Rod McDougall
President 2006-7
Rotary Club of Strathfield
The President's View
Wednesday 4 April 2007
Sometimes we need to look no further than our own ranks for great "guest speakers".
Ray Wilson's appearance last week was excellent. His reflections on the over fifty years that he has been associated with the game of golf, mostly as a professional, were fascinating and entertaining - and enjoyed by golfers and non-golfers alike.
New member Craig Eldredge's job talk on his experience as part of the travelling production of the musical Cats was equally interesting. Craig has promised to address us again, this time covering his days touring with Jimmy Barnes, Billy Thorpe, Col Joye, Little Patti and many more.
Planning for our Rotary Information Night on 9 May is now underway in earnest. Please take a moment to think about friends an colleagues who would make good Rotarians and who may be interested in attending. Suggestions to Ray Wilson by 20 April.
Special thanks to those members who have once again agreed to speak on the night.
It was a pleasure last week to present Ray with a Lead the Way Achievement Award for his very successful membership development achievements so far this year.
Unfortunately, it has been necessary to defer the Family Entertainment Day that Allan Teale had been organising, to a date to be determined. Although much of the entertainment had been booked (including Bananas in Pyjamas) delays in arranging the sale of tickets through local schools have necessitated a rescheduling.
Further to the subject of guest speakers, Peter Harries and David Giri are planning the program through to the end of this (Rotary) year and would appreciate suggestions from members on who might be interested in addressing the club.
Enjoy Rotary … by getting involved!
President Rod