Dear readers
Your final issue of RAPPORT in the reign of glorious leader Dave who in his hallmark style challenges us in Dave’s Raveto Take Action.
Club News reports on our last meeting before Changeover of heart tugging Salvation Army response to the Hawkes Bay floods; a colorful and touching show and tell of Army work in Samoa from past member Sallie captain Eric Turner ; a hello from our 3 RotaPacific candidates for RYLA this year and a shoutout for Asel’s FightNight
Members Slot feature in pictures our last fellowship event at the Bradshaws and a “hot off the press” report on food packing.
Rotary World feature snippets from RI General secretary John Hewko’s report to RI Convention in Melbourne and my favourite Rotary project End Polio
Time now for thank you’s……
_ a big one to my front row tech guru Simon, wordsmith Alan and picture taker Colin for helping me bring you your regular dose of rotary at Rotary Newmarket
_to those of you who sent in content
_to all of you for being kind and generous and letting us get on with looking for Perfection in the Imperfect
Don’t Worry….what is certain…incoming PR Director Liv McIver will be Taking Action in your next Rapport issue with aplomb.
Maku t era e to ana; kei a koe te urunga ake o te ra.
Let mine be the setting sun; yours is the dawning of a new day.
Big Wig Ed signing off, Ron Seeto.
PS: what will I do now that SUCCESSION ( the TV series on Neon) is finished.
Last Thursday morning I woke up with chest pains.
Mike also welcomed 
Roger Harvey introduced and thanked Ruth Condor, Northern Relationships Manager for the Salvation Army. Ruth described the different flooding outcomes which had occurred in Napier and in Hastings. She showed us videos from emergency responder Craig and social worker Chrissie, who had had to cope with the initial traumas of the Anniversary weekend weather bomb and were still working with uncertainties and huge needs in their communities. More assistance was gearing up for families who had lost so much, providing social work and mental health support for those financially and economically so badly affected. The emergency equipment able to be provided through support from local Rotary Clubs, and other Clubs, including ours, was particularly appreciated. Roger & Mike presented Ruth with our RCON $10k donation.
