This last week we had our District Governor’s annual visit. Governor Lynne Westland met with the Club Board members and we went through our prepared papers on our Strategic Plan and all aspects of the club’s operations, plans for the 2016-2017 year and discussed aspects of the Rotary International and District year. The Governor’s partner, Trevor,  was an apology for the meeting but we did mention his chosen Charity for the year which is Wheelchairs for Kids and the club donated $200, which is one wheelchair.

 

 

Governor Lyn spoke to the whole club over dinner and she was vey gracious and supportive. She particularly singled out our website as being one of the best she had seen across the 50 clubs in the District. (Congratulations to our busy webmaster, Bryon Puddy).  We were reminded of International President (2016-2017), John Germ’s key two areas of emphasis: Polio Plus and Membership of Rotary, by the Governor.

 

In all this was a friendly and open meeting with the DG. We did, at the Board meeting raise the increasing costs of Rotary Membership and how we needed to be aware of the potential impact of such increases. Lyn was very open to this discussion and aware of differences across some country towns.

 

It was good to be back at Rotary after my absence for a couple of weeks and I want to thanks Past President Michael Koch for filling in and especially Acting Secretary and Treasurer Bryon Puddy for all the support and very hard work he has so far put in.

 

Thanks to Maureen Bishop as secretary for pulling all the final paper work needed for such a visit and I am glad to hear that the Botanic Gardens project is flying ahead (with a grant from the Latrobe City to boot!) under Alan Bishop’s busy leadership. Well done.

 

Now on to the Marigold’s project for October and our visibility in Moe campaign.

 

Also soon we have to prepare for a Bali School visit.

 

 

Len