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Welcome to Rotary Matamata

2019 District Conference

2019 District Conference

Matamata Interactors

Matamata Interactors

Stanley Farm Walkway

Stanley Farm Walkway

District Conference dinner

District Conference dinner

Santa Parade

Santa Parade

Concert by the Lake

Concert by the Lake

Conference dinner

Conference dinner

Women in Rotary

Women in Rotary

The social side of Rotary

The social side of Rotary

Purple Pinkie for Polio Day

Purple Pinkie for Polio Day

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Who are we? Roisin Mc Quillan
Who are we? Roisin Mc Quillan
Firstly, to introduce myself – Roisin Mc Quillan, hailing from a little place called Donacarney in County Meath in eastern Ireland about 40 km north of Dublin. I’m the eldest of five - 3 sisters and a brother! – the poor guy. Living on a farm and always having an interest in animals and science, it was inevitable that I would end up working with four-legged creatures.
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Who are we? Ray Coote
Matamata Rotarian Profiles
Who are we? Ray Coote
On the 30th of June 1942 I was born into a working-class family in Battersea – London (Close to the iconic power station).
During my school years I studied for GCE “O” and “A” level. I was a school prefect, then head boy and captain of the school football team.
 
 
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Who are we? Jane Belton
Posted on Jul 13, 2023
Jane Belton Matamata Rotarian Profiles
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Who are we? Jane Belton
I was born and raised in Te Poi on a farm that now has the fourth generation farming it. I was educated at local schools and started my working life at Stanley Construction, Matamata, as the first woman to do a joinery apprenticeship in the Waikato. I have gone on to work in farming, newspaper, manufacturing and currently work for a local business called Mimico as their Warranty Administrator. 
 
 
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Interview with Honorary Rotarian Sandra Hunter
EndPolioNow Matamata Rotarian Profiles Sandra Hunter
Interview with Honorary Rotarian Sandra Hunter
Written by Michelle Tanner.
Sandra is one of those rare people, a real listener, someone who makes you feel what you are saying is important. A journalist of many years it was only after I conducted this informal interview that I thought I should have been nervous about it beforehand. Sandra is an expert interviewer!
I wanted to write about Sandra as part of our Rotary Matamata website page ‘About Us’, profiling Matamata Rotarians. We met one spring morning in a local Matamata café in 2022.
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Who are we? Alice Clothier
Posted on Aug 14, 2019
AliceClothier Matamata Rotarian Profiles Women in Rotary
Who are we? Alice Clothier
 Hi I’m Alice. I have been a member of the Matamata Rotary club for 2 years. 
 
I was first introduced to Rotary when I was at Matamata College by my Grandad when I got the amazing experience to head overseas as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student. I was selected to travel to Belgium for a year. It really was life changing. Being an exchange student showed me a different side of how people live and I believe it prepared me in the best way possible when heading in to university. 
More recently I was also chosen to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) – This was a week-long course which gave me new tools to take into my professional career. It pushed me to the outside of my comfort zone but I would do it again in a heartbeat! 
 
 
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Celebrating 75 years: where it all started
75 years of service Rotary Matamata
Celebrating 75 years: where it all started
2022 sees Rotary Matamata celebrating 75 years of service to Matamata and communities around the world. Here's a few words from the records of charter member Harold Schofield. Harold was a partner at the law firm Schofield and Petersen (now MagillEarl).
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It's our birthday!
75 years of service Celebrating 75 years Rotary Matamata
Rotary Matamata has been serving communities near and far since 1922. We are planning formal and informal celebrations, a book, media coverage and more. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for more information and please email us if you have any ideas or historical material you would like to share.
Rotary Centenary Car Number Plate Surround Fundraiser
Car Number Plate Rotary Rotary Car Plate Surrounds Rotary Matamata
Rotary Centenary Car Number Plate Surround Fundraiser
Want an excellent way to promote Rotary in this our special Centennial year? Rotary Matamata has produced a number plate surround that allows Rotarians from around the country to mark this special occasion in a lasting way.
 
