Rotary Club Meeting 18 September 2018
Welcome
President Ranald welcomed all members and guest Amy Brittain.
Toast
Therese Stubbs gave a toast to the Rotary Clubs of Australia. There are around 30,000 rotarians in Australia, with 1100 clubs in 21 districts in Zone 8 of Rotary International which includes New Zealand, East Timor and PNG. The first rotary club chartered in Australia was the Rotary Club of Melbourne in 1921. All the clubs contribute to large programs and projects - health, community service, End Polio, youth, exchange, rotaract, science, RYLA, RYPEN as well as smaller projects and giving ‘in kind’ support.
Announcements
Liz Grey announced that she, Luke Keighery and Barry Anderson will be going to Timor L’Este on 1 October and are in need of books to take which children from kindergarten level right up to high school can read. Being a conservative culture the books need to be of a conservative nature. Please let Liz know if you have any.
Kevin Tattrie advised that he had received the report from RYPEN attendee Anjali D’Cunha from Willoughby Girls High which he placed on each table and which in part reads as follows:
“In the middle of June this year, I attended a camp called RYPEN which was sponsored by the Northbridge Rotary Club. RYPEN stands for “Rotary Youth Program of Enrichment” and the aim of this camp is to prepare future leaders by educating us about common issues, helping us to develop life skills and motivating us to cope with challenges for the future. This was an amazing opportunity and I’ve never had so much fun learning about leadership and our roles in our communities. I arrived at the camp not knowing anybody, but I’ve come back with so many new friends and great skills.
During the camp I participated in multiple activities with my assigned group and attended inspiring speeches and workshops. There were so many games, challenges and activities like building water towers, going through scary mazes and competing in pool challenges, just to mention a few. There was also a mad-hatter themed dinner and time to relax with our new friends. Our mentors were amazing and if I could do this all again I definitely would. It was a great opportunity and I learned so much along the way.”
President Ranald reminded everyone to set aside Sunday, 9 December for the BBQ we are running to support Special Olympics. To be hosted by the Aston Martin Club, we will need volunteers to run the BBQ from 6.00am to 8.30am.
Sergeant
Michael Bartok extracted money from every table with the quiz he conducted during the sergeant’s session.
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