they serve.
Carl expressed his gratitude to Papanui Rotary; CCHT is reliant on public donation to remain viable and he anticipates our latest contribution will help fund more dental equipment.
Sylvester the cat supervised today’s proceedings with a supercilious air. He adds a comforting presence and seems to reinforce the sense of togetherness, well-being and determination which hallmarks this wonderful place. They certainly walk the talk.
Christmas present plus fundraiser
Order a Rotary BLUNT Umbrella and BLUNT will donate $20 to your Rotary Club
Order an umbrella online by heading to www.bluntumbrellas.com/nz/rotary
This will take you to the correct page where you will see that being a Rotarian gives you a discounted deal of $99 each, plus each umbrella sold will make $20 for your club. An easy fundraiser.
To ensure Blunt know who you are and what club you come from, you just need to enter the Papanui Code (994025) in the Coupon Box.
This will also ensure you get the special dramatically discounted price of $99 and that Papanui Rotary are given $20.
Hororata Highland Games Report
Is this your President hurling a haggis?
Ten people, (members, wives and friends), enjoyed a great day at the Hororata Highland Games last Saturday on what was a beautiful warm day. This day is about everything Scottish, from tasting stalls selling Scots Whisky, (Gordon said the whisky from Whisky Galore tasted great), to listening to a number of pipe bands, throwing the Haggis, (I was not able to throw mine very far but still won a prize), to watching tugs of war, and the main serious completion by big strong men in kilts, which tested their skills in various ways, for instance lifting a 130 kilogram stone off the ground and placing it in a tyre on top of a large barrel, Whew.
The various smoked salmon pieces, and mussels from the local Hororata Smoke House Stall tasted delicious. A very enjoyable fun day was had by all who attended.
Northwood Fair Overview
Go Baby Go Car Fundraiser at Northwood Fair
Papanui Rotary had a free stall offered at the Northwood Village Fair so Deryn, Janice, Philippa, President John, Arie and Gary decided to take the opportunity to promote Rotary in the community and raise some money toward the purchase of a Go Baby Go car.
A Chocolate Wheel was hired, prizes were purchased and Northwood Fair attendees were hustled.
In 3.5 Hours (10:30am to 2:00pm) $570 was generated resulting in a net income of $300.
Based on this experience it is believed this amount could be doubled using the lessons learned from the first venture with a Chocolate Wheel.
Committee Night 10th November 2016
Every Committee is very busy!
It was Show Week in Christchurch and we thought many members would be away but, we had a good turnout for our last Committee Meetings session of the year.
After Sergeant Wayne extracted a significant amount of dollars from the group (especially pertaining to the Donald Trump win) we settled down into our Committee Groups.
Summaries from the Committees are below.
Fellowship Committee
Programme Update:
17 November Selwyn Maister
24 November Nick Courtney and Membership/Friends of Rotary night
1 December Town & Country Night
8 December Stuart Batty – Tales from Tanzania
15 December Xmas party at Lemongrass (50 people coming so far)
Xmas Break
19 January Welcome Back BBQ at Grant McFaddens
In the pipeline:
Tony Moot still keen to have a Car Rally to Hanmer
Baby Photo Competition progressing (10 photos so far)
Debate for 2017 – 3 people interested so far
International and Foundation Committee
1. Larry Skiba – Centurion Fund Budget $2,000 * Received $700
2. Dennis Robertson – PolioPlus Budget $1,000 * Funds to be raised by Movie Night and Raffle. Update 1st Quarter 2017
Note : Overall Club Budget for Foundation including above $5,000 – Accepted by Directors
3. Verdi van Beek – Usa River - Sister Club Budget $1,000
27 September 2016 – Usa Club visited - Contact established with Pres. Rebecca Sauder.
Papanui Club has sponsored annual sub for one member for three years.
Wish list discussed – work in progress.
- Wheelchairs distribution – Gilbert
- Vijana Poa – Malaki, Lieven, Kinai (child sponsorship)
- Organic waste composting – Gilbert, Nangula
- School feeding program, Grain harvesting at Schools – Rebecca
- Faye Cran English Medium School
4. TANZANIA – Laptop very much appreciated by ZamZam. Rotary Northlands T shirts and Biros distributed to Samaria Primary School again very much appreciated. Biros also distributed to Upendo Rehabilitation Home for Leprosy Victims.
Mwika Dairy. A NZ PDG has offered cash back for donations in the form of an educational grant.
PROPOSAL - If the club foresees expenditure on any educational programmes this Rotary year, such as scholarships, RYLA, Science Forums, Outward Bound etc., he will provide supportive grants.
