Community + International
President Miles stood in for Chairman Paul Lyon and presented the plan for this year including the following activities:
- Group Study Exchange (GSE)
- Shelter boxes - delivered to 32 countries so far, following natural disasters
- Emergency Response Kits - hundreds despatched to South Pacific nations
- Ambassadorial Scholar
- Club Cluster Matching Grants
- Apia Community Playground (a cluster club initiative)
- Fiji Preschool (also a cluster club initiative)
- St Johns Bush maintenance programme
- Dictionaries in schools
- Cure Kids
- The Great Kiwi Anzac Day Breakfast
- Glen Taylor School - Rangitoto Island trip or school camp support
- St Heliers Festival
- Habitat for Humanity
Stonefields School Community Fair - a club activity
New Generations - Vocational
Chairman Peter Walsh outlined the committee’s plan:
- International Youth Exchange - inbound and outbound
- Challenge Camp - for physically challenged young people age 16-24
- Trees for survival
- Interact - students 14-18
- RYPEN - Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment - students 14-17
- RYDA - Rotary - Rotary Youth Driver Awareness - Year 11 students
- RYLA - Rotary Youth Leadership Awards - Young adults age 18-24
- Rotaract - a club for young men and women 18-30
- Vocational visits - to places of business of interest to members
Club Service
Chaiman Andy Francis reports:
- Bi-monthly committee meetings are supported
- Fellowship is good
- PR is good - articles appearing in Courier newspaper
- RLI - Rotary Leadership Institute - well supported by members
- Social activities - work needed to ensure a fun and exciting year
