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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Finding DNA In The Environment
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2023-02-05 11:00:00Z |
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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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The Art Show – a great success!
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2022-11-06 11:00:00Z |
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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)
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Art Show Addition
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2022-10-30 11:00:00Z |
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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.
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Art Show In Bay Harbour News
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2022-10-30 11:00:00Z |
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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.
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Art Show Key Advertising Sponsor
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2022-10-24 11:00:00Z |
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Art Show Sign
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2022-10-24 11:00:00Z |
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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.
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Art Show Raffle Sponsors
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2022-10-24 11:00:00Z |
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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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Young Totara Award September 2022
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Heather Fear
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2022-10-01 11:00:00Z |
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Ferrymead Rotary Supports the Positive Hauora Resilience Programme at Linwood (Te Aratai) College
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Positive Hauora Resilience Programme at Linwood (Te Aratai) College
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Heather Fear
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2022-05-29 12:00:00Z |
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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.
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Mother of all Clean-Ups
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Elizabeth Kaye
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2022-05-18 12:00:00Z |
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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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Tanya’s market needs our help to deliver the goods
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Tanya Jenkins
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2022-04-06 12:00:00Z |
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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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Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust Heroes of the Month
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Tanya Jenkins
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2022-03-30 11:00:00Z |
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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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Ferrymead Rotary Salute Paul Harris Fellows
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Barbara Crooks
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2022-03-10 11:00:00Z |
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The website page, www.ferrymeadrotary.org.nz that you are reading is new and will be will be having more information added to it as we learn how to add, amend etc. Feel free to bookmark this page and check in to see any news or changes to this website. www.ferrymeadrotary.org.nz Feel free to contact us at info@ferrymeadrotary.org.nz if you have any queries or comments.
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Ferrymead Rotary
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Simon Mortimer
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2022-02-12 11:00:00Z |
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Champion knitters: Ferrymead Rotary’s Pat Edward (standing) tries a woolly hat for size on Barbara Crooks (seated right) while Kathryn Tovgaard (left) makes sure there are no slipped stitches A quartet of Ferrymead Rotary knitters has been bringing music to the ears of nurses and mothers at Christchurch Women’s Hospital. The foursome has knitted well over half a century of woolly hats for babies born at the hospital over the last 12 months
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Ferrymead Rotary Knitters Give New Babies A Warm Welcome.
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Barbara Crooks
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2021-09-29 11:00:00Z |
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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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Young Totaras Stand Tall In Community
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Barbara Crooks
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2021-07-29 12:00:00Z |
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An estimated 500 million people worldwide became infected. Many cities closed theaters and cinemas, and placed restrictions on public gatherings. Rotary clubs adjusted their activities while also helping the sick.
This is how Rotary responded to the influenza pandemic that began in 1918 and came in three waves, lasting more than a year. The Rotary Club of Berkeley, California, USA, meets in John Hinkel Park during the 1918 flu pandemic.
Photo by Edwin J. McCullagh, 1931-32 club president. Courtesy of the Rotary Club of Berkeley.
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Rotary’s Response to the 1918 Flu Pandemic
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2020-11-05 06:00:00Z |
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Rotary and the United Nations have a shared history of working toward peace and addressing humanitarian issues around the world.
During World War II, Rotary informed and educated members about the formation of the United Nations and the importance of planning for peace. Materials such as the booklet “From Here On!” and articles in The Rotarian helped members understand the UN before it was formally established and follow its work after its charter. Many countries were fighting the war when the term “United Nations” was first used officially in the 1942 “Declaration by United Nations.” The 26 nations that signed it pledged to uphold the ideals expressed by the United States and the United Kingdom the previous year of the common principles “on which they based their hopes for a better future for the world.”
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Rotary at the Start of the United Nations
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2020-11-05 06:00:00Z |
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Women are active participants in Rotary, serving their communities in increasing numbers and serving in leadership positions in Rotary. The 1989 Council on Legislation vote to admit women into Rotary clubs worldwide remains a watershed moment in the history of Rotary. “My fellow delegates, I would like to remind you that the world of 1989 is very different to the world of 1905. I sincerely believe that Rotary has to adapt itself to a changing world,” said Frank J. Devlyn, who would go on to become RI president in 2000-01. The vote followed the decades-long efforts of men and women from all over the Rotary world to allow the admission of women into Rotary clubs, and several close votes at previous Council meetings.
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History of Women in Rotary
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2020-11-05 06:00:00Z |
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Every hero has an origin story. “I was 10 years old when the entire journey started,” explains Binish Desai. It began with a cartoon called Captain Planet, an animated TV series from the 1990s about an environmentalist with superpowers. Desai can still recite the show’s refrain: Captain Planet, he’s our hero / Gonna take pollution down to zero! “That tagline stuck in my mind,” he says. “I wanted to do something to help Captain Planet.”
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Young Inventor Eco-Friendly Bricks Come Full Circle
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2020-11-05 06:00:00Z |
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In early 1919, Rotarian Roger Pinneo of Seattle, Washington, USA, traveled to the Philippines to try to organize a Rotary club in Manila. Leon J. Lambert, a Manila business leader helped Pinneo establish the club. Several months later, on 1 June 1919, the Rotary Club of Manila was chartered and became the first Rotary club in Asia.
The club would be the only one in the country for more than 12 years. Eventually, Manila club members organized Rotary clubs in the Philippine cities of Cebu (1932) and Iloilo (1933). Iloilo club members then started a club in Bacolod (1937), and Rotary continued to expand across the country.
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First Club in Philippines Opens Door to Rotary in Asia
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2020-11-05 06:00:00Z |
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