Dear Family and Friends of the Korean Garden Trust,

The weather has been unpredictable in the past few weeks.  I hope you are taking good care of yourself this winter.

1.      The Korean Garden Trust Newsletter now distributed in English

• The Korean Garden Trust commenced distributing the newsletter in English since 9 July 2010.  This is to better inform the Koreans, local Kiwis and supporters all over the globe regarding the updates on the Korean Garden Project.
• The Trust distributed the English newsletter to about fifty supporters/friends of the Korean Garden Trust in Auckland, including the Prime Minister John Key, some Ministers, Members of Parliament, City Councillors, the Mayor of North Shore City, distinguished businesspersons and Korean War Veterans.  The Trust plans to continue expanding the readership of the English Newsletter.
• The first English newsletter dated 9 July 2010 can be accessed from our homepage www.koreangarden.co.nz.  We warmly invite your feedback.

2.      Prime Minister mentions the Korean Garden Project during visit to Korea

• The Prime Minister visited Seoul, Korea early July 2010.  According to Youngin Park, the President of the Korea-New Zealand Association, the Prime Minister had an informal talk about the Korean Garden project at the banquet dinner at the Korean Presidential Residence (the Blue House) along with Richard Mann, the New Zealand Ambassador in Korea and Youngin Park.

3.      Park cleaning (see attached photographs)

• The scheduled park cleaning took place in the Unsworth Park located in Albany, Auckland.  The Park is sizeable and was kept in immaculate condition from the residents’ support.  We did not have to collect too much rubbish from the park.
• As requested by the North Shore City Council, we will gather at the Rosedale Park in Albany in August.
• If you wish to take part in this park cleaning project, please come to the carpark on Jack Hinton Drive beside Rosedale Park.  Jack Hinton Drive is accessible from Paul Matthews Drive or Rosedale Road.  Saturday 21 August 2010 from 10.30am – 12.00pm.

4.      The Korean Garden Trust Spokesperson Sunghoon Park temporarily resigns

• The Spokesperson for the Korean Garden Trust, Sunghoon Park has decided to run for the Local Elections on 9 October 2010.  For this reason, he has decided to temporarily resign from his positions as the Spokesperson and the Head of the Public Relations Team at the Korean Garden Trust.  He remains as the member of the Board of Trustees of the Korean Garden Trust, and he is expected to rejoin the Korean Garden Trust in about three months’ time.
• This temporary resignation, as explained in Sunghoon Park’s Statement, is to focus on preparing for running for the Local Elections and to stop the Korean Garden Trust being influenced in any way by his political activities/ political orientation.  He announced his temporary resignation on 29 June 2010 at the Korean Garden Team Leaders Meeting.

5.      Donations for June/ July 2010

• The following is the record of donators for the Korean Garden Trust in June/ July 2010.  The Trust would like to thank the following and for other supporters and friends of the Korean Garden.  Please contact us if you wish to make a donation.

Date	Name	Amount
3/06/2010	Jungsook Choi (The Lord’s Church)	$100.00
3/06/2010	Kyunghee Kang, Bangwoo Shin, Ahnsik Shin	$300.00
3/06/2010	Espoir – Goods Donation	$149.19
6/06/2010	Hanouri Church	$10,000.00
8/06/2010	Addex Ltd (Myunghye Kwon and Kookjong Bong)	$100.00
9/06/2010	So-Ok Cho	$500.00
18/06/2010	Nam and Hyekyung Choi	$200.00
23/06/2010	Jinwoo Lee, Owner of Bongane Restaurant, Auckland CBD	$1,000.00
15/07/2010	Youngchan and Hannah Kim from Youngchan Kim Dentistry	$1,000.00
19/07/2010	Eunyoung Chung	$100.00
	Total	$13,449.19

Kind regards,

Ben Lee, Chairman

안녕하십니까? 코리안가든 가족 여러분,

고르지 못한 날씨가 계속되고 있습니다. 건강에 유의하시기 바랍니다.

