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President's Message
Stuart Heal
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June 2022

In a week or so you will be asked to sign up if you wish to attend our Club Changeover night on Monday July 4th. This is the night that this year’s club leaders hand over to the group who will guide the club next year. It is a Rotary tradition, just like moving day for dairy farmers!! This year Bernie and I agreed to hold the night at the Town and Country on Monday as usual, as they have missed out so much with us not meeting regularly, not to mention the fact that word is out about the great food there!! It will be a fun night where we summarise the year just gone, plan the year ahead and enjoy some first class entertainment all for $40.00 per person. Please get along if you can as we will have a bit of a Chicago theme going on. To get the club facilities to ourselves and therefore more space it will be 6.45pm drinks for a 7.15pm start.
I will provide some detail at changeover about what has been achieved this year despite us not meeting face to face very often at all. I continue to be amazed at the work we get through and the difference we make to so many lives. That is why I am a Rotarian.
On that note we have another 100 trees to plant and we are aiming to do that (weather allowing) on Saturday June 18th. Fin will be asking for volunteers. Jackie already has a signup sheet out for help at the Lego Display and we have been asked to provide some help at the Infinite Energy Light Up Cromwell night on July 9. The opportunities to help just keep coming!!!
Many of you may not be aware of the Internationality of Rotary but you are one of about 1,200,000 members in 220 countries around the world. There are another 600,000 Rotaractors and Interactors in about 160 countries around the world and goodness knows how many people who have participated in Rotary programmes and events over 108 years. In 2022/23 the President of Rotary International is Jennifer Jones from Canada and believe it or not she is our first woman President. She will be awesome, but I will leave that story to Bernie.
Part of the Rotary International programme is an international convention which has just finished in Houston, USA. Next year it will be held in Melbourne May 27-31. These events truly show that we belong to something a whole lot bigger than Cromwell Rotary and at the last convention in Australia held in Sydney there were 18,000 registrants. Anyway Ade and I are thinking of going and hope we might get a few from our club interested in joining us. It will never be easier to see the real internationality of the organisation.
This is me signing off but before I do I just want to say a genuine thank you to you all. This club is amazing and there are so many people who just make it work. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to have been your President in 2021/22.
Stuart
 
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ROTARY QUEENS BIRTHDAY WEEKEND BOOKSALE A WINNER FOR PLUNKET!
 
 
 
 
A huge thank you to all those Rotarians and friends who came together at the Bowling Club to make another fantastic book sale happen. We raised just over $18,000 which will be a great help for Cromwell Plunket and other community projects.
The decision to open the venue for 3 full days from Friday through to Sunday seemed to work very well as people continued to come and go in a steady stream throughout the whole weekend
We are always grateful for the donations of books and other things that are essential to making this sale such a success. But if you could help the team of volunteers who manage this event by spreading the word that only quality books, magazines etc should be dropped to the book exchange container at Freeway, that will be appreciated.
We get fantastic feedback on the quality of the merchandise at our sale but have real difficulty dealing with the large quantities of rubbish books that unfortunately are often dropped off to us too. This is a delicate subject because we really do appreciate the donations but is very helpful advice you can pass on to anyone who asks about making donations. Thank you.
 
Thank you very much also for the support and generosity given by many Cromwell organisations and businesses too. This help and support is greatly appreciated. The next sale will be held in mid-January 2023.
Guess who is coming to dinner
Another "Guess Who is Coming to Dinner" event was held on Monday the 30th of June.  Thanks Adrienne for this well organised event and thanks to the club members who raised $500 to donate to Cromwell's Care and Friendship Group.
Pictured enjoying Neroli's wonderful hospitality and food are Pete, Lyall, Neroli, Sue, Jan and Pam.
 
Pink Ribbon bike fundraiser
A few hardy Rotarians braced the very cold conditions to bike to Highlands recently to raise funds for Pink Ribbon day and remember women affected by breast cancer. The coffee, cheese rolls and muffins helped thaw our fingers before visiting the Loo with a View prior to our return ride home. 
Looking very happy with their efforts are Pam Jackie, Adrienne, (kneeling by the way), Neroli, Lorraine and Cathy.
 
