Visitors: Jennie Herring, Bill Robinson, Grant Spackman, Ken Smith, Michelle Tanner, David Partis, Ross Mosley
President Michelle:
Our new President Michelle welcomed this morning guests with an esteemed list, including Jeanne hearing is the speaker, Bill Robinson, district governor Grant
Spackman past district governor Michelle tenor, tenor Polio Plus Dave POTUS also welcomed a new member Ross Mosley to be inducted next week. A Welcome back to Ian Burns
Sustainability and the environment
Michelle informed us about sea gliders. It's an all-electric sea glider as part ferry, part plane and designed to skim 10m above the water. A prototype has successfully test flown in the US. Developed by Regent, a Boston start-up backed by billionaires Mark Cuban in Peter Thiel. A sea glider floats, foils and flies and can travel up to 800 km at speeds of 540 km/hr. A Napier based company owned by Shah Aslam who owns Air Napier is trying to raise $700 million to buy 25 sea gliders from 12 seaters to a 100 passengers. It would take a trip from Whangarei to Auckland would be a 45 minute trip & would cost $50 to $80.
Announcements:
Behind Closed Doors – Shiv Thammalia
The date has been set for the 4th November and event has been approved for the board.
Shiv and the committee are looking for helpers for the event and on the day.
Drop for Youth - Dan Gordon Allan
Dan announced Drop for Youth is back on again this year, and is calling for nominations for people to participate in the drop for youth fundraiser.
ROMAC Rotary Raffle – Glenys
Glenys was pleased to announce the winner of the raffle which was David Cotter.
John Carlson – Whisky Tasting
John was pleased to announce that 67 people attended the night. It was a great success with the raffle raising over $800 and thanked members. Barry Freihiem was thanked for his donation of a whiskey bottle which Auctioned for $600. Lastly john thanked all the helpers including Wayne Shadbolt, Barry, Kathy and all the other helpers there on the night
Speaker – Jennie Herring
Speaker introduction Pat Taylor
Pat introduced Jennie Herring, who was born in Dunedin and educated Whangaparaoa Primary and Glendowie College. She's been in aged care since 1986 and owns and operates a private hospital/rest home in Auckland. Jenny has eight children, five boys, three girls, and seven grandchildren. She joined Rotary Club Rotary Club of Otahuhu. In 1997, she was club president in 2007/8 Assistant District Governor in 2011 and 13, is a Paul Harris Fellow in 2004 Sapphire 2012 & 14 and major donor in 2016. Was district governor in 2015/16 and her district theme was ‘Share your Passions – Inspire All’. Jennie is currently District Foundation Chair, Director representing New Zealand. She's Chair of the Rotary Oceania and has been appointed to the Endowment and Major Gifts Advisor for zone 8.
Jennie gave us an introduction into what the endowment of major gifts advisory part of the foundation is, with a flowchart and showed us how this fits within the rotary zone and district.
She would encourage to Rotarians to give to the foundation by either gifts, the quiz recognition or events.
She also an educator on foundation. So there are six ways to give. You can give every year between $25 and $100 or you can gain a Centerion Pin ($100), Paul Harris Fellow a donation of $1,000, then major donors at USD$10,000 and above and the Arch Khumph Society for those that have donated over US$250,000.
So the goal for the endowment Rotary Foundation fund is to growth the fund to $2.025 billion by 2025. The current fund has a value of $1.548 billion. The fund returns are split into four segments? The annual fund for projects and scholarships. The endowment fund for the World Fund. The Disaster fund, enabling grants of $25,000 for rapid disaster response and lastly the flagship Polio fund.
Jennie showed us a one minute video giving a visual illustration of how donations will grow over time and the illustration of planting an apple tree and then bearing its fruits later on.
Polio - the goal is still to eradicate, with over 150 million doses given every year.
Les thanked Jenny for her presentation.
Notices:
- Ross Brown has given us his resignation as it's time to retire from the club and has great plans to travel and will be busy traveling an enjoying retirement. As always Ross is always welcome back to the Club whenever he would like.
- Ross Mosley will be inducted to the club next week.
- The club has reached silver Shelter box certificate level with two boxes purchased this year. Club assembly sit for the fourth of August
Sergeant Session: Kevin Atkinson
Kevin told us about his two daughters and how he's paid for their education and miraculously somehow they seem to be off traveling all over the world with one Morocco and the other in Italy in their mid-30s. He then gave us an update on the fragilities of the human body and temperature zones. So the highest temperature in the world was 58 degrees in Liberia. Human cells break down over 50 degrees Celsius. The hottest country in the world, however as Mali because of the humidity levels, and the coldest country in the world as Greenland. Did you know that hyperthermia sets in once the human body is below 35 degrees. The maximum average sustainable temperature with high humidity is actually only 35 degrees. Final fact the day was - did you know that the liver produces the most heat and the human body?
Parting thought: Shiv Thammalia
It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones most responsive to change - Charles Darwin.
