6.00 pm: Social 1/2 hour

6.30 pm: Start

Wanaka Bullock Bar

71 Ardmore Street

Wanaka 9305

Casual Catch up for ALL members

5pm - 6pm

EVERY TUESDAY just before

the Weekly Rotary Meeting

For apologies for one or multiple

meetings or if bringing a

guest follow this link:

https://wanakarotary.club/page/

apologies-leave-guest-notifications

(All apologies and guest notifications

to be completed by 5pm Monday)

In an EMERGENCY Contact

President Richard Wallace

027 2345 594

Oct 04, 2022

Grant Stewart

Blue Sept Bluff to Town on Scooters Fundraising for Blair Vining Hospital

Oct 11, 2022

Committee Meetings

Oct 18, 2022

Hannah Walker 10mins

Winner of National Real Estate Industry Award

Oct 18, 2022

Pending Dave Evans 10mins

Upper Clutha Childrens Medical Trust

Oct 25, 2022

Club Forum

All members bring your ideas, concerns and what you enjoy most about Wanaka Rotary open discussion

Nov 01, 2022

Melbourne Cup Celebration at B Effect

Dress up for the races have a fun social night out

Nov 08, 2022

Committee Meetings

Nov 15, 2022

Monique Kelly

Founder of Sustainability organisation WAO and Lawyer for the UN

Nov 22, 2022

Annabel Anderson

Multiple winner of Central Otago Sportsperson of the year

Nov 28, 2022

Rotary Fishing Competition

Nov 29, 2022

Pending Social Committee

Food and Foraging Cooking Demo

View entire list

President

Mike Elliot

President Elect

Alan Richardson

Past President

Richard Wallace

Secretary

Jenny Dickie

Treasurer

Rod Pemberton

Club Administration Director

Julian Warren

Rotary Foundation Director/Chair

Mark Pittaway

Club Membership Director/Chair

Patrick Heffernan

Community Projects Director/Chair

John Milburn

Youth & Vocational Director

Colin Sharp

Club Public Relations Director/Chair

Tony O'Regan

Fundraising Director/Chair

MJ Moffat

Club Activities Director

Marie Fitchett

Member Birthdays

Ken Goldfinch

September 1

Duncan Boswell

September 14

Ron Horner

September 16

Derek Valentine

September 23

Peter Harridge

October 6

Deans Hudson

October 9

Richard Wallace

October 12

Bulletin Editor:

Ron Horner

Mob: 022 393 2140

Email:hr.horner@gmail.com

Copy deadline Sunday 12 noon

Please inform Catherine Little

if you know of any club member

requiring pastoral care due to

illness or family bereavement

- or just a helping hand

from the club.

The Rotary Foundation – Our Charity of Choice

Is it yours?

Information about donating to The Rotary Foundation is available at:

www.rotary.org/myrotary/en/take-action/give

To celebrate 100 years of Rotary in Australia and New Zealand, we’ve teamed up with UNICEF to give life-saving vaccines to 100,000 children across the Pacific.

for more information: https://everychildafuture.com/index.html#home

Rotarians out and about

Presidents Report 21st March 2022

Another great week done & dusted and Autumn is really starting to settle in. The colours are starting to come through in the trees too.

At last week’s meeting I announced the leadership structure for the next two years.

So I will take a break for six months from July 1 and Mike Elliot will be your Club President .

Then from January 1st, I will take over again for the following six months.

During this time Mike will shadow Alan Richardson and learn the Club Secretary role.

So after all that Alan Richardson will take over as President for the 2023-24 Rotary year and Mike will take on the role as Club Secretary and I will take a well-earned rest. (Not likely)

Moving forward I/we are still looking for members to stand up and take a leadership role. Our club will only remain strong if YOU ALL Help.

Have a great week and might see you at the gardens tomorrow night.

Cheers Rich

Presentation of the Rotary Honorary Certificate to Catherine Little

At our Tuesday 8th March weekly meeting, President Rich took great pleasure in presenting Catherine with her Honorary Membership Certificate "In recognition of dedication and service to Rotary and our community".

Honorary Membership is offered to members who have distinguished themselves by meritorious service in the furtherance of Rotary ideals. Honorary membership is the highest distinction that a club may bestow and should be conferred only in exceptional cases.

Catherine was awarded her Honorary membership in 2018 after 22 years as a Rotary member. She is a long term resident of the Cardrona and Wanaka districts.

Thank you Catherine for your continuing years of dedicated service.

Catherine being presented with her Honorary Membership by President Richard

Membership

New member Fergus Collie

Fergus was inducted and welcomed into the Wanaka Rotary Club on Tuesday 8th by President Richard and Sponsor/Mentor John Milburn.

Ferg originally hails from Bayswater in Southland where his family farm was based.

Ferg was married to Lynette for 48 years and has 4 children, 6 granddaughters and 1 grandson.

Ferg farmed 730 acres at Bayswater in Southland, farming mainly sheep and fattened lambs. He also cropped 150 acres of cereals and 40 acres of swedes. He ran a Coopworth stud selling 100 rams annually. He also helped milk 30-40 cows supplying a local dairy factory.

Ferg served on the Otautau Primary School committee and Board of Trustees for 13 years and also served on the committees of the local golf, tennis and squash clubs.He was also a member of the Otautau Lions.

