Rod McDougall
President 2006-7
Rotary Club of Strathfield
The President's View
Wednesday 6 June 2007
A great send off for a great Rotarian. Thanks to all those who contributed to our "Farewell to Bob" evening last week as Bob Templeman left us to join Springwood Rotary.
The tributes by Ross Brown, Peter Foss, Ray Wilson, Harley Tarrant, Peter Manenti, Peter Kilkeary, Doug Potter, Terry Rohan, and Ted Ingall were heartfelt and were, I know, very much appreciated by Bob and his family.It was a privilege to present Bob with a Strathfield Rotary Lifetime Achievement Award marking his 27 years with our club.
Special thanks to Garry Pearce, Peter van der Sleeson and Kevin Beltrame for organising the evening.It was a pleasure to induct Tony Brown last week and I wish him a rewarding association with Rotary and with our club. Tony has an enviable record of community service achievement and I know he will contribute a great deal to the club.
May was Rotary club planning month and congratulations to President Elect Brian Johnson who is getting an early start on his year.
The project to construct a Rotary garden at the Studdy multiple sclerosis facility at Auburn announced by Brian at last week's meeting has all the hallmarks of being a tremendous success. It has been a while since the club has been involved in a hands-on community service project and I wish Brian and the team the best of luck.
This week we tackle the question of ethics - in our vocations and in life more generally. It promises to be a thought provoking evening and I am confident the Rotary four way test will be applied on more than one occasion!
"Relativity applies to physics, not ethics.”Albert Einstein
Enjoy Rotary … by getting involved!
President Rod