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Rotary Awareness Week — well, should we not always be unvisibly visible in our community
making people aware that we are present?
Then however the uncredible happened in the US and our main objective changed from focusing on
ourselves to focusing on help to the families of the victims of "The Big Apple".
A core committee was set up and managed several events enthusiasticly supported
by all members.
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It all started with window displays in town at strategic locations to draw attention to the actions of Rotary. |
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There was a fundraising action in town on Friday and Saturday. Rotarians baked apple pies — actually more than 450 of them. These were given to people who donated NZ$5 and more.
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| Tuesday night was the "great" night: It was the "Big Apple (pie) Charity Dinner". Groups, organisations, companies — actually anybody — could buy a table for 10, for NZ$30 per person. Our great organizer, Richard Metcalfe of the Rotary Club of Matamata, led through the programme of the night. (middle photo) The speaker of this special night, Tauranga Chief Fire Officer Ron Devlin, spoke on the subject of "Managing a major disaster". (right photo) |
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For anybody who wanted to follow up their dinner with dessert there was an auction of apple pies most successfully and humorously auctioneered by Ken Greenfield. |  |
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| It was a most successful night with prize-winning apple pies and
Lachie Duncan, President of the Rotary Club of Matamata, was happy to present a cheque of NZ$11,500, the fundraising result, to the Consul of the United States of America Mr Andrew R Young for those in need.
(left photo) Standing ovation accompanied Mayor Hugh Vercoe when he accepted the Stars and Stripes to Matamata from the hands of the Consul of the United States of America. A very special flag flying over the American Consulate in Auckland on September 11 presented to Matamata. It was lowered to half mast following the Terror Attacks on September 11 and rose again to face the future with courage, determination and hope. Now it will be kept "in the utmost respect" in Matamata and "will be honoured for the tradition it holds", said Mayor Hugh Vercoe. (middle photo) Joan Reed presented on behalf of Matamata Inner Wheel her self-made memorial quilt
"United hearts 11th September 2001" |
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Wednesday saw Matamata business people enjoying an interesting Business Meeting
arranged by The Rotary Club of Matamata |
This was our Rotary Awareness Week 2001.
And one thing is for sure:
Matamata and the wider community is well aware that Matamata Rotarians are present.
And how did we accomplish this?
By supporting those in need — this time it were the families of the victims of
the Terror Attacks in "The Big Apple".
