Also watch the flashmobs by Apia Rotaract, Samoa (very polished) and Rotary in Bora Bora, French Polynesia .
MAKING ROTARY FUN : BUILDING PEACE
The Peace Dance held at Mission Bay early afternoon on Sat 23 February (Rotary Day and World Peace Day) was an outstanding publicity event for Rotary and heaps of fun for all. This video shows some of the 100+ Rotarians, Rotaractors, Interactors, friends and fans involved.
The day was bright and sunny and Mission Bay was chock-full of people enjoying a summer day at the seaside so it takes little imagination to understand their surprise when suddenly a large group start a dance! Fantastic! Similar Flashmob events were also held in 4 Pacific Island nation locations.
One group from the Rotary Club of Alfriston described the
event this way:
It was a dark & stormy night. No! It was a bright & sunny day, when we found
themselves picnicking at Mission Bay.
We had found a shady table & spread out the lunchtime
fare. At that point we noticed some furtive activity.
Some sort of gathering of people, slightly older than the
“bright young things” that usually inhabit the beach, were seen loitering with
intent.
They seemed to have the fountain surrounded, & their motives
were unclear. Some bore strange circular insignias upon their clothing.
The sound of the Nation Anthem emanating from a huge
speaker seemed to be a signal, & a level of alertness went through the
group. Suddenly some moved in unison & started to wave their arms around.
This seemed a strange ritual dance, with the fountain as it’s focus.
A banner was unfurled & all was revealed.
It was Rock ‘N’ Rotary: Ends Polio Builds Peace.
The word was out. This was not a mid-summer Druid ritual,
but sober Rotarians risking their dignity to promote polio eradication &
world peace.
Once the inhibitions were loosened then they did it all
again, as an ensemble, for the waiting paparazzi.
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"District 9920" is a Rotary Interantional administrative area that includes half of Auckland from Queen Street in Auckland's CBD to the Bombay Hills to the south and American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kirimati, Samoa, Tonga
Contact Rotary via 0800 4 ROTARY (in NZ) or www.rotarysouthpacific.org
LowDown
"District 9920" is a Rotary Interantional administrative area that includes half of Auckland from Queen Street in Auckland's CBD to the Bombay Hills to the south and American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kirimati, Samoa, Tonga
Contact Rotary via 0800 4 ROTARY (in NZ) or www.rotarysouthpacific.org
