Welcome to members, guests and
visitors to our meeting tonight. I particularly welcome everyone from the
Police Service and your guests, I trust it will be an enjoyable evening
for us all.
For those members who were looking
forward to our pizza night last Monday night, will of course know that we
had to cancel it due to insufficient numbers, Apologies to those who had
to stay home instead and cook for themselves.
Also while we are talking about
cancellations the weekend planned for 30 August at Echo Point, Katoomba,
has also been cancelled due to other commitments, by a lot of members, on
that date.
Last night the Board met and
discussed a number of matters of which your Directors will report to
members in coming weeks.
Again I remind those members who have
still not paid their 6 monthly dues, which were due on 1 July 2003, to
attend to their commitment as a matter of priority.
The following
is provided for the interest of visitors and guests:
Rotary is an association of some
31,000 autonomous clubs in 166 countries, Rotary International is one of
the world's largest service organizations. The goal for a club's
membership is to have a progressive representation of the community's
business, vocational, and professional interests.
An important distinction between
Rotary and other organizations is that membership in Rotary is by
invitation. Rotary clubs invite individuals to join and become members.
If you would like to learn more about the Rotary club in your community
and its various service projects, contact your local club or the Rotary
Club of Strathfield.
Rotarians are business and
professional people who take an active role in their communities while
greatly enriching their personal and professional lives. A Rotary club
contains a diverse group of people from the community that the club
serves.
Through Rotary's service programs,
a Rotary club can have a significant effect on the quality of life in
its community. Also Rotary programs offer opportunities to form
international partnerships that help people in need worldwide. Some 1.2
million Rotarians in 30,000 clubs in more than 160 countries make
significant contributions to the quality of life at home and around the
globe.
Membership is vital to a Rotary
club's operations and community service activities. A primary goal of
the club is to continually expand the club with committed members who
have the interest and ability to get involved in service and
humanitarian projects.
Often a person being considered for membership is invited by a
member/sponsor to attend one or more club meetings to learn more about
Rotary. The sponsor may then submit the name of the candidate to the
club's membership committee.
Rotary uses a classification system
to establish and maintain a vibrant cross-section or representation of
the community's business, vocational, and professional interests among
members and to develop a pool of resources and expertise to successfully
implement service projects. This system is based on the founders'
paradigm of choosing a cross-representation of each business,
profession, and institution within a community.
A classification describes either
the principal business or the professional service of the organization
that the Rotarian works for or the Rotarian's own activity within the
organization.
Anyone who is interested in
membership but doesn't know any Rotarians should contact their local
club directly. Alternatively anyone who wishes to visit our club, may do
so at anytime and we will make sure that you are made welcome. We meet
every Wednesday 6.15 p.m. for 6.30 p.m.
Have successful week.