ROTARACT UoA.

Meeting Minutes (AGM) 1/6/11

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:56:00 +0000

Meeting Minutes (AGM)

Date: 01/06/2011

Time:6:00pm

Present: Aritra Ray, Bryce Morgan, Tarei Mataitini, Bobbie Dunstan, Megan Gallagher, Marc Magerkorth, Daniel Haines (Exec 2010-2011), Nurain Janah, Michael O’Flaherty, Stephen Bergin, Joshua Bensemann, Woon-Suan Sow, Andrew Poon, Wes Zia, Sarah Dawe, Cathy Guo, Adilya Arslanove, Casey Chen, Dilakshi Waidyarathe, Katherine McCloy, Edward Hardley, Shrina Kaya, Tulsi Patel, Vivian Gan, Hiran Patel, Heemesh Patel.

Updates

- Interclub meeting with Pupuke Rotaract

o Jenn McKenzie (President) is keen on having a joint club social event.

o More to be posted

- Club funds

o Received and deposited

- Recent International Rotaract/Rotary Convention

o This was held from the 20th-25th May in New Orleans. Aritra attended and has lots of information to share with us. These conventions happen from time to time with some more affordable ones available for members who would like to attend. Send us an email if this is something you would like to do and we will point you in the right direction.

Upcoming things

Projects

- Drug and Alcohol project

o First event is the Mid-winter Rave happening on July 21st in the evening

o Support provided will be first aid as required. We need about 3 groups of 2 scattered around the quad where we will be acting as the ‘eyes and ears’ for St. Johns and security

o People who are too intoxicated will be gently offered and guided to refreshment area – food and drinks provided. Money raised from selling food will benefit the club.

o We need trained individuals in first aid/life skills to help out. Please indicate on the Google form if that is you. Approx 6-7 trained individuals showed interest this meeting.

- Motutapu camp/tree planting

o One night – tree planting and enjoying the island with its history and culture. We catch the ferry over early Saturday morning where we have the opportunity to explore Rangitoto and Motutapu. The following day is reserved for tree planting by Home Bay.

o Costs subsidized by the club

o Dates below –

§ 16th July

§ 30th of July

§ 7th of August

§ 21st of August

o Please fill out the google form if you are interested and also indicate the date/s that best suit you.

- Child Sponsorship

o Sponsorship organization chosen. We originally chose Save the Children but their NZ branch does not offer child sponsorship. As a result we have chosen Child Fund.

o Our Childs name is Happy. He is 6 years old and is from Zambia. We need $44 a month to continue sponsoring him. This will come from member donations and the club account.

o Collection taken and $37 was raised during the meeting. Thankyou to everyone to donated.

- Fundraising for trip with Sydney City club –

o COMPETITION is still on!

o Hand in money and methods used to raise it to Bobbie by 5pm on the 10th of June 2011

o 1st Prize = 50% of all raised money, given >$100 raised.

- RYLA

o We help out organize community day

o We need 4-6 people for one day in July

o Exact date will be Friday/Saturday of RYLA week

o Indicate on the Google form if you are interested in helping out

- Older peoples Project

o Aim to visit retirement villages and rest homes to get to know our older generation more and give them support/company

o First visit to take place in early June

o Date to be finalized but most likely to be after the exam period.

- Circus Quirkus

o Thanks for those who have signed up

o Circus for the less privileged in Kohimarama. Opportunity to car pool if you are unable to attend.

o Sponsored by companies for charity

o We help run the event and sell food/help around

o Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th June

o Morning and afternoon shifts

o Fill out the Google form if you are interested. Don’t forget to undicate the times you are available. We will do our best to give you an appropriate shift.

- Island Child

o To help with community days

o If you know of any unused medical equipment please let the club know

o May be a focus for an international project with district 9910 (in NZ) and others

- Mentoring

o Scheme to be set up

o Email us if you are interested in participating or helping to get the program up and running. Lots of interest shown at the meeting. Thanks Bryce for volunteering to help set it up!

Social

- Possible trip to ‘Actionworld Auckland’ planned

o Over the weekend of the 18th to 19th of June

o Entry tickets cost $25 for adults

o It should be GREAT fun!

o Click on the link for more info about the place

http://www.actionworldauckland.co.nz/

o Let us know via the Google form whether this is something you would like to do.

