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Dec 2024 - School Community Service Awards
Youngsters earn special recognition 
 
The community service of 11 primary-school pupils in the Bay Harbour area has been recognised with a special award from Ferrymead Rotary.
 
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Business Partners
 
We're delighted to announce 3 local businesses have partnered with our Club. Their support is greatly appreciated as we build stronger working relationships in our community.
 
CBK - Craft Bar Kitchen - Ferrymead 
Shelley Trigg 
info@cbkferrymead.co.nz
 
House of Travel - Ferrymead
Mel Hubber
mellowen@hot.co.nz
 
BEACH - Restaurant Bar - Sumner
Shaun Halliwell
shaun@maestrohospitatlity.co.nz
 
Ferrymead Rotary / New World ART SHOW -
Ferrymead Rotary / New World ART SHOW -
With New World on board as the naming rights sponsor our Club is holding its 2024 Art Show on Friday 7th June 6pm - 9pm and Saturday 8th June 9am - 4pm. The venue is the Mt Pleasant Community Centre and the opening night will feature an auction of works donated by Katherine Mateer, Rae Manson, Linda Burns, Jackie Hancock, Tricia Hewlett and Emily Quane. Entrance for the Friday night session is $20 which includes drinks and nibbles with the auction at 7:00pm.
Our featured artists are final year students from the Ilam School of Fine Arts, completing their degrees, in their speciality of Painting. This is a great association for our Club given our strong focus and support of youth and we are excited to have them on board.

 

Bit of cheer goes a long way

A Christchurch solo mum and her two daughters have enjoyed a generous slice of Christmas cheer, thanks to the generosity of Ferrymead Rotarians. The Methodist Mission identified a deserving family and the Rotary members filled and funded a giant hamper of food and Christmas goodies. Some even dug deeper into their pockets to add a few extra treats.

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Community Service Awards
Youngsters earn special recognition
The community service of 13 primary-school pupils in the Bay Harbour area has been recognised with a special award from Ferrymead Rotary.
 
The awards, based on the recommendations of teachers, are made to students who have demonstrated key leadership aspects. The criteria are based on students’ ability to be good listeners, to show initiative, to follow through on their actions, and to demonstrate the ability to work with a variety of people to get the job done.
Those honoured this year were: Ava Clunie and Payton McLay (Bromley);  Lauren McCauley (Heathcote Valley);  Lilly-Marie Chapman and Michael Shevchuk (Mt Pleasant);  Caleb Jansen and Hannah Lumb (Redcliffs);  David Draganescu and Frida Perkins (Our Lady Star of the Sea); Issy Strachan and Ellie Young (Sumner); Lincoln Palmer and Charmare Steyn (Te Waka Unua).
Reports from the schools revealed a variety of qualities and activities across the award-winners. These included:
  • kindness to and support for other pupils; leadership roles;
  • contributions to school sports teams and other school activities;
  •  work in school libraries;
  • community involvement (some recipients have been working with elderly residents, or have been involved in community or church activities);
  • positive role modelling for fellow students;
  • demonstrating the ability to work with adults, teachers and other students in various roles.
 
 
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Club’s 30th Anniversary Celebrations – 13th September 2023 
The Club celebrated 30 years with a community meeting at Club Redcliffs. We welcomed representatives from – Central Government, Local Government, our Community Board, Te Aratai College, Redcliffs Primary School, the Redcliffs Library, the Redcliffs Residents Association, the Estuary Trust, House of Science, Lions and our neighbouring Rotary Clubs of Linwood-Woolston, Christchurch South, Sunrise and Otautahi Passport, as well as members and partners, honorary members and former members.
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Teaching Science the modern way
A new science teaching resource has got a big tick from Bromley School associate principal Rebekah McLeod.
“It’s so easy to use,” she said. “Very few teachers would have the knowledge, time or resources to bring something like this together. Everything you need is provided…and it’s all in one kit.”
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Finding DNA In The Environment
Exploring what lives in their local, natural environment has become much easier for Bay Harbour kids. A new, education kit, specially designed to help teachers and students with such studies, is now accessible through Ferrymead Rotary.
The kit, which has been produced by the Christchurch House of Science, has been designed to make science study easier and more rewarding for both teachers and pupils. It sits alongside 42 other science kits available to Christchurch schools. Ferrymead Rotary has also supported the Bromley and Heathcote Valley primary schools’ use of kits this year.
 
 
Some of the contents of “Who’s been there” kit.
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The Art Show – a great success!
 

It started a year ago, as a thought – could our club run an art show to highlight the work of local artists?  A show to bring value to the community, and possibly pay for itself as well. A few of us got together and started to figure out how it could work. We were fortunate in that one member of the team was able to establish contact with artists, and slowly the ideas came together. Where – the Redcliffs Bowling Club (now Club Redcliffs); how do we display the works? - hire panels. Can we find some generous sponsors to support us financially through the spending phase, until money came in from the show?

So we were off, with a project ahead of us, everything set for a grand opening in March this year.

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Art Show In Bay Harbour News
The Bay Harbour News has been running our Art Show story and advertisements over the last few weeks culminating in a centre page lift out this week. Click here to go to the link for current edition of the Bay Harbour News and our ad.
Art Show Addition
We're now only a few days away from the Art Show opening, an exciting event and a first for Ferrymead Rotary. This event was set to show case work from 31 artists however that number increased to 32 last week when we received a painting of Shag Rock, painted in 1965 by Canterbury Artist Gladys Keeley.