Ferg has played rugby, tennis, squash and golf. He has also enjoyed water skiing - the highlight was skiing from Queenstown to Glenorchy and return 50 years ago.

He has been holidaying in Wanaka for the last 35 years and now living permanently here for the last 2 years.

Welcome to the Wanaka Rotary Club as an official member, Ferg.

John presenting Ferg with his name badge President Richard inducting Ferg

New member profile: M.J. Moffat

Tuesday night was also M.J. Moffat's new member profile. M.J. took us through what has been a busy and varied work and home life. Initially she joined Deloitte's in 1982 to moving to Te Anau Downs Motor Inn in 1985 as a receptionist.

M.J. then moved to the T.H.C. as a trainee manager based in Te Anau and breaking into a male dominated industry. She then transferred to Queenstown and then to the T.H.C. Chateau at Mt Ruapehu.

In 1982 M.J. travelled overseas, based in London but visited many European Countries while there. She set up and ran Backpacker Hostels before returning to NZ just post 9.11. Meeting Chef Gordon Ramsay was a memorable event and he was more amiable than the brash celebrity role he plays according to M.J.

A period in Te Auau followed on the Milford Track and then postions with the Explorer Motel and Apartments, and then managing holiday houses and forming the "Holiday Stays" business. Lastly M.J. has now moved to Wanaka and is the General Manager of Club Wyndham Wanaka.

In between times M.J. has been working for the Electoral Commission and latterly as Returning Officer for South Dunedin.

M.J has a daughter, Emily, currently residing in Dunedin. She has now purchased a property in central Wanaka which will keep her busy and which has much potential.

M.J. joined the Te Anau Rotary Club in Te Anau in 2012 and transferred to Wanaka Rotary in 2021.

Thank you for sharing your business experience and your many anecdotes, M.J. and trust you will to continue to enjoy your time in Wanaka.

M.J. addressing Club Members and Guests Deans Hudson with a vote of thanks

Movie "The Duke" change of date

An update from Nicola Brown.

We had a call from Ruby Cinema to say that due to unforeseen circumstances the distributor has delayed the release of The Duke until April , so this has meant we have changed the date of the Rotary Polio Movie Night.

The new date is: TUESDAY 12TH APRIL, at the same time of 7pm at Rubys Cinema

I hope this works for everyone? If you have bought a ticket already the only change is the date, or if that date doesn't suit please let Di know and we should be able to find a replacement. Ticket sales have been going great, so make sure you let Di know if you want to come. It's going to be a great night out and sure to be a lot of fun come April.

Immediate contact for further information is Di Cusens - 027 440 1460 cusensd@yahoo.com

The Duke stars Helen Mirren and Jim Broadbent and is a British comedy about a true story from the 1960s. A taxi driver steals a valuable painting from the National Gallery and then sends the government ransom notes saying he’ll return the work when they start taking better care of the elderly!! Helen Mirren plays the long-suffering wife of the taxi driver.

Community Garden Visit - Rotary Tuesday 22nd March

A further note from Nicola Brown

When you drive down the Outlet Road, drive past Northlake and before you come to the Outlet Camp there is a sign on the left hand side of the road that says - "Slow the ....duck...down." look out for a left hand turn just past this, and a little sign that says Grow Wanaka, that is where you turn in. Parking is up to the right, you will see this is where they store caravans.

A Note from Secretary Alan

"Brew For a Future project"

Dear Alan,

The team at NRG In Invercargill often see Rotary Wine fundraisers, then we came up with the idea

! Why not have a beer fundraiser!!

We have approached a brewery in Dunedin who has been hit hard by Covid-19 and we would like to introduce craft beers to many of our district’s members.

We are currently expecting a slab (12 x 440ml cans) to cost $100 with the profits going towards Give Every Child a Future. A worthwhile charity giving children in developing nations across the pacific vaccinations to preventable disease.

Please advertise this is your club bulletin-meetings etc and get in touch with us at nrginvercargill@gmail.com if you are interested.

Regards

The team at NRG Invercargill

Sent on behalf of NRG by Aydan Erickson

9980 Assistant Governor 2021 - 2022

Past President Invercargill NRG 2017-2018

Rotary Leadership Institute Facilitator

Invercargill NRG

District 9980

New Zealand

CLUB DUTIES
	March	April	May

Attendance	Ron Horner	Tony Johnston	Eion Rutherford
Introduction	Richard Howarth	Mark Pittaway	George Scott
Raffle	John Huddlestone	Noeline Pullar	Ian Shore
Thanks	Deans Hudson	John McLean	Graeme Smart
Meet & Greet & Photography	Don Irvine	Tony O'Regan	Fran Tate

Meeting Etiquette. Check if you have a duty to do, and if you are unable to do your duty it is your duty to find someone else to do it for you and to inform the President of any changes.
Please when going to get your meal please be aware that there are people behind you and if you take a very large helping others may miss out. It may be you who misses out next week.
At the end of meeting please help the staff at the Wanaka District Club by returning glasses to the bar and plates to the kitchen. Please stand when being fined or addressing the speaker
Please stand when being fined or addressing the speaker
Inform the President prior to the meeting if you wish to address the meeting or if you wish to leave early.