Presidential Prattlings
Some happy faces among the Hawthorn Football Club supporters today: the weekend victory has brought good cheer despite the weather.
We welcome the return of more travellers: Joe Devereux who resisted the urge to play tennis, Henry Drury who only gained 1Kg in USA, and Richard Logan who can fluently say “Dos vinos blancos, por favor” after his trip to Spain.
David Owen introduced Amy Campbell, a Scout who is our RYLA candidate this year: we look forward to hearing more from Amy.
We had a second visit from Rotarian Peter Harries, who is now domiciled in Melbourne, following working in Sydney and New Zealand.
It was my pleasure to welcome the returning prodigal Andrew Donald to Hawthorn Rotary Club, in what must be one of the least formal induction ceremonies we have ever had. Welcome back Andrew: I’m happy to see that PP Geoff Dumayne has already been putting you to work!
But the Star of the Day was Alex Hall, who told us about his trip to Mongolia, where he and other students from Caulfield Grammar School did some voluntary work to assist a school there. I never cease to be amazed at what our younger Aussies get up to: it was a pleasure to hear his story, and to welcome his teacher Tim O’Connor, mother Trish and Trudy Neill.
I couldn’t find a Mongolian Proverb to close the meeting, so settled on a Chinese Proverb: “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
Some dates for your diary:
Sheila and I are going to hear financial wizard Kevin Bailey @ Brighton Beach Rotary Club on 22 October. Brighton Beach really supported our Diamond Jubilee, so I hope some members will join us at this dinner.
The Super Sunday Bike Count is a nice little earner, but is on Nov 8th , the same day as “Gypsy”. However anyone willing to count bikes to raise a few dollars for the club, please contact me.
We have been offered Parking at Como Park North for the “Paris to Provence Festival” on 22-24 Nov Nice easy money: details to follow. Thanks to David Pisterman and his daughter Sarah for passing this to us. (but no “spotters fee”)
Next week: another of Noel Halford’s wonderful Mystery Tours: A Visit to the Immigration Museum. Noel will send details soon.