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10 April 2019

Hi all
The 2018 Youth Achievement Awards
This week we have, on Wednesday 10 April, 2019, at Strathfield Town Hall, the 2018 Youth Achievement Awards. The Club has partnered with Strathfield Council to facilitate youth achievement in our local area. President-Elect Arie Pappas has worked closely with the Council, bringing the evening together. While in the Rotary back office, Usha Garg, our awards evening super planner was doing her part and Rod is there, with the layout and art work for the program. This year it is an auditorium event, seated, and in style of an awards ceremony, not too dissimilar to the Club’s Police Officer of the year awards, but not over dinner. This is a new format for the Club, a different template to the past events. No doubt, it any form, it will be successful, with a record number of nominations. The evening’s Master of Ceremonies, will be one of our own youthful members, Dimitry Palmer.

RYPEN
RYPEN ( Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment) was held last weekend (5 to 7 April 2019), at Teen Ranch at Cobbity. Our Club sponsored 4 students and 2 students were sponsored by the Rotary Club of Concord.

Expertly managed by Rotarian Peter Smith. Meeting with schools in our area, selecting 6 students who would benefit from the camp, discussions with the Concord Club, with parents too' assisting with the transport to and from the venue. The 6 students came from St Patricks , Homebush Boys and Strathfield Girls High School (SGHS) . RYPEN is for school students aged 14 to 16 , providing encouragement for their schooling and social development.

I can say it was a great weekend for those who attended. On District 9675 RYPEN Facebook Page (click), on Monday morning after the weekend, there are 80 plus photos are up and a video. Have a look! They had a fun time as a 'thank you' email from Rakshita Surisetti (SGHS) attests

President Elect Arie Pappas
Interesting, but same fun as RYPEN, also last weekend, Arie was attending PETS, (President Elect Training). Thank you Arie, for the commitment to our Club.

Rustic thoughts
As for myself, I was lost in the country, pondering the height of the grass and crooked gates , no crooked stiles, although such may be needed if the gate is not fixed.

Bright morning star
Eastern Standard Time, resumed over the weekend. The sun is rising later, but my time clock is unadjusted, On weekend about 5.00 am (EST) there was a wonderful morning star in the eastern sky, This has prompted the poem, Australian Sunrise (click), by James Lister Cuthbertson.

Charles

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