President's Report 8th May 2017

Fantastic! Wonderful!
A lovely reunion!
What fun!
Like old times!

These were some of the comments overheard on Monday at our 30th birthday celebrations. 98 members and guests enjoyed an amazing evening, meeting former friends, reminiscing and living the “good old days”.  Our District Governor Bruce appeared to enjoy the evening even making a special mention of the dress up competition at the conferences.

A huge thank you to the social committee of Max, Colin Sharpe, Ross, Colin Baxter, Ros, Margaret and Bernard together with our IT guru Andrew, our MC Barry, presenters Alan, Ross, David, Tony Makin and Tony Coote as well as the PRT of Glenda and Margaret. What a team!!

Thank you to all the former members and guests, the 10 members from Pennant Hills Rotary and the 3 members from our parent club Beecroft. It was lovely to have you celebrating with us.

Now we are on the home stretch…… Friday is Meals from the Heart. Don’t forget to make a dessert and contact John Tchetchenian to arrange delivery.

We have red wine tasting next meeting with our son Andrew. There will be a small charge to taste 5 or 6 wines during the evening. I’m looking forward to hearing him for the first time!!!

On 22nd May we have Rex Langthorne from the Special Olympics together with the young athlete Amanda Kelly who we helped sponsor to the special games in New Zealand.

Saturday 27th is a Donations in Kind (DIK) working bee. Please contact tony Makin for further details.

The Red Shield Appeal in on Sunday 28th May. Please volunteer. It’s not onerous – the young people do all the walking – you just supervise and keep an eye on them. The students are lovely young people who are fun to work with.  It is just approx. 3 hours to help raise funds for the Salvos who do so much good in our community. Please contact either David or myself.

Then on 29th May, its Pride of Workmanship followed by our vocational visit to Care Flight on June 5th.  John is going all out!!

Phew!! I’m exhausted reading about it all but it’s better to be busy that have nothing to do. Let’s continue to have fun and fellowship whilst serving humanity.

--Rosemary

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Night Report 8th May 2017

Start time: 7pm
98 in attendance
30th Birthday Celebrations
(Club opened 08 May, 1987)
 
Welcome by Rosemary Clarke to DG Bruce Lakin, ADG Jan Duffy and her husband Geoff, representatives from the Rotary Club of Beecroft – Alan Keighran and his wife Julie, Dr John Hodgson, the Rotary Club of Pennant Hills, our members, partners and guests.
 
Alan & Ross welcomed previous members and their partners and gave the apologies.
 
Bruce Lakin, District Governor speaks
- Have fun
- Sees it as a doing club
- A generous club
- Polio Challenge: 1.1 mil matching grants
 
Max - Fundraising
- Book sale grossed 16000
- Bunnings BBQ over $1000
- 26 Aug Trivia Night
- 7/8 October Garage Sale
 
**** VIVID – SUNDAY 4 JUNE - $74.00 per person, needs to be paid to Roslyn Savio by cash on Monday 15th May, meeting OR as a direct deposit in her St. George account – BSB 112 879  ACCT. NO 1560 994 31.  She has only received 4 payments out of 39 people stated they are attending.
We need to pay for the bus etc. on Wed. 17 May. 12,   THANK YOU
PLEASE TALK TO ROSLYN on Monday 15 May.
 
Tony Makin
- Shelter box donated $2000
- DIK Saturday need help next Saturday 13 May reply to Tony
 
Carwas: Meals from the heart - 4-6 people to do dessert for Roland MacDonald House Friday 12 May
 
Sarah from Switzerland on Safari returning 15 May, then on 19 May - 4 July goes home
 
Marcus going winter  RYPN
22 May Special Olympics speaking that night about rotary
John - 5 recipient pride of workmanship.
Pennant Hills Club started Pride of Workmanship Awards

5 June Care Flight Function PLEASE CONFIRM WITH JOHN
 
28 May Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal
Meet at Barry Smith Holden 8am that morning school children will join you, supervision required
Names & WWC numbers to Pam before anybody can attend. Min a week before.
 
Keith - membership all progressing well:
Became a grandparent for the second time during his stint at Bunnings BBQ
 
Barry Freeman advised 98 people in attendance.
Commemorative Book (Dick Bushell started) look at website on the cards.
Photos from the night will be up on website too
Photo records - anyone who has not had their photo taken please do so.
 
Reminiscing by Alan
 

• The commemorative Wishing Well
  19 May 1988 built by the club
• Time capsule to be open in 50 years, has since disappeared
• Tree of Joy 1991 started huge natural pine tree, after that fake trees entrance at Cherrybrook Village!
• 1997 M2 Charity Walk
  Lots of organising, gold coin entry, got other clubs, schools & organisations involved
• Toll section to Winston hills with
• Over 36000 raised that day for the club
• Other clubs raised about $12k for theirs
• Raised $5400 for Art Show at Cherrybrook Technology Highschool
• Community police station

 
Ross
- Wheel Chair Sports at Dawes Pont from 1991 for 5 years
- Set up from 6am as the roads were closed
- Food pick up from 4am
 
Tony
State Conferences, all themed which our club won many times
Photos all on the website, as per the card with the address highlighted.
 
David
 

• Club Fundraising
  Plant sales - Wilberforce Park 11 k
  Over a weekend people looked after plants
• Wine Sales
  Products well sampled 11k
• Christmas tree sales with Parramatta club 29k overall
• Trailer Raffles 160k
  Morris Wood - take trailer district assembly Kurrajong
  District Governor not happy got around it
• M2 open day 36k
• Rugby jerseys 22k
• Golf days 28 k
• Garage sales 246k biggest earner
• 85 k for tsunami, & bushfires appeals etc
  BBQ 76k
• 99k all up
  52k to polio challenge

 
Tony
Youth Programme
- see photos on website for various schools
- Youth Exchange 23 inbound 18 outbound
- 2-3 youth evenings a year
- RYLA 18-25
- RYPEN
 
Past Presidents Photo
 
Raffle Draw by first president's (Trevor Turner) wife Ann Turner.
 
Rosemary closes thanking everyone for a wonderful night, especially the Social Committee for making the night so interesting.  I feel there was a good time by all who attended.
 
Meeting Closed: 9.35pm

-- Ros Savio

Night Photos

Courtesy of Bill Forsyth and Andrew Little

30th Anniversary Display

Ross assembled a PowerPoint Display of some 117 photos.  This proved to be very successful.  

​The display size is greater than allowed for uploading.  Rather than creating two parts the Display has been re-assembled as a slide display.  For access please use the following link   -    30th Anniversary Display