*$500 donation gets a matched educational grant of $1000
*$1000 donation to same gets $1750 educational grant
*$1500 donation to same gets $3000 educational grant
RECOMMENDATION TO DIRECTORS that they support to maximum.
5. Rob Nicholl – International Dinner 16th February 2017 - Budget ($1,000) raised on the night - Rob to discuss options of having at Papanui Club cater (reduced meal rate – special International menu – members pay a premium) Profit to ERKs.
6. Euan Hilson – 3 Emergency Response Kits - Budget $1,800 Matching Funds to be sought from Charitable Trust(s). 2 now funded.
7. Stuart Batty – International Hands On Project - Budget $7,000 –Build House in Tonga for Disabled Family. Club members to assist with Build. 3 committee members available to go to Tonga April/May 2017 and 3 committee members will donate $1,000 each. Committee to approach other members for the additional $4,000 required for materials and/or to be part of Tonga team. Supervision provided by expert builder to be confirmed. Stuart to work through process with Mango Tree Centre.
Update Stuart to meet with Mango Tree Centre when he visits Tonga on 28th October 2016
8. RECOMMENDATION TO DIRECTORS - Total Budget for Directors to approve overall for International/Foundation $15,000 minimum (Decision not yet taken)
Note: Stuart to visit family in Tonga with severely disabled child (widower and 4 children) that Papanui club sponsored last year with support from Harold Thomas Trust. Sponsorship TP 200 each month for 24 months.
Public Image Committee
New Club Brochure - Draft Information was once again gone through in detail and will be reworded to encompass the Club Vision statement and other items raised at our Club Visioning exercise.
Deadline to have the brochure completed in time for the Gift Wrapping at Northlands Mall.
Digital Presentation - Liz Courtney is currently working with a Digital presentation on Rotary. She approached the Advertising Manager at Northlands Mall to ask if we could advertise on their TV screens and they have agreed to let us do this for free. She is planning to have this in the Mall from the time we begin our Gift Wrapping Event.
In the News - Thanks to Philippa for getting the article into print on our Trailer Raffle outcome with Mega Mitre 10 and now await the cheque presentation to the Charity Hospital so that good photos can be taken for promotional purposes.
Rotary Decals - Liz is looking into Rotary decals to ask businesses who support Rotary in our area to display on their windows.
District Events Sharing - Liz is organising a template for clubs to fill in their Events Calendar so they can be shared.
Deadline to have the brochure completed in time for the Gift Wrapping at Northlands Mall.
Digital Presentation - Liz Courtney is currently working with a Digital presentation on Rotary. She approached the Advertising Manager at Northlands Mall to ask if we could advertise on their TV screens and they have agreed to let us do this for free. She is planning to have this in the Mall from the time we begin our Gift Wrapping Event.
In the News - Thanks to Philippa for getting the article into print on our Trailer Raffle outcome with Mega Mitre 10 and now await the cheque presentation to the Charity Hospital so that good photos can be taken for promotional purposes.
Rotary Decals - Liz is looking into Rotary decals to ask businesses who support Rotary in our area to display on their windows.
District Events Sharing - Liz is organising a template for clubs to fill in their Events Calendar so they can be shared.
Verdi's Trip Report
Borneo Stew with thanks to verdi van Beek
Ingredients
Assorted Van Beeks
White tee shirts (one for each person)
Camera
Pristine rainforest
Amazing topography
Assorted exotic animals
Accommodation: dubious and snazzy (some of each)
Poison dart blower
Smiles, sun and fun (plenty of each).
Method
Assemble all available Van Beeks in Sandakan
Dress in white tee shirts (Sally, please note)
Play with the orangutans at the Seplok rehabilitation sanctuary
Head south to the rainforest
Observe the palm oil plantations en route (but don’t worry, Malaysia preserves its rainforest)
Head up river to the Borneo Nature Lodge
Embark on nature watch trips by boat
Soak in a kaleidoscope of birds, monkeys, snakes and crocodiles
Have a poison dart blower at the ready (just in case)
Don’t get caught up in huge spider webs or fishing nets
Venture into caves
Important: don’t steal the edible bird nests made with bat spit!
(Alternative method: outsmart the security guards, steal the lot and hock them off lots of cash)
Head for Kotu Kinabalu on the coast
Enjoy the happy local families, with their houses suspended over the
Jump on a dodgy ferry
Check into an awesome beach house
Dive from the lounge door straight into a pool
Don’t swim in the ocean (unless you are immune to jellyfish stings)
Spare a thought for that hapless tourist who did not heed the advice (R.I.P).
