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President John Murdoch opened the meeting at 6.30 pm on 15 August 2022.
John Thornton is not with us this evening, so please do your best in singing a chorus of Advance Australia Fair.
WELCOME to our Guests:
Nan Walker (guest of Hugh Stowell)
Jeremy Wood
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Q: What was Rotary's first community service project and where was it built?
A: it was a public comfort restroom installed in City Hall in Chicago, Illinois.
FAMILY AND FRIENDS:
Any Rotarian who has news they would like to share regarding Family or Friends?
Nigel J – Nigel’s son has been able to visit for the 1st time in 3 years.
John M – John’s son was responsible for organizing the closing ceremony for the Commonwealth Games.
BIRTHDAYS AND ANNIVERSARIES: (Jill Elias)
Spouses
CLUB AND COMMITTEE REPORTS:
Charitable Trust: (Russell Hawkins)
See My Home Project in Community.
Cans for Christmas pick-up has been set for November 27 to allow Foodbank to use the contributions for Christmas. Volunteers will be required for that weekend and delivery of the pamphlets, etc.
DRC’s involvement in the MY Homes Project continues with $15,000 being donated with this possibly being increased for the provision of water tanks to improve the sustainability of the project.
The current project consists of 8 units in North Fremantle and is the 1st of 3 such projects. The focus is on Homeless women above 55.
Membership and New Members: (Steve Halbert)
Our 1st meeting for 2022-23 was held prior to the club meeting.
The committee agreed to continue the existing objectives of
- New members with an emphasis on ensuring calibre not numbers of members have priority.
- Improving the quality of induction and making it the important event it is to both members and Club.
Other Announcements:
Footy Tipping:
Round 22 was won by Ondina Brash with a perfect score of 9 wins and a margin of 0.
Edward Elias also had a perfect 9 plus 0 score but unfortunately for him had a higher total margin. Close but no cigar!
There were 7 other tippers with 9 wins. In best margin order they were:
Mathew Bolto
Andrew Hogan
Bruce McGeorge
Todd Honey
Bruce Fiegert
Ken Ilett
Lindsay Dry
Leaderboard Total Margin
1. John Bolto 139 488
2. Kent Warburton 139 549
3. Todd Honey 137 504
4. Ondina Brash 136 469
5. John Hopkins 136 500
6. Win Jones 136 532
ROTARY MOMENT: (John Murdoch)
Regionalisation Pilot Project.
SERGEANT’S SESSION: (Graeme Sansom / Trevor Gorey / John Steward)
The President's table won the wine.
Jon Steward elected to hire a buggy for his golf last week and let his teammates walk.
REMINDER OF NEXT WEEK’S ROSTER:
Richard Ranshaw Welcoming members and guests.
Peter Panek Table duty.
David Miller Registrar 1.
Anthony McGrath Registrar 2.
John Lindquist Introduction of guest speaker.
Ivor Roberts Pass the microphone.
Steve Halbert Meeting Notes.
REMINDER OF COMING EVENTS: (Pres John Murdoch)
- 22nd August 2022 – Club Fellowship.
- 29th August 2022 – Martanki Matthew Life Talk.
THANKS:
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Thank you to our guests who attended tonight.
Thank you to the Staff of the Nedlands Golf Club.
Thanks to On-Par Catering for a fine meal.
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RECOGNISE OUR VERY GENEROUS SPONSORS:
- Lizzi Bee-supplier of flowers
- Dry Kirkness Chartered Accountants (Butler Settineri) – Hon Club Auditors
- Paragon Consultants - Our Foundation’s Auditors
- Accura Accounting & Advisory Services for providing Xero Accounting software and
Sharesight Portfolio reporting software to the Charitable Trust.
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MEETING CLOSE:
Recognise RI President Jennifer Jones’ Presidential theme for the year. "Imagine Rotary "
“We all have dreams but acting on them is a choice. Imagine a world that deserves our best,
where we get up each day knowing that we can make a difference.”
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