Welcome to the The Rotary Club of Timaru

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ROTARY'S HELPING HAND PROJECT
 
 
 
 
 
overcoming disadvantage | helping people who face challenges | providing community facilities | supporting worthy organisations
 
Rotary’s interested in hearing about opportunities to help improve lives, and to make South Canterbury a better place to live.
 
If you know of someone who needs help, a great organisation that needs a bit of support, or something that would be of benefit to our community get in touch and we’ll see what we can do.  Click HERE for more information ...
PRESIDENT JESS'S 7TH JULY MEETING NOTES
Posted by Jess Hewitson

Grüezi mitenand  (Greetings Everyone in Swiss German)
 
This week at our meeting we had a lovely young man, Hayden Kerr, talk to us about his 15 week Rugby experience over in West Sussex, England.  Hayden was a student at Roncalli College who applied for a school rugby scholarship and was selected to train with the prestigious Seaford College.  He had a wonderful trip and talked of his experiences; of the departing journey over to England and being all alone having to navigate some of the largest airports in the world, through to the huge 750kg forward pack his new team had!
 
The travel bug has bitten and he’s excited to get back over to the UK after he gains his Building certification.  I wish him all the best and sure he will go far with his demeanour and diplomacy!  Isn’t it great when we hear back from our local youth who we support in some way or another?
 
 
 
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PRESIDENT JESS HEWITSON AND HER NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM
The Rotary Club of Timaru celebrated a very successful Rotary year under President Bev Slooten's leadership and welcomed Incoming President Jess Hewitson and her leadership team for the 2020-21 Rotary Year.
 
We celebrated the occasion with an excellent turnout of members and their partners supported by our District Governor Dylan Murray and his partner Rebecca Aitchison, our Assistant Governor Raewyn Francis, several Rotarians from neighbouring clubs and some of our Honorary members.
 
The Rotary Club of Timaru Leadership Team for 2020-21 - all dressed to fit in with the evening's sporting theme.
From left: Jenny Ensor (Treasurer), Hugh Perry (Director), Lionel Wilson (Secretary), Lance Wensley (Director), Cheryl Rose (Sergeant at Arms), Jess Hewitson (President), Bev Slooten (Past President) and Dave Woods (Director)

Jess Hewitson kicked off her year as president with a sports-themed changeover dinner, another delicious meal from the crew at the Timaru Town & Country Club: roast beef and apple crumble.
 
Three members were recognised for their huge contribution to both the club and the community over several years with the award of Paul Harris Fellowships in the form of a donation of $US 1,000 to the Rotary Foundation, Rotary's International Charity, in their name.
 
District Governor Dylan Murray, Paul Harris Fellowship (PHF) recipient Tony Henderson, outgoing President Bev Slooten, PHF recipients Robyn Baldwin and Stephen Don, and incoming President Jess Hewitson
 
Robyn Baldwin and Stephen Don were made Paul Harris Fellows and Tony Henderson received a Sapphire pin to add to his existing Paul Harris Fellow badge. 
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ROTARY SUPPORTS YMCA DRIVING SCHOLARSHIPS
The Rotary Club of Timaru Charitable Trust has donated $30,000 to enable YMCA to deliver more than 70 driving instruction scholarships in the coming year.
 
In late 2019 YMCA launched the Y•Drive Driving School offering competitively priced driving instruction with the aim of reducing barriers to employment and further education. When they realised that driving instruction was not achievable to everyone in our community the vision for a community driving scholarship was born. The Rotary Club of Timaru is delighted to be able to support this valuable community initiative.
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CLASSROOMS IN THE CLOUDS - supporting education in Nepal
In 2016 Timaru Girls High School (TGHS) started an initiative to fund a teacher in the village of Damku, Nepal, with the then principal, Sarah Davis, together with funding from the Rotary Club of Timaru. The catalyst was Chris Jensen- Burke, an ex-Timaru Girls High School head girl, and now a lawyer in Sydney who regularly climbs in Nepal and is now married to a Nepalese Sherpa.
 
Last year Brenna Shaw, a 19 year old ex-TGHS student had the opportunity to spend three months in rural Nepal seeing first-hand the work CITC provides to many communities.  Brenna has always been passionate about everyone having access to a quality education and also about empowerment and equality for women and girls.
 
 
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COMPASSIONATE HELP FOR PACIFIC CHILDREN
Posted by John Barton
 
ROMAC and Interplast are two charities Rotary associates with to provide life-changing medical aid to children from the Pacific region.
 
The Club's Charitable Trust has made donations of $5,000 to each of these charities in the name of Bill McKay, a former Club member whose major bequest to the Club is held in the Charitable Trust.  
 
 
 
 
All surgical and medical staff working in the programme are volunteers - donations fund air fares, visas, and other external costs of the programme.   Read more about ROMAC here ...  (Click here to donate to ROMAC)
 
 
 
Interplast sends teams of volunteer plastic and reconstructive surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses and allied health professionals to provide life-changing surgery and medical training in 17 countries across the Asia Pacific region.  This is done in partnership with local organisations, including hospitals, universities and local NGOs.
 
Interplast's mission is to ‘repair bodies and rebuild lives’ and they do this by providing surgical services to those who could not otherwise afford or access these, and by building the capacity of local medical systems through training and mentoring programs.  Read more about Interplast here ...
 
 
About Our Club

Timaru
We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 6:00 PM
Timaru Town & Country Club
99 Douglas Street
Timaru,  7910
New Zealand
Phone:
3-688 6368
Email:
rotary.timaru@gmail.com
District Site
Bulletins
Venue Map
Upcoming Speakers
Nigel Trainor - SCDHB CEO
Jul 14, 2020
The state of our Health
Rebecca Aitchison
Jul 28, 2020
Police Child Protection Division
Mayor Nigel Bowen
Aug 25, 2020
The Future of the Timaru District. Where we are now - Where we are going - How we will get there
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Get in Touch
Postal Address:
P O Box 78, Timaru
Phone our secretary:
(03) 688 6368  (Home)
(027) 227 9785 (Mobile)
 
Weekly meetings not for you?
Our NRG (Next Rotary Generation) members meet once a month - they try for the last Tuesday. Check out their facebook page for the location of the next meeting; they like to mix it up!
They arrange Rotary activities to fit in with their busy lifestyles; family first; work second; Rotary third.
This group of resourceful, community-minded professionals enjoy getting together and giving back to the community.
If you're interested to learn more about NRG visit the NRG Facebook page
or call Jess at (021) 886 812 
 
We're always happy to welcome visitors to our meetings.
 
If we have a speaker coming that you'd like to hear you're welcome to join us. Ever wondered what a Rotary meeting is like? Come and spend the evening with us.
 
We meet at the Timaru Town and Country Club in Douglas Street (see the venue map in the "About our Club" panel above) at 5:30pm on Tuesdays except over the Christmas break.
 
Phone our secretary Lionel
at (027) 227 9785 to book in so we can have a meal ready for you - cost $20.00
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