President Greg to confirm details of this meeting

President Greg's regular Club Meeting

Our speaker next Tuesday evening 14^th June 6-30pm at the Remuera Golf Club is Greg Macpherson founder of SRW Laboratories. Greg is an Entrepreneur and successful Pharmacist who want to revolutionise the aging process.

Membership committee to provide the speaker

President Greg hands over the chains of office.

Our guest speaker to lunch will be Dave Atkinson the CEO of the Parenting Place.

Dave Atkinson is married to Phoebe and the proud father of Harley and Kyla. Dave has worked in a variety of roles at Parenting Place since 2006, most recently stepping into the role of CEO in August 2020. Starting as a presenter with Attitude, Parenting Place’s youth resilience and life skills programme, Dave delivered talks to over 300,000 students and their parents. In senior leadership roles, Dave has overseen Parenting Place’s creative, marketing and storytelling work. A gifted communicator with a wealth of life experience, Dave speaks with passion, relatability, humour and hope.In his spare time, you will find Dave playing with his kids, helping his wife run a local community garden, or from time to time travelling internationally as a humanitarian filmmaker.

We are packing ERK at 45D Ben Lomond Cresent, Pakuranga

Please confirm or decline if you can assist

Trees for Survival

Two of our schools, St Cuthberts and St Peters, are both involved in the Trees for Survival plantings this month. With the Schools and the City Council,  the Club helps fund the plants and the costs of the days out.  For St Cuths., the planting was due to be held on Friday 12^th August at Bombay           

St Peters    The planting will be held  on Thursday 18^th August     at Parakai

            Please advise  John Hawke if you can attend!

We are packing ERK at 45D Ben Lomond Cresent, Pakuranga

Please confirm or decline if you can assist

We need alot of helpers due to a very short time frame to send the packs.

This is a fun soacial event.

Come join us for tree planting!

Emergency Response Kits

For distribution in an emergency in the Pacific Islands. ERKs include items that will help provide temporary shelter for families whose homes have been destroyed by cylones and other natural disasters. Also included are clothing and cooking utensils.  ERKs are often the first help to reach devastated communities.

The premises are located at 45D Ben Lomond Crescent  Pakuranga, a loop road Off Cascades Road. It’s a vacated Post Parcel Depot with some parking marked NZ Post and is the last building down the driveway.

The main contact for all activity at the site is Gabriel  Gimblet-Martin on ph 021 576 437  E; gabbygm07@gmail.co.nz.    

The proposed pack next Tuesday has been cancelled.

Club contact: John Hawke

                    Our Newmarket team packing day is now:

               Saturday 3^rd September      8.30am – 1.30pm

Sign the list, or register on Clubrunner

We are Packing the last 120 boxes of Emergency Response Kits

Start time: 6pm

Address: 42D Ben Lomand Cresent, Pakuranga

Due to catering requirements there will be no additions or cancellations of attendees after the Friday before the event. Final numbers are emailed at 3pm 

We are Packing the last 120 boxes of Emergency Response Kits

Start time: 6pm

Address: 42D Ben Lomand Cresent, Pakuranga

As a bit of fun the 11th October evening meeting at the Remuera Golf Club will be run as a Quiz night.  It is an ideal opportinity for existing members to invite family and friends and the public to come along and share a fun club event. 

St Johns Rotary Annual Fundraiser

$35 per head

$330 for a table of 10

REFRESHMENTS: Pre-dinner canapés will be served followed by pizza dinner, tea and coffee. A range of beer, wines and soft drinks will be available at the cash bar. 

Will be a fun night

Lets support our clubs who support us at our events.

Call John Hawke if you have any question 021804922

Dave Atkinson will share some of his experiences as a film maker working in refugee hotspots around the world.

Since our Tuesday meeting falls after a public holiday there is no meetingthis day.

