News and Notices

• A successful working bee on Sunday 4 May planted 12 Kauri and 13 Kohekohe trees to form the Rotary Grove behind the RSA as part of our Diamond Jubilee Celebrations. Thanks to Bill for getting it all together, the team from Bunnings, Mayor John Carter and members and supporters.

• Kaikohe Rotary Club Members have the privilege of delivering Meals on Wheels this week - 5-9 May. Follow this link to the spreadsheet.

• Link to a message and invitation to the Rotary Leadership Institute - 15 June.

• Dairy Co-Op Project in Tanzania

• Link to Email from Past District Governor Merv Huxford.

• Link to Project Information.

• Link to 2014 Dictionary Distribution Spreadsheet.

• Kaikohe Rotary Diamond Jubilee

• Link to the Diamond Jubilee web page.

• Link to Diamond Jubilee Dinner programme.

• 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 Service Connections Blog.

• Link to Monita's Facebook page.

• Link to the Rotary Voices Blog.

• Link to the Rotary Down Under Blog.

• Link to the Rotary Regional Public Image Resource Blog.

• Link to Rotary International’s Member News.

Regular Newsletters

• Link to the latest Rotary Weekly - 2 May 2014.

• Link to the Rotary Down Under webpage - May 2014.

• Link to Rotary Leader - May 2014.

• Link to Rotary Membership Minute - 30 April 2014 - Understanding Club Dues.

• Link to Rotary Global History Fellowship Newsletter 146.

• Link to download the District Governor’s Newsletter - 28 April 2014.

• Link to the latest Kerikeri Club Bulletin.

• Link to the latest E Mara E Pānui.

30 April Meeting Report

• Guests - Jessie Wilson, Kaya Tobin, Vanessa Aarsen.

• Apologies - Helen and John, Sue, John V.

• Makeups - Conference attendees - Glenis, Bruce, Elizabeth, Liz, Valerie, Don.

• Diamond Jubilee

• Members reminded to vote for 20 Kaikohe Diamonds.

• Working bee on Sunday 4 May 2pm to plant Kohekohe and Kauri trees.

• Bunnings supplying posts and webbing for the trees at a discounted price.

• Trees $12.75 each - sponsorship welcome.

• Need numbers for Jubilee Dinner - 17 May - $25 each.

• MC Bob Glenn from Bay of Islands Rotary

• Guest Speaker Eric Rush

• Dargaville Rotary President to attend

• Background Music  - Valerie

• Past District Governor Merv Huxford will represent District 9910

• Merv will coach a group of Y7-8 Hockey players that afternoon and is offering $1,000 towards computers for Special Needs students at Kaikohe Intermediate and $1,000 towards the Kaikohe East School cycleway.

• Resolved (Don/Bill) that the club contributes $500 towards the Dairy Co-op Project in Tanzania.

• Dictionaries are awaiting distribution.

• Youth Exchange - Looking for homes for an inward exchange student - possible outward exchange student from Ohaeawai.

• Bill passed on thanks to the club from Dare Project Manager Kylie.

• Thanks to everyone for their support for the successful Literacy Day.

• Glenis, Bruce, Elizabeth, Liz, Valerie, and Don reported on the 9910 District Conference

• Kaikohe Rotary received a Governor’s Citation and the New Generations trophy.

• Bruce and Elizabeth were awarded the prize for the best mariners’ hats at the Conference Dinner.