Ian Mayberry was at the door, as well as, in the absence of Andy Bell, Sergeant and Col Laurenson was Chairman.
We had apologies from Peter Morgan, Jo Winwood and Andy Bell.
President Elect Mario Fairlie welcomed all members and visitors Ross Augustine (RC of Frankston Sunrise) and Associate Member Bryan Tuesley. Bryan took the opportunity to express the sincere thanks to the club on behalf of the Associate Members for the great support provided by our members in both man hours and financially.
Mario expressed his appreciation for the work that was performed at the recent Small Business Expo. He also briefly outlined some items of interest that were decided at the recent board meeting, including the allocation of funds to various charitable organizations such as Friends with Dignity and the Islamic Society. We will also purchase an Alarm System for the Project Shed - obviously this has become a necessity after we had yet again an attempted break-in.
After Lou Christeson's presentation, Wheelchair Chief Larry Murray elaborated on the need to move some wheelchairs. We understand that Col Laurenson has been able to tie up with a Rotary Club in PNG, who will finance the container and transport of a mix of wheelchairs, desks and chairs.
Geoff Croad would like some more members to assist him with the upcoming Rotary Youth Driver Awareness (RYDA) event on 23rd June, and Doug Lipp advised that at the recently held Small Business Expo we sourced a potential Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) candidate. Youth Service Chair Tania Laird advised that we should have a recent attendee of the RYPEN, Jazmin Zimmerman speaking at our club in the near future.