Rotary Wellington Packs the Bus L-R: Susan Satyanand, Murray Edridge, RCW President Marion Cowden and Joan Smith At the Christmas lunch on 10 December, Joan Smith and Susan Satyanand of the Rotary Club of Wellington Community Services Committee presented four large boxes packed with gifts to Wellington City Missioner, Murray Edridge.&nbs... Keep Reading

John Ilott 2018 Funding Round The 2018 funding round for the John Ilott Charitable Trust was open from 1-31 October 2018. During this time 142 applications were received from organisations across the country. Every one of these applications is read by each of the five members of the Advisory Committee. Elements taken into cons... Keep Reading

JR McKenzie Youth Education Fund helps keeps Mana tamariki warm dry and health As part of the bulk-funding model recently adopted, Mana College received a uniform grant for the second year in 2018. This grant is funded by the JR McKenzie Youth Education Fund which is administered in the District 9940 area by the Rotary Club of Wellington. Tr... Keep Reading

The JR McKenzie Youth Education fund is making a real difference at Horowhenua College by providing a bulk grant to be used for students need support with uniforms. Below is a letter from the school Principal outlining how the 2018 grant was used, and the resulting outcomes. Keep Reading

Innovative Young Minds applications are open Apply online now for your place at IYM 2019 at www.iym.org.nz. The new website makes it even easier for students to apply.  The IYM expanded programme will offer two sessions during the July school holidays. The first session is 7-12 July and the second session is 14-19 July with 40 plac... Keep Reading

Our fourth annual Rotary Club of Wellington Akina Social Enterprise Kickstart Awards event was held on 29 October 2018 at the Wellington Club.  Each of the four finalists showcased a 3 minute video followed by a 3 minute personal pitch to present their organisation and outline how they met the judging criteria of: Keep Reading

Rotary Forum 2018 was held on 23 August, 2018. Just before the closing speech, from the Hon Grant Robertson MP for Wellington Central, the chair Roger Blakeley gave a brief summary of the speakers' presentations that had been prepared by Helen Algar. This is a record and copy of that summary. Keep Reading

City Builder Lab There is a very exciting project that has evolved from the Rotary Club of Wellington's 2017 Rotary Forum: "Achieving the Impossible Dream for Wellington: the city and region". It is called the Tawa City Builder Lab 18-20 September 2018. It is described in the attached two documents. Microsoft has agreed to provide $20,000 sp... Keep Reading

Mana Tangata: People of Action. The History of Rotary in New Zealand 1921–2021. The Project. Begun in Chicago in 1905, Rotary was established in New Zealand in 1921 when clubs were set up in both Wellington and Auckland. The idea was that men from a range of vocations would meet together on a non-political and non-religious basis to enjoy... Keep Reading

IYM Challenges Young Women IYM 2018 was a great success, and there are exciting plans for IYM 2019 What do plastic flakes, fire engines, 3D CAD drawings, laser printing, ice cream made with liquid nitrogen, virtual reality, painted walls that turn on the lights when touched, an anaechoic chamber and early morning exercise all have in common?... Keep Reading

Now in its seventh highly successful year, Rotary Forum 2018 promises to uncover the big ideas that will provoke and inspire the future of Wellington – city and region. Twelve speakers, young and old, have been hand-picked to choose their own topic and answer a simple question: what is your impossible dream for Wellington? We are seeking... Keep Reading