Farewell Dinner for the Team

There was a good turnout at the Farewell Dinner on Tuesday 24th March to say goodbye to the team and wish them well. The Team are shown with District Governor Tony Fryer and his wife Sheryl. Annie's son Armadin was keen to be part of the action. From left: Judith, Sheryl, Tony, Jessica, Hollie, Armadin, Annie and Brenda. Thanks to Terry for being a great photographer.

Draft Itinerary

Preliminary Itinerary for New Zealand GSE Team Visit to District 5450
As of 2/17/09

Sunday, April 5

Rest and Relaxation, Homewood Suites, Boulder

Monday, April 6

Rest and Relaxation, Homewood Suites, Boulder

Longmont/Boulder Rotary Clubs
Tuesday April 7
8:00 AM
Pick Up Delegation @ Homewood Suites Boulder

Tuesday April 7
9:00 AM
Arrive at Safe Shelter of St Vrain Valley

11:45 AM
Arrive Longmont Rotary Club

12:00 AM
Lunch With Longmont Rotary

12:45 PM
GSE Team Presentation to Longmont Rotary Club

1:45 PM
Longmont Police Department

4:00 PM
Meandering downtown Longmont

6:00 PM
Host Families Pick Up Guests @ Senior Center Parking Lot

Dinner With Host Families

Wednesday April 8
8:00 AM
Hosts Deliver Guests to Senior Center Parking Lot

8:30 AM
Leanin Tree Museum

12:00 N
Lunch TBD

2:00 PM
St Vrain Family Center

3:30 - 5:00 pm
Team Time at Ziggi's (no Rotarian members present, please)

5:15 PM
Hosts pick up delegates at Ziggi's

6:00 PM
Social Evening With Longmont Rotarians TBD

Thursday April 9
8:00 AM
Deliver guests to Senior Center Parking Lot

8:15 AM
Depart for Boulder

9:30 AM
Vocational visit at Voices for Children, CCASA

12:00 N
Lunch TBD

1:00 PM
Vocational visit at Blue Sky Bridge

5:15 PM
TBD

Friday April 10
8:00 AM
Deliver guests to Senior Center Parking Lot

8:15 AM
Depart for Boulder

9:00 AM
Vocational visit at Boulder County DA's Office

11:45 AM
Boulder Rotary Lunch and Program

2:00 PM
Vocational visit at Boulder County Aging Services

3:30 - 5:30 pm
Team Time at local coffee shop, etc..(no Rotarian members present, please)

5:30 PM
TBD

Saturday April 11
9:00 AM
Deliver Guests to Senior Center

9:15 PM
Depart for Fort Morgan

11:30 AM
Arrive Fort Morgan_ Location TBD

Transportation Provided by Longmont Rotarians

Fort Morgan Rotary
Saturday April 11
11:30 AM
Arrive Fort Morgan – Location TBD

Sunday, April 12
Easter
Free Time with Host Families

Monday, April 13
Vocational Tours
Alethea

Fort Morgan Police/Sheriffs Offices

Ft. Morgan Court System

Paula Bragg, Domestic Violence Group

Tuesday, April 14
Noon
Fort Morgan Rotary Meeting

1:30 PM
Transfer to Denver

Denver 31 Rotary Club
Tuesday April 14
2:00 PM
TBD

2:30 PM
TBD

5:00 PM
Hosts Pick Up Delegation @ TBD

Dinner With Host Families

Wednesday April 15
8:00 AM
Hosts Deliver Guests to Webb Building

8:20 AM
Denver City Attorney's Office,

8:30-10:00 AM
VA Program and Criminal Justice Process

10:00-11:30 AM
TRIAGE

11:45-12:45
Lunch with City Attorney's staff

1:00-2:30 PM
DVOMB (Domestic Violence Offender Management Board)

2:45 - 4:00 PM
CASA

4:15 PM
Hosts pick up delegates at Webb Building

6:00 PM
TBD

Thursday April 16
8:15 AM
Hosts Deliver Guests to Webb Building

Denver City Attorney's Office,

8:30-9:45 AM
Fatality Review

9:445-11:15 AM
AMEND (Abusive Men Exploring New Directions)