To Cook and Serve:
Apply lots of sunscreen, stir, then stew for many days under the tropical sun
Garnish liberally with good food and beverages
Take loads of photos, crack lots of jokes and enjoy every experience
Reflect on the good times and the joy of togetherness.
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New Member Inducted
Shona Dodd joins Papanui Rotary
Shona Dodd was invested as a member of Papanui Rotary last Thursday.Shona has a great interest in young people, chairs the Rotary Youth Exchange Programme and will be a great asset to our Club.
Currently she travels around NZ as a Health and Safety Consultant for her own company 'All about People'.
Arie will be Shona's mentor and she will join the New Generations committee.
Welcome, Shona; we are delighted you have chosen to join us.
Welcome, Shona; we are delighted you have chosen to join us.
School Speech Competition Finals
A great night hearing talented young speakers
This year's speech contest preliminaries were held on 19 October at Heaton Intermediate School. 8 schools took part and the judges had a hard task choosing the finalists. With speeches ranging from how to beat a bully ( without using your fists) to Henry 8th and his poor wives, we had a great time listening. Thanks so much to Philippa, Evan, Jim and Jennifer for the great judging and Gordon and Tony for terrific timekeeping. Doug arranged a yummy lunch for us- thanks Doug.
The finals were a fun time with 18 amazing speeches from such polished performers!
We learned about Ginger being the spice of life( of course from a ginger head), phobias, makeup, and adrenaline, as well as the death penalty. A special speech from Will Carrodus from Fendalton School moved us all as he shared his experience of living with anxiety.
Next time you visit the Margaret Mahy playground with your grandchildren you must go to the toilet- Abbey Fairbarn from Waimari School took us on a fun experience there! Just watch which button you push when inside.....Will Easton from Heaton Intermediate is a politician in the making with his fantastic speech about who else but -Donald Trump.
Scott Janet from St Andrews College challenged us about Civil Rights.
The overall scores were very high and close. The Year 8 students kept the judges on their toes and even caused a tie in second place.
Each year the students amaze us the audience with their polished performances and lively presentations. If you missed the finals, you missed a treat!
Our special thanks to Heaton Intermediate again for use of their excellent premises.
The finals were a fun time with 18 amazing speeches from such polished performers!
We learned about Ginger being the spice of life( of course from a ginger head), phobias, makeup, and adrenaline, as well as the death penalty. A special speech from Will Carrodus from Fendalton School moved us all as he shared his experience of living with anxiety.
Next time you visit the Margaret Mahy playground with your grandchildren you must go to the toilet- Abbey Fairbarn from Waimari School took us on a fun experience there! Just watch which button you push when inside.....Will Easton from Heaton Intermediate is a politician in the making with his fantastic speech about who else but -Donald Trump.
Scott Janet from St Andrews College challenged us about Civil Rights.
The overall scores were very high and close. The Year 8 students kept the judges on their toes and even caused a tie in second place.
Each year the students amaze us the audience with their polished performances and lively presentations. If you missed the finals, you missed a treat!
Our special thanks to Heaton Intermediate again for use of their excellent premises.
The winners are shown below:
 Year 5 Winners |
 Year 6 winners. |
 Year 7 Winners. |
 Year 8 Winners
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Quick Meal at Courtney's
Fish n' chips n' sausages n' hot dogs
How do you squeeze in a quick meal so that club members can go to the School Speech Contest finals that Papanui Rotary runs each year?
Easy ……… you take the generosity of Nick and Liz Courtney who happily provided their home as a temporary restaurant and add a gang of Papanui Rotarians and a huge pile from the local chippie.
Great fun for an hour before we all went to the Speech Competition Finals. A great night out.
If you have never been to the Speech Competition you are missing out on an amazing event. Well done Lois for arranging it so professionally once again.
Conference Sunday Event Report
Walk Christchurch City Tour
Approximately 20 Rotarians met outside the Museum at 10 am on Sunday morning after Conference, to walk the streets of Christchurch to find out more about our City, and find our more about our City we did. The group was split into two groups which were very ably lead by Glen Tregurtha, Deryn’s son, and Clare.
The tour started at the front of the Museum, we being asked to find the hidden gargoyle at the entrance to the Mountford designed building. We then walked to Christ College where we marvelled at the integrated styles of the different buildings which were built at different times since Christ College was first founded to the present day. Again some very prominent gargoyles can be seen; then it was off to look at the labelled different light standards from 21 different countries from around the world which line the Park Terrace Riverbank, some of which are beautiful works of art.
