On Tuesday morning, we had the great pleasure of inducting Rumbie Muzawazi as a member of our club.
As part of a new arrangement, our club will extend an honorary membership to the president of the Rotaract Club of Auckland City for the duration of their presidency.
Given the strong relationship between Rumbie and our club, we are very proud that we have been able to induct her as an honorary member of our club on that basis.
Rumbie was introduced by fellow compatriot, James Billings - welcome onboard Rumbie, great to have you with us.
It was great to induct Segun as one of our newest club members on Tuesday morning.
Segun was introduced by one of our other new members, Ben Mugisho, who shared with us some of his background and personal interests. Segun, great to have you on our team - welcome onboard.
We had the great pleasure of hosting fellow Rotarian from the Parnell Club, Sharon Buckland, on Tuesday morning.
Sharon shared with us the project she is working on, which is the Rotary Action Group Against Slavery’s December 2019 mission to Mae Suai in Northern Thailand.
The group is working on renovating the small girls’ bathroom of the Rescue Mission for Children, so that they don’t have to bathe in cattle troughs.
Sharon also mentioned that, as a fundraiser, they are hosting a Thai Banquet Dinner and Fundraising Auction on Thursday 7 November at the De Grand in support of this project. Lion has also announced it will be donating 10 cases of wine, so it should be a great night. Anybody wishing to contribute or attend the dinner can contact Sharon directly at sbuckland@me.com .
In conjunction with the above, one of our members, Weilian Du, has also been working in this area and will be representing the club overseas in that regard.
From 5th - 18th December 2019 Weilian will be doing fundraising for 'Run for Freedom' in Cambodia and 'Project Starfish' in Thailand. Key details are as follows:
Run for Freedom (21K Half Marathon):
Donations can be made here on Hagar NZ. Please use her name (Weilian Du) as the reference so that Hagar NZ will know that Weilian's friends are supporting this cause.
More information about Run For Freedom can be found here.
Donations will help transform the lives of the children and young girls who have been trafficked, enslaved or abused.
Project Starfish (Children from Akha Tribe):
Donations can be made here on Give A Little fundraising page. All the funds will directly go to the verified account of the Rotary Club of Dunedin Central on behalf of Akha Children.
Weilian also created a Facebook Page (Project Starfish) on behalf of David Black, the founder of Project Starfish. FB page can be found here. She will share her volunteer experiences and the children's stories on the page.
Donations will help save the youngsters at risk of trafficking from the Akha tribe. One life at a time.
We were very lucky to have Ross Bell, Executive Director of NZ Drug Foundation with us at breakfast on Tuesday morning.
Ross provided great insights into the current state of NZ's drug policies, comparisons with other countries, and pending issues on the political horizon. Great stuff Ross - very much appreciated.
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