Weekly Message From President Ngaire
Greetings to you all…
No children or grandchildren turned up for our family BBQ at the Rocket Park last week but the 30 Rotarians and partners who did enjoyed a balmy night and much fun. The other cluster Rotary clubs were all represented and our cluster exchange student Anemone shared the evening with us as well. It was a very pleasant way to start Rotary for 2013. Lucky for us there was no RCH sergeant listening in to the chatter.
Our AAMI tennis parking happened effortlessly, thanks to great organisation by Ken McNamara and our Day Captains Gerald Swinnerton, Ian Hamilton, Doug Kirkman and Ian Macfarlane. Acting treasurer Philip Slobom showed up every day as did Gordon Cheyne, and many others did 2 and 3 roster shifts. The choc treats were well deserved and appreciated. Considering we had no corporate parking we did well to profit by $6000 – a very welcome boost to our bottom line and not to be sneezed at. Thank you everyone who helped.
David Griffin, our police mentoree, proved to be an excellent opening speaker for us this week. David leads the State Highway Patrol and shared many alarming statistics and facts with us about the road toll in Victoria. His final graph showed a dramatic and very pleasing decrease in fatalities in the past 30 years, attributed to the introduction of measures such as compulsory seat belts, speed cameras and a higher number of police enforcement officers on the roads.
Our District conference in Albury is shaping up to be an excellent event. John Blackman will be an outstanding MC and the line up of keynote speakers is a real drawcard. Registrations close on February 12.
Bob Glindeman of DIK is looking for willing workers next Tuesday, January 29, to help pack containers. If you are able to help please ring Gordon Cheyne.
Our Club Forum, scheduled for next week, has been deferred until February. Instead we will welcome Maya Goldstein from Maria Stopes International as our speaker, to share with us an overview of the family planning programs they run globally.
Yours in Rotary,
Ngaire
My Wish for You in 2013 - received from our District Secretary Henry Drury-
May peace break into your home and may thieves come to steal your debts.
May the pockets of your jeans become a magnet for $100 notes.
May love stick to your face like Vaseline and may laughter assault your lips!
May happiness slap you across the face and may your tears be that of joy.
May the problems you had forget your home address!
In simple words .... May 2013 be the best year of your life!!!