Richard Broadhead

December 2023

What a fantastic month just past: Supper at the College raised over $600 - thanks to Jennie and Euan for organising. We had a BBQ Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner event on a very pleasant evening where I believe most of the dinners were held outside. Many thanks to the hosts – thoroughly enjoyed by all. House & Garden tour benefitted from a stunning day and was a huge success with about 230 people visiting 11 houses. Massive thanks to Paula and her team and all involved in the reasonably complex and logistically difficult organisation. Fishing competition on 12 Nov. Numbers were down on previous years – not the best of days out on the lake with a strong nor’wester messing things up. But we still had 79 participants and 47 fish caught. The biggest was a 2.23kg rainbow. Thanks to Mark Mexted and his team for pulling off another great event for the community. The looks on some of the kids' faces when they brought in their fish for weighing was priceless and made it all worthwhile in an instant.

You will have all seen the notice of our AGM for the 11^th December. The plan is to have the meeting sharp at 6 pm – followed by a meal at 6:30. We will have a speaker that night – a very talented College student (although I suspect a graduate by then) – that we have supported in an endeavour she will speak on.

The AGM is a required event on our calendar to ratify the financial reports for the last financial year that you have all been sent. Once formally approved they are uploaded to the Incorporated Societies website for the Club accounts and to the Charities Commission for the Charitable Trust. The AGM is also when the President of the year past to give us a brief review their year at the helm. Also reports from the Trust and Lend-A-Hand. The financials have been circulated – if there are any questions – I would be grateful if you could send in advance of the meeting to me (as I was Treasurer for that year) – so I can be prepared and help to keep the meeting as short as possible.

This meeting is also when we begin the elections for Directors for the next financial year. As you know we already have an incoming President – Rose Grindley. We also need to elect a Secretary, Treasurer, Foundation chair and a President for the 2024-2025 year. We do have nominations for these positions except for the incoming President. Rose and I are very keen to hear from anyone who might consider being the President in 2024–25 – quite a long way away – so plenty of time to get up to speed. So please give it some consideration.

See you out there. Cheers, Richard.

Rotary Christmas Get-together

Come along to the 2023 Club Christmas Get-Together:

This year we will be having an early evening dinner event on Sunday December the 3rd, starting at 4pm in the garden of Doreen Evans house at 25 Foster Place Pisa Moorings.

We will relax and dine al fresco style in the beautifully sheltered garden between Doreen's house and the lovely lake inlet there.

Party goers are asked to pay $10 per person and contribute per household, either a bowl of salad or some sweet treats to the menu.

For your $10pp you will receive

Some simple nibbles to start
A main course buffet of Christmas Ham, roast chicken, fresh bread and condiments which will be accompanied by the salads contributed by members.
Tea and coffee accompanied by the sweet treats contributed by members
Fruit juice and water

There will be some games on the lawn to join in with or watch, and some spot prizes too!

Please bring with you:

A folding chair
A bucket/bag with all the plates, cutlery and glassware you will need to eat the meal and drink your beverage, we are trying to be eco friendly by not using disposables.
Your own beverages if you prefer other than juice.

Parking:

There will be extra parking available in the two empty sections near Doreen's house. Please don't park in front of the garage.

Payment:

To register, please pay $10 for each person going into the Rotary Club account 060921 0065220 00 by Friday 1st December, Please use the surname and the word Xmas as your reference.

Registrations for this event will close at 9pm on Friday 1st December

Charity Trees for Christmas

Charity Trees For Christmas

Cromwell Rotary has agreed to take part in the Lake Dunstan Lions Charity Trees for Christmas event.

The event will be held at the Cromwell Bowling Club Hall.

Twenty Christmas Trees decorated by local businesses and organisations will be open to the public.

1^st December between 2.00-7.00pm

2^nd December between 9.00am- 6.00pm

3^rd December 9.00am-12.00 noon

Please come along and support the event and especially the Rotary Tree which will be raising funds for the End Polio Now Campaign!

A bucket will be placed in front of each tree to collect donation for the charity named.

The business that raises the most for their charity will be presented with a trophy.

A Lion's member will be supervising the trees throughout open hours.

Cromwell Community House Programmes

Vocational Visit to Guthrie Bowron

A great number of Rotarians turned up to the Guthrie Bowron shop in McNulty Avenue to hear the story of the development of this business from Selina the Franchise Owner.