Other activities

- District Fundraising for trip

o Thanks for those who went along to the District Fundraisers

o Movie was “Water for Elephants”

o Update from Bryce: Fantastic movie. Sold 110 tickets.

- Rotaract Promotion/Flashmob taking place in an unspecified mall soon

o If it’s your kind of thing, come let us know

o Promises to be amazing entertainment!

o More information from District soon.

- Remember to let us know of any ideas you have for projects, or any projects that are running which you want to be part of!

- Rotaract and Rotary offer a wealth of opportunities so check out their websites for more information.

**IMPORTANT

If you are interested in anything mentioned above please click on the following link and fill out the Google Form. You will then hear back from the project leader with more information/details regarding the project.

https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGFNSGtBTDk1U0FFQTVSZUFPTUxZZ1E6MQ

AGM 2011

Time: 6:30pm

1. President’s Report

- Congratulations to our the Exec team of 2010/2011. A job well done. Good luck in your future endeavors.

- Rotaract UoA has the largest membership base and we are thankful. We have many good projects taking place at the moment. Some which we do each year and others that we have started ourselves.

- Our new project structure implemented over the last couple of weeks will continue to make the running of projects much more efficient.

- .Thankyou to all our members and the Exec team for their commitment over the past year.

2. Treasurer’s Report (4-6min)

- We have had a very good year financially, breaking even. Club funds are sitting at approximately $7000 which gives us lots of room for project funding.

The structure of the AGM was as follows:

1. Structure and explanation

2. Nominations for roles

3. Speeches for each position – starting with President and proceeding to rest of Exec

4. Voting for each position after speeches.

5. Vote counting

6. Announcement of Exec for 2012.

Nominees:

President

Marc Magerkorth

Wes Xia

Vice President

Bobbie Dunstan

Michael O'Flaherty

Marc Magerkorth

Secretary

Wes Xia

Woon-Suan Sow

Treasurer

Bobbie Dunstan

Dilakshi Waidyaratne

Edward Hardley

Cathy Guo

Gina Lee

Casey Chen

Community Services

Adilya Arslanova

Katherine McCloy

Communications

Nurain Janah

Gina Lee

Dilakshi Waidyaratne

IT and Club services

Marc Magerkorth

Edward Hardley

Social Officer

Dilakshi Waidyaratne

Michael O'Flaherty

Chosen Executive Committee for the Year 2011-2012

President:

Marc Magerkorth

Vice President:

Bobbie Dunstan

Secretary:

Wes Xia

Treasurer:

Dilakshi Waidyaratne

Community Services Officer:

Katherine McCloy

Communications:

Nurain Janah

IT and club Services:

Edward Hardley

Social Officer:

Michael O'Flaherty

This is the new Committee for the following year. Thankyou to all our nominees and voters.

Changeover will be during the Intersemester break.

Minutes May 18th

Mon, 23 May 2011 06:15:00 +0000

Date: 18/05/2011

Time: 6:05pm

1. AGM

Our AGM will be held on Wenesday June 1st at 6pm in Eng 4502. Nominations are to be in my 11:59pm on Sunday May 29th. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else for a role (please note that you can run for more than 1 role) please send us an email before May 29th.

2. Rotary Ambassadorial Scholars

We were lucky to have Alex (Germany), Wesley (North Carolina, USA) and Megan (Hawaii) come along and speak to us about the process involved in becoming an Ambassadorial Scholar as well as their experiences in NZ so far. The link below will give you more information regarding the application process as well as the goals of the scholarship and the expectations you will hold as a scholar.

http://www.rotary.org/en/studentsandyouth/educationalprograms/ambassadorialscholarships/pages/ridefault.aspx

3. Red Cross NZ

We were also joined by Beth from Red Cross NZ who is a Community Programmes Co- ordinator. Many of the programmes that they have established are possible avenues that we as a club can follow. Click on the link below for information on the programmes they offer and how you can get involved. www.redcross.org.nz

4. Change to the project structure

Previous Project structure

New Project Structure
As seen above, our new project structure will make the running of projects more efficient as well as giving members the opportunity to further leadership skills and their interest in certain areas through the creation of project leaders. If you feel like you would like to lead a project please let us know via the google form.

