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President’s Report

I trust all members & guests attending
our annual Change over Dinner at The
Entrance Lakeside Restaurant had an
enjoyable night – I know that Gloria &
I certainly did. Again our thanks to
Brian Dover and our very own versatile Rotarian Justin Dover for providing
the entertainment on the night.
As announced at the Change Over
your 2014/15 - Board will be –
President Peter McCloskey
President Elect (2015/16) Vacant
Immediate P/PGloria O’Dowd
Secretary Bruce Thompson
Treasurer Justin Dover
Membership & Social Lyn Thomson
PR/Marketing Maurie Schokman
Foundation Ken Smith
Administration Torin O’Grady
Service/Projects Mitch Cowan
Avenues of Service will be –
Youth

Graham Steel

Vocational Jan Prior
Community Owen Fletcher
International Maurie Schokman

My thanks also to the various Club
Members who have already offered
their assistance in other areas of Club
activities. Remember my challenge to

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all Club members - take a
leadership/active role in at least one
Club project or event over the next
twelve months and if possible that
project or event should not be something that you are already regularly
participating in.

I/R President Gary Huang has set his
theme for 2014/15 being to Light Up
Rotary – check out the video on our
website. His challenge to all Rotarians
is get our families involved in what we
do. I certainly got to understand &
appreciate the value of family &
friends last week when Mitch and I
were invited to meet a group of people who have come together to assist,
in a very positive way, a family in
need.

A special welcome to our newest
three members Brett Herbert, Steve
Edmunds and Roshni Sinha all being
inducted at the Change Over Dinner.
They have been given their own special challenge –collectively introduce
at least one new major fundraising
Some of you may already know the
activity to our Club by June 2015.
Middleton family, by all accounts,
your typical young family residing on
the Coast however whose lives unforSpeaking of Fundraising our first ma- tunately were changed forever on the
jor event for the year will be our An23rd April Craig Middleton was enjoynual Charity Golf Day which is to be
ing his daughter’s 8th birthday with
held Friday 26th September at Kooinfamily & friends when he was involved
dah Waters Resort with the major
in a tragic accident that has resulted in
beneficiary being Ronald McDonalds
extensive damage to his spinal cord.
Family Room at Gosford Hospital . JenA special group of people have pulled
ny Abourizk is Project Leader again
together to assist Craig & Joanne
this year and is currently putting her
Middleton and their two children with
team together. So if you haven’t almedical, rehabilitation and living exready had a call from Jenny inviting
penses which will be substantial and
you to join her organising committee ,
ongoing. This hearty ban have apdon’t be shy give her a call yourself
proached Northlakes Toukley Rotary
and volunteer.
to assist by allowing our Charity Fundraising Registration to be associated
with their fundraising efforts. Having
Whilst regular dinner attendance is now meet the committee and Joanne
always encouraged amongst our Middleton, Mitch & I both strongly
membership , it is appreciated for recommend that our Club lend a hand
many this is not always possible or & support their efforts when possible.
even desirable