Some parts are muted due to copyright!
On Wednesday and Thursday night, the Presentation Balls project came to fruition in glamourous style. The Team, led by David Anderson, including Sam, Russell, Andrew and probably someone I have forgotten to name, have gone through ten weeks of setting up dance training each Monday in preparation for the night. There were twenty-five Debs and partners on the first night and nineteen on the second night.
The venue was pumping as PP Laury Gordyn took on the job as MC x 2. The funny thing to me, at least, was that Laury volunteered for the role, fully expecting that he could get out of it. As it turned out, Laury got the gig two nights in a row, and he is now so good at MCing that he cannot wait to do it again!!! (LoL).
The ushers and security on the door were enough to scare anyone away.
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This year's food was first-rate, but we had to stop Laury from licking his plate!
The Rotary Club of Berwick has been involved with the Berwick College Presentation Balls for the last thirty-seven years. Considering the school is just forty years old, we have been there almost from the start. This is a project we are known for, a signature project if you like that has opportunities and possibilities embedded in it that the Club may not have taken full advantage of in past years. Jane made up some special flyers that were put on each table to give a brief rundown of our Club and our connection with the College. We made it known that our Club is strongly involved with most of the Rotary youth programs such as the National Youth Science Forum, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards, Model of United Nations Assembly and Interact. Our Club is also planning a Vocational Awards night with the help of Jarrod Flanigan who currently works in the TAFE system. These awards will include VCal students from the Berwick area. We want to be better connected with our community and building stronger relationships with the local schools is a good way forward.
Our Club is very fortunate to have a good group of motivated members who have been actively learning all they can about Rotary in order to invest in sound strategic projects that will build our Club. We are heading for exciting times! Nice work Team!
