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Newsletter Saturday 31 January 2015 - apologies for late delivery (FW)
What you missed this week
Lunch meeting:
Carol Green started off the year for us with a very stimulating and timely
presentation about healthy eating. Carol advocates the Zone approach for
managing eating. Some interesting ideas were:
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On protein: When you eat protein, you should only eat the equivalent
of the area and depth of the palm of your hand.
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On carbs: All plants have carbs and all carbs turn into sugar in the
body. When you think about eating carbs, be aware of whether they are
sparse or dense in sugars.
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On fats: Fats don’t make us fat, sugars do. Fats give us a feeling of
fullness.
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Eating to reduce the inflammation in the body: Foods either increase or
decrease inflammation. It is inflammation that is associated with the
development of diseases such as cancer and arthritis.
Five minute speakers
Andrew Miller gave us an introduction to his very interesting life and work. The
contrasts were amazing. They included a childhood in various vicarages, a
few years in the regular army, working in forestry businesses in Latvia (note his
mention of the Latvian mafia!), demanding jobs in telecommunications
across Europe and most recently, NZ head of Alcatel-Lucent. And of course
he’s quite a rugby head – has to be having been born in South Wales.
Dr Margaret Sparrow outlined the Zonta Science Awards and gave the club
an album outlining the various past winners. The club supports these awards
in the past, via grants from the John Ilott Trust. If you would like to see the
album of winners, let me know.
Sergeant
James Austin roamed far and wide in his knowledge of the activities of club
members over the break and created an interesting sergeant’s
session. Congratulations to Jenn Little who did a wonderful job of leading the
National Anthem at the Trentham Races this weekend. James also pointed
out that our honorary member; Archbishop John Dew was made a Cardinal
of the Roman Catholic Church.
Congratulations to Pat Walsh on his award of Companion of the New
Zealand Order of Merit, in the recent New Year’s Honours.
Resignations:
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Elisa Mendzela is transferring to the Pencarrow Club because its
location and meeting time suits other commitments. Our thanks to Elisa for
her work organising the vocational visits.
·
Stephen Matthews is still travelling, so has decided to resign. We hope
he will rejoin when he returns to Wellington.
Don’t miss the lunch meeting next week:
Tony Fryer is speaking on the Rotary Foundation. For newer members, the
Foundation is the cornerstone of Rotary’s international service providing
grants for an amazing range of purposes.
Martin Matthews will lead a short workshop on membership, so that we can
get 2015 underway with plenty of membership activity.
Other events
Tree weeding: We’ve put all that effort into planting trees on Mt Vic and the
darn things are getting smothered in weeds. Ian Prisk is organising weeding
of the trees at the Alexandra Road site, 9 or 10 am, 21 February and 21
March. Bring gloves and if you have any weeding tools bring those too. Call
Ian if you need any further directions: 021 472 819. Ian seems invisible
because he is mainly working in Auckland during the week, but he’s doing a
great job with the tree planting programme. All aspects of the tree planting
programme are great fun to do and a good chance to get to know more
members.
Would you like to billet two choristers in late April? The Danish Royal Chapel
Choir is bringing 30 children to Wellington, Thursday 30 April – Saturday 2
May. The group includes 30 children aged 11- 16, billeted two to a
household. Carol Stigley, our very own Consul General for Denmark, will be
looking for billets when we return. Members of the Club provided billets on
an earlier visit and Carol is looking for repeat support. If you can help, please
email Carol: [email protected]
Jumbo Tennis: 6 March. Last chance to get your team entered. Raffle tickets
will be given out next week. Because things didn’t work out with the John
Lennon Art Exhibition, this is our only major fundraising event in this Rotary
year. Please give it your support by selling those tickets!
Are you interested in a Rotary bowls competition? Two gala afternoons are
proposed for 1 and 8 March. Start time: 1 pm, with afternoon tea and time
for discussion later. You don’t need to have played bowls before. A one-day
trial competition is also being considered for 16 teams on Thursday 26 March at 1
pm It would be great for our members to support this programme and go along to
one of the Gala Afternoons to have some fun and learn more about the proposed
competition. Enquiries to John Barton by 19 February. [email protected] 027 431 1145.
Supper dance: Karori Rotary are organising a supper dance at 7 pm on
Friday, 13th February. The dance is at the Brierley Theatre, Wellington
College. Air Force Dance Band. $70.00 double, $35.00 single. Proceed to
Mary Potter Hospice.