5. Google Form

To make the organisation of projects more efficient we now have google forms which we will send out attached to each set of minutes. On this form you will be able to indicate the projects that you are interested in and whether you would like to be project leader. If you would like to lead a project you will get full access to this information to help with planning and implementing. Please utilise this new resource. The more people use it the faster we can get things moving.

6. Projects

Fundraising Competition: Fundraising for Thailand which has some our district members participating. Get creative and get involved =) Money raised must be submitted by June 11th 2011.

-Circus Quirkus: A circus for disadvantaged children on Sat June 11th – Sun June 12th. We go along and help out at the stalls, parking etc. You do not need to be available on both days.

-Motutapu Tree Planting: The weekends available are 16th of June , 30th of June, 7th of August, 21st of August, 17th of September. Let us know if you are interested and the weekend that best suits you.

-Child Sponsorship: By the next meeting we should have more information about our child.

-Resthome: We need a project leader for this so please indicate on the google form if that person is you.

-Drug and Alcohol: Midwinter rave coming up. Let us know if you are interested in the project or would like to know more about it.

-FlashMob: This is a promotional stunt for the district. Let us know if you are interested. We will hopefully hold this at the end of July.

IMPORTANT**

If you are interested in any of these projects please click on the link below and fill out the google form. It will take less time to fill out then it will to send us an email =)

https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dExqRXkyalV6TG5wcTJmQTg4RGtIb1E6MQ

7. Summary

- Don’t forget to get your nominations in before 11:59pm May 29th

- Take note of the new project structure. The creation of project leaders means you get the chance to further your leadership skills.

We have a few projects coming up and a few waiting to be worked on. Use our new google form to let us know if you are interested in any of them.

NEXT MEETING June 1st.

This will be our AGM and our last meeting of the year.

End: 7pm

Meeting Minutes 4/05/2011

Wed, 11 May 2011 21:01:00 +0000

Date: 4/05/2011
Time: 6:05pm
Chairperson: Marc Magerkorth

1. Important Notices

AGM
- This will be held on Wednesday June 1st 2011 which is also our last meeting for the semester.
- Everyone is eligible to run for the Exec. So if you would like to nominate someone (or yourself) send us an email with your name and what position/s you want to run for.
- Closing date for Nominations is Wednesday May 18th
- Handover will be during the intersemester break

2. Recent events

Tramp to the Pinnacles
During the holidays a group of Rotaractors tramped to the Pinnacles which is just south of Thames. It took 4 hours to tramp to the hut and then at sunrise the next morning they tramped from the hut to the summit. This took another 45 minutes.

We are keen to do it again with perhaps the added challenge of finishing the walk in one day. If this interests you and you would like to participate or help organise it then flick us an email. The Tongariro crossing is also something we can do.

Auckland Seafood Festival
We have received money from the Rotary Club of Auckland East for volunteering at the Auckland Seafood festival earlier in the year. Thank you to all those who took part.

3. Projects

Drug and alcohol
Midwinter rave with AUSA. We will be the eyes for St John’s. Email us if you’re interested.

RYLA
Interviews are taking place at the moment. We are also looking for 4-6 volunteers to help direct RYLArians during the Community project day. It would be best if you have done RYLA so that no surprises are ruined if you want to participate in the near future. The exact fate is still to be announced but it will be during the Intersemester break this July.

Motutapu tree planting
We need 12 people. The possible dates are May 28th, July 16th, July 30th, August 7th, August 21st, September 17th. We go over on the Saturday and do some exploring with the Sunday reserved for tree planting. It’s a nice, easy and fun way to get out of the city without too much hassle. Cost of the weekend will be subsidised by the club. Email us if you’re interested and your preferred weekend.

Child sponsorship
Members voted for organisation to work with – Save the children. Thanks for all the enthusiasm during the meeting! =)
Fundraising competition
We need up to 4 people in group to go into community and raise money. Hand in money and methods used to raise it to Bobbie by 5pm on the 10th of June 2011.
1st prize= 50% of all the money raised in your group, providing it is greater than $100. If you are interested send us an email with a group name and the names of your group members.

Older people’s project
Visiting retirement villages and rest homes. We want to do this Early June so let us know if you are interested and please also let us know if you have any particular rest homes of retirement villages that you would like to visit.

Circus Quirkus
Circus for disadvantaged children, sponsored by many different companies. This is a really fun day with the excitement of the children well worth your time. It is to be held on June 11th and 12th so let us know by Wednesday June 1st if you are interested.

