Howick Fun Run and Walk

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HEARTsafe Howick – OnTuesday night we had a very passionate address
from Jayshree Ramesh-Sukha from the St John ambulance organisation.
In Jayshree’s words: “HEARTsafe is a community project that aims to increase
the chances of survival after someone suffers a sudden cardiac arrest in your
community. It does this by encouraging businesses and communities to install
AEDs (automated external defibrillators) in workplaces, training people to use
AEDs and increasing the number of people who know CPR (cardiopulmonary
resuscitation).”
Howick Rotary is being encouraged to support this initiative by involving and
encouraging the local business community to get behind this worthwhile cause.
With our connections and commitment to community-based projects, St John
see us as the best group to help educate our business people to help save lives.
As you know we have decided to purchase three AED’s (defibrillators) and
place them around the Howick Shopping area, but these will be useless if
people are not trained in the correct use of the AED, and the basics of CPR.
Jayshree believes that we are the right people to head up an awareness
campaign to promote the use of these lifesaving devices.
Our Club Night on the 26 th March will be devoted to the correct use of the
defibrillator, and administering CPR. Did you know that Cardiac Arrest is
mainly amongst people over 65, and 70% of those are Male? Here is your
chance to learn how you could save a life (it could even be a member of your
own family). Please support this initiative and particularly the demonstration
evening on the 26 th March. You never know when you might be called upon to
show your skills! Thank you, Jayshree.
Next Week is our Petanque evening in Cockle Bay. If you can’t make the
competition, make sure that you come along and join in the BBQ afterwards.
Please advise Alasdair if you are a competitor, or just an eater, so that Jim
can organise the food. Colin.
Howick Fun Run and Walk
Sunday 24 March 2013 - See Page 5
for more details
Can you help? Please let Fred
Holland know on fredholland@xtra.co.nz
The Weekly Newsletter of the
Rotary Club of Howick, inc.
www.howickrotary.org.nz
26March 2013
Defibrillator
Demonstration and user
guide
Club Diary
2 April - RCOH Own Max
Grant and Alan Riley on
‘Mangemangaroa: Where to
Next’
9 April - TBA
16 April - Melissa Wong
from Asia NZ
23 April - GSE Team
Hosting
Absences & Apologies
APOLOGIES - By 11 am Tuesday
Duncan Morrison @
duncnheln@xtra.co.nz
or
apologies@howickrotary.org.nz
Items for inclusion
in the KeyWay
should be sent to
the editor
Matthew Cooke at
the email below:
cookefamily
@vodafone.co.nz

Keyway Humour, Words of Wisdom and Philosophy
While trawling the web for this weeks content, I came
across this (ed. - Matthew Cooke)...
On Thursday 14 th February 2013, the Rotary Club of Corringham
Thameside held their annual “Bad taste tie and joke night” in
memory of the club members who have died in service.President
John Wallington began by reading a list of those who had died in
service and this was followed by a short period of silent reflection.
As is the tradition, all members present were expected to relate at
least one funny story. Needless to say, it wasn’t long before the
room was rocking with laughter as each Rotarian vied to “out-do”
the others in their quest to win the coveted “Jester’s hat”.
Words of wisdom? Humour? Philosophy?
Please send them to the ed.
Matthew Cooke @ cookefamily@vodafone.co.nz
Rotary Club of the Week
This week we move north in Ontario, Canada to
The Rotary Club of Thunder Bay (Lakehead). They
meet Thursdays at 7:30 AM at the Valhalla Inn
[ask front desk for room location], 1 Valhalla
Inn RoadThunder Bay, Ontario P7E 6J1, Canada.
Click here to visit the Rotary Club of Thunder Bay.
RCOH Supports
Shave for a Cure’
This picture gives and gives, does
it not? Is it Barry ‘the barber’
Nicholls? Or Barry ‘scissorhands’
Nicholls? Lets hope Barry did not
‘nick’ the recipient! Barry seems
to be enjoying being the barber
too much! How similar to
denistry, Barry? Following the
haircut Barry, on behalf of the
RCOH, donated some money to
support cancer research. Thanks
Barry and the RCOH!
Member Liaison Officer Report
by Jim Duckworth
Jim
returns
Next
week!
jduckworth@orcon.net.nz
16-Mar
Mary
Mouncey
Birthday
Secretary Geoff ’s Notes...
17-Mar
Glen & Max
Grant
Anniversary
18-Mar Lynne Green Birthday
A reminder that if you want to increase your
Sergeant Ross
chances of winning the ‘Have a Go’ raffle Gatherings
there are s6ll 6 numbers available. If you are
interested in a new Rotary Shirt please see
Andre. A3endance: 30, Apologies 18 and $50.90
Silent 2 and 1 Guest. ‘Have a Go’ Raffle 1st
prize went to no 22 Fred H and 2nd Prize no
11 Andre. Have a great week. Geoff T.
19-Mar
19-Mar
Ethel
Abercrombie
Olga &
George Tyler
Birthday
Anniversary

