May 16th – Ron Taylor came up from Invercargill to report on the Presidents Cycle Race held in February this year. 24 Feb 2018 raised $17,000 for men’s health; $41,000 raised in Feb 2019 for Hospice Southland so the big push is to reach $50,000 Feb 2020. Hospice will again be the charity for next Feb and the race will be rebranded as “Rotary and Hospice Cycle Challenge”. Get training everyone; lets plan a strong team effort from Fiordland!!
May 23rd – Remaya Campbell, Rotary Peace Student. Jane organised Remaya after hearing how inspirational she was from fellow PE in Oamaru. Remeya, currently studying her Masters in Duedin, came and stayed with Jane for 3 days allowing her time to visit both Milford and Doubtful Sound as well as treating us to a very insightful look at her studies and thoughts regarding her plans for including peace in all aspects of her life to come.
May 30th – Merv Halliday’s Aviation Stories. Under the guise of getting Merv along to present him with a Paul Harris Fellow Award, Merv gave a very interesting talk on just some of his stories around planes that have been a big part of his life.
June 6th – Forest Wilson, Fiordland College Student report from his visit to the Aotearoa Youth Delegation Conference in Auckland. As a recipient of Rotary funding, Forest came along to tell us about his experiences in Auckland and to thank the Club for allowing him to attend the event. Sounds like it really opened his eyes to world issues – as well as being a proud Southland representative!