Rotary Leadership Institute: 22nd February, 9.30 – 3.00 at Foxton. This is a great
opportunity to learn more about how Rotary works and to find out about
leadership pathways within clubs and the wider organisation. Let me know if
you are interested in attending. The workshop is the first of 3 to be held during
the year.
Rotary out there
Last year a large part of North Korea was flooded. Somehow Rotary
managed to get 200 shelter boxes and a team response member into that
very closed country. Over 26,000 people were displaced in extreme sub-zero
temperatures, 59 people were dead and at least 50 missing. Getting this aid
into North Korea involved a classic set of Rotary interconnections. Shanghai
Rotarian, Randall Eastman was key to getting access to the disaster area. He
had been involved in the Korean Friendship Network for over a decade and
he was also in close touch with the Korea Committee for the Promotion of
International Trade.
Lee Wilkinson
President
RCW Meetings - for the next 4 meetings
02 February 2015 - 12 noon
Whitby Room, James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel, 147 The Terrace
Tony Fryer, Past District Governor 2008-2009, also Membership Committee Report, Martin Matthews - Foundation
Giving and Membership
09 February 2015 - 12 noon
Whitby Room, James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel, 147 The Terrace
Nathalie Harrington, Volunteer Wellington - "New
Zealand would shut down without volunteers"
16 February 2015 - 12 noon
Whitby Room, James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel, 147 The Terrace
Kevin Goldsbury, Ignite Sports -
"Changing Lives through sports"
23 February 2015 - 12 noon
Whitby Room, James Cook Grand Chancellor Hotel, 147 The Terrace
Steve Tew - CEO of the NZ Rugby Union -
Duty Rosters
See attachment at bottom of page for a year-long Duty Roster.
02 February 2015
Starting time for duties is 12 noon. Please arrange a substitute if unable to attend.
Visitors & Guests: Bob Stannard
Greeters: Stephen Brown, Denzil Brown
5-minute talk: Martin Matthews - Membership Forum
Sergeant: Siah Hwee Ang
President's Table: Mark Woodard (I&T), Siah Hwee Ang
09 February 2015
Starting time for duties is 12 noon. Please arrange a substitute if unable to attend.
Visitors & Guests: Bob Stannard
Greeters: Peter Bushnell, Tracy Brown
5-minute talk: Jennifer Little - Introduction, George Fairbairn - John Ilott Trust
Sergeant: Geoff Bascand
President's Table: Sir Anand Satyanand (I&T), Geoff Bascand
16 February 2015
Starting time for duties is 12 noon. Please arrange a substitute if unable to attend.
Visitors & Guests: Bob Stannard
Greeters: Denise Church, Colin Chapman
5-minute talk: Siah Hwee Ang - Introdution, Sam Stevens - Youth Committee
Sergeant: Jenny Button
President's Table: Peter Bushnell (I&T), Jenny Button
23 February 2015
Starting time for duties is 12 noon. Please arrange a substitute if unable to attend.
Visitors & Guests: Bob Stannard
Greeters: Peter Cornish, Jenny Button
5-minute talk: Richard Norman - Vocational, Sir Anand Satyanand - Rotary Convention Speech
Sergeant: Denise Church
President's Table: Rhys Barlow (I&T), Denise Church
Healthy eating - an apt message
Friday, 30 January 2015 - For RCW members making choices about how to shed those
kilograms put on over the festive season the first luncheon presentation of the new year was
full of handy information and hints about how we might live more health lifestyles. Rotarian
Carol Green gave a fascinating and sometimes surprising overview of ... MORE
Sergeant James hits the spot
Friday, 30 January 2015 - The first Sergeant session of the year fell to Past President James
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Absences, Makeups and Resignations
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RCW Board Meeting - February
Tuesday, 17 February 2015 - A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Rotary Club of Wellington will be held at
5:15pm at the Ministry of Transport. MORE
Thirsty Third Thursday - February
Thursday, 19 February 2015 - Join with fellow Rotarians, friends and family at the Wellesley
for relaxed company and cheer. MORE
Jumbo Tennis 7s
Friday, 6 March 2015 - This is a fun and fund-raising tournament. Join in the action!! Want to
register a team? Go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/JumboTennis Follow lead-up
progress on Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/RCWJumboTennis7s Want to talk
with someone about it? Call Helen 0274389312 MORE
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