Presidential Prattlings

Shen Yun 2014: This week Natalie Durkovic told us about 5,000 years of Chinese music and dance in one night. Shen Yun has had standing ovations around the world, and packed houses have made it an international phenomenon. Natalie’s talk and video certainly stirred our interest: what a great Valentines Day present a couple of tickets would make, or we could plan a group visit to the Arts Centre at the end of March?  Please let me know your thoughts.

Visitors to brighten our day were Lucy Liu, now from RC Docklands, and John Minhinik, former head of Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland, who told us a little of how his organisation came about.

As we return from holiday mode, keep an eye on the upcoming events which may interest you:

GSE Welcome Dinner, 25^th Feb (Support the Rotary Foundation: join me at Brighton Beach)

Bicycle Count, 4^th March (a nice little earner)

Rotary Womens Day Breakfast 4th March (support Women in Rotary, see Anne Scott)

But most of all, Footy Tips are here again! (See Noel Halford. You’ve got to be in it to win it!)

Chairman Geoff Wright.  Don’t skip this meeting . . . .

Finally, my thought for the week:

 “Holidays are an expensive trial of strength. The only satisfaction comes from survival.”  -  Jonathan Miller