While painting the aviary at Te Omanga I was chatting with Rachel Brandt, Manager of Voluntary Services at the hospice. She explained that a corporate group had volunteered to do some fence painting but due to lower numbers coming on the day the work had not been completed. Rachel wondered whether Eastern Hutt Rotary were willing to consider completing the fence painting project. Mitre 10 Petone had donated all of the paint, brushes, rollers etc and so it was just manpower that was required to complete the task.
On Tuesday 14 March, the International Committee held a fashion parade at Ballantynes, Lower Hutt to raise money for the victims of Cyclone Gabrielle. It was a very successful event raising more than $1800. Special thanks must go to Jaye, Eve, Glenda, Linda and Linda's friend Virginia for modelling the many outfits on display. They have definitely all missed their vocation.
June Stratton (nee Hyslop) was born on 12 June 1948 and grew up in the suburb of Northland, Wellington. She attended Northland School, Wellington Girls' College and then, in 1965 at age 16yrs, she enrolled at Victoria University and Wellington Teachers' College. Over the next four years she completed a Science degree majoring in mathematics and chemistry, graduated with a Diploma in Teaching and gained a Trained Teachers' Certificate.
Interplast Australia & New Zealand welcomes Motivation Australia
Interplast is delighted to announce that fellow international development organisation Motivation Australia has joined with us to expand our essential work throughout the Asia Pacific region.
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Barrie and Diane Littlefair, John and Lynne Cole, Jaye Howey (and Richard Perry) recently attended the very successful "Evening with Past Rotary International President Ian Riseley and Past District Governor Juliet Riseley".
The Te Omanga Hospice Golf Tournament organising committee held a debrief yesterday and were generally pleased with the way the day went. The amount raised on the day has almost reached $69,000. This is the largest amount ever raised at their previous golf tournaments and they have advised this would not have been possible without the assistance of our club members. They added they would not have been able to run the tournament without our assistance. The committee is confident improvements can be made to next year's event. Brian Clarke and I wish to thank everyone who assisted on the day in the Fine Dining Tent, selling of paddle raffles, welcomers, spotters at the auction. Special thanks must go to Tony, Mike, Paul & Brian Klee who were charged with putting up and taking down 9 gazebos around the course on the day. It was a tough job! Special thanks must also go to Brian & Kaye Lummis who provided yummy prawn cocktails, chicken cocktails in the Fine Dining Tent. They proved very popular with the players. Brian Clarke and I wish to thank all of the members who helped make this such a successful event.
Eastern Hutt Rotary were immensely proud to be one the major supporters of this year's Te Omanga Hospice Golf Day today. Held at Boulcott's Farm Heritage Golf Club, 38 enthusiastic teams entered in support of this amazing Lower Hutt organisation. Raising a sum of around $65,000, this event was only possible through the very generous support of all its supporters and a successful auction - thanks to the bidders and our auctioneer, Doug Palmer.
Look at this pre-event build-up HERE, that was posted on Te Omanga's website.
Special thanks for the great work Jan Palmer and Brian Clarke in smoothly leading this valued relationship for this event.
