At the Johnsonville Rotary meeting on 13 August Alex Georgiades was inducted as a new member by Ian MacLean (our longest standing member who joined the Club in its founding year 1967)
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The changeover of president of Johnsonville Rotary occurred on Monday 25 June 2018, in the presence of MP Greg O’Connor, Rotary District 9940 Assistant Governor Lee Wilkinson, representatives of other Rotary Clubs, Rotarians, their partners, friends, and guests.
Rotary District 9940 Assistant Governor Lee Wilkinson presented Neil Haydon with the president’s chain of office and congratulated him on his appointment.
A certificate of appreciation was also presented By MP Greg O’Connor (on behalf of the Club) to John Angelica, Manager of the Johnsonville Road Countdown, for his assistance and help in establishing and maintaining the Rotary Book Nook (free book exchange) in his shop, for the public to use and enjoy.
Johnsonville Rotary and Lisa Woodley arranged a booknook for Johnsonville. This has been a great success, with a steady stream of people taking and leaving books. It has been kindly housed by the manager of Countdown, in the exit area of the Johnsonville Road branch. The Countdown Manager, Lisa Woodley, and Johnsonville Rotarians are pictured at its opening. It has been running since late 2017. Johnsonville Rotary hopes to open a further booknook in Newlands during 2018.
On 28 January Johnsonville Rotarians, friends and families welcomed the New Year with a Club BBQ at Café Thyme.
BBQ guests enjoying the lovely weather and company.
All ages were represented at the BBQ, here are Linbin and his daughter and Jane and her daughter.
Great fun was had playing Jenga, Ellie Haydon (on left) was this year’s winner. Ellie had stiff competition from Derek and Gordana. Jared Nobelen looks on.
Drinks in the shade were enjoyed on the balmy evening.
Everyone was replete after an excellent evening BBQ meal, drinks and coffee, and the sun was still shining (summer in Wellington is great).
On 27 November 2017 Laurie Bond and Club members celebrated St Andrew’s Day in typical Scottish fashion, as requested by President William Nobelen (whose mother was from Scotland).
Laurie Bond pipes in the haggis and whisky, ably assisted by Vince Adams-Schneider and Geoff Savell.
Laurie and assistants share a whisky toast to St Andrew and Scotland.
On 7 and 14 November 2017 Johnsonville Rotary had its normal Toot for Tucker collection for a local foodbank and Challenge 2000.
The T4T Johnsonville Rotary Team before the 14 November 2017 Churton Park collecting.
The Fire Service volunteers, the fire-engine and Johnsonville Rotarians, at the end of the collection on 14 November 2017.
James Reith was inducted as a member of Johnsonville Rotary on 13 November 2017, by Ian MacLean.
Johnsonville Rotarian Yao Meng gave the Club an informative talk about his 2017 training when he joined the NZ Police. He is now on active duty as a member of the Police in the Wellington region.
On 24 July 2017, Pravind Singh was inducted as a member of Johnsonville
Rotary. He was introduced by Geoff Savell, the induction ceremony was
performed by Ian MacLean, and he was presented with his badge and new
member’s pack by Club President, William Nobelen.
On 10 July 2017, at the Johnsonville Rotary meeting, Past District Governor Graeme Blick presented Vince Adams-Schneider with a Paul Harris Fellow Sapphire Pin, awarded by Rotary District 9940, and made the following citation:
“This award recognises a life of dedicated service for Rotary. Vincent joined the Rotary Club of Johnsonville in 1994, having previously been with Masterton South Rotary. Vincent was President of Johnsonville for 1997-98, 2008-09 and 2016-17, and was installed as a Paul Harris Fellow in 2004.
In 2007 he was appointed to the District Governor’s Special Task Force to work on reducing family violence and child abuse. In the same year he joined the District Rotary Foundation Committee.
From 2008 to 2010 he was a member of the Healthy Heroes District Committee. He served as an Assistant District Governor from 2011 to 2013. Since 2013 he has been Chair of the District Rotary Foundation District Grants Sub-Committee.
Vincent is one of those people who puts ‘Service above Self’ and helps other Rotarians in our District improve the lives of people in communities both here and overseas.”