Our Projects

Local Projects (newest)

Cycle Trail Maintenance Working Bee

Our Club has adopted the section of the cycle trail running from the intersection of Te Mata Road and Waimarama to the northern boundary with Craggy Range vineyard. We spent 3.5 hours clearing weeds and grass from the sides of the cycle trail on Waimarama Road ready for King’s Birthday weekend.

We received feedback from Friends of Hawke's Bay Trails:

📢 Huge shout out to the wonderful volunteers from Stortford Lodge Rotary who donated their time and energy to the Waimarama Road section, that they have adopted, clearing away weeds, drains and grass encroaching onto the path last week.

They have plans to head back out and put in some more mahi later this month- so if you see our friends working in hi-vis, or safety signage please slow down and show them some appreciation!

We can't provide world class trails without support from our community, if you would like to become a Friend of Hawke's Bay Trails, please head to our website to find out how you can support us!

https://www.hbtrails.nz/.../donate-friends-of-hawkes-bay.../

Ehara toa i te toa takitahi, engari, he toa takitini – My success (or my strength) is not that of a single person but instead the strength of many.

What does Peter Clarkson do in his spare time and on weekends?

He makes and installs ‘little free libraries’ as arranged with Hastings District Librarians.This one is at Oakleigh Downs in Grove Road in an enclave occupied by older people who have difficulty in getting to the main library. They are regularly restocked by library staff and books are sometimes left there by other people.

Thanks to Pete for doing this community project without any fanfares or fuss. The staff were very, very grateful. There are more planned for other semi-remote sites so we might see them popping up all around the town.

Thank you Tumu Timbers for donating the wood.

Quiz Night raised funds for Charity

Lifting the Lid on Youth Suicide (HB). Funding early interventions for secondary school students who are at risk of self-harm or suicide.

Life Education Trust (HB). Funding the mobile schoolroom that visits primary and intermediate schools plus the educators who play such a big part in

teaching young children about their bodies and minds and making right decisions.

Brain Injury Association (HB). Provides Care Packages and physical support for existing Brain Injury clients of all ages who require assistance to

manage their everyday activities and to deal with added trauma.

Dictionaries for Schools

Today we visited Twyford School to present 52 Usborne Dictionaries to year 4-6 students. It was a pleasure to give these to the students as they will be useful in their learning and at home. We were impressed by the politeness of the students and their good behaviour. Great to see!

Local Projects (ongoing)

Hawke's Bay Trails
Our Rotary’s Club’s recent financial contribution to the rebuilding of the Te Mata Road-Waimarama Road section of the cycle path after Cyclone Gabrielle has been formally acknowledged by the Hawkes Bay Regional Council on its’ HB Trails website under the ‘Donate’ page which can be found here:

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Firewood Splitting

We obtain logs from the community, split and fill trailers to deliver to homes in Hastings and Havelock North.

Tree Planting at Paul & Cyndy's Farm

We help our own Rotary families with project such as tree planting and tidying up Gardens.

International Peace Day

Together with Hastings District Council, and Multicultural Association we installed Peace Poles that showed our diversity of languages and cultures in the Bay to be send out to other venues.

Pride of Workmanship

We encourage employers to recognise staff members who do outstanding work in their business. An evening of pride that extends beyond the evening.

Christmas Fundraising for Children

Christmas is a celebration for all of us and we are proud to donate gifts to Baptist Church Flaxmere to make children happy at that time.

Pekapeka Wetland

We are proud to continue this project since 2008. Building a viewing shelter to mark our 50th anniversary for one of the few remaining Wetlands in Hawke's Bay.

Local Charity Organisation Fundrasing

Each year we are supporting the Cancer Society and Hospice with coin collections at the local supermarkets.

International Cultures Day

A great day to support the international community and fundraise with our firewood raffle. And...having fun too!

Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery

Stortford Rotary donated funds to purchase radio communications modules for HB Surf Life Saving Club.

Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery

Thanks to our Rotary members and the help of 8 Rotary clubs from Auckland and Northland we helped homeowners with getting their homes back to a standard of repair.

Rotary responded quickly to provide food, clothing and other basic necessities. Within days District Governor Kevin Forgeson and District Foundation Chair Ken Smith responded by securing a Disaster Response Grant from The Rotary Foundation to assist with recovery efforts.

Cyclone Gabrielle Recovery

Genlend Project

A community initiative has been launched to bring generators, pumps and small
diggers from around the country into Hawke's Bay as part of the disaster response.

Samoa

We collected disused school furniture and books, stacked them into a container and sent them to Rotary Apia.

Tanzania

A group of 18 Rotarians went to Tanzania to celebrate Form 4 Awards for students who reached the end of their O-level studies. A huge achievement in Tanzania.

International Rotary Youth Exchange

We invited our international student Laurenz from Germany for a year. He stays with Rotary families and goes to school at Hastings Boys High School.