News and Notices

• Peter Vollweiler of the Otago Youth Adventure Trust/Rotary Club of Milton Tramping Club has sent out an update on the next season’s activities. Go here for details.

• Link to download the 2013-2014 District 9910 Directory.

• Link to the updated Club Attendance Expectations.

• On Friday 5 July Dictionaries were presented at Omanaia School and Kaikohe East School.

• Frank and Don, along with Frank’s daughter Anja and granddaughter Kirsty received a warm welcome at Omanaia, and President Glenis was assisted by her husband Cam, and Merv Huxford and Bronwyn at Kaikohe East. The staff at Kaikohe East School took the opportunity to show the Rotarian visitors their new cycleway, and the school gardens.

• Link to photo album.

• Link to the Kaikohe Rotary Midwinter Christmas Celebration notice - tickets are selling fast

Calendar and Blogs (where there is always something new - check these links every week)

• Link to the Kaikohe Rotary Club Calendar.

• Link to Kaikohe Rotary’s Facebook page.

• Link to the Rotary Down Under Blog.

• Link to the Rotary Regional Public Image Resource Blog.

Regular Newsletters

• Link to the Rotary International Weekly Update 12 July 2013 - Includes links to resources from the 2013 convention.

• Link to Rotary International Youth Exchange E-Newsletter - July 2013.

• Link to Rotary Leader - July 2013.

• Link to the District Governor’s Newsletter - 28 June 2013.

• Link to the July Rotary Down Under webpage.

• Link to the Kerikeri Rotary Bulletin.

• Link to the Norfolk Island Rotary Bulletin.

• Link to the latest E Mara E Pānui.

9 July Meeting Report

• Guests - District Governor Phil Ashton and Janice Blomgren, Assistant District Governor Sue Hamnett, Wally Harris, Anne Hui, Jill Gillies, Vivienne Davies, Cam Sutherland, Jessie Wilson.

• Apologies - Stan, Frank, Keith, Sue.

• The club confirmed the following Honorary Members - Heather Ayrton, Audrey Brown, Hoani Hippolite, Bill Hutchinson, Lindsay Johnson, George Palmer, Rayma Ritchie, Murray Wright.

• Notices

• Volunteers are needed to assist with the Rotary Sausage Sizzle at the Kaikohe Fire Brigade Challenge on Saturday 13 July.

• Sixty-five tickets have already been sold for the Kaikohe Rotary Midwinter Christmas Celebration on 3 August.

• District Governor Phil Ashton updated members on a range of Rotary issues including:

• The new Rotary Theme - Engage Rotary - Change Lives.

• Need to make Rotary more challenging for younger members.

• Resources available at district level.

• Funding schemes.

• Membership growth in Asia and decline in Western countries.

• 2014 Conference in Waitangi.

• Graduate Gemologist Janice Blomgren gave members an entertaining and informative insight into the world of precious stones.