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Meeting Chair Notes 3 July 2019

These notes were prepared by meeting chair Rotarian Janelle Watson

WELCOME

Firstly, welcome to the new Rotary year. The International Rotary theme is “Rotary connects the world” and a warm welcome to Jan Barrett; to her first meeting as a Rotarian.

MEETING POINTS

Sergeant Andrew Aravanis did a splendid job for his first week in the Sergeant’s role.
Assistant Governor and Past President Rick Vosila along with Immediate Past President Charles Pitt attended the District Changeover and provided a brief overview.
Past President Charles Pitt announced that one of his last duties as President was to write to Jodi McKay offering congratulations on her political success on behalf of Strathfield Rotary Club. Remembering, of course, that Jodi is an Honorary Rotarian with this Club.
PP Charles Pitt presented P.P. Raymond McCluskie with a cheque for the Strathfield School for Seniors. The money will pay for computer licensing.
At last, the Rotary Club has now a dedicated storage room for the many, many items that are part of our history and those items that are used weekly. Thank you Paolo Giammarco for your efforts in negotiating this with the Strathfield Golf Club. We await the keys!
Rotarian Paolo Giammarco (and past Club Service Director) gave a brief overview of the meetings and progress made with the RWHESCA Awards process for the current year. RWHESCA stands for Rotary Western Harbour Emergency Services Community Awards. The 2019 Awards Dinner will be held on 2nd August. The following service areas – Fire and Rescue, Marine Rescue, Ambulance Service, Rural Fire Services, State Emergency Services and the Volunteer Rescue Association are included in these awards.
PP Rick Vosila, Andrew Aravanis and PP Peter Smith attended the Trivia evening for the Chalmers Rd. Special School held recently. A considerable sum was raised. One of the next major projects for the school is to have a covered shelter constructed for the students.

GUEST SPEAKER

The scheduled guest speaker was unavailable due to illness so meeting Chair Janelle stepped in and provided a glimpse of her life from a young child, with a farming background, to ballroom dancing to study and work life. Janelle shared photos of the many happy times with Rotary family. These created interest with the group and shared memories.

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