Vegetables, Spar Collections, Khanyisile Mboya, a Fundraiser and Nigeria, which means Africa, Polio Free.

Last Week
Our speaker cancelled at the last moment so the club had to put up with me chatting about the History of Vegetables.  Fortunately I didn't need to show anything on the screen because most people know what cabbages, lettuces and beetroot look like...at least I think they do.  They come in plastic bags, cut up with a Woolworth's sticker on them.

Just to give you a bit of the flavour of the talk.  Swiss Chard was first produced in Sicily and Latin for a thistle is carduus , French is chardon.  It's a well chosen name.

The weekend saw the first of our monthly Christmas Collections at Spar Norwood.  It never crossed my mind to take a photograph of the happy workers and the Leopards from Alexandra.  On our shift we had a brilliant salesman who could have been no older than 11.....

Instead you can have a picture of sugar beet which was, as well as the potato, encouraged in its development by Napoleon.
In 1788 the French consumed 1kg of sugar per person per annum.  Today the Americans consume per person 1kg per week.
This Week

Our speaker is Khanyisile Mboya who is talking on the African Leadership Academy.

The African Leadership Academy (ALA) is a residential, secondary institution located in the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is dedicated to 16 to 19-year-olds from Africa and the rest of the world, with alumni from 46 countries currently.

Founded in 2004 by Fred Swaniker, Chris Bradford, Peter Mombaur, and Acha Leke, ALA officially opened in September 2008 with an inaugural class of 97 students.^[ ALA seeks to transform Africa by identifying, developing, and connecting the next generation of African leaders. To achieve this goal, ALA teaches a two-year curriculum in African Studies and Entrepreneurial Leadership, as well as the usual academic core subjects.

The campus is located in Honeydew, on the outskirts of Johannesburg. Students share a dormitories, and there are modern facilities including a sports field, 350 seat auditorium, classrooms and a dining hall. 

I hope Khanyisile doesn't just talk about the Academy because she was a major contributor to the book 'We are No Longer at Ease' - the Struggle for  Fees Must Fall.

Fund Raising Event

This will be a Quiz Evening on Wednesday 23rd October.  A quiz will, at least, be part of it.  It's in our interest to get as many people as possible there....it's not to make money out of Club members!  Diarise the date and we will get more information in due course.

It’s been three years since health officials last reported a case of polio caused by the wild poliovirus in Nigeria. The milestone, reached on 21 August, means that it’s possible for the entire World Health Organization (WHO) African region to be certified wild poliovirus-free next year.

Volunteers vaccinate children in Maiduguri, Nigeria, against polio, marking the houses they’ve visited.

Nigeria’s success is the result of several sustained efforts, including domestic and international financing, the commitment of thousands of health workers, and strategies to immunize children who previously couldn’t be reached because of a lack of security in the country’s northern states.

“Rotary, its Global Polio Eradication Initiative partners, and the Nigerian government have strengthened immunization and disease detection systems,” says Michael K. McGovern, chair of Rotary’s International PolioPlus Committee. He adds: “We are now reaching more children than ever in some of the hardest-to-reach places in Nigeria.”

McGovern says Rotary members in Nigeria play an important role in ridding the country of the disease. “Rotarians have been hard at work raising awareness for polio eradication, advocating with the government, and addressing other basic health needs to complement polio eradication efforts, like providing clean water to vulnerable communities.”

Nigeria is the last country in Africa where polio is endemic. Once Africa is certified as free of the wild poliovirus, five of the WHO’s six regions will be free of wild polio. Polio remains endemic in Afghanistan and Pakistan, which means transmission of the virus has never been stopped.

Dr. Tunji Funsho, chair of Rotary’s Nigeria National PolioPlus Committee, acknowledges the milestone but cautions Rotary members about celebrating too soon. He cites the challenge of making certain that routine immunizations reach every child in Nigeria.

“It’s paramount that we ensure all doors are locked to the re-entry of the wild poliovirus into our country,” says Funsho.

Funsho says to achieve this, Rotary needs to maintain strong advocacy efforts, continue to increase awareness of immunization campaigns, and ensure members raise necessary funds. Rotary has contributed $268 million to fight polio in Nigeria.

“As the first organization to dream of a polio-free world, Rotary is committed to fulfilling our promise,” says McGovern. “Our progress in Nigeria is a big step toward that goal, but we need to maintain momentum so that Pakistan and Afghanistan see the same level of progress.”

