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EDITORIAL
by Nicolas SPILLMANN
IA ORANA, KIA ORA, KIA ORANA, BULA, TALOFA, MALO E LELEI, HELLO, BONJOUR. WELCOME, BIENVENUE, MANAVA E MAEVA
September is the month of "New Generations" Your APF support through the “Every Rotarian, Every Year” initiaIt takes a new dimension this year since last April the Council of Legislation decided to establish the tive is vital to Doing Good in the "New Generations" as the 5th Avenue of Service of Rotary International. World.
At the end of the Rotary year, 50 percent of each district’s donations to the Annual Programs Fund is credited to their District Designated Fund (DDF), while the other 50 percent goes to the World Fund. The Foundation uses the World Fund to support the worldwide programs it offers. Likewise, districts use their DDF to fund the Foundation programs they elect to participate in. Recently, the Foundation was able to restore the World Fund budget for Matching Grants, largely because Rotarians donated a record amount of almost US$115 million to the Annual Programs Fund in 200708. The amount of the World Fund available for Matching Grants in 2010-11 increased 82 percent compared to 2009-10. This is because funds for the 100 Future Vision pilot districts were budgeted separately for 2010-11, making it one of the largest World Fund budgets in Matching Grants history. When every Rotarian contributes to the Foundation every year, we expand our capacity to bring help and hope to a hurting world.
This decision is not entirely innocent. All the Rotarians who have attended some of the Conventions of Rotary International have been able to realize that the average age of our organization is high, too high. Our elders have had the wisdom to set up many programs for young generations aiming at making up a reservoir which should ensure generational succession. Unfortunately many of our clubs have not managed to get an harmonious renewal of their membership. The oldest clubs are losing all attractiveness to "New Generations". Mainly because of this and on account of other motives (subscriptions, meeting hours, interest in meetings etc..) many Rotaractors decided not to join a Rotary club when reaching the age limit of Rotaract membership. It is also the reason why some Rotaractors in San Diego met the Governor of District 5340 , Philip Lamoise, in 2006-2007 in order to ask him to create a new concept of Rotary : "Rotary Club New Generations". Thus was the Rotary Club of La Jolla New Generation was founded and led to the creation of a lot of other Rotary Clubs New Generations. However the traditional clubs are not condemned to disappear. Let me take my host club in New Zealand, the Rotary Club of Auckland (Inc) as an example. Since I have attended their meetings, I have been amazed to see that new members aged between 30-45 join the Club regularly. Yet in some places such as Papeete, it is a pity that Rotaractors do not join the local Rotary Club. In that case setting up a New Generations Rotary Club could be entirely justified . Indeed , it would live up to their expectations and give them the opportunity to remain within the Rotary family. We have the duty to convey our passion for Rotary to young generations. We can get amazing successful stories achieving our actions but would not the most rewarding success be to ensure the sustainability of our organization integrating the future generations harmoniously and preparing them to take over from us? The young Australian sociologist Michael McQueen raised the issue clearly in his speech to the International Assembly in San Diego last January using a striking aphorism: "No success without succession" I will now quote his conclusion which fully summarizes the facts of the case we have to solve: "However, as the saying goes, the true test of any leader’s success is succession. Long-term success is not about what you have already done or what you will do, but it is seen in what you enable and equip the next generation to do." The New Generations are the future of Rotary ; each of us has to do everything possible to ensure them a right position. It is the reason why we have chosen "New Generations " as the theme of the District Conference which will take place on 15 and 16 April in Tahiti . Moreover, as the representative of President of Rotary International Ray Klinginsmith, we will have the opportunity to have Philippe Lamoise, the Past Governor 2006-2007 of District 5340 who presented its charter to the Rotary Club of La Jolla New Generations which is the 1st Rotary club of this kind. Even now within our District we do not remain with both feet in the same shoe: Auckland City Sunrise Rotary Club is supporting the creation of a new Rotaract club in East Auckland. I have just been informed of the certification of the Interact Club of Elim Christian College, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Somerville HowickLately I appointed Marilyn Curtis, from the Rotary Club of Suva North as the Governor's Special Representative, responsible for the creation of the Rotary Club New Generations of Suva. With all this we contribute to
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We need your help ! Andy Francis and Patrick Bell from the Rotary of ST Johns have had a brain explosion. We are setting off from Queenstown to Auckland with just $10.00 to spend in our pockets.