David Comery, CEO of the Waka Pacific Trust, and manages the Due Drop Events Centre. Many of you will never have heard of the Due Drop Foundation, now the naming sponsor of former Vodafone Events centre. Due Drop is one of NZ most recent philantropic Foundations.  David will share how the events centre survived COVID and works with other charities to provide support to families in South Auckland.  

An evening of wahine toa/confident women is headlined by Melanie Medland. Melanie is a professional communicator who works with parents and employers to ensure their children and employees thrive.  In her presentation she will share exactly why "kia ora" is so much more than "hello".  

We also have cameo presentations from two recent Rotary awardees:

1. Genevieve Mora: co-founder of mental illness charity "Voices of Hope" - an awardee of the 2022 Circus Quirkus event; and

2. Holly Kewene: Winner of the 2021 MAPAS award, meaning she was the top student in her class in the year long programme to advance Maori and Paficia into medicine and health sciences. 

We look forward to your company at this event.  As always with our dinner meetings - its ideal to bring a friend for an evening of celebration and learning. 

CALLING Garden Volunteers!

If you would like to join the team working tirelessly to put this wonderful event on then we would love to hear from you! 

Every garden in the festival requires at least two volunteers to ‘look after’ the garden and be stationed at a table at the entrance to each garden.

You will be required to put on your best smile and welcome visitors to the gardens, check/issue wristbands, collect/sell tickets, hand out programmes and generally be a fabulous ambassador for the festival.

We have two shifts per day in each garden each day – Saturday morning 9.30am – 1pm, Saturday afternoon 12.45 – 4.30pm, Sunday morning 9.30am – 1pm, and Sunday afternoon 12.45 – 4.30pm.

On arrival you will be able to meet the designer and walk around the garden and as a thank you for your help you will be given a ticket to visit one other garden in the festival of your choice.

Do it with a friend or meet somebody new! Choose the suburb or the designer you’d like to be with, the day or time that suits you best and get in touch with us. We’d love to hear from you.

Please use our form below to apply, or email our volunteer coordinator Kay Madigan, Trustee & Community Liaison, Village Square Trust Board with any questions on kaymadigannz@gmail.com

More details about the event : www.gardendesignfest.co.nz

Tickets are available from i’ticket or Kings Plant Barn

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Preferred Day(s) & Time(s)

26th Saturday Morning, 9.30am - 1pm

26th Saturday Afternoon, 12.45 - 4.30pm

27th Sunday Morning, 9.30am - 1pm

27th Sunday Afternoon, 12.45 - 4.30pm

Mobile Phone

Email

Last Name

First Name

CALLING Garden Volunteers!

If you would like to join the team working tirelessly to put this wonderful event on then we would love to hear from you! 

Every garden in the festival requires at least two volunteers to ‘look after’ the garden and be stationed at a table at the entrance to each garden.

You will be required to put on your best smile and welcome visitors to the gardens, check/issue wristbands, collect/sell tickets, hand out programmes and generally be a fabulous ambassador for the festival.

We have two shifts per day in each garden each day – Saturday morning 9.30am – 1pm, Saturday afternoon 12.45 – 4.30pm, Sunday morning 9.30am – 1pm, and Sunday afternoon 12.45 – 4.30pm.

On arrival you will be able to meet the designer and walk around the garden and as a thank you for your help you will be given a ticket to visit one other garden in the festival of your choice.

Do it with a friend or meet somebody new! Choose the suburb or the designer you’d like to be with, the day or time that suits you best and get in touch with us. We’d love to hear from you.

Please use our form below to apply, or email our volunteer coordinator Kay Madigan, Trustee & Community Liaison, Village Square Trust Board with any questions on kaymadigannz@gmail.com

More details about the event : www.gardendesignfest.co.nz

Tickets are available from i’ticket or Kings Plant Barn

SCROLL TO VOLUNTEER FORM

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Preferred Day(s) & Time(s)

26th Saturday Morning, 9.30am - 1pm

26th Saturday Afternoon, 12.45 - 4.30pm

27th Sunday Morning, 9.30am - 1pm

27th Sunday Afternoon, 12.45 - 4.30pm

Mobile Phone

Email

Last Name

First Name

CALLING Garden Volunteers!