Other highlights during the tour was seeing the recently erected identical Antony Gormley Statue to the one in the Avon River at the Arts Centre, where we marvelled at the restored great hall, and chanced a free coffee with the company that is moving into the Arts Centre in November, mmmm.
The Tour took use around the City to the “Cardboard Cathedral” where we learnt about its natural ventilating system, and finished back at the Museum.
Some of the other highlights during the tour was learning more about the base isolation system, which allows buildings to move half a metre or more during a severe earthquake hopefully without serious damage, (from the road we saw some of these base isolation systems in the new buildings); twisted bridge supporting framing caused by the 22 February 2011 earthquake that has been left in place after the bridge has been strengthened; and the Coolme Snake sculpture by Judy Millers, this being another example of the art works around the City that contribute to the “soul” of the City. The eels and large trout in the Avon looked particularly healthy.
Even though I have lived in this City for 68 years, I was pleasantly surprised what I learnt, and therefore can recommend to those who wish to know more about our City that they take this tour. It is a great experience on a lovely warm day.
Even though I have lived in this City for 68 years, I was pleasantly surprised what I learnt, and therefore can recommend to those who wish to know more about our City that they take this tour. It is a great experience on a lovely warm day.
Trailer Raffle Draw
On 15 October 2016 we drew the trailer raffle under police supervision. The three lucky winners are local people, but the greatest winner is our community, with all proceeds to be shared between the Papanui Rotary Children in Need Trust and the Christchurch Charity Hospital. Our key partner for this project was Mitre 10 Mega, whose willingness and generosity towards the community of Papanui has been tremendous.
Trailer Raffle Winners
TRailer Raffle Winners get their prizes
On a chilly Saturday morning a small group gathered at Papanui Mitre 10 MEGA at 9am to present the fabulous prizes from our recent Trailer Raffle. The winners are shown below with President John Allen and also Josh Tasker (from Mitre 10) who gave incredible support to the project.
1st Prize:
Briford 8"x4" trailer plus contents, together valued at $7,520
Briford 8"x4" trailer plus contents, together valued at $7,520
Winner: Marie Gaskell - Bishopdale, Christchurch
2nd Prize:
Masport grand deluxe 6 burner BBQ (fully stainless steel), valued at $1,700
Masport grand deluxe 6 burner BBQ (fully stainless steel), valued at $1,700
Winner: Jo Fitchett - Casebrook, Christchurch
3rd Prize:
Mitre 10 MEGA store voucher, valued at $500
Mitre 10 MEGA store voucher, valued at $500
Winner: Gail Lyes – Rangiora
HUGE congratulations to these winners enjoy your prizes!
The Rotary Club are in the process of contacting the prize winners.
The Rotary Club of Papanui would also like to again thank Mitre 10 Mega, Papanui for their substantial donation towards the prizes and also acknowledge the generous support from everyone who took part in this community fundraising event.
Waimari School feedback
Papanui supports chess players
You may recall that a few weeks ago the Papanui Rotary Board agreed to help with the travel costs of some Waimari School students to the National Chess Championship.
Here are some photos and a report.
The Christchurch schools involved in the tournament were Riccarton High School, Cobham Intermediate and Waimairi. All our teams finished mid-table.
When you consider that many of the North Island schools have officially ranked chess players in their teams, I think we did very well. As I say it was a bit like professionals vs amateurs!
Our boys played with great spirit and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Our boys played with great spirit and thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
I think they did Waimairi school very proud and I would guess that they may have had the most fun of any team at the event.
It would be great if you could mention in the article the support of both Ryman Healthcare, Lone Star and Papanui Rotary as without their support it would have been much harder for the team to get to Palmerston North. And the school did a great job raising funds for the team too with a couple of sausage sizzles and a mufti day.
It would be great if you could mention in the article the support of both Ryman Healthcare, Lone Star and Papanui Rotary as without their support it would have been much harder for the team to get to Palmerston North. And the school did a great job raising funds for the team too with a couple of sausage sizzles and a mufti day.
Myself, Con and all the boys are very appreciative of this support.
Marty Lukes
Waimari school
District Rifle shooting Results
Conference Update 2
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With less than a month to go before Conference, after the Committee Meetings, Gary, Arie and Tony Tizzard quickly ran through all the current tasks which need to be completed to make it all happen.Plenty of volunteers put their hand up to help. Everyone who is in town that weekend really needs to help in some way.
A spreadsheet of tasks, who is responsible and who their team is, has been updated and can be seen on the website. Go to “About Us” menu and look under “Public Documents.”
This spreadsheet will be updated weekly.
