Weekly Message From President Ngaire 4 June

A smaller than usual group attended our final Club Forum presented by PE Gordon Cheyne and myself, to hear about the proposed changes to the RCH Leadership team for 2013-14. As well as a more streamlined structure for our Board, the use of cloud technology and the DropBox will allow a flexible means of communication and should make our reporting much more efficient. Simon O’Donoghue also spoke positively about Membership and where we are heading in the next year. We received very positive comments after the presentation and will welcome any further feedback you might like to offer.

It was great to welcome DG Dennis on Tuesday and also Trevor Jones, taking time out from a hectic work and travel schedule to mark up a lunchtime attendance.

A merry band of five RCH led by Chris Hanson helped earned $400 on Sunday, filling in the roster for a ‘last minute’ Bunnings BBQ organised by RC of Kew on Yarra. My thanks to Henry and Jane Drury, Kevin Rose and Philip Slobom for donning aprons on our behalf. The funds raised will be donated to one of the community organisations with which we work.

We received a lovely letter from Malcolm Teague’s sister, Virginia Cameron, expressing her gratitude for the drivers who helped ferry Malcolm to Rotary for so many years and enclosing a cheque in appreciation of our support. The family also thanked the many RCH who attended Malcolm’s service. Virginia is heading overseas on Monday and we wish her safe travels.

I spotted Neil and Helen Roberts in the Rivoli on Monday on their way to see a movie. Both of them are looking forward to some R and R in Townsville during the winter. We look forward to seeing Neil on his return, hopefully well rested and in better health.

Our speaker next week is Wendy McMillan with an intruiging title, “What Exactly is Public Relations??” The presentation will cover various aspects of PR with a comment on the use of the media to communicate news. We will also learn Wendy’s top five tips for getting our Rotary name and brand into the media. It should be a very interesting address, so please come along for our meeting next Tuesday.

Enjoy your first week of winter in Melbourne.

Yours in Rotary,

Ngaire

Thought for the week: William Bryant (born 1794, poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post): 
“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”