Visitors: Ray Pen, Marcel Heddigiv, Kat, Shian
President Lynda.
Welcome from President Lynda Burch and apologies from the speaker Mark Anderson garden and art festival
Birthdays & Anniversaries –
Birthdays – Warren Banks - 30th July
Congratulations to Jim Rickards upon retiring
Guest Speaker – Warren Banks
Dave McDonald introduced Warren,
Warren gave a background as to how RYPEN (Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment) started at the Club with a conversation between Warren and John Mason (past member). It
all began with the Rotorua Rotary Sunrise Club and a camp down at Wiaouru and 50 kids. Warren thought why can’t he do this with our club, and so it all began.
This started by approaching the local Colleges to scout for the right type of kids. They wanted to target student at the level below the high achievers, a little bit shy, but could really shine if given some confidence. As these are outdoor courses, safety was always first. With the Military as the instructors of the camps, students were put through their paces, with Wake up Calls at 4.00am, and you had to be ready with clothes, woolly hat, shoes… The students would do high ropes, low ropes, native plant bush-craft, waterman ship, camping in the bush in Bivouacs. Anything left behind from the camp on Sunday, they had to go back in the bush and tidy up. At the end there was competition between the two teams of the group. They had to do things like a tug of war, set up army tents, race up the river. After these camps the change that appeared in the kids is remarkable and the feedback from the students was always very good.
Kathy Webb thanked Warren for stepping up and what amazing club members we have.
Announcements:
Henry – Movie Night - come watch the movie “Elvis” being held Thursday night 04 August 2022 at the Rialto Cinema on Devonport Road. The movie will begin at 6:30 pm. Please feel free to congregate beginning at 6pm.
Les – Auction items – thanked members as we now have 90% of items for the auction
Ken White – let the club know he will be taking a few months leave of absence
Sergeant Session: Henry Kayser 
Henry gave us a very fine update on historical moments that happened around this date. A few highlights – Cuban revolution began 1953, Queenstown floods 1863, 21 Killled, 1979 Car-less day NZ
31st July – Iraq Iran Invasion, US patent Office opening, John Walker, Gold 1500 metres, Montreal Olympics
Parting thought: Mari Fenton
Do not take life too seriously, you will never get out alive – Elbert Hubbard
Dunedin via Napier, Wellington and Lyttelton. At around 11 p.m. the following night,