IA ORANA, KIA ORA, KIA ORANA, BULA, TALOFA, MALO E LELEI, HELLO, BONJOUR. WELCOME, BIENVENUE, MANAVA E MAEVA Septembre est le mois des "Nouvelles Générations". Cette année, cela prend une autre dimension puisque, au mois d'avril dernier, le Conseil de Législation a décidé d'instituer les "Nouvelles Générations" an tant que 5ème Domaine d'Action du Rotary International. Cette décision n'a rien d'innocent.
It’s part of the Novotel $10 Queenstown Tous les Rotariens qui ont participé à des conventions internationales ont pu se rendre compte que la moyenne d'âge de notre organisation est élevée, trop élevée. Nos anciens avaient eu la sagesse de Challenge to Cure Kics 2010 ! mettre sur pied de nombreux programmes à l'intention des jeunes générations dont une des finalités This involves raising as much money as était bien de constituer un réservoir générationnel susceptible d'assurer la relève. Malheureusement we can for funding medical research for dans nombre de nos clubs nous n'avons pas assuré un renouvellement harmonieux de notre effectif. children’s life threatening illnesses. (like Les clubs vieillissant perdent toute attrait pour les "Nouvelles Générations". diabetes and cystic fibrosis) Somehow we have to beg/coerce/ charm our way north spending no more than $10.00 over 3 days without flying or driving ourselves - no prearranged trips. Novotel hotels provide us with accomodation and a meal each day
C'est bien pour cette raison principale et quelques autres subsidiaires (montant des cotisations, horaires des réunions, manque d'intérêt des réunions etc.) que de nombreux Rotaractiens renoncent à rejoindre de tels Rotary clubs quand ils atteignent la limite d'âge du Rotaract. C'est encore pour cette raison que quelques Rotaractiens de San Diego ont été voir en 2006-2007 le Gouverneur du District 5340, Philippe Lamoise, pour lui demander de créer un nouveau concept de Rotary club : le "Rotary club New Generations". C'est ainsi qu'est né le Rotary club de la Jolla New Generation, suivi depuis par de nombreux autres Rotary clubs New Generations.
Pour autant les clubs traditionnels ne sont pas condamnés à disparaître. Je prends pour exemple mon club hôte en The challenge runs from the 9-11th oc- Nouvelle-Zélande, le Rotary club d'Auckland (Inc). Depuis que je le fréquente régulièrement j'ai été frappé par sa tober and we need to raise a minimum of capacité à accueillir de nouveaux membres dans le groupe d'âge de 30 à 45 ans. Néanmoins, à certains endroits comme à Papeete, on peut regretter que les Rotaractiens ne rejoignent pas le Rotary club. Dans de tels cas, il est $7500.00 to qualify. tout à fait justifié de créer un Rotary club New Generations qui répondrait davantage à leurs attentes et leur offrirait select the “Make a donation” button on l'opportunité de demeurer au sein de la Famille du Rotary. the link below. it’s simple, fast and totally secure and the money goes to Cure Nous avons le devoir de transmettre aux jeunes générations notre passion pour le Rotary. Nous pouvons connaître des réussites spectaculaires dans le cadre de nos actions mais la plus belle des réussites n'est-elle pas d'assurer la Kids. pérennité de notre organisation en intégrant harmonieusement les générations qui nous suivent et en les préparant à prendre notre relais ? Go to the link : http://www.fundrai- Le jeune sociologue Australien Michael McQueen posait clairement le problème lors de son intervention à l'Assemblée Internationale de San Diego en janvier dernier par cet aphorisme percutant : seonline.co.nz/RotaryClubStJohns/ "Pas de succès sans succession" If you live in New Zeland your donation Je vous livre sa conclusion qui résume parfaitement les données du problème que nous avons à is tax deductible and a receipt will be is- résoudre : sued.
