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President's Report December 02, 2023 Hello Fellow Rotarians, |
Omaui Project Update Peter Bailey (MenzShed), Rob Phillips (RCoI) with Pete Thurlow (YMCA) checking out the pond project site. Omaui Pond Project Scouting team visit the project site
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President's Report November 10, 2023Hello fellow Rotarians, It seems like we will be in for a glorious weekend! It was great seeing so many of you at Past President Lisa-Maree’s house yesterday where we came together for much laughter and delicious food at the Potluck BBQ social event. It certainly was a stunner of a day to have a BBQ! |
RYLA: Future Leaders Wanted It’s quite possible that sitting in your office is the next future leader who may benefit from attending RYLA 2024 in Queenstown.
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Congratulations to Rev Peter Dunn Rev Peter Dunn, who will be the next leader of the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand, believes everyone has a spirituality of some kind.
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Keeping the community safe |
Meet the Candidate Evening |
Host a Roast a fundraising hit Once again fun and fellowship complimented the menu of fabulous food at our second Host a Roast fundraiser for the Southland Hospital Ronald McDonald Family Room that was held on August 27.
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President's Message August 11 |
Global Rotary Projects |
Tree planting day |
Watch: DG August Update |
Catching up with Wilma If you missed our guest speaker here is a quick recap with Environment Southland chief executive officer Wilma Falconer, who attended our meeting on August 1. |
Welcome to our new members |
President Message July 25 |
Omaui Pond Project It is hoped the Omaui Pond restoration Project will be a fitting project that honours the historic links between the Club and YMCA and the Omaui Health Camp.
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President's message Kia ora, fellow Rotarians. I was proud and a little nervous to stand before you on July 4 as I held the first Rotary meeting as your club president. |
15,000 Reasons To Smile It was with absolute pleasure that Book Sale Committee chairman Richard Russell handed over a $15,000 cheque to Youthline Southland on June 27, 2023. |
A 'Can Do' legacy of collaboration Outgoing president Lisa-Maree Fleck says in her past two years the biggest lessons she has learned is that dealing with change and managing consistency both need to be carefully balanced. |
SIT partners with Rotary Southern Institute of Technology Cookery students had the opportunity to expand their culinary repertoire recently when they hosted the Rotary Club of Invercargill at the Bungalow Restaurant; guests were treated to a Sri Lankan menu with a generous side dish of fun at their fundraiser evening.
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2019 Book Sale Rotary Club of Invercargill president Neil Boniface and Book Sale Committee member Richard King prepare for the annual book sale. at the Civic Theatre this weekend. Photo: Abbey Palmer - Southland Express |
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.
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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.
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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.
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