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.
“Well the school holidays are finished and for those of us lucky enough to have entertained grandkids it’s a great way to relive your childhood
Well done to all of you who have had a hand in the varied and interesting programme we have coming up .
Committee meetings on Tuesday 10th ( please support these if you are able to ), 17th a presentation from local opticians Tui and Simon (please don’t bring your Labrador !) , 24th our movie night at Paradiso ( need 70 attending and more items for fundraising raffle ) , and 7th Nov Melbourne Cup night at B-Effect ( please don’t bring your Labrador !)
Just prior to this on 4th November we have our Duck Race in Bullock Creek - Geoff McLay and his team are doing an awesome job organising this . As one of our major fundraisers it is imperative, we sell as many tickets as possible so please step up
to the plate and assist with ticket sales .
The 9999 District Administrator ( Valda Cortez - you may have heard of her ) has asked that I pass on to members that a Rotary Foundation Recognition Dinner is being held in Christchurch on 2nd November .( let me know if you require details ).
Also below are the details of a WANAKA Coastguard Quiz Night on 25 October - we may wish to enter a team or 2??
Any suggestions of how the All Blacks can be guaranteed to beat Ireland in the quarter final will be gratefully received and passed on to Ian Foster .
Lastly I wish to reiterate the Club’s thanks to Ron Horner for his tireless efforts in putting the bulletin together and ensuring our guest speakers always have excellent audio visual support .
Warm regards
John
Club Duties
Duty roster notes.
1. All active members (not honorary members) are eligible for duties.
2. Rostered members are responsibile for doing the duty, or finding a substitute.
3. Please advise Chris Tempest of substitutions by txt on 027 27 17 862
4. Duties are for 1 week only.
5. Duties are notified in the bulletin 4 weeks ahead.
CLUB DUTIES ROSTER
10th October
17th October
24th October
31st October
Attendance
Committee Meetings
Ken Goldfinch
Rosie Burridge
Don Irvine
Meet, Greet and Photography
Committee Meetings
Ron Horner
Fergus Collie
John Huddleston
Introduce Speaker
Committee Meetings
Julian Warren
Bernadette Costello
Tony Johnston
Thank Speaker
Committee Meetings
Chris Wright
Di Cusens
Deans Hudson
3 Minute Speaker
Committee Meetings
Sally Angus
Noelene Pullar
Chris Tempest
Raffle
Committee Meetings
Peter Borrie
Derek Howarth
Doug Lovell
Parting Thought
Committee Meetings
Tony Brown
Anne Lindsay
Rod Pemberton
Meeting Host
Committee Meetings
Chris Tempest
Chris Tempest
Chris Tempest
Audio Visual Support
Committee Meetings
Ron Horner
Ron Horner
Ron Horner
A Note from the Admin Team: The Apology System.
If you are submitting an Apology for the Tuesday meeting using Safari on a Apple device, extra care is needed when confirming the date as a drop-down calendar will not be available.
Please ensure the date chosen is a Tuesday and that the Month and Year are correct.
Thanks in anticipation
Club Night Activities
Upcoming Speaker profiles
October 17th: Tui Homer and Simon Bretton - Optometrists - eye health as we age.
Tui Homer was the founder of Central Vision and now co-owner of Matthews Central Vision. Tui is Taranaki born and raised. She qualified with a Bachelor of Optometry in 2005 from the University of Auckland. Moving forward, she then went on to gain a certificate in Ocular Therapeutics. This qualification allows Tui the rights to prescribe eye medication and treat anterior segment disease. More recently Tui has undertaken extra studies to allow the independent management of glaucoma.
Tui’s love for Wanaka and its people budded in 2007 when she moved here for a winter and has been here ever since. Tui’s other passions, when not in the consulting rooms at Wanaka Lakes Health Centre, are her two young boys, mountain biking along the beautiful Wanaka trails, and snowboarding the local mountains
Simon Bretton was born in Canada, and as you will hear when he starts talking with his funny accent, he is from Quebec, the French speaking part. Simon studied Biomed in Montreal, before moving to Auckland in 2013 to study his bachelor of Optometry. He finished in 2016, graduated in 2017 and worked for 5 years around Wellington, before moving to Wanaka about 18 months ago. Simon enjoys the outdoors, therefore the move to Wanaka was more than logical. You might also find him around the squash club a few times a week, playing or helping out as a committee member.
Tuesday 26th September: Bowls Night
Bowls night was hailed as a great event by all. Many wrong bias's; many gutter bowls, many proud boasts and the exhibition of styles and unheralded talent. Thanks to Chris Wright for setting this event up. And thanks to Julian for transporting the food. Winner on the night according to himself was Past President Mike. My lips are sealed.
Kath gave members an overview of QLDC's current waste collection and sorting systems from the separation of food and bio waste to recyclables and where the waste streams go for recycling. This includes Christchurch, Auckland and the Indian/Indonesian region.
Amongst some of the facts laid before us, Kath highlighted that 33.9% of waste was kitchen and food and 18.2 % was green waste. Sorting recycle waste appears not to be an enjoyable job. Plastic lids can get mixed with 2D items like paper and board and confuse the sorting gear and Kath suggested that plastic bottles should not be collapsed for the same reason. Likewise, food waste, disposable nappies and other items too often contaminate the recycle lanes.
