Category Archives: President’s Message

President’s Message 20 September 2017

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Barry tells me that the Hume Bank has committed to the River of Stories this week. They are providing $1800.00 all up – $1200.00 in direct sponsorship and 6 x $100.00 start up accounts. Great news. In conjunction with the $2000.00 from the Commercial Club, $500.00 from Dymocks and the administration support from the Albury City Library Museum (including web-site assistance) the event this year is looking very positive. The awards will be handed out on the 14 October and it would be great to see  many Rotarians there to support this major program of the club.

Another project Barry has under his wing is work for the Homeless in our region. Barry is now after summer clothing; shorts, tee-shirts, caps etc. Marlene Carty has also approached me in regards to a project in conjunction with Albury City in lines with the Halve Waste program. Very early days at this point but some of the ideas include a car boot sale for clothing no longer needed. Strikes me there could be some synergies between these two projects – watch this space.

President’s Message

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With my annual report due my thoughts have turned to the question “what makes a good Rotarian”. The one simple motto keeps coming back, “service above self”. My research has led me to various essays and writings on the subject and I share one particular piece that describes the very essence of the saying. The true definition of “service above self” is showing acts of kindness to complete strangers with the knowledge you will never be recognized, pushing yourself beyond normal boundaries for the betterment of others, making yourself uncomfortable to make others more. “Service above self” means that the service you give must truly come from your heart.

President’s Message 15 January 2017

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I attended a Suicide Awareness course last Friday with Uniting Care Wodonga and what struck me was the statistic that the most number of male suicides is in the age range of 65 – 80 and that the no.1 cause is depression. I immediately thought of our club’s age profile and while no-one jumped out at me as fitting the common profile, we will have friends and relatives in the age range. I’m thinking that we should get the presenter, Tony Boyd, to give us a talk at a meeting.

 

President’s Message 18 January 2017

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After the last meeting, I helped Julie deliver the personal care packs to Father Peter and had a thoughtful discussion with him in regard to the needs of the homeless. This was following his talk relating to the hygiene services his church provides. There is possibly a couple of worthwhile projects that we could do as a club that will benefit the less fortunate in our community.

President’s message 14 December 2016

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As we get closer to Christmas and the New Year it is a good time to think about the year behind us, to reflect on what we have achieved as Rotarians and to set our direction for the future. One of my goals is to make coming to Rotary and participating in our projects a fun and rewarding experience. I want to give everyone a chance to grow as Rotarians. While I was thinking about what to put in this message I kept focussing on what makes a good Rotarian and I came across the following article: http://www.kernersvillerotary.org/100RotaryQuotes.pdf If you have a couple of spare minutes I think it is a good read and many of the historic messages with their spirit and intent are still relevant today.