Steve’s Snippets
7 May 2003
Looking back over my Snippets I seem to spend a lot of time saying "Thank you" to specific members and or the members generally for tremendous work on projects or functions we have collectively undertaken.
Well here I go again, in absolute spades this week.
I’m sitting here writing this on Sunday night, finally thawed out, absolutely buggered from being on my feet for eight hours or so, but absolutely euphoric.
What an amazing team effort to achieve a successful bike ride, with a large number of Rotary and ex-Olympic volunteer marshals, a signage and track layout team, a large Rotary registration team and a terrific BBQ to boot.
I think at the end we had over 80 people doing various jobs, and everyone was absolutely terrific.
I absolutely have to thank the core members of the team.
Rod McDougall, who did ALL the admin, liaison and coordination with SOPA and Auburn Council, forms design, RTA road layouts and volunteer marshals, and more, ….. and nothing else for probably the last four weeks
Keith Stockall, who did all the entries, enquiries, track reconnaissance liaison with other cycling groups
Euan Watson, who coordinated the marshals and their positioning
Kevin Freund, who coordinated all the signage and track setup
Bill Carney, who obtained our tents and equipment
Allan Taylor, who coordinated the Registration setup for the day
Shirley Del Prado, Graham True, and Brian Johnson, who once again organised a fantastic BBQ
Kevin Beltrame, who obtained all our sponsorship and prizes
Rick Collins who did our initial advertising flyers and organised the entry bibs
Peter Cipolla who produced the terrific new marshal’s jackets
Keith Byrn, who assisted with the marshalling organisation
I could probably do on but the club owes these people a huge thank you.
As I write this I still don’t know the numbers however Peter Douglas informs me we grossed around $8,500 of which I expect expenses of around $2,500 or so. That means around another $6,000 goes to The Children’s Medical Research Institute.
On the basis of the excellent entries of around 400, the exceptionally positive feedback received from entrants I and others have spoken to we will certainly be doing this again next year.
I hope members and their partners enjoyed last weeks "guest speaker – Prof Mortimer Guage" Not all were fooled by this accomplished comedian, but congratulations to Joe Saad and Brian Hennell for having some fun with us, literally that is.
Well folks I’m tired, ready for a shower and bed, if there’s anything else I’ll add a supplement later or advise you on Wednesday.
Sunday was a great day for our Club, we’ve found ourselves a unique event for Sydney, with excellent publicity for Rotary in general, and with excellent growth prospects for future years.
Steve.