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30 April

Events are gathering pace. We are entering May and, with that, a plethora of centennial events.

Wednesday 12 May is the launch at the National Library of Stephen Clarke's Mana Tangata, a centennial history of Rotary in New Zealand and the Pacific. A companion volume on Rotary in Australia was launched in Melbourne last week.  This event will also be the opening of an exhibition in the library foyer on the history of Rotary.  Our club has been asked to staff the information desk in the library on the first full day of the exhibition, Thursday 13 May.  Volunteers please.  See the notice elsewhere in this newsletter.

The exhibition runs for two weeks, until Wednesday 26 May, thus conveniently overlapping with our gala centennial dinner in the Beehive Banqueting Hall on Monday 24 May.  So you can visit the exhibition (it closes each weekday at 5.00pm) and then come onto dinner.

The first meeting of our club was lunch at what was then the YMCA, 150 Willis St, on 7 June 1921.  This year 7 June is Queen's Birthday Monday so we are not literally replicating that event, but lunch on 31 May will have something of that flavour.

Roll on our second hundred years. 
The speaker is Kevin Covert,  Chargé d'affaires, US Embassy
Topic: President Biden's Administration Priorities
 
A particularly relevant topic, given Biden's first speech to the joint session of Congress this week. Kevin Covert, has had a 25 year career in the foreign service of the US Government.  He has worked in US Embassies in Takikistan, South Korea, and Russia. Prior to his posting in NZ, he was  he was Chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, including during a tragic ISIS-inspired terrorist attack in July 2018. Kevin speaks Russian, Ukranian and French and has studied Arabic, Kazakh, Korean and Tajik. 
Register at food.rcw@gmail.com.
Book early if you know you plan to attend.


Give your name, the names of any guests, and the date of the event.

Please check to see too if you have any duties in the upcoming week.
Register at food.rcw@gmail.com.
Book early if you know you plan to attend.


Give your name, the name of the Member who has invited you, and the date of the event.
When you arrive at the meeting, please report to the front desk so your attendance can be noted. If you are a late attendee you can still have lunch, but please ensure your presence is recorded. Remember this is all being managed by volunteers, so be kind and considerate!
When?
When: 12.00 PM for 12.30 PM

YOU MUST REGISTER ABOVE
Where?
17th Floor, James Cook Hotel
This will be a blended meeting
Zoom Link
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83167447286
Meeting ID: 831 6744 7286
The speaker was Girol Karacaoglu
Girol talked about the importance of designing public policy  as though it were based on our love for future generations. In terms of this future focus, he pointed out that:

1. We are in a genuine crisis economically, socially and environmentally

2. The slow burn approach will not save us 

3. These 3 issues are interconnected and need to be treated as such.

4. We need to engage stakeholders much more widely, in terms of profession, age and socioeconomic status; and

5. The issues need to be addressed in a bottom up as opposed to a top down approach. He believes that NZ is one of the most centralised in the world and in its current state is not fit for a focus on the future.
 
It's our 100th Birthday- come celebrate...
and bring others, RSVP 13 May

Monday 24 May, 6.00pm -10pm at the special Centennial Dinner to be held at the Banquet Hall, Parliament and hosted by The Hon Grant Robertson, Deputy Prime Minister and an honorary member of our club.
 
We have three great speakers
o   The Hon. Grant Robertson, Deputy Prime Minister
o   The Hon Justice Stephen Kós, President, Court of Appeal
o   Shalini Guleria, Eureka Past Winner
and Jenn Little entertaining us.
 
·       Dress: Business and if you wish, a 1920’s theme!
·       Who is invited?:  Friends of the club and their partners and friends.  Please pass on the invitation to others who may wish to attend
·       Ticket Price: $120.00 per person (covers the meal and beverage)
·       Purchase Tickets:  please follow this link to the Event Pronto site to purchase tickets https://www.eventspronto.co.nz/rotarycentennial.  If this is difficult for you please email our Secretary Missy and she will make other arrangements with you
·       RSVP by Thursday, May 13, 2021.
 
For 100 years our clubs has lead positive social change in Wellington and nationally.  Come celebrate, meet up with old friends and recognize and honor the legacy past members and you have made and look towards the impact the club will have going forward.

3/05/2021
Speaker: Kevin Covert, Charge D'Affaires, US Embassy


10/05/2021
Speaker: Sir Geoffrey Palmer, Democracy, Decay and Constitutions



17/05/2021
Speaker: TBC


17/05/2021
Centennial Gala Dinner

 
Save The Date!

Monday Evening 24th May Centenary Gala Dinner

Where
: Banquet Hall of the Beehive
Exciting plans are underway for the event. Mark your diaries and if you'd like to help, let William know.

More info to come soon!
Save This Date Too!

Mana Tangaata, the History of Rotary in New Zealand, will be launched at 5.45 pm, on 12 May, at the National Library of New Zealand, as part of the Pop-Up Exhibition on Rotary.
Volunteers needed 13 May for Mama Tangata

Following the launch of the Rotary Centennial Exhibition, RCW has been allocated May13th to cover the information desk. Two slots, requiring two members each - 9.00 - 1.00, 1.00 - 5.00. Please let John McK know if you can help. Other clubs are covering the other days. 
Buy a Rotary Centenary Number Plate Surround

Celebrate the Rotary Centenary with a very attractive number plate surround. Designed by the Matamata Rotary Club, they are $15 per set of two. Contact Missy if you would like further information or would like to order a set: secretary@rcw.org.nz
Please note anything you wish to be included in the newsletter must be received by Andrew and Lee by 5pm on Wednesday.

Max. Word Count of piece: 200 words

Please note, if we receive something that is too long (that is more than 200 words), we will have to edit the piece down.

Centenary Snippet - Rotary working for world peace
in the 1930s

The passion for peace behind so much of Rotary expansion in the 1920s and 30s meant that many Rotary Clubs took an active interest in Esperanto, as a means of breaking down language barriers. In 1937. the DomPost reports on the Wellington Esperanto Club -  The club had received several letters highlighting Rotary interest in Esperanto.  The Rotary Club of Columbia was reported as sending greetings in Esperanto to new clubs in Japan, the 'Netherlands Indies (Indonesia), Uruguay, Argentina and Mexico. Esperanto still exists and has its followers but little did Rotarians know how widely English would spread.  
Please ensure that if you can't do your duty, that you find someone to replace you.
Monday 3 May
Greeters | Kerry Prendergast & Richard Westlake
Visitors & Guests | Rhys Barlow
Sergeant | Ralph Green
Five Minute Talk | Stuart Brooker - Running a mid-city hotel during the pandemic
Introducer & Thanker | Suzanne Snively
Opening Thought | John Hall


Monday 10 May
Greeters | Rachel Qi & Mark Wheeler
Visitors & Guests | Rhys Barlow
Sergeant | Rhys Barlow
Five Minute Talk | Karen Coutts
Introducer & Thanker | Denise Church
Opening Thought | John Rowe
Monday 17 May
Greeters | Julie Haggie & Chris Whelan
Visitors & Guests | Gray Hughson
Sergeant | Richard Westlake
Introducer & Thanker | TBC
Opening Thought | Julie Haggie




 

Monday 24 May (Centennial Gala Dinner)
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