Club Committee Meetings 2
Reports from Committee Meeting Night
Administration
Reception person needs to be at the Papanui Club at 5:20pm to setup and then, at end of meeting, put all Reception items in the Club Cupboard.
Reception person needs to be at the Papanui Club at 5:20pm to setup and then, at end of meeting, put all Reception items in the Club Cupboard.
Community
Aged Concern – 26 September. Still need volunteers and to put together something for our Exhibition Space. Arie has some Rotary Ideas Cure Kids, healthy Heroes) and Stuart Batty has display items (including ERKS).
Aged Concern – 26 September. Still need volunteers and to put together something for our Exhibition Space. Arie has some Rotary Ideas Cure Kids, healthy Heroes) and Stuart Batty has display items (including ERKS).
Need someone to man the Exhibition Space. Arie and Alfie can setup on the Sunday. Alfie may be available on the Monday.
International
- Well on the way with 2016-17 plans.
- Planning a Polio Plus Movie Night
- International Dinner at the Papanui Club
- Euan Hilson has raised $1200 toward his Emergency Kit Target
- House Build in Fiji project is progressing
- Usa River. Sister Club. Stuart visited on recent trip. They are keen to have more interaction with Papanui. Challenge in Africa is the high Rotary fees. Many members are sponsored by people outside Africa.
Publicity
Innovative promotions.
Urban / Rural Night on 1 December. Mayor of Hurunui will be there. Involving Belfast Club and others plus rural friends.
Promoting Relationships
Innovative promotions.
Urban / Rural Night on 1 December. Mayor of Hurunui will be there. Involving Belfast Club and others plus rural friends.
Promoting Relationships
New generation
- RYLA. Lisa Santry. We are supporting two people.
- Rotary Associates to help with Rifle Shooting.
- May do more with the Student Army. Perhaps a Hanmer Forest Camp Project.
- Help Waimari School with a trip.
- Young Totara Award. Looking for possible candidates.
Fellowship
- Shooting Competition in need of helpers.
- After Conference possibly run a Sunday Brunch. Hands up showed about 8 people I interested.
- 3 November planning a debate possibly against another club. Topic around Foundation as it is Foundation Month.
- Late November – A Whisky Tasting evening in place of a club meeting.
- 1 Dec – Town & Country
- Xmas Party not at Papanui Club.
- John Allen would like to see who is interested in forming a group to go to the Hororata Highland Games om 5 November.
Membership
3 x Expressions of Interest from Trailer Raffle sales.
3 x Expressions of Interest from Trailer Raffle sales.
Rotary Youth Exchange Student at home
Arie Trip Report
Rotary Institute Conference
District Governor 9970 , Arie Geerlofs, dressed in full regalia ,reported on the recent Rotary international Institute conference held at the Penrith Panthers Club in Sydney.
Attendees are the ‘Hierarchy of Rotary ‘and are tasked with an update on The Rotary Foundation and its programs, including :
- A report on our polio eradication efforts
- A five-year forecast presented by a director or other Board representative
- An open forum where participants can make recommendations to the Board.
A special event was the drawing of the winner of the ‘distant attendee’ at DG Arie’s conference , and Janice drew out the name of Stuart Robertson from Ranunga.
RYLA Report
RYLA and Aspiring Letters Report
Rotarian Tony Blackler, Lotitia Hay, and Josh Blackmore gave us an extremely thorough presentation on RYLA “Rotary Youth Leadership Awards”.
Traditionally, speakers led the attendees with inspiring talks of varying quality. Now there is a change to “Day Themes” which leads to greater student participation and consequently improved "growth."
An important part of RYLA is that it is a full residential week where attendees make new acquaintances and help each other in such activities as team-building. This year there was a return to a refurbished College House at the University of Canterbury.
Papanui Rotary established the Groynes recreation area years ago and this is now the venue for the ‘ropes course’ for RYLA. This helps young people face fear of heights and encourages them to achieve what they think is beyond their capabilities. Entries for RYLA close on 20th October. Go to www.ryla9970.org.nz $920 pp
Our club sponsored Josh Blackmore to the Aspiring Leadership Forum at the ‘Beehive”. Attended by 100 young people they learnt about the conflict of personal life and parliamentary life facing members of parliament. Josh was impressed with the openness of the speakers.
A single person can change the world. Be imaginative, be curious, be unreasonable, be respectful, be persistent, be honest.
Josh is also involved in the “Student Army’. This organisation is 2300 strong and gets university students involved in valuable community assistance with such activities as gardening, firewood, and waste disposal. Josh‘s presentation, in particular, was outstanding.
