Hello Club Members

 

Bill Chaired the AGM and the audited accounts were passed with a vote of hands along with the Minutes of the previous AGM in November 2023. The Board Members elected for 2025-26 are:

President: Rotation of Past Presidents.

Treasurer: Ross Brown

Secretary: John Little

Foundation: Monica Garrett

Special Projects, Club Development and Growth: Russell Dew

Committee Members to remain the same.

 

An email will be sent out this week to seek Members’ approval to go to the next stage of discussions on the possible merger with the Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise.

 

I have asked Eric to be the King of the Barbeque and we will have steaks, sausages, chops and chicken drumsticks. We are asking for those who can to bring either a salad or a desert. I will ask for who can bring either of these foods at our meeting on Thursday. Beer and wine will be available and the club is paying for the meal. If you are not at our meeting on Thursday could you email me that you are coming.

 

Woden Westfield is creating a desk with Christmas gift wrapping paper/ribbon, and an Eftpos Machine. They are setting this up to be a fundraising activity for local charities and we have been asked whether we would like to staff the desk in the days before Christmas. Small parcels are charged at $2.00 and large parcels are charged $5.00. The full proceeds would go back to our Club.

 

I am getting details from Westfield of how many we would need staff a table. We have offers to help from Russell and Jessica Howieson.

 

Stephen and I attended the Majura School for their Peace Ceremony on Wednesday the 27^th November at 9.30. I read out the Peace Message from the Secretary General Antonio Guterres and students read out the Poem from Loa Tze.

 

In December we will attend the Majura Primary School Graduation Ceremony to present the annual Rotary Citizenship Award.

 

I went to the Trivia night on the Nusa Tangara Association Table and $4000 was raised for victims of the recent Volcanic eruption which caused a major evacuation of people from the region.

 

Juris and myself went to the Coffee morning with the Sunrise Club at the Museum of Australia. Both Members and Friends of the Club attended. This concept is something we may adopt for our Club in the future.

 

On Friday the 29^th Michael and I attended the Rotary Day of Action Against Domestic Violence held at the Nara Peace Park starting at 9.00. DG Rob Uhl spoke on behalf of the District.

 

The visit of the Peace Fellows will require up to ten host families to cover accommodation, one meal out on the Sunday, breakfasts in the morning and a pick up and drop off at the start and finish of their visit. The organiser has asked for volunteers and myself, Warrick, Ross and Juris have indicated that would offer accommodation on a tentative basis at this stage. We have informed the organiser that we would participate.
 

Anne McNally, the Careers Advisor provided Bill with an update on the Scholarship winners and their progress in the education. All the scholarship holders achieved and 80/90% attendance record. All the Year Twelve recipients have moved onto either a professional career or to further education. The students in other years have used their Scholarship funds wisely on excursions, school uniforms, and books. Many of the recipients have participated in school sports programs and some have attended courses at the Hay TAFE.

 

We will meet at the normal time for a Meeting at 12.30 at the Golf Club. The speaker will be Lisa Doble from the ACT DonateLife program. She will explain the process and the benefits of the program for those that are recipients of organ donations.

 

Yours in Rotary