Parnell Rotary Club
 

Volume 29 | Issue 15

2nd November  Year of our Lord 2022
President David  opened the meeting at 7.31.
There were 13 members present. 
 
Apologies: Wendy (returning from the East today)  Ingrid, and Malcolm and Peter D (too close contact with the dreaded lurgy)  If you want to put in apology for absence tell YHC at nickhamnz@gmail. com. 
 
Club announcements;
 
December 14 is gift wrapping at Kinder House for Epsom Lodge. 4.30 pm.
 
The initial Parnell Probus Club meeting  took place today (Wednesday) at the Parnell.
 
The District Conference is on 31/3 /23 at Karaka.
 
The next CETA meeting is on 16 November and is a Bowling and Pizza meeting at $25 per person. 
Online banking to 03 0104 0810155 003. The event is from 6,.30 to 8.30
 
Christmas Puddings:
Members are invited to purchase Rotary puddings at $23 per pudding which is a fundraiser for the Club and the cost to the Club is $17 per pudding. Please place  orders with Rory at rory.macdonald47@gmail.com. and please do so before 30 November. Payment for the puddings is to the account of 12 3109 0110290 02 and the preferred reference is "XmasPudding".
 
Grace foundation collection:
YHC, like the majority of members, totally forgot that it was the first meeting of the month when the club decided that we would donate bathroom products for the Foundation. So if you're as absent minded as me. A $10 donation is suggested to 12 3109 0110290 02 labeled at "Grace" 
 
Sargent's session
 
Rural Taranaki humour "Any woman can have the body of a 22 year old. All she has to do is give him a few drinks". 
 
Three minute speaker:
Don C had a little quiz - what colour are you? He explained that management styles are often determined by personality type. Members showed that by and large they were not dominated by any specific style, with Avis hedging her bets by saying she had all the management styles! 
 
Speaker:
Robert McDonald , Rory's son, is the On-Line Loyalty Manager at Air New Zealand. (Have you ever heard of a job title like that? ) 
Anyway, a very capable fellow, Rory must be proud of him. 
Robert's team are involved with the Air NZ airpoints system. During the various lockdowns they upgraded the on-line offering considerably expanding the range of products and services that can be bought using air points (which are worth roughly a dollar each) and creating partnerships with trusted New Zealand based (and often owned) companies. 
There was explanation of a lot of marketing techniques and how they could be used in the on-line area. 
For many of us who've been involved in business but retired a little time ago it wa a fascinating presentation. And Robert was able to point out the significantly increased contribution that his team have been able to make to the firm's profitability with a doubling of visits to the website and sales up 150%. Not bad, eh?  
 
The last day for a Club meeting this year is 14 December.
Speakers
Nov 09, 2022
A lifetime of sailing coastal classics
Nov 16, 2022
Bowls at Mt Eden Bowling Club
Nov 30, 2022
Dec 14, 2022
Held at Kinder House
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Duties
9th November
 
Door
Fleming, Stephen
 
3 Minute speaker
Gormack, Phil
 
Introduce speaker
Jones, David
 
16th November
 
Door
MacDonald, Rory
 
3 Minute speaker
Morris, Max
 
Introduce speaker
Nelson, Avis
 
23rd November
 
Door
Pitcher, Phillippa
 
3 Minute speaker
Simons, Don
 
Introduce speaker
Stairmand, Colleen
 
Upcoming Events
Train Ride for Polio
Nov 11, 2022
 
Curtains Collection
Nov 15, 2022
 
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