The Club President for the 2023/24 Rotary year is Katie Slaughter.Katie writes:
"Rotary has always been a part of my life as my father was a member of the Invercargill South club for many years when I was a child. I first joined the Mosgiel club in 2007 then moved to our club about 10 years ago. Throughout my years in Rotary I have always been on a youth committee and recently have also been helping with the Marketing and Promotion of the club.
I am a member of Rotary to make a difference in our community either through service or support of others.
"Rotary has always been a part of my life as my father was a member of the Invercargill South club for many years when I was a child. I first joined the Mosgiel club in 2007 then moved to our club about 10 years ago. Throughout my years in Rotary I have always been on a youth committee and recently have also been helping with the Marketing and Promotion of the club.
I am a member of Rotary to make a difference in our community either through service or support of others.
I am mother to Ethan, a nearly eight year old who attends George Street Normal School. We have recently moved to Andersons Bay and I work in Strategy at Walsh & Beck Creative Agency."
Rotary Dunedin members, along with members of other Rotary clubs, collected at five supermarkets last week as part of Random Act of Kindness Day. Shoppers were generous in their support, with at least 1,000 kg (yes 1 tonne) of groceries (estimated value more than $5,000) passed on to be distributed by KiwiHarvest.
A beautiful morning for Trees for Families, our Rotary Dunedin partnership with Keep Dunedin Beautiful. Sixty trees were planted on Sunday, Father’s Day, at West Harbour. Everyone enjoyed the still quiet morning and loved their opportunity to celebrate special family members and at the same time give to the evergrowing native plantings and gorgeous harbour side landscape being created in this space. With the Rotary Gazebo looking proud and Keep Dunedin Beautiful banners in sight, members of the public gathered for the formal opening before planting. Acknowledgments of thanks for the trees, for the organisation of the event and blessings for the trees were given by Jan Tucker of Keep Dunedin Beautiful, Dunedin city councillor Marie Laufiso representing the DCC, and our own club President, Gordon Tucker.
Special thanks go to club members Peter Jackson and Neil Lyons, with help from President Gordon Tucker, who braved a chilly Dunedin morning to get the site preparation underway for the new bolt on bike repair station on the West Harbour Bike Trail.