Tales from Tanzania
Trailer Raffle Things You Need to Know
Rifle Shooting
District Rifle Shooting on 20 September
For the last few years, Papanui Rotary has been running the annual District 9970 Rifle Shooting Competition. This is kindly sponsored by Academy Funerals.
This year is to to be held on 20th September at the Christchurch Indoor Smallbore Rifle Clubrooms in Bangor Street, Christchurch. All levels of shooting skill will be catered for. Beginner to experienced. Enter a team of four shooters from your club now. Non-Rotarians welcome.
To register simply send an email to Emily Gualter (ergualter@gmail.com) by 13 September. Just email your Club, and the names of the team members.
Cost is only $20 per person and this includes instruction, a soft drink, a raffle ticket and supper.
Please RSVP by registering. Payment is preferred before the 13th September but Cash accepted on the night.
Please RSVP by registering. Payment is preferred before the 13th September but Cash accepted on the night.
Any questions please contact Emily Gualter 027 349 1071. You can read the District Rifle Shooting Flyer by clicking here.
Peer Support Presentation
Young Achievers from Papanui High School Extend Their Thanks
Why are these Papanui Rotarians all standing around huddled together? It is a Peer Support Exercise that worked for us the same way as it works for new students when they start at Papanui High School.
Five inspiring young people and teacher Leah World visited Papanui Rotary to thank us for supporting some great initiatives at Papanui High School which help students achieve their dreams.
We first heard about the New Zealand Brain Bee Challenge (NZBBC) which is a competition for Year 11 students to learn about the brain and its functions, hear the latest discoveries in neuroscience research, dispel misconceptions about neurological and mental illnesses and find out about the exciting career opportunities brain research has to offer.
After a great deal of study, Sophie and Phoebe were selected to enter round two of NZBBC at Otago University. They worked their own brains hard, had a lot of fun, formed new friendships and gained knowledge during the many challenges the competition presented.
Cassie, Yoonki and Pippa are three of about 80 students each year who apply to become Peer Support Leaders (PSLs), who support Year 9 students as they make the transition into high school. Peer Support is valuable for new students to assimilate into their new environment and meet their classmates.
PSLs believe that ‘Everyone is different, so everyone is interesting’. Through games, camps and other activities, they show students that a group is stronger when everyone works together; or if you all put your minds to the task you can achieve far more than if you are working alone. The Year 9s start to feel welcome as members of the Papanui High School family and gain the confidence to share their concerns, expectations and aspirations with their PSLs and new friends.
We had a fun and lots of laughs answering a few NZBBC quiz questions (e.g. Which of our organs are NOT paralysed during sleep? Answer – our heart, lungs and eyes) and having a go at some of the exercises the PSLs set the Year 9s to encourage them to meet and mingle.
The funding Papanui Rotary contributes for programmes such as these is essential to their viability and is tremendously appreciated by students and staff alike at Papanui High School. Thank you for visiting us Sophie, Phoebe, Cassie, Yoonki, Pippa and Leah; we enjoyed having you.
Conference Update
Conference Update from Nick Courtney
It is now only nine weeks until Arie’s ‘Dare to be Different’ conference. It's time for the club to step up and Nick, chair of the organising committee, is calling everyone to arms, so to speak.
We will have awesome speakers in an awesome facility at St Margaret’s College. As an example, Annah Stretton will address the conference on Friday night. In addition to being a renowned dress designer, Annah runs the charitable organisation RAW, or Reclaim Another Woman, which supports, inspires and educates women who are socially disadvantaged. Have a look on Club Runner; the calibre of speakers – all thinking, energetic people with much to give - will make your mouth water.
The Saturday ‘Night of the Stars’ function at the Transitional Cathedral will be a glittering but relaxed evening, with lots of laughs. And Sunday promises a range of activities for delegates to choose from, including a showcase of our city’s rejuvenation and rebuild.
Now, about that Call to Arms…EVERYONE in the club should have a ‘job’. Behind the scenes, at front of house, administration - whatever spins your wheels - there is something enjoyable for you to do before, during or after the conference. Examples are:
- Saturday evening function organisation/assistance
- Keynote speaker Hosts
- Rotary showcase Display organisation/support
- Front of House team/ registration/Help Desk/Greeters
- Assembly of conference bags
- Assembling /arranging printing of Lanyard labels
- Friday night donation collection helpers in auditorium
- Tea break marshals /bell ringer
- AV/ IT support/liaison with venue technician
- Time keeper
- Exhibition space
- Venue set-up and dismantling team
Please volunteer, otherwise you will be (gently) shoulder-tapped!
