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Kerikeri Rotarian's wife, Judith Burling, honoured with Paul Harris Fellowship
The presentation of a Paul Harris Fellowship to Judith Burling was made by Neil Murray, IYE Chair.
It was presented on the Milford Wanderer, Milford Sound, during the South Island trip of the International Exchange students in recognition of her many years of support and service to the Exchange Programme - in particular accompanying their South Island Safari for numerous years.
Rotary Christmas Dinner 2010
Hard to believe we are half way through President John's excellent year
already.
Happy Holidays!
Keep those potato plants watered & fertilized, and see you all back
safely
on 23rd January to judge who has grown the largest crop!
Owen Smith, Lian Brott, Bruce Burling and Malcolm Sexton
Assistant District Governor Chris Burrows presented a District Appreciation Award to PP Owen Smith for his work as President last year and also for his work with Shelterbox.
Three of our members, Lian Brott, Bruce Burling and Malcolm Sexton were honoured with Rotary Foundation District Service Awards for their contributions to the Motuti Marae Carving School. ADG Chris Burrows emphasized as only a limited number of awards are made it was not possible to include everyone who worked so hard on this project.
Lian Brott
Lian Brott received a a Paul Harris Fellow Award from the Rotary Club of Kerikeri at the club meeting on the 9 August 2010. The presentation was made by the club Secretary, Jenni Wilson, who said Lian was President of the club in the 2008/2009 year and has been a tireless worker for the club since she joined.
Lian Brott receiving Paul Harris Fellow Award from club secretary Jenni
Wison
She is also on a Rotary District Committee for World Community Service and has been responsible for setting up and managing the Rotary Club of Kerikeri website. The presentation was made to Lian with her husband Michael and daughter Millie present. A well deserved recognition of the service Lian has given.
Past President Lian Brott pictured with her husband Michael and youngest
daughter Milly
Her service to the community through the Bahá’í Faith and Rotary was particularly noted. Of particular note was her commitment to establishing the Motuti Carving Centre. It was completed in February this year. The first carving course with 13 male and female youths enrolled is currently underway at Motuti much to the delight of the Club.
Steve & Brenda De Ruiter and Pete & Tissi Hendl
President John Toms had great pleasure in awarding the owner managers of the Kerikeri REAL team Mr and Mrs Steve and Brenda De Ruiter, and Mr and Mrs Pete and Tissi Hendl with a Community Service award for their ongoing support of numerous community initiatives such as the building and auctioning of a house last year to raise money for our local Hospice.
REAL has kindly donated the use of a lock up storage unit for all the Club’s paraphernalia. This is helping keep all our signage, safety and other equipment centralized in one place.
Changeover night June 2010
Recently the Rotary Club of Kerikeri celebrated the end of the term as President for Owen Smith and the handover of the change of office to John Toms, the incoming President of the club for the coming year.
At the Changeover ceremony, Owen received a Paul Harris Fellow Award for his work with the Rotary Shelter Box programme. Owen has been involved, or leading Rotary teams involved, in Shelter Box distribution in Samoa and South East Asia on a number of occasions during the past year.
Owen Smith receiving Paul Harris Fellow Award from Rotary District Governor,
Maxine Neighbour
A Paul Harris Fellow Award was also awarded to Sue Reid for her work over many years in many areas in the Kerikeri Community. A Paul Harris Fellow Award is the highest award in Rotary and can be awarded to both Rotarians and non Rotarians.
Sue Reid receiving Paul Harris Fellow Award from Jenni Wilson and John
Horrell
Pete Gentil, a well known radio personality was awarded a Community Service Award in recognition of the many hours he has given to supporting numerous community activities in Kerikeri.
Pete Gentil receiving Community Service Award from Owen Smith
Bruce Waterman
In March 2010, the Kerikeri Rotary Club was delighted to welcome into its membership Mr. Bruce Waterman.
Bruce, a former fencing contractor and weed eradicator, has also spent (miss-spent) some years selling real estate in Auckland but finally came back to his senses and returned to where he feels most at home. It's great to have him back!
Dale Simkin
In December 2009, president Owen Smith was delighted to award longtime Rotarian Dale Simkin with a well deserved Paul Harris Fellowship for his service to Rotary, crowned by his contribution to the Rotary barbeques in the Kerikeri Basin.
Rick Stacey
Rick Stacey joined the membership of our Club in 2010 as a swallow who spends half the year in the UK and the other half in NZ.
Rick has become a familiar sight on the roads around Kerikeri as he gets fit for his Bluff to Cape Reinga bike ride to raise the profile of the world-wide ShelterBox Rotary project. more>>>
