Rod McDougall
President 2006-7
Rotary Club of Strathfield
The President's View
Wednesday 14 March 2007
A warm Strathfield Rotary welcome to our Group Study Exchange (GSE) guests this week from North Carolina. Welcome too, to the many GSE alumni joining us, including Ted Ingall's team who travelled to North Carolina in 1975. The GSE program began in 1955 in New Zealand and was later adopted by the Rotary Foundation as an official educational program.It was a pleasure to induct Craig Eldredge at our meeting last week. I wish him an enjoyable and rewarding association with Rotary and our club.
Bradley is still seeking assistance in organising the Model United Nation Assembly (MUNA) debates.
At this stage we seem likely to host at least six teams from local schools. This is an excellent youth development program – please lend your support.David Croft has kindly volunteered to organise the traditional Anzac Day barbecue breakfast at Cape Cabarita. Anzac Day falls on a Wednesday this year and our Rotary meeting for that day has been cancelled. David is seeking suggestions for a speaker for the morning. Please send him your ideas.
Those attending the wine tasting last week hosted by Cellarbrations at Strathfield enjoyed a pleasant evening with fine wines, expert commentary and good fellowship. The evening raised over $700, to be donated to Chalmers Road Special School.
The district conference is this weekend and seems sure to be a great success. Registrations are now almost 500 and still coming in!!
Next week is a partners night and we will welcome Carol Langsford from the Trish Foundation for the presentation of the proceeds from the golf fundraiser. Professor Judy Lumby will be our special guest speaker.
Enjoy Rotary … by getting involved!
President Rod