Nick and his committee continue to seek sponsorship and are drumming up registration. One suggestion is for each club in 9970 to appoint a Conference Champion to provide information to their members and encourage attendance. If you have any bright ideas about sponsorship, marketing or anything else, please contact Nick.
Early bird registration closes on 25 August. Please register NOW, volunteer to share the load and help to make Arie’s conference the Best Ever!
Ronald McDonald House
RonalD McDonald McHelpers have McFun
The Team, led by Emily, produced an excellent meal for some 70 people on Monday night.
Great fellowship for all. Thank you to all the helpers. If you have never been on the RMDH roster then sign up for the next one. This is Rotary helping the Community in it's simplest form and getting instant feedback from those we are helping.
Great fellowship for all. Thank you to all the helpers. If you have never been on the RMDH roster then sign up for the next one. This is Rotary helping the Community in it's simplest form and getting instant feedback from those we are helping.
Brown Paper Bag Auction
Record Amount Raised in the Brown Paper Bag Auction
A vast array of strangely shaped brown paper bags was on display to wet the appetites of a room full of bargain-hungry and enthusiastic prospective buyers.
Lulled into a sense of safety and security, many purses and wallets snuggled safely inside everyone's pockets.
Then, out of the blue, the silver-tongued patter of auctioneers Wayne and Dennis gradually maneuvered the bounty from their hidden places and dollars headed toward the front of the room.
Attendees were bewildered by an array of stories promoting the dazzling collection paper bags. Tall ones, short ones, bottle-shaped ones, square ones, bag-shaped ones. Some were in different colours to further entice the releasing of funds.
Bidding was vicious with many peering down their noses at the over-enthusiasm of their partner loosening up their purse strings.
There was joy at getting something unexpected and sadness at missing out on a jewel once it had been purchased and displayed by someone else.
All in all, a great night. Thanks to the organisers and all who helped put it on. $1,000 was raised.
Special thanks goes to the "auctioneers extraordinaire" Wayne Lyons and Dennis Robertson.
Last Week's Speaker
Property Management 101
Sharon Latham has worked for Quinovic for over nine years. In that time, she has learned a great deal about the property management but also about human nature, and finds this understanding a major advantage to her role.
The first rule of renting your property is to approach it as a business, not with your heart but with your head. This is important, noting that most landlords come to the role unintentionally, by moving out of their own house to live with a new partner or perhaps letting Mum’s house if she goes into a rest home. Comparatively speaking, investor-landlords are few.
Professional property managers help you to make the most out of your rental through a range of services. These include pre-purchase advice (e.g. when, how, what), finding and keeping ideal tenants (e.g. marketing, screening, applying a bond, clarifying the landlord's responsibilities), advising on financial aspects (e.g. costs, risks) and interpreting the various regulations within the Tenancies Act 1986, amended in 2010. They also make recommendations to tenants on how to be good renters, e.g. recording the condition of property on commencement, paying their rent on time, maintaining the property and reporting problems promptly.
Property managers also assist with dispute resolution, often helping to sort out problems between landlords and their tenants before they escalate, but if necessary supporting their clients through tenancy tribunal and district court processes.
In Sharon’s experience, tenants are very aware of their ‘rights’ and mediation is never black and white, so it is wise to be aware of the pitfalls before becoming a landlord. Her advice is to select a property manager who suits your needs and to choose your rental property carefully; the right property for the right price will always rent well.
Thank you for your time and effort Sharon, you gave us an interesting and informative presentation.
Rotary Foundaton Distributes 2,900 School Desks.
Make every school a "HAPPY" school
The Rotary Foundations is distributing 2625 School Desks to convert 73 Schools into HAPPY SCHOOLS.
Rotary India Literacy Mission has identified Nine Criteria to make a School a HAPPY SCHOOL. They are:
- Painted, well maintained and secure school building
- Adequate and functional separate toilets for boys and girls
- Hand washing stations
- Clean and adequate drinking water for both students and teachers
- Library
- Play material, games and sports equipment
- Benches, desks for students
- Well maintained space for teaching staff
- Shoes and School Bags for students
The Foundation has pledged to motivate Rotary Districts and Rotarians to convert at least 1000 into Happy Schools.
As a part of the program they are now initiating work in 73 schools to convert them into HAPPY SCHOOLS.
Apart from the above components, they also train the teachers and students to make the project sustainable.
The Centennial year of the Rotary Foundation will be Celebrated by them by Doing Such Large Projects with substantial impact.
Polio Eradication Status
No polio cases this week
What a great gift we are giving to the children of the world - with over 15 million children walking which would have been paralysed by Polio without your help!