Congratulations to Marian Laserson and also to the Rotary Club of Fourways Main Reef & Die Boere Gemeenskap Transvaal.

Last Week
It was a Business Meeting but there really wasn't very much to talk about....so many people seem to be away at the moment.  I suppose people are still mentally switched on to Private School Holidays!

I forgot to give you the answer to the silly question I posed.  The answer is that you are on a merry-go-round so all you have to do is get off.

Congratulations to Marian Laserson......she even has a birthday this month!
I have a feeling that she's always been an activist.

This Week
We have a speaker, I imagine the chairman Leon Cronje, of the Boere Gemeenskap Transvaal, an organisation that supports people in informal settlements.

Nowhere on its website does the organisation mention that it only assists whites, presumably Afrikaans speaking whites but that is the impression that I have from the photographs.

Personally I have a problem with this which is exemplified by Transvaal in the name of an organisation that was only founded four years ago, 20 years after the province of that name ceased to exist.
Don't misunderstand me.  I am not saying that these unfortunate people shouldn't be helped. I know that there are approximately 56 informal settlements between the East Rand and Pretoria that house predominantly white people. I am just concerned that there could be an isolationist agenda.  I hope I am proved wrong.

  Congratulations to Fourways Main Reef in having this article in The Rotarian

When drought drove thousands of flamingos to abandon their chicks at a reservoir that serves as a breeding ground for the birds, the Rotary Club of Fourways Main Reef, Johannesburg, sprang into action, providing lactate solution, food, blankets, and saline solution to a conservation group.

“Sometimes life works in magical ways,” says club member Ingrid Sellschop, who had seen a social media post about the flamingo chicks’ plight that prompted the club members to get involved in late January. “A friend from my school days, who runs the VulPro vulture rehab program at the Hartbeespoort dam, contacted me requesting help when she saw that our club was collecting items and money for the rescue.” Many conservation centers around the country were involved in relocating the chicks and eggs to safe environments.

“I was fortunate enough to be able to assist with feeding the little flamingo chicks in the first week that they arrived at the VulPro center,” Sellschop says. The mission ended happily with healthy hatchlings, and dam water levels have since risen, improving conditions for the flocks.

The View, Pieter-Dirk Uys, a Business Meeting and the RI President for 2021/22

Last Week


It was a Social Meeting but we had three visitors, our outgoing Long Term Exchange Student who is off to the wilds of Thailand, Masego Matiko and her father, Jabu.
They both chatted about themselves and thanked the club for its support.

Our third visitor was Dr Ronnie Klein, a former member of the Rotary Club of Killarney which closed down in 1995,

A couple of things got forgotten last week:

Outing to The View

The View in Parktown was built in 1896 for Sir Thomas Cullinan, famous for producing the world's largest diamond at his Premier Mine, in 1905.

Dominated by two A-shaped gables, red brick, and white carved wooden railings on its double-storey balconies, it's built in the Neo-Queen Anne style. The west wing - a copy of the original house - was added in response to the growth of the family. It retains its large garden, with its original circular driveway.

The house stands grandly on Ridge Road, but no longer has a view to Pretoria, like it originally had. It's still in good condition, with its large wooden-paneled study and beautiful fireplaces. It is now the headquarters of the Transvaal Scottish Regiment.

Lady Cullinan lived in the house until 1963 when she died at the age of 97. The View became a national monument in 1990.

Date 22nd September. 

Time 10. 30 -10.45

Lecture by Jim Findlay to start at 11 am He will give us the history of the Tvl Scottish and its association with The View.

Cost R 200 p.p. This includes the lecture  and tea ,coffee and snacks afterwards.

RSVP to Debby Steenhoff (peterdebby@sagolfing.com) before 19^th August.

That is today but I'm sure they will take late bookings.

A couple of weeks ago Pam Donaldson also organised a trip to Pieter-Dirk Uys in his new....and probably his last....show #HeTwo at the theatre in Monte Casino.  There were about a dozen of us there and we had a good time.

It was a retrospective show but I did wonder if anyone under 50 would understand any of it!

Our thanks to Pam for organising these things.

This Week

It's a Business Meeting....enough said!  Nobody hazarded a guess for the description in the Joke Column.  I will keep it there this week and will hopefully remember to enlighten you on Friday.....remind me if I forget.

