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President’s Report
22 November 2017
Last Week’s Speaker
Last week
Well, I hope you enjoyed another week with a guest
Meeting Chair. This week it was RTN Prabhat, our International
Director. I thought it might be nice for Prabhat to chair the
meeting in my absence, as his daughter – Pallavi Sinha - was our
guest speaker on the night. By all accounts, it was another
enjoyable evening, with a great speech given by Pallavi on
'Education and Resilience in the 21st Century'. PP Raymond wrote a
'comprehensive' summary of this talk in the Rotary
Facebook post
(click);
very thorough - thanks Raymond. I saw some photos too. It was great
to see some family and friends in attendance on the evening in
support of Pallavi's speech. And no... I wasn't at the soccer last
Wednesday evening, although I think a few other club members may
have been? Great result for the Socceroos!
AGM Coming Up
In just two short weeks we have our AGM scheduled.
Be sure to set aside this evening as we importantly set the scene
for the future leadership of our Club, as we elect the 2018-19
Board. Thanks to PDG David for preparing, organising, and running
the meeting on the night. You will have seen an email from Secretary
Rod, calling for
Board nominations
(click). We of course welcome all
nominations, and you will notice that you are able to
nominate
(click) an
individual for more than one position (although, if elected will
serve in only one capacity). Come along and be a part of the future
of the Club.
Amended Constitution
You will have heard many references to the work led
by PDG David on our amended constitution, and you should have seen
an email from Secretary Rod linking to the
proposed version
(click) for your
reference. We hope to adopt this new constitution by Special
Resolution at our AGM. Be sure to take a look ahead of the meeting
on 6 December 2017. I would like to personally thank PDG David for
coordinating and driving this task through to completion, supported
by Secretary Rod, RTN Peter van der Sleesen, and up until his sad
and untimely passing, our dear friend, Andrew Kowalski.
Member's Christmas Party
OK, well... it's Christmas again! We have a great
party planned for 13 December 2017. PP Grahame, ably supported by
Members' partners Penny True, Marie McDougall, Helen Hamilton-Kane
and Christine Vosila are planning a fun night. Please put this into
your diaries. I can promise you that you will not have been to a
Christmas function like it before. Why? Because I have some 'things'
planned that just might make it memorable! All you need to do is
turn up with a sense of fun; the rest will take care of itself.
Trust me? Come along and find out.
Click for flyer
This week - Pride of Workmanship
Awards
This week sees another in our series of signature
events for Strathfield Rotary - the annual Pride of Workmanship
Awards. Once again, we seek to recognise those unsung heroes in our
local community; those quiet achievers that go the extra mile in
serving their customers, and just 'do a great job'. We have received
many great nominations, and have a full-house tonight (in fact,
we're over-subscribed), as we make some very special awards.
Congratulations to all awardees; very well done. Special thanks to
RTN Usha for all her hard work in coordinating this event tonight –
thanks Usha!
Rick
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