An enlightening presentation and kudos for QLDC staff who handle what the rest of us would prefer to ignore.
For those who are interested the relevant QLDC site is;
As a follow up from Rob Wilton, I was in touch with the RI President Gordon McInally.
It stemmed from Liz having her photo taken at the Kelso Show in Scotland, and the photo being sent to Gordon’s wife. Rob is friends of the McInallys and it flowed on from there!!
Anyway, I thought you would be interested in the reply from Gordon (as below), and I will make reference to it at the meeting next week.
Thanks for all you are doing – excellent!
Mike
Dear Mike,
Thank you for reaching out, I appreciate you taking the time to do so.
I like the idea of a hat promoting the club and, as you say, it is clearly working! It truly is a small Rotary world.
Although I am a dentist, I am from farming stock as my mother’s family farmed close to where we live in the Scottish Borders.
I am not sure if I will make it to NZ during this year but sincerely hope to one day - it has been on our bucket list for a long time.
We would certainly try to get to Wanaka, especially now we have made this connection.
Please pass on my best regards to the club when next you meet – thank you for all you do for Rotary.
Yours,
Gordon
from:
R Gordon R McInally
Rotary International President 2023-24
Tititea Weekend:
A set of jpgs supplied by Pat Heffernan reviewing the outstanding work by Wanaka Rotarians at the Tititea Hut last weekend.
Foundation Movie Night: "A Haunting in Venice". October 24th
The Foundation movie night features a new release “ A Haunting in Venice” it is an Agatha Christie thriller. The movie is directed by, and stars Kenneth Branagh.
The cost of entry is $20 per person. Drinks and food can be purchased from Paradiso. We have theatre 1 booked out and that holds a maximum of 70 people. The movie will start screening at 7 pm and we are encouraging attendees to start arriving any time from 6.10 p.m. onwards to enjoy some fellowship, food and a drink.
Do not miss out. Get a team together and come out for an enjoyable evening.
To purchase your tickets make a deposit into the rotary bank account online.
In the details columns put your surname the word “movie” and the number of tickets you want.
i.e. If you deposit $100 dollars you will write in the number 5.
We are running a raffle on the night for what will be a very fine hamper. Tickets will be $5 each or 3 for $10 so bring some cash.
We are still very keen to receive suitable donations for that hamper from club members.
Any queries contact Dave Evans, Anne Timpany, Tony Johnston, Tony Brown, Dave Brewer, Don Irvine or Mark Pittaway.
We will be raffling an impressive hamper and tickets will be for sale when you arrive at the theatre.
We are after suitable contributions to the hamper from club members.
or ph: 4432720 or 0279103892 to advise what you can gift towards the hamper.
kind regards
Foundation Committee
The Gibbston Valley Concert is scheduled for Saturday, 3 February 2024.
The Rotary Club of Wanaka has once again agreed to provide the labour to staff the two main entrance gates at the Gibbston Valley Concert on Saturday, 3 February 2024. Some of us may also be asked to assist in some other areas e.g. monitoring of drink water tanks.
An opportunity to party or simply chill out and relax with friends and family, whilst enjoying listening to some old musical favourites! All AFTER a stint helping to raise funds for our local Rotary Club, with all funds going to local community groups.
Most of you are well experienced, having helped previously. We will be supplied with scanners to scan people's tickets as they enter, so the task is a relatively simple one. We just need to ensure that we have enough people on hand on the day! Security staff will be in attendance checking bags etc. Event management will be on hand to troubleshoot.
Everyone who volunteers, will be provided with a free pass to the concert (value $159).
In addition to the above, the Rotary Club of Wanaka has been given the opportunity to collect donations from the Cromwell car park. We can expect a reasonably good collection here for just a few hours of effort.
In previous years, most people have been able to be released from the gates at around 1.00 - 1.30pm. All helpers are usually released by 2.30pm. The carpark collection is from 8.30am to whenever, but usually, it is wound up by 1.00pm.
People will be able to have short breaks during their shifts, and you can bring in outside food and non-alcoholic drinks. No outside alcohol is permitted.
Everyone helping on the day with ticketing at the entrance gates will be required to attend an on-site briefing at 8.00am, with the gates manned from 8.30am.
The main performing acts for the concert are: All Great 80's music
Pseudo Echo "why dont you take me to Funky Town " ( Gotta move on Ron) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68X5rQEFCXg
Simpleminds " Don't you forget about me" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub9hVfXg00g
This will be the 12th year of this concert series and it is expected to be a great concert for people to enjoy and relax. It also provides the Rotary Club of Wanaka with a significant fundraising opportunity. If you/your family/friends are interested in helping, please express your interest to John Huddleston and diary the date. There is a limit on the number of passes available, so, reserve yours now!
John Huddleston
A Note on the Family Support Programme
I believe your organisation is aware of the Community Networks/LINK Family Support Programme, a volunteer-based service supporting local families in the Upper Clutha. The first round of the service has gone really well and we are now looking for more volunteers to help our young families with companionship and household tasks. The commitment is two hours a week and we match volunteers with a family for a minimum of six weeks, so that a trusting and mutually beneficial relationship can be established.
We would be very grateful if you would please share the attached flyer, or the linked job description, within your networks and ask anyone interested to please get in touch with me.
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