What a fantastic fundraiser we had with Craig Heatley and Peter Williams! The energy and buzz in the room was electric as 90 people came together to hear how Craig became a successful Kiwi entrepreneur. Craig candidly shared engaging stories through different chapters of his life. Starting from when he made his first cold call at the age of 12 while living in Upper Hutt, to when he did some hardcore negotiations with Kerry Packard, Rupert Murdoch, and 4 major American corporates while at Sky. He even shared some insights as to what it’s like to be a member of the prestigious Augusta National Golf Club.
This was also a wonderful opportunity to showcase our Rotary Youth Development Programs and to raise funds that enable us to positively impact the lives of young people.
During the breakfast, Craig Heatley surprised us with an offer of $12,500 to our cause if we are able to generate the other $12,500 from our event. Thanks to everyone’s contribution we have raised $1133.75 from our raffle, $2055.85 from our ticket sales, and the rest from private donations. A special thanks to Ray Stonelake for his $500 donation. Also a big thank you to one of our members who has generously matched Craig's offer of $12,500. This means that we have raised a combined total of $28,689.60.
This is fantastic news and exemplifies how great things happen when we all work closely together towards the end goal!!
A special note of thanks to James Billing (event chair), Gill Johnston, Carole Buckley, Frankie Crellin, Graham Hendry, Dan Turkel, Tony Gardner and Karyn Spencer for your awesome help in making the day a success. Thanks also to David Graham for leading the overall fundraising efforts and to John Graham of Paperplus for the ongoing partnership.
Congratulations to our lucky raffle winners:
Graeme Pinfold, winner of 2-night stay on Waiheke Island in a modern guest studio at Fantail Ridge (courtesy of Thomas & Lucy Lorenzi)
Byran Theunisen, winner of “Dans le Noir” 3-course dinner/wine experience for 2 people (courtesy of James Billing & Rydges Hotel Auckland CBD)
Frankie Crellin, winner of a magnum bottle of Moet & Chandon champagne (courtesy of James Billing)
Have a wonderful remainder of the week & see you next Tuesday!
CAROLE, FRANKIE, AND LUCY HONED THEIR HANDS-ON COOKING SKILLS AT THE ROTARACT COOKING CLASS WITH VANESSA BAXTER
FUNDS RAISED FROM THIS EVENT GOES TOWARDS THE REBUILD OF SAINT FRANCIS SCHOOL LIBRARY IN FIJI
What a great turn-out with Rotarians from St. John's, Auckland, and Harbourside Club in attendance. Things really started to heat up with the competition on whose food turned out best. We did a pretty good job- judge for yourself.
Downtown Auckland Rotary Club working alongside PWC, KPMG, Deloittes, Kotahi and ASB sent 19 young people to this years RYLA programme. Along with young people from their own companies, they also sponsored applicants from CureKids, World Vision, Ronald McDonald House, Leukemia & Blood Cancer, Auckland Girls Grammar School and the Graeme Dingle Foundation. Downtown member Pam Deal along with husband Alan were this years camp Mum and Dad. Caroline Ash was the recipient of the Graeme Campbell Scholarship, she receives $1000 to use towards further Leadership education.
RYLA (Rotary Young-Person Leadership Awards) is a week-long leadership development programme for 20-28 year olds hosted and sponsored by Rotary Clubs in district 9920 (Which comprises clubs in Central, Eastern and South Auckland as far as Tuakau and including the Pacific Islands of Samoa, Fiji, Rarotonga, Vanuatu and French Polynesia).
RYLA is an experiential live-in programme designed to help young people develop their team work and communication skills and fulfil their potential as leaders.
The programme consists of a combination of:
Presentations and Workshops facilitated by community and business leaders particularly focusing on leadership development,
opportunities for the exchange of ideas, opinions and experiences in discussion groups etc,
open sessions, sport and keep fit exercises,
the opportunity to experience and practice leadership skills in action.
involvement in a community activity and with the host Rotary Club
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