Meeting started at 7.00am by Sergeant Bob Sutton saying Grace
President Rhonda welcomed guests, Dan Allen’s support speakers, plus Haidee Kalirai, guest of Pauline. No birthdays or anniversaries but Neil Matson is celebrating being in Rotary for 23 years.
Notices:
Tauranga Rotary Club is celebrating its 75th Anniversary with a luncheon at Daniels in the Park on Sunday, December 13 at 12 noon.
$35.00 pp, payable to 02 0432 0037712 01, ref: Name and 75th
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Movie night: President Rhonda thanked Warren Banks for the movie night on Tuesday, which raised significant funds for the Graeme Dingle Foundation.
Pudding Time again: Pauline referred club members to this week’s email regarding pudding purchase. Please email orders through to
cowenscastle@xtra.co.nz by Monday, November 23. Puddings are $20.00 each, payable in cash or to the club bank account Acc 02-0466-0146239-02 Name and Pudding as reference
This is Us Update: Pauline spoke to the power point attached to her email earlier this week about the next steps with the ‘This is Us’ project. Key takeaways are:
- New exhibition coming up at ‘Our Place’ December 5 to 18, with Rotary preview on the 4th.
- Project includes a toolkit being developed for other Rotary clubs to stage the same type of event (by request from other clubs)
- Resource base is available for development in new directions around the Kaupapa of connections and acknowledgement of the diversity of our Tauranga community.
- New leadership is needed and volunteers should approach Les, Pat or Pauline to sign up for the 2021/22 journey.
Burns Night: Simon spoke to the Burns night coming up on January 27th, collecting expressions of interest in attending.
Club Christmas Party: Coming up on November 27th, from 5.30pm, at Rhonda’s place. Meat provided, bring a salad. Shuttle available at $15.00 a seat and still some spaces available.
Thank you Letter: Breast Cancer Support Tauranga have sent the club a thank you letter for the $2,500 donated to them, which they has made a tough year just a little easier.
Secretary’s Position: Rhonda presented Simon Beaton with his Secretary’s badge as he has volunteered to take over this role from Warwick de Vere.
Guest Speaker:
Warwick introduced Dan Allen and supporting speakers to provide an update on
Kiwi Can, Stars, Project K and Career Navigator, all programmes supporting youth
Dan began with an overview of the programmes delivered under the Graeme Dingle Foundation with some very impressive statistics of funding of the order of $7-10 million having been raised over time and the programmes being worth about $7.5 million annual to Tauranga.
Highlights shared by Dan and by student representatives were:
The stars programme working with Year 9 students at Otumoetai College saw a 61% reduction in behavioural incidents in the first year.
Kiwi Can reduces bullying significantly by building values for students such as resilience, honesty and integrity
Community projects have seen behaviours such as tagging reduced / removed from areas because of student ownership
Mentors and leaders (sometimes graduates of the programmes) share life skills with students.
Resilience and overcoming challenges spins off into improve school attendance and commitment.
Project K has resulted in national success for participants and the number and quality of university graduates continues to increase (from students originally disengaged with learning)
Student speakers described the projects as a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity.
Over 3600 students have been reached across the bay and the speakers expressed their thanks to mentors and supporters.
Lynda Burch thanked Dan and his team and congratulated Dan for his foresight and passion in developing and growing this initiative, which our club is proud and privileged to support.
Raffle: Won by Neil Matson
Sergeant Bob Sutton: Began by comparing Neil to Nigella Lawson (base
d on her toast buttering demonstration that Bob had seen) with references to cleavage and presentation which Neil seemed disinclined to engage with.
Moving on from CRFO (Caravan Rotary Friendship Organisation) to sartorial elegance, in the ever evolving shoe competition, Bob acknowledged Warren Banks for shoes AND clothes, Barry Fredheim for his shoes, but
Donald Trump with Bob Sutton in Florida (Sorry, didn't know which was which)
(quite rightly ed.) gave the supreme award for today to Pauline for her flashing neon soled sneakers.
Bob then gave a small history lesson on the longevity of some club members, showed us all how not print something from the internet and finished with the various drug related exploits of Keith Moon (who apparently survived drinking ketamine, the horse tranquilliser). Apparently he collapsed on stage and was replaced on drums by a 17 year old from the audience – stuff of dreams really!
Reminders:
Burns Night
Friday Fives at Rhonda’s place
Puddings from Pauline
This is Us leadership volunteers
Parting thought: Jim Rickard ‘To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid’