"Cependant, le vrai test du succès est la succession. Le succès a long terme n’est pas ce que vous Please remember we are doing this for avez déjà fait ou ce que vous allez faire, mais plutôt de voir ce que vous avez été capable d’amener la prochaine génération à faire." the kids So please could you sponsor us ? Every Les Nouvelles Générations sont l'avenir du Rotary, nous devons tous tout faire pour leur assurer parmi nous la place qui leur revient. C'est pourquoi d'ailleurs nous avons choisi comme thème de la dollar counts !!! Conférence de District des 15 et 16 avril à Tahiti celui des "Nouvelles Générations". Nous aurons de surcroît la chance d'avoir comme représentant du Président du Rotary International Ray Klinginsmith Thanks for your support le Past Gouverneur 2006-2007 du District 5340, Philippe Lamoise, qui a remis sa charte au le Rotary club de La Jolla New Generations, le 1er Rotary club de ce type, Andy Francis and Patrick Bell
Cure Kids Red Nose Day 2010 Raising funds for research into all childhood illnesses 1-19 November 2010 is Red Nose "Month" culminating in Fri 19 November - Red Nose Day - more information click here -
Au sein même de notre District, actuellement, nous ne restons pas les deux pieds dans le même sabot : le Rotary club d'Auckland City Sunrise soutient le projet de création d'un nouveau Rotaract club sur l'Est d'Auckland. Je viens de recevoir notification de la certification de l'Interact Club of Elim Christian College, parrainé par le Rotary club de Somerville- Howick. J'ai désigné récemment Marilyn Curtis, du Rotary club de Suva North comme Governor's Special Representative en charge de la création du Rotary club New Generations de Suva. Ce faisant nous contribuons à
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Report from Taveuni
The month of September was mainly devoted to visiting the 5 French Polynesian Rotary clubs and updating things after nearly two months of absence. I had thought of sailing to Raiatea-Tahaa and Bora Bora with the Past President of the Rotary Club of Moorea. Unfortunately we had to give up the idea because of a lousy weather. It was a pity as I would not have minded the fun.
Days 3 and 4 saw most of the cladding in place (bit of a hiccup when it didn’t quite fit in one section where the framing was a teeny bit ‘out’ and the cladding didn’t quite reach—local lads had been given that section to do!) and window frames in. The roof went on (see the artistic patterns in the middle photo) and it is now starting to look like a real building. Some heat stroke (Ray) and minor cuts (Richard), otherwise all well. Incredibly humid so weight loss was expected though the village women were doing their best to prevent this! Day 5—the team’s tasks finished with all major construction jobs done. Front and back doors look great and the first couple of veranda anchor boxes were prepared. Local teams will complete the job with the trimming of window frames, fitting of louvres, installing and plumbing the toilet and laying the floor tiles. Both Chief Elias of the Bouma Village and the Head Mistress Philomena expressed their delight and sincere appreciation for the provision of this Pre-School building, fed the team well and let them go fishing! Go ‘Cyclone Rotary’ and welcome back team!
