Newsletters

 

Issue 3, 2008-9

 

Better late than never!

This should be the last edition of the old email format! In fact, the bulletin last week should have been the last but those who deal with computers know that anything new must be TESTED. When the testing is complete we will have a new interactive bulletin with fantastic new features that will give you more information about your club .
Richard.

D K Lee

As you know this weeks lunch meeting has been CANCELLED to make it possible for members to attend the evening dinner with World President DK Lee. What follows is a brief bio of our new World President of Rotary International, what a special person you must be  to become World President.

Dong-Kurn Lee is Chairman of Bu-Bang Co., Ltd and Bubang Techron Co., Ltd manufacturing companies in Seoul. A graduate of Yonsei University with a degree in political science and diplomacy, Lee currently serves as Trustee to Busan College of Information Technology, and has served as past president of both his high school and college alumni associations. He has served as Trustee to the Bank of Seoul and honoray consul of Italy in Korea. In 2005, he was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador by the President of the Republic of Korea.

Rotarian Lee joined the Rotary Club of Seoul-Hangang in 1971 and has served RI as Director, Treasurer, Trustee, District Governor and International Assembly training leader. He has also served as regional Rotary Foundation coordinator and zone and regional coordinator for membership development.He is chairman of the Polio Eradication Private Sector Initiative in Korea.

 He is a recipient of the Foundation's Citation for Meritorious Service. In 1996, as District Governor, Lee was recognised at the 87th Convention as winner of the "Calgary Challenge" for themost successful membership development efforts, chartering 32 new clubs and adding 1800 new members, making his district the leader across the Rotary World that year.

DK Lee lives inSeoul, Korea with his wife Young Ja, and has four adult children and 4 grandchildren.

DK Lee will also visit Riding for Disabled  in the Hutt Valley on Wednesday while in Wellington! -- More on this Next week.

President`s Corner                                                                                              

 

One of the most significant goals for the club this year is the allocation of the "Youth Fund" component from Shapeshifter 2008. It is very important that we have a robust process and plan that can clearly identify the best use of our resources to support those groups in our community successfully dealing with at-risk youth through to those working with young achievers.
Accordingly, a Youth Taskforce has been assembled, and given a brief to investigate those groups and compile a detailed recommendation with a report to be presented to the board by the middle of August. The members of the taskforce are Greg Thomas (Chair), Gavin Watson (Deputy), Cameron Tooley, Angie Cousins, Simon Edwards and Ian Orsborn. We are very fortunate, as a club, to have such a mix of youth and experience with the range of skills required for this very important job and I thank them all for agreeing to participate.

We have 23 people attending the World president DK Lee dinner on Wednesday night, which I am sure will be a night to remember. Still not too late for tickets (see Rosemarie)

Linton

Member Profile: 5 Minutes with ............

THIS WEEK IS: Pat Prescott

Club Classification: Sign and Display Manufacture
Member since: 2002
Occupation: Company Manager, www.sign.co.nz
Family: Wife (44 Years) 3 Children, 4 Grandchildren
Hobbies: Stamps, Reading, Crosswords and Gardening
Favourite food: Roast Beef
Favourite drink: A Good Red Wine
Best holiday destination: Dubai
What's on your CD player right now: Ella Fitzgerald
Favourite Website: www.dailytelegraph.co.uk
What books would you take to a desert island: Bill Bryson - A short history of nearly everything, Shakespeare's plays
Scariest moment: Nearly having a Bungy Jump
Recent interesting experience: Looking over the Cutty Sark in Greewich dock, London in 2005 (before it was damaged by fire) Reason = I trained on her as a Navel Cadet in 1955, 50 years before.
A fun Fact about me: I like underwater swimming without breathing equipment..... to test endurance time.

Dates for the Diary:

Presidents` Hutt River Trail Walk,   Sunday 3th August  10.10a.m.    Hikoikoi Reserve

This rescheduled event is a great opportunity to show family and friends a great Rotary project in action and mingle with fellow Rotarians in our region. The first of the regular Hutt River Trail walks will start from Hikoikoi Reserve at the mouth of the Hutt River THIS SUNDAY 6th July.  The first Sunday of each month we will walk up the River using a different section until we reach the end of the Trail at Kaitoke.   Please bring a thermos of hot water and your own cups for Tea and Coffe.                                                                          

Apologies

Our new club secretary Terry Bach is taking all luncheon apologies. If you are unable to make our regular Wednesday lunch meeting please phone Terry before 10am Wednesday on 586 0699, please leave a message if Terry is unavailable. We are still encountering far too many members not sending apologies in time to get correct meal numbers to our caterers so please do your best to contact Terry in time.

                                                                                                            DUTIES

 

Meeting Date	16 July 2008	23 July 2008
Speaker	DK Lee	Chief Judge Joe Williams
Subject	Evening Meeting	Waitangi Tribunal and Maori Land Court
Introduce speaker	N/A	Bruce Morrison
Thank Speaker	N/A	Grant Wareham
Thought	N/A	Mike Taylor
Sergeant	N/A	Bruce Gough
Back-up sergeant	N/A
Box	N/A	Peter Saunders
Grace	N/A	Les Pearce

Thanks