2016-2017 ROTARY YEAR PROJECTS & PROGRAMMES
 
 
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.