At our next meeting this coming Monday Brian Clarke and I will circulate a board seeking members, and partners if they wish to help, availability to assist with the Te Omanga Golf Tournament on Friday 24 February at Boulcott Farm Golf Course. Tee off will be at 12 noon and we expect to finish the day around 6.30 pm.
Our contribution will be as follows:
- Putting up gazebos and taking them down at the end of the day (4 members)
- Serving golfers in the Fine Dining Tent (5 x one hour shifts of 2 members)
- Welcoming teams into the clubhouse at the end of their round and directing them to their table (3 members)
- Delivering two platters to their table
- Selling paddle raffles (3 members)
- Spotters for the auction (3 Members)
Brian and I are looking for up to 15 volunteers to help with the above tasks throughout the day. As this is our first opportunity to work with the Te Omanga team (and having our contribution recognised in event publicity) it would be really great if we had a good number of members "showing the flag" during the day.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact either Brian or myself."
A poster for the event is attached for your information.
We had our first meeting for the year. It was an opportunity to catch up with friends and for President Kathy to talk to us about upcoming events. These included the Te Omanga Hospice Golf Tournament on Friday 24 February (tee off at midday) and the Walk for Mental Health on Sunday 26 March at 11am when the involvement of members will be required.
Sadly, last year's wasn't possible due to Covid but we are hoping this year will be a momentous success. All funds raised will go to Youthline Wellington again. It is being shared on both Facebook and Instagram, so if you use either or both of these social media accounts, please share this with your friends, community pages, other contacts, etc.
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Colin & Aileen reminiscing with their bridesmaid Wendy Cooper (Colin's sister)
This article written by Nicholas Boyack appeared in Stuff on 12 Jan 2023
Congratulations to Colin & Aileen - 70 years married!
All Black nearly scared off would-be son-in-law as couple celebrate 70 years
Colin Fenton was a worried man when he decided he wanted to marry Aileen Perry.
The future eye doctor met Aileen on a Dunedin tennis court and straight away knew she was the one for him.
His biggest fear was her dad – one-game All Black Arnold Perry. He was ensconced in Dunedin rugby culture and Colin was not sure how he would view a non-rugby playing son-in-law.
“I had a bit of a problem, everything the family did revolved around rugby and I was a bit of a scruffy lad that played hockey.”
Looking for advice, he went to his own father.
The last meeting for 2022 held on 12 December was a very relaxed "Fish & Chips" meeting which everyone who attended enjoyed. It was a pleasant way to end what was a very busy year.
Happy New Year everyone and welcome back to another year of Rotary. I hope all of you have managed to have some time to relax over the last few weeks and that you have managed to catch some sunshine despite the not so good weather a lot of the country has experienced.
It is a bit of a slow start into the year, having an informal meeting on 16 January and then a week off (Wellington Anniversary Day), a committee meeting on 30 January and then another week off with Waitangi Day.
We have a few things to look forward to:
- 24 February: Te Omanga Golf Tournament
- 26 March: Walk for Mental Health
- March: Fashion Show
I will prepare a full report on the Christmas raffle once I have confirmed all the figures with Tony. The winner has got in touch this week (he had been away and only just got the messages). He is going to arrange to get the 1st prize from Mike hopefully sometime this weekend. A big thank you to Mike Fackney for storing the trailer and contents in his garage.
It was a delight to see the article in Stuff today about Colin and Aileen Fenton. A huge congratulations from all of us on your 70th wedding anniversary. A wonderful milestone. Also, Colin 32 years in Rotary on 18 January. Congratulations on an incredible feat!
Looking forward to seeing you all on Monday night.
Kathy
Good progress with the Memorial Garden at Enliven. Congratulations to all involved.
