The AGM ran quickly and smoothly, as is the habit of our club. As always, the highlight was the Past President’s Report, this year from Ainie Kwok. Ainie showed a powerpoint featuring great photographs of activities from her (2016/17) year and reminded the membership of how successful the past Rotary year had been for our club:Her key points were:
- Our Club raised in excess of $67,000
- Funds raised supported many projects
- There were countless volunteer hours from members, friends and family members
- Result: many amazing initiatives!
- Especially grateful to the generous financial support from New World Stonefields
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CHARITIES AND INIATIVES OUR CLUB CONTRIBUTED TO FOR 2016/17:
- Cure Kids Queenstown $10 Challenge ($20k raised)
- School Gardens Projects
- Budget Services
- Emergency Response Kits (ERKs)
- Supported Rotary Youth Exchange programme (RYE) hosting Henning from Germany
- Taveuni Island, Fiji - School Projects
- Rotary Overseas Travel Awards (ROTA Pacific)
- St Judes School, Tanzania
- Foetal monitors
- Cyclone Winston Fiji appeal
- Taveuni Island, Fiji - Eye Project
- Challenge Camp
- Glen Taylor School
- Dictionaries in Schools
- Have A Go! Sailing programme in 6 lower decile schools
- Glendowie College Interact Club
- Model United Nations Assembly in Schools (MUNA)
- Outward Bound
- National Science & Technology Forum Summer School
- Sir Paul Callaghan Eureka! Awards
- Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
- Rotary Youth Programme of Enrichment (RYPEN)
- Trees for Survival
- Rotary Young Drivers Awareness Programme (RYDA)
- Collection for Poppy Day
- Collection for Arthritis Foundation
- Collection for National Blood Pressure Week
- Collection for Cure Kids
OUR SUNSHINE FUND CONTRIBUTIONS (AKA Sergeant’s fines)
- Reclaim Another Woman (Annah Stretton’s RAW charity)
- Westpac Rescue Run
- Drop the Boss
- Leukaemia Foundation
- Cancer Society
- Glen Taylor School Junior Citizens Award
- St Pius X School Junior Citizens Award
- Glen Innes School Junior Citizens Award
- Cure Kids
- Glen Innes Budgeting Centre
- East Tamaki Budget Centre
- AUT Students Medical Association (Teddy bear Hospital)
- Grace Stephens (Student Exchange)
- Isaac May
- Glen Taylor School wrist bands
- St Judes School, Tanzania
- Glendowie College EOTC subsidy
- District 9920 Foundation Centennial Celebration
- St Pius X School guitar and music group
- St Pius S School Whiz Kids Science programme
- Multiple Sclerosis
Another busy and successful year for our Club – thank you Past-President Ainie.