Rod McDougall
President 2006-7
Rotary Club of Strathfield
The President's View
Wednesday 19July 2006
As I listened to District Governor Harley last week, the thought crossed my mind that my "to do" list might just be about to reach its limit! Harley has certainly raised the bar for the club with some challenging stretch targets. Your board and I will be doing our best to achieve them – but will need all club members to be part of the effort.
Thanks to Keith Byrn for enthusiastically tackling implementation of the Rotary Youth driver Awareness (RYDA) program within our club. Ian Robertson the RYDA CEO will be our guest speaker on 2 August. The project will be an opportunity for members to become involved in identifying candidates for this very worthwhile program within our community. Please give Keith your support.
Peter Harries is up and running in his capacity as programs chairman and is seeking guest speakers. In the past, some of our best speakers have come through the contacts of members and I ask all club members to give some thought how they can assist. This is an opportunity to become involved with relatively low effort. My thanks to David Croft and Peter Manenti for their assistance.
Your new board has now met for the first time since being officially appointed. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month. Members are invited to attend to raise issues or make suggestions. But please see Secretary Roger Vince beforehand so that he may include an item on the agenda.
Our club assembly is scheduled for next week. With change clearly on the agenda for this year and with presentations from DG Harley and ADG Raymond fresh in our minds I am hopeful for a productive meeting – with perhaps some healthy debate. I am optimistic that members will make a special effort to attend – and to contribute.
Enjoy Rotary … by getting involved!
President Rod