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Club President Sr Catherine Hannan
gives the PHF badge to
Annette King M.P.
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Last
Wednesday, June 24th 2015, The
Rotary Club of Wellington South held its annual dinner at ‘The Pines,’ Houghton Bay. During this function the Club honoured Annette
King, the long-serving Labour M.P. of our local electorate, by awarding her the
Paul Harris Fellowship.
“You have
been a Member of Parliament for 28 years, with 22 of those years as M.P. in this
Southern part of Wellington. However, we don’t bestow this Award as an honour
for your service to national politics or to any political party.” said Sr.
Catherine Hannan, outgoing Club President.
“We see this as honouring you as the person who has given over two
decades of service to all the people of Wellington South. You have supported countless individuals and a
host of community organisations, in so many ways. We see you at all our community functions and
celebrations - the annual Newtown
Festival, the Opening of the Leonie Gill Walkway - and there you are, amongst the crowd.”
“When the
new Compassion Centre Soup Kitchen was opened, we felt many people were unaware of the new site, so we
invited sundry Members of Parliament to come to dinner at that time, as media
photographers would follow. Most milled
around in the Dining Room, talking
together. Where was M.P. Annette
King? She was at the sink, doing the
dishes! That is a small snapshot of the priority you give to being of service
to others, and that is what we now honour you for, with the Paul Harris
Fellowship award tonight.”
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Club members parade the iconic “Bill Boyd” R.I. tie,
treasured by many in our Club. Standing on the right of Bill Boyd is
his friend, Club Past President and club stalwart Russell Gould, who as (then)
President-Elect of our Club organised the District Conference where Bill Boyd
became District Governor of District 9940 so many years ago.
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