Co-Presidents St. Johns Rotary, Gary Key (Ph: 021 611169), and Graham Fabian (Ph: 021 826292).
Greetings to all members - take a bow!! What a fabulous, successful, fun filled Quiz Night we had on Thursday night, with just under 200 people who were thoroughly entertained, leaving with perhaps a lighter wallet!! Huge shout out to master mind organisers Aubrey and Miles for stitching together the whole Event!! Naturally supported by all of our Club Volunteers.
We also acknowledge the support of New World Stonefields, and to all of our Sponsors.
To Michele Mann a huge thank you for your generous donation to cover the cost of dinner. Aubrey sent out a note to all members notifying of a financial preliminary result of around $12,500 - Fantastic!! Wow what a night. So a big thank you to all who were involved, from front of House, to back of House.
Thank you to Councilor Simpson for representing the Mayor, and congratulations to our own Councilors, Angus and Margaret, on their recent election.
To all Members - please make an effort to attend this week's meeting to hear from our very own DG Allan and Sue. See you all on Thursday.
Well, what a night it was! The Presidents' Pen above touches on all the important stuff in regards the the success of our Quiz night last Friday. A huge thank you to Aubrey, Miles and all their helpers who together ensured a great night was enjoyed by all and while doing so, raising much needed funds for our our numerous youth programmes.
Thank you to our primary sponsors, headed by Stonefields New World, without you there would not have been such a successful event;
Stonefields New World
Glen Taylor School
Annabelle's Restaurant
Cutshop Mt Wellington
Giesen Wines
John Lewishman
Lynette Boyd - Barfoot & Thompson St Heliers
Margaret Voyce
Michele Mann
Peter Walsh
Penny McGarry.
A selection of photos from the evening can be viewed by clicking on "Read More" below, and by clicking on the following event a short YouTube video of the evening can be seen;
Rotary St Johns, your club, is responsible for hosting this important event so your support is needed by coming a long for a great time. The programme is still being finalised but so far it is a wonderful mix of social/networking events and incredibly inspiring speakers. Being close to home it is easy to get to and the venue is impressive as anyone who has been to Karaka Bloodstock will attest to. So register your place today, especially as you will want to get along to the full programme (Friday night dinner is limited to the first 120 registrants).
Friday: Foundation Dinner and charity auction
Saturday: Conference
Saturday: Past District Governor Cocktail Hour
Saturday: Awards Dinner
More details regarding programme, guest speakers, registration etc. will be shared over the coming weeks, but in the meantime, ensure that you have these dates in your diary.
WATCH THIS SPACE for more information as speakers and the conference programme are confirmed.
Ainie Kwok created and lead the first "Breaking Barriers" Disability Day as a new District 9920 Youth programme, and what an amazing day that was. Above you can see some of the participants flying their self-made kites. Each disabled person was matched with a Rotaractor or a RYLA alumni, and they all had a wonderful experience. St Johns Rotary assisted in a number of ways. The full story written by Ainie is below. A picture tells a thousand words so a carousel of pictures is HERE.
Good afternoon to all members of the Rotary Club of St Johns
Thank you very much for being a massive supporter of the Rotary District 9920 Youth Program, especially the pilot project of "Disability Day" Camp at Sacred Heart College.
Your contributions and assistance on the day are greatly appreciated by all.
We were unable to post photos of the Fish n Chip / Golf night last week, (which now seems forever ago), but as promised here are a few photos for your viewing. Click on "Read More" below.
This week's Snap Chatterer, Thursday October 20th, will be Member, Miles Cain. A man of many talents and many holidays. But to hear the real story, you need to be present at this week's meeting!
On 11 November 2022, Auckland is again going to see the Sea of Red as Rotarians from both D9920 and D9910 spend the day riding the trains and ferries in the Auckland region to raise funds and create awareness for the End Polio Now campaign.
It will be a great day, and if you ask anyone who has participated in previous years, there is a lot of Rotary sharing going on during this event.
St. Johns member Murray Hutchinson will be leading the charge on behalf of the RCSTJ and he is now looking for other members to join him on the day. If you are able to join him, please contact Murray at your earliest convenience and he will provide more details.
Due to member requests, new webpage athttps://www.rotarystjohns.club/page/project-network will list occasionally available project opportunities that members (and others) may be interested in volunteering for that are ADDITIONAL to Rotary St Johns projects and events - for club events and projects please refer to our Events Calendar and Bulletin as usual
If you are interested in any listed projects it is up to you to liaise with the project organisers - these projects are sorted by project date, soonest at the top.
Recommendations for new projects to add to this are welcome - email Colin at cs.bg.robinson@xtra.co.nz It of course does not need to be said, but club projects should be first call for your volunteer time via Rotary :)
THURSDAY OCTOBER 20th. BREAKFAST MEETING - GUEST SPEAKER DISTRICT GOVERNOR, OUR OWN ALLAN SMITH!
THURSDAY OCTOBER 27th. BREAKFAST MEETING - GUEST SPEAKER: Sergeant Rhys SMITH, Youth Services Supervisor, GLEN INNES Police Station. Subject - Rebuilding community connections post Covid.