French Polynesian Clubs are really small clubs compared to some clubs of Auckland or even Suva : four of them have a membership of under 20. I must say that their demographic communities are small such as Bora Bora which has a little more than 6,000 inhabitants. Nevertheless these clubs carry out useful and often ambitious actions or programs such as the one which has been launched by Moorea for two years introducing the practice of chess in primary schools. This program was remarkably well received by teachers and children and is now being exported to Bora Bora and Raiatea-Tahaa. The Club of Papeete-Tahiti focuses on its two year programs that are on the one hand "Christmas for Everyone" as we're going to have the 34th edition in November, and on the other hand "Diabesity",a project that allowed to perform more than 70,000 blood screening tests for Diabetes in seven years, the highlight of which is the Tahiti Moorea swim to promote physical exercise. The RC Taravao -Tahiti Iti contributes to these two major actions and is the sponsor of the Media library of Taravao . The club is working on a great project at the moment which is to send two post -A-level students of Taravao High School on a training course in a New-Zealand firm early next year. This is a good opportunity for sister clubs of New Zealand and French Polynesia to develop a partnership. Unfortunately not many young New Zealanders learn French, whereas English is learned by all the pupils of French Polynesian secondary schools ( and even in some primary schools) and many families would like to send their children to New Zealand. Some clubs of French Polynesia (Bora Bora, Raiatea-Tahaa) have already organized stays for underpriviledged children or young professionals wanting to achieve their experience in a different language. A support from Auckland Clubs would be very useful especially to finalize their choice . Innovation this month: the District monthly management meeting was conducted using Skype. If it was not possible to organized a complete video conference due to capacity problems in connection with some islands, this meeting brought together the AGs of Samoa, Fiji, French Polynesia and New Zealand, the Past Governor, the Governor-Elect, the Governor Nominee , the District Secretary and myself. Things are improving !!! Until now I have carried out the survey of 41 clubs. I will visit the last eight clubs between October and December : 3 in October, 3 in November and 2 in December. Unfortunately I am unable to participate in most of your activities which I deeply regret because I would have enjoyed it. The month of October is the month of Vocational Service. Remenber that Vocational Service is one of the Five Avenue of Service of Rotary and is one of the mainstay of our organization. I wish you all the best in your action in :
Building Communities, Bridging Continents
Visite Alfriston
Angiograph Suva Hospital
Cuisine Hopital St Gilles
Visite Raiatea - Tahaa
Activités du Gouverneur
Rotary Kumeu
Ce mois de septembre a été consacré essentiellement à la visite des 5 Rotary clubs de Polynésie française et à des mises à jour après près de deux mois d'absence. J'avais pensé me rendre à Raiatea-Tahaa et à Bora Bora en voilier avec le past président du Rotary club de Moorea. Malheureusement une météo défavorable nous en a empêché. C'est dommage cela aurait eu un côté un peu fun qui ne m'aurait pas déplu. Les clubs de Polynésie française sont en comparaison de certains clubs d'Auckland, voire de Suva, des petits clubs : quatre d'entre eux ont des effectifs inférieurs à 20. Il faut dire que leurs communautés démographiques sont modestes comme celle de Bora Bora qui compte un peu plus de 6000 habitants. Pour autant ces clubs réalisent des actions utiles et mènent des programmes souvent ambitieux tels que celui lancé par Moorea depuis deux ans pour introduire la pratique du jeu des échecs dans les écoles primaires . Ce programme remarquablement bien accueilli par les enseignants et les enfants s'exporte maintenant sur Bora Bora et Raiatea-Tahaa. Le club de Papeete-Tahiti lui se consacre à ses deux programmes phares que sont “Noël Pour Tous” dont on va réaliser la 34ème édition en novembre et au programme Diabésité qui a permis d'effectuer en 7 ans plus de 70000 tests de détection du diabète et dont le moment phare est la traversée à la nage de Tahiti à Moorea pour promouvoir l'activité physique. Quant au RC de Taravao-Tahiti Iti, qui s'associe à ces deux actions il est le créateur de la médiathèque de Taravao et son grand projet du moment est d'envoyer en Nouvelle-Zélande deux étudiants en stage professionnel au début de l'année prochaine. Voilà une bonne opportunité pour des sisters clubs Néo-Zélandais et Polynésiens français de développer un partenariat. S'il y a (malheureusement) peu de jeunes Néo-Zélandais qui apprennent le Français, en revanche l'anglais est appris par tous les enfants de l'enseignement secondaire en