3 November 2016 (Oct 31, 2016)

3rd November 2016

Published fortnightly

November is Rotary Foundation Month

Take a look at the NEW District 9980 web site and log in to the Rotarians Area. Don't know your login or password? READ MORE

MEETINGS

Tuesdays 5-30 pm for 6-00 pm at:

Wild Thyme Restaurant,

Stratton House,

24 Beach Street

Cost: $20

Exact numbers attending and apologies must be advised before each meeting. Please advise by 4:00 p.m. on the Monday before each meeting. To ph: 442-3484 / fax 442-3494 or email: admin @rilean.co.nz

Find Us

Nov 15, 2016

Vocational Visit. Not regular Venue READ MORE

Harvey Norman Site visit

Nov 22, 2016

Foundation Dinners. No Meeting READ MORE

Fundraising Dinners for The Rotary Foundation

Nov 23, 2016

NRG Social Sausage Sizzle READ MORE

from 5.30 pm onward at Lake Hayes Estate Playground

Nov 29, 2016

Club AGM

No Speaker

Dec 06, 2016

Regular Meeting. Note: Change from last bulletin

Speaker TBA

Dec 13, 2016

Christmas Function. Note change from last Bulletin

Venue and details TBA Final Meeting for 2016

View entire list

Air New Zealand Marathon Volunteers

Queenstown and surrounds

Nov 19, 2016

Volunteers Needed

The Air New Zealand Queenstown Marathon organisers have agreed to pay us in the vicinity of $5,000 if we provide about 60 people as Traffic Marshals. This is on 19th November and you can register your interest in helping HERE.

President

Keith McIntosh

Secretary

Chris Taylor

Past President

Jan Chappell

Treasurer

Alan Dunbar

President Elect

M Mulholland

Club Administration Chair

Russell McGrouther

Foundation Chair

Kerry Dunlop

Club Membership

George Carver

Community Service Chair

Bruce Jefford

Education

Derek Bulman

Youth/Membership Chair

Richard Muth

Communications

Jan Chappell

Publicity/Social Media Chair

Melissa Simmons

Technology

Melissa Simmons

NRG President

Richard Muth

Fundraising Chair

Ron Mackersy

The Inner Wheel Club of Queenstown is organising a special High Tea at the Hilton and Charity Auction to raise money for St John and the Lakes District Air Rescue Trust.

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has kindly agreed to be the guest speaker at the event to be held on February 9 next year.

Corporate tables of ten are available for $1000, with individual tickets at $100 each and both can be purchased by contacting Jenny Mason at jenny.amokura@gmail.com or 0274173161.

All money raised will stay in our local community.

Inner Wheel is one of the world’s largest women’s voluntary service organisations. Formed in 1924, it is active in more than 100 countries, with around 4000 clubs and more than 100,000 members.

There are more than 60 Inner Wheel clubs in New Zealand who participate in service projects in local communities and across the country.

Rotary International President

John Germ

“The average man doesn’t wish to be told that it is a bull or bear market.What he desires is to be told specifically which particular stock to buy or sell. He wants to get something for nothing. He does not wish to work. He doesn’t even wish to have to think.” — Jesse Livermore

Keith McIntosh

PRESIDENT'S BLOG

Those who attended Rotary two weeks ago and heard Peter Newport speak about his career in journalism, some of his notable experiences and his view of the future of news media would have been very impressed. Thanks again to our speakers team, Brian McPherson and Geoff Swan who continue to provide us with high calibre speakers.

This week saw a break from Wild Thyme Restaurant to the New Orleans at Arrowtown. A nice less formal meeting and satisfying to hear from two St Joseph’s year 8 (Form 2) pupils who were inspired by their attendance at the national Young Leader’s Day recently in Dunedin. We co-sponsored their attendance along with ’Lions’.

