Rotary Club Berwick has been out in force this week and it seems we will get a little busier.
I hope everyone at our weekly meeting enjoyed the presentation and talk by Jimmy Seeary from Operation Newstart. They really are doing some terrific work. As part of the relationship we are trying to build, Michelle Oliver-Rodrigues and I attended the graduation ceremony for Intake 59 on Thursday. It was terrific to witness first-hand the journey these kids have been on and the transformation they have achieved because someone cared enough to connect them with Jimmy & Tess. I was honoured to participate in the presentations alongside our Assistant / Area Governor, Leanne Byron.
The Art Screen team have been very busy as well, and now is an excellent time to let Trevor know if you can lend a hand. You don’t have to be a power weightlifter to join in. We need many hands to help stand the screens up and arrange them to our client’s wants and needs.
Friday morning Geoff Double and I completed a site visit at St John of God Hospital Langmore Lane and have progressed the project which will see the construction of our community garden in Langmore Lane Berwick. Geoff will give a brief update at our meeting next Wednesday.Rotary Zone 8 Regional Council Elections will be held later this month and I have the responsibility to vote on behalf of the club.
I urge all club members to visit Regional Council candidates — Creating tomorrow | Rotary (creatingtomorrowrotary.org) to learn more. I will need to cast the club’s votes and any input you can provide after checking out the above link will be welcome.
Call to Action – I mentioned last week again that Marta is keen to help construct a meaningful and interesting program of meeting guest speakers. I’ve learned through my observations that our attendance numbers each week are reflective of how interesting our members think the speaker will be. Help make our program more interesting by letting Marta know of any ideas/contacts that you believe will be meaningful to others. It is our club program and the more people that contribute, the better. If each member were to contribute to the program by sharing just one idea / lead / contact with Marta it would help immensely. Marta’s email address is rfai9975@bigpond.net.au Please help by sharing contacts and ideas.
Finally, I am also working on creating a meaningful, mutually beneficial relationship with Bunnings. They have asked us for some help on Halloween (31 October) with their store / carpark activities and I need a couple of helpers. I will provide more info as soon as I can.
Enjoy the meeting next week, and I’ll see you when I return from Adelaide.