If you would like to join the team working tirelessly to put this wonderful event on then we would love to hear from you! 

Every garden in the festival requires at least two volunteers to ‘look after’ the garden and be stationed at a table at the entrance to each garden.

You will be required to put on your best smile and welcome visitors to the gardens, check/issue wristbands, collect/sell tickets, hand out programmes and generally be a fabulous ambassador for the festival.

We have two shifts per day in each garden each day – Saturday morning 9.30am – 1pm, Saturday afternoon 12.45 – 4.30pm, Sunday morning 9.30am – 1pm, and Sunday afternoon 12.45 – 4.30pm.

On arrival you will be able to meet the designer and walk around the garden and as a thank you for your help you will be given a ticket to visit one other garden in the festival of your choice.

Do it with a friend or meet somebody new! Choose the suburb or the designer you’d like to be with, the day or time that suits you best and get in touch with us. We’d love to hear from you.

Please use our form below to apply, or email our volunteer coordinator Kay Madigan, Trustee & Community Liaison, Village Square Trust Board with any questions on kaymadigannz@gmail.com

More details about the event : www.gardendesignfest.co.nz

Tickets are available from i’ticket or Kings Plant Barn

SCROLL TO VOLUNTEER FORM

SEND

Preferred Day(s) & Time(s)

26th Saturday Morning, 9.30am - 1pm

26th Saturday Afternoon, 12.45 - 4.30pm

27th Sunday Morning, 9.30am - 1pm

27th Sunday Afternoon, 12.45 - 4.30pm

Mobile Phone

Email

Last Name

First Name

CALLING Garden Volunteers!

If you would like to join the team working tirelessly to put this wonderful event on then we would love to hear from you! 

Every garden in the festival requires at least two volunteers to ‘look after’ the garden and be stationed at a table at the entrance to each garden.

You will be required to put on your best smile and welcome visitors to the gardens, check/issue wristbands, collect/sell tickets, hand out programmes and generally be a fabulous ambassador for the festival.

We have two shifts per day in each garden each day – Saturday morning 9.30am – 1pm, Saturday afternoon 12.45 – 4.30pm, Sunday morning 9.30am – 1pm, and Sunday afternoon 12.45 – 4.30pm.

On arrival you will be able to meet the designer and walk around the garden and as a thank you for your help you will be given a ticket to visit one other garden in the festival of your choice.

Do it with a friend or meet somebody new! Choose the suburb or the designer you’d like to be with, the day or time that suits you best and get in touch with us. We’d love to hear from you.

Please use our form below to apply, or email our volunteer coordinator Kay Madigan, Trustee & Community Liaison, Village Square Trust Board with any questions on kaymadigannz@gmail.com

More details about the event : www.gardendesignfest.co.nz

Tickets are available from i’ticket or Kings Plant Barn

SCROLL TO VOLUNTEER FORM

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Preferred Day(s) & Time(s)

26th Saturday Morning, 9.30am - 1pm

26th Saturday Afternoon, 12.45 - 4.30pm

27th Sunday Morning, 9.30am - 1pm

27th Sunday Afternoon, 12.45 - 4.30pm

Mobile Phone

Email

Last Name

First Name

Our speaker via Zoom is Dr Kirstine Hulse General Manager Sustainability, Health & Safety & People at Bremworth.

Kirstine will talk to us about Bremworth's move away from Synthetic Carpets to All Wool.

Use this link to join.  

(Zoom meeting will open at 7:15pm) 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84548531253?pwd=R2craXFpK3BxZGRVeGUraWZSQUJLQT09

Meeting ID: 845 4853 1253