Dictionaries are treasured

Dictionaries for Schools

A recent distribution of dictionaries was well-received at Rongomai School in Otara. Dave Houghton and Val Gyde attended a morning assembly at the school on 1 September where Principal Tina Voordouw provided a warm welcome to the Rotary Visitors. After explaining the purpose of the visit the class nominated to receive dictionaries on this occasion eagerly lined up to receive their books. After the presentation, the school kapa haka group sang some waiata.

According to Tina and other teachers at the school, these colourful pictorial dictionaries are hugely popular with the students and very helpful in expanding vocabulary and understanding of terms.  They are often a great way of encouraging literacy within families as students are encouraged to take the dictionaries home to show parents and siblings.

Photos: Dave Houghton, Vocational Director, distributing dictionaries to students.

Submitted by:  Rotary Club of Botany East Tamaki  http://www.botany.rotarysouthpacific.org/

Up and down the country Rotary supports the kids

L to R - Val Fullard, Bob Donovan, Glyn Williams, Mave Martin, Toby (Paper Plus)

Rotary clubs up and down the length of New Zealand supported the Cure Kids Red Nose Day in association with their local Paper Plus or Take Note store.  Rotary founded Cure Kids.

The Rotary Club of Botany East Tamaki in Auckland is one example.    Mobilising Rotarians, families and friends they were out in force on 15 July at the Botany Town Centre, dressed in a variety of wigs, to gether donations from passing shoppers.  As expected this was a big hit with familiers, especially thoise with small children who loved seeing grown-ups prepared to do some fun stuff.  And the public learned something about Rotary in their community as well!

Rotary supports Cure Kids in a number of ways from having Rotary "Members" of Cure Kids to Rotary teams in the Novotel $10 Queenstown Challenge.

From:  RC Botany East Tamaki bulletin.  Websites:  http://www.botany.rotarysouthpacific.org/  , http://www.curekids.org.nz/