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Regular Club Meetings
Hey! I think I’m starting to get the hang of this… we finished our
meeting last week at 8:07pm! It’s starting to come together. The
way we did this was for me to start my President’s Report during
dinner (and not when it’s about done). A simple way to buy back
some time. So please excuse me for starting some of the business of
the Club whilst you’re still eating (I guess it’s done like this in
many Clubs around the place, especially those Breakfast Clubs that
run for just one hour). I checked in with the group present last
week; all seemed fine with this concept, so it will continue. Why
do we need this extra time? Well, my view is that there is actually
a lot of content that I and the Board need to communicate to the
membership each week. This part of the weekly meetings shouldn’t be
minimised. Quite the opposite, it should be the main game. It’s
why we’re here; to hear about what’s going on; what’s planned; and
how we can all get involved, as we’re able to. I hope you don’t
mind a little more content in these agenda items each week.
This leads me to my philosophy for membership. As we canvass for
and talk to prospective members about joining, keep in mind my
Membership Tenets:
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Come when you’re able
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Do what you can
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Play to your strengths
We just need a batch of good, positive, energetic young women and
men that also want to make a difference. We shouldn’t place
unnecessary demands on good people willing to lend a hand when they
can. In fact, sometimes the opposite happens. The less you expect,
the more you get; the less you demand, the more is offered. Let’s
see if this plays out when we induct some of this new breed.
I have a philosophy for attending our weekly meetings too:
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Please don’t come…
unless you enjoy the meeting and get something positive out of
it
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Please don’t
contribute… unless your contribution is positive and in the
spirit of the Club and what we’re trying to do
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Please don’t bring
any guests… unless you’re proud of the Club and want to
share the experience with them
New Meeting Time
OK, so this week is the first with our new meeting start time –
6:30pm for 7:00pm; finish by 8:30pm. Let’s use that first
30-minutes for some quality fellowship. I hope this later start
time give members more time to get to the Club in time for this
fellowship component before the meeting, as well as giving our
guests, working members, and working prospective members more time
to arrive, avoiding some of that 6:00pm traffic chaos around the
area.
Rick’s Run for Rotary
Well guys, the run is only 3-week’s away, up in Maroochydore. Can I
ask that you support me in my fundraising for
Australian Rotary Health by perhaps sending the
link to my supporter page to your network of contacts, via email.
The link is copied, below. It’s also available on our Club website
homepage and Facebook pages (thanks Raymond!).
Also, if you can, come up and join me and Christine on the Sunshine
Coast for the weekend (19-20 August 2017). We’ll have a hoot.
There are two things I love about marathon weekends. 1. The pasta
dinner carb loading the night before, and 2. The eat what you like
for the next two days after the run. Let’s make a weekend of it. I
could use the moral support on the day at the finish line.
As we heard last week from Terry Davies,
Australian Rotary Health does amazing work in
support of research into a variety of health issues, especially
youth mental health. This is one of our named service projects for
this year; let’s support it. My idea with the marathon was that I
do most of the work (the run), not needing to burden our Club
members with fundraising events and activities for this one
(dinners, raffles, BBQ’s, etc.). Let’s spread the word, garner some
support; and make a difference to our youth in need. Thanks.
https://sunshinecoastmarathon2017.everydayhero.com/au/rick-s-run-for-rotary
This Week’s Speaker
This week we welcome Neil Hardy, General Manager, Strathfield Golf
Club. I’m sure we’re all keen to hear about overall progress with
Club developments, especially the new Clubhouse, it’s facilities and
timing.
Rick
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