This report gratefully received from Stephanie Jamieson....
 
 
With a few members away this week, it was relatively quiet on numbers though we ensured that we kept the momentum of the meeting going and were pleased to hear from Ritchie who is an applicant for RYLA 2019.  Ritchie came to Rotary off his own research of opportunities in the shire.  Ritchie spoke about his community involvement, his passion for being a leader and how attending RYLA will assist him in his future.  He responded well and with earnest to questions from members after his spiel to obtain sponsorship from the club; it could be said that he spoke with such sincerity that he provoked compassion and admiration form the members.  It will now be up to the board if we were to sponsor Ritchie for RYLA and if he does, we look forward to working with him as he completes the second stage of his commitment with volunteering to assist on Rotary projects. 
 
 
Our guest speaker tonight was one of our very own - Mr Ken Rook, the night has been planned for a while with Ken asking for feed back on what we as members need/should know about Rotary and our club.  There were a few responses given to Ken in which he has advised we may have to have another night in the new year.  Tonight, Ken covered the topics of board structure, which was good timing for members to reflect on how it is presently managed and the proposed changes.  Next Ken discussed programming of meetings and how speakers are sought and who is responsible to assisting/planning and implementing for our enjoyment and ensuring a range of topics are covered both from community and members.  Ken handed over to Grant, to explain communication methods and using Club Runner.  A side note is that ‘Grant will happily and patiently assist any member who may need some guidance on using Club Runner’.  The night was informative for new members and a reminder to those that have been with the club for a while.
Jokers Wild was drawn by Ritchie and as the Sergeant couldn’t find his glasses at the time, Ritchie readily called out the number, where David was lucky enough to try his luck at finding the illusive joker.  Lucky for us, the deck continues to dwindle and waits for next week’s lucky winner to try their luck.