In Gear | Rotary in Southern New Zealand Issue 1 | Page 21

Rotakids raking
in funds already
The ink’s barely dry on the Rotakids
of Waimate Club charter, and
President Abi Lapthorn and her
team have already well and truly
moved into administrative, service
and fundraising mode.
Since chartering at the end of June, the club has held
several meetings, and the new office bearers have taken
up their news roles, including secretary Stella taking
the minutes, and treasurer Scott balancing the club’s
income and expenditure to date.
Club members have pondered the significance of small
tokens of appreciation, and, to that end, have attached
handwritten tags to chocolate bars to give out as
random acts of kindness.
They’ve also “shared the cheer” by nominating one child
per school – not a Rotakid – who’s displayed a great
attitude. Members agreed on the recipients, and the
schools were awarded certificates, while the chosen
students each received a small gift.

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The youngsters have notched up their first $350
fundraising tally, too, baking up a storm to raise money
for the Blind Foundation’s Red Puppy Bikkie Day. As
part of learning more about the cause, the Rotakids
hosted blind Rotarian Donald Hunt and his guide dog,
Nero. Donald spoke to the children about what Nero
can do, the importance of guide dogs – and the fact it
costs $27,000 to train a single canine.
As well as holding a strategy meeting to plot out what
they want to achieve during the next year, the Waimate
Rotakids were also very keen to show their appreciation
to the many people who have helped them get
underway, so they baked truffles and wrote letters of
gratitude.

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