Rotary is celebrating the establishment of the first clubs in New Zealand and Australia in 1921 (Auckland, Wellington, Melbourne and Sydney). 100 years on Rotary is more diverse and community-focused than ever but still faces challenges to be recognised for the work we do.
Rotary Matamata project co-ordinator David Hulme says the plate surrounds are an excellent way to promote Rotary’s 100 years of service in New Zealand, both in this the 100th year and in years to come.
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Rotary Matamata offers exciting opportunities for young people
Posted by Michelle Tanner on Oct 10, 2019
GRSP Interact Outward Bound RYE RYLA RYPEN Summer Science School Walsh Flying School
Rotary Matamata offers exciting opportunities for young people
Rotary Matamata has always strongly supported our town's youth providing many opportunities for individual development. However, Matamata’s young people, and their parents, are frequently not aware of what is available. So here, we provide a one-stop shop of what is on offer. Please click the links provided for more information or contact us if you would like to know more.
 
The details here are correct at time of publication. 
Please check District website links for current dates information
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Women in Rotary
Posted by David Hulme on May 01, 2019
Glenda Milligan Leonie Tisch Michelle Tanner Sheryl Ertel Women in Rotary
Women in Rotary
Throughout 2019 Rotary clubs around the world are celebrating the 30th anniversary of opening membership to women and in February Rotary Matamata went all out with a specially themed ‘pink’ evening to mark the occasion. Prior to 1989, the worldwide service organisation had been a male bastion but for more than two decades prior to the initial introduction of female members, numerous clubs on different continents had petitioned to open the membership criteria to all regardless of gender. In 1991, Gaye Belton became the first female member of the Matamata Rotary and today her daughter Jane is one of our 11 female members. Two female Matamata Rotarians talk here about the organisation they belong to and what being a Rotarian has meant to them.
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Stanley Farm Lane walkway opening
Stanley Farm Lane walkway opening
At Rotary Matamata we have a dream that Matamata will one day have a walkway that goes around the whole town. We have for many years worked towards this. In 2015 we established the Peria Road Reserve Memorial Grove and planted 100 kahikatea trees to commemorate 100 years since the First World War.
On 14th February 2018 we opened the adjoining section the Stanley Farm Lane walkway. Read the full story, courtesy of the Matamata Chronicle.
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Matamata

"Come as you are. Do what you can."

We meet In Person
Tuesdays at 5:30 PM
The Matamata Club
9 Waharoa East
Matamata,  3400
New Zealand
Phone:
027 277 9996
Email:
mmrotarysecretary@gmail.com
1st Tuesday of month - club night (nibbles) 2nd and 4th Tuesday - speaker and meal (at 6pm) 3rd Tuesday - community night 5th Tuesday - no meeting APOLOGIES AND OR GUESTS--- ANSWER Ph 083 299 789
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President's message: Jane Belton
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Welcome to our website - please feel free to browse and find out more about Rotary Matamata.
This year’s Rotary International theme is “Create Hope in the World”. It calls on Rotarians to inspire and restore hope through the projects they champion.
Rotary Matamata has a great history of community projects, and this year will be no different.
We enjoy entertaining and getting to know people. The great fellowship is one of the reasons I decided to become President, as I know I have the support of fellow members.
We regularly schedule guest speakers and try to do a community night, weather permitting, every third Tuesday of the month.
So please feel free to come and join us for a meeting or event, our contact details are above.
If you are a Rotarian visiting Matamata, we would love you to join us for some fellowship.
Kind regards
Jane Belton
 
 
Speakers
Evening with Tom Sainsbury
Oct 05, 2023
Fund raising event
Debby Bell - Cure Kids
Oct 10, 2023
Cure Kids
Member evening Longlands
Oct 17, 2023
4.30 to 6.30
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Rotary Matamata supports:
Waikato-Hauraki-Coromandel Rural Support Trust
The School of St Jude, Tanzania
Starfish Youth Services
Rotary Matamata Youth
Matamata College Interact Facebook page
Matamata Rotary Youth Facebook page
Rotary International
Rotary: Give Every Child A Future
Our Rotary District: District 9930
Our Rotary Zone: Rotary Oceania
Rotary International
Polio Eradication
End Polio Now
Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Purple Pinkie Day
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