Thank you very much for the nibbles and refreshments :)

The company has expanded significantly and is a great asset to our rapidly growing community.

Thanks everyone for a very successful weekend of events.

House and Garden Tour

As President Richard has mentioned, the weekend of 11/12 Nov was a busy one.

On Saturday, beautiful weather enhanced the experience for the over 200 House and Garden Tour visitors who were able to step inside and discover the creativeness and flair of the owners of a range of fabulous and interesting homes in and around Cromwell.

A huge thank you goes out to these homeowners for the work that obviously went into presenting their properties beautifully for the tour. There were many comments made about the diversity of the properties (there was even a home for animals!) which made the tour interesting.

Everyone was delighted to be able to give support to the Central Otago Resilience Trust to aid those people from this area who are struggling with costs as a result of a medical condition, illness or disease.

We would like to thank the local business sponsors who covered the costs of running the event: Feldwick Insurance, Shoes Unlimited, Guthrie Bowron, Pinot Junction, Barret Homes, Sequioa, Goldenview Lifestyle Village, Trends Kitchens, Sign It Central, Southern Peak Law, Webbs Fruit.

Fishing Classic

On the Sunday in rather blustery conditions the 29^th Annual Fishing Classic was held on Lake Dunstan. Even though the weather wasn’t ideal for fishing the event was well supported by locals and visitors.

With entries from 84 people the competition was keen. A good total of 47 fish were weighed in with the heaviest fish, a Rainbow Trout coming in at 2.2kg.

We would like to thank our volunteers and supporters for their time, and the generosity of our sponsors for the great selection of prizes for avid anglers of all ages.

Thank you, Amigos, BP 2 Go & BP Workshop Cromwell, Fish and Game Cromwell, Gary Anderson, Goldfields Jet, Highlands, ITM, Million Dollar Cruises, Placemakers, Quantum Print, Stoaker Room Bistro & Bar, Wooing Tree Vineyard, Scapegrace.

Guess Whos Coming To Dinner; BBQ Style

What a perfect night for a BBQ!

GWCTD at the Morgans...

At the Hands...

And at the Lunns!

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Set up and Clear

Wood, Nick

Meet and Greet

Hardley, Pam

Registration & Parting Thought

Dann, Jackie

Introduction and thanks to speaker

Grindley, Rose

A NOTE FROM THE DIRECTORS MEETING.

If you are sending out emails to all club members please also include the group "Almost Members" in the contacts section.

This group includes prospective members and some partners of members that like to be informed of club happenings.

Thanks.

T & C Meeting- Guest Speaker Barry Kelp
Cromwell Town & Country Club
Nov 27, 2023 5:45 PM

Club Christmas get-together
Doreen Evans House
Dec 03, 2023 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Rotary Club of Cromwell AGM
Cromwell Town & Country Club
Dec 11, 2023 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

T & C Meeting - AGM & Speaker Anthea Reddy
Town & Country Club
Dec 11, 2023 6:00 PM

T & C Meeting - No Guest Speaker
Town & Country Club
Jan 22, 2024 6:00 PM

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards
Queenstown
Jan 28, 2024 - Feb 02, 2024

Social Evening - 5th Monday of the Month

Jan 29, 2024

Emergency Response Kit (ERK) collection at New World date TBC

Feb 09, 2024 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

T & C Meeting - Guest Speaker Dioni Naivaluvea
Town & Country Club
Feb 12, 2024 6:00 PM

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President:

Richard Broadhead 021 340 994

Past President:

Bernie McKone 027 453 0659

President Elect:

Rose Grindley 021 454 371

Secretary:

Jean Morgan 027 228 0278

Treasurer:

Neroli McRae 027 434 6014

Membership:

Jackie Dann 021 885 772

Club Administration:

Sue Svensson 027 429 6212

Projects:

Craig Lunn 021 581 665

Public Relations:

Pam Broadhead 022 353 9643

Youth Service:

Trish Bulling 027 688 6869

Foundation:

Nick Wood 021 962 717

Bulletin:

Wainita Proctor 027 256 8180

Webmaster:

Murray Kennedy 021 455 818

Vocational Visits:

Doreen Evans 027 277 0972

Guess Who is Coming to Dinner:

Adrienne Heal 027 235 8820

Almoner:

Anne White 021 026 05653

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