Club Notices:
Club Forum Agenda topics:
- New Memberships
- President elect nomination
- Rotary Down Under subscription(s)
- Conference
- Proposed 2019 projects
Rotary Presidents Charity Cycle Challenge
President Neil and Past president Peter have been training for the upcoming Charity Cycle Challenge - Te Anau to Invercargill on 23rd February. There is the short ride (100km) and long distance ride (160km). Want to know more or want to sponsor and support Neil & Peter for this Hospice Fundraiser then check out:
https://www.hospicesouthland.org.nz/pages/sponsorarider/
Whats coming Up:
February
19th Formal Meeting - Level 1 - Kelvin Hotel
Guest Speaker - Diana Mclean's talk is “My Journey with Anne Frank’s Father
23rd Rotary Presidents Charity Cycle Challenge
26th 4th Week - Social Meeting - Details to be confirmed
March
1st Friday of the new month - Drinks - Venue to be confirmed
5th Formal Meeting - Level 1 - Kelvin Hotel
Guest Speaker(s) Julie Crofts & Nicola Keast - Retirement Living
12th Club Forum - McCulloch & Partners [20 Don St]
19th Formal Meeting - Level 1 - Kelvin Hotel
Guest Speaker - Paul Marshall (Waiau River Catchment Group Chair)
26th 4th Week - Social Meeting - Details to be confirmed
April 2019
District 9980 Conference - Oamaru - 26-28 April
If you are keen to attend, or to find out more about proposed accommodation
at Waitaki Boys or to reserve your seat in the mini van
Contact Deb Bayliss 027 216 1106
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Letter:
My latest pet subject is the children’s playground in Queens Park.
In my opinion, we have the greatest parks and reserves of any city in New Zealand, and I even wondered about world comparisons when I walked through Central Park in New York for the first time.
Let’s stop complaining about the Chinese Garden that we are probably going to get as a more conservative version anyhow, but which could also be better with the inclusion of a barbecue.
Let’s instead talk about the main children’s playground in Queens Park.
While we have lots of playgrounds in numerous parks around the city, why not make Queens Park, with the most prominent one of all, the best in New Zealand?
Even with the new equipment added in recent years, we are falling behind the rest of New Zealand in new challenging and fun playground equipment.
Some of the equipment has been there since I was a teenager and that wasn’t yesterday.
Parks and reserves have been rumoured to build up reasonable monetary reserves over the last few years, and that’s ratepayer’s money.
How about we put some of that to good use and upgrade our playground with some fantastic new equipment, barbecues, etc for great family times?
For those of you who have not been to the playground recently, let me paint a picture.
At any time of the day, children, parents, and grandparents are all enjoying the atmosphere and environment. It is undoubtedly one of the most well-supported areas in Queens Park.
But, it could be so much better – and even a contender for being the best in the country.
Why can’t we get together as Rotary and encourage it to happen?
Ross Wensley
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