June 11, 2014 Program - Rotary International Convention
Rotary International Convention
Jessica Mang, Incoming President
Incoming President, Jessica Mang, to tell us about her time at Rotary International Convention in Sidney, Australia...Jessica described landing in Sidney and everywhere you looked was a perfect picture opportunity...She noted that the Aussie money exchange was 1 for 1...She described the beauty of the Sidney Skyline and Harbor Bridge...She also talked about Shark Nets and Box Jellyfish... Jessica described a vivid light show each night that literally lights up buildings with animated visual displays...An Amazing Place... She visited the Wild Animal Zoo and Aviary and described little creatures like Kuala, Tasmanian Devil, and Casauari... The Convention provided each Rotarian with a yellow bag full of brochures, programs, maps, etc...The Exhibition Center was Amazing...Jessica explained meeting a Rotarian from Nigeria and how much he was interested in her idea of a book program...She described the beauty of the Sidney Harbor and how everyone had tea at 4 PM each afternoon...Jessica visited the City Library and described the beauty of this sandstone building and the fact that the library also housed a local bar... She explained the City focus on keeping Sidney visually Wonderful...Many of the Rotarians attend the Convention in their native dress... A special treat for the convention was the lighting of the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony... Jessica described the plenary session being attended by 18,000 Rotarians and she described the speech by RI President Ron Burton as GREAT...Jessica spoke about the International Flags on display and the focus on Ending Polio Now...Jessica attended a Dinner Cruise and visited the Royal Botanical Gardens that she described as being the most beautiful part of the trip... She even tried to get us to visualize how beautiful the Blue Mountains are...The next RI Convention will be in Rio De Janerio, June 7 – 10, 2015... Thanks Jessica for attending the RI Convention in Sidney Australia
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