The
Kiwanis Club of Whakatane, New Zealand
Welcome!! The Kiwanis Club of Whakatane would like to
give you a little background knowledge as to what we are about, where we meet,
when, who, etc.
The Kiwanis Club of Whakatane was originally started in 1970. We have had a wide number of volunteers over the years. Currently we have around 14 members, but don’t underestimate our fundraising skills and pull in the local community when required.
We meet on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at the
United Sports Club, Domain Rd, Whakatane. Pre
dinner drinks start at 6:00 pm and dinner is normally served around 6:30pm.
Dinner is $15.00 per head and the drinks are additional at the bar.
Occasionally we have guest speakers.
We spend the night enjoying each others company, catch up on what’s
been happening in the community and organise the month's sausage sizzles, up and
coming events etc. Guests are more than welcome to come along for a meal and
friendly company.
Our main focus is about “Serving the children of the
World” but in order to do this we need to raise money via sausage sizzles,
raffles, and other local fundraising events.
The main annual event for the club is the Lake
Rotoma Swim, held on Waitangi Day each year. This draws people from all over
NZ and occasionally the world. Swimming
New Zealand also participate each year. In
2008, Swimming New Zealand used our facilities, boats, crew, etc to hold their
5K & 10K National Open Water Swimming Championships and pre Olympic Training
Schedule. This was held on 3 days spread over a 5 day period.
This was a great honour for the club.
We also organise the Kiwanis Whakatane Fire Works
display which is held on the Whakatane riverbank in November each year.
This draws a huge crowd and traffic to get over the bridge out of town
afterwards is always chaotic due to the number of people that travel into town
for the event. Both are excellent
events and we are very proud to be responsible for them.
For any further information regarding these events or our Whakatane club please feel free to contact our club President direct: Judy Baker (07) 308-7086 write to P.O.Box 410, Whakatane, or email: catsandhens@xtra.co.nz
Thank you for taking the time to read about the Kiwanis Club of Whakatane.
Page last updated 29th March 2010.