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 DG  John's May Message
Te Ao Hurihuri
The world moves on.
 
May is Youth Services Month.  Rotary has many longstanding programmes that benefit youth. The International Youth Exchange networks, RYLA and RYPEN are three such examples.  New programmes include support for the Wellington Regional Children’s Hospital and the centennial project, Rotary Give Every Child a Future.  Many clubs prioritise youth initiatives in their planning and delivery of service programmes. The past 100 years is absolutely loaded with outstanding examples of Rotary supporting young people from our communities. 
 
 
 
Our organisation has consistently been responsive, adaptive, creative and very well organised. Today we are meeting the many challenges presented by the COVID 19 https://covid19.govt.nz/communities/ lockdown in the same manner.  Individual Rotarians, clubs, clusters and the District teams have embraced a variety of virtual opportunities and are continuously building new formats and acquiring new skills to keep our friendships and service ethic alive and well.  We are guided by the Government’s COVID 19 advice as we turn our thinking towards the evolving shape of Rotary changeovers, training, meetings and service projects.  
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 Rotary Foundation Funds are really needed asap to count for this Rotary year!!
Good morning all Club President’s secretaries, and Treasurers,
 
Please find attached the Rotary Foundation Form which should be emailed through to me when you process your Rotary Foundation funds. This is just a friendly reminder that we really need your funds sent through as soon as possible, so we can get them accounted for in this Rotary year.
 
Thanks in advance, and please be assured that your donation does make a difference in the lives of people not only in New Zealand but all around the world.
 
Kind regards,
 
 
Please go to 'read more ' to access the Rotary Foundation Donation Form 
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2020/21 Learning and Development On-Line Zoom Presentations 16, 23, 30 May 2020

The COVID-19 Pandemic Lock-Down has curtailed our ability to provide District Learning and Development sessions through District Training Assembly and other face to face gatherings in our Rotary District 9940. But we have risen to this challenge and have now reprogrammed a range of Learning and Development sessions using on-line technology for the 2020/21 Rotary year, Rotarian's and Leaders of our District and Clubs.

DGE Gillian has asked to have District and Club Leaders Elect, as well s Rotarian's coming into roles for their club in the 2020/21 Rotary year, be provided with a range of Learning and Development on-line sessions presented by a great team of experienced and knowledgeable Rotary District leaders.

We have achieved this through some fantastic commitment by our session presenters with a range of key topics that will be presented over three weekends in May - starting next Saturday 16 May, then Saturday 23 May and finally Saturday 30 May. 

District ICT Chair Richard Stephen has established a Zoom Conference platform that can provide Rotarian's of our Clubs with the ability to register and then access the presentations for the programmed times over the next three weekends in May.

How do you access the scheduled program of presentations to register your attendance? 

Go To the District 9940 Website - Home Page  https://rotary9940.org/ and follow the link, or click on this direct link -  https://rotary9940.org/page/online-learning-programme-may-2020 

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A  PLEA -  SE to update club information!! Now is the time !!

Its that time of year again - heading for the change !

As we have all discovered with COVID-19, communication and keeping up-to-date is so very important in everybody's lives. 

PLEASE take the time now to update your club executives in Clubrunner for the new 2020-21 year. 

We have been using Clubrunner now for 3 years. Someone in your club knows what to do, even if you don't.

If you want some help - PLEASE ask. We can help you sort it easily.
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How can we meet fundraising challenges under COVID-19? Rotary 'Give Every Child a Future'
The COVID-19 pandemic is stopping many of our regular activities in their tracks.  For Rotary, that has meant taking a fresh and imaginative approach to our meetings.  Many clubs are successfully connecting by Zoom and discovering surprising advantages and opportunities.
 
Raising funds for our projects is not so easily solved.  Rotarians love to get together for BBQs, dinners, sports events and performances.  So how can fundraising continue under lockdown?
 
This is especially posing a challenge for our big Australasian centennial project, Rotary Give Every Child a Future.  This three-year Pacific immunisation programme is committed to moving ahead regardless of the current difficulties and has put out a general appeal for funds from Districts and Clubs. 
 
Drawing on innovative new ideas, it has also just launched a special E-card for this year’s Mother’s Day.  The card can be downloaded and emailed to all those mothers who are important parts of the senders’ lives.  Donations are invited in their names to help vaccinate Pacific women against cervical cancer. 
 
Look out for future E-cards on special occasions like Christmas and birthdays, for the person who has everything!
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District Information
 
District Bulletin
May Bulletin
Apr 20, 2020
April Bulletin 2020
Apr 10, 2020