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Mixing mud and fundraising

Each year, club members work as volunteers at the Wellington Tough Guy and Gal Challenge event, New Zealand's iconic mud run series. The race day this year was fine and calm, but the 500+ competitors still managed to get thoroughly covered in mud. Club members handled registration, manned water stands, and served as marshals around the course.

Lifting the Lid

The pressures faced by young people today, growing up in a world of ‘everywhere, all of the time’ social media, are well beyond those encountered by previous generations. Sadly, not every young person is able to cope with those pressures, with the result that our schools are facing the challenge of students with mental health issues – a challenge that schools are under-resourced to meet.

The Lifting the Lid programme is a practical and straight-forward response to this need. Rotary clubs in the Hutt Valley are stepping up to raise funds that can quickly be channelled to local secondary schools to allow them to access professional counsellors and medical professionals and other intervention mechanisms.

In April this year, Lower Hutt Rotary Clubs championed the Harmony for Hope concert, with Orchestra Wellington and supporting solo performers. Rotary has created the Lifting the Lid Hutt Valley Charitable Trust, which is now applying funds raised from the concert and early-stage grants, at Hutt Valley High School, Naenae College, Wainuiomata High School and Taita College.

Supporting local families in need

Each December, Rotary Hutt City works with the Salvation Army to collect gifts for distribution to families in the Hutt Valley where children might otherwise miss out. The collection point is the Tree of Joy, erected in Queensgate Mall and staffed by club members. In 2024, 2500 gifts were donated, a significant increase from previous years.

Furnishing the River Trail

Many of our members are successful local businesses providing products and services both locally and beyond. One such business is Metal Art Limited, based in Seaview.

From its roots in the commercial furniture market, the business has expanded into a wide range of associated products, many of which have a visible presence along the Hutt River Trail, a community project initiated by Rotary Hutt City and now a highly visible and much-used part of the Hutt Valley.

Beginning with gabion picnic settings, initially developed, built and installed with support from club members, the company now supplies bollards, bike racks, drinking fountains, picnic sets and distance markers. These furnishings are a valuable addition to the experience for trail users.

IYM goes from strength to strength

Rotary Hutt City has been closely associated with the Innovative Young Minds programme since its earliest days. Club members continue to serve on the governing board and the club is an active supporter. Since IYM's establishment, other local Rotary clubs have added their support, both in fundraising and in nominating students to attend IYM residential programmes, along with a range of organisations and businesses.

IYM encourages young women in years 11 and 12 to explore science, technology, engineering, mathematics and high-tech manufacturing and to learn about career opportunities in these sectors.

The lead sponsor of the 2024 residential programme was Pertronic, a manufacturer of advanced automatic fire detection and alarm systems. Pertronic is a business member of Rotary Hutt City. Forty-one young women from across the local North Island took part.

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