We had another great week in Rotary. Our meeting on 11 March had two great young speakers Laura Coburn and Hyuga Nashimoru speaking about their peace initiatives. While numbers were a bit down, we still had a very solid event with great questions following the terrific speeches. We also had a President’s lunch on 18 March and whilst the conversation was not as uplifting, it was most entertaining.
Whilst fellowship is the First Object of Rotary, and an integral part of Rotary membership, service to the community is also a necessary part of the Rotary experience. If you feel that your energies and talents are not being fully utilised, rest assured that there are a number of projects that could use your services. Alternatively, if you have been on a committee for a number of years and are feeling a little stale, why not join another committee and get a fresh perspective on Rotary life. Do not hesitate to reach out to me or the directors for guidance.
The District Conference (this year known as 'The Multi District Impact Summit) is on this year in Adelaide as I have previously advised. I have registered, who else is going? I don’t want to eat dinner by myself. As an aside the Rotary International Convention in Calgary is coming up in late June for the
more intrepid traveller.Just a note for those who might be interested, Rotary Kew is having a Gala Fundraiser on 10 April and Balwyn North is celebrating their 45th birthday on 8 May. If you are interested click on the event flyer at right to book
Finally, the Club has a storage problem. The Club had a good amount of material stored at Kooyong but no longer. Several members are storing boxes of Club records going back into the dim dark ages. If anyone has ideas where we could store all our records in one place at no or minimal cost, please let me know.