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| Newest member Supreen receiving her membership certificate from President Miles. Supreen is a change manager with BNZ and lives locally. |
Sunday 21 April 2013
St Johns Rotary continues to grow
Social Media is Here to Stay - the annual debate draws a crowd
The annual debate with the Rotary Club of Auckland East then took place with the Moot "That Social Media is Here to Stay"
The St Johns team of newish member Gemma, President Nominee Anil and our 'resident techo' Wesley took the affirmative argument. The negative therefore being taken by Bernard Kendall, Roger Cole-Baker and Owen Williams for Auckland East.
The argument ranged mostly over the definition of the topic, and whether social media was just going to change over time, or die out altogether. The arguments were somewhat mixed and at times it was difficult to determine who was speaking for which team.
Considering the age difference between the teams it could be considered a member of the Auckland East team was on dangerous ground when using the word "decrepitude" in his argument! Adjudicator John Cornaga awarded the trophy to St. John's on a close but probably politically correct decision!
The St Johns team of newish member Gemma, President Nominee Anil and our 'resident techo' Wesley took the affirmative argument. The negative therefore being taken by Bernard Kendall, Roger Cole-Baker and Owen Williams for Auckland East.
The argument ranged mostly over the definition of the topic, and whether social media was just going to change over time, or die out altogether. The arguments were somewhat mixed and at times it was difficult to determine who was speaking for which team.
Considering the age difference between the teams it could be considered a member of the Auckland East team was on dangerous ground when using the word "decrepitude" in his argument! Adjudicator John Cornaga awarded the trophy to St. John's on a close but probably politically correct decision!
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| President Miles awarding the debate trophy |
Tuesday 2 April 2013
Teddy Bear Hospital Sponsorship
The Sunshine Fund has donated a $300 sponsorship to the Teddy Bear Hospital. The Sunshine Fund is made up of small coin donations by members at club meetings usually as the result of an active 5 minute fun session by the Club Sergeant, John.
Medical students put together a child-friendly hospital in which we welcome kindergarten-aged children and their teddy bears (or any stuffed toy for that matter) to come for a visit. During the visit, the teddy bears are then “fixed up” by their owners with the help of Teddy Doctors (medical students). The goal of the event is to decrease childrens’ anxiety and fears around visiting the doctor and hospitals through interactive play all the while giving medical students the opportunity to interact with children and practice clinical skills in a low stress environment. The children get full access to experiment and play with all of the doctor’s equipment in order to help establish a familiarity.
For more: http://teddybearhospital.co.nz/
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