DGE April Update

Now that the Directory is well in hand, this past month has turned to preparing for our District Changeover.  Plans are now being finalised for this event and invites have gone out to all Rotarians in our District.  Our thanks to all of those involved in planning and preparing for this event.

Plimmerton at District conference

April also saw the District Conference being held in Wanganui.  This was a very successful event with a great range of speakers.  We prepared a short presentation to advertise our joint District conference in Rotorua and this was delivered in Wanganui.  To date we have received a lot of positive support for this event.  The conference committees in both our Districts are working hard on finalising speakers and preparing for this event that is now just a year away.

Dinner on the Waimaire Steamboat
following the DAC meetings    

At District conference we attended the District Advisory Committee meeting (made up of PDGs, DGN, DGE and DG.  This was followed by a District Board meeting.  A lot of thought is going on into the future of Rotary in our Region and I am sure we will see some significant and positive changes in the future.

Christine and I are now spending a couple of weeks in the UK and Rome on business and catching up with family.

Graeme and Chris

DGE March Update

A short report this month!  Following SP PETS on 3-5 March our main focus has been on planning for the year ahead. 

A large task has been bringing together all of the material for the District Directory which now well in hand.  This year we plan to put the main directory out in digital format that people can down and print from the District web site if they wish.  Rotarians will however be supplied with a simplified four page directory listing the 2012/13 calendar and brief details of AGs, Presidents, and District Chairs.

Further planning has gone into preparing for District Changeover, which is now less than 2 months away, and joint District Conference on ANZAC weekend 2013.  Plans are coming together well and we are looking forward to some great events.

All of our dates are set for our club visits with the final visit being to the Rotary Club of Plimmerton on November 15 when we hope for a big party.

Our focus for this month is District Conference, and attendance at the District Advisory Board and District Board meetings.  Planning is also well underway for District Assembly next month on 20 May.

Towards the end of the month Chris and I head away for several weeks in the UK and Europe, our last break before the year begins in earnest.

Graeme and Chris