Yesterday, I was very proud to be a member of Crows Nest Club with the great turn out of members to Paul Ogden’s funeral , which was a very emotional afternoon for his family and friends. Not only present members, but past members as well,in particular with the older, retired members present such as Eric Werth and Bill Crowe, who had been picked up by Angelo and Howard .
Also, Bruce just so happened to have a recording of Paul’s last speech he gave to the club on his life, some years back, which Bruce presented to Paul’s daughter Jan. So in all, a very sad, but a great celebration of the life of Paul Ogden,where his commitment and involvement with Rotary was well acknowledged.
Cheers, Ian
SAVE THESE DATES
Monday 6 June 6 for 6.30pm - the first of our regular evening meetings
Monday 4 July 6.30 for 7pm - our Club's Changeover celebration
Our Guest Speaker is Raphael McGowan, Community Partnerships Manager.
The Clontarf Foundation; Supporting and educating Aboriginal Children.
The Clontarf Foundation exists to improve the education, discipline, life skills, self esteem, and employment skills of young Aboriginal men. Since opening their first academy for boys in 2000, the foundation has grown to cater for about 4200 boys in 68 schools throughout Western Australia, Northern Territory, Victoria, NSW and Queensland. It's program has been so successful, that it has a retention rate of over 90% and attendance of over 80%, together with a far lower crime rate in areas where the schools are located.
LAST MONDAY'S MEETING.
A Thank You to our Guest Speaker – Chris Joscelyne.
Chris is a radio veteran, having joined 7EX in 1966 as CJ the DJ in Launceston. In 1986 he was appointed general manager of 2CH Sydney. His talk was on the history of radio in Australia. He had the whole room completely spell bound as he related how the first radios were sold with only one station available and this station depended on where you bought your radio. For us this was a trip down memory lane as we remembered growing up with a lot of the things he spoke of. For our younger members it was a fascinating history that most new nothing about. Chris is a very talented speaker and we had the feeling he could have spoken about growing potatoes and made it just as fascinating. However his knowledge and experience in radio made this one of the best speakers we have had. Chris has been a Rotarian since 1973 and currently serves as chairman of marketing for ROMAC. Thank you Chris for a most enjoyable 40 minutes.
Our first evening meeting will be Monday June 6th. Ross Gugliotta to confirm the venue.
Tom Sweeney’s “Catch Me If You Can” opens at Chatswood on Friday May 20th.
Reminders
Volunteers are required for the Red Shield Appeal on Sunday May 29th. Working with Children clearance is required.
Club members are welcome to visit East Timor in September. As well as progressing Tiffany’s “agricultural sustainability” project, there will be 15 students & 15 Rotarians visiting. Please see Angelo Raveane for details
District Changeover Dinner on Saturday June 25th. RSVP by June 17th.
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