INFORMATION NIGHT RECEIVES HIGH PRAISE
Judging by the response from members and guests, our second Rotary Information Evening was another successful event.
Ross Smith, Jason Daddy, Lyn Fava, Rob Fava and PDG Julie Mason gave the audience a clear understanding of what Rotary is all about and what our club does. Their presentations were informative and entertaining and seemed to have a positive impact on our guests.
Ross presented a brief history of the club and focused on some of our greatest achievements over the past 48 years. Jason talked about his personal experiences in Rotary after just 12 months as a member. He also volunteered to give a short update on a couple of projects that Michael Redding is overseeing - bicycles in Vietnam and the school essay writing competition.
Lyn Fava talked about what it was like to be a Rotarian from a female perspective when Rotary had been, for many years, a male-only organisation. She also explained about the very important work the club is doing to support the young homeless people in Werribee by offering a safe haven for them to live and, in doing so, helping to prevent family violence.
Rob Fava's presentation was, in part, theatrical and, in part, a moving story about the health and economical problems faced by the Ugandan people without clean water. He went on to explain what our club is doing to improve the situation by funding a project to construct a new bore system which extracts clean water for the Gulu community.
The choice of Julie Mason as our main act proved to be an excellent one. She started by proudly showed off some family photos which was her way of highlighting the fact that Rotary embraces not only the Rotarian but also the Rotarian's family. She outlined some of her experiences and achievements during her 20 years in Rotary and talked about EarlyAct and InterAct which are programs that are alive and well at Baden Powell College, where she is the Principal.
President Rob expressed his thanks to the Membership Committee for organising a great night. He also thanked the guests for coming along to hear our story.
Pictured above is Julie Mason with one of the guests, Claire Johnstone.
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