The Rotary Club of Kaikohe | Bulletin |
Dinner Meetings Wednesday 13 March - Speaker - Marea Timoko - Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Kaikohe Wednesday 20 March - Board Meeting
Date | Cashier | Five Minute Speaker | Introduce Speaker | Raffle | Sergeant | Sergeant's Assistant | Thank Speaker | Last Word | 13-Mar-2019 | Liz | Ngaire | Don | Bruce | Helen | John V | Jim | Colin | 20-Mar-2019 | Helen | | | | | | | John E |
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Regular Newsletters Link to the latest Rotary Weekly. Link to the latest Governor’s Newsletter. Link to the latest Rotary Down Under. Link to the latest Bay of Islands Club Bulletin. Link to the latest Dargaville Club Bulletin. Link to the latest Kerikeri Club Bulletin. Link to the latest Waipapa Club Bulletin. Link to the latest E Mara E Pānui. 
Club Meeting 6 March 2019 This week Kaikohe Rotarians heard a story of survival and courage from one of our own: John Vujcich. In 2013 he was working on his farm near Kaikohe when he got too close to a slasher which cut off his right leg. A long way from home, with no one else around and no cellphone, losing copious amounts of blood, John thought he was a goner. But his resilience, his faith and determination not to die - combined with the skill of ambulance paramedics and hospital staff means that John is able to tell his story and the lessons he's learned. John accepted he was the author of his own misfortune. He had decided to use a slasher to clear some rough ground in a remote part of his farm. He disregarded an oil leak and proceeded even after a plate on the slasher was damaged by a bull. When things went wrong he got off his tractor and tried to fix things without switching off the slasher - bad move! John told us he used his belt as a tourniquet. With no one to raise the alarm, his only option was to drive his tractor with no usable leg .He negotiated ditches and drove through a shut gate before getting close enough to alert his wife Elodie who called 111. It was only after the paramedics arrived that the pain really kicked in. Thankful for being alive, John insists he's no hero. We are are happy to still have him and inspired to hear his story.
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