Rod McDougall
President 2006-7
Rotary Club of Strathfield
The President's View
Wednesday 7 February 2007
A warm welcome to our club to new member David McGlynn and his partner Chin. I wish them a long, enjoyable and rewarding association with Rotary.
Some fast work by Connie Galetta and a prompt response by members to a request for support resulted in the club securing an ongoing fundraising opportunity at Dan Murphy's. Starting soon, we will operate the barbecue on the second Saturday of each month – with all funds going to charity.
February is Rotary World Understanding Month, a time when the Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) youth program gains attention. Aiming to build bridges of goodwill for world peace and understanding, MUNA challenges our youth to respect differences of race, religion and nationalism whilst retaining their own individualism and the best of their national traditions. Youth Director Bradley Ayres has written to local schools seeking their involvement.
To those who have submitted conference registration forms this week – thank you. To those of you planning to attend who have not registered, please do so soon to reduce the work of Bert Houston and his committee.
Roger Vince and Brian Driver are seeking assistance for an Interact dance at Meriden School on Friday 2 March. Please contact them if you are able to assist with chaperoning duties.
Sal Tosto will be taking leave of absence for a few weeks, leaving us without a raffles chair. This is a great opportunity to assist in fundraising and give the club exposure to local merchants in our community. Please contact me if you can assist
Next week is our annual golf day and dinner in aid of the Trish MS Research Foundation. Niall King and his team have planned a great event. Please note that this is a transfer meeting to Thursday 15 February, at Strathfield Golf Club.
Sales of tickets for the Trish raffle are going exceptionally well. Thanks to Ray Wilson, Les Hockley, George Helou and others who have assisted.
Enjoy Rotary … by getting involved!
President Rod