.jpg) First of all, a big thank you to everyone who came along Saturday night to Caloundra Golf club for the Changeover. I hope you enjoyed the evening and fellowship, I have already earmarked a new joke book for Trevor but he really did a great job, you never really knew what was going to happen next! Thank you Trevor.
Many thanks also to Deb for organising the event and those who turned up to help set up.
Helen Smith’s talk on the work Compass do locally to help disabled people train for work, and try and bring some form of recognition to their lives, was inspiring. The Assistance dogs initiative she mentioned is also a wonderful scheme, especially to reduce anxiety in autistic youngsters, it gives them a focus in life. The cost to train such a dog is prohibitive to many families and financial support is often needed – we should consider carefully what support we can offer Compass generally for the initiatives they are involved in. We have an open invitation from Helen to visit their farm at Palmwoods and I hope we can get as many members out as possible in support of this visit, I am sure we will find this very interesting. I can’t carry on this message without acknowledging the good work Bernie did during her time as President. As I said at the Changeover she had a tough year but was an example to all of us – her commitment to the members and causes was admirable. As my Vice President for this year, I hope not to call on her too often, as I am sure she deserves a break from the workload. It’s my turn now so what are my plans. Read Chris' full message |
Congratulations Sue Robinson on being recognised as a Paul Harris Fellow at Changeover for her outstanding service to the Rotary Club of Caloundra and to the community in the three years she has been a member.
Caloundra Community Bank Branch of Bendigo Bank was also recognised at changeover for its continued service to the Caloundra community and the Rotary Club of Caloundra in the 11 years since it’s inception.
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