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From The President's Pen
Hi to you all,

Trusting you are keeping warm as we work our way through these winter months. Past President Phil Oliver reported he had tested positive for covid last week so we wish Phil a quick recovery as he and Liz prepare for their overseas trip this month to Japan and China.

I am sorry I had to miss our visit to the Mt Victoria Club on 25 July as I was away on leave. It is always good catching up with Rotary friends in other clubs. We are hoping that members of Mt Vic and also Johnsonville Rotary will join us in Karori when DG Wayne Gordon comes on 10 October as his official Club visit. Having a good number of Rotarians together and joining forces with other clubs makes these gatherings very special.

We have a busy time ahead, with our Club Forum meeting next Tuesday 8 August, and other big events in September, including facilitating the General Election meeting with the Karori Resident’s Association for Wellington Central candidates on 25 September and our combined dinner meeting with Karori Lions two days later. We will also have a club meeting in September with two Rotarians actively involved with the ‘Lifting the Lid’ on youth suicide, giving us with an update on this programme, with hopefully a school counsellor representative also coming along.  We are committed to this project and will support further with another quiz evening later in the year.
 
Please come with your ideas on future projects and meetings for our Club Forum at our meeting on Tuesday.

Regards
President Jay.
 
Book Fair Results
The Karori Community Book Fair at the Baptist Church in July
 
Our recent community Book Fair run in conjunction with Karori Lions on 14 and 15 July netted us just over $2,200 to each club after expenses. It was a bit down on last year when we grossed over $7k in 2022 compared with a little over $6k this year, largely due to significantly increased transport costs from the Karori RSA to the Karori Baptist Church and return.
 
Nevertheless, we have gained good funds for our future projects support and again working with our good friends in Karori Lions, also contributing to key projects in our communities of interest.  
 
Our Meeting With The Rotary Club Of Mount Victoria
Dr Jordan Minnell speaking to the
Mt Victoria Club meeting on 25 July
 
It was a pleasure for six of our members to join the Mt Victoria Rotary Club at its dinner meeting at the Wellington Oaks Hotel on 25 July and to hear Dr Jordan Minnell,
 
Dr Minnell is a researcher at the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research. The Malaghan Institute employs 150 staff and is New Zealand’s world-class independent biomedical research institute focusing on break through discoveries in immunology and immunotherapy. As Jordan outlined to us, their work is truly harnessing the power of the immune system with cutting edge research and clinical trials.
 
Jordan gave us a detailed outline of their work on covid vaccine research, vaccines to deal with malaria and other diseases and specialised research work on Car T -Cell cancer therapy to target a range of difficult cancers.

Formerly known as the Wellington Cancer and Medical Research Institute, it opened in 1979. In 1986 its name changed to the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research in recognition of support given by Len and Ann Malaghan to the Institute.  Len Malaghan, prominent in the field of dairy products, later became the founder of the Tip Top Ice cream Company in New Zealand.
 
There were extensive questions on costs of research, aligning with major international companies around the world, and costs associated with breakthrough vaccines to the market. In all, a thoroughly engaging meeting, one that could have gone on for hours for those attending learning about different research trials and outcomes.

Rotary Clubs in Wellington have built a strong association with the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research with funding support and individual Rotary member association.
 
Future Business Breakfast Programs
International sports solicitor, David Howman,
speaking at one of our recent business breakfasts.
 
We were recently advised by the catering contractor at the Karori Park Sports Café that he would not be able to continue providing a breakfast arrangement for our Club at the Café because of family commitments.
 
That has come as a blow to the club which has enjoyed good catering support from the Karori Park Café team over the past five years of our breakfast programme, enjoyed by our wide range of regular attendees.  The café remains open for trade from 8.30am till 4pm Tuesdays to Sundays.

Unfortunately, this recent decision forced the cancellation of our planned breakfast on 20 July, which as it turned out our guest speaker, Caitlin Cherry, was unable to attend anyway as she had quit her position that week as editor of The Post.

We are looking at our options for the future of this programme and other potential venues before making new forward speaking arrangements. We are hoping to continue our breakfast option as it has proven very popular in the local community and beyond to our wide database of attendees across Wellington, the Hutt Valley and even up to the Gold Coast.
 
Forward Programme
Tuesday 8 August, at Marsden
Club forum, please make every effort to attend this important event.
 
Tuesday 22 August, at Marsden
Policing in Karori, speaker TBA.
 
Tuesday 12 September, at Marsden
'Lifting The Lid' on youth suicide. Speakers Richard Brodie and Jane Paterson from Port Nicholson together with a school counsellor.
 
Monday 25 September, Karori Baptist Church
At 7pm, meet the Wellington Central candidates for the general election on 14 October. Jointly organsised by Rotary Karori and the Karori Residents Association.
 
Wednesday 27 September, Karori Park Cafe
Combined dinner with hosts Karori Lions at 6:30 for 7:00pm. Guest speaker: Sebastian Grodd, Life Flight Trust Of New Zealand.
 
Tuesday 10 October, at Marsden
Visit by District Governor Wayne Gordon. Invitations have been extended to Mt Victoria and Johnsonville to join us for this event.
 
Sunday 12 November, at One Fat Bird
Quiz night in support of 'Lifting The Lid' on youth suicide, further details to come.
 
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About Our Club
Karori is located in Wellington, the capital city, and is one of the largest suburbs in New Zealand.

We meet In Person
Tuesdays
Samuel Marsden College
Vera Street entrance
Wellington,  6012
New Zealand
We meet every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 6:00 PM
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Jay Jaiganesh
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Barry Taylor
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Doug Langford
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