Polynésie française et de nombreuses familles aimeraient pouvoir envoyer leurs enfants en Nouvelle-Zélande. Certains clubs de Polynésie française (Bora Bora, RaiateaTahaa) ont déjà financé des séjours d'enfants défavorisés ou de jeunes professionnels cherchant à compléter leur expérience dans un cadre linguistique différent. Une aide des clubs d'Auckland leur serait très utile pour finaliser leur choix notamment Innovation ce mois-ci : la réunion mensuelle de Direction du district a été réalisé grâce à Skype. S'il n'a pas été possible d'obtenir une vidéo conférence complète en raison des problèmes de capacité de connexions dans certaines îles, cette réunion a permis de rassembler les AGs de Samoa, Fiji, Polynésie française ainsi que ceux de Nouvelle Zélande, la Past Gouverneure, le Gouverneur élu, le gouverneur nominé, la secrétaire de district et moi-même. On n'arrête pas le progrès !!! A ce jour, j'ai effectué la visite de 41 clubs. Les huit derniers seront visités à raison de 3 en octobre, 3 en Novembre et deux en Décembre.. Je ne suis malheureusement pas en mesure de participer à la plupart de vos activités ce que je regrette profondément car j'aimerais pouvoir m'y associer Le mois d'octobre est le mois de l'Action Professionnelle. Rappelons-nous que l'action professionnelle est un des cinq domaines d'action du Rotary et qu'elle constitue un des fondements de notre organisation. Je vous souhaite à tous et à toutes le meilleur dans votre action pour : Renforcer les Collectivités-Rapprocher les Continents
ROTARY CLUB OF OTAHUHU INC - N°12
Rotarian Hosting: Rugby World Cup 2011 From IPDG Leanne Jaggs, we are invited to home host Rotarians from around the world during the Rugby World Cup 2011. As a District we are extremely fortunate to look after the hosting rights to nine matches being played at Eden Park Stadium, Sandringham, Auckland. Of these nine matches, Eden Park will showcase two Semi-finals, the Bronze Final and the Final Match. Suffice to say, this is a prime opportunity for promoting Rotary International fellowship exchanges. Visiting Rotarians will be asked for $150 per Rotarian couple per night. $50 will be given to the host Rotarian family and the remaining $100 will be donated to Polio Plus by one third pro-rata allocation to the host’s Rotary Club, the visiting Rotarian’s Club and to the organising Club. Online registration can be made at www.rotaryrugbyhosting.org, then click on the Host button on the right hand side to enter details.
"Rotary Club of Auckland Harbourside are excited about their upcoming traditional Indian New Year dinner - to be held on Saturday 13 November 2010 6.30pm at the Alexandra Park Raceway-Level 4 Greenlane Road West. The Indian New Year celebration is a cultural event and the Harbourside club enjoy the culmination of Diwali festival light celebrations by putting on a fantastic dinner and entertainment to raise funds for a good cause. This year's main beneficiary is the FENC FIJI [Foundation for the Education of Needy Children in FIJI]. Everyone who has attended the Indian New Year dinner have thoroughly enjoyed themselves and have got into the excitement of the beautiful Indian dancing and bid with enthusiasm for generous auction/raffle prizes - rounded off with superb Indian cuisine. Tickets are $60 per person ( and can be obtained through Dan Maharaj maharajandholmes@xtra.co.nz/ph. 2777-480)"
GSE 2011
L'impact de votre don • 60 USD = 100 doses de vaccin oral contre la polio. • 100 USD = 200 posters faisant la promotion des vaccinations. • 250 USD = 500 gilets pour identifier le personnel de santé, les bénévoles et les équipes de vaccination. • 500 USD = 4 000 tampons encreurs pour identifier les enfants vaccinés. •1 000 USD = 700 porte-vaccins.
The impact of your donation 60 USD = 100 doses of oral vaccine against polio.
ROTARY INTERNATIONAL OFFICE COMMUNICATION Sunday, 24 October 2010 is World Polio Day as determined by the UN. Rotarians around the world are planning events in celebration of this day. In San Francisco, approximately 2,000 people are expected to walk the Golden Gate Bridge along with President Ray. A lighting of the Ferry Terminal with END POLIO NOW is planned for the evening.
For the week leading up to this event, The Rotary Foundation will be offering 2 for 1 recognition credit for every contribution of US$100 or more made to polio on-line. The strategy is to encourage Rotarians to experience our on-line giving application in the • 250 USD = 500 vests to identify the hopes that they will find it simple and easy and come back to it again and again. health staff, volunteers and vaccination On-line contribution processing is much less expensive than processing checks through teams. the bank lockbox. The opportunity would be open to all Rotarians worldwide for one • 500 USD = 4000 stamp pads to iden- week.
• 100 USD = 200 posters promoting immunizations.
tify children vaccinated. • 1 000 USD = 700 vaccine carriers.
