New exciting eClub South Pacific for those who need a non-traditional option

Rotary e-Club South Pacific is being established to provide Rotarians who are unable to attend a traditional Rotary Club in person (due to location, time or other constraints) with the opportunity to enjoy Rotary, be involved in service activities and belong to a club via the internet.  The club will have a focus on projects across the South Pacific.

Are you interested in making positive changes in your community and particularly in the South Pacific?  Our club members are dedicated people who share a passion for community service and friendship.  becoming a Rotarian connects you with a diverse group who share your drive to give back.

Most Rotarian's know someone who would make a good Rotarian but for various reasons cannot join a traditional club yet would join Rotary if a suitable option was available.  This may be it so please forward the opportunity to those who may be interested. 

To see more and to register your interest in joining go to:  http://portal.clubrunner.ca/12536   

Best practice for Facebook advertisments

Boosting Facebook posts or placing a formal advertisement requires some thought to be effective and not waste your (probably) limited budget.  

Have a look at this (you may need to be signed in to Facebook - cut and paste link if needed): 

 https://www.facebook.com/business/a/online-sales/link-ads-tips?campaign_id=579705038731764&placement=OnlineAdvLinkAdBP&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fbusiness%2Fa%2Fonline-sales%2Flink-ads-tips   

Posted by Colin Robinson, District 9920 Publicity and Communications   

Rotary making International news - Update from General Secretary

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to report that Rotary has received significant and high-profile media coverage over the previous two months that highlight who we are and what we do, particularly our efforts to eradicate polio.

• New York Times: Rotary was featured in the ‘Your Money’ section alongside the Peace Corps as a volunteer and community service option for active retirees.
• National Geographic: Dr. John Sever, vice chair of Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee, was interviewed about the history of the polio vaccine and Rotary’s efforts to end polio.
• Tages Anzeiger:Rotarian and polio-survivor Urs Herzog (story attached) was interviewed about the importance of immunization and the current fight to end polio.
• National Public Radio: Carol Pandak, director of PolioPlus, was quoted extensively about the planned introduction of the inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) into routine immunization programs in 2015. 
• Voice of America: Dr. John Sever, vice chair of Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee, was interviewed for a story on the 60^th anniversary of Jonas Salk’s   inactivated polio vaccine and recent progress to end polio in Nigeria and Africa.
• Toronto Globe and Mail: A joint op-ed was by former Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and virtuoso violinist and Rotary polio ambassador Itzhak Perlman – both polio survivors, was published.
• Jerusalem Post: An op-ed by virtuoso violinist and Rotary polio ambassador Itzhak Perlman was published about his personal experience contracting polio as a young boy in Israel, and his work with Rotary to eradicate the disease.
• In March, Rotary polio ambassador and Brazilian supermodel Isabeli Fontana posted messages on social media about her trip to India with Rotary to immunize children against polio. High profile fashion magazines Glamour Brasil and Vogue Brasil reposted her Instagram messages – reaching more than 13,000 people.

Click on this link to view and share an interactive compilation via Internet Explorer 10 or later and all other browsers. To view full articles, click on the headlines.

Best regards,
John Hewko
General Secretary
Rotary International

Polio Update

Results are getting better every day & so is ending Polio for good......... Please share with your clubs.

Update on additional Nepal Earthquake

PRESS RELEASE

Rotary New Zealand continue to monitor the situation in Nepal following the Earthquake on 25 April 2015 and which will now include the regions affected by the Earthquake of 13 May 2015. With respected Rotarians in Nepal who have had associations with Rotary Clubs in New Zealand over many years, donors can be confident that their money will be managed with utmost integrity, accountability and reporting. They continue to have dialogue with people from New Zealand on the ground. “The terrain and weather conditions in Nepal are such that there are demands most people who haven’t visited there cannot imagine” their spokesperson said. Rotary New Zealand’s response will be with reconstruction and rehabilitation phase and they are in contact with a number of New Zealand Rotary clubs who have partnered with clubs in Nepal over many years with good outcomes. Rotary is proud of the community to community partnerships between New Zealand and Nepal.  They will work also with them also in the coming months. The public of New Zealand are responding to its appeal. Those who still wish to make their donation should do it now which will enable them to assess the level of activities that they will support.