Shekhar Mehta, of the Rotary Club of Calcutta-Mahanagar, West Bengal, India, is the selection of the Nominating Committee for President of Rotary International for 2021-22. 

He will be declared the president-nominee on 1 October if no challenging candidates have been suggested.

Mehta acknowledges that current membership trends are a challenge and says that membership development should be Rotary’s highest priority. He believes that focusing on regional plans, successfully transitioning Rotaractors into Rotary clubs, and increasing diversity and female members could yield a 5 percent net growth in membership each year.

“A major brainstorming is needed to find effective solutions suited to different areas of the world,” says Mehta. He adds that regional ethos and culture have to be taken into account to find localized solutions, as “one size does not fit all.” He believes Rotary can extend to new geographical areas and countries.

As a strong proponent of Rotary’s strategic plan, Mehta says he will encourage clubs to use action plans and reinforce the core values of Rotary.

Mehta says Rotary needs to become more contemporary and adaptable by focusing on partnerships with governments and corporations, expanding partnerships with organizations that specialize in Rotary’s areas of focus, and investing in technology.

Mehta, an accountant, is chair of the Skyline Group, a real estate development company he founded. He is also a director of Operation Eyesight Universal (India), a Canada-based organization.

Mehta has been actively involved in disaster response and is a trustee of ShelterBox, UK. After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, he helped build nearly 500 homes for families affected by the disaster.

Mehta pioneered a program that has performed more than 1,500 life-changing heart surgeries in South Asia. He is also the architect of the TEACH Program, which promotes literacy throughout India and has reached thousands of schools.

A Rotary member since 1984, Mehta has served Rotary as director, member or chair of several committees, zone coordinator, training leader, member of The Rotary Foundation Cadre of Technical Advisers, and district governor. He is also the chair of Rotary Foundation (India).

Mehta has received Rotary’s Service Above Self Award and The Rotary Foundation’s Citation for Meritorious Service and Distinguished Service Awards.

He and his wife, Rashi, are Major Donors and members of the Bequest Society.

Think back Two Weeks....a Social Meeting and advice on International Projects.

Blog Holiday
When we have a Public Holiday on a Friday the following Monday is always a Blog Holiday.

A Fortnight ago

We did have a visitor, Mary Sabwa from Kenya who presented President Jean with a banner from the Rotary Club of Lavington Nairobi

Caroline Green spoke to us about her experiences at the former Barnato Park High School and read us a story from her book, Butterfly Moments.

Saturday Morning saw our Club Assembly held at the REEA Centre in Craighall Park. It was so well attended that we had to find extra chairs.

President Jean has written about it in her column so I am not going to repeat what she has said.

The most important thing about the meeting was bringing our constitution and byelaws in line with the 21st century and the direction in which Rotary International is leading us.

The most important point is that we have to be more flexible in our approach to membership and what we do generally as long as we maintain the basic tenets of Rotary.

It's easier said than done, of course.  I think if we manage to attract new members who share a less hide bound approach to Rotary and receive encouragement and support from the club then we are more than halfway to ensuring that our club survives long-term.

This Week

It's a Social Meeting followed by a Board Meeting....last time I said preceded which threw the Board into disarray.  That's what Boards ought to be.  If you think I am wrong just come early and find out if I got it right this month.  If I have got it wrong you may just miss the Board Meeting completely.

Beth Keck, International Service Chair District 6110

1. What was your first international partnership project?

My club [the Rotary Club of Bentonville, Arkansas] had not done an international project in its 90-year history. While in India on a family trip in 2016, my husband [Ken Leonard, also a Bentonville Rotarian] and I looked up the Rotary Club of Jodhpur Padmini, an all-women’s club. Over a cup of tea, they said they were interested in doing a global grant project. We stayed in touch, discussing options. We settled on a sanitation project for Jodhpur’s public schools that renovated toilets and linked them to the city sewer system and also helped set up washing stations for kids and kitchen workers through a Rotary Foundation global grant.

One of Rotary’s strengths is making you think about sustainability and the social aspects of projects. So we also put training and other systems into place to ensure that the new toilet blocks would be maintained and cleaned, and we addressed the dropout rate of adolescent girls by partnering with a nongovernmental organization that gives girls reusable and washable sanitary pads. So far we have helped eight schools and more than 2,000 students. 

