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Last Meeting
Guest Speakers Blain Collinge & Justine Hamill 
 
RED DOOR RECOVERY
What wonderful speakers we had on Monday.  Blain Collinge and Justine Hamill spoke to us about the organisation they manage called Red Door Recovery.  A drug and alcohol treatment service based in Upper Hutt in a tranquil rural setting.  The Kaupapa they work by is in the 'belief that healing happens through working deeply on ourselves together, through connection, aroha and whanau’.  A holistic approach that does not use blame or shame to achieve results.
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Pressies Piece
 
It was lovely to look through the bulletin from last week and then sit and watch the video “The Boys of 1905”.  For me it reiterated just how far we have come as a rotary organisation, when it truly was a ‘Boys Club’.  I believe women were invited in around the 1980’s (if I’m not wrong) and many changes have happened since that day.
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The Power of Positivity

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Speakers
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Mental Health
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Upcoming Meetings & Events
Committee Meeting
Aug 03, 2026
Wednesday Brunch Meeting
Aug 05, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Board Meeting
Aug 10, 2026
Wednesday Brunch Meeting
Sep 02, 2026
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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New Satellite Group?
7 Reasons Young (and Young-ish) People Should Join Rotary
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How to Log-in
Rotary in General
District 9940 Website
Activity & Training Programmes
Important Rotary Documents
General Info
Risk Management Document
Civil Defence site
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Jan Palmer

General Notices

 
* The roster can change weekly with absences etc so please check the roster each week to see if you have a duty.
 
* Absences from Rotary
 
If you are going to be absent from Rotary for any length of time please let Jan know so she does not put you on the roster while you are away.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Parting Thought: 

 
Jaye provided the parting thoughts at the end of the meeting - 
 
"The goal isn't to be sober. The goal is to love yourself so much that you don't need to drink"              
Anon                                          and
 
"First you take a drink, then the drink takes a drink, then the drink takes you"
F. Scott Fitzgerald                       and
 
" Your addiction is not you, but it feels like you because you've spent so much intimate time together"
Toni Sorenson
 
 
 

Birthdays This Coming Week:

No birthdays this week

Anniversaries in July:

* Mike Fackney - 13 July 2009
* Kathy Bryant - 9 July 2012
* Robin Aitken - 7 July 2020 (Previously New Plymouth West) 
 

Rostered Duties

A reminder that it's your responsibility to find a replacement if you are unable to fulfil your duty. Please let Mike Fackney know of any changes to the roster. 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eastern Hutt Rotary e-Bulletin
     We meet at Avalon Pavilion, Taita Drive entrance, Mondays, at 5:55 pm 
 
Visitors and prospective members always welcome.  
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