ACHIEVEMENT SUMMARY 2016/2017
Thank you for supporting the Rotary Club of Papakura's fund-raising activities in 2016/17 including
THE RIDE FOREVER MOTORCYCLE SHOW
You have helped the Rotary Club of Papakura/Charitable Trust to support the following community projects and initiatives:
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Science and Technology
- Select and sponsor one student to the Rotary National Science and Technology Forum (Auckland Uni)
- Select and sponsor one student to 'Hands on' Summer Science programme (Otago Uni)
- Support 2 students in cost of presenting an Engineering paper held in the USA
Leadership
- Support RYE Inbound students with disabled partners at 'Challenge Camp
- Select and sponsor 6 students to attend RYPEN leadership camp (Chenery Memorial Trust)
- Select and sponsor 2 young people to participate in Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA)
- Sponsor a team to represent ACG Strathallan at Model United Nationals Assembly (MUNA)
- Support Year 11 students from ACG Strathallan and Papakura High School to attend Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RSE)
- A day out hosting ROTA Pacific attendees
- Support Rosehill College Interact
International Youth Exchange
- Host Inbound RYE student - Denmark - Frederikke Hempel Christiansen
- Host Inbound RYE student - Argentina - Leo Sanchez Fabbro
- Select and support Outbound RYE student - Jacqui Philp to Argentina
Education
- Select and award 7 students Educational Scholarships (Chenery Memorial Trust)
- National Burn Unit Education - Assist in cost of Masters in Burn Care Degree (Chenery Memorial Trust)
- Support two schools to attend Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) and provide seminar material
COMMUNITY PROJECTS
- 2016 Papakura Rotary Christmas Parade
- Trees for Survival - Kelvin Road School and Papakura Normal School
- Supply and distribute dictionaries to Year 4 students of three schools, as part of the Rotary Pictorial Dictionary Project
- Support Lifeline
- Support Blind Foundation
- Support Papakura Normal school camp (Chenery Memorial Trust)
- Support Papakura Music School (Drury Rotary)
- Support the RSA
- Collect for Poppy Day
- Collect for Daffodil Day
- Support NZ Breast Cancer Foundation
- Donation to Society of St Vincent de Paul to purchase Christmas gifts
- Assist the Selwyn Foundation in purchasing new lounge chairs
- Assist Edmund Hillary School in purchasing Computer Desks (District 9920)
- Support Ex MENZ with Pre-school male teacher seminar
- Support District Diabetes Project
- Rehabilitation Equipment for the National Burn Unit (Lois Dalley Trust)
SUNSHINE FUND
- Support Opaheke School Carnival Day
- Support Genesis Youth Trust
- Christmas gifts for ROMAC Cleft Palate Patient
- Video players for Manukau Surgery Centre
- Koha Papakura Marae
- Supply Fetal Heart Monitor to Rotary New Zealand World Community Service
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES
- Support Rotary Oceania Medical Assistance for Children (ROMAC)
- Support two Tongan children and their caregivers while in NZ receiving surgical treatment through ROMAC
- Support Polio Plus
- Support Interplast
- Buy 3 Emergency Response Kits for Pacific disaster relief distribution
- Pack 100 Emergency Response Kits for Pacific disaster relief distribution
- Support Rotary Foundation
- Support ROTA Pacific Study Tour of Auckland
Note: Where another organisation is shown in brackets, indicates that they have assisted with the cost.