Rod McDougall
President 2006-7
Rotary Club of Strathfield
The President's View
Wednesday 20 September 2006
"Buy Australian" was certainly the theme of last week's excellent guest speaker. Jason Carroll impressed us all with his knowledge of the local car industry - and what it takes to compete on the world market. I think it safe to say that more members left with one of his Suttons or Holden brochures than did with a copy of the bulletin!
Plans for our membership night are proceeding. The committee have chosen 8 November. Ray Wilson may have already approached some of you about speaking on the night. The aim will be to impart quality information about Rotary to potential members who will have been formally invited to join us for the evening.
My apologies to Acting Sergeant Grahame True for omitting the fines session last week. The meeting had overrun and your president made an instant decision to skip the fines. I know Grahame would have been well prepared with good material and I encourage him to use it this week in the cross fines session, or to offer it at a price to Sergeant Peter Foss.
This week is Rotary Awareness Week. I hope members have been able to make at least a small contribution to spreading the good word about our organisation.. Some may have seen the Rotary item on the Channel 9 Today program. We hope to have a Strathfield Scene story.
Special thanks to Bradley Ayres, Roger and Jan Vince and Allan and Kate Teale for their involvement in the RYPEN session held this week. Bradley will report more fully elsewhere.
District conference planning is reaching a key milestone and this Thursday and Friday a number of us will make our pitch to 9690 clubs encouraging them to attend. Please see Ted Ingall to secure accommodation.
Please remember to keep Bulletin Editor Bob Templeman up to date with news and goings-on. He is always on the look-out for material.
This week we welcome Bob Sendt, very recently retired New South Wales Auditor General., as our guest speaker.
Enjoy Rotary … by getting involved!
President Rod