From the Pen of the President.....
We have been experiencing important religions occasions of
several groups of people at pretty much the same time – Easter for Christians,
Pesach for Jewish people and Ramadan for Muslims. All of them seek to concentrate our thoughts
and feelings on matters spiritual rather than on material concerns and encompass
the need to consider and care for the wellbeing of others and our
environment. Several of these elements
form part of the objectives of Rotary and will likely be in our minds
throughout the year and not only at present.
Costa Qually
President
Tailpiece
We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do! (
Mother Teresa)
Last Friday...
.... our monthly Business meeting saw only a handful of stalwarts meet in person at Wanderers and sadly even the Zoom attendance was pretty dismal. The low attendance figures of late was one of the topics addressed in the meeting, and we will have to put our collective heads together to come up with solutions to attract our members back to our weekly gatherings. Do we change the venue? Maybe we should consider changing the time we meet? Mentorship for newer members?
All constructive input would be greatly appreciated.
Report backs:
President Costa:
Richard Tonkin has requested leave of absence from May to August and we all wish him God speed on his travels overseas, and Bon Voyage to Pam Donaldson who will also be winging her way to Europe in the near future.
Pam Donaldson, head of Club Service counted an average of only 20 members per meeting in the past month, and has asked members to please let her know of any make-up meetings and committee meeting attendance.
Finances - John Symons:
Club Finances are in good shape.
It was agreed that the Rotary Club of Rosebank would donate a sum of R5 000 to District 9370 to assist in the relief efforts for the flood ravaged KZN. Various members donated funds in their personal capacity and John was able to transfer R15 500 to the District Relief Fund.
International - Richard Maloney reported back that he had been in contact with Shoprite CSI to pitch the cervical cancer project to them, but it will still need a lot of spade work. He will also be travelling to Germany in the next few months and plans on visiting Rotary clubs with the aim of building international connections.
Membership - ably steered by David Bradshaw, who is chipping away at potential candidates, and hopefully we will soon have some serious commitments.
David is trying very hard to establish a satellite club in Dainfern, who plan on holding a prostate cancer awareness talk for Dainfern residents in the near future.
Youth - The Interact Club of the Highlands North Boys Highschool have elected a President who will be inducted shortly, and they are planning on holding a Blanket Drive at the Norwood Hypermarket.
The Senior Youth Leadership Course will be taking place in October and deposits have been paid for 50 participants.
Jean and Ann Hope-Bailie interviewed a couple of Rotary Exchange student candidates and were very impressed with their calibre.
The date for the Careers Day has been confirmed for the 15th of July at the Holy Rosary College.
Publicity - Ann H-B regularly updates our Facebook page and our Rosebank Ramble is in the running for a District Award to be presented at Discon in June.
Fundraising - Bookings for our Quiz Evening with the Music Guru Sean Brokensha have been going well, with more than 60 tickets already sold. Sonja has managed to secure some wonderful prizes for our popular raffle, but we still need many more and asks all members to bring, bring, bring....
Please avoid disappointment and book your team soonest.
Vocational & Community Services - The annual Blanket Drive at the William Nicol Pick & Pay will be taking place on Friday 6th and Saturday/Sunday 7th and 8th of May. Thank you to all the members, Anns and friends who are volunteering their time to "sell" as many blankets as possible. The Board has agreed to the purchase of a second Yoco Point of Sale machine, which should also help with more blanket purchases.
And this Saturday....
.... on the last day of April we can look forward to a wonderful day of Fellowship.
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