A letter of thanks from the Executive Director of the Emergency Response Kit programme.
The club has been a regular donor over many years, providing much needed relief for families following disasters around the Asia /Pacific region.
We meet In Person
Thursdays at 6:30 PM
Ocean Road Community Centre
45 Ocean Road, Paraparaumu Beach
P O Box 1406,
Paraparaumu Beach, Kapiti 5032
New Zealand
P O Box 1406,
Paraparaumu Beach, Kapiti 5032
New Zealand
Phone:
+64 274 905 269
Email:
m.+64 27 2274622
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- Enriching communities
- Leadership
- Personal development
- Service
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- Fellowship
- Adventure
- Fun
- Supporting youth
- Peace, equality & understanding
Shirley Stratton
On Friday, Kapiti Rotary continued the tradition of the past 6 years by collaborating with the Kapiti Chamber of Commerce for the International Women’s Day lunch. The original event was to have been on the 5th of March but was postponed because of COVID. More than 230 people joined to celebrate the achievements of women and recognise the need for continual action to achieve gender parity.
Sally Duxfield was the MC / Speaker. As an enthusiastic and entertaining MC, she shared anecdotes from her life experiences. Due to time restraints, she was only able to talk briefly about the neuroscience of forming high performance teams – perhaps we will be able to hear about this at another time.
The main speaker was Lotta Dann. She spoke about the challenges (especially for women) of living in an alcohol-centric culture and her own challenge to become sober.
Women have been Rotarians since 1990 when Rotary International adapted to meet the needs of the modern world – ‘from challenge came change’ – the IWD theme for this year. Much applause was received when the audience was told that Jennifer Jones would be the Rotary International World President in 2022 – the first woman in this position in 115 years of Rotary.
The Kapiti Women’s Centre received a donation of $1000 from the event. The Centre plays an important and ever-expanding role in promoting the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being of women and families on the Kapiti Coast and the donation was well received.
The event was a most successful way to share our Rotary story with the community.
Kapiti Rotary is renowned for its vibrancy and community service
New members are most welcome.
Pop along to one of our Thursday meetings 6 pm
Community Centre, Ocean Road, Paraparaumu
The fellowship and food is marvellous
Does a speaker interest you?
We frequently have interesting and entertaining speakers
You don't have to be member
Come along as our guest
A Rotarian visitor to Kapiti?
You're most welcome to enjoy our warm Kapiti hospitality
Come along to any of our meetings at the Community Centre, Ocean Road, Paraparaumu, or contact us
Rotary has been working to eradicate polio for more than 30 years. Our goal of ridding the world of this disease is closer than ever.
As a founding partner of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, we've reduced polio cases by 99.9 percent since our first project to vaccinate children in the Philippines in 1979.
We've helped immunize more than 2.5 billion children in 122 countries. So far, Rotary has contributed more than $1.8 billion toward eradicating the disease worldwide.
Today, polio remains endemic only in Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan. But it’s crucial to continue working to keep other countries polio-free. If all eradication efforts stopped today, within 10 years, polio could paralyze as many as 200,000 children each year.
A thank you from Kaleb, the first of nine students selected to undertake self development programmes at either Outward Bound or Spirit of Adventure, where they push the boundaries to find what they are capable of. The funds to enable their adventures were raised by Kapiti Rotary, the students themselves and by the programme providers. Feedback like this makes all the hard work fundraising so worthwhile. Evidently Kaleb is going to remember this experience for along time. Congratulations and our very best wishes Kaleb. You will be always welcome at Rotary-we're here to help you on your ongoing journey of you want.
"I don't even know where to start with the amount of cool stuff we got up to at Outward Bound! But I'd just like to say thank you sooooo much for helping send me on the journey of a lifetime!!! I really appreciate it and I will never forget those experiences! I met so many interesting and amazing people who I will likely stay in touch with for the rest of my life! The past 3 weeks have been the most challenging, action-packed, enjoyable, happy, exciting moments of my entire life!..
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Winning ticket # 257 was drawn under police supervision last night for the club's annual Trailer Raffle. The winner has been notified. The trailer and goodies therein are valued at $5,000. Proceeds from the raffle go to supporting Kapiti Youth and the Wellington Childrens Hospital. Club members in front of the trailer enjoying an island themed evening on an appropriately beautiful Kapiti evening (ahem!)...and the winners are ...,..
Tony Annanadale, (President) and Cliff Daly (Projects Manager) from the MenzShed gave an interesting and inspirational account of the development of the Menz Shed Kapiti (Waikanae Beach) into one of the largest and most successful clubs in New Zealand, with 140 members of which at least 40 regularly turnout on Tuesdays and Thursdays at their property at Waikanae Beach. "A place where men can do what men do.........
The club’s annual golf fixture was held at the Paraparaumu Beach Golf course, raising a record amount. Beneficiaries were the new Wellington Regional Children’s hospital (Trish Lee), $5,000 - towards the fitout of the Rotary whanau rooms (a Rotary D9940 centennial project). A further $1000 was donated to Paraparaumu Beach Golf Club (Murray Armstrong) for Junior golf. The balance of the funds raised will be used for a wide range of local youth projects that the Rotary Club of Kapiti supports. President Shirley Stratton expressed thanks to all of the supporting businesses who contributed funds or prizes, particularly principal sponsor Kapiti Hire (Tim Mikkelson).