This example is about one of our members facilitating the donation of a range of sport uniforms from Sacred Heart College (SHC) in Glendowie to a sister school, Holy Cross College (HCC), on the island of Taveuni in Fiji.
Tricia Gerard, RCoSJ member, was in a meeting at SHC at which the future of sports uniforms with out-of-date colours & livery was discussed. When it was suggested they be disposed off Tricia offered to find them a new home. The uniforms included, rugby shirts, sports shorts, socks & rowing "zoot suits" - Tricia decided to include the latter as while HCC don't have a rowing team the suits could be cut up into two pieces of sports wear.
St Johns Rotary then contacted Geoffrey Amos of RC Taveuni who welcomed the donation of any sporting apparel & equipment and said the Catholic sister school of HCC would welcome such a donation.
Working quickly, ahead of her impending overseas vacation, Tricia had the uniforms boxed and delivered to Jenner Freight Worldwide (jenners.co.nz) for dispatch in the next container heading for Taveuni.
Subsequently a further two dozen pairs of shorts surfaced and Roger Goodman, RCoSJ member, has offered to take them with him when he flies to Taveuni, to redeem his Waiyevo raffle prize, in late September.
Interesting how the Rotary network works to everyone's benefit.
Donald Bowie submitted the above story as a good example of how Rotary can work. Do you have a story like this where a member of our Club is in the community doing good? If so don't hesitate to forward to the Bulletin Editor for inclusion in a future edition of the Bulletin. (email to Peter Walsh; walshp@xtra.co.nz