This week we have
focused on looking at conference details.
On Monday we had a return visit to Eastern Hutt club, where I gave a
talk on Antarctica, and incidentally helped the club celebrate PDG John Cole’s
birthday. Four local businessmen were also honored for their support to the Rotary Clubs trailer Christmas raffle.
We were able to get
along to our own club, Plimmerton.
It was a special night as our member Wendy Betteridge was awarded a PHF
Sapphire Pin for her work in the Club and in particular her great work running
RYLA and the marketing and publicity of the Club including the Teardrop Banner campaign
which most Clubs are now using.
Our warmest congratulations go to Wendy. On Thursday I also had the opportunity to meet Dieter Schott from the Rotary Club of Plon in Germany who is visiting his son and family in Wellington. He was particularly interested in discussing opportunities for a VTT exchange with our District.
The week ended with Christine and I attending the Petone Rotary Fair. Another great event sponsored by Rotary.
It was great to see a strong Rotary presence by many Clubs in the Hutt Valley both running the event and having stalls and displays including the ERKs and Shelterbox. Running for 22 years now, this is becoming a major event like the Martinborough Fair and is a great showcase for Rotary and the work we do.
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