Hansen Family in Hungary
Alastair and Krisztina Hansen and their children are having a well deserved break from their missionary work in Hungary.  While back in Cromwell, Alastair and Krisztina spoke at the most recent Rotary meeting about their work in Hungary and the current implications of the adjacent Ukraine war.  If you can offer any support as Alastair and Krisztina fund raise and prepare to return to their mission, please do so.
The attached brochure explains more about the work that the Hansens are carrying out in Hungary.
 
Update on Regionalisation Pilot
A reminder of the email you will have received as a Rotarian or Rotaractor in Zone 8 – Australia, New Zealand and the many other countries that make up our part of the Rotary world.

For the past three years a group of Rotarians and Rotaractors have been working on a pilot project to consider how we can enhance Rotary and Rotaract and ensure we remain relevant for the future while also addressing some of the challenges we have been facing for a while. If you would like to  find out more there is information available on the dedicated website, creatingtomorrowrotary.org  along with the opportunity to “Have your Say” and “Subscribe” to updates.  There will also be opportunities to volunteer and get involved in work groups.

If you want to learn more about the background, visit creatingtomorrowrotary.org/initiation-petition  

Other helpful resources include a Fact Sheet and a video.
Featuring on RDU mag
Great to see our very own DG Nick featuring on the front page of the RDU magazine this month 🙌
https://epubs.media/rotarydownunder/ezine/2022/650/
 
 
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Meeting Responsibilities
13 June
 
Set up and clear
Knox, Bob
 
5 Minute talk
Coull, Alan
 
Meet and greet
Jackson, Paula
 
Registration and parting thought
Breen, Paddy
 
27 June
 
Set up and clear
Lunn, Craig
 
5 Minute talk
Lunn, Ross
 
Meet and greet
Hand, Kerry
 
Registration and parting thought
Heal, Ade
 
Introduction and thanks to speaker
Nicol, Jennie
 
Upcoming Events
T and C meeting - Speaker TBC
Jun 13, 2022 5:45 PM
 
Tree planting at Richards Beach
Jun 18, 2022 10:00 AM
 
Lego Display
Cromwell Bowling Club
Jun 24, 2022 10:00 AM –
Jun 26, 2022 4:00 PM
 
T and C meeting - Speaker Robert Lin - RYLA
Jun 27, 2022 5:45 PM
 
Changeover
Jul 04, 2022
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
 
Light Up Winter 2022
Jul 09, 2022
4:30 PM – 9:00 PM
 
T and C meeting - Karen and Beth Community House
Jul 11, 2022 5:45 PM
 
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Club Information
Cromwell
Mondays at 6:00 PM
Town & Country Club
Melmore Terrace
CROMWELL,  9310
New Zealand
Phone:
0274 321 847
2nd & 4th Monday at 5.45pm
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These are available on our Website:
Go to ABOUT US then PRIVATE DOCUMENTS
 
 
 
Club Executives and Directors
President: 
Stuart Heal 0274321847
Past President:
Pam Broadhead 022 353 9643
Secretary: 
Neroli McRae 0274 346 0142
Treasurer:
Richard Broadhead 021 340 994
President Elect:
Bernie McKone 0274530659
Membership:
Grant Lunn 021 280 8447
Club Administration:
Bernie McKone and
Paula Jackson 0275 725 457
Projects:
Jackie Dann 021 885 772
Public Relations:
Leigh-Anne Fox
Youth Service:
Tony Streeter 027 948 3737
and Rose Grindley
Foundation:
Alan Coull 021 861 007
Bulletin:
Alan Lloyd
Conference Committee:
Pam Broadhead
Webmaster:
Murray Kennedy 021 455 818
Social and Speaker Seeker:
Craig Lunn 021581665
 
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