ROTARACT UoA.

Meeting Minutes

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