1. 코리안가든 영문뉴스레터 발행 개시

• 이제 코리안가든 사업은 국내외 한국인뿐만이 아닌 키위현지사회 그리고 지구촌 곳곳에서 코리안가든 사업에 큰 관심을 가지고 후원하고 계신 모든 분들에게도 코리안가든 소식을 전하여야 한다는 생각으로 지난 7월9일부터 영문 뉴스레터 발송을 시작하였습니다. 영문뉴스레터 발송이 시기적으로 다소 늦은 감도 있으나 앞으로 지속적으로 실시해 나갈 예정입니다.
• 우선적으로 코리안가든사업에 관심과 성원을 보내고 계시는 키위사회의 주요인사 약 50여분에게 발송을 하였습니다. 50여분의 명단에는 존 키 총리를 비롯하여주요 장관, 의원, 시장, 시의회의원, 주요비즈니스맨, 참전용사회 멤버등이 포함되어 있습니다. 앞으로 본 영문 뉴스레터의 수신자를 꾸준히 늘려 현지 주요인사들의 관심과 성원을 이끌어 낼 계획이며, 궁극적으로는 친한 인사 확대에 기여를 하고자 합니다.
• 지난 7월9일에 내 보냈던 1차 영문뉴스레터는 저희 홈페이지 www.koreangarden.co.nz을 통하여 열어 보실 수 있습니다. 위원님들의 많은 조언과 협조를 부탁드립니다.

1. 존 키 총리 방한기간중 코리안가든 사업 언급

• 존 키 총리께서 7월초 방한기간중 코리안가든 사업에 대하여 언급 또는 협의를 나눈 내용을 알려 드립니다.

한,뉴질랜드협회 박영인 회장께서 알려 온 소식에 따르면 청와대 만찬모임에서 존 키 총리는 Richard Mann 주한 뉴질랜드대사, 박영인 회장등과 만난 자리에서코리안가든사업에 대하여 함께 담소를 나누었다고 합니다.

• 한편 청와대 정상회담후 조선일보 기자와의 간담회에서 존 키 총리는 한국의 문화와 코리안가든에 대하여도 언급을 하였다고 합니다. (7월8일자 조선일보 인터넷신문내용)

일련의 이러한 모습들이 코리안가든 사업에 긍정적인 영향이 미칠 수 있기를 기대합니다.

1. 공원봉사 (유첨 사진)

• 7월정기 봉사활동이 알바니 소재Unsworth 공원에서 실시되었습니다. Unsworth 공원은 매우 넓은 지역이었으나 지역 주민들의 높은 청결의식으로 매우 양호한 상태를 유지하고 있어 수거된 쓰레기의 양은 그리 많지 않았습니다.
• North Shore시청과의 협의를 거쳐 8월부터는 Albany 소재 Rosedale Park지역에 집결하여 약 1.5Km에 이르는 지역에 대한 청소작업이 있을 예정입니다.
• 날짜 : 8월21일 (토) 10:30 am – 12:00am

집결장소 : Jack Hinton Drive 주차장 (Rosedale Rd. 또는 Paul Matthew Dr.에서 Rosedale Park내로 진입함)

1. 박성훈 대변인 한시적 사임

• 오는 10월23일 오클랜드 지방선거 출마를 발표한 박성훈 대변인께서 코리안가든의 대변인직과 홍보팀장직을 선거가 끝날 때까지 한시적으로 사임 결정을 하였습니다. 그러나 본 사임기간은 약 3개월 정도로 현재 맡고 있는 코리안가든 트러스트의 BOT위원자격은 그대로 유지하게 됩니다.
• 금번 한시적 사임은 이미 박성훈대변인이 대 교민 성명문에서 밝힌 바와 같이 오는 지방선거에 전념하기 위한 것이고, 정치색이 전혀없는 순수한 봉사단체인 코리안가든측에 아무런 부담을 주지 않겠다는 생각으로 지난 6월29일에 있었던 코리안가든 운영팀장 회의에서 사임 입장을 공식적으로 밝힌 바 있습니다.

