A fun-filled night with the Rotary Club of North Harbour, N.Z., saw some original fashions, fine food and wine, entertainment by the Northcote College Jazz Band Combo and a live auction offering a new Holden Commodore supplied by Giltrap Holden as the major prize.

North Harbour passes target:
Generous support from Giltrap Holden and many other individuals and organisations, resulted in the Rotary Club of North Harbour, N.Z., passing its target of $NZ50,000 at the annual charity dinner.
President David Hutcheson was proud to present North Harbour special Olympians with a cheque for $1,000, the Peter Snell Institute of Sport with $5,000 to support local athletes, and the L.I.F.E. Centre Trust with $17,000. Apart from the fine food and wine, the evening offered
entertainment by the Northcote College Jazz Band Combo and a live auction offering a new Holden Commodore supplied by Giltrap Holden as the major prize. Other auction items included a triathlon racing singlet signed by the medal winning team at the Athens Olympic Games.

Dig deep for DIK: Donations In Kind at The Park in Brisbane, Qld., is seeking extra support in 2005 to assist with the funding of containers. District 9600 Past Governor Bill Waterfield points out that Rotary’s 100 years of service is something special, but members should not allow celebrations to impede the flow of containers to our island neighbours. After 14 years, 30 Rotarians still attend the depot to assist with loading each time a container is dispatched. PDG Bill explains that for every $A1,000 Rotary spends on shipping, goods valued at up to $25,000 finds a way to needy families and community organisations in Papua New Guinea or the Solomon Islands.

Family of Rotary picnic: District 9690 Governor Lloyd Roever is delighted with plans by his Family of Rotary Committee to finish February 2005 on a high with a Family of Rotary Picnic Day at Bicentennial Park, Homebush, N.S.W., Sydney’s western suburbs. Sunday,
February 27 is the day and blue and gold is the theme. From 11.00a.m. to sunset, the day will have races for children, face painting, wandering minstrels, magicians and several other surprises. To contain costs, all families are to bring their own food and drinks, their club banner, chairs and rugs. DG Lloyd said the day is open to family groups from grandparents to great-grandchildren, exchange students past and present, Rylarians, FAIM team members, GSE teams past and present, and all other members of the Rotary Family!

New Zealand Rotary Awareness: The New Zealand Rotary Awareness Committee has distributed its new Celebrate Rotary brochures in preparation for Centenary celebrations. The brochures are a brilliant promotional tool for Rotary and clubs are taking advantage of their quality and value at a variety of functions and events, and, of course, in club kits. John Evans, New Zealand Rotary Awareness Co-ordinator, explains that the committee usually prints sufficient for club kits and then make a judgment call on the demand for a reprint. Interested clubs may contact John on pr@evanspr.co.nz

Gisborne leads the way: Yet again, the Rotary Club of Gisborne, New Zealand (District 9930), leads the way as the first club to see the light of each new Rotary day (due to the proximity of the International Date Line).