Launch of Mana Tangata – People of Action at the National Library 12 May 2021

At Bridge Club At Wellington Bridge Club Thursday 3rd June Thursday 17th June Lizzy Eaves & Kristopher Clancy Michael Reddell NZ Holocaust survivors Immigration and Their contributions to Aotearoa the economy

DUTIES DUTIES Greeter Peter Shanahan Greeter Brian Poole Host Speaker Laurie Bond Host Speaker Colin Lawton Attendance Rory O’Connor Attendance Terry Pinfold Reflection Kerry Ansell Reflection Morris Robertson Happy Dollars Pat Helm Happy Dollars Laurie Bond Thank Speakers Brian Poole Thank Speaker Maurice Scott Parting Thought Paul Tipping Parting Thought Graeme Waters

Apologies and Guests to Maurice Scott CHANGEOVER [email protected] by 10am Wednesday The Club Changeover will be held at the

Wilton Bowling Club, next to Otari Reserve, ABOUT TO HAPPEN on 1 July at 6.30pm. $47 per head. Pay to the The Club Forum at Khandallah Presbyterian club bank account Church has been set for 27 May. President Elect, Stephen Spence, will be presenting his plan for the next Rotary year. The remainder of this Bulletin is another story

1 EDITORIAL APOLOGY RECENTLY Because of commitments scheduled for this MAY 6th LUNCHEON MEETING week, I started on the Bulletin on Friday afternoon, with the intention of finishing it over the weekend. The Gods within me intervened MARC TADDEI while I was walking along Ballance St. on Friday Evening when, with a few minutes I felt dizzy Orchestra Wellington, with chest pains culminating on my collapsing originally stablished in 1948 as onto the footpath. I shall remain grateful to the the Alex Lindsay String two bystanders who initially made me Orchestra, is New Zealand's comfortable and called an Ambulance, remaining oldest professional regional with me until I was safely on board. The 2-hour orchestra. It hosts an annual subscription series operation, mainly to clear a totally blocked of concerts in the , artery, was described by the Cardiologist as performing varied repertoire from the Classical, “difficult”. I was eventually discharged on Romantic and contemporary periods. The Tuesday evening with instructions to remain at orchestra commissions and performs works by home for a week, with a carer at all times. New Zealand composers. It also regularly Hence, as I am not yet in second gear, the accompanies Wellington stage performances by balance of this Bulletin will be brief. the Royal New Zealand Ballet and New Zealand Opera. NEXT LUNCHEON SPEAKERS Marc Taddei was appointed Music Director of Orchestra Wellington in 2007. With Wellington Lizzy Eaves - Lead Educator, also the home of NZSO, Marc said that Orchestra Holocaust Centre of NZ Wellington had to establish its own identity (HCNZ): Lizzy emigrated to within the region. The forced move away from Wellington from the UK in the to the much larger March 2018 and has worked at Michael Fowler Centre, which led to a successful the Holocaust Centre since the marketing strategy to build numbers. end of that year. She has been an educator for over twenty years and has taught a variety of Not only did Marc speak about music, he subjects in both paid and voluntary roles: described his own wedge house near Wanaka, English, Drama, Media Studies, History, and which had featured on Grand Designs. Religious Education. Lizzy is currently Lead Educator at HCNZ, Education Manager for the Anne Frank touring exhibition 'Let Me Be Myself'

Kristopher Clancy - Education Director, Holocaust Centre of NZ (HCNZ): Kristopher Clancy moved to New Zealand in June 2019 from Houston, Texas. Before moving to New From there, he commutes to Wellington Zealand, Kristopher graduated from the University of Houston and was a teacher for 12 years, having taught European History and NEWS Psychology. Kristopher joined the Holocaust Kiwi Community Assistance Centre of New Zealand in November 2019 as From Lionel, Education Director. Since starting with HCNZ, We are looking to form a team to do some Kristopher has worked to expand the hands-on work at KCA - sorting clothes. educational programmes offered at the centre as The clothes are bound for Virtuoso Strings, the well as our online presence to help students and children's orchestra for kids in , and have teachers with delivering Holocaust education. been fully donated to KCA. They were uniforms

2 from some work organisation. It's mainly sorting by size and packing in boxes. While no date or time has been set yet, we are looking at the week commencing Monday 31 May.

Please send your name to Lionel - [email protected] or leave a phone message at 938 0730 (Lionel is away 24 - 30 May) An indication of which day/time suits best would help.

The Launch of Mana Tangata – People of Action, at the National Library was a very successful event. Some random FINALLY photos follow. Wellington North made it into May RDU P39

CLUB CONTACTS 2020/21 President – David Young Phone 471 2227 or 021 0748524 Email:[email protected] Secretary – David Pickering Phone 476 7322 Email: [email protected] Bulletin Editor – Morris Robertson 6 Trelissick Crescent, Ngaio 6035 Phone 479 2436 or 021 02522033 Email: [email protected]

WEB SITE: www.wellingtonnorth.org.nz

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