 Our guest speaker today was the newly appointed DG, John Glassford. John is from Coolamon Club and was born to priviledge in Kenya.He was educated at prestigious schools in England, but his heart is in Africa. In his address he acknowledged the part Rotary has played in helping Africa, and has said that he took on the role as a way of saying thank you on the African's behalf. Our new World President is Barry Rassin from the Bahamas who, John says has a great sense of humour and will do well. John aims to strengthen clubs and support them in any way that he can. He wants to see an increase in the humanitarian work that we can do, and wants to get the message out to the wider community. To that end John asked that we use the new modern logo, which our club does, and perhaps be able to fly the Rotary flag, metaphorically and in reality. Quoting Simon Sinek, he asked us what our "Why" was, and then explained the link to natural chemicals which made us feel good about ourselves and within ourselves. Endorphine, Seratonin, Dopamine ,Oxytocin all play a role in the Why. Watch the video..its really worth while. John concluded by telling us what he had lined up for his Conference in Griffith. A feature will be the bike ride circling all the towns and villages in the district, starting at and finishing in Griffith. He will be supporting Legacy and has plans for a time capsule. The original Australian Iron Lung will also be there, as will the first woman vice president of Rotary, If you stay for Sunday you could win a trip. Should be an interesting year! | |