Four Donation options are:

At any Westpac Branch or by Internet Banking Quoting 03 1702 0192208 01 Ref. 0999

Paypal at – www.rnzwcs.org

Give a Little at - https://givealittle.co.nz/org/rnzwcs/share 

Cheque to RNZWCS Limited
PO Box 20309
Christchurch 8543

General Secretary John Hewko coming Downunder

 
 
 

D9980 are in for a treat, as they have our General Secretary of Rotary International, John Hewko attending their conference this month.

Press already picking up on this, which is great.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/68288145/rotary-general-secretary-to-visit-mt-cook

Rotary on Radio throughout NZ from next week

All info is with your District PI Chairs, but we will be starting our NZ Nationwide Radio Campaign from next week.

This is a week out, as starting 11th May, not 4th May as attached, but gives you an idea of campaign. We are doing a combination of National adverts (generic) & Regional ones using local Rotarians. (wonder if you can guess who they are in your local area........)

Please advise your clubs, so they know this is coming up, & use to your advantage for membership growth.

Nepal Earthquake information

Note from PDG Stuart Batty:

 

Rotary New Zealand is currently considering THE MOST BENEFICIAL  response to the longer term recovery and rehabilitation phase  following the earthquake disaster in Nepal and is seeking advice from  Rotarians in the effected areas. Thanks to those who have approached  us with the offer of financial support which is welcomed.

Four Donation options are:

At any Westpac Branch or by Internet Banking  Quoting 03 1702 0192208 01  Ref. 999

Paypal at – www.rnzwcs.org

Give a Little at - https://givealittle.co.nz/org/rnzwcs/share

Cheque to RNZWCS Limited

PO Box 20309

Christchurch 8543

Rotary's Newest Fellowship

With everyone travelling, this is a great new fellowship to look into:

Rotary's newest Fellowship is for Cruising Rotarians. Find out more by emailing cruisingrotarians@gmail.com and LIKING our Facebook group page:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/cruisingrotariansfellowship/

Update on Cyclone Pam - Vanuatu from NZWCS

ROTARY CYCLONE PAM – VANUATU – URGENT APPEAL FOR DONATIONS OF CASH – Bulletin 3

We now have 1000 ERKs either in Vanuatu or en route.

600 left on HMNZS Canterbury last Sunday – two and half 20 foot container loads. Prime TV News covered Sunday night.

Huge thanks to MFAT, RNZDF (Navy), Jenners Worldwide Freight Ltd for making this possible.

The value of the consignments is approx $600k so we desperately need that equivalent to replace the stock.

The Public Response to our Appeal which has appeared on a number of websites has been well received and we are grateful for donations large and small.

We have received many calls and emails from people representing Ni Vanuatu people in New Zealand and New Zealand residents from other Pacific countries with requests to assist them to send containers of donations in kind and other goods. Each is being considered, but not encouraged.

The reasons are many, essentially to protect the Vanuatu economy and not impair the livelihood of the established business community. A lot of DIK sent by well wishers is often inappropriate.

A priority for funding is re-establishment of safer drinking water. 75 communities are being considered to provide potable water and reduce the sanitation and health consequences which arise from water sources damaged by the cyclone.  Following on from a successful project in Samoa as a result of the last Cyclone devastating that country, water harvesting roofs and tanks maybe installed in  schools in strategic locations which community members can access which will prevent the closure of schools due to sanitation and health concerns. 

Reestablishments of home vegetable gardens also an urgent need which is being considered a priority.

New Zealand Rotary Volunteer Peter Wilson has arrived in Vanuatu to undertake needs assessments having determined a number of islands as those we should support given that Rotary has provided infrastructure to their communities in the past and know the islands well. Rotarians in Vanuatu have suffered loss to homes and businesses and need support whilst they tend to their own personal issues. Trauma is an issue often forgotten at these times.

Vanuatu is made up of 83 islands over a vast area of ocean and limited access mostly by sea. From the most southern to the most northern the distance is approx 1000 kilometres in a straight line.

Given it is only 10 days since Cyclone Pam hit, we believe we are well on track to make a real difference over the coming days, weeks, months and possibly years.

 DONATIONS TO OUR APPEAL ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE

 Four Donation options are:

At any Westpac Branch or by Internet Banking

Quoting   03 1702 0192208 01             Ref.  888 or for ERKs specifically 308

Paypal  at   –     www.rnzwcs.org

Give a Little at -   https://givealittle.co.nz/org/rnzwcs/share

Cheque to

RNZWCS Limited (Rotary New Zealand)

PO Box 20309

Christchurch 8543

New Zealand