Weekly Message from Ngaire #7
Rotary Rocks at Hawthorn:
There was quite a bit of toe tapping from the lunch group during our guest speaker’s routine on Tuesday. Some members were even willing to admit they knew the words well enough to sing along with ‘Elvis’ (aka Geoff Kennedy) and Gerry enjoyed a song’s worth of limelight. Thanks Gerry for having fun, you really looked the part. We welcomed 7 guests and visiting Rotarians to lunch, and it was great to see Charles, Pip and Denise again. Anemone joined us and had a photo taken with Elvis which she tells me will be posted on her blog tonight.
Doug Kirkman celebrates 7 years with RCH on 16th but a recurrent bout of pneumonia has kept him at home this last week. Get well soon Doug. Birthday wishes to Janet Atkinson on August 19th.
It is always such a pleasure to induct a new member to Rotary, and Tuesday was a very special ‘welcome back’ to Elizabeth Foxworth who rejoins our club after several years away for business reasons. Elizabeth has been nominated to the Community Service committee and is already looking forward to helping coordinate some of our activities at the GardenDesignFest in November. The dates for that event are November 17 and 18th - please diarise them now so you can help when asked.
How incredible it was to receive a Facebook message from Carla Geovana, who was our Brazilian exchange student in 1991, hosted by Richard and Jill Groom. It is gratifying that a contact made two decades ago still fondly remembers her experience with the Rotary Club of Hawthorn and wants to keep in touch with us. This just goes to show the potential reach power of having a fully functioning and active Facebook page. Hopefully this will be the first of many such connections made through the reach of social media. You can read Carla’s message below.
Only 14 members have so far recorded they like our Facebook page. We are unable to gather any meaningful statistics until 30 viewers have recoded their likes. Please ask Norman or Robert for help if you are unsure how to join Facebook so you can record your like.
Our next fellowship function is Home Hosting on August 25th. Would all guests please contact their hosts as requested by August 18th.
Ralph and I are flying off to Darwin today to enjoy a few days in Kakadu and Arnhem Land, followed by a day of in-office training on Sunday in Darwin. VP Simon is on hand if needed. I’ll see you all at lunch on Tuesday, as usual.
Yours in Rotary,
Ngaire
Thought for the week: “Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” - Berthold Auerbach