Rod McDougall
President 2006-7
Rotary Club of Strathfield
The President's View
Wednesday 30 August 2006
After a number of "special" nights at our club, a friendly armchair traveller mood prevailed at last week's meeting as Jan and Bob Templeman entertained us with a very interesting talk and slideshow on their recent travels to Antarctica.
The photography was excellent and through their description of the trip we gained an insight into how they felt about the area and the effect that the wildlife and frozen wilderness had on them personally. It was good to see a number of partners at the meeting. Please see Peter Douglas's very detailed coverage elsewhere in the bulletin.
September 18-24 is NSW Rotary Week and an opportunity for clubs to participate in the lifting of Rotary's profile. Suggestions are welcome from members on opportunities to promote Rotary and the club. Please see Anuradah Kamkolkar or me.
Congratulations to Keith Byrn and Allan Teale on the excellent progress that they have made, in a very short time, on implementing the RYDA program in our area. A launch is planned in November and Keith advises that the police commissioner, our local members and several sponsors are all keen to share in the exposure.
Well fellows, the bulletin that you are currently reading could well become a collectors item! Despite the personal requests that Brian Johnson and I have made to many, many members, we have been unsuccessful in tempting someone to step forward to take on the role of editor, replacing Angelo Franco. After well over two years in the job, Angelo is retiring. My personal thanks to him for continuing in the role while we sought a replacement. Without an editor there can be no bulletin, so, sadly, this may be the last issue for a while. I will continue with my column which will appear on the web. If you are considering taking on the role, even for a short while, a reminder that only basic computer skills are required..
Enjoy Rotary … by getting involved!
President Rod