Rotaract Auckland city
- District fundraising – Tracey our DRR is doing the Auckland half marathon and is taking donations. Click on the link to sponsor her. www.givealittle.co.nz

- On the 26th may they will be hosting movie night. The cost is $20 and the movie will be “water for elephants”. Let us know if you would like tickets. See attached for more info.

Rotaract Flash mob
We would like to get a group together to organise this. If you are unsure of what a flash mob is click on the following link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3dh0HcnBnw

Actionworld
Possible trip to Actionworld over the weekend of the 18th 19th June but dates are negotiable. Tickets $25. Let us know if you would like to come along. Click on the link for more information on what its all about http://www.actionworldauckland.co.nz/

End: 6:40pm

Minutes from the Meeting on Wednesday 13/04/11

Wed, 11 May 2011 20:54:00 +0000

Meeting Minutes

Date: 13/04/11

1. RYLA applications: not long before they close. Just got word that our club has extra capacity. We want to send as MANY of our members as we can! PLEASE get an application form in. Get your application here: http://www.ryla.co.nz/application/

2. Look out for Pinnacles Tramp information- happening early week 2 of holidays.

3. Elections for the NEW EXEC closing soon, please email your nomination to us ASAP.
4. Play the lifegameproject at http://www.lifegame.co.nz. Our next meeting: Wednesday 27th April (1st back) Eng 4502

Minutes from the Meeting on Wednesday 13/04/11

6pm start:

Guest speaker: Ian Howard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEug1iLZEC0 **very cool, very inspiring**

Life game project
Games more exciting, attractive, more captivating than real world
Helping Young people in undeserved communities, realize their potential and learn life skills through gaming.
Learning real world skills--> games teach
Bored by up lecturing them
Matching communities in need with solutions (mentors, computers, games)
Committed to the cause, volunteer...
DO YOU WANT TO HELP?!..
www.lifegame.co.nz -play!
...Soon to be moved to lgp.co.nz
It's a self managing project... "Have it grow, rather than grow it".
We have the freedom to create and develop. All it takes is logging in...

Projects:

Blood drive, 11 people= great turn out!
Soapbox derby: great fun day, big turn out
Coastal clean up: 40ft shipping container full of rubbish collected last Saturday. Join us this weekend for the North Shore Cleanup. Email Attention: Aritra. http://www.sustainablecoastlines.org/Kia_Ora/Sustainable_Coastlines___Events___North_Shore_Clean-up.html
Drug and alcohol project… Save a mate training from Red Cross. Please, contact Aritra
One person needed to manage this project with Aritra. Please, contact him.
Rest home project… who's keen to get one started with Dan? Go hang with the ol' folks
Fundraising for Rotaractors heading to Thailand… competition for fundraising. Person who fundraises the most will take a share of their funds raised.
Child sponsorship: Bobbie to complete
Mentor programs … Let us know if you are keen to share your uni/ work experience with younger students... :)

Next Meeting: Wednesday 27th April: Engineering 4502: 6pm

Stay safe everyone, have a great break!

Regards,

Your Exec. Team- Aritra, Tarei, Dan, Bobbie, Megan, Marc, Esther and Bryce

Meeting Minutes 20th October 2010

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 07:59:00 +0000

Meeting Minutes

Date: 20/ 10/2010

Time: 6pm

Present: Special guests Chris and Ben who are Rotary Ambassadorial scholars and Bryan Dungan who is our new Rotary liaison.

1) Video clip – unicorn after wisdom teeth

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3Olh9DnaE

2) Guest Speaker: Chris and Ben

- Rotary ambassadorial scholarship. All about cultural immersion. Go to a country where you speak the native tongue.

- Contact local rotary club for info on application process. Check out the links below for more information

http://www.rotary.org/en/StudentsAndYouth/EducationalPrograms/AmbassadorialScholarships/Pages/ridefault.aspx

- Application process involves a series of essays and an interview. Important to know what you want to study and how that aligns with rotary goals e.g. health and polio

- In your host country you will be assigned to a host club. Chris was assigned to Rotary club of Auckland east. You are required to attend weekly meetings, turn in reports and presentations (8-15 presentations) which illustrates what you have done and what you plan to do.

- Animportant aspect of the scholarship is for you to show the ideals of your culture – who you are and what you’re about.

