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St Johns Rotary prides itself on being active in the community.  We have three committees:
 
  1. Club service – functions that run and grow the club, help members gain the best of their Rotary membership (training and frequent club socials for members and families) and to provide resource to the other two committees and their projects.
  2. Community (local and international) – projects that support the needs of the local community and communities overseas.  This committee also supports the Rotary Polio program.
  3. Youth and Vocational – there are a number of youth programmes that the club strongly supports and in 2017 the club will be organising the Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment for District 9920
 
By way of illustration, some of the projects and programmes the club is active with are:
 
Community:
  • Stonefields Community Fair – our major annual project
  • Pictorial Dictionaries – annually to students in 3 low-decile schools
  • Motutapu Island plantings – we support the environmental plantings organised by Newmarket Rotary and have recently sponsored a pedestrian bridge over a stream on the island pathway
  • Habitat for Humanity:  members twice a year participate in a local project and some have also joined H4H international teams
  • Emergency Response Kits (ERKs) – Rotary New Zealand is usually first on-scene in a disaster in the Pacific because of prepositioned ERKs; the club assists by helping to assemble these at work days held during the year.
  • A variety of other smaller projects such as clean up days at St Johns Bush, helping at a local soup kitchen etc.
 
Youth:
  • Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment (RYPEN) is a 4 day residential leadership course for secondary school students
  • Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) is a week-long experiential leadership course for young adults (22-28)
  • Rotary Youth Exchange (RYE) – the clubs nominates outbound secondary students for a year-long overseas education experience and also hosts a corresponding inbound from elsewhere in the world
  • Trees for Survival (TFS) – sponsorship of an environmental tree growing programme with Glendowie College including a planting day annually
  • Glen Taylor School Garden Project - an environmental, health and educational project
  • Eureka Science and similar – we often sponsor students to educational programmes supported by Rotary.
  • Yachting - Have a Go programme for students (Description and 2015 report)
 
The above is only a few of the projects the club is involved in.  The variety that is available to club members is only limited by the imagination and willingness of members to put forward ideas for projects – it only takes one idea from one member to make a huge difference to those needing a helping hand up.
 
There is more detailed stories about some of our projects and some picture albums via the ‘Calendar & News’ tab in the menu bar.
 
In 2015 - 2016 Rotary year, St Johns Rotary raised $58,000 that went to support many projects including the following.  In additional to the financial aspect, countless  volunteer hours were contributed by members and others to produce many amazing positive outcomes.
 
  • Community projects
  • Christmas Gifts for Kids
  • Emergency Response Kits
  • Vuna Primary School Fiji
  • Rota Pacific
  • St Judes School Tanzania
  • Destiny Rescue Cambodia
  • Cyclone Winston Appeal Fiji
  • Tavenui Eye Project
  • Challenge Camp
  • Glen Taylor School
  • St Pius X School
  • Outward Bound
  • Rotary Summer Science School
  • RYLA, RYPEN
  • Trees for Survival
Are you ready to make a difference in your community and in communities around the world? Please contact us and explore how St Johns Rotary might help you serve others.
 
Internationally, you’ll find Rotary members digging wells, building schools, immunizing children, and organizing food drives. Rotary builds peace, empowers youth, and saves mothers and children. It’s what we’ve been doing for more than 100 years and our impact on lives is unmistakable. Rotary International has identified specific causes to target to maximize its local and global impact. At the same time, they understand that each community has its own unique needs and concerns. Through Rotary’s network of resources and partners, they help clubs focus their service efforts in promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water, saving mothers and children, supporting education, and growing local economies.
 
 
When Rotary commits to a cause we don’t stop until it’s finished.
 
Take the eradication of polio as an example; since 1979, Rotary has raised tens of millions of dollars, immunized billions of children, and put polio eradication on the agenda of governments around the world. Today, as a member of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, the world is “this close” to reaching the goal of a polio-free world. Three countries remain polio endemic, but Rotary and its global partners won’t stop until the disease is gone. 
 
Rotary tackles the tough challenges in our communities with the same spirit of determination. From giving young people the tools they need to resolve conflict peacefully to organizing health clinics for underserved women and children, Rotary members are helping to improve lives in our own neighbourhoods.  
 
Join us.  We are people like you and me.