Weekly Meeting 26 March 2025

Rotary Notes 260325
Geraldton Golf Club 7am
President: Hugh Lavery
A/Sgt: Kevin Green
Invocation and Toast: Grant Woodhams
Attendance - Jo Clarke, Jim Dillon, Barry Dring, Kevin Green, Bob Hall, Hugh Lavery, Robert Mosel, Grant Woodhams, Don Rolston, David Freeman, Laurie Dines.
Guests - Anthony Ambrose, Joshua Foster, Kiera Foster, Celia Lee, Chris Lee, Julie Dines, Helen Ansell.
Apologies - Geoff Wood, Bob Urquhart, Viki Fennell, Robert Symington.
 

Announcements

Grant Woodhams
- Legacy Golf Day is on 250425. There is a sign up sheet to help. Also we need auction items. They can be brought to Rotary meetin
 
Robert Mosel
- If you owe money for Christmas cakes please pay. Similarly membership subs are due. Please pay.gs on Wednesday mornings.
 
President Hugh
- Sofia Underland our exchange student from Norway is returning home early for family reasons.
- Anzaas Science Experience EOI's sent to local high schools. Club will sponsor students.
- RYE we have four applicants. Interviews will be in mid April.
- Radio Auction. We need to start planning for this year's event.
- RWADE is planned for June or July and depends on availability of a suitable venue .
- Position of Programme Chair will be become vacant soon. (Laurie Dines is current PD).
LATE NEWS: 
The Batavia Coast Rotary Club invited our members, partners and friend to their Easter Fundraising Night.
It will be held on Sunday 7 April at 6 pm at the Geraldton Golf Club . Cost will be $25 to cover the meal.
We will be fundraising for community group and having lots of fun and games so please let everyone in your club know and I will need RSVPs by 3 April.  Please email Pam at cinders04@bigpond.com
Kind regards
Pam Roffey
Late, Late News: Our Meeting on April 2nd will be a SPEED-DATING Discussion on THE 2025 RADIO AUCTION.  I would like all Volunteers, Members, Partners to come along, you are essential to our success !.  This is a very important pointof our 2025 Fundraising Campaign
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Raffle (heads and tails) with A/Sgt Kevin Green.
Bottle of wine won by Chris Lee.
 
Fines with A/Sgt Kevin Green.
Hugh Lavery the television personality.
Laurie Dines on introducing his wife.
Hugh Lavery on asking who Laurie Dines' wife is?
Grant Woodhams on bringing a wine cooler to Rotary.
Floor Fines:
Jo Clarke on Barry Dring's Crocs.
Barry Dring on Barry Dring's Crocs.
 
Closing announcements:
Next week we will induct Tony Ambrose into our club.