Bob Farrar spoke about the Rotary Golf Day to be held on 23 February and called for volunteers to assist on the day. A number of members volunteered immediately.
Kim Wilkins thanked everyone who worked on the bookstall on 27 Jan and which made $500+. The book box at the Plaza is at capacity so another bookstall is proposed for Sunday, 17 February to help reduce the number of books that need to be stored. Kim will be sending out an email shortly calling for volunteers.
Kevin Tattrie advised that the Rotoract Club of North Sydney would be having its first meeting in the offices of Trent Zimmerman, MP on 20 February. Brochures are being dropped at local businesses to attract prospective members aged in the 20-30 age group.
Sally O’Neill advised the next Bunnings BBQ is on 24 February at Bunnings Chatswood. Please let Sally know if you are able to volunteer for the roster.
Fay Petrou spoke about the upcoming District Conference in Newcastle. Several members have already registered for the conference and Fay invited more members to attend what should be a very interesting and informative conference, with some fun included.
President Ranald advised that the board had decided to cancel the annual Seniors Lunch. The costs have increased over the years, the logistics are becoming difficult and the board feels the funds could be better spent on more urgent projects such as drought relief.
John Turner advised that he would be training more people on the tablet and square in preparation for the upcoming Fireworks. Please contact John if you would like to be trained, and more importantly, that you will be here for the Fireworks to implement that training.
Peter Grinter advised that the Rostrum Voice of Youth would be held in March at Ascham School. Volunteers are needed to assist with this programme so please contact Peter if you would like to be involved. All members who have helped in past years have found it very interesting and rewarding to see the calibre of talent of the students involved.
President Ranald spoke briefly about the video we have been asked by District Rotary to share with members about a possible proposed merger between district 9675 and 9685. The 10 minute video was then shown to those present. Members were asked to think about the pros and cons of such a merger, and over the next few months discussion would take place about the worth or otherwise of such a proposal.
Following the showing of the video, members disbanded into their various committees to discuss plans for the year.
Sergeant’s Session
The Sergeant’s Session was conducted by Malcolm Lye, who after an absence of quite some time in the job, but who was obviously keeping a log of all the misdemeanors since his last session, managed to extract quite a bit of coinage from those present.
