President Marcus - Introduction
Guest speaker is not able to attend – Darleen Miles was going to speak all thing tattoos.
Presentation of Freda from the Conference so we can watch her presentation.
3 guests in the house tonight, Toni-Anne Griffin,Son AJ and partner, Brian.
Starting off with some sad news – Louise Borg passed away yesterday afternoon after a Cancer diagnosis in late December she was relatively young in early 70’s.
The club held a minute’s silence.
Ken, Don and Ian Wakefield were close mates, so they took Don out to lunch today. He is as good as can be expected as it has been a difficult couple of weeks. The girls have been fantastic. Service to be advised. Please keep Don and the family in your thoughts.
Louise was very private and kept in contact with Marcus’ mum, Jeanette.
Pride of Workmanship last Tuesday – many thanks to Ian Ash and your team – Hita Mistry, John Richie and Susi Wilson– thank you very much! The raffle was fantastic too – thank you Kelly.
Kids Cancer Centre cheque presentation – there was so much appreciation for the $150k raised over the last 3 events and gave us a lot of time and made us feel special. We realised the value of the contribution we have made.
Happy Birthday to Ken Miller on 1st April!
Happy Anniversary to Greg and Irene, 42 years and Sangeeta and Aneesh, 24 years.
This is Hita’s last meeting for 6 months as she is about to go on a tour around Australia.
On 10th April she will be a member for 1 year. What have you enjoyed the most? When joined it was about being connected with the community. She loves being involved where she can. Everything she has been involved in has been fantastic – the smile on the faces of those at the Pride of Workmanship. All the kids and the money we raised at the Kids Fun Run with Puffing Billy. All the members give their heart, love and time to the community.
Hita Mistry has organised the program this year and thank you for organising the speakers.
Video of Freda at the Rotary District Conference was played.
Committee Reports
Pride of Workmanship - PP PHF Ian Ash
- Ian was proud to be a part of the event and more than one business has asked to take part in the next evening
- Ian thanked the team– Hita, Susi and John – they undertook a lot of work on the night as well as the back-end work that made the event so smooth
- Thank you to Marcus for a great introduction speech
- CEO Peter Abbott provided a wonderful journey through the history of Puffing Billy
- A big thank you is extended to EDRA for helping with paying for the parking and helping with getting businesses to come to the event
- 13 businesses and 90 participants
- Ian wanted to make a special mention about Barney Hogan.He was nominated by one of fhis employees.Barney has been a special contributor to the community as he assisted in supporting the fuel voucher scheme. His dad was a founding member of our club which marked its 43-year anniversary on the night.
- We had $1500 allocated for the event in the budget however thanks to Kelly we had a raffle and also the silent auction went well contributing to a $512 profit.
- The food, service and the room were really good and it was a great evening for all who attended
Induction of Toni-Anne Griffin
We are inducting Toni-Anne and great to have AJ and Brian here this evening. She has a long association with the Gembrook-Cockatoo Football and Netball Club involvement. She has a wonderful volunteering history and will fit in wonderfully with Rotary. Toni-Anne has signed up for all 17 nights of the sausage sizzle for the Light Train nights! Welcome to Rotary
Marcus brought the previous necklace of past presidents. With the passing of Chris Adams and Louise Borg we see Rotarians come and go. It is time for our members to make a difference to our community locally, nationally and internationally.
Kids Fun Run with Puffing Billy – PHF John Henderson
- We had a great time with the team at Monash as we handed over the cheque for $50,000. This will assist research into childhood cancer and support the labs we visited.
- $721,250 in total since the event started 20 years ago – which is an amazing total and has done so much for children’s charities over the years.
- 26 November 2023 is the date of the KFRWPB later this year so keep your diary free as it is all hands on deck!!
Train of Lights – PHF John Henderson
- A big thank you to everyone who is not on a holiday for most of the time and signed up so readily on the roster
- There are only 4 slots left!!We think we are only going to need 6 people per night but will see how it all goes
Know your Rotarian - PP PHF Kristine Ash
Please contact PP PHF Kris Ash of you would like to host an evening. Thank you to Vicki and Gloria who have put their hand up – we need 4 more!!
Monbulk and Belgrave Visit Roster – PP PHF Emma Clark
Thank you to everyone who has signed up to go – if you would like to fill a spot, please contact Emma.
We are all delighted to hear that Heather Nielsen is improving well.
