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Rotary Foundation On The Move

Rotary On The Move - April 2022

Zone 8 Rotary On The Move. Vol 1 - Issue 9

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Contents

Rotary Directors at Council on Legislation - Vicki Puliz (USA), Venky Venkatesh (India), Valerie Wafer (Canada).

ROTARY’S INTERNATIONALITY - SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

by RI Director Jessie Harman

I love the way that Rotary connects people - people I would likely never meet without this amazing organisation.

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Together, We Connect

KEEPING ENGAGED WITH MEMBERS

by PDG Adrian Roach, Regional Rotary Coordinator

We want our members and participants to find long-term value in their relationship to Rotary.

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Building Resilience

BUILDING RESILIENCE

by PDG Brian Coffey, Assistant Rotary Coordinator

'… when building sand castles on the beach, we can ignore the waves but should watch the tide.’ Edsger Dijkstra

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Rotarians Joyce and Phil Ogden 

PEDAL POWER FOR POLIO

by PDG Bob Aitken - Rotary End Polio Now Coordinator

Pedal power drives passion for Polio fundraising across the Nullarbor

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2021 Public Image Training

PUBLIC IMAGE TRAINING CALENDAR 2022

by PDG Sarita McLean, Rotary Public Image Coordinator

You have the opportunity to share your knowledge with a diverse group of Rotarians. We can truly learn from each other.

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Increasing our ability to adapt, webinar

INCREASING OUR ABILITY TO ADAPT WEBINAR

by Barbara Mifsud, Regional Membership Officer

Join us for our fourth webinar in the RI Membership Development series entitled Engaging Members + Delivering Value on Thursday 28 April.

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Work shop participants on board the Uto Ni Yalo, a traditional Pacific sail boat that does incredible work in conservation, environmental awareness and teaching youth the skills of sailing traditional boats. 

EXPERIENCING ROTARY FIRST HAND

by Nafiah Shariff, Rotaract Lautoka

The biggest key takeaway for me from the whole workshop was that Rotary represents endless opportunities to be helped and to help others.

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Snapshot

MEMBERSHIP SNAPSHOT

by Barbara Mifsud, Regional Membership Officer

Want to know how our zone and your district are doing membership-wise? Check out this snapshot.

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John Bilderbeck, Vice District Governor Lions District 202E, and Bill Wagstaff, Rotary Club of Whakatū (Nelson) and Mandy Silcock, Habitat for Humanity’s Nelson ReStore. 

LOCAL ROTARY VOLUNTEERS SUPPORT FLOOD RECOVERY

by Assistant Governor Karen Stade

Rotarians from around the South Island and in particular Canterbury, have joined forces to help turn houses into homes for six families and two individuals displaced by flooding events in Westport and the Buller District.

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Rotary Legacy

THE DIFFICULT SUBJECT OF WHAT HAPPENS AFTER WE ARE GONE

by PDG Dennis Shore - Endowment / Major Gifts Adviser

How Rotary can make estate planning less stressful

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Rotary Responds to Ukraine crisis

ROTARY CLUBS AROUND THE WORLD HAVE STEPPED UP THEIR SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE

by PDG Peter Garnett, Regional Rotary Foundation Coordinator

Rotary Support for Ukraine – Update as at 9 April 2022

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Me Us You

ANALYSE, ANTICIPATE AND ADAPT

by PP Roslyn Teirney, Assistant Regional Public Image Coordinator

Don’t post to social media without a plan. Your Facebook page’s followers, like your members, need to feel welcome, respected and valued. If they’re not, your page’s posts won’t reflect the power of the Rotary brand.

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Successful Club Building in 2022

RI DIRECTOR JESSIE HARMAN - AN AUTHORITY ON VOLUNTEERING BEST PRACTICE

by PP Kero O'Shea, Membership Voice Coordinator

We are very fortunate in Zone 8 that our resident RI Board director Dr Jessie Harman is not only a very experienced Rotary leader, but also an authority on volunteering.

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Te Tai Tokerau Mental Wellbeing Project

GLOBAL GRANT TO ADDRESS THE SILENT EPIDEMIC AFFECTING NEW ZEALAND’S YOUNG

by Bernadette Horrell, District & Disaster Response Grant Officer, Rotary International South Pacific and Philippines Office

ROTARY TE TAI TOKERAU TAMARIKI MENTAL WELLBEING PROJECT. A silent epidemic is having a devastating impact on New Zealand’s young. Thousands of young people are affected by mental health issues – anxiety, depression, or ADHD. One in four Kiwi kids will experience a mental health issue before the age of 18, fifty percent by the age of 12. It took one woman with an idea and Rotary to provide a lifeline.

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LinkedIn

LINKEDIN – AN IMPORTANT TOOL FOR ROTARY OUTREACH

by PP Roslyn Teirney, Assistant Regional Public Image Coordinator

LinkedIn allows us to show how Rotarians connect, supporting Vocational Service and showing in our posts and profiles that we are people of action.

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Rebuilding our Club

EAST MAITLAND ROTARY - BACK FROM ABYSS

by PP Kero O'Shea, Membership Voice Coordinator

The club was riven with conflict and was generally very unattractive. The great turnaround!

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2021-22 Rotary Zone 8 TEAM

by The Team

Please checkout the Zone 8 - 2021-22 TEAM; names, contact details and every Team Member's photo.

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