There is no doubt that Rotary clubs need to raise funds and have a source of annual income to survive. Often our service projects require seed funding and we also have causes such as our Polio Plus program, our Blair Vining appeal or even supporting a Youth Exchange student. Some “easy” sources of income are Local Council Grants and the Gambling Community Benefit Fund and to a lesser extent District and Global Grants. Of course, there is always the BBQs and Fund Raising events. Many clubs have a long history of donating funds, often towards the end of the Rotary year, to a range of worthy causes and even sometimes to other charities. This is fine and makes us feel good and enhances our respect within the community. Rotary, however, is a service organisation, not a fund raising organisation and if half the effort we spend on devising ways to raise funds and then carrying out the fundraising activities was put into community service I think we would quickly begin to gain even more respect within the community and see a positive influence on our membership numbers. I’m not suggesting you “scrap” the BBQ but it’s probably going to be a lot easier to invite prospective members to a clean-up day in the local park or painting a local hall than working at a sausage sizzle. I personally enjoy the latter but if I were considering joining or new to a club, I’d want to know what else there was to satisfy my need to serve. I know that many of you have heard this before but I still keep running into clubs and members who get really hooked on coming up with ways to raise funds for their club and don’t spend an equal amount of time or more on working out what service projects they can achieve.

Can everyone that ordered a Lockdown book please call in and see Vicki at the Community House to pick up and pay.

The following is what has been discussed at the resent committee night. Nothing in these bullet points as been approved it has only been discussed by each committee as ideas.

 

Foundation
- Our District Grant was approved for $2000 for the Literacy Teacher Aid support for Te Anau School. Once money received, we will need to send the school $6000, including $2000 already received from Invercargill East
- Playground Project – SDC has not yet reported back on their Consultants recommendations re upgrade work required. In the meantime, I will make contact late October about a working bee to at least waterblast and tidy up the Boat Harbour playground and any others that need cleaning prior to summer.
Notes from the Forum on 3 Sept:
- Polio Update – after our Forum on Thursday, I will find out what the
expectation is for our Club to provide continued support. Now that
Africa has been declared free of wild polio, is there still the same level of
support required?
- District Grants – it was suggested that we investigate if District would
support:
- Money to support our Trade Apprenticeship programme
- Support Deep Cove Education Trust with money for outdoor
clothing.

 

Social

- Working on the possibility of holding a casino night and bingo night. Both possible fundraising night. Charge an entry fee and get funny money

- We looked at ideas for fun nights which has been the feedback from some club members. Some members not in agreement.

- Need to work on some ideas for fundraising to bring money into the club.

 

Projects

- A weekend away at Borland lodge and some form of working bee. Perhaps painting or general tidying.
- Inspection and cleaning of waterfront seats
- Another project @ bird park.
- Placement of bark chips under adventure equipment at high school.
- Road side rubbish clean up.
- Resolution of road side maintenance around rotary plantings
- Sort loss of income from firewood at Manapouri.
- A club outing (weekend)

 

New Generation

 

To continue youth sponsorship fundraising is necessary.

Membership

Bill and his committee have approached a number of people to become members and are working hard talking to the next group.

Projects are important to have to explain to new members what service we are doing in the community.

 

Suggested projects from Membership Committee :
- Frank Fisken Memorial Rhododendron Garden - Signage / Seat ( Water Park
Area)

- DOC Bird Park - Complete erecting Rotary Signage

- Follow up on Firewood Manapouri ?

- Roadside Cleanup :
Patience Bay to Sandy Brown Road
DOC to DUMP

- Manapouri would like a lakeside BBQ.
Maybe we could help with this as a shared project with them Council Supplies the BBQ 

 

  

This maybe a great time to support the Trails Trust as COVID-19 is preventing us to travel.

 

Fiordland Trails Trust are delighted to partner with Real Journeys for the amazing opportunity to
raise funds for the second leg of Te Anau to Te Anau Downs trail, an extension of our extremely
popular Lake2Lake trail from Te Anau to Manapouri. 100% of the cost of the cruise will go to the
Trails Trust.

 

 

 

I have attached the committee List for every one to see what Committee they are in.

 

The Directors' name is first. Any ideas or comments for your committee or other committee please let the Committee Director know.

Can't find your name? Please let Craig know.

 

President;   

Craig McMurtrie

President Elect'

Mark Dowling

Jane Grant

Sarah Greaney

Alan Ballinger

Jane Grant

Bill Verrall

Doug Ridley

Keith Cullen

Merv Halliday

Sandra Macnamara

Doug Dennison

Chris Hughes

Shayne Mercer