Welcome to the The Rotary Club of Timaru

Do you want to make positive changes in our community and around the world?
Our club members share a passion for community service and friendship. Becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group who share a drive to give back.
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 ...
CHRISTMAS PARADE & ROSE FESTIVAL 2020
 
Our club had a busy Sunday at the annual Timaru Christmas Parade and along with the South Canterbury Rose Festival. 
Our Past President Lynette Wilson has represented our club as part of the organising committee for the Christmas Parade. She rallied our club members together to help with the float registrations, health and safety checks of the floats pre-parade, and also with the road marshaling during the parade.  Our food caravan was in full swing down at the bay for the Rose Festival at the same time as the Parade and the team down there were keep very busy most of the day.  DG Dylan and his family featured in the parade in his Shelter Box Rotary Beetle.  
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OUR PRESIDENTS TRIP TO WELLINGTON
 
Last week, I was honoured to be invited to speak at the Rotary Club of Wellington.  As one of three young female Rotary Presidents, we were invited to talk at the club as “the new face of Rotary”. Wellington RC is celebrating its centennial year this year and they wanted to incorporate our thoughts as part of their celebrations.
 
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UPGRADED DIRECTION SIGN AT TIMARU AIRPORT
The new direction indicators erected by the Club at Timaru Airport. This replaces the original signs erected by the Club around 60 years ago, in 1960.
 
It's fitting that this project, started some months ago, is completed at a time when the airport is coming to life again with the lifting of some COVID-19 restrictions.
STEVE WILLS - PAUL HARRIS FELLOW
Steve Wills has been recognised by the Rotary Club of Timaru for the enormous contribution he has made to our community over many years both as part of his work as a police officer and through his many other commuity interests and involvements.
 
Rotary recognises people who make a significant contribution to their community by donating $US 1,000 in their name to Rotary's charitable organisation, The Rotary Foundation. This entitles the recipient to be called a "Paul Harris Fellow", the award being named after Rotary's founder.  This is the second time Steve has received such recognition by Rotary.
 
The range of Steve's service to our community is staggering, much of it aimed at encouraging and supporting young people to get involved in sport, and working to provide opportunities for youth in our community to find their feet. His primary drive is to see the young adults become better people.
 
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WILD POLIO ERADICATED FROM AFRICA - WITH ROTARY'S HELP
A major milestone has been reached in the effort to eradicate polio world-wide.
 
On 25 August 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that transmission of the wild poliovirus has officially been stopped in all 47 countries of its African region.
 
This comes after decades of hard won gains in the region by Rotary and its partners in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) — WHO, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UNICEF, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Gavi, the vaccine alliance. It's an historic and vital step toward global eradication of polio, which is Rotary’s top priority.
 
The Rotary Club of Timaru has been contributing to this project over several years both with funds donated personally by Club members, and with the proceeds of the Club's community fundraising activities. Everyone who supports Rotary's projects can rightly feel a sense of pride in this achievement.
 
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ROTARY HELPS WITH WINTER HEATING
A team of Rotarians and volunteers led by Rotarian Tony Henderson has been busy collecting, cutting up, bagging and delivering kindling for those in need in and around Timaru for the past several years. Click HERE to read the full story.  
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
Get in Touch
Postal Address:
P O Box 78, Timaru
Phone our secretary:
(03) 688 6368  (Home)
(027) 227 9785 (Mobile)
 
 
Upcoming Events
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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