- Highlights of Chris and Ben's time in NZ

· Ben – south island.

· Chris – iron man NZ. Quality time with Rotarian families. Used the proximity of NZ to do other travelling e.g. Fiji.

3) Projects

- Blood drive (Bobbie): Thursday 14th, 3 people gave blood. A single person can save up to 3 lives so potentially we saved 9 last week. Thanks guys! This will be an ongoing thing.

- Drug and alcohol project: End of Daze was a possible first event but this is not going ahead. The next event will be soon. Either a Friday or Saturday. If you are interested in getting involved, give us an email and let us know.

- Child sponsorship: Thank you to Kuljeet, Cathy and Bobby for attending the Winemakers lunch. As a result of them volunteering we received $40 per head from Rotary. Thanks for all those that donated their spare change at the meeting. We collected $31.50.

- City Mission: Nico is waiting for a reply from Auckland city Mission. In the meantime, we need to organise a time to contact Rotary clubs and volunteers to help tell them about the project and collect cans from them. Thank you to Bryce, Megan and Vivian who volunteered to assist Nico with the planning. He will be in touch soon.

- Shelter box: This project is a very good idea and something we should definitely get involved with. If anyone is interested in helping organise a project around this please let us know

4) Upcoming things

- Seafood festival.

· Anniversary weekend 29/30/31st January 2011. Don’t have to be there the whole weekend.

· We have always had a big team so let’s get involved. A great weekend!

· $1200,000 profit last year

· Major beneficiary is Stellar trust http://www.stellartrust.co.nz/

· Help in a range of different ways e.g. selling raffle tickets, handling food, wine...

· Food, sun, drinks and music. Mix work with fun. Rotary will pay for car parking and lunches. T-shirt provided.

· Run by Rotary of Auckland East

- Top schools

· Different games e.g. slippery slide (first Sunday in March, need 5-6 people).

- Soapbox derby

· Run by Rotary of Auckland east

· Last Sunday in march

· Always a fun day

5) Projects over the summer

- Tree planting: 7 people said they were interested at the meeting. Perhaps this is something we can do before Christmas. Megan will let you know the details as she gets them.

- if you have any ideas of other things we can do over the break, feel free to let us know =)

6) General admin

- Best way of staying in touch over the break? If you feel like you are receiving too many emails from us, please let us know.

- T-shirts: all t-shirts ordered this year are available to be picked up. If you were unable to attend the meeting tonight and would like your t-shirt before the Christmas break, let us know as soon as possible and we can arrange a pick up location.

7) Bowling and dinner in Newmarket as our social event tonight

Meeting concluded: 7pm

Meeting Minutes 14th October 2010

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 07:56:00 +0000

MEETING MINUTES

Start: 6:05pm

1) Projects

Blood drive When: Thursday 14th October. Leave from uni - carpooling - at 6pm ish

(We are booked in at the donor centre for 6.30pm)

Where: The Epsom Blood Donor Centre

Other info: Attached are the requirements of blood donors (weight,

sicknesses etc so have a look at it if you're not sure whether you're

eligible to give blood)

If you are interested please let us know ASAP

Drug and Alcohol project Basic life skills training took place on Monday Oct 4th. If you would still like to get involved or would like to know more about the project then please get in contact with us.We will be helping out at approx 1 event every 2 months so don't fret about the commitment needed =)

Shelterbox This project is aimed at restoring basic functions to disaster areas by funding for boxes of supplies than include tents, torches etc.If you would like to get involved or you have any ideas as to what we can do regarding this project then please let us know.

Island child Please contact us if you know of any medical equipment that are being thrown away

Auckland City Mission Christmas can drive is coming up. We need volunteers to approach Rotary clubs to inform them of the project and ask for canned goods. We will then collect those items at a later date. If you would like to get involved please let us know. Also, please bring a canned item to our final meeting of the year on Wednesday Oct 20th.

Child sponsorship If you have any spare change, please feel free to bring it along to our next meeting. If you would like to volunteer for the Winemakers lunch, all money received from Rotary will go towards this project. If you would like more information on this, flick us an email ASAP. Thanks to those who have already volunteered.

