Carole
joined Inner Wheel in the small mid-North Island town of Opotiki in 1986. She was National Representative/ President of
Inner Wheel NZ from 2004-2006, which culminated in hosting the International
Inner Wheel Convention in Christchurch in 2006.
After
serving as an International Board director for two years, Carole was elected International
Inner Wheel Vice-President, and this year she became only the third woman from
NZ to hold the position of International President.
Carole visits many countries in her current role,
and recently celebrated the 80th birthday of the Inner Wheel Club of
North Sydney, the oldest club outside Great Britain where Inner Wheel was
founded in 1924. This was followed by a
visit to Bali where Carole chartered the Inner Wheel Club of Bali Seminyak, the
first club in Indonesia.
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| Carole Young with Jocelyn Smith and John Gardner from the Salvation Army |
Within NZ, Carole has visited all five districts,
encouraging members to follow her simple theme for the year Be A Friend, and to support the
International Inner Wheel social project Happier
Futures - helping children around the world now. Clubs and districts throughout the world are
working on projects within their communities from which thousands of children
will benefit. A more poignant moment was
a visit to Christchurch where Carole presented cheques to the Salvation Army
and the Earthquake Survivors’ Trust. Inner Wheel members within NZ and around the
world were very generous in supporting those in need after the ongoing earthquakes.
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| Carole Young with Summer Oliver and members of the Christchurch Earthquake Survivors' Trust |
Carole
also works within the community as a Justice of Peace, and regularly presides
in the local Criminal Court. She is a Funeral
Celebrant, and has been awarded a Queen's Service Medal in recognition of her community
work.
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