We have done an operational analysis to determine if our servers can accommodate the high volume of traffic anticipated. For such analysis, we assumed a total of US$1 million in contributions over the course of the week. At the end of the week President Ray will communicate the results during the event in San Francisco. We will also announce the results on the Rotary web-page.
La polio dans le monde Pays Nombres de cas (2010) Afghanistan 12 Inde 25 Nigeria 6 Pakistan 34 Pas non-endémiques 77 Total 597 (Chiffres au 2 août 2010. Source : Organisation mondilale de la Santé). Pour avoir accès aux toutes dernières données sur les cas de polio, les rapports sur les pays endémiques et d'autres informations : www.polioeradication.org (en anglais).
Sudhir Gupta, a member of the India PolioPlus Committee and past governor of District 3100, immunizes four-year-old Sivi Sen against polio at the Moradabad railway station in Uttar Pradesh. Photo by Allison Kwesell Sudhir Gupta, membre de la commission PolioPlus nationale d’Inde et ancien gouverneur du district 3100, inocule le vaccin de la polio à un enfant de quatre ans dans la gare ferroviaire de Moradabadde (Uttar Pradesh). Photo : Allison Kwesell
Earthquake - New Zeland Dear Friends
Good morning everyone, This report arrived from DG Margaret and is self-explanatory. I need someone to coordinate a roster of those people within District 9930 who are prepared to offer homes etc. for families to have a holiday to help relieve the stress which many are under. This person will also be the contact person and liaise with the D9970 person who is appointed by DG Margaret to work at the Christchurch end. This will be a long term project to help families identified by D9970. The stress from the disaster will be around for a long time and any help that can be forthcoming will be appreciated. Kind regards, Peter Signal District Governor 2010/2011 D9930, New Zealand.
The second week has passed and the extent of the long term results of the earthquake are more apparent as Rotarians continue their work to rebuild the community by actively providing assistance, laughter, friendship and expertise. There is no doubt that our club members and their friends are living our motto Service above Self while still caring for those who are closest. The care and support provided to directly affected Rotarians by presidents and club members is appreciated and I will be continuing to make contact with presidents for updated information. Some examples of the ways in which Rotarians are involved in rebuilding their community: co-ordinating members who were able and wished to respond physically to cleaning up properties in Kaiapoi. As a result, 50 people including Rotarians, partners, friends, Inner Wheel members, volunteer builders and others gave their time, labour, baking skills and equipment including a tractor and bucket to assist in the moving of vast quantities of sand from the liquefaction. It was heartening to receive help from high school students, grandchildren, university students, and general members of the public who saw something happening and joined in; joining others to staff a roster based on Kaiapoi Community Support Centre to ensure food parcels get to where they are needed; coordinating volunteers through the Waimakiriri District Council offices and assisting at Kaiapoi North School for many long hours; (RC of Rangiora) knocking down broken chimneys, collecting toiletries for distribution and opening the Riccarton Rotary Market from the first Sunday to benefit stall holders and the public; (RC of Riccarton) organising and contributing to the volunteer rota to assist the Community Board in Kaiapoi with packing food parcels; (RC of Belfast) making contact with people who are living on their own to ensure they are safe and immediate needs met as well as families whose circumstances are such that they cannot make contact or reach the services they wish to contact; members coming together to carry out a task that a family are not able to cope with and ensuring that the wide range of help available is accessed and appropriate phone numbers provided; advertising Rotary Club of Eastern Hutt Rotary Personal Emergency Packs; (RC of Christchurch South) linking with Christchurch clubs to provide extra resources where the need in the community is greatest; (RCs of Benheim South, Westport, District 9980) providing family accommodation for holidays in both the South and North Islands (Districts 9980 and 9930) while our friends in Australia have indicated they are keen to repay the generosity shown during recent times of trauma. Canterbury Earthquake Fund Grateful thanks go to those Clubs and individuals who have already sent donations. ‘Many clubs and individual Rotarians are organising to forward funds. (DG Maxine Neighbour D 9910) and messages of goodwill are flowing in from many parts of the world offering support. Donations can be forwarded directly to the Rotary New Zealand World Community Service (RNZWCS) account at Westpac Bank for the Canterbury Earthquake Fund. Please note that the donations to this fund