11:30-1:00 PM
Lunch & GSE Team Presentation to Denver Rotary Club @DAC

1:30-3:00 PM
Safehouse

3:00-4:30 PM
TEAM TIME (No Rotarians)

4:45 PM
Hosts pick up delegates at Webb Building

5:30 PM
TBD

Friday April 17
9:00 AM
Hosts Deliver guests to TBD

TBD

12:00 AM
Lunch TBD

1:00 PM
TBD

TBD

5:30 PM
TBD

Saturday April 18
9:00 AM
Deliver Guests to LoDo Club @ TBD

Denver LoDo Rotary Club
Saturday April 18
2:00 PM
Receive GSE Team from Denver Rotary Club @TBD

2:30 PM
Time at Host Homes

5:00 PM
Pot Luck Dinner with LoDo Rotary Members and Team

Sunday, April 19
AM
Morning at host homes

1:00 PM
Denver Botanic Gardens or Museum of Natural History

Monday, April 20
9:30-11:00 AM
Tennyson Center for Children

11:30 A.M.
Lunch @ TBD

1:30 P.M
Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence

3:30-5:30 PM
Team Time @ TBD

6:00 PM
TBD

Tuesday, April 21
11:00 AM
University of Colorado Masters Program

12:00 PM
Lunch at TBD

1:30 PM
Denver Center for Crime Victims

5:00 PM
Team Dinner , followed by visit to Sing Sing Piano Place

Wed. April 22
9:30 PM
Tour Denver Art Museum

12:00 PM
Denver LoDo Rotary Meeting

2:00 PM
Transfer Team to Evergreen Rotary Club at Colorado Mills


Evergreen Rotary Club
Wed. April 22
2:00 PM
Receive GSE Team at Colorado Mills

2:00 PM
Tour Ops Center at Mills and free time for shopping

4:30 PM
Pick Up by Hosts

Thursday April 23
8:30 AM
The Family Tree Vocational Visit

12:00 PM
Lunch @ TBD

PM
TBD

Friday April24
10:00 AM
Tour National Renewable Energy Laboratory

12:00 PM
Lunch at Red Rocks State Park

2:00 PM
Tour USGS Earthquake Center and CSM Geology Museum

3:30 PM
Tour Miller-Coors Brewery

5:00 PM
Pick Up by Hosts @El Rancho

Saturday April 25

Transfer to Grand Lake @TBD

Grand Lake Rotary Club
Saturday April 25

Receive GSE Team from Evergreen Rotary Club @TBD


Retreat at Western Riviera Motel in Grand Lake
Sunday, April 26

Retreat

Monday, April 27

Transfer to Parker Rotary Club @TBD

Parker Rotary Club
Monday April 27

Receive Team from Grand Lake Rotary Club@ TBD

Tuesday April 28
9:00 AM
Women’s Crisis and Family Outreach Center Voc. Visit

11:30 AM
Lunch @TBD

1:00 PM
The Greenbook Project

Wed. April 29
9:00 AM
Team Time or Leisure

11:30 AM
Presentation at Rotary Club of Cherry Creek Valley

1:30 PM
Visit to Prairie Canyon Ranch, Douglas County Open Space

4:00 PM
Team Time @TBD

5:00 PM
Pick up by Hosts @TBD

Thursday April 30
6:45 AM
Presentation to Rotary Club of Parker

9:00 AM
Brief Trail Ride (Optional)

12:00 PM
Lunch @ TBD

1:00 PM
Team Preparation for District Conference

5:00 PM
Pick up by Hosts @TBD

Friday May 1
TBD
Transfer to Colorado Springs for District Conference

District Conference
Friday May 1
TBD
Arrive at District Conference, Activities TBD

Saturday May 2

Conference Activities TBD

Sunday May 3

Conference Activities and Transfer to Parker, TBD

Parker Rotary Club

Sunday May 3
TBD
Pick Up by Parker Hosts @TBD

Monday May 4
TBD
Depart for Denver International Airport

IT'S NOT OK Campaign

Attitudes and behaviours are starting to change in NewZealand and it is partly because of an intensive campaign. The It's not OK phrase has been widely used especially in the Television campaign. Resources can be found on the website http://areyouok.org.nz/
The television ads are powerful and can be found in the resources section of the site. The campaign was funded by the Families Commission and Ministry of Social Development after solid research to find out what would work. Community agencies have been supportive of the campaign and It's not OK has become a common phrase.