The Final Two Endemic Countries:
Pakistan - No new Polio cases reported this week. Thirteen Polio cases reported in 2016 with 54 cases recorded in 2015 The most recent case, with the onset of paralysis on 18/06/16 was from the South Waziristan agency of FATA. No new Polio-positive environmental samples were collected this past week. National Immunization Days are planned for August 18-19.
Afghanistan - No Polio cases reported this week. Six Polio cases reported in 2016 with 20 cases recorded in 2015. The most recent case was reported on 29/05/16 from the Shigal Wa Sheltan district of Kunar. No new Polio-positive environmental samples have been collected in Afghanistan in 2016. National Immunization Days are planned for August 15 - 19.
Post Endemic - Nigeria - No Polio cases reported in 2016 with 0 cases recorded in 2015. The most recent case was reported on 24/07/14.
Importation Countries Report:
- Ethiopia (0-2015, 1-2014)
- Cameroon (0-2015, 5-2014)
- Somalia (0-2015, 5-2014)
- Iraq (0-2015, 2- 2014)
- Syria (0-2015,1-2014)
- Equatorial Guinea (0-2015, 5-2014)
Our Goal is Global Polio Eradication!!
Last Week's Speaker
Your Title here
Sharon Latham spoke....Anyone for Breakfast?
First Rotary Woman's Brunch
The inaugural 'Rotary Womens' event was held on Saturday morning. Spearheaded by Emily Gualter, a brunch was held at the Old Vicarage in Halswell. The event was enjoyed by all who attended, and everyone agreed that future events should be held.
Rotary Women have a threefold purpose:
- To support and connect fellowship of women in Rotary across the clubs in 9970
- To encourage women to engage in inter-club service projects
- To support women into Rotary membership
District Changeover
Goodbye Murray, Hello Arie!
A great evening with amazing food, good fellowship and funny jokes from the MC Corin Murfitt. There were 11 past DGs there and 5 were from Papanui- a great record!
Murray Compton presented a summary of his year highlighting:
- A very successful combined conference in Nelson. Everyone had a great time.
- Attending international conference in Seoul. 45,000 people and great speakers which included Ban Ki Moon.
- Membership is still a challenge. Over 80 new members joined the District in the past 12 months but we lost more than this.
- Rotary needs to be fun and Murray suggested adding “is it fun?” to the 4-Way Test.
Helping people with disabilities make their own music
Music has been an important part of leading an ordinary life for students at the Music School for Children With Disabilities in Honor of Paul Harris in Lublin, Poland. Founded by Rotary members, the school serves 20 students with various disabilities, including Down syndrome, autism, and visual impairments. The Rotary Club of Lublin-Centrum-Maria Curie-Sklodowska has provided funding with help from Rotary Foundation Matching Grants and the Henryk Wieniawski Musical Society, which houses the school.
After their son Mateusz was born with underdeveloped eyes, Mariusz and Joanna Kania looked for ways to help him be active. When he showed an aptitude for music, they looked for a teacher and were thrilled to find the Paul Harris music school.
Finding Safe Haven
For years, Angalia Bianca had slept in abandoned buildings throughout Chicago. She stole. She did drugs. She spent time in and out of jail for forgery, theft, trespassing, and possession of narcotics. But after she landed in prison for the seventh time, something changed -- Bianca knew she wanted a better life. She just didn’t know how to make it happen.After serving her time, Bianca sought help from a local homeless organization, A Safe Haven, and moved to its shelter in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Bianca followed the program closely -- she attended all the required meetings, passed drug tests, and volunteered at every opportunity.
Saving lives in Ghana
What is it like taking a large team to Africa? It has probably been one of the most rewarding experiences in my life. In mid February, I began leading Rotary members from all over the East Coast of the United States through Ghana. I’ve tried to give the team a warm Ghanaian welcome like I’ve received on my earlier trips. A large trip is a real blessing because each person sees Ghana and our work in a different way.A highlight for the team was greeting the chief of Sagadugu. The team got excited about buying goats and food for children in the villages where I support eight churches. It was good to see the pastors of most of the eight churches, and I had to explain that we were just passing through on our way to Bolgatanga.
India celebrates three years without polio
Throughout India and around the world, Rotary clubs are celebrating a major milestone: India has gone three years without a new case of polio. The last reported case was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal on 13 January 2011. To mark this historic triumph, Rotary clubs illuminated landmarks and iconic structures throughout the country with four simple but powerful words, "India is polio free."The three-year achievement sets the stage for polio-free certification of the entire Southeast Asia region by the World Health Organization. The Indian government also plans to convene a polio summit in February to commemorate this victory in the global effort to eradicate polio.