Saturday last week, (despite the weather), saw a very large group of St. Johns Rotary members plus friends and family, participating in the planting day at Apirana Reserve.  A big thank you to all volunteers. 
 
The following email received from Ken, Nanda and Roger, sums up the appreciation of our clubs efforts;  

"You guys are total fruit cakes, but the nicest fruit cakes in the world in braving the elements, the mud, the pestilence, and the abuse, at the reserve this morning.     660 trees in the ground and getting home around 12 noon has to be a record, we are seriously grateful for your help and support, and as a consequence you are all officially given the keys to the reserve to come work there anytime you wish.   The transformation even as we left was hugely obvious, and the TLC we are going to give those plants in the coming months will ensure they reach for the sky and move from puberty to adulthood quickly.    For those of you unable to make it there will always be a next time.

So many thanks again, and it was great to catch up with you all.  Peter, we would be very grateful if you would pass on our heartfelt thanks to all your members, whose addresses I obviously do not have.    Catch up soon.

Nanda, Roger and Ken"