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Welcome to the 2008-2009 Inner Wheel
year, I feel honoured to be your new President and
look forward to the coming two years. I hope that
all members will be active in their Clubs this year
but most of all enjoy the friendship and fellowship
that Inner Wheel brings. I congratulate all those
who are taking office either at Club or District
level; it is wonderful to see so many women happy to
ensure the future of their Club.
Our International President Suzanne Nielsen has for
her theme “Realise Your Visions and Make A
Difference” For our organisation to remain strong
and vibrant we must continue to grow and share the
vision of our founder Margarette Golding - ‘a vision
of women coming together in friendship to personally
serve their community and develop international
understanding.’ If we follow and put into practice
the vision of our founder I know that we will make a
difference not only to our Clubs but to the
communities that we live in.
In March 2008 we chartered the Inner Wheel Club of
Aotea Auckland, a group of enthusiastic young women
and now this Inner Wheel year we are looking forward
to chartering another new young Club in
Christchurch. The young women of these Clubs are the
future of our Inner Wheel – nurture and encourage
them, understand that they will do things
differently from those of us in older Clubs, we need
this vibrancy in Inner Wheel if our organisation is
going to survive. We can not sit back and be
complacent and live in the past glories of our Clubs
we must look to the future and encourage more women
to join Inner Wheel.
If your Club would like to take up the challenge of
creating a new club in your area, please contact
either your District Chairman or District Extension
Chairman who can give you information of to
undertake such a project. The rewards of realising
your vision will make a difference to Inner Wheel as
we ensure the future of our wonderful organisation.
I ask you all to have a vision of how you want to be
part of Inner Wheel as it makes a difference in our
world.
A Vision without a Plan is just a Dream.
A Plan without a Vision is just Drudgery.
But a Vision with a Plan can Change the World.
(A Proverb)
Annabelle Valentine
IWNZ President
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