Mandy and Terry owners and developers of Te Awa hosted the club on a visit. Welcomed with a complimentary glass of champagne or beer we assembled in the community hall to hear a little about their thirty year experience in the retirement village business and their plans for Te Awa.
It was important to them that they show their commitment to their clients early hence many of the community facilities were completed before any residents moved in. The village caters for people aged 70 or above and ranges from fully independent living in villas through to a small hospital and dementia care unit.
Mandy paid tribute to their staff which include nurses a chef, domestic staff and gardeners. She also mentioned some of the challenges from having to protect bat trees to finding a Maori adze and preserving a pa site in addition to the restoration of the origin house on the site at a cost of about $500k.
After dinner supplied by their chef Mark the group split into two and visited many of the facilities including an almost complete villa.
Notices:
Heart Foundation Appeal collection: 22 and 23 February. Please contact Dennis Finn if you can help.
Fun Run: 10 March – Co-ordinator is Bill Robinson. Another couple of people needed to work with him to “learn the ropes” of the job. Those able to help on the day please see Bill.
Bookarama sorting: Mondays when good reserves in stock. Currently lots of books. Turn up to Achievement House at 9.00am if you’re available to help.
Club Historian: President Ray is seeking a club member to volunteer for this job. If you are interested, please see Ray. There is an interesting task already waiting to be done.
Membership Committee: looking for volunteers to recruit new members etc. Please see President-Elect Robyn.
Weekly duties: please remember to check the roster to see if you have a duty and arrange a stand-in if you can’t attend. Bruce Hancock to be advised of replacement.
Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA): Do you know young people in your community who are showing leadership potential or skills in their work or lives? The Rotary Youth Leadership Award is an international programme designed to develop leadership skills in young people. Applications for RYLA 2019 are now open. The course is limited to the first 45 awardees. The 2019 RYLA programme is open to participants aged 20-26 years. The programme this year will be run at Epworth Lodge, Karapiro from April 13 – 18. Applications close on 28 February. Please see Youth Director Ian Grant if you know of a suitable candidate.
Annual Rotary Youth Exchange: It is now time to promote and prospect for eligible 16/17½ year olds who would like to experience a year overseas as a Rotary Exchange Student with their exchange year commencing in January 2020. District Selection Day for Rotary Youth Exchange is 11 May 2019 with applications closing on 12 April. Please have a chat to International Director Greg Gascoigne if you know of a candidate who may be suitable.
Monthly District Newsletter: is on line – take a look at advertisements for open positions.
D9930 Conference 15-17 March, Claudelands, Hamilton: If you haven’t already registered for this year’s conference now’s the time to do so. Please go to the website for information https://www.d9930conference.com/. Cambridge needs good attendance as the venue is so close.
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