Last Sunday's Changeover Luncheon: The Award Winners
Posted by Franz Huber on Jun 26, 2016
Last Sunday, Paul Seymour handed over the tiller to incoming President Simon Brook. A good time was had by all - thank you, Chris Thurtell, for organizing the venue for us!
Past District Governor Sandra Doumani and her husband Sam were our guests of honour, representing Rotary International.
President Elect 2017-18, Larry Murray was our Master of Ceremonies. Only Larry knows how to keep an event, which really can be a quite formal occasion, in concert with the Surfers Sunrise tradition of also making it a relaxed good fellowship event without losing its sense of importance.
On behalf of DG Anne Egan, Sandra presented President Paul with a Governor's Recognition Certificate, in acknowledgment of our club's many achievements over the past 12 months. DGE Darrell Brown, with a concise summary outlining the achievements of Rotary International over the past century and a bit, proposed a toast to Rotary International, responded to by PDG Sandra Doumani with an equally, refreshingly brief yet dignified response.
Besides the superb fellowship, the highlights of the day was a brief "Arrivederci!" address by our Youth Exchange Student Martina Missarelli, who by now has returned to her native Italy. And of course, the announcement of the club's awards:
Doug Waller Trophy for services to Rotary and in particular to the club: Mario Fairlie
Quiet Achiever Award: Geoff Croad (regrettably, Geoff was unable to attend)
Fellowship Cup: Gerald East
Rotarian of the Year: Simon Brook
Congratulations to all!
A pictorial of the Award Winners is in the Download Section on the right.