The count down has started - are you coming?

Hello Howard , We have the costumes, the accommodation is booked and registrations are in.  This weekend several of us are heading up to Wairakei for the District Conference and a good time. The theme is "Actions Count" and the entertainment is based on the 1920's Speakeasy days so it looks like an interesting and fun filled weekend. There are world class speakers including Michael McQueen from Sydney who is a social researcher and bestselling author whose books include one about generation Y and another designed to help parents and grandparents pass a legacy of wisdom on to the next generation.

Another speaker that we will have the privilege to hear is Ray Avery, New Zealander of the year in 2010 as well as recipient of several other prestigious awards.  Ray invented the innovative lens technology for the Fred Hollows Foundation that enabled modern cataract surgery to be available to the poorest people in the world. The other speakers include Neville Jordan, CNZM, founder of MAS technology; Jo Randerson, author, playwright, theatre director and performer and Paul Soong, an entrepreneur who founded The Church, a design agency that forms a bridge between education and employment for design graduates.  It looks like we are in for a fascinating time. It is not too late to register and we would like more representation from the club.  Port Nicholson is sending 47 members so where are ours?  The conference is for all Rotarians so come and join in the fun. Kindest Regards, Pres Carol (RC of Hutt City)