will be managed for distribution by D9970. A process for distributing the funds donated to make best use of the resource is being developed in consultation with Clubs through presidents and assistant governors. Cheques made out to: RNZWCS Ltd (Rotary NZ) Canterbury Earthquake Direct Credit Account Number: 03 1702 0192208 02 Swift Code: WPACNZ2W This fund will assist Rotary to respond to the many repercussions in the months ahead as new needs are identified for families and businesses in Canterbury affected by the earthquake. This is in keeping with Rotary’s long term goals of sustainable development in the form of rebuilding and caring for our communities with the accompanying improvement in standards. Your expertise and input to this process is important. An Earthquake Response Survey which is being sent to Club Presidents in all NZ Districts is now available to be completed thanks to District 9400 DG Howard with assistance from PDG Ross.This will assist our Earthquake relief organisers in coordinating efforts. Our magazine Rotary Down Under will include a flyer in the next edition to assist our cause. Please send photos and stories to include in the following issue which will feature a longer article about the earthquake and after effects. Our thoughts are with you all Arohanui
September 8, 2010
Margaret and Brian Governor District 9970
Rotarians assisting with Canterbury earthquake relief As aftershocks continue to rock the province, Rotary District 9970 Governor Margaret Reeve is receiving calls from all over the country and overseas from Rotarians and Clubs wanting to help out. Margaret says that teams of Rotarians are already on the ground helping where they can - for example, Rangiora club members are focussing their efforts in their neighbouring town of Kaiapoi, one of the hardest hit, and which has only a small Rotary club of its own. Last night, Rangiora President John Hawker told Margaret it had been a busy day for the team in Kaiapoi again."I have just returned from today's exercise, where we had eight Rotarians present. We also managed to gather up about 16-18 other volunteers including high school pupils from Rangiora High School, four university students from Riccarton, who came to help, four Environment Canterbury staff, another two volunteers and a few friends and grandchildren. So all in all a great day of support to those in real need." The photo shows two of the Rangiora Club members planning the day's activities. Margaret says it's obvious that funds will be needed for re-building to assist small communities in their recovery and to ease the trauma for the children most ffected. "The big aftershocks are most unsettling to say the least!" she says. "If clubs or individual Rotarians can make donations direct to the Rotary NZ World Community Service Ltd bank account for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal, then we can access funds from that and apply them where needed." - Colin Robinson -
THE ROTARY FOUNDATION…..EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS D9920
RonSeeto TheRotaryFoundation District9920 PublicRelations This September’s New Generations month is different…Council of Legislation April 2010 approved for this to be the 5th Avenue of Service..thus underlining the value of Youth programs as well as recognising their impact on the future of Rotary. Rotary Foundation Educational Programs promote international understanding by bringing together people from different countries and cultures. These include Ambassadorial Scholarships, Rotary Peace centres, Rotary grants for University Teachers. Learn more http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/Pages/ridefault.aspx More than 500 university students from 29 countries have been selected to study abroad in the 2010-2011 year. A compelling illustration comes in the form of a guest vignette from one Ambassadorial Scholar hosted by the Rotary Club of Newmarket Inc……..ERIK TOMSEN who in his year undoubtedly went about…. Building Communities-Bridging Continents VIGNETTE from ERIK TOMSEN Rotary Foundation ambassadorial Scholar 2009‐2010 Greeting District 9920! Over the past Rotary year I had the unique honor to serve as the Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar from District 5010 (Alaska, Yukon, and Siberia) to District 9920. During this time I was sponsored by the Rotary Club of Newmarket and completed my MSc in Geography (thesis on mass‐evacuation planning) at the University of Auckland. I had a fabulous year involving trips all around New Zealand (kiwi spotting on Steward Island, kayaking the West Coast, and tramping over the Routeburn, just to name a few) and meeting so many wonderful people. Particularly enjoyable for me was interacting with hundreds of Rotarians at the 20 different clubs I presented to and working with Rotarians on various community service projects. Thank you for the fantastic year! I sincerely look forward to my continued involvement with Rotary in the years to come. Visit his KIWI blog http://alaskan-kiwiland.blogspot.com/.
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