Duty Roster
The duty roster for the next week is in the SPACE BELOW.
Please note which duty and date you have been rostered.
Duties are rostered for 3 weeks away are subject to
confirmation, and can be changed. if you are not available on
that date, please let let Duncan Morrison k n o w
IMMEDIATELY and I will reschedule. For confirmed dates,
please contact the First Reserve if you are unable to carry out
the duty. Please remember that It is your responsibility to find
a rep lacement. Check your 2012-2013 Howick Rotar y
Handbooks. If you are in doubt about the job and time - or ASK!
March 19th March 26th April 2nd
Petanqe Evening
Defibrillator
Demonstration
Mangemangeroa Update
Allan & Max
Host Social Committee John Savory Glen Donaldson
Reception Harjit Singh David Owen
Invocation/ Speaker
thanks
Fred Holland
Jim Donovan
Howick Rotary
Golf Day @
Whitford Park
Golf Course
Sunday 7 April 2013 @
11 am!
Only $35 per person.
Skilled like Tiger
Woods or not so skilled
like RCOH own Clive
Derbyshire (ha, ha).
Finger food and
prizes!!! This is
Howick vs Half Moon
Bay Rotary challenge.
Let Clive Derybshire
know on...
clive.marg
@slingshot.
co.nz
Attendance Alan Peterson John O'Loughlin
Setup/ Teardown
Sight and Sound Gavin Green Gavin Green
First reserve/ Backup Jim Duckworth Barry Nicholls
Updates from DG 9920
Rotary Club of Parnell achieves $1 million of
cumulative donations to Alzheimer’s Auckland
Three hundred golfers helped
the Rotary Club of Parnell
and Countdown achieve their
goal of raising $150 000 for
Alzheimers Auckland at the
annual Countdown Charity Golf tournament
at Titirangi Golf Club. The achievement
brings the total raised for Alzheimers
Auckland to $1.1 million. Parnell Club’s 38
members turned up at 5.45am on the day
to start preparing the course and then run
the tournament. Read more
http://www.9920.rotarynews.org.nz.
Today in NZ History
26 March 1896
Brunner mine disaster kills 65
Killed by blast and gas, the victims
made up almost half of Brunner's
underground workforce. It remains the
worst industrial accident in New
Zealand history. more...

Update # 2 from Lauren Petty - RCOH Student
Hello Howick Rotary Club!
Hur mår du? -­‐ How are you? My Swedish is coming along slowly, I'm learning quite a lot in
my SFI (swedish for immigrants) class, but sFll need to get the hang of building sentences
since it is not the same as the english way. Which is rather annoying haha. Everybody
here is telling me to start speaking Swedish, make swedish friends and get english out of
your head. Easier said than done when basically all of Sweden speaks English almost
fluently, but I guess I'll get there.
Well the other day myself, Gunnar (host dad) and my most brother Jonathan took the car
ferry from a city/town called Helsingborg over to Copenhagen in Denmark! We took a
long scenic drive along the coast of Copenhagen to inside the city to a place called
Experimetorium. It's mainly for children and is to do with hands on science stuff. It was
preSy fun and had some neat stuff there. Denmark was a beauFful place definitely! The
houses by the sea side were awesome, some of the roofs where made from something
that could grow grass/seaweed. I was really amazed! On the way home we took the long
way back through the city so I got to see the city for real and it was really nice! Very
similar to Sweden. I will definitely be going back there soon!
I've also been normal skiing at a place called Vallåsen ski field! It is Ängelholm's only one
close by and is rather small but good enough for me to pracFce! We went at night
because the night before i was staying at my friends cabin and my host dad picked me up
straight from their place in the aKernoon and went straight to the ski field! Oh my gosh, the
first 6me I went down the main hill I fell over almost straight away, i got so much speed i didn't
know how to slow down and just fell. I was really scared aKer that and my host brother
suggested I go on the more easier track, which s6ll was scary but i suppose easier and less
people I could run into. I did fall a few 6mes aKer the first but eventually got the hang of it,
even though i had my skis in an arrow basically the whole 6me going down. I'm very nervous
about how hard the ski fields in Åre (pronounced Ora) are going to be! My trip there to the
middle of Sweden is in about a week!
I've also got my Iden6ty card from the Swedish embassy that allows me to stay in Sweden and
my social security number. Some small stuff i've been doing whilst here is been going to my
host brothers football games, going to the gym and i'm soon going to sign up for tennis, hanging
out with friends, SHOPPING and baking food. The schools here do not have as many co-­curricular
ac6vi6es as in New Zealand, more of the clubs are outside of school.
Well, since it has been only 2 weeks or so since i last wrote not much has happened.
Thanks again Howick Club for sponsoring me and wish me luck on my ski trip to Åre in a
week! Thanks, Lauren

