DGE Activities September 2011

Last month has focused on appointing Assistant Governors and Presidents Elects, and preparing for their training.  We now have a strong team of 12 AGs appointed.  Seven clubs have yet to appoint PE’s for 2012/13.

Over the past month we have reviewed and updated the President Elect’s training manual.  My thanks to Adrienne Murray with help in putting this together.  In a departure from the past it is my intention to provide all training material in digital form only.  For anyone who is interested in seeing a copy of the Presidents Manual a copy can be found on the District 9940 web site on the home page at http://www.rotary9940.org.nz/

or on the resources page at http://www.rotary9940.org.nz/Resources/Docs/PE%20Manual%202011-12%20District%209940%20Sept%2018%202011.pdf . 

Another focus this month has been preparing training material for AG and PE training, which will take place in Foxton on 16 October for AGs and 30 October in Wanganui and 13 November in Tawa for PEs.

I also facilitated at the latest Rotary Leadership course 2 run in Wellington.  This is a course aimed at new members to Rotary and potential Rotary Leaders.  Two members of our club attended Course 1 last year and Nic Walmsley the latest course last month.  Unfortunately there was not enough interest to run Course 1 again last month.  However at the end of this month and early next month both Courses 1 and 2 will be run again and I would suggest to anyone that might be interested that they contact Nic Walmsley.

Last weekend we attended the Matched Twin Exchange Orientation day in Palmerston North.  It was disappointing to see only 3 outbound students this year, all from the Manawatu/Taranaki area.  The three young boys going on the exchange all presented themselves very well and I am sure they will be good ambassadors for New Zealand and Rotary.

The District Changeover and Conference committee are making excellent progress and plans are well in hand.  We are working closely with our District 9920 counterparts to arrange speakers for the joint conference in Rotorua.