Guest Speaker:  Jennie Herring, Rotary Foundation

Many members may not fully understand how the "Rotary Foundation" works and some of the projects involved.  It is not just Polio!!!.... it is many projects throughout both New Zealand and the world, including our own Onja project in Madagascar.  Jennie, as a past District Governor, brings many experiences of Rotary to us and this will be a great opportunity for learning and have our horizons lifted.

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28th, BREAKFAST MEETING
GUEST SPEAKER HARRY RAINU:

This difficult issue touches everyone.  It signals change to a smaller or greater degree for every household, but these are changes that we, as Aucklanders, can make together because we know for sure that they are for the good of the city and for all of us.  This plan is about reducing the waste we throw into the bin, and about recycling and reusing more.  We know that many of the resources we depend on, which we have often taken for granted, are becoming scarce.  Yet there is so much we can do to ensure that resources we previously regarded as of no use – such as food / green waste and industrial waste – are fully used, and reused, reducing what we send to landfills.  We want to aim high but also make sure we take people with us.  In particular, the vulnerable must be protected and supported – that is why any changes will be made carefully over a period of four years.  All the actions that this plan will eventually require of us, are ones we would expect of a country that brands itself as clean and green, and of a city that aspires to be the world’s most liveable.

THURSDAY DECEMBER 5th
MEETING CANCELLED - REPLACED WITH:
SATURDAY DECEMBER 7th
ROTARY CLUB OF ST JOHNS 30th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: