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REMINDERS:
19th June, 10.15am, Pepper Street.
 
 
If you have something you want to let Nicole know (re: fines) during the week, feel free to text her on the "Fine Line" 027 594 5516.
Speakers
Jun 19, 2025
Swaps, Pepper Street at 10.15am
Jun 24, 2025
TBA
Jul 01, 2025
Three Community Groups we have donated to have been invited.
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Links
Rotary Matamata
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Rotary Matamata supports:
Waikato-Hauraki-Coromandel Rural Support Trust
Starfish Youth Services
Rotary Matamata Youth
Matamata College Interact Facebook page
Rotary International
Rotary: Give Every Child A Future
Polio Eradication
End Polio Now
Apologies & Bookings
To book dinner guests in or make an apology 
please call 083299789 before 9am Tuesday
Upcoming Events
August is Membership and New Club Development Month
Aug. 01, 2025
 
September is Basic Education and Literacy Month
Sep. 01, 2025
 
October is Community Economic Development Month
Oct. 01, 2025
 
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Volume 79 - No 36
10 June 2025
President Wade and his team for 2024/25
 
 
President Wade showed the video clip from the School of St Jude's in Tanzania. We have had a long history of helping the school, initially with their school bus and then annually ever since. For how long?? You will have to come listen to Peter Thissen one day when he and others will share their memories.
 
 
Members Announcements
 
Jane advised the Lincoln students would be coming 25/26 August, she will send around a shunt sheet shortly. The usual 50 per night is expected.
Daffodil day is also coming up in August 29th, volunteers will be required.
Miranda gave a quick mens' health quiz, we now know there are a lot of myths out there... boxers vs briefs...
Stew updated Changeover numbers and reminded folks they need to be at the Shire by 6pm to get the bus down to the marquee.
 
Parting Thought
 
Agriculture is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute to real wealth, good morals, and happiness.
Thomas Jefferson.
Thank you David P.... very appropriate.
 
From the Editor:
Another apology, I was showing some photos recently from the Bulletin image folder in Clubrunner, and saw I had several copies of what I had put in June 3rd edition about the amazing Alexander Matthews... wanting to tidy it up, but without thinking it through, I hit delete on one. Apparently that was the one in the bulletin so there is now a photo only without information, so have put both in this edition for future reference.
 
Aleisha Broomfield - 2023 Share Farmer of the Year
        
David G introduced Aleisha, they have crossed paths on numerous occasions with Aleisha helping David through some difficult times. Born in Patetonga, by age 5 she knew she wanted to be a farmer. As you can see by her first photo the glamour of farming was hard to resist! Graduating from Lincoln University with a Bachelor Honours Degree in Agriculture, Aleisha then went on to further her studies at Cornell University in New York. Whilst over the years she has had a variety of roles here and abroad, however, settling here in the Waikato, getting married to James, and buying their own farm is exactly where and what she wants to be doing. He runs their farm and she share milks up the road for a nonagenarian who has her way of wanting the farm run. Aleisha shared how incredibly straining and consuming running for Share Farmer of the Year was in 2022, where she finished as runner-up. Never to be done again.... well until the following year where not only did she win but was the first sole female to do so. What's to come next, hopefully some children soon so she can share the amazing rural life she and James love, after all with parents and grandparents being farmers too it will be in their DNA.
David H thanked Aleisha for sharing her story and presented her with our gift to end Polio certificate and a pen.
 
 
            
If you cannot attend your duties, please arrange for a replacement. Thank you.
 
                      
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 24-June 2025
Programme
Community Night - no meeting Changeover Dinner
Reception
         
Reception
   
 
   
Speaker Intro
         
Speaker Thanks
         
Parting thought
         
Top Table
   
 
   

 
 

Rotary Matamata account numbers

Administration:   03-0363-0018584-000
Charitable Trust: 03-0363-0010566-000

Please ensure you include your NAME and WHAT the money is for as the reference.

Secretary: Beth Taylor 
Bulletin Editor: Maz McIvor 
mazzerati66@gmail.com