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The Rotary Best Speaker Awards NZ Finals are over for another year. This year the North Island team and their supporters flew to Christchurch where Lincoln Rotary, in conjunction with Hohepa, hosted the Finals at a special dinner on their regular Rotary night. It was a wonderful, warm South Island … View moreThe Rotary Best Speaker Awards NZ Finals are over for another year. This year the North Island team and their supporters flew to Christchurch where Lincoln Rotary, in conjunction with Hohepa, hosted the Finals at a special dinner on their regular Rotary night. It was a wonderful, warm South Island welcome and hospitality. There had been so much excitement building over the weeks since we held the North Island Finals. Our two place-getters from Whakatane, Michael Pulis and Jeremy McKenzie and their support team flew in from Rotorua. Matthew Di Leva and his family flew from Wellington with my husband, Rob, and me.
Katrina SneathLast year’s winner, Katrina Sneath travelled on her own to Christchurch, enjoying her growing confidence and independence. She was her charming self as she introduced the Awards, briefly explaining the positive impact they have had on her life. She then wished this year’s finalists every success.
JeremyOur three North Island finalists performed the best we have seen them. Jeremy came away with third placing. They all put their hearts on the line. It was humbling to watch them. We were so proud of them all. Everything went smoothly and the whole adventure was enjoyed by all.
Lincoln Rotary are already looking forward to supporting a South Island team to the NZ Finals in Wellington next year. This year’s winner and his family will come too. They are delighted that the winner of the NZ Finals is now part of the next year’s programme. Traditions are building.
The adventure started when a small paragraph in Rotary Down Under in 2014 caught our attention - 'Lincoln Rotary’s fledgling project, in conjunction with Hohepa - a public speaking opportunity for young folk aged 16 – 30 with an intellectual disability'. We contacted the organisers, picked up the idea and ran a successful North Island pilot in 2015.
Feedback was so positive and encouraging from participants, their families and support workers that Plimmerton Rotary have now embraced this project with great enthusiasm. Hopefully next year more Rotary Clubs New Zealand wide will take it on too, encouraging IHC young people in their areas to take part. We can make such a difference in the lives of the participants and their families.
We are fully funded by local businesses, so do not call on Club funds at all. This makes the project’s future more secure in case, for some reason, there is no club funding available.
Feedback has been amazing and indeed very humbling. Certificates and trophies are clutched close. I love the happiness on the faces, the warmth and the friendships new and renewed. Hugs galore and so many requests to do it all over again.
I feel so privileged to be part of such a team. Such projects do Rotary proud!
Rotary has the power to dip deep into the community to harness resources and to really make a difference. That is why I love it. It has been an integral part of my life for many years. I am so glad that Plimmerton Rotary has added this project to its busy schedule. We are making such a difference in the lives we touch. That is why I am a Rotarian.
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President Jenny's thoughts for the future
Incoming President, Jenny Lucas thanked Peter Cox and wife Alison for leading the club for the past twelve months.
World President of Rotary International, Ian Riseley from Australia, had chosen for his Theme for 2017-2018, ROTARY – MAKING A … View morePresident Jenny's thoughts for the future
Incoming President, Jenny Lucas thanked Peter Cox and wife Alison for leading the club for the past twelve months.
World President of Rotary International, Ian Riseley from Australia, had chosen for his Theme for 2017-2018, ROTARY – MAKING A DIFFERENCE and Jenny said that she felt honoured and privileged to serve as president, with this theme. She realised that she needed the support of all members who would be led by the new board who she called forward to receive their theme badges.
Jenny would be the 45th President of the Rotary Club of Plimmerton and said she was honoured to wear the chain with the names of the 44 presidents before her, two of whom had a special connection to her. 'Plimmerton Rotary', she said, 'is a wonderful club – the friendliness is palpable, the buzz in here each Tuesday is almost deafening'.
She laid out some of her plans for her year of ROTARY: MAKING A DIFFERENCE such as continuing with several existing club projects like Te Ara Piko, the various speech contests, the Leadership Awards, the Garden Trail, the Book Fair, etc. She quoted from a former headmistress from her schooldays who said, 'We build on the achievements of the past, but we do not rest on them'.
She outlined some new projects, like Playable Porirua - a shared project with Inner Wheel. Another project on RI President Ian’s wish list is to plant a tree for every Rotarian in the world and she didn't think this would be difficult to achieve as we were already talking to people in Council to select an appropriate site.
There were other things that she would like to see happen in her year. At the Inner Wheel Changeover some new joint initiatives were mentioned with Mana Zonta, Plimmerton Inner Wheel and Plimmerton Rotary planning to collaborate on fund-raising projects and events in our city, to make a difference, and support our charities. Jenny said she wanted to see continued collaboration with Porirua City Council. 'I believe we have a unique relationship', she said. 'We have two Memoranda of Understanding with them, one for Te Ara Piko and the other for Playable Porirua'.
Jenny went on to say that she would like to have more involvement with our colleges and schools and felt we could work together with some of the incredible principals in our city to make a difference. She was sure we could use strong young people to help with the projects like the Book Fair and the Inlet clean-up, while at the same time helping them by making them aware of Rotary programmes that could benefit them, such as the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, The Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment, forming an Interact club, the National Science and Technology Forum and International Youth Exchange. She said that project focus groups would be set up for specific projects, such as was done with Te Ara Piko. Members with particular skills or interests would be identified to participate in certain projects, and she was thinking particularly of a possible new event at Battle Hill. The new committees would not have hard and fast boundaries, and some members would be wearing more than one hat. She said she would like to see a team go to Taveuni Island in Fiji, to help with rebuilding teachers’ accommodations and to improve their water collection systems, and a team was already working on grant applications to get the funds that would be needed.
Jenny concluded by saying that she would like the club to work on being a 'future focused' club with the formation of a satellite club to encourage more younger members. But most of all, she said, 'I want our Rotary club to continue being fun and effective. We will continue to make a difference within our community and promote the International theme of ROTARY: MAKING A DIFFERENCE'.
Tomorrow ! Tomorrow ! Sat 15th
Sausage Sizzle outside Animates, Lower Hutt.
Nothing better to warm you up in this cold & wet weather than a good old kiwi sausage!
See you all there!
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Hi is there any word on the slip that closed the gorge last night? Ie can we get to work from porirua? Or is it back roads only?
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