RDU Magazine November 2019

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DG John's November Message

Kia ora koutou katoa

He waka eke noa

A canoe which we are all in, with no exceptions 

October is The Rotary Foundation (TRF) month.  This reminds us that we are all part of a global whanau of more than a million people with shared values across more than 250 nations.  We are all in the Rotary Foundation waka and it is a beauty.  The Rotary Foundation is our charity of choice.  Put simply ‘Doing Good in the World’ is our motto.  TRF needs capital to invest.  We support it through PHF contributions, gifting, bequests and our End Polio Now efforts among other inputs.  In turn TRF invests well and supports our District Grants, Global Grants, Rotary Peace and other scholars and Vocational Training Teams (VTTs).  I am hearing a lot of support for the VTTs concept in my travels.  I intend to champion an agreement in principle to support VTTs at the Board level and take that further.  Right now, I am very interested in your feedback on VTTs.

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 November update on Polio, including Ride the Train
 
Last  month on End Polio Now Day (24 October), the Global Polio Eradication Initiative and advocates from across the globe celebrated a major step on the path to a polio-free future – the eradication of wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3).
For the families, health workers, scientists, Rotarians and donors working to “End Polio”, this achievement is an inspiring reminder that eradication is within reach. Next month, leaders from around the world will gather at the Reaching the Last Mile Forum in Abu Dhabi to announce their continued support of the GPEI and ensure the programme has the resources needed to overcome the final hurdles to eradication.
 
Two out of three wild poliovirus strains eradicated
 
On End Polio Now Day, the Director General of the World Health Organization, announced that WPV3 has been eradicated globally – the second of three wild poliovirus strains to be wiped out.
With only one wild polio strain remaining, the polio programme is fully focused on overcoming remaining challenges and delivering on its promise of a polio-free world. Learn more about this historic public health achievement and what it will take to eradicate the final wild polio strain.
 
Dedicated health workers across Afghanistan – one of only two countries in the world that still have wild polio – have committed their lives to protecting children against the devastating effects of the poliovirus
 
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Membership Experience Feedback Survey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rotary conducts the Membership Experience Feedback Survey every year to monitor trends in membership.

Here is a snapshot from the survey of why people join, why they stay, why they leave and what Rotarians can do. Do you agree?

 

What do skateboarding and global health have in common?
 
 
 
 
The Rotary Publication of 'Service in Action' contains a wealth of relevant and topical Rotary success stories, within an international context.
 
Following on to the success story of the Marton Skateboard Park, (October RDU), I found this article  (Service in Action, 10th October, 2019) to be so very interesting and had not thought of the implications of this type of community project in such a broad far reaching way.
 
Please take the time to read -  gates foundation.org  and search 'What do skateboarding and global health have in common'?  Freya, Ed;  
RYE students Experience our Unique New Zealand Culture
Lynne Phillips - Chair of the District 9940 Rotary Youth Exchange Committee, urges commitment from clubs for the July 2020 intake !!!
We were privileged once again to be welcomed back to Kauwhata Marae for our Inbound and Outbound students to experience our unique NZ culture.  For the students departing in January 2020 this is the last time we will all be together and it was fitting that they were presented with their formal jackets by DG John Mohi.  These jackets will return in 2021 weighted down and covered with pins which will remind the students of the places they have been, the things they have done, people they have met and the lifelong relationships they will have made.   
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Going Travelling?
Travel Insurance through Probus
Probus is a Service organisation involving people who are retired. It is all about Friendship, Fellowship, and Fun.
There are a number of member benefits, and one of these is travel insurance. These privileges are available to members of Rotary through the Probus website. The underwriter is Chubb Travel Insurance.
You will need a certificate from your doctor to say you are fit to travel and be aged under 1oo !!
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2019 Council on Resolutions
District 9940 COL Rep, Graeme Blick, brings to your attention and asks for your club's consideration and response.
 
Dear District 9940 Club Presidents and Secretaries
 
The resolutions for the 2019 Council on Resolutions have been published.
 
 
The 33 2019 proposed resolutions can found at my.rotary.org/cor/vote.
 
Our District has the opportunity to vote for or against these resolutions and this must be done by 15 November.  I am seeking your feedback on the resolutions and your vote for or against them so that I might best represent the wishes of clubs when I submit our District's vote.
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Nominations for 2020 RYPEN are now open.

RYPEN Chair Mel Cook informs Rotarians that nominations for RYPEN 2020 are now open. The programme is being held two weeks earlier than the last two years and as schools are about to head into the Christmas break, an approach to schools before Christmas would help streamline the process; the students can be identified now which allows plenty of time to complete and return nomination forms during January and February.

 

Nominations close 6th March 2020. Information and forms are also available from https://rotary9940.org/page/rypen   - Mel Cook rypen9940@gmail.co.nz

 
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District Information
 
District Bulletin
October Bulletin 2019
Oct 09, 2019
Copy of Freya Kerr
Sep 10, 2019
 
RI Convention 2020 - Hawaii