In Gear | Rotary in Southern New Zealand Issue 1 | Page 12

DISTRICT GOVERNOR’S

SHOUT OUT
Welcome everyone to my first SHOUT OUT. I
want to take the opportunity each edition to
shower a bit of attention on individuals, clubs
or other Rotary groups who are rocking it.
Actually, at the moment, there are whole lot
of you out there shaking things up, and I have
so many I could send a Shout Out to, I’d make
myself hoarse.
Given I have to start somewhere, here’s to
all of you in District 9980 who are forging
innovative new pathways for Rotary …
including wonderful Rotarians Dr Chris
Bloore, Dr Steve Atkins, assistant governor
Lesley Brook and the new E-Club of WASH.
Thank you, Chris, Steve and Lesley – you,
and the rest of the team who’ve made this
happen, are amazing, and a credit to Rotary
and District 9980.
And, for all of you keen to know more, here’s
an update on the new e-club, its aims, and
the latest on where this exciting Rotary
initiative is at.

The Rotary E-Club of WASH
mightn’t have chartered yet,
but already it has 22 members
scattered across the globe,
with more set to join over the
coming weeks after the next
wave of interviews.
The WASH – water, sanitation and hygiene – E-Club
is the brainchild of Rotarian, and former Dunedin
club president, Dr Steve Atkins. E-club president Dr
Chris Bloore aims to charter this month (August).
While, as its name suggests, its meetings will be
held in cyberspace, the WASH E-Club’s roots are
distinctly and terrestrially Kiwi: its home base is
Dunedin, and it’s sponsored by two District 9980
clubs: Dunedin and Dunedin East.
In paying tribute to Lesley Brook, Chris says the
assistant district governor has contributed an
“enormous amount of work” in bringing the club to
life.
“Her wide network of Rotary friends has provided
excellent recruiting agents, and the scope of
the administrative tasks she’s performed is
mindboggling.”
Of the e-club’s current members, 12 are from New

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