For the current year, President Alison, following requests from members, made the decision to reinstate the committee system. Those committees are up and running and making great progress.
In each Bulletin, where there is new material to report we will include brief highlights of committee activity.
Tamaki River Rotary Auxillary.
Top Schools. Friday 26th of March. This is now on a school day to meet the needs of the schools. That will mean far more teachers are available but the organisers will still be looking for Rotarian assistance where any of us are available to help.
The group continue to look for and support new initiatives including their contributions of knitted goods to Plunket, a planned beach cleanup, and possible school garden cleanup.
Club Management.
Our largest committee has had its hands full dealing with the loss of our long term venue and arranging venues, speakers and meetings which might well then need to be cancelled in response to a sudden lockdown. They have now negotiated a contract with the Howick Club to hold our meetings there for the next six months while Waipuna is unavailable.
More details on this arrangement, meal cost etc will be provided to all members very shortly.
Fundraising.
Despite the problems caused by Covid -19 the group were able to report success with the Xmas pudding sales, tart sales, and Tambola.
They are also progressing with new initiatives including a Gibbs's Farm sculpture list , a regular car boot sale and are organising to be involved in the Bus Lane Bridge opening.
They have another in-club fun fund raising plan and would like help from within the club to arrange a suitable prize - dinner for two being one possibility. Anyone with a suitable contact?
Youth.
RYPEN for 2021 is largely locked in, as the committee have those participants chosen for the 2020 event which did not go ahead.
However members are encouraged to think about potential candidates for future years for what is a wonderful opportunity for personal growth and fellowship.
Community.
The big work on for this committee is the planning for the carnival. This requires a great deal of pre-planning and will also require as many Rotary volunteers as possible for assistance on the day.
It is also hoped that Rotarians might encourage family members to volunteers so they can be part of Rotary in action and hopefully finish the day with some refreshments and fellowship.