1. 6월-7월중 기금 모금현황

• 아래와 같이 최근 모금현황을 알려 드립니다. 코리안가든 사업의 조속한 성공을 위하여 모금활동에 참여를 하여 주신 분들께 감사의 말씀을 드립니다.

3/06/2010	최정숙(주님의 교회)	$100.00
3/06/2010	강경희 외 2명 (Kyunghee Kang, Bangwoo Shin, Ahnsik Shin)	$300.00
3/06/2010	espoir – Goods Donation	$149.19
6/06/2010	Hanouri Church(한우리 교회)	$10,000.00
8/06/2010	Addex Ltd (권명혜, 봉국종 6월자동이체)	$100.00
9/06/2010	So-Ok Cho	$500.00
18/06/2010	최 남 & 최혜경	$200.00
23/06/2010	이진우 대표(본가네 식당)	$1,000.00
15/07/2010	김영찬 칫과 (동판명 Kim Young Chan, Kim Hanah)	$1,000.00
19/07/2010	정은영 (동판명 Chung Eun Young)	$100.00
	Total	$13,449.19

감사합니다.

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Dear Friends of the Korean Garden Trust,

We are very pleased to commence distribution of the English version of the Korean Garden Newsletter.  All feedbacks are welcome.

It is the beginning of the second half of this year.  We wish you a great start to the season of reaping fruits.

1. The North Shore City Council confirms $200,000 support in writing (see attached Appendix to the Memorandum of Understanding)

• At the meeting with the Mayor of the North Shore City on 30 June 2010, the City confirmed its support of $200,000 toward the foundational works for the Korean Garden project, in writing.  The Korean Garden construction is expected to commence in March 2011.  Plans for the grand ceremony marking the commencement of the construction are under way.
• The financial support from the North Shore City undoubtedly carries domestic and international significance.  This advancement is expected to positively affect the Korean government on their decision to fund the Korean Garden project.
• The Korean Garden Trust wish to promote the Korean Garden project further to invite greater attention and financial support from the New Zealand government.  The Korean Garden Trust expect Prime Minister John Key’s visit to Korea to have advanced discussions on support for the Korean Garden project.

1. Barry’s Point park development plans due for release

• The North Shore City Council is finalizing the development plans for the park at Barry’s Point. The plans include the Korean Garden being positioned in the centre, along with observatory facilities, playground, parking lot and other facilities conveniently located around the Korean Garden.
• We will disclose the finalized plans to the Friends of the Korean Garden as soon as they become available.  We expect to be able to do this by end of July.

1. Korean Garden voluntary park cleaning team changes venue

• After three months of voluntary park cleaning at the Greville Reserve, we will now be working at a new venue at 25 Goldfinch Rise, Unsworth Heights. We will meet 10.30am – 12noon on Saturday 17 July 2010.  There are about 30 local Korean residents participating in the voluntary park cleaning programme, including the Legio team of the local Korean Catholic Church and members of Yedong Church.
• Come and join us in comfortable clothes and with the warmth of the heart.  Your support and participation are always welcome!

Thank you.

Ben Lee

Chairman

안녕하십니까? 코리안가든 가족 여러분,

금년도의 하반기가 시작되는 첫 날입니다. 풍성한 결실을 준비하는 계절을 보내시기를 기원합니다.

어제 한국출장 보고서를 보내 드린데 이어, 6월30일(수) 오후에는 노스쇼어 시청을 방문 Andrew Williams시장과 중요한 협의가 있었습니다.

지난 4월30일 Andrew Williams노스쇼어 시장이 코리안가든 건설사업을 위하여 $200,000지원을 약속한데 이어, 이 번에는 뉴질랜드 중앙정부에서도  기금지원을 계획하고 있다는 좋은 소식을 알려 드리게 되어 매우 기쁘게 생각을 합니다.

