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The Papakura Rotary Santa Parade 2018

Posted by Jon Faber

Well this year we decided to do things a little differently, with the “Rotary Days” concept at the front of our minds we turned up all ready to give out a little Christmas cheer to the community. 300 ice cream’s, 300 sausages, 300 bottles of water, 300 Rotary balloons, a cornhole competition, a ‘pumping’ Rotary tent and a community that has a much better understanding of who we are and what types of things we do. I think it is safe to say we are no longer the ‘best kept secret’ in Papakura. Top effort team!

Jon

Argentina, here I come!

President Jon and Tracey's 17 year old daughter Cassidy has 58 days until she leaves for her one year Rotary Youth exchange to Cordoba, Argentina. She joined us last Thursday to tell us about where she will be spending her year. She will be hosted by Rotary Club Monserratt Cordoba in the heart of the city. She will be the only New Zealand Rotary Exchange student in Argentina (D9920 is the only district currently exchanging with Argentina) and we are sure she will be a great ambassador! We wish her all the very best and look forward to reading her monthly report!

Christmas is coming

The Papakura Rotary Christmas Parade is a Community Event proudly supported and run by our club for the last 40 years, along with the Papakura Business Association.

There is always plenty of community spirit and a wonderful atmosphere on the day which is filled with spectacular floats, happy faces and family fun.

This year the parade will be at 3:00 p.m. on December 2nd.

Teams of Rotary volunteers are involved with Traffic and Float management to ensure the day runs smoothly. Make sure to stop in and see us, we are renowned for having best BBQ on offer at the parade.

The parade leaves from Central Park, travels down Great South Rd to Broadway and into Railway St and back to Central Park.

You can download a registration form for 2018 here, or register online here. Registrations close on Friday 16 November.

A little kindness goes a long way...

Papakura Rotary is all about people. We come together to share ideas and take action for no other reason than because we believe it is the right thing to do. Each month the Papakura Budgeting Service puts forward three families that could do with a little extra kindness and Roger received this lovely note from one of the recipients of a grocery order purchased at Papakura New World.