Any other projects???

www.aedlocations.co.nz is a website in progress. Its purpose is to act as a search engine for finding the nearest defibrillator to where you are at any give time so that you are able to help some one in need. Gareth from Mercy hospital has been informed that the running of the website will cost $2000 so we are trying to find a cheaper way. If anyone is good at making websites and would like to help Gareth out, please let us know and we will get you in touch with him. **If you have any ideas for projects don't be afraid to let us know. We welcome and appreciate all ideas**

2) Upcoming things Winemakers lunch Alexander Park on Sunday 17th October 2010 10:30 am - 4pm Seafood festivalJanuary 29/30/31 This is a great project to get involved with so contact us for more information. Rotary club visitMonday Oct 11th. Let us know ASAP if you would like to attend. This is a fun night with the Rotary club of Auckland East. Dinner provided. Event for BlindnessFriday, 8th October, 6pm start

Engineering 3.403

3) Aritra's UN conference in Melbourne What can we do or do differently in NZ to affect the millennium development goals? Take a look at the link below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3p2VLTowAA&feature=related THANKS TO THOSE WHO TOOK PART IN THE PHOTO FOR ARGENTINA. OUR T-SHIRTS DO LOOK GREAT =)

OUR NEXT MEETING IS ON WEDNESDAY 20TH OCT

Meeting Minutes 22 September 210

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 07:53:00 +0000

MEETING MINUTES

Date: 22/09/2010

Start: 6:10pm

1) Guest speaker, Sam Tsoui from Victim Support- He is a service coordinator based at Auckland Central police station- He set up a role play where half the room were victims with various scenarios and the rest were victim support who had to work to get information out of the victims. This proved very difficult for most.- Way to approach victims: Triple H. 1. Head ( Approach the victim confidently, introducing yourself and whilst also making clear what you need to do e.g. " Hi there, my name is Sam. I'm from victim support and I'm here just to get some information off you) 2. Heart (This is where you can empathise with the victim) 3. Head (Again leave the victim with information or resources that can help them e,g, contact details)

2) Project updates- Blood drive co-ordinated by Bobbie. At the moment we're looking at Thursday Oct 7th at the Epsom doner centre. Meet at uni and we'll travel together. Let us know if you are interested and we will get back to you.- Drug and alcohol project co-ordinated by Aritra. Training set for Oct 4th, 5pm at Mercy hospital. If anyone is still interested please let us know ASAP. There are still a few spots available.-Child sponsorship co-ordinated by Sheena. This is a opportunity for the club to sponsor a child through donations made by members. During holiday times the club will take over that funding. We are required to raise at least $44 a month.

3). Upcoming events - Argentina Rotaract club are putting together pictures of Rotaract clubs around the world. Please wear your t-shirts to the next meeting. If you have not received your tshirt yet, please pick them up at the next meeting.- Winemakers lunch, Sunday Oct 17th. Otahuhu Rotary are looking for volunteers. If you are interested please let us know by Oct 1st. Otahuhu rotary will donate $40 per volunteer to Rotaract.

Meeting concluded: 7pm

Meeting minutes. Wednesday August 11th

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:27:00 +0000

Date: 11th August 2010

Time: 6.10pm

1. Guest speaker – Amanda Ayes and Kelly from RMS Refugee Resettlement's in Mangere.

· Non-profit, non-governmental organisation

· Refugee=

1. True fear of being persecuted for reasons of: race, religion, nationality, membership of particular social group or political opinion.

2. Outside their own country

3. Their own country is unable to protect them

· NZ refugees over the years have come from places of conflict

· The resettlement experience is usually the last resort. This only takes place when there is no other option due to the difficulty of starting new in a foreign country i.e. learning a new language.

· Experience usually begins with the flight phase where individuals/families flee their country. This usually usually sudden, dangerous and risky. Once they reach their 2nd country they enter a stage of asylum. Here they are stateless and very vulnerable. Once in NZ, refugees spend 6 weeks in Mangere where they undergo tests and obtain documentation. They take part in basic lessons also. Following the 6 week period they are integrated into society.

· Amanda and Kelly train volunteers to help make this integration smoother for refugees. The aim is to provide hands on practical help and support e.g. taking them shopping or showing them how to use and ATM

· The goal is to help families move form an inevitable measure of “on arrival dependence” towards greater and greater independence.

· Amanda also spent sometime in the refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border. The project was called “children on the edge” where they helped with establishing school programmes.

