Board of Directors FY20
The Rotary Club is administered by a Board of Directors lead by the elected Club President. The Directors represent the various Avenues of Service within the Club and bring their recommendations to the Board for ratification on a monthly basis.
Catherine Elfick
A small, but lovely crowd joined the celebrations at the meeting last week. What were we celebrating, did I hear you wonder? The fabulous day that we had all been involved with - The All American Car Show!!
The display car numbers were down (probably due to the weather leading up to the day) and spectators weren’t as numerous perhaps, but the profit from the day was certainly worth celebrating! I believe I heard correctly when Russ Nielsen announced we had raised more funds with less cars and people than last year! What an amazing effort! Thank you so much to all the members of the committee, including Peter Brock in Singapore, for the amount of time and effort that has gone into this year’s event. There were certainly some stressful times…but the way has been paved for more success for next year’s event! PLEASE consider being a part of the “All American Committee.” You don’t need to be American…nor do you need to know anything about cars! Some of the current members would like to have a break from organising it, having done it for several years, and are hoping to step back from the headlights before they burn out…and we’re not talking about doing donuts in the carpark. ;) If you are remotely interested, please see Richard or Russ Nielsen.
Our mystery guest speaker was particularly good. (I might be just a wee bit biased here!! Lol!) Dominic Elfick came to give us hints on public speaking and giving worthwhile presentations. He stepped in as a last minute speaker to fill in the gap when our advertised speakers fell through. Isn’t it wonderful to have such hidden talent within our own Rotary Family. If you would like to suggest a speaker for our Club, please contact Ian Ash, our program coordinator.
Time is racing away! With only 4 months of my reign left, there seems to be still “so much to do!!” District Conference. Cocktails on the Catwalk. 40th Anniversary Celebrations. Deb Ball. These are just our events. We’re also helping out at the monthly “Dig In Cafe” as a way of connecting with our community. Tina and the youth committee are busy making firm connections with our local schools and the International Committee have done terrific work securing a grant for a project in East Timor. Vocational has a few things in the proverbial - pipeline that is; Fun’raising are ramping it up and that leaves Membership!
One of my Presidential goals is to increase our membership, not hugely, just by a few. I would like to encourage you all to think about the people you know, the people you are introduced to and even those strangers you bump into! Are they wanting to be more involved in their local community? Would they like to meet new people? Are they looking for ways to “give back?” Have fun? Have a regular meal cooked for them!?! (ok so, maybe that’s just me!!) Sometimes it’s the most unlikely person who will become the best Rotarian…but they just need to be asked. Please ask!!
Finally, on Tuesday, we learnt that 23rd Feb 2020 Rotary International celebrates 115 years since the first meeting was held by those four forward thinking business men in Chicago. What an incredible difference that meeting has made for the whole world!!! Take a moment to think about everything Rotary has done across the world; the difference our small Club has made to so many people, multiply that by 35,000 (the number of Rotary Clubs across the world); the money that has been raised and donated back into every corner of the globe; the friendships; the business links; the feeling of doing something good for someone else.
All this initiated by that one meeting.
Amazing.
No conundrum this week…just contemplation and gratitude.
See you round like a Rotary Wheel!
Catherine xxx
