Presidential Prattlings

How nice to have a visit from Melbourne Rotary Club, with President Keith McNeill and half a dozen members attending to hear Sheridan Brown’s talk on Antiques and Restorations. My guest, Sheila, certainly enjoyed Sheridan’s enlightening dissertation, and she took the opportunity to pick his brains after the meeting closed.

It was good to see PP Vic Burns back again, hale and hearty, to celebrate his 90th birthday. No restoration needed on this antique!

Tuesday was a busy morning, with several events to keep us busy. Some reports to follow:

1) Super Tuesday Bike Count: Brian Reid, Lawrence Reddaway, David Pisterman and myself each earned $50 for the club, counting bikes from 7.00- 9.00 a.m.

2) Women in Rotary Breakfast: Katrina Flinn took a group from NAB to this event.

3) Life After Stroke Forum: Anne Scott attended this with the Hon Andrea Coote and Yarra Cluster Clubs.

4) Donations-in-Kind: Richard Logan picked up 20 cartons of children’s books from Ivanhoe Grammar School and delivered them at DIK, Footscray.

The On-to-Conference Club Banner had gone missing, ever since Ngaire handed it to the Melton Valley President at the closing of the Albury Conference last year. We assumed it had been gracing the rostrum at Melton Valley since then, but I eventually ran it to ground at the foot of the cupboard. (Glenferrie’s section) I’ll take it to Broadbeach for the next hand-over!

Yes, several of us are off-to-Conference in sunny Queensland, although the weather couldn’t be better than what we have today. We are pledged to have fun: I’ve arranged to have the Saturday Club Dinner with our friends at Glenferrie and Kew at Redentor Brasilian BBQ and Bar: we have 18 starters for “You sit down and we will keep on bringing meat to your table until you say stop” Weight-Watchers, anyone?

Thought for the week, from Fred Allen: “A conference is a gathering of people who singly can do nothing, but together can decide that nothing can be done.”