Family Violence in New Zealand

The Family Violence Clearing House has great resources on Family Violence in New Zealand. The website, http://www.nzfvc.org.nz/ has great resources including research and evaluation, lots of information on good practice as well as newsletters and fact sheets on aspects of family violence in New Zealand. There are also links to similar international sites.

Conference

Our very smart Icebreaker uniforms got their first outing at District Conference where the team made a short presentation about our work and hopes for the exchange. Here we are outside the Conference venue with Andy Watson, Chair of the GSE outwards committee.
From left; Hollie, Judith, Annie, Andy, Brenda and Jessica

Saturday night at Conference

District 9940 has a team from Brittany, France visiting so an ooh la la theme was chosen for the conference dinner and show. The team really looked the part in our little black dresses. We had a great time. Thanks conference organisers, you did a great job.

Meet the District Governor

Meet District Governor for District 9940, Tony Fryer and his wife, Sheryl.

Tony joined the Rotary Club of Wellington North in 1990, and served as Club President in the 1995-96 Rotary year. He was appointed to the District Membership Committee in 1996-97 and was its Chair in 1997-98. Tony was then District Governor’s Representative for both DG Ross Murray (1998-99) and DG Lindsay Knowles (1999-00).

Tony and Sheryl have two adult children, Karen and Blair, both of whom live in Wellington. They were also delighted to welcome their very new grandchild, Emily, recently.

Pat had a dream...

Pat Waite, in his role as District Governor 9940 for the 2007.2008 year had a bold dream, That Rotary could do something about preventing Family Violence. That dream continues today with a Group Study Exchange team going to Denver, Colorado to look at ways of addressing family violence. Thanks Pat for making a positive difference to our communities.

Meet the Team - Judith

Meet Judith Timpany. Judith is the Chief Executive of the Whanganui Community Foundation, a grant making and community development organisation.

Judith also works as a volunteer for Women's Refuge with three roles, governance, professional development for staff and responding to the crisis line.

Meet the Team - Jessica

Meet Jessica Trask. Jessica is the outreach coordinator with the Family Violence Clearing House. Her role involves making research accessible and understandable to those wanting to find out about aspects of family violence including, social service professionals, government and politicians, journalists etc.

The other part of her role is ensuring that government and other agencies understand the needs of family violence victims and treat them in a sensitive manner

Meet the Team - Hollie

Meet Hollie McPhun. Hollie is the Family Court Coordinator at the Wanganui Court. In her role Hollie is the link between the Family Court and the community. This involves relationships with community and government organisations that have clients in the Family Court. She also helps people through the Family Court system.

Another facet of her role is to ensure that those providing professional services for the Family Court give quality services. This includes lawyers for the child, psychologists, counsellors and family violence professionals.

Meet the Team - Brenda

Meet Brenda Kelly. Brenda is a Detective Sergeant with the New Zealand Police. She works at the Lower Hutt police station in the role of Family Violence Intervention co-ordinator where she manages a specialised unit dedicated to Family Violence. Brenda's role is one of co-ordination and training of Police Officers from an operational to strategic level.

Brenda's role has brought her into contact with some extremely serious cases of family violence

Meet the Team - Annie

Meet Annie Firaza. Annie is Practice Manager with Life to the Max, a social work agency that deals with 5 to 13 year old offenders and potential offenders. The agency works with the whole family, and sometimes extended family, in such areas as family dynamics, schooling, recreation and leisure to bring about permanent change in families. The agency is supported by the Police and Child Youth and Family in their work. Family violence is a recurring issue in these families. For many of the children their is no light in their eyes and Annie's real joy is to see the light appear in their eyes.

Meet the Team

Meet the Rotary Group Study Exchange Team who are travelling to Rotary District 5450 in Colorado. From left: Judith Timpany, Jessica Trask, Hollie McPhun, Brenda Kelly, and Annie Firaza.

The team are taking part in a Family Violence themed study exchange.