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OFFICIAL WEEKLY NEWSLETTER OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF SYDNEY Weekly Meeting Tuesdays at 12:30pm at The Castlereagh Hotel, 169 Castlereagh Street Sydney District 9750       Club #: 18206       Chartered: 1st May 1921       Volume 88       Issue 6         14th August 2007 www.SydneyRotary.com   Rotary is the world's largest non-religious organisation. Membership is open to business and professional leaders interested in joining the cause to help build good will and peace in the world. Click here for more information.     The Rotary Club of Sydney invites you to join us this week to an important meeting with:   Mr. Kevin Fenwick District 9750 Governor         This Week's Speaker Rotary Club of Cronulla    Kevin was born in Sydney and has lived in the Sutherland Shire for over 50 years and was educated at Newington College. Kevin is a Certified Practising Accountant (CPA), Member of Chartered Secretaries Australia (ACIS), Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management (FAIM), has a Diploma in Financial Planning (DipFP) and is a Justice of the Peace (JP). Kevin has spent his working life managing Corporate, Public Practices, Commercial Businesses, Property Investment and Finance. Kevin joined the Rotary Club of Cronulla in 1974 and has held all Directorships on the Board. including President 1981-82 and President 2004-05. In 1990 he was recognised as a Paul Harris Fellow whilst in 2005 he was presented with a Sapphire Pin. Also in 2005 he was awarded the Rotarian of the Year by his Club.   Kevin is looking forward with great anticipation and enthusiasm to Making a Difference in Rotary with the support of all Rotarians in District 9750.       President's Project 2007 For more information about this year's President's Project simply click on the image and you will be taken to the relevent web site.     Please support our sponsors:     President's Message   Share the Pride & Spirit of Being a Rotarian   I am continually surprised at the number of people who get involved as volunteers in community events. The event that springs to mind is the City2 Surf where hundred of volunteers rise early and spend their time monitoring the crowds to ensure the fun run goes smoothly.   These people obviously do this because they see it as a wonderful opportunity to get involved in community activities. These are the sort of activities that Rotarians involve themselves.   Why don’t some of these types of people get involved in Rotary? I’m sure some of them are already Rotarians; how do we encourage others to join?   In my opinion we have to look at ways to make Rotary more contemporary funky and sexy! This is the challenge for all of us to think about. It is all very well to nominate and secure a member but we want them to be Rotarians and Share the pride and Sprit of Being a Rotarian; this means we have to have the right formula to maintain their interest and excitement.     We want Rotarians not just members of Rotary and that is a very important difference and something we all need to be aware. This month is Membership month in the Rotary calendar and whilst we have a member being inducted on Tuesday I have seen very little movement and nominations of potential new members. This is the life blood and future of our club and Rotary’s future.   What stops members nominating a new member? I continually ask myself the question and have still no absolute answer, but one thing I do know is if you are proud of the organisation you represent or are involved you will want others to get involved to make it even better and grander than it is today.   Surely that is what everyone wants for the Rotary club of Sydney? So I ask you to share the spirit and pride of being a Rotarian and nominate a member.   President Garry 2007-08 BOARD MEMBERS   Garry Browne President Gerry Rihs Past President Ann Burleigh Vice-President Internal & Events   Rene Benitez Vice-President External   Jill Anne Deering Honorary Secretary   Craig Douglas Honorary Treasurer   Indy Singh Youth Director   Rex Doughty Awards Director   Harry Fox Membership Director   Tony Benner Public Relations Director   Ian Conley Rotary Foundation & International   Natalie Ward Speakers Director   Mark Dyer Fellowship Director Rotaract & Interact Newsletter     OTHER OFFICIALS & REGULAR HELPERS Patricia Harrison President Elect Les Strong Club Chaplain   Wayne Costin Grants & Funding Committee   Don Knudsen Archive Committee & Music   Garry Browne Honours & Nominating Committee Dianne Ward Executive Officer   Col Westman Risk Management Committee Brian Fletcher Club Historian John Randall & John Given President's Aides Vince Dore Sergeant-at-Arms David Hunt Hon. Legal Advisor   Thomas David & Co Hon. Auditor   John Randall Rules & By-Laws             Group Study Exchange   Hosts Needed - URGENTLY   A USA-Mexico Group Study Exchange team stands on the edge of the Barranca Sinforosa during a break from their Group Study Exchange scientific exploration. The incoming GSE Team from District 7720 in North Carolina will be in Sydney for the first week in October. We are looking for Hosts for the nights of Sunday 30th September till Friday 5th October inc.   The role of hosts is to show their guest how we live, so no special preparations are needed. They also need to ensure their guest gets to the various locations within Sydney for their vocational and other activities. Usually this can be done via public transport or dropping off.   Please consider hosting a GSE team member.   Contact Dianne in the office for more information: 9231 7557     Click here for more info about Group Study Exchange       District 9750 Conference "Rotary Shares - Share Rotary"   31 Days Until the District Conference Starts & 17 Days Until Online Registration Ends                             Please support our sponsors:     Host Our Exchange Student   You or a friend can host an exchange student.   In fact, anyone can host.   You don’t have to be a Rotarian.   You don’t have to have kids.   You don’t have to know what an iPod is!   You only need to provide a stable and friendly home, and the enthusiasm to help a young person experience the best year of their life.   You don’t have to speak a foreign language.   Most of our inbounds have reasonable English when they arrive and also have the objective of learning English while they are here and want you to stick to English. You will need to provide some references who we will contact , as part of Rotary’s Child Protection Policy.       Club News CHAIRMAN President Garry Browne     GRACE / THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Rotarian Les Strong      TODAY’S SPEAKER Kevin Fenwick Governor 2007-08 District 9750     VOTE OF THANKS Garry Browne   BIRTHDAYS - this week   Peter Abrahamson Ann Burleigh Daniel Chen Clive Goodwin John Nutt Warren Moore Vic Ulbrick (dates are witheld for privacy reasons)   ANNIVERSARIES   Lyn Knight Inducted  16 August        47 years Albert Spencer Inducted  18 August        21 years Tony Lewis Inducted 14 August         17 years David Begg    Inducted 15 August           7 years COMMITTEE MEETINGS   Board Tuesday 14 August at 6 pm. Castlereagh Hotel, 4th floor.   PR & Membership Tuesday 4 September, 7.45 am – 9.00 am, Wilson Learning Australia Level 14, 9 Hunter Street Sydney   International Tuesday 21 August at 11:45 am. Castlereagh Hotel, 1st floor.   Service & Awards Thursday 16 August at 7:45 am. Lvl.16, 60 Castlereagh St., Sydney.   Youth Friday 31 August - Last Friday at Noon, Fiducian - Level 4/1 York St. Light lunch provided.   Events Tuesday 21 August at 2:00pm Castlereagh Hotel, 169 Castlereagh Street Sydney   Rotaract 6:00pm Wednesday 15 August UNSW Sports Club 10 Hunter Street Sydney       Future Speaker Highlights 21 August Past President's Lunch   28 August RYPEN & Youth Committee Presentations 11 September   Chris McDiven     18 September   John Weiss Chairman Peres Centre for Peace 20 November Joerg Hoffman CEO Audi Australia   27 November   AGM & Half Yearly Reports       4 December   Community Service Award       Meeting Volunteers VISITORS RECEPTION * 14 August Taine Moufarrige Indy Singh   21 August Joerg Hoffmann John Koch   28 August Ned Boyce Paul Wenham 4 September Sharyn Aiken Kathy Jones 11 September Ted McKeown Sophie Dillon   18 September Julian Ledger David Begg VISITORS REGISTRATION * 14 August Robert Mitchell     21 August John Rawson Michael Dermody   28 August Ray Knight Geoff Wilbow   4 September Sue Davidson Ned Boyce   11 September Col Westman Kev Hoffman   18 September Liz Jeffrey Geoff McIntyre CASHIER ROSTER *   14 August Mark Dyer     21 August Tony Tinworth     28 August Sarah Evans-Toyne   4 September Robert Funke   11 September Volunteer needed   18 September Ray Knight * P L E A S E   R E P L A C E   Y O U R S  E L F   I F   Y O U   C A N N O T   M A K E   I T.   Please support our sponsors:       print newsletter

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