District Conference 2013
ROTARY CONFERENCE 2013
We have all seen the ads and pages posted in the Keyway – but have we actually read the
information and consider taking part.
From the show of hands last night we have three members registered as attending – 2% of our
membership – so where are the rest of you?
The key dates for your diary are the 26 – 28 April 2013.
have the opportunity to make this a long weekend!
Thursday 25 th is Anzac day and you
The venue is Rotorua and this year is a combined District Conference with District 9920 our
District meeting up with District 9940 Wellington & Wairarapa
Theme – Pushing Boundaries – Making Change!
Costs – Early fee – pre 18 February full conference is $275 per person
Standard fee – after 18 February $325 per person – so register now and save $50 per person.
Fees for other options are all set out on the website – and they do reduce.
Registration is via online form www.rotaryconf2013.co.nz for any members wishing to attend
but not on line let me know and I will make it happen.
Venue - Rotorua’s Energy Events Centre – at Lake edge by Government Gardens
Keynote Speakers include – Linda Coles – International Speaker, Author & Consultant –
Building Relationships Online – Simon Denny – Youth Health Physician – Trevor Grice, Life
Education Trust – Sam Johnson, British Council Global Changemaker – Ben Lummis, Musician
Social worker, Personal Adviser – Hon. Hekia Parata, Minister for Education & Pacific Islands
Affairs –Kathryn Ryan, Host Radio NZ National current affairs – Johnnie Schubert, PhD
Scholar, University of Auckland
The theme for Saturday night’s party is Starry Starry Night so dress up as your favour “Star” and
head up the red carpet for that Oscar.
Free time – Redwood walk, fishing, golf, etc etc – so check it out and let’s get a group together.
All the information is there on the website above but for those of you who find this daunting
please let me know and I will work through it with you. This promises to be a really special
Conference so please contact me if you need help or further information. Tel 535 8479 or e-mail
kennedy9@slingshot.co.nz.
Kathy

Howick Fun Run and Walk
Sunday 24 March 2013
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Background...
For 3 years it was held successfully, organised by Crawford Medical Centre who recognised the need for an event
of this kind to promote exercise for our physical wellbeing and health. After receiving many calls to repeat the
event Crawford invited the Rotary Club of Howick to join with them and to help make this a premier fun event for the
whole community to take part in and enjoy. This year 2013, Howick Rotary is enthusiastically hosting the event,
believing it to be a great drawcard for runners and walkers and their families to enjoy the scenery and history of
Howick. The entry per participant of a gold coin will go towards the local Howick Coastguard organisation to enable
them to continue and expand their vital service. As a draw card, high profile local athletes and dignitaries will lead
the walkers and runners from Stockade Hill round the route.
When is it happening? 10.00am on Sunday 24th March 2013...
The start and finish are on Stockade Hill in Howick with plenty of room for large numbers and great views over
Howick and out to the Hauraki Gulf. Stockade Hill has been booked through the Auckland Council along with space
for signage.
What is it all about...
The primary aim of this event is to have something for everyone so it’s not a race as such. However runners can
use it as a SUCCESSOR to Round The Bays Run earlier in the month. People can run or walk the 8.5kms (or less)
with family and friends taking in the scenery and experiencing a different view of the Howick area, including Picton
Street. Because of Howick’s rich history, as an option, a local historian will lead interested walkers around 40
points of historic interest within the local area - a distance of approximately 4.5 kms. Before the walk starts, a
celebrity MC will go over the order of proceedings, health and safety requirements and information on the spot prize
draws. After the walk participants and families can relax under one of the many trees on Stockade Hill and enjoy
music, food and entertainment. It’s a day designed for the whole family to enjoy.
Why...
This is an event that encourages people of all ages and abilities to improve their health and wellbeing through
gentle exercise, fresh air and good fun. It is unique to the area and offers something for all and at the same time
benefiting two very worthy local causes. The Howick Community Fun and Walk will be an annual event which
people in our community will look forward to each year and have on their calendars.