Gladys started painting in her teens and was still painting when she passed away at 87 in 1999. Her favourites were landscapes, seascapes and old farm buildings. She always preferred to paint in oils. Her work was accepted by The Canterbury Society of Arts, where she was a Working Member for many years and she held several exhibitions in their gallery. She also was accepted for the Annual Kelliher Awards.

This painting, which will be auctioned on the Friday opening night was kindly donated by Julie & Roger Martyn (Julie's mother being the Artist)

 
Art Show Key Advertising Sponsor
If you hadn't spotted our Art Show sign on the large media screen on Ferry Rd / Humphreys Dr corner, then take a look here. Thanks to GoMedia, we've enjoyed this high profile advertising site over several weeks and our Ad will re-appear this weekend and show up until the opening of the Art Show on Friday 4th Nov.
Art Show Raffle Sponsors
We wish to acknowledge the following sponsors for their generous support of our Art Show Raffle
F45 Ferrymead, Super Value Sumner, Cassels Brewing - Tannery, Joes Garage Sumner, Estuary Vet Clinic, GoodHome Ferrymead, Beach Bar Sumner, The Village Inn Sumner, Redcliffs Pharmacy, Countdown Ferrymead, Mitre 10 Ferrymead, Petstock Ferrymead, De Spa Chocolatier, Aromaunga Flowers, Oderings, Take Note Ferrymead, Deluxe Cinemas - Tannery.
Raffle tickets on sale at the Art Show and drawn 2:30pm Sunday 6th Nov.
Art Show - Just A Few Weeks Away!

Featured artist Colin MacLaren will be exhibiting - click Here for Colin's story & art, and click Here for the list of exhibiting artists

You may have noticed our Art Show ad on the large GoMedia sign board on Ferry Rd

and the same again on our Club's Community Message board on Main Rd near Scott Park.

If you've just caught the end of the ad while it's changing or flew past our community notice board without time to read, here's what they say:

  • Art Show - Friday 4th November 6:00pm - 9:00pm (auction at 7:30pm) - $10 Entry at Eventbrite or Door

  • Sat 5th and Sun 6th November 9:00am - 3:00pm Sales - Gold coin entry

  • Club Redcliffs, 9 James Street Redcliffs

 

We Wish To Acknowledge The Following Key Sponsors
          
Young Totara Award September 2022

Ferrymead Rotary presents its 20th Young Totara Award 

The Young Totara Award was set up in 1993 and since that time Ferrymead Rotary has recognised the achievements and responsible attitudes of 20 young people from our local community as Young Totara.   This year the award was presented to Sophie Watson

 

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Positive Hauora Resilience Programme at Linwood (Te Aratai) College
Ferrymead Rotary Supports the Positive Hauora Resilience Programme at Linwood (Te Aratai) College
 
 
 
 
 
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Sunday Rotary Market
Mother of all Clean-Ups
 
Mother of All Clean-Ups. On Saturday  morning May 7th, 10  Rotarians  turned out for the annual "Mother of All Clean-Ups", picking up 6 bags of trash along both sides of the causeway. Fortunately, there were no syringes or fire arms found this year with the most unusual object being a large desk pad. The warm and beautiful morning made this activity quite enjoyable. Several people out for their morning stroll thanked us for our efforts which reminded me that I should do   this   when   I   see   community   groups   helping   out...   It   makes   you feel appreciated. Due to the high tide prohibiting us from scrambling down the rocks and the limited amount of litter we were all finished by 11 am except for Dion who remained an extra half hour to make sure we hadn't missed anything.
 
 
Tanya’s  market needs our help to deliver the goods   

Tanya’s market needs our help to deliver the goods 

Most fine Sunday mornings you will find our club member Tanya at the Woolston Market selling an array of goods to raise funds for Rotary and other organisations. 

The money Tanya raises enables Ferrymead Rotary to provide much needed support for our community, our young people and our environment- all causes we are passionate about.  

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Ferrymead Rotary Salute Paul Harris Fellows
FERRYMEAD SALUTES OUTSTANDING HALF-DOZEN
Ferrymead Rotary recognised six outstanding contributors to its local community by presenting them with Paul Harris Fellow awards at a special function in November 2021.
 
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Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust Heroes of the Month
Estuary Trust 'Heroes of the month'
The Ferrymead Rotary Club members collecting carelessly discarded rubbish along the Charlesworth Wetland Reserve section of the 360 Trail. Twice each year Rotary Clubs ensure the 360 trail path encircling Christchurch is free of rubbish and signage looks tidy. Wow, quite a commitment and a real bonus for the Estuary Trust wetland reserve. Well done Ferrymead Rotary Club. If YOU know of an Estuary hero doing a 'good deed' for the estuary, let us know by email; info@estuary.org.nz Photo shows H and S briefing before setting out to collect rubbish at the Charlesworth reserve carpark 
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Young Totaras Stand Tall In Community

Samantha Dryden and Niels de Beer were presented with Young Totara Awards by Ferrymead Rotary in recognition of their work in the community.

Samantha is an avid conservationist with special interest in ecology and climate change.

She lives in Halswell but regularly volunteers at Charlesworth Reserve, Ferrymead often travelling by bus.

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