President’s Message: On Sunday four members of our Club attended a District initiative Rotary Leaders Club at Euroa. It was Part 1 of a three part course, basically covering all forms of Rotary work and involvement within District and RI activities. The members who attended were President Nominee and Secretary, Justin Clancy, Treasurer Dennis Martin, Vocational Services Director Dan Sawyer and President Elect Nicole. As you will have noted all are on next year’s Board of Directors and with their individual skills, current and future knowledge this can only be of benefit to the future workings of the club. Nicole looks as though she will have a highly knowledgeable and ‘go ahead’ Board until her control next July. Beside the Rotary Leaders Course candidates, she also has four Past Presidents as part of the make-up. Exciting times are definitely ahead.

Vale – Graham Irons

Graham was proposed for membership by PP Max Blomeley and was inducted into Albury Hume Rotary Club on the 7th January 1996. At that time he was the manager of the Green Tree Hotel. Sometime later Graham and his partner Helen brought the Seaton Arms Motel. Graham always made his facilities available for Rotary functions and many memorable events were held at the Seaton Arms including Changeovers, social nights and Christmas functions. Members also met there for drinks each Friday night with many stopping on for dinner. Graham resigned from Rotary following being appointed to the board of The Golden Chain Group as that position took up a lot of his time. He remained in that position until his death. Graham will be missed by all who knew him.