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Help create a world record for Polio Plus - by swimming 100 metresPosted Tuesday, 31 January 2012
Feel like staying up to go for a swim at 1 a.m. on the morning of Sunday 26 February?
Feel like joining in a global Rotary effort to raise funds for ... MORE
District Conference has the best lineupPosted Monday, 30 January 2012
District Conference Convenor, Marty O'Fee, writes to RCW members to promote this year's District 9940 Conference in Wanganui.
"We have a fantastic line up of key note speakers from Doctor Matthew ... MORE
Dennis McKinlay on a career in developmentPosted Monday, 30 January 2012
UNICEF New Zealand Executive Director Dennis McKinlay spoke about a
career that began in tourism and lead to over a decade of working for children.
Dennis spent over eight and a half ... MORE
Aaron Couchman Rotary Peace ScholarPosted Monday, 30 January 2012
Rotary International Peace Studies Scholarship recipient Major Aaron Couchman spoke to Rotarians about his upcoming trip to Thailand in May for the 2012 World Peace Symposium.
Aaron will attend a three-month ... MORE
RYLA – Unleashing potentialPosted Monday, 30 January 2012
The new year often brings a host of new resolutions for self improvement. But how often are these resolutions for the benefit of others? Wendy Betteridge asked Rotary members how ... MORE
Absences, Makeups and ResignationsPosted Monday, 30 January 2012
Current Leave of Absence
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Rotary Aid for FijiPosted Friday, 27 January 2012
A state of emergency has been declared in the western regions of Fiji's largest island of Viti Levu after heavy floods killed at least six people.
Nearly 3,500 people have been ... MORE
Bishop Tom´s farewell servicePosted Monday, 23 January 2012
RCW Honorary member, Bishop Tom Brown, will be the focus of a formal farewell service in Wellington Cathedral on Sunday 26 February at 4 p.m.
Bishop Tom and his wife Dwylis ... MORE
David Chapman funeralPosted Monday, 23 January 2012
A number of RCW members, led by President James Austin, attended the funeral of David Chapman in Lower Hutt on Friday 19 January.
David had been a member of RCW since ... MORE
Rotary polio campaign gets attention in The EconomistPosted Monday, 23 January 2012
The Economist, in an article published on 21 January, poses the question: "Can a businessmen's club eradicate polio from the world?"
The article goes on to say:
IT IS a year since ... MORE
A Letter from Shona BrownPosted Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Just before Christmas Ilott family descendant Shona Brown and her husband John came back to Wellington from the UK to inter the ashes of her mother, Suzanne McKellar in the family ... MORE
Fellowship Committee organises exciting programmePosted Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Programme for January and February
Regular Events
Thursday 19 January: 5.00pm: Thirsty Third Thursday
Thursday 16 February 5.00pm: Thirsty Third Thursday
Special Events
... MORE
A letter from Ollie and Xaver - one year onPosted Monday, 16 January 2012
Dear supporters of the Journey of Hope,
Exactly one year has passed since we (Xaver Hausner and Oliver Macindoe) finished our ride for PolioPlus and arrived in Bluff on the 16th ... MORE
Offer of FREE hearing checks for RotariansPosted Monday, 16 January 2012
Dear President (Wellington Clubs)
I write extending a very generous invitation from a member of our Club – Chris Stone.
As part of our Vocational aspect of Rotary I willingly extend this ... MORE
Request for an internship in WellingtonPosted Saturday, 14 January 2012
Every so often we receive a request from a member of the Rotary community which exemplifies the international connections and the ambitions of Rotary. One such was the email ... MORE
Todd recognised in Honours ListPosted Sunday, 1 January 2012
Long serving Rotarian and Wellington businessman, John Todd, has been recognised in the New Year's Honours List with a well-deserved Knighthood. Sir John has been a member of RCW ... MORE
Rotary District 9940 Conference 2012Posted Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Governor Bob and the combined Rotary Clubs of Wanganui are excited to be hosting once again the District 9940 conference in Wanganui. You can be certain of fun and ... MORE
Message from Aaron Couchman Rotary Peace ScholarPosted Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Hi All,
I’ve started a Blog Site on my attendance at Chulalongkorn University. Even though it is still in its infancy it will provide you a small start on this incredible ... MORE
Ilott family occasion to mark the end of the year Posted Tuesday, 13 December 2011
The final event of an action packed year for the members of the Rotary Club of Wellington will be a High Tea at the Museum Hotel at 3.30 p.m. on ... MORE
RCW welcomes Sue Elsworth & Campbell HepburnPosted Monday, 12 December 2011
Sue Elsworth
RCW welcomes Sue Elsworth, CEO of Sysdoc. Sue will be a member of the club’s Fundraising Committee. Sue’s membership was proposed by Karin Callaghan and she was inducted by ... MORE
Service unto others the greatest christmas gift - Rev Susan BlaikiePosted Monday, 12 December 2011
Once described by a member of her congregation as the “tattooed-chick-priest”, Wellington City Missioner Reverend Susan Blaikie defies conventional notions of her vocation.
She confesses unabashedly to her passion for ... MORE
RCW farewells Marion PatchettPosted Monday, 12 December 2011
Fellow Rotarians,
I have sad news. For over 22 years our Rotary Club has been guided and supported by a unique, knowledgeable and hardworking individual who has been a passionate example ... MORE
Rt Rev. Dr Thomas Brown becomes Paul Harris Fellow Posted Monday, 12 December 2011
The Right Reverend Dr Thomas John Brown is Wellington's tenth Diocesan Bishop. He was elected to this position in December 1997.
Originally from a rural South Island background, Dr Brown ... MORE
Big Dig February 2012Posted Thursday, 8 December 2011
Rotary Club Courtenay Place hosts their very successful Big Dig in Oriental Bay once again. Raising funds for the Child Cancer Foundation this event attracts many on a balmy Wellington ... MORE