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President's Message
Simon Dalton

President Simons Updates

  1. The President nominee  for period 2018 - 2019 is David Bradshaw. 
  2. There are reminders of the Circus Circus event taking place on 11th June.  Contact Nathan to volunteer.
  3. Habitat House build.  The licence to occupy has been extended to the end of June.  It needs to be substantially complete for Auckland Council will had better be removed to Kaikohe. Volunteers are required for painting parties.  If you can volunteer, contact David Bradshaw.
  4. Our next meeting we will be hosting the Salvation Army.  The intention is to present them a AED for use of Epsom Lodge
  5. There will be no meeting on the Tuesday following Queens Birthday weekend.
  6. The following weekend will be an evening meeting at the Medical School.  
  7. Then at our 20th June we will be hosting Kevin Robertson in Newmarket on 20th June
  8. John Overall needs 2 volunteers for the Road Safety Awareness Program they undertake on the 20 June and conjunction with St Cuthberts.
  9. Neil Swanney updated us on Play it Strange.  For those who are interested Neil is a small oversupply of consumables which he detailed.  if you are interested before other people grab them, please contact him. 

The following are details of speakers and duties for our next meeting. If you cannot undertake your rostered duties please arrange for someone to take your place. Duties will be updated closer to our next luncheon meeting.

Programme 30-May-2017 6-Jun-2017 13-Jun-2017
Topic Salvation Army Visit / Mini Vocational   Ross Craig Oncology Awardee
Speaker Salvation Army Update / Ric Buchanan Mini Vocational NO MEETING - QUEENS BIRTHDAY WEEKEND Dr Rosalie Stephens Evening Meeting at the Medical School
Introduction     Brian McMath
Thanks     Roger Gower
Rapport Ron Halls   Roger Gower
AV Duty John Hawke   David Weikart
Cash Desk Colin Lucas   Greg Carr
Registration of Visitors Alan Cole    
Presidents Table Fund Raising    
Host to Visitors Peter Corner    
  Linda Coles    
Attendance Register Nigel Fowler    
Sunshine Boxes Ross George    
  John Graham    
Raffle Duty Michelle Smith  
 

Stories
Maria Fredatovich - Young Stroke Thrivers Foundation
Our guest speaker on Tuesday was Maria Fredatovich, founder of the Young Stroke Thrivers Foundation. 

Maria is from old established West Auckland Family.  
 
Until the age of 13 she was a normal New Zealand kid in all respects dance, sports, growing up in a supportive family environment.  Then in 1986 when she was a 13 year old it all came to a jarring halt.  She had a stroke.  
 
This left her completely paralysed down the right hand side with an eye doesn’t work, an arm that doesn’t  work, you name it on her right hand side probably doesn’t.   The odds of the stroke at the age of 13 are minimal.  Very few children have them. 
 
The result of her stroke was paradoxicaly that while Maria was never alone with carers, Doctors  Physios and medical support she was actually alone in that there was no other children of her age in the same boat. 
 
Maria spent a bit of time in Starship where she did have fun and she put into her place a main goal which is working to walk again. 
Maria has had to learn to do everything all those mandate things we take it for granted shoes, cleaning teeth, walking.  Then she has needed to relearn to write with her left hand which just 23 years still work in progress.
 
However through hard work and determination Maria has been able to walk again (although at our meeting she was recovering from Achillies tendon replacement surgery so couldn’t) she has visited 40 countries, completed Bachelor of Interior Design, lived and worked in London on her own, engaged in outdoor activities such as skiing, mountain biking, trumping, and has even jumped out of an aeroplane, with of course a parachute.
 
During her recovery it became apparent to Maria that there is a significant lack of support for children who have suffered strokes in New Zealand.  This discovery led her to establish the Young Stroke Thrivers Foundation.  The link to the foundation are below.
Maria who through enthusiasm and determination has recovered remarkably from a de-habilitating stroke is an example to us for all of how the determination can achieve almost anything.
 
We wish Maria well for the future and her ongoing rehabilitation.
 
 
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From India - You know you want to go!
President Simon has received the following invitation,
 
Dear President Simon Dalton  &  Secretary  Kevin  Peacock ,   Newmarket, Auckland  , District     9920 ,
 
Rotary Greetings !!
 
Rotary Club Agra TajMahal Initiative – Keep India Polio Free
 
Volunteers Invited to participate during “Mega Polio Campaign 2018between 5-7 January 2018.
 
Let’s create history by joining hands with your club members participation during this event  “International Project of Serving Humanity”.
 
If your members are already visiting India during these dates, please ask them to visit us…
 
Flier attached.
 
Thank you, await with enthusiasm to serve humanity for great noble cause.     
 
With Warm Regards
Yours in Rotary
PHF President Sachin Wadhwa | 2016-17
Samoa - Revisited (or an opportunity to visit Samoa)
 
Further to the Club’s $5k grant in support of the apprenticeship scholarships scheme Walter van der Kley [Ashburton] and Ray Deaker [Riccarton] are undertaking with the Apia Rotary Club for Don Bosco College in Samoa, Walter & Ray are booking a working/inspection trip to Samoa for the last two weeks of August.
 
They will be flying out from Auckland on Friday 18th August at 3.20pm. They have 9 folk in the party already, and extend a warm welcome to any RCON members and partners to join them for up to one or two weeks, as preferred - return flights can be booked to suit. The party will be staying at Le Manumea on Cross Island Road, Apia. 
 
A great opportunity to see how our money is being spent on this very worthwhile inter-club initiative, and to participate in the project.  All enquiries to Ray in Christchurch  rayandanne@xtra.co.nz
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