What an amazing
organisation Rotary is. On Monday night Pres elect Keith, International
Director Joe, Secretary Shane, and Carol, and Denise and I attended the
Farewell to the District 9690 GSE leaving for D1230 Scotland in two weeks
time.
None of us really
wanted to be there; it was a Monday night; we were all tired from long days
at work, and Keith had already been to The Parramatta Club meeting that
lunchtime, but we ALL had a great time. We were invigorated by the
professionalism, humour, dedication and friendliness of four young
Australians, lead by an equally enthusiastic Rotarian in Pres Allan Ezzy of
Holroyd, who are about to embark on "the trip of a lifetime".
I know our club has
been an excellent supporter of the GSE program over many years, both in
terms of providing excellent team leaders and sponsoring team members (as is
the case with this exchange); but even after many years’ involvement with
this program, it is still wonderful to see the positive effects that Rotary
and its programs can have. I hope you agree!
I’m sure this view
applies to those of you who have been involved with Youth Exchange, RYLA,
MUNA or Interact and of course Pride of Workmanship.
Speaking about Pride of
Workmanship, as you all know vocational director Keith has been asking for
nomination forms for some weeks now. This week NEEDS to be the last week for
nominations because of the need to contact recipients and organise the
function.
Accordingly, I am
hoping that you will provide Keith with a flood of nominations this week.
Surely, you have been impressed with the work ethics of a shopkeeper, a
salesperson, a tradesman, even the work of a client or someone at the
Council.
Pride of workmanship is
one of the things we do very well at Strathfield, and with the effort of
Keith Byrn, Graham True and Brian Johnston I’m sure this will be another
great year.
Have a great week
everybody, and, considering this is the first meeting of Spring, maybe it’s
time to "smell the flowers" created from the seeds of love you have sown.