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President’s Report
16 May 2018
Last week’s meeting
What a great meeting we had last week! The room was quite full with
over 40 members and guests in attendance, and good variety in the
program for the night. Of course it was primarily the RYPENians
visiting us, with some parents and teachers in tow, that gave their
report from last month’s camp. As usual, we heard stories of
life-changing and confidence-building experiences. I’m quite amazed
that we’re able to pull this off every single time with these young
folk. RYPEN really must be a great program!
The second component of the night was the official cheque
presentation ceremony from the fundraising efforts of the RWHESCA
Evening, held back in late March. We had with us representatives
from the participating Western Harbour Rotary Clubs: Walter Bock,
President of Burwood Rotary; Bas Schilders, President of Breakfast
Point Rotary; and Bharathi Rengarajan, President of Granville
Rotary, along with several Granville Rotarians. There was nobody
present from Drummoyne Club. We had Charles Mille, District
Vocational Service Chair. We had DG Stephen Britten and his wife,
Jane. We had our AG Renga Rajan (Bharathi’s husband), as well as
representatives from ARH and PCYC to receive the cheques. All in
all, a nice way to conclude the RWHESCA event.
Rick’s Run Wrap-up
OK, so the fundraising page for the Chalmers Road School bus fund is
now officially closed, and (although at the time of writing I’m not
sure of the precise amount raised), I believe we have attracted
close to $9,000.00 in total donations. Thanks once again to all the
wonderfully generous donations made by our Club members and friends
of the Club – much appreciated. I’m hoping that the Board (meeting
last night) will approve my request for us to top the total to our
target of $10,000.00, from our Service Account funds. I’ll let you
know tonight how I fared!
Changeover Planning
I know that many of you are wondering when and where the Changeover
Function will be. I am too! In all seriousness, we are zeroing in on
a date and a venue (and may even be able to announce details tonight
with a bit of luck). An email with these details will follow as soon
as this is confirmed. Thanks for your patience.
Member Inductions
OK, we have five new member inductions to complete in the next 5
weeks. These are always lovely ceremonies. Stay tuned for the
details (which I will announce soon), and please come along to show
support for our new members (the future of our Club!) when we’re
inducting them. A full room for an induction always provides a nice
atmosphere for the new member. One that is already locked in is JP
Baladi, whose induction is scheduled for 23 May 2018. JP is probably
our youngest ever member; please come along and make his night
special.
This week
We’re back at the Ryde TAFE Training College, at the Ambassador
Restaurant tonight. We all had a great night last time we were here;
the food was super, and the students did a fabulous job in
preparing, cooking and serving us all. I’m sure we’re in for another
treat tonight. Not much Rotary business on the agenda this evening.
It’s slated as a social evening with our partners. Let’s enjoy some
fellowship and good times with our friends. Thanks for getting us
back here. Raymond!
Rick
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