· Getting involved doesn’t require a huge time commitment. Volunteers attend training every Wednesday night for 6 weeks where they learn practical skills of how to help. During the first week of integration into society, volunteers are asked to commit approximately 6-8 hours and then following that, it can merely be a social commitment e.g. taking them shopping over the weekend.

2. Aritra went through project ideas that we came up with during our meeting on the 21st of July. We then asked members to put forward the ones they would most like to take part in and possible coordinators of those projects were noted. Below is a list of those projects and co-ordinators. We will be in touch with coordinators and help you through what to do next.

If you weren’t at the meeting and would like to get involved with any of these projects please send us an email.

Note also that we have not decided on the specifics of any projects. That is the job of the co-ordinator, so if you have any ideas, don’t be afraid to put them forward! =)

• St Vincent de Paul

• City Mission - (Nico)

• Adopt a Child (World Vision) - (Sheena/Nico)

• Aged care/disadvantaged children – (Kuljeet/Bobbie)

– leukaemia, blind foundation, physical disabilities

• SPCA dog walking - (Beatrice)

• Island child – home for homeless & medical aid to Vanuatu - (Aritra)

• Resthomes

• Youthline - (Dan)

• Shelter box/Phoenix Rotary project - (Marc/Adilya)

• Gardening at Cancer Society

• More tree planting – such as Motuihe and Motutapu - (David)

3. Auckland City Mission project (Nico)

- Nico talked to us about a project that he is willing to facilitate. It involves general maintenance around Auckland city mission. Tasks like gardening, general cleaning, help with the food bank etc.

- This will take place over a day during the 2nd week of semester break. He needs a group of ~ 10 rotaractors.

- If you are interested please email the club and we will get back to you =)

4. Blood drive

- Megan is looking to organise a blood drive. If you are interested, once again please email the club and we will get back to you. We will organise a day and go down as a whole group =)

5. Rotary club meeting

- Bryce is organising a night for us to attend one of our sponsor clubs weekly meetings (Rotary club of Auckland East). This is usually a good night. We will keep you updated as to when that will be.

6. Projects completed

- Motutapu weekend away was a success. We left on Saturday morning. Walked Rangitoto summit + visited other historical sites across the two islands. We stayed overnight in a cottage on Motutapu and planted trees on the Sunday. We all had a great time and this is definitely something we will do again.

- Polio fun run was also a great success. Our runners, William, Aritra and Marc did a fantastic job and raised a lot of money for polio. Great job boys! =)

- Circus Quirkus which is a yearly event is always a fun weekend. Positive feedback from everyone. Make sure you get involved next year!

- Alcohol/drug project. This project is aimed at assisting St John’s and the police at dance raves/parties. We will set out to provide food and water for those who have had too much alcohol or have taken drugs. It’s all about providing a safe environment rather than telling them what not to do. This should be underway in September. We would like a core of 10-15 people and we have a few spaces left so if you are interested, let us know =) NEXT MEETING ON WEDNESDAY AUGUST 25TH IN ENG 4501

WELCOME ALSO TO ALL OUR NEW MEMBERS =)

Meeting concluded: 7:10pm

Meeting Minutes: 21st July

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 08:53:00 +0000

Date: 21/7/2010

Time: 6pm

1) Intro

- Youtube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lo4NCXOX0p8

- Name game: Great job! Some of them were hard =)

2) Project planning

e.g.

1. Aim: Who will benefit? Through doing what?

2. Method: What does the project involve? Over what time period?

3. Resources: How many people would be needed? Would funding be needed (e.g. Transport, materials etc.) ?

4. Results: How would we tell if the project was successful?

Some great ideas came through. Great work everyone!

3) Induction

- Inorder to be inducted you need to do at least 2 events in a semester.Next induction will be towards the end of semester 2 2010

4) Upcoming events

- Polio Fun Run

· 25/7at 10am. Starting at the Fountain at Mission Bay. Good luck those whoare taking part. If you are not running on the day but have some freetime, it would be nice to show our support not only for the Rotaractorsrunning but for the cause.

- Dr. Sujit Brahmochary’s Presentation

· the founder and director of an NGO based in Kolkata, India, called the Institute for the Indian Mother & Child (IIMC)

· Tuesday, July 27th in OGGB4 at 5:30pm

- Auckland's 10/10/10 Global Work Party special screening of the movie ‘Carving the Future’

· Wednesday 28th July

· 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start, 8:45pm finish.

