Steve’s Snippets
20 November
2002
Thanks for your support and encouragement for the clubs "Helping the Bush " campaign launched last week. I look forward to swelling the clubs donation with member contributions and Xmas goods. During the week I received an email from Moree members including the Salvo’s officer in the area.
The text of his message is included elsewhere in the bulletin. It’s a very moving story and one of the reasons I believe we should try and help.
I felt last weeks meeting was a good one, and we certainly had a lot to get through, including Brian Hennell’s eulogy to Bob Taylor, a lot of club business, an excellent "my life" talk from Rod McDougall, and a very entertaining guest speaker, who I didn’t dare stop from finishing. Consequently the meeting went somewhat overtime for which I apologise, however I do ask you to realise that when we do have a lot to get through sometimes we WILL run over time. I’ll do my best to minimise it but please be understanding of the projects and programs members are involved in.
This week we will be supporting the Infants Home fete with the club BBQ on Saturday afternoon and I ask all members to assist if they can during the afternoon, including selling our Xmas raffle tickets. A fortnight later we will again be BBq’ing, this time at Strathfield Park for our yearly Carols by Candlelight. Yes I know Xmas is upon us already !!!
Next week will I hope be a special occasion. Denise Thomas, the retiring Principal of Meriden will be our guest of honour and speaker at our last normal Partners night for the year (excluding the Xmas party of course). Due to my early departure for "Nu Zilland" for the Lake Taupo Classic ride on Sat the 30th. Pres elect Keith will wear the collars of office (symbolically I’m afraid) for the evening and I’m sure do a great job I’m sure. Due to my (and Keith, Rick, Euan, Allan’s) absence until the following Monday there may NOT be a "Steve’s Snippets for the following week.
Please remember though that this meeting will be our AGM and election of Club officers for Keith’s year, and a Club assembly as well.
Congratulations to our cycling team again for all (nearly) safely completing the RTA "Cycle Sydney" ride last Sunday. Please be a bit easy on Brian Johnston though as he had a fairly nasty fall coming down a steep winding corner at The Rocks. A bit of cleaning up, some repairs to the bike and he was on his way and completed the ride in good time.
On the subject of riding and fundraising Allan Taylor will tonite outline a possible sponsorship proposal for kilometres completed by our team on the Lake Taupo ride, with funds raised going to our helping the bush campaign of course.
Thanks for your help and enthusiasm everybody, I’m sure you will all epitomise the values of Rotary in the coming weeks with the many but worthwhile demands on your time, your money and your patience handled with aplomb.
Steve