1. 뉴질랜드 중앙정부 코리안가든 기금지원 계획

• 뉴질랜드 중앙정부에서는 코리안가든 사업의 중요성을 인식, 건설자금을 지원할 계획을 가지고 있다고 합니다. 금번 자금 지원에 참여하는 정부부처는 외무부, 국방부, 문화부가 될 것이라고 합니다.  자금 규모는 현재 정확히 밝혀지지는 않았으나 지난 4월30일 노스쇼어 시청에서 지원하기로 한 $200,000 보다 큰 규모가 될예정이라고 합니다.
• 본 기금 지원결정내용은7월초 한국을 방문하는 존 키 총리가 한국에서 직접 발표하는 방안에 대하여 구체적으로 검토하고 있다고 합니다.
• 한편 본 지원 내용이 확정되면 뉴질랜드 중앙정부를 대신하여 뉴질랜드 외무부와 코리안가든 트러스트간에 양해각서 서명식이 있을 예정입니다. 본 건과 관련하여현재 Mr Patrick Rata, Head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade와 구체적인 실무작업을 진행하고 있습니다.
• 뉴질랜드 중앙정부로부터의 코리안가든 건설기금에 대한 지원사실은 국,내외적으로 매우 중요한 의미를 갖게 될 것이며 향후 한국정부의 기금 지원에도 매우 긍정적인 영향을 미칠 것으로 예상하고 있습니다.

1. 노스쇼어 시장 $200,000지원결정 재확인 (유첨 양해각서 사본)

• 노스쇼어 시장과의 협의에서 코리안가든 기반공사를 위하여 사용될 $200,000에 대한 지원사실을 재 확인하였으며 배석한 Martin van Jaarsveld, Parks Manager가양해각서 별첨 서류를 작성하여 전달해 왔습니다.
• 코리안가든 건설 착공식은 지난 번 합의한 바와 같이 2011년3월에 실시하는 것으로 예정하고 있으며, 주변 기반공사는 2011년말부터 본격적으로 시작이 되는 것으로 협의되었습니다.
• 내년 3월로 예정하고 있는 착공식은 코리안가든건설의 첫삽을 뜨는 뜻 깊은 행사로서 범 한인사회를 비롯하여, 뉴질랜드 현지사회, 한국정부를 망라하여 성대히 거행하는 것으로 계획하고 있습니다.

1. Barrys Point 개발 계획서

• 노스쇼어 시청에서 작성하고 있는 타카푸나 Barrys Point 공원 개발계획서가 거의 완성단계에 있음을 알려드립니다.

개발계획서에 따르면 Barrys Point 공원 중심부에 코리안가든이 건설되고 주변에 전망대, 어린이 놀이터, 시민들의 쉼터, 문화시설, 주차장, 화장실등이 건설되어시민들을 위한 종합적인 휴식 및 문화공간으로 발전시켜 나가는 것으로 되어 있습니다.

• 최종 개발 계획서는 노스쇼어시청의 공개허락이 나오는대로 코리안가든 위원님들께 가장 먼저 공개를 해 드리도록 하겠습니다. 7월중에는 공개가 가능할 것으로예상하고 있습니다.

1. 코리안가든 봉사장소 변경

지난 3개월동안 진행했던 Greville Reserve에서의 봉사활동을 마치고 7월부터는 봉사활동장소가 아래와 같이 변경되었음을 알려 드립니다.

현재 봉사활동에는 오클랜드 성가정성당의 레지오팀, 예동교회, 일반 교민분등 약 30여분 이상이 매월 참여를 하고 계십니다. 일손이 많이

부족합니다. 위원님들의  많은 참여를 부탁드립니다.

• 장소 : 25 Goldfinch Rise, Unsworth Heights
• 일시 : 7월17일 (토) 10:30 –  12:00 am

감사합니다.

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