Happy New Year and I hope you’ve had a happy festive season. Let's make 2021 fun as we break through new barriers in a challenged world.
I am honoured to have our Members' confidence to lead the Club as your President.
Our Club reflects diversity. We have members from different cultural backgrounds, an increasing number of women and a wide range of ages from millennials to retirees and people who have diverse experience and skills. We are joined together by Rotary with a common objective to make a difference in our world.
Our Club strongly encourages all members to become actively involved.
2020 was a year of many challenges as we faced the emergence of a pandemic, significant periods of lockdown and unprecedented economic circumstances. Whilst it was confronting in many ways we learnt to adapt and change rapidly. We have indeed displayed our resilience and grown from the experience.
Continuing with this theme, we need to be creative, nimble, involved and flexible. It is also very important that we show sensitivity and kindness to each other as we adapt.
During the holidays, ideas have been flowing as your Directors have been leading and planning for the new year.
Darren Bark has also been creating a promotional video for our Club and Di Barnes has been sending him photos for inclusion. If you have any pics in a secret stash please let us know asap.
Greg, Matt and Christiane are preparing for Clean- up Australia Day.... a picnic may follow for our Rotarians at Work.
Harold is well underway preparing for Bobbo and ensuring it is COVID safe. He is also compiling a list of fund raising ideas for 2021 to fill the empty coffers.
Di has restarted The Waratah last week. She is very keen to be sent content so it remains interesting and stimulating to our members and Rotary Friends.
Barry, our Programme Director, has some interesting speakers lined up. The topics reflect members' suggestions from our survey last year. Please send more ideas to Barry for inclusion.
We have already taken steps to make our Club family friendly and COVID safe. We are indeed fortunate in St Ives to be surrounded by fabulous outdoor facilities which hopefully we will utilise more.
All suggestions are welcomed and appreciated as we continue to evolve as a Club.
Happy New Year to you and your family!
Sent from Hawks Nest where I’ve been enjoying family time after my family were in lockdown during the festive season.
Cheers
Lyndall
ROTARY OPENS OPPORTUNITIES
St Ives, NSW 2075
Australia