President Guy's Farewell Message

This past year has given me personal, business and Rotary challenges.

Many thanks for the strong Rotary Board for which I had the pleasure of working with to obtain a very successful year.

Fund raising activities totaled approximately $45,000 for a very good year. Approximately $30,000 is committed annually to support the many causes we are involved in. The additional $15,000 or more per year is dedicated towards major projects.

Some Fellowship events included -

2/ Club Golf Tournament

3/ Octoberfest Dinner

4/ Black Tie Dinner

5/ Boat Cruise

6/ Bicapital Golf Tournament

7/ Charter Night

8/ Christmas Luncheon

9/ Membership Development Seminar

10/ District Conference

11/ GSE team from Australia

We received the Presidential Citation Award this year which required a strong effort to complete the many required tasks. We presented 3 Paul Harris Fellowships - Richard Oland, Elsie Wayne and Rotarian Mark Richards. The GSE team from South Australia was very successful and a lot of fun for all who participated.

Exchange Student, Camille Sintive from Lyon's France is presently enjoying her cross Canada Tour.

A number of offsite meetings were included - The Saint John Airport, The Boys & Girls Club, Chateau Champlain Apartment Complex and the Saint John City Market.

In an effort to promote further camaraderie, I had Rotary T Shirts prepared for each member of our Club.

In closing, I would like to thank all Rotarians for your support in my tenure and I truly look forward to working with you all to "Lend a Hand" and live up to our motto of "Service Above Self".

Yours in Rotary,

Guy Richards

President,

2003-2004