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From the pen of District Governor Graham Jull:
Greetings fellow Rotarians.
-Author Rosalie Crawford, reporter Greg Brownless, photos and video were by Daniel Hines-
~Courtesy of SunLive and Sun Media centre Tauranga, phone 0800SUNLIVE~
A tree planting working bee was held on Saturday morning in the Kopurererua Valley (K Valley).
The inner-city planting project is led by the Rotary Centennial Trust as part of its ongoing commitment to the restoration project in K Valley.
Christina McBeth and Rachael Graham from Nourished for Nil.
Nourished for Nil was formed in 2017 by Christina McBeth and Louise Saurin with a mission to rescue food that would otherwise go to waste and redistribute it to the Hawke's Bay community. The goal is to minimise the food waste in Hawke's Bay and keep our community nourished for nil.
We are a local non-profit organisation with a simple system, rescuing food from donors to recipients in the space of mere hours. The team is comprised of committed volunteers with a shared passion for reducing waste and helping the community.
Nourished for Nil will not discriminate, judge or label any community members who find themselves needing their service. We are open to everyone!
April was bookmarked by the deliberations of the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunization (SAGE) at the beginning of the month and World Immunization Week (April 24-30), which spotlighted the heroic efforts of polio workers and vaccine champions worldwide.
From Pakistan to Papua New Guinea, these advocates work tirelessly to deliver and build trust in vaccines – helping to ensure that no child is deprived of lifesaving protection against preventable diseases like polio.
David Campbell from the Rotary Club of Maketu spoke of his personal journey with Prejudice and Racism.
David was born and raised in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. His journey took him to Wisconsin, California, Fiji, and New Zealand
In Butler, which was known for its steel manufacturing and coal mining, he described widespread prejudice related to one's religion, ethnicity, and what part of town they lived in. He shared how, as a child, he learned to embrace this prejudice and to assume it was normal and acceptable.
From Butler he shifted to Mineral Point in Wisconsin. There racism took on another dimension of rural prejudice based on a limited contact with other races and cultures. White supremacy was very present, but not noticed, and once again derogatory racist comments were a part of everyday life.
Next place of residence was California and there David was introduced to anti-Hispanic prejudice and the many erroneous assumptions that came with it..
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Twelve RANZSE exchange students and four adults enjoyed their Ruruku Weekend at MiCamp in Taupo.
Click through to see some of the photographs of the weekend.
Tania Rauber & Melanie Allen were introduced by Vic Richards. Melanie comes from Pirongia & Tania from Hamilton. Both Tania & Melanie work as Nurses at Waikato Hospital and both worked at different times on a Mercy Ship anchored off the coast of Cameroon.Mercy Ships is an international charity dedicated to bringing hope and healing to the world’s poorest people.
Mercy Ships bring free healthcare services to people of all ages in desperate circumstances people who have no chance to get the medical help they need until a hospital ship from Mercy Ships comes to town.
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Speaker Kirby Tania has become involved with CACTUS in Wairoa.She is an ex British and NZ army officer, but after the birth of her daughter, Montana, she retrained as a teacher.
Kirby is an enthusiastic promoter of the local CACTUS (Combined Adolescent Challenge Training Unit Support) program which involves students from Wairoa College, & the Kura, and homeschooled students as well.
Photo supplied by Alf, of the defibrillator at Hillcrest High School. Bought with the aid of a $2000 donation from the
Hamilton Interact Club
Dave Henson thanked us for the opportunity and generous donation for vehicle replacement which will be put aside to us when needed. The patrol group makes communities a safer place and become involved with crowd control with the recent Muslim attacks.
A bit of history was when they changed from being as the Night Owls and using their own cars, which was not ideal.
On 30th March 2019, the District 9930 Nominating Committee met to complete the interview process for the position of District Governor for the 2021-22 Rotary year.In accordance with Rotary International and District 9930 Bylaws, any club that nominated an unsuccessful candidate had 14 days to challenge the selection, and the name of the successful candidate was circulated to those clubs immediately following the selection for that purpose.
The challenge period has now concluded, and as there were no successful challenges, I am pleased to confirm that the Nominations Committee has selected Ross Pinkham, nominated by the Rotary Club of Taradale to lead the district in 2021-22.
Ross is married to Vivienne and they have three children and five grandchildren.
We’re excited you’re joining us at the Rotary International Convention in Hamburg, Germany, 1-5 June. This issue of Convention News contains important program updates to help you plan your convention experience. We have our first group of speakers!
Hi Rotarians of D9930,
Thank you all who have responded with support and donations to the tragedy of Christchurch which occurred on Friday 15th March 2019.
Today, Rotary D9930 has transferred $17,530 raised from within the district to the D9970 Mosque appeal being coordinated by the Rotary Club of Riccarton. $2950 was raised at the District Conference and the balance has been raised by individual and club donation.
You will see below that your donations will most likely be used in the legacy fund for supporting the families and victims in the long term, particularly with the educational and vocational needs of the affected.
Thomas Nabbs shared with us of his Charity, ‘The Water Boy’.
Some of the Rotary Australia New Zealand Student Exchange 15-year-olds arrive in New Zealand
to meet their New Zealand matches. Very happy and excited faces!
Husain Abbas --- was our International Speaker as we learn to develop international and intercultural understanding. “Kia Ora, As-salamu alaykum, Hello and thank you for the invitation”.
Husain has been in NZ for over two years, He is a Muslim of Bahrain, Lebanese, Iranian descent and he came to NZ as a refugee.
When you think about why people stay or go, it really isn’t that complicated.
People have many competing commitments in life. No one is required to be a Rotarian; it is voluntary.
Twenty Seven years and still going strong!
10 – 12 students sponsored from Clubs in Gisborne, Wairoa, Napier, Hastings and Waipukurau attended the annual RYPEN Course at Lake Tutira.
Job vacancy--RYPEN
Urgently needed---a person to take over the responsibility for Club, school and student emails communications for our Waikato RYPEN camp, held in May each year.
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The Rotary District Conference Committee and the District Website wish to thank Rotarian Chris Hillock for his photography at the conference.With the exception of the Saturday Evening photography, all photographs on this website were taken by Rotarian Chris from the Waikato Sunrise Rotary Club.
Chris owns Chris Hillock Photography, Commercial | Portrait | Video
www.chrishillock.co.nz | 0223962833, where Imagery that tells your story.
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