Around the world, Rotary members train people to become resources for their community, offering networking activities, advice on new business development, and mathematics and financial management training.
President Tim Orrell
Secretary
Shirley Stratton
Treasurer
Graham Evans
Hosted by Past President Paul Adams
Guests: Jill Mason (speaker) and supporter Ellen, Frank Matheson
Murray Bell
Opening thought:
May we give thanks for the yummy meal we are about to receive.
May we enjoy the company of our Rotary friends and remember we all share one common purpose,
which is to serve our community.
Parting thought:
Poverty is a very complicated issue,
but feeding a child isn't.
- Jeff Bridges
Raffle winner: Sue Scutter
Dinner menu: Bolognese with pesto fettuccine, roasted veges, Caesar salad and garlic bread, followed by boozy peach and raspberry trifle.
Derek
Doug
Gazza
Ian
Richard May
Marilyn
Notices
Stand-in President Paul
The Sergeant's session and $250 from the Sunshine Fund will be donated to the Foodbank. Thanks to Sgt Vic's comprehensive approach to fining and attendees' generosity, $500 was raised in total.
Ronald McDonald House cooking
Ronald McDonald House cooking duty on 27 October is up on ClubRunner for people to sign up. We still need 3 more volunteers. We encourage new Members to have a go - it's a wonderful experience.
Charter Night
Members should have received an invitation for Charter Night on 15 October. This is a celebration of the date of the Club's inception and is a dressy, special occasion. Partners are very welcome; please register them by 12 October.
Golf Tournament
12 November is the date of the Club's charity golf match. It requires a team effort to run it, but many hands make light work of it. Tasks will be on ClubRunner - please sign up to help out. Please consider sponsoring a hole or donating an auction prize.
Club Xmas party
The Christmas party will be at Southwards on 10 December. It will be a fabulous night, with a dress-up theme to be advised. Partners are most welcome, and we collect gift vouchers for Kāpiti Women's Centre to distribute.
Rotary Foundation Fundraising Dinner 2 November
Come enjoy a delicious meal and a conversation with Past International President and Chair-Elect of the Foundation, Gordon McInally and wife Heather. $90 a ticket. Starts at 5.30pm at the Wellington Club, 88 The Terrace. Theme: Kilts and tartan, or black and gold.
Smeg knives - thanks for all the stickers. Linda has bought lots of knives to donate to Kāpiti Women's Centre.
Murray and Steph have washed all the placemats. When putting them away after a meal, please give any placemats with food spills a quick wipe down.
Women's Expo
Please note the date of 1 November for the Women's Expo and pop in, even for 10 minutes, in Rotary attire to chat to people.
Marilyn
Ken Milne's health is not great and he would appreciate a call or a visit if you have some time. Dave Edwards has had kidney stones and is recovering.
Gary
Taveuni Fundraiser Quiz Night
Thanks to the crew for attending the quiz night. It raised about $4,500 for the trip.
Gary attended Dennis Marsh's memorial service.
Derek
The trailer raffle is selling well, so please keep signing up for shifts from 31 October. If you have committed to a shift but can't attend, please phone Ross or put a message in the WhatsApp group to arrange a substitute.
Please wear a Rotary shirt if you have one. Newbies should sign up with an experienced Member to show them the ropes. Ross has sent out an email with step-by-step instructions for signing up for a shift. Partners and other whānau are welcome to help.
Members are also allocated 6 books to sell (or purchase) and can request more if they are able to sell to their friends and family. Please ensure you return the stubs and money to Derek and put the sold book stubs in numerical order to make the reconciliation easier. If you are not able to sell them or buy them, please return them to Derek asap so they can be sold on the weekend shifts.
Richard May
Delicious Christmas puddings are on sale again. $26 each. $9 from each sale goes into our coffers to help fund our work. Contact Richard at richardmay1945@outlook.com or use the sign-up sheet at meetings.
Ian
Lucky Lotto
Sue Taylor and Kevin Boyce were the winners.
Doug
Wood for Good
Thanks to the helpers who turned out on Wednesday. The next Wood for Good working bee is on 10 October 2026. Both shifts are full, thanks, and we have a crew from Corrections helping.
Eddie
Golf for Good
Please hop on ClubRunner and sign up for a couple of shifts for Golf for Good. One or 2 volunteers are still required for 7, 8, 10 & 11 October, and shifts from 17 October onwards will need to be filled. Afternoon shifts are now 2 - 6pm.
Kevin
Many buildings were destroyed
5 minute speaker: Kevin Boyce
Christchurch earthquakes: a personal account
Kevin gave a moving presentation and sang a poignant song about the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010-11; 7.1 by Allan Barron:
On 4 September 2010, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck 40 kilometres west of Christchurch. This marked the beginning of a series of earthquakes that generated over 7,000 aftershocks in the same area, including the Christchurch Earthquake, which occurred on 22 February 2011 at a depth of 5 kilometres beneath Christchurch City, causing 185 deaths and injuries to over 7,000 people.
There were so many heartbreaking stories, but also stories of incredible resilience and people going above and beyond the call to help others.
The first quake really shook up the Boyce household. Di and Kevin's daughter was the hero of the day, having put together an emergency box in the garage for a school project. The family was right in the thick of the second earthquake and tragically, lost someone they loved.
Kevin was a school Principal and had to make sure his young charges and the staff were looked after. Talking his way past the roadblock to get to the school, Kevin was dismayed to find vandals had been in, but rescued the school pet, Nibbles the Mouse, who became briefly famous in the media.
Thank you for sharing your special story with us, Kevin.
Guest speaker
Richard and Dave Edwards have been major supporters, together with many members of the Club
Paul and Richard with Jill and Ellen
Jill
Guest speaker: Jill Mason
Kāpiti Community Foodbank
Richard Moulton introduced Jill, the Operations Manager. Our Club has been a significant supporter of the Foodbank, with Members donating time and money, running annual collections, moving the operation several times, working with the MenzShed to remodel and paint the new building, doing maintenance and serving on the Board.
Foodbank was established in 1999 by a group of people who saw the need in our local community. Jill has worked for the Foodbank for 3.5 years. It receives no government agency funding, despite many of the referrals for assistance coming from government agencies. Funding, labour and supplies are given by donors, volunteers, schools, church groups, service clubs and businesses.
The Foodbank's focus is on providing emergency support to families and individuals in hardship. Many people the Foodbank sees now are seniors, grandparents raising grandchildren, cancer patients who do not have money for food after paying to travel for treatment, and people coming out of prison who get nothing to set themselves up. Many people who come to the Foodbank have never had to ask for this help before.
If people fulfil the few criteria for assistance, they can receive up to 4 packages a year (9 meals per person). 2 or 3 new families come in for help every day. The staff and volunteers treat everyone with the respect and dignity everyone deserves. They accommodate dietary requirements. Baby supplies and pet food are also provided where needed.
The staff are not engaged as social workers, and will refer people to other agencies. These include Kāpiti Women's Centre (and Refuge) and mental health services.
Community partners they work with include Pak'n'Save and New World. Lions and Rotary are big supporters, as are Voyle & Co, Kaibosh, KCDC and Volunteer Kāpiti.
You can make one-off donations or become a regular giver, or drop off food and other useful goods. There are collection bins at the local supermarkets. All donations of food and household supplies are welcome, including loo paper and cleaning products, nappies, baby formula, and toiletries. You can also donate surplus fresh produce from your garden direct to the base in Hinemoa Street.
