| The meeting began. Grace was decimated and we settled in to the business of the day. David welcomed back two members who have been away ill | Paul Murray is recuperating well from a stint in Wagga Base. Good to have him back with us. | | Doug Conkey is making rapid strides from his surgery, and things are looking up for him too. It is always good to see his smiling face. | |
First up was the Sergeant Session, with Wal Paton extracting as much as we could. The jokes on members Frank Fuller, John Smith and Pykie made many think that Easter had come early and Michael G was back with us!! Today we inducted a new member Peter Wilesmith. Peter is a keen cyclist so he was included in the Gears and Beers Committee. Peter will make a great member and we all welcomed him warmly. Our Exchange Student Sophi reported on a wonderful weekend at Ulladulla where the all exchange students from the two Districts met. She had a wonderful time!! Neil Pinto hosted her there, and asked us again to remember to include her in any activities. Geoff Breust is flying her to Hay soon. Fundraising for Fire and Drought relief continues, but two of our members have joined up with blazeaid to work on recovery by helping farmers with fencing and grapevine trellis. Doug Sutton and Darren Wallace worked at Tumbarumba last Friday, and ongoing opportunities are available. The club decided to try to raise a RAWCS project in the name of Tumbarumba. This gives us charitable status , and allows all donations to be tax free, as well as removing GST on some of the purchases. John Egan is following this up. Doug Sutton is keen to get more Rotarians involved. RAWCS call to action: Col Duff went to Vanuatu last year, volunteering to work on a RAWCS project. The trip was initiated by the Bowral / Mittagong Rotary Club. A call to action has been made again. there is a proposal for a team to go to either Cambodia, India, Nepal or Vanuatu. The time frame proposed is late in 2020, and Colin called for possible starters. Six hands went up. Food and Wine Festival Update: Its three weeks away. All hands on deck! Be sure to fill those roster spaces The Committee made a decision not to proceed with insurance against cancellation due to rain. The liquor licence has not been issued, but "those with knowledge of the matter" remain confident that all will proceed. WWCC final approval still outstanding, but also not a matter for concern. The busking competition "slipped under the radar" at the early planning stage. It's too late to catch up, so it has been cancelled for this year. The Science Challenge: The Science Challenge was a great success. Our club provided the trestle tables and set up the hall. A couple of members also went to the sessions, then due to the rain event the cleanup was not until Monday. A great effort, and thanks to the trailer jockeys, Pykie, Mal and John. David Benn invited us to the Riverine Club's Autumn Ball. Its Saturday March 21. Murrumbidgee Club also has a dinner that same night. Bad choice of date as that is Conference weekend! RYDA is coming next Wednesday. If you can help contact Neil Pinto. Its an interesting day to observe and to help. Pykie's Closing Comment: There wasn't one this week. Greatly missed. |