Presidents Repot for 15th Aug
As I am writing this, the weather has turned really cold. The weather forecast is snow down to 600 meters. Only four days to our next meeting (22nd Aug) our guest speaker is Pam Munro-Smith - Lesotho – DIK.
Every one will be glad to know that I picked up our 2017/18 membership books to be handed out at the next meeting.
I attended the PB Ronald Memorial Trust Awards Presentation Dinner last Tuesday. My views of our youth were reinvigorated. The four recipients’ who each spoke about their chosen careers was inspiriting, as was one of the past awardees’ Jess Murphy.
The Rotary Club of Pakenham supports this Trust, and I was honored to present a donation to support this program into the future.
Jason Ronald, the youngest son of PB Ronald gave an in-depth insight of the achievements his father had in his various roles, in particular as a board member of the Royal Melbourne Show (RMS). During his time there Peter B Ronald implemented changes and growth to the RMS bringing in record numbers of visitors every year in succession. PB Ronald was truly a great community minded man. Thank you, George and the Trust members for organizing such an excellent event.
August is Membership Month, which means it’s time to celebrate our Rotary club, and the good we do in our community and around the world.
There are many ways to celebrate, but here are some ideas from District 9820:
“Say it loud, say it proud!”
Let everyone in your Facebook friends know that you are a proud member by changing your Facebook profile to the “I’m a Proud Rotary Member” which can be found as a graphic display on Facebook. Copy and save the graphic as your profile picture for August. Go on, give it a go!
‘We Are Rotary’,using the hashtag #WeAreRotary, post photos to Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram of our club members at work in our community or abroad to show how Rotary makes a positive impact in the world.
Rotary - Making A Difference.
Rotary clubs are known for the high-impact service projects we undertake locally and globally. Get motivated by reading stories about our service projects and how they improve lives on Rotary Showcase.
Be sure to follow Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to see what Rotary members around the world are doing to celebrate Membership Month.
What does Rotary mean to you?
Rotary members have pushed polio to the brink of eradication, delivered clean water to those in need, improved their local communities, provided scholarships to the next generation of peacemakers, and continued to do good in the world.
I am proud to be a member!
Well, that’s about it for now, until next week,
Best regards to all,
Greg Peck.