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The scoping’s been fine-tuned … the surveying’s
done … the building consent’s signed off – and now
construction work’s just getting underway on one
of the most ambitious Rotary fundraising projects
on the go in District 9980.
Building a Rotary Dream is the brainchild of
Rotary Club of Invercargill North member Richard
Boyde-Manson, and brings together Invercargill’s
six Rotary clubs. They’ve combined forces and
resources to build and sell two homes in a bid to,
ultimately, raise a six-figure profit for the Breathing
Space Trust, which helps Invercargill’s homeless.
The clubs have had architectural plans drawn
up for the houses, one of which is now officially
underway, and is expected to be completed in time
for a spring auction.
The project is being supported by developer and
builder Callum Rutledge, but the clubs are still on
the look-out for more donated goods and services,
including specialist labour.
Check out the project’s website, www.rotarydream.
nz, for progress, if you’re keen to lend a hand or
make a donation.
President takes on directorship
District 9980 is very proud to announce Rotary Club of Cromwell president and former
international financier Bonnie Miller Perry has been appointed a director on Rotary New
Zealand World Community Service’s board.
Now retired and living in Central Otago growing nuts and olives on the shores of Lake
Dunstan with wife Susie, Bonnie spent most of her career overseas working for leading
financial institutions.
Bonnie Miller Perry
While she completed a Master of Architecture at Auckland University, following that up
with a PhD from Manchester University, in the United Kingdom, she took a job in finance
in 1974 – it was, she says, the only job going at a time the world was experiencing its first
oil crisis.
Bonnie went on to work at Citibank, Irving Trust, an Indonesian private bank, and Price Waterhouse’s Jakarta and
Bangkok offices, after which she spent a decade based in Washington DC as principal in the World Bank’s financial
markets division.
With a long-standing passion for community services projects, Bonnie says she is particularly passionate about
humanitarian efforts in the South Pacific.
RNZWCS’ core roles involve disaster relief support, including providing specialised Emergency Relief Kits, and
international development, which sees the organisation work with, and provide a wealth of support for, disadvantaged
communities to create sustainable improvement and greater self-sufficiency.
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