2. What are good ways for clubs to find international partners?

Rotary Ideas at ideas.rotary.org is where clubs post projects they are working on. Rotary project fairs take place all around the world; districts can now use district grant funding to send a Rotarian to one. Many Rotarian Action Groups and some major international projects have booths in the House of Friendship at the Rotary Convention.

Not everybody has the opportunity to travel internationally, so at my next district training assembly we are prequalifying three projects from international clubs and districts that fall under certain criteria, such as having a good track record for being responsive. We will then match interested clubs in our district with a coach to reach out to the project’s host club.

3. What happens after we find a project to work on?

It’s my job as district international service chair to identify people who understand project planning, design, and implementation, as well as how Foundation global grants work — how to do a community assessment, what sustainability means for us. They can coach other Rotarians to get grants underway.

Rotarian Action Groups also can help. We went to the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group for our project, and their experts taught us about international sanitation standards and other technical information that we, as everyday Rotarians, were not aware of. Another global resource is The Rotary Foundation’s Cadre of Technical Advisers, who all have specialized knowledge in one of the six areas of focus and can help you shape a project. The Foundation staff is excellent. The regional grants officer really helped us improve our project by doing reviews and coaching us along the way.   

4. Any advice for working with other clubs on global grant projects? 

For funding, clubs can pool their resources as a district and work together. Many of our clubs are small, so donating $5,000 may feel out of their reach. But if you can pool together multiple donations of $500, then you can quickly get to $5,000, which is a great point of entry for substantial projects. Working with other clubs also makes it easier for smaller clubs to get involved if they haven’t had any international engagement, and it helps promote more communication and exchange among clubs within the district.

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Business, Club Assembly, Caroline Green and Small Scale Sustainable Farming

Last Week
It was a Business Meeting but so few of the Directors were there to report so it wasn't really.  The nitty-gritty will be on Saturday morning at the Club Assembly so make sure you are there to express your opinions and if you are a new member be sure that you state yours and don't leave all the talking to those who have been here for years.

This Week


Our speaker is Caroline Green, the author of Butterfly Moments.

Caroline Green is an Educator, Life Purpose Coach, Youth Counsellor, Inspirational Speaker, and more recently, an author.

In obedience to her Calling, she serves the needs of disadvantaged girl learners at the Roedean Academy in the afternoons. At other times, she uses her small business, Butterfly Formations, to help spread the Good News of our Belovedness.

Her self-published book, Butterfly Moments, contains over forty real life transformational encounters forged from her eight year tenure as the School Counsellor at Barnato Park, a large Inner-City co-ed high school in Berea, Johannesburg.

The stories are likely to challenge, inspire and ultimately provide hope. Caroline strongly believes that the future of our country resides in the souls of these courageous young South Africans.

On 29 November a Motion was passed in Parliament in support of her work and her book. Details can be found on her website:
www.butterflyformations.co.za


In the United States and other developed nations, a lot of food production is controlled by large industrial operations, which produce cheaper food by focusing on a single crop and using specialized equipment to cut labor costs.

Volunteers from the Rotary Club of Little Rock, Arkansas, USA, and Heifer built a high tunnel for Joe Carr.

But according to research into sustainable agriculture, this food model has downsides, including a reliance on commercial fertilizers, heavy pesticides, and other chemicals that can harm the environment.
The trend has also contributed to the failure of smaller family farms, increasing the poverty rates in places like rural Arkansas. 

Nationwide distribution networks have also resulted in food deserts in urban areas, particularly in the U.S., England, and Australia, where poor neighborhoods have little access to fresh produce and instead rely on less nutritious fast foods and packaged products.
Small-scale sustainable agriculture, on the other hand, tends to keep things local. The money you spend on food stays in your community and helps your neighbor. Farmers maximize land use by planting multiple crops that replenish the soil and reduce the need for fertilizers and pesticides.
And fruits and vegetables grown closer to home keep more of their nutrients.
Consumers are increasingly aware of these health benefits, fueling the market for local produce.
“There’s a phenomenon going on, really nationwide, about people becoming more and more concerned and thoughtful about where their food comes from,” says Sharon Vogelpohl, a past president of the Little Rock Rotary club and a volunteer on the project.

Before teaming up with Rotary on the project, Heifer USA conducted a study that found considerable untapped demand for locally grown produce. The study calculated that Arkansas spends more than $7 billion  a year on food, with about $6.3 billion of that coming from outside Arkansas.

Heifer set up a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) network — a food subscription service in which consumers buy produce in advance at a fixed price, guaranteeing farmers a market for their crop regardless of how weather or other factors may affect their output.

