Well my presidency is about to come to an end and I can feel the feathers of my lame duck status sprouting already. It's time to roll out the cliches. As they say time flies when you are having fun and I find it difficult to believe that my year as President is already coming to an end. I was and am still surprised that I was tapped on the shoulder by Teresa and Mark for the role. I didn’t feel that I knew enough about Rotary and I had a few other issues going on. I was very nervous but a little less so after undergoing training.
My main issue as president was and remains that as a commercial lawyer I was paid to give people advice and instant solutions. As President my role is to encourage people to find their own way. Old habits die hard.
I have enjoyed my time immensely and wish to thank all of my board particularly my hardworking Secretary Geoff and Treasurer Thelma who both do a huge amount of work to make the club run smoothly. There is a lot involved in running a club of this size and complexity and believe me it's not done by the President. I also wish to thank Richard who does incredible things.
However onwards to the future. I seem to have managed to not crash the car and on Tuesday 24th June will hand the keys to Helena and give her a chance to show off her driving skills. Thanks everyone. If you haven’t bought a ticket for the Changeover please do so as its going to be a great night .
