We have some great talent in our Club. Poets Day certainly showed the diversity of our membership. Love Rick's hair cut. Looking good! Thank you Pykie, Rick, Mal, Peter, Michael & John for sharing your talents with us. Also thank you to Dave Gilbey for giving a critique of the readings and showing his talents as a poet.
Darren Wallace and Daniel Burns are working very hard on the RYPEN Program and I thank them for their fantastic work. RYPEN is on this weekend and we are sponsoring 18 students.
To support Rotary Foundation Month the Board approved $3,000 donation to Polio Plus which is a budgeted item.
Thank you to the members who help cook breakfast at the National Agricultural Day on Tuesday. We raised $135.40 for "Mental Health Illness Research."
MHERV van has now gone and we thank David Byfield and his team for making this project for mens' health happen. Top Project.
Congratulations to Phil and Nathan McIntosh for being nominees in the Ken Scheller Award for their article in RDU September 2016. A great article.
Today I announced Travis Downie's resignation from the Club. Travis and his family are moving back to Adelaide. He certainly made a great contribution to our club. I wish Travis and his family all the best in the future and thank him for his service and friendship. We will see him from time to time when he returns to help Ken and Gerry.
Don't forget we are still looking for a President Elect 2019-20 so please give this vacancy some consideration.
The date of Food & Wine is 24th March 2018. Pencil the date in your diary!
Next week's meeting our guest speaker is Geoff Simpson.
Thank you for your support! Have a great week!