5 November 2003
Good evening fellows.
What an excellent meeting we had last week with guest speaker Rod Monk, who gave us a view of Public Art, I’m sure we hadn’t considered before. Rod spoke with genuine passion for public art and what he has achieved with in his profession. Those members who didn’t attend last week’s meeting missed a great night.
Last Friday night I attended the District Governor’s monthly President’s meeting at Penrith Panthers. Below are the main topics covered.
District Conference update
Registrations are continuing to be received for the conference at Central Coast Leagues club Gosford 19/20/21 March 2004. To date there has been one registration from Strathfield and I urge you all to be proactive by registering for the conference and the opportunity to find out what is happening with Rotary not only in our own district but globally .as well. I understand there will be an interesting line up of guest speakers and will include Max Walker.
Membership
We were reminded of our goal to obtain one new member per, month from September, that means we are now 2 members short of target. It is just not up to the membership development committee of the club, It is the responsibility of everyone in the club to invite potential members to attend meetings with the view of inviting them to join.
Rotary Australia World Community Service (RAWCS)
Included in the District dues for 2004 will be an additional $2.00 to cover the administration and running costs to ensure the projects can continue.
Child Protection
Rotary has been invited to trial proposed new procedures being proposed by the Child Protection Commissioner. District Governor Warwick has agreed that District 9690 will participate, we will receive more details on this shortly. Those members who have already signed declarations will not be asked to sign again.
Change of Name
An item for noting, the Rotary Club of South Penrith has formally changed their name and will now be known as the Rotary Club of Penrith Valley.
Don’t forget as advised previously, the Golf Club is not available for our meeting on 19 November so a transfer meeting is being arranged to inspect the Fairfax printing plant at Chullora on Thursday 20 November 2003.
Have a good week
Keith