My last snippet and what a year!  In hindsight, I should have themed my President's year ''expect the unexpected''.  Never did I think that 52% of our Thursday nights would be sitting in front of our laptops at home.  We had 24 zoom, 5 social nights and 18 actual "normal" meetings. Lockdowns, ever changing covid restrictions, community outbreaks and the closure of the RSA certainly had an impact on the year, but it didn't define the outcome of what has been achieved.  My heartfelt thanks to you all for ensuring we continued to do Rotary in our community, supporting our youth activities, running events and enjoying fellowship together where possible. We have a very special Rotary family who not only "get the job done"  but also look out for one another and I have witnessed this many times over this year. I have been asked on a number of occasions "have I enjoyed my year?" - emphatically "yes"! 

 

Thank you to Warren (Megs) for speaking to us on the Rotary International pilot program looking towards a regional approach to governance. District 9920 is one of two selected for the trial and in September we will have the opportunity to vote on whether to participate (in September 2022). Our club will have the opportunity to be part of the change, trialling the programme which will be rolled out worldwide by 2026.

 

 

and Click to read more about the Rotary Zone8 Regionalisation Pilot Project