· Garden room, Grey Lynn Community Centre, 510 Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn, Auckland

· Free entry

· 10th October 2010when Aucklanders and citizens around the world will be showing we areready for climate solutions through actions in our community.

· Wewill be watching the inspirational film ‘Carving the future’ [25 mins]There will then be the opportunity to share and explore ideas for localaction for the 10/10/10 Global Work Party (for more info see www.350.org).

- Motutapu Tree Planting Weekend

· Saturday 31st July – Sunday 1st August

· Leave downtown on 9:15am ferry (SAT)

· Spend rest of Saturday looking around Rangitoto and Motutapu

· Stay the night in cabins on Motutapu

· Spend Sunday planting trees on Motutapu

· Return to town on 4:30pm ferry (SUN)

· Partially subsidised by club

NEXT MEETING ON WEDNESDAY 11TH AUGUST

6PM , ENG 4501.

Meeting minutes. Wednesday May 26th

Wed, 26 May 2010 22:12:00 +0000

Meeting Minutes

Date: 26/5/2010

Time: 6.10pm

· A YouTube clip to calm the mood. Proudly presented by Dan.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2FX9rviEhw

· Guest speaker – Kirk Serpes.

o Attended the Copenhagen summit in 2009 as a NZ youth delegate. This is the biggest gathering of world leaders.

o Its purpose was to address the issue of climate change. UNFCC (United Nations framework for climate change).

o We all know about the Kyoto protocol. Whilst this is an important policy, it is riddled with loop holes. More countries need to get on board

o More important now that youth get involved. Climate change will have the largest impact on us however we have the least influence in terms of voting power and leadership. We are the stakeholders.

Some of the issues leading into the summit were:

o There were so many conflicts of interests and disagreements that negotiating texts were not concrete.

o USA is restricted by senate and congress.

o Two pathways; legal form of outcome e.g. Kyoto protocol, or just aspirations.

o Developed countries unwilling to commit and sign up to new targets until they know what developing nations are going to do.

o Kirk explained that the summit was like a “circus”. With so many passionate individuals and powerful leaders it was a constant high stress environment.

o It wasn’t until the final day that world leaders got together to finally make some decisions. The result = Copenhagen Accord. Positives: 80% of global emissions covered, $100b USD put into climate finance for land development, progress of REDD+ (Reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation). Negatives: Non-binding, no time frame, no details on finance.

Why did the summit fail?

o Country vs. Country. All trying to push the burden on others. Countries playing to “win”.

o Weak public support. We put off making amends now because we know that the timeline for change is huge. The result however is that we will end up paying a price in the future because we left it too late. Like leaving an assignment to the last minute.

o Psychological issues: Discounted future costs, solutions require lifestyle change and sacrifice, cognitive dissonance. People are more likely to switch off their value systems instead of altering their lifestyles.

What’s next?

o Individual responsibility

o Be aware of impacts

o Work together as a community

o Find common goals

o Raise awareness and promote the issue

o Support companies that are proactive in terms of climate change

o Get involved with groups that aim to improve the world in which we live in.

· Management of projects

o Previous years the committee organized and managed all projects. This is neither efficient nor beneficial to other members who want to play a bigger role in the initiation of projects.

o New framework = Meetings will be a time for members to come forward with any project ideas they may have. Subcommittees can be formed and one person will report to the exec team with any resources that they may need.

o First meeting next semester will be project time. Put your thinking caps on!

· Upcoming events

o Circus Quirkus

o Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th May. Volunteers have been contacted by Megan. Tonight the deadline for getting your desired shift times in.

o Polio fun run

o Pakuranga still taking volunteers. Please email the club if you would like to take part as a runner or alternatively we may be able to help out behind the scenes. This is on the 25th July.

o Drug/alcohol project

o Being present at underage clubs and events to help support and provide a safe place for kids to rest/sober up/hang out as an alternative to drinking/taking drugs. Training involved and looking for 10-12 volunteers at the moment. If you are interested please send an email to the club account.

· Cesa, a Rotaractor from Indonesia is selling raffle tickets at $1 each. The money raised will be donated to a school in Jakarta. Tickets can be purchased by emailing the club.

Next meeting: Wednesday July 21st (First week back semester 2).

Meeting concluded: 7pm