News and Notices

• Okaihau Kaikohe Traverse 29 September 2013

• Link to the Information and Registration page

• Link to Volunteer as a Marshall/Helper on the day (more needed!).

• Link to download a printable A4 Okaihau Kaikohe Traverse Poster for your noticeboard, shop window, etc (pdf 173k).

• Link to view the Traverse Heritage Kaikohe Poster (Link to download a printable A4 version for your noticeboard, shop window etc - put it beside the traverse poster - pdf 811k).

• Traverse Committee meeting at Don’s place - 5:30pm Monday 2 September.

• We need Prizes/Vouchers. Members, check out all your contacts.

• Link to Abysmal Neglect - a letter to the Northland Age editor.

• Link to a Northern News item, and a photo taken at the midwinter celebration.

• Link to an invitation to all rotarians, partners and friends to a 15 November breakfast in Auckland with a number of Rotary hierarchy and Rotary International staff. The speaker is Rotary International President Elect Gary Huang.

• Link to a letter from the Rotary Club of Patong Beach requesting financial assistance for their Banjo School Project.

• Link to Past District Governor Lindsay Ford’s Vanuatu Projects Update.

• Link to Past District Governor Lindsay Ford’s Poliomyelitis Update..

• Subscriptions are $125 for 6 months or $250 for the year. Subscriptions can be paid direct to the treasurer or by direct credit to bank account number 12 3097 0118980 00.

• Link to the webpage of the District 9910 Conference Waitangi - 25-27 April 2014.

• Link to the webpage of the Rotary International Conference Sydney - 1-4 June 2014.

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 Rotary International’s New Generations Newsletter August 2013.

• Link to the September Rotary Down Under newsletter.

• Link to the September Rotary Down Under webpage.

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

• Link to the Kerikeri Rotary Bulletin.

• Link to the latest E Mara E Pānui.

29 August Meeting Report

• Guests - Visitors Anne Jolly, Barbara Wards, Lynne Mountain, Helen and John Ellis, Donna Allpress, Ngaire Powdrill..

• The Secondary School Speech Contest is next week.

• Bruce Gillies reminded us of the origins of Rotary and the Four Way Test.

• Ngaire Powdrill and Donna Allpress were formally inducted as members of the Rotary Club of Kaikohe.

• Guest Speaker Anne Jolly gave an interesting and informative presentation about Riding for the Disabled.

• Anne was supported by patron Lynne Mountain and secretary Barbara Wards.

• Bay of Islands RDA is one of 50 New Zealand groups affiliated to New Zealand Riding for the Disabled.

• Most clients are referred from schools and may be children with emotional and social issues, as well as physical disabilities.

• At present they are seeking funds to build an all-weather facility at their site at the Waimate North Showgrounds.