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Acknowledging Members
Our 1st of July 2024, changeover function was also a chance to honour two of our members. You might recall at our recent 50th Anniversary our remaining founder member Robin Mundy had the pleasure of cutting the birthday cake. Robin has at the end of June decided it...
Rotary Facilitates Youth Leadership – RYLA 2021
One of our annual Rotary Youth projects is the sponsorship of one or more attendees to our Rotary District intensive leadership experience organised where you develop your skills as a leader while having fun and making connections. Known as RYLA we accept applications...
Odyssey House New Facilities helped by Rotary
Wednesday 21st October 2021 marked the official opening of a combined 24 bed male facility and 8 bed female facility at Odyssey House. Based locally in Greers Road, the Odyssey House Trust Christchurch provides therapeutic support and education to clients with drug...
Support for Foodbank Canterbury
You may have seen the new Foodbank Canterbury Delivery Truck navigating the streets of Christchurch delivering food to those in need. In conjunction with 5 other local Rotary Clubs, the Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside was able to provide funding to Foodbank...
We Recognise Local Achievements At Our 2020 Community Awards
On Monday 16 November 2020, the Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside celebrated the achievements of local business and community people when it conducted its Community Award Presentations. The Small Business Excellence Award for 2020 was presented to Wayne and Janet...
Rotary’s Highest Honour Awarded
The highest award presented by Rotary world-wide is named after Rotary’s founder Paul Harris who started the organisation more than 100 years ago. Recipients of a Paul Harris Fellow are special people who have made a significant contribution in their community through...
2020 Rotary Speech Contest Winners
The Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside Annual Junior Speech Contest is one of the key highlights of our club's Rotary year. This year was no exception albeit that COVID-19 had a slight impact in the preparation of the students that took part. This competition has been...