President’s report 31 May 2010
Dear Fellow Rotarians and Friends of Rotary Hello from sunny Alice Springs! Although it is a bit cold in the mornings down to -2 degrees yesterday the sunny days are fantastic. Thanks to Judy Rebecca for taking charge in my absence. Apart from running the meetings, catering and organising other club activities Judy is also organising fundraising events to support the Cancer Council Relay for Life. The first of these events are the dinners as J&A’s Cafe on Venice. The first dinner on 25 June is nearly full but the one on 2 July has plenty of space for club members to go along and make it a great club social event while raising funds for a life saving cause. See Judy for details. The Club has also made it into the 21 Century craze of social networking with...
Read MorePresident’s report, 15 Apr 2011
This report is a few days early because I head of to Broken Hill this Sunday to visit Katrina’s birthplace. Should be an interesting trip as we will be travelling through parts of Victoria affected by the recent floods and also crossing the Murray. So unfortunately I will not be at the meeting on 21st April. At the last meeting AG Chris Angerer gave the members a presentation on Rotary Foundations and upcoming changes. It certainly seems a completed and lengthy process to get funding for projects but something the Club should probably think about doing in the next 12 months. Any members who have an idea for an overseas project speak to a member of the Board. The speakers at the meeting on 21st April are from SEDA who are looking for support from the Club to run...
Read MorePresident’s report, 15 Mar 2011
The last Club meeting was an excellent example of Rotarians showing support for fellow Rotarians. Many shades of red and black were worn by members to show support for the Rotarians in Christchurch. Our Guest Speaker Russell Kerr, the Founder and Director of Hands On Learning, provided members with an informative and thought-provoking talk on an innovative program, helping students in danger of leaving school too early, to stay on course. The guest speakers this week are Carlee O’Hehir, President of the Peninsula Rotaract Club and Laura Bird, PP Peninsula Rotaract Club, who will talk about their Alternative Schoolies trip to Tanzania. In support of Flood Relief the Club has pledged $2,000 provided support to Rotary Clubs/activities in flood affected areas of...
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