Rotary members used their extensive contacts to find buyers for the CSA shares, and offered business and planning advice to the farmers. Heifer provided training in sustainable practices and taught its philosophy of accountability, sharing, passing on training, and self-reliance.

Through its first five years, the number of shares sold grew from 150 the first year to more than 400 a year.

The New South Produce Cooperative became a largely independent cooperative in 2016, and in 2017 expanded to wholesale markets. Now, Heifer USA is transitioning oversight of the program to one of its funding partners, 275 Food Project, smoothing the path for expansion into the Memphis area.

"We’ve always viewed our role as being an incubator of this project,” says Annie Bergman, Global Communications Director for Heifer. “This will allow growth across the border and provide more support for the farmers. We will still offer training and funds when needed."

The tools of small-scale sustainable agriculture look different around the world, but the principles are the same. Noel Mace, Heifer International’s program manager for Africa, explains that cooperatives play a crucial role in bringing together groups of farmers — many with both livestock and crops — and connecting them to markets.

“We are now developing more of a market-driven approach,” says Mace. “Historically, Heifer has spent a lot of time on how to bring poor farmers to a subsistence level where they can feed their families. But our mission is to end hunger and poverty, not to lessen it. Poverty is a big challenge without connecting to markets.”

“So the question,” he continues, “is not just how do we make sure you are not hungry, but how do we move you beyond a family-level production to participating with others in a market” that creates income and increases livelihood?

Africa has a strong dairy program, so much of Heifer’s work there flows out of milk. Tight groups of 15 to 20 farmers join with other groups in cooperatives that then have enough scale to access chilling plants and, ultimately, processing plants. The farmers then look to diversify further by using their milk co-op to sell avocados, lettuce, tomatoes, and other produce.

“If I am a consumer, I now can go to the co-op and buy milk, but also buy fresh fruits and greens, and I know it will have the same level of quality,” says Mace. “It’s really about marketing a brand, something I can rely on and know they will have when I go there.”

Spreading success

Back in Arkansas, Ben Wihebrink of Heifer USA says the larger vision is to encourage others to copy their model. In addition to building support for the cooperative in Memphis, pilot efforts have been launched in northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas Delta.

“There is an infinite demand across the (American) South specifically for local foods and organic foods,” says Wihebrink. “And as long as there is consumer interest, there is opportunity to help farmers in many places struggling to make a living.”

Joe Carr, recipient of one of the hoop houses, has been farming since he left his job at Whirlpool in 1987. He started a farmer’s market in 2003 that has grown to more than 60 vendors. The co-op and high tunnel (as it’s also called) have allowed him to increase his income.

"The beauty of the high tunnel is it gives you the quality you need for public demand,” he says. “Choy, kale, broccoli, carrots, and lettuce will all go through the winter. With the proper crop management, you can harvest all winter long."

Lenore Terreblanche, a Business Meeting, the Rotary VR App and the Rotary Foundation's approach to Water Projects.

Last Week



Lenore Terreblanche chatted about her life as a pharmacist.  It was particularly interesting as she has only worked in State Hospitals and at Government level.  What was fascinating was that when it came to shortage of money nothing has changed no matter what government is in power though owing to industrial action salaries were much improved under the present government.  It was a fascinating talk because it really showed how much things may appear to change but in many ways most things remain the same.



This Week
It's a Business Meeting, the first one of the New Year.  In many ways it will just be a precursor of the Club Assembly on the 3rd August and you will have received an email asking for any suggestions to be discussed at Club Assembly. 
It gives you the opportunity to make suggestions for projects, say what you would like to be changed or would like not to be changed. In other words it gives you a chance to debate what the club does or doesn't do at the Assembly.
We all need to hear new ideas from those who are untrammeled by tradition and it's only through raising them that we can move forward as a club and not stagnate.

Get the Rotary VR app

By combining the power of Rotary's virtual reality app with a VR viewer and smartphone, you can immerse yourself in some of Rotary's most meaningful work. 

To experience virtual reality, download the Rotary VR App to your smartphone. For optimal viewing, use a VR viewer and noise canceling headphones to immerse yourself in any of Rotary's VR films.

You can also view a 360° version of our VR films simply by watching them on your computer or smartphone.

