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Editors Rant
Looking back. Who doesn’t? Should we? See it in this issue and you be the judge.
Here’s one: Did you know and Did you celebrate or recognise these Rotary theme months ? January was Vocational February was for Peace, March is for Water & sanitation
Our glorious leader has gone dark this week so we have an “as it was” in Dave’s Rave.
Another in Club News you can take a trip down the NZ Brand Icon memory lane
& Another in Members Slot our Fellowship Petanque evening and another self supplement…. Big Ed Wig a picture essay on some cherished personal moments in Rotary as president of the best rotary club ij NZ to the best rotary district in the world and more.
& Another in Rotary World we have DG Allan take a look back on his first 2 months of 2023 & a thank you from Science Forum and more
Here’s the thing. Ka mua , ka muri is a maori proverb which says Looking back in order to look forward.
Enjoy.
Ron Seeto
Dave's Rave
AS IT WAS
Our glorious leader & First Lady at Big Wig Ed's PUSHING BOUNDARIES Rotary Districts 9920-9940 joint conference Rotorua June 2013.
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LOVE YOUR FATE
While away this week I enjoyed thinking about the challenge of being resilient.
It’s a much-used term at the moment, be it in the context of: flood victims, health, politics or relationships.
At an entomological level resilience essentially means to “spring back”.
Hence, the association with rebounding from tragedy, hardship or heartbreak.
To be resilient implies a mindset & strength for things to “return to normal” – to be back as they were.
But aren’t tragedy, hardship, and heartbreak at the very centre of life’s struggle?
Is our character not defined and revealed by our experiences of individual hardships?
If so, shouldn’t we consider learning to lean into our fortunes (good or bad) instead.
The challenge then becomes refusing to resile to hardship (negatively) but to love (positively) the unknown future, whatever it may be.
Amor Fati. Love your Fate.
Club News and Notices
NZ ICONIC BRANDS : as they were
Phil Sai-Louie gave us a fact-filled analysis of a dozen well known Kiwi brands, many dating back more than a century. Although some of the names still existed, there had been an inexorable take over by multi-national companies.
Tip Top [now owned by Nestle]; Georgie Pie [killed off by McDonalds]; Lemon & Paeroa [now owned by Coca Cola]; Glaxo from Bunnythorpe in the Manawatu [now part of Glaxo Smith Kline, the largest pharmaceutical company in the world]; Sanitarium [Seventh Day Adventist, non-tax paying and around 150 products] and Kellogg; the Chelsea Sugar Refinery, established at Birkenhead; Chesdale [vacuum packing and processed spreadable cheeses] now part of Fonterra; Edmonds[“Sure to Rise” baking powder] – the first edition of the Cook Book was in 1907 – now part of Goodman Fielder Wattie; Masport [Mason & Porter] 1930, the first hand lawn mower [now taken over by AL-KO Gardentech]; Tux dog biscuits, started by Tony Moore in Blenheim and now part of Nestle Purina Petcare; and The Warehouse started by Stephen Tindall, now part of NZ’s largest retail chain [incorporating Noel Leeming etc].
A nostalgic trip down memory lane for many of those present, and a reminder for others of the Kiwi can-do approach to almost anything, including business. Phil agreed to incorporate some knowledgeable interjections from members into his future presentations. Indeed Big Wig Ed.
President Elect Mike chairs his first meeting
Chairing his first meeting, President-Elect Mike Alison ( fully suited & booted) welcomed Di Martens to the meeting, along with our speaker, historian Phil Sai-Louie.
Mike reminded members of the start for the year of Aorere College’s Reading Enrichment Programme on Thursday.......
Warwick Leyland passed on this heartfelt thank you below.....
Tēnā koutou, I would like to express my gratitude for granting me a scholarship to attend this Rotary Science and Technology Forum. It was an experience that I will never forget in my years of secondary school. I am grateful for the opportunity to meet new people and professors who happily shared their experiences of how they managed university life.
One key highlight of this Summer camp was being able to attend several lectures, in particular microbiology. I never thought of how interesting microbiology is (investigating microorganisms through a microscope) until this lecture. This interested me because these tiny organisms all contain unique and special features which also play important roles in several biochemical processes such as climate change. Besides microbiology, everything flowed smoothly from the very beginning of the two weeks, right to the end of it all. It was easy to bond and make friendships with everyone, because we all shared similar interests with each other, which created easy conversations.
Once again, thank you all for this great opportunity of being exposed to a range of careers in Science. It was truly an amazing time and could not ask for a better experience with like-minded friends.
Regards, Chertoriah Tafatu
Our pleasure Chertoriah & THANK YOU! Big Wig Ed.
PS: The Forum is a 14-day program for high-achieving Year 12 students
Thanks to all who participated we are calling for more enthusiasts next year.
