Saturday we headed down to the Fair where we caught up with members of Rotary, donned a bright orange jacket and lent some assistance. I quickly learned what a huge undertaking this is for all of the people and clubs concerned. With 500 stalls present this is a massive undertaking and from what we saw things were running smoothly with the usual minor issues to solve on the day. The fair has been going for over thirty years and is a great fund raiser for the clubs and local communities. Being somewhat visible walking around I got numerous queries including where certain stalls were, where the toilets were, and had to assist finding an umbrella for one of the food stalls. I was also pleasantly surprised in talking to people that they were well aware of Rotary's involvement in the fair and it was a pleasure to get many favorable comments of our organisation and the great work we do in the community. Our thanks for all of the hard work put in on behalf of Rotary and our congratulations to the South Wairarapa Club and all involved for putting on another great event.
It was also great to see Dave Wilson and his team at the fair manning the ERK display and creating awareness if this very important and worthwhile project in our District. Again, our thanks for the great work that Dave and his team puts and the support that he receives from all clubs in the District and the local communities at events such as this.
We also managed to get in some sightseeing with a visit down to Tora.
Chris and I have a busy week ahead with visits to several clubs, several meetings and of course a day at the races back in the Wairarapa on Waitangi Day.
We wish you all a great week ahead.
Graeme
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