Presidents Report Nov 2nd
 
Hi All,
 
Last week at our partner’s night and was also, District Governor Don Ripper’s
official visit. Marta and Geoff Jansen added to the evening with Halloween flair.
Every one enjoyed the evening. Don spoke about the beginnings of Rotary and how
it has progressed to what it is today. The main theme of Don’s talk was the
Importance of attracting new members and how we must stay relevant in our
community. I think Don also gave us a tick (job well done) to the way our rotary club
is progressing and how we are running our club.
 
 
I would like to thank Ken Rook and his team again for the organization and running
such a high standard Primary School Public Speaking Competition. We are still
receiving thank you emails from the participating Schools. I think this event
demonstrates how Rotary is remaining relevant in Pakenham and also promotes
confidence and self esteem in our youth.
 
Being very close to Polio awareness day George Blenkhorn spoke equally as well as
the students about this important Rotary project. George explained that Rotary and
its partners launched the Global Polio Eradication Initiative nearly 30 years ago; the
incidence of polio has plummeted by more than 99.9 percent, from about 350,000
cases a year to just 37 cases in 2016.
 
Next week don’t forget, we will be meeting with Bunyip/Garfield Rotary Club at
Garfield Bowling Club.
 
Well that’s about it for now,
 
Best regards to all,
 
Greg Peck.
 
For more photos of the DG's visit click on the link here photoalbums/31st-october-dg-s-visit