A beautiful sunset and view over Champion Bay greeted us from the balcony on Wednesday evening. (Why I live where I live !!)Sgt Viki greeted us and handballed in true Dockers spirit to President Jo.
Big Mac gave us an enthusiastic invocation and we toasted our wonderful country.
GUESTS:
Our guest speaker Kate McConkey OAM was introduced by Karen Godfrey.
Jan Bowen introduced by Geoff Wood and Julie Dines, introduced by husband, Laurie.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
As I watch this generation try to rewrite history, one thing I’m sure of…. It will be misspelled and have no punctuation.
DINNER:
A tasty dinner of schnitzel, veges/salad, crusty bread.
RAFFLE & ROTARY CORNER:
Geoff Watson introduced a Rotary Awareness Quiz with some interesting facts:
- Men With Friends, The Blue Boys, The Conspirators, The Round Table. What do these names have in common? At the third meeting of the group in Chicago that would become Rotary, each name was considered for the new club.
- How much were the annual dues at the first Rotary Club? There were no dues. The group voted that all club expenses would be met from 50 cent fines.
- Youth Exchange is one of Rotary’s most popular and successful programs. When and where was the first exchange? The first youth exchange was when the Rotary Club of Copenhagen(Denmark) arranged to host several American boys in 1921.
- Where and when did RYLA begin? The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards began in 1959 by Rotarians from Queensland who organised a weeklong conference for outstanding young people. In 1971 the RI Board adopted RYLA as a youth program
Kate McConkey cut the cards for the lucky recipient, President Jo.
FINES:
Russell McKinnon (our resident Travellin’ Man), took us on a travelogue of the world picking up foreign currency along the way.