Announcements
Beat Girls tickets are available from Neil for the Concert at the Lake in Matamata.
Blair and Melissa have been nominated for RYLA on 17 March. Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is Rotary’s leadership training programme for young people and is designed for young adults who want to develop their leadership ability and who express a commitment to community service
Barbara expressed her huge gratitude to all members who helped with the international cricket at Bay Oval. She will organise a debrief.
The Red Puppy Appeal is being held on 23 March. The roster is on the table for volunteers.
RLI (Rotary Leadership Institute: Learning and Information) will be held 17-18 March 2018 at Rotorua. The course is a fun, interactive, hands-on series of sessions designed to provide Rotary knowledge and develop skills, with the content of the sessions building on each other. Contact Roberta to enrol.
Phil urged members to support the Annual Golf Classic on Saturday 3 March to raise funds for Kaimai School’s swimming pool.
Learn to play bridge and receive membership to all the Tauranga clubs. Only $70 for 12 lessons. Contact Stuart for details.
Ron reported back on the recent Rotary Foundation meeting, which is the highest rated charity in the world. We can look forward to a talk on their achievements soon.
The Great K Valley Adventure Race will be held on Saturday 3 March, to raise funds for The Graeme Dingle Foundation. It will be a great family day out with lots of spot prizes. See Warren for further details.
Barry Vercoe reminded members about the Tauranga Musica event on 7 October at TBC. Get your tickets well in advance (
www.tgamusica.co.nz).
Larrissa drew a round of applause at the news she is having a baby. If anyone needs a pregnant lady to work for six months please call Larissa.
The relaunch of the Save-a-life capsules takes place Thursday 8 March, and two more volunteers are needed. Please contact Dave if you can help out.
Max referred members to the Envirohub booklet on their tables which list 140 Sustainable Backyard events in March. He urged members to attend at least one each.
Eduardo Mello is a Rotary exchange student from Brazil who gave members a charming and confident insight into the world of a newcomer to our city and New Zealand life.
example, the Digital Enablement Programme is funded by Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty Councils to bridge the skills gap for youth, small business owners and founders. In three years they will have developed a community of 6000. The Start-Up Weekend, Mash-Up Programme, Business Expo and Youth Enterprise Scheme are other examples. The Venture Centre is working with some fascinating start-ups here in Tauranga.
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