Thank you for the huge support

The following is from the late August newsletter of the Christchurch Rotary Earthquake Appeal

Rotary International Districts and Clubs

We wish to express our sincere gratitude to the many Rotary International Districts and Clubs who have contributed to this Appeal so willingly.

With your help we can do so much to support and rebuild our community.

A special thank you to:

Australian Clubs:

Adelaide East; Alice Springs;  Alstonville; Balmain; Blackwood; Burnside; Canberra North; Clare; Cranbourne; Dandenong; Encounter Bay; Five Dock; Forster on Wallis; Galston; Glen Eira; Hawkesbury;  Hoppers Crossing; Kenwick; Koo Wee Rup /Lang Lang; Lake Cargelligo;  Laverton- Point Cook;  Maitland; Mirboo North; Morriset; Murraybridge; Northbridge; North Perth; Palm Beach;  Queenscliffe; Revesby Wirrimbirra;  Rosanna; Rossmoyne; Strathfield;  Temora; Templestowe; Thebarton;  Toowoomba; Uralia;  Windsor;  Woodend;

New Zealand including Pacific Islands Clubs:

Ahuriri; Albany; Alexandra; Alfriston; Ashburton; Ashburton Plains; Auckland City Sunrise; Auckland Downtown; Auckland East; Auckland Harbourside; Awapuni; Balclutha; Birkenhead; Botany East; Cambridge; Carterton; Christchurch North; Dunedin; Dunedin Central; Dunedin East; Dunedin South; East Coast Bays; Eastern Hutt; Eltham; Fairfield; Feilding; Greymouth; Half Moon Bay; Hamilton; Hamilton East; Hastings; Heretaunga; Hokitika; Hornby; Howick; Huntley; Inglewood; Invercargill; Invercargill East; Invercargill South; Johnsonville; Kapiti; Katikati; Kawerau; Kihikihi; Ladies Probus Half Moon Bay; Lautoka; Levin; Linwood –Woolston; Makeno; Mangere; Marton; Masterton South; Milson; Morrinsville; Motueka;  Whangarei Sunrise; Mt Eden; Mt Maunganui; Mt Roskill; Napier; Nelson; New Lynn; New Plymouth West; Newmarket; North Harbour; Onehunga/One Tree Hill; Opotiki; Otahuhu; Otaki; Otorohanga; Otumoetai; Papakura; Papamoa; Pencarrow; Petone; Picton; Plimmerton; Porirua Sundown; Remuera; Riccarton; Richmond; Rotorua; Rotorua North; Rotorua Sunrise; Rutherford Nelson; South Wairarapa; St Johns;  Stratford; Suva Peninsula Sunset;  Stoke; Taihape; Takapuna; Takapuna North; Takaro; Taradale; Tawa; Taumaranui; Taupo; Tauranga; Tawa; Te Anau; Te Kuiti; Te Puke; Te Rapa; Thames; Upper Hutt; Waiheke Island; Waihi; Waikato Sunrise; Wainuiomata; Waipapa; Waipukarau; Waitaki; Waitara; Wanaka; Wanganui South; Waverley-Aotea; Wellington; Wellington South; Western Springs; Westhaven; Whakatane; Whakatane West; Whakatu Nelson; Whangaparoa; Wellington South.

United Kingdom Clubs:

Abingdon Vesper; Ballina Ireland; Braunton; Chislehurst;  Crieff; Dorking; Elgin; Forres;  Glouscester Severn; Harwich & Dovercourt; Heathfield & Waldron;  Hull; Ilkley Wharfedale; Kent; Kettering; Lancaster; London; Newport/Uskmouth; Norwich Marchesi; Scunthorpe; Sevenoaks Amherst; Somerville; St Albans; Stafford Knot; Thornton Cleveleys; Totnes; Turriff & District; Uxbridge; Whitchurch; Woking; Wokingham; Yate&District; Yeovil.

Clubs of United States of America and Canada

Alton Centennial; Ballwin/Metro; Bergen; Danville Sunrise; Davis; El Sobrante; Fair Oaks; Juneau Gastineau; Juneau; Lynnwood; Midland; Pago Pago; Parker Sunrise; Plymouth; Scotland County; Toronto; Waverly; Yakima Valley.

Inner Wheel Clubs of Stoke –Tahunanui New Zealand;

Kingston Upon Thames England; Tettenhall England.

Districts

Japan

RI Districts 2530; 2650; 2690; 2750; 2780; 2800;

Australia

RI Districts 9500; 9520; 9680; 9810; 9830; 9820

USA

RI District 5300; 5440; 5970

UK

RI District 1040; 1250

Christchurch Rotary Earthquake Appeal (CREA) Newsletters

The next newsletters will report on the distribution of the Fund, acknowledge individuals who have donated and update District and club information.

Thank you also to the anonymous donors that we have not been able to recognise in this newsletter.

Donation from District 3300, malaysia

District 3300 in Malaysia has donated RM3000 (about USD1,000) from their District Disaster Fund (RY 09/10) as support for the rehabilitation and rebuilding process.

Update on Rotary project applications

More than 140 applications have been made for assistance from the Rotary fund and alfeady $600,000 has been paid out.  The Earthquake Project team has received many offers of help, both physical and monetary from Clubs in New Zealand and overseas.  The St John project (see earlier Posting) has been fully funded and a Matching Grant application has been forwarded to The Rotary Foundation.  Thanks are made to the many clubs who allowed their DDF credits to be used.

Extract from the August District 9970 Newsletter

$10,000 when the chips are down

Dunedin South Rotary Club's Charity Casino night last month was a great success.  Run in conjunction with the Dunedin East Charity Club, they raised close to $10,000 to go towards replacing the St John equipment damaged in the Christchurch earthquakes.  Dunedin South is now completing a Matching Grant application to maximise the funding for one of the most respected groups in the country

Classic car driver needed - Auckland to Christchurch

Wanted – a Rotarian able to assist a fundraising venture for the Christchurch earthquake. An Auckland donor has given his car to Rotary to be auctioned in Christchurch with proceeds going to Avonside Girls High School -most badly affected by the earthquakes. The vehicle is a classic car in pristine condition. The car needs to be transported to Christchurch and the option of it being driven to Christchurch by a Rotarian is one we are exploring. Enquiries please to PDG Stuart Batty at  stuartbatty@e3.net.nz (other contact details vaialable via http://www.rnzwcs.org.nz/

Brrrrrr !!!!

Snow turned Christchurch into a winter wonderland but after the earthquakes was this really wanted?  They soldier on!  Here are a couple of pictures showing the effects of the Antarctic blast.