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Scholarship Recipient Shreshaa Guhan Shares University Update!

Donna Cox recently forwarded an inspiring letter from Shreshaa Guhan, a recipient of a Rotary Club scholarship, which offers a wonderful update on her first year of university.

Shreshaa is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Biomedical Science with the ultimate goal of a career in medicine¹. While acknowledging the first year has been a "big adjustment" and challenging, requiring her to balance studies, long transport times, and home life ², her demanding subjects have only confirmed her passion for understanding the human body and helping others in healthcare.

Papakura Christmas Festival and Santa Parade: A Sizzling Success at Bruce Pulman Park!

What an incredible day for the Papakura community! The long-awaited Rotary Papakura Christmas Festival and Santa Parade delivered a spectacular celebration on Sunday, November 23rd, 2025, drawing massive crowds to the new, buzzing venue at Bruce Pulman Park.

The day was a brilliant testament to the spirit and diversity of our community. The sun shone down generously, providing the perfect, safe atmosphere for families who packed the park to enjoy the huge variety of market stalls, delicious food vendors, and fun activities offered by countless community groups. The move to Bruce Pulman Park proved an overwhelming success, accommodating the largest turnout yet for this cherished annual event.

Cure Kids NZ

❤️ Special Speaker: Cure Kids NZ and Rheumatic Heart Disease

When: Thursday, November 27th

Where: Hillary House Leadership Centre Trust, 2 Franklyne Road, Otara (the Red Building next to Sir Edmund Hillary Collegiate)

Time: We start at 5:30 PM with a light dinner, followed by our meeting. This event is BYO drinks. Cost for the evening is $35.

We are very pleased to welcome Nico Tillon, Director of Fiji & Pacific Partnerships for Cure Kids NZ.

Nico will be joining us to give a presentation on the incredible work Cure Kids NZ is doing, with a particular focus on Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD). This is a highly relevant topic for our club, being based in South Auckland. We look forward to hearing about some of the new breakthroughs and progress being made in this crucial area of child health.

This promises to be an enlightening and important evening, highlighting a major health issue that affects our community and the wider Pacific region.

Suggest car pooling here as it is outside our area.

Upcoming Events: Cure Kids NZ and the rest of the year.

Final speaker for 27th November is Nico from Cure Kids. this meeting will be held at Hillary House Leadership Centre at 2 Franklyne Road, Otara.

A Night of Sheds, Service, and Surprises