'Fifty years of Rotary' Eli Hill - eli.hill@age.co.nz. - 3 May 2019
A cake, singers, and speeches covering over half a century of memories all added to the festivities of the Rotary Club of Masterton South's 50 year celebration. Club President, Graeme Sawyer, called the event a the Copthorne Hotel and Solway Park Resort a 'roaring success'. " Everybody was enthralled by the evening. It was great to see so many members there. Chris Gallivan our guest speaker was amazing. He spoke on tolerance, people and positivity." To cut the 50yr cake Sawyer enlisted the help of Ted Paris and Graeme Tulloch, two of the club's founding members who he said were still an active part of the club. Sawyer said it was the culture of the club that had kept it going for so long. "And the culture of the club comes from its members. We have a fantastic camaraderie."
A cake, singers, and speeches covering over half a century of memories all added to the festivities of the Rotary Club of Masterton South's 50 year celebration. Club President, Graeme Sawyer, called the event a the Copthorne Hotel and Solway Park Resort a 'roaring success'. " Everybody was enthralled by the evening. It was great to see so many members there. Chris Gallivan our guest speaker was amazing. He spoke on tolerance, people and positivity." To cut the 50yr cake Sawyer enlisted the help of Ted Paris and Graeme Tulloch, two of the club's founding members who he said were still an active part of the club. Sawyer said it was the culture of the club that had kept it going for so long. "And the culture of the club comes from its members. We have a fantastic camaraderie."
Congratulations also to Paul Foster who was presented with a Paul Harris Fellow. Paul who is the partner of Masterton South Rotarian Marilyn Hunt, has contributed hugely to Masterton South Rotary projects and the wider community.
Picture #1 - PAG Marilyn Hunt, DG Marion, Paul Foster and Masterton South President Graeme Sawyer.
Picture #2 Guest speaker Chris Gallivan, President Graeme and Marilyn Bouzaid who thanked Chris.
Picture # - The anniversary cake
Picture #4 <Masterton South's - Rotary Singers