Our Foundation Dinners will be held on Tuesday 22^nd November (in 3 weeks time). Kerry Dunlop will lead the organising of this annual event. We commenced organising this initiative at Rotary on Tuesday night. I encourage you to support this Foundation fundraiser including as a host. These dinners have been well received in previous years and assist us make our annual commitment to the Foundation which, of course, is celebrating its 100^th year.

Last night the Membership Team met to begin planning for the future of Queenstown Rotary, including recruitment. If you wish to play a key part in organising and delivering this initiative in the New Year, please approach Monica, Joan, George or myself. It is imperative that we recruit new members into both groups of our club if we are to achieve succession planning that will enable Rotary Queenstown to continue long into the future.

Regards

President Keith

MEETING NOTES

Tuesday 8th Nov - Marathon traffic manager presentation & slideshow-very important meeting for all those who have volunteered to assist. Full instructions, T-shirts and Hi-viz vests will also be issued. A few backup people needed please.

Bevan Campbell and Aderianne have left Queenstown to live in Christchurch. Bevan has been a staunch member of our club and we hope he will be back to visit.

Foundation Dinners 22nd November. Read more

SPCA Collection 10th November. A couple of reserves needed for 1-2 and 2-3. Contact President Keith

St Joseph School Head Boy Cameron and Head Girl Gemma gave a presentation to the club following a Rotary contribution of $500 towards the Year 8 Leadership Course in Dunedin.

Check out the New Orleans meeting photos on Facebook.

Thanks from Pauline Blomfield

How to Keep Kids Safe With Dogs

I would like to thank you and everyone at Queenstown Rotary for your kind and generous support with our children's dog safety campaign.

Dog bites are a preventable tragedy and with the holiday season fast approaching bite statistics always increase. Together we can make a difference.

I look forward to meeting you in the New Year.

Kind Regards

Pauline

See a preview of Pauline's pamphlet here.

Read more about Pauline here

Rotary Friendship Exchange With Sweden

The team from Sweden, will be visiting the RC of Queenstown in February 2017; arriving on Monday 20th from Te Anau and departing for Wanaka on Wednesday 22nd.

We will be looking for hosts and you can read up about the team members here

We can plan for a return visit from D9980 to their District to commence mid August 2017. This is an invitation for Rotarians and their Partners of D9980 to be part of this Rotary Friendship Exchange. District Friendship Exchange organiser is very scant on details but those interested should send him an email registering it with their contact details lance.wensley@gmail.com In due course this invitation will be included in the DG’s Newsletter. Places will fill fast. Read about Swedish District 2400 here

Dinner for Aussies

The Pakuranga Rotary Club has planned a 2 week tour of New Zealand specifically for Australian Rotarians (and partners) and wish to give them the opportunity to meet with NZ Rotarians on a more personal level than attending a Rotary meeting. They would like to be ‘home hosted’ for a dinner in a Rotarian's home on Sunday night the 9^th April.

There will be about 30 people (plus or minus) and the concept proposed it that each host takes 4 guests each (6 if they have room) from the hotel (around 5.30 or 6.00pm) and gives them a meal and returns them say about 9.30 – 10pm. They offer this as a potential Club fundraiser for us as they will pay $50 per head to the Club.

Please let President Keith know ASAP if you might be interested in helping out.

OAR or BED? Club Development Workshop

By MONICA MULHOLLAND

PDG Joan, PE Monica and DG Janice at the Club Development Workshop

Joan and I spent the weekend in Dunedin at a Club Development Workshop.
My 3 take aways from the weekend were:

1. The club naturally divides into two types of people: those on the oars rowing it forward and those in bed doing not much.

This is the OAR BED Principle.

OAR stands for:

Ownership of the problems

Accountability – willing to take accountability for the problems

Responsible – prepared to be responsible for doing their bit to solve the problems.

These are called above-the-line traits

Below the line traits are the BED traits:

Blame – blame others for the problems

Excuse – make excuses why they cannot help solve the problems

Denial – that there really is a problem.

Which role do you play in the club? We need lots of people with their hands on the oars if

we are to survive and grow..