News and Notices

• Movie Night at Te Ahu

• The Rotary Club of Kaitaia have arranged a special screening of Steven Spielberg’s latest movie “Bridge of Spies” on Tuesday 27 October as an “End Polio Now” fundraiser. Tickets are $20.

• Colin has tickets for Kaikohe Rotarians. Talk to him at this week’s meeting if you are interested.

• Link to the publisher’s site to purchase a copy of Robin Robilliard’s book Hard Country.

• District Conference 2016

• Link to a Conference Update from Governor Peter Garnett and Elaine Mead.

• Link to the District Conference 2016 website.

• Link to a message seeking helpers for a Vanuatu School Building Project.

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

• Link to the Kaikohe Rotary Club Calendar. Go here to check out Guest Speakers for future meetings and details of other club activities.

• Link to Kaikohe Rotary’s Facebook page.

• Link to Megan Hammerton’s Blog.

• Link to the District Facebook page.

• Link to the District Calendar.

• Link to the Rotary Service Connections Blog.

• 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.

• Link to Wasrag (Water & Sanitation Rotarian Action Group) Blog.

Regular Newsletters

• Link to Rotary Weekly - 16 October 2015.

• Link to Rotary Service - October 2015.

• Link to Shelterbox Newsletter - October 2015.

• Link to Rotary Young Leaders in Action - October 2015.

• Link to Rotary Down Under 577 - October 2015.

• Link to End Polio Now - September 2015.

• Link to the District Governor’s Newsletter - September 2015.

• Link to the latest Dargaville Club Bulletin.

• Link to the latest E Mara E Pānui.

14 October Meeting

• Last week Kaikohe Rotary welcomed Jarin Thomas and Rijo Joy from India. Jarin and Rijo were born in the southern state of Kerala and trained as nurses in India. They came to New Zealand primarily as nurses here get better pay and conditions than back home. Now both have come to Kaikohe and work at the Kaikohe Care Centre with Rotarian Valerie Dickson. Rijo also works at Broadway Health.

• Both Jarin and Rijo gave excellent presentations, despite having no public speaking experience. They said New Zealand's climate from what they are used to, with average temperatures at home around 35 degrees celsius and monsoons for three months of the year. While missing their families, they are enjoying living and working in New Zealand.

• Back in India Rotary is a club for rich people and Rijo and Jarin there would be no chance of them getting involved in Rotary. We are glad things are different in New Zealand!