Secretary’s Report
We received correspondence inwards from Don Paterson; who has tendered his resignation from the club. Don spoke to the membership and reiterated his enjoyment of his time with the club over 36 years and was excited for his next chapter. The membership wished him all the best and encouraged him to stay in touch.
Treasurers Report:
Brian issued a Profit and Loss report to the members during the week, and notes accompanying it.
Club Administration:
Kaj was away, but reported in that he will be investigating different locations around town for holding meetings.
Next week’s meeting will be at 33 Degrees.
Youth:
N/A
Community
Barry provided an update on bookings for the Fish Van; we have 3 dates for September already.
The Racecourse has also approached us regarding the cooking of some chips.
Vocational:
Steve Schmedje provided an update on Australia Day planning; the Shire grant application has gone in. We are also investigating the entertainment for the day; Ewin has a contact for the singer that performed at Edge of the Bay, who was very good.
International
Graham gave an update on the Polio Plus campaign; some worrying news out of the UK in the following article:
Graham reiterated that eradicating Polio remained one of Rotary International’s key goals, and would continue very strongly in it’s efforts.
Foundation:
N/A
Membership:
N/A
From the Floor:
Macka – Bikes are on again on Wednesday.
Drinks Van; the Club would like to see the drinks van in more use, and will look at opportunities to hire it out to community groups for fundraising.
Lift the Lid walk and other events; 7-10th October, there will be several events around Esperance across these few days to assist with fundraising for ‘Lift the Lid’ (Mental Health). The Club has been approached to assist with the fish van and funding for schools. More on this to follow.
Media:
Corrina provided an update on ClubRunner and our various media channels; all working well. Club meetings and their location will be individually entered onto the website calendar.
We will be installing a planner on the wall of the shed; to assist members with all the events coming up (inc fish van bookings).
