New Member with Great Expectations

Under the guidance of Gerald Swinnerton his life long friend, Philip Smibert our newest member was inducted as a Rotarian and Hawthorn member on 5 June 2012. Philip reminded us that to most he is known as "Pip" an abbreviation for Philip which originates supposedly from the 19th century Charles Dickens era and which was so dear to his mother and tolerated by his father. He explained that his background includes engineering studies in the sixties-seventies period (in his words when "Monash was especially exciting") and more lately in emergency services as in flood relief coordination and planning. It will be interesting to see how his Rotary profession is listed. At left President Geoff pins on the Rotary badge while Gerald looks on.