Tauranga Sunrise is lucky to have a strong club.    Our club has good membership numbers and over the past few years we have maintained consistent flow of new membership.   

We need to maintain that – and I believe that the time has come for us to focus on our club, and what it is we offer to perspective members.   Perspective members are no longer of the ‘Baby Boomer’ generation – our prospective members are now the young leaders that we see emerging across the city.

Our club has a great reputation for delivering community services across our district.  It is my goal for 2021/22, the club embraces this younger generation. If Rotary (and in particular Tauranga Sunrise Rotary) is going to be relevant in the future, it’s important that the club offers activities, project and challenges that appeal to this new demographic of members whilst at the same time maintaining our Rotary goals and purpose.  

Facing all of us, and particularly relevant to young people, including my grown-up children, are challenges associated with Climate Change, which is why my presidency has seen the creation of a new Environment committee, in line with Rotary International’s new focus on ‘supporting the environment’.

I want this to be the club that my now adult kids would join!

If you are one of our city’s emerging leaders and you would like to ‘give back’ to your community, I urge you to contact the club and arrange to visit one Friday morning.