Peta and I caught up with Helen and John Henderson for lunch yesterday, at their new residence at 7 Dean St, Claremont. Lovely to see them happily settled in their well appointed and spacious ‘Village’ setting, and finding them both well and happy. Great opportunity for a Sundowner come the warmer months, and certainly both look forward to catching up soon with their many Rotary friends.  I attended the District Governors Changeover at Rockingham on Friday night, and say thank you to Pat Schraven for her busy contribution this year, and welcome in Ric McDonald as our last DG for 9465. What a thrill it was to have Chris Whelan named as District 9465 Rotarian of the Year, the DG’s special citation for an overall contribution to Rotary during 2021/2. Well done Chris, and certainly a worthy recognition for the depth of Rotary work that you take on. Pat will present at our Changeover. Chris also received a special Appreciation Award for his general Rotary duties! Double well done to Chris!! Attadale and Melville were the joint winners of the DG’s Special Club Achievement Awards, both from our Zone, so well done to them. John and Melody Kevan also attended and it was great to catch up with them again. John is towards finishing his fourth booK!! Can recommend reading, great plots and well told. John would make a great Speaker, especially considering his recently found status!  Club Project Utility.I have given the 2wd diesel Nissan Navara Traytop a bit of a run and can say that it should suit our community needs admirably for the years to come. It is a manual with a bench seat and runs beautifully, with a tow bar and trailer ready. It will be parked up for inspection in the morning! We will set up a ‘hire’ agreement for either other Rotary Club use, or limited private use, with the aim of covering off on the fixed costs to AxR. The vehicle is covered automatically under Rotary Insurance, like our trailer and other assets, and has a standard excess … I am advised by John Honey, District Insurance Officer… of $500 for Club use, with a $1000 deductible if not under the control of a Club member. ( I will send in a formal request re confirmation of ‘non Rotarian use’ as John was a little unsure of how the Insurer handles such claims) New Rotary year, new Club Presidents, and back into AG duties again from mid July. A Special note: Well done Ray for doing a fantastic weekly Advocate format, no easy task. One of the really dedicated activities ‘someone has to do’! A great effort. AND…. DON’T FORGET ‘COMEDY FOR CHARITY’, 19TH AND 20TH AUGUST, at the CoM Main Hall. $30/ticket, joint Rotary event, TRYBOOKINGS opens on the 1st of July. Best of winter cheers.. Kenn |
For several years now, we have partnered with WA charity Street Connect, to buy sleeping bags for homeless people in WA. Last year over 80 sleeping bags were donated, and many ended up in Mandurah and Bunbury where there was high demand.