Rotary has worked for decades to provide people with clean water by digging wells, laying pipes, providing filters, and installing sinks and toilets. But the biggest challenge has come after the hardware is installed. Too often, projects succeeded at first but eventually failed.

Rotary projects used to focus on building wells, but Rotary started to focused on hygiene education projects, which have a greater impact.

Across all kinds of organizations, the cumulative cost of failed water systems in sub-Saharan Africa alone is estimated at $1.2 billion to $1.5 billion, according to data compiled by the consulting firm Improve International.

Rusted water pumps and dilapidated sanitation facilities are familiar sights in parts of Africa, South America, and South Asia — monuments to service projects that proved unsustainable. A 2013 review by independent contractor Aguaconsult cited these kinds of issues in projects Rotary carried out, and the review included a focus on sustainability to help plan more effective projects.

That’s one factor in why Rotary has shifted its focus over the past several years to emphasize education, collaboration, and sustainability.

With Rotary Foundation global grants, a dedicated Rotarian Action Group, and a partnership with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Rotary’s water, sanitation, and hygiene, or WASH, programs are achieving greater, longer-lasting change.

“All Rotary water and sanitation projects are full of heart and well-intentioned, but many of them didn’t always meet the actual demands of the community,” says F. Ronald Denham, a founding member and chair emeritus of the Water and Sanitation Rotarian Action Group. The group, formed in 2007, stresses a needs-based approach and sustainability in projects.

In the past, equipment and facilities were usually installed properly and received well, but the local ownership, education, and sustainability were sometimes lacking. Communities often did not receive enough support to manage the projects independently for the long term.

One obstacle to sustainability: the ongoing human involvement that’s required.

Rotary members, by their nature, are volunteers. “Like everyone else, Rotarians have priorities like work and family,” says Denham, who has worked with clubs on water, sanitation, and hygiene issues for more than 30 years and led projects in Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, and Uganda.

Speaking of the Rotary members who work to make improvements in their own communities, he says, “It’s difficult for host clubs, for instance, to manage WASH projects long-term,” especially if the projects have complex technical components. “We’re extremely dedicated, but we need help. Reaching out is essential to our success.”

Community engagement, community ownership

That success now increasingly depends on collaborations with organizations that provide complementary resources, funding, technology, contacts, knowledge of a culture, and other expertise.

“Clubs need to better engage with the community, its leaders, and professional organizations,” Denham says. “More important, we need to understand the needs of the community. We can’t assume or guess what’s in their best interest.”

The Rotary Foundation has learned over time that community engagement is crucial to making long-term change. It now requires clubs that apply for grants for some projects in other countries to show that local residents have helped develop the project plan.

The community should play a part in choosing which problems to address, thinking of the resources it has available, finding solutions, and making a long-term maintenance plan.

No project is successful, Denham says, unless the local community ultimately can run it.

A Social Meeting, Lenore's Story and our New RI President

Last Week
It was a Social Meeting which really means that we chatted and told a few jokes.  I was so busy chatting and telling jokes that didn't have time to take any photographs.  Seriously, there is not much to say other than time seemed to fly by and that is as it should be.  The reason why we now have a social meeting every month is because members complained that they never had a chance to talk to each other with so many speakers and a Business Meeting.  It really was necessary.....though the President, as usual, had a few things to say.

This Week
There's a Board Meeting before our normal meeting when Lenore Terreblanche will tell us 'Her Story'. 

These personal accounts by members are always so interesting and so much better than the old 'My Job' talks.  I don't know who suggested them in the first place but it was an inspired suggestion.

Every photo we have of Lenore has her eyes closed.......?




Club Assembly
After the Board Meeting we will, no doubt, be told the date.

It is so important that everyone who can, does attend. A Club Assembly is the only body with
legislative authority.  In other words only a Club Assembly can set the subs for the year or make changes to the Club's byelaws.  It is also when the Board will set out its goals for the year under the various avenues of service and the Assembly has the authority to accept or reject them.  The Board is subject to the Club and can only make recommendations for the Club to approve and the Assembly is the vehicle for that approval.

The Club Assembly is so important that it is necessary to give three weeks notice to members.

The Past is Prologue

FOR NEARLY 40 YEARS, Mark Daniel Maloney and his family have demonstrated that Rotary connects the world. Now, the self-described “cheerful traveler” embarks on the next phase of his life’s journey: serving as Rotary International’s new president.

To read the full story, click on link below:

https://rotarydownunder.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/New-RI-President.pdf