Hi Everyone,

Thank you to all of those who have volunteered to assist at our Food & Wine Festival on Sunday 8^th September which is now less than 21 days away.

This looks like being our best F&W Festival to date but we need extra bodies, even for a few hours, to look after the many duties before, during and tidying-up after such a wonderfully large event. We are required to leave the Village Green as we found it or be charged clean-up costs.

I wish to again really thank our Committee in Harold Morgan, Peter Lorschy, Di Barnes, John Steel, Milton Drever, Christine Kay and Ann Menck for all their hard work in the organisation and fund raising to date. Please watch for the emails with rosters and requests for help.

Last week on 14^th August we enjoyed “A Social Evening” at The Lotus Inn, Wahroonga. The food was fantastic, with great company and some classic stories. 

 

This Wednesday 21^st August we meet at 7:30AM at the Blue Jar for this month’s Breakfast Meeting. Please let Rosemary know if you are attending and EFT the $15 please.

 

The following week Wednesday 28^th August we meet at Avondale at 6:30 for 7:00PM ($35) to welcome Andrew Phippen from the National Maritime Museum present “French Maritime Explorers of Nouvelle Holland –Don’t Underestimate Them!” With a topic like this how can we not be entertained!

 

Board Members: We also have a Board meeting prior starting at 5:30pm.  Board members are reminded that they need to have submitted their monthly report by the weekend before our Board Meeting on Wednesday 28 August.

 

Last Tuesday 13^th August I enjoyed my visit to the opening of the third D-Caf Dementia Café at the Ku-ring-gai Fitness and Aquatic Centre!  I watched 18 carers and those affected with various degrees of dementia enjoy a light functional exercise program with trained professionals from the fitness centre together with a chat and a talk over coffee. Our Club helped instigate this project and now really appreciate the commitment of Ku-ring-gai Council and the KNC (Ku-ring-gai Neighbourhood Centre) in expanding and funding this program. Perhaps it is time for St Ives RC to contribute towards this project in another way?

On Sunday 15^th September we are taking advantage of the offer to Rotary Clubs of a pre-release fund-raiser of the new movie “Ride like a Girl”. Wahroonga and St Ives Clubs are in the process of organising an afternoon session with the aim of filling all 380 seats at a price of $20 to $25 a ticket plus a family concession package. Details have just been released. All proceeds to End Polio Now.  The story of Michelle Payne, the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup. Director: Rachel Griffiths.  Writers: Andrew Knight (screenplay), Elise McCredie (screenplay). Stars: Teresa Palmer, Sam Neill, Sullivan Stapleton.

 

On 24^th October, D9685 is ”Train Ride(s) to End Polio” around Sydney. There are 187 stations in the Sydney area and DG Kalma would like each Club to contribute a total of $10 per station per Club. This could include any sponsors or extra contributions we receive and I plan to travel for a dozen or more stations from Gordon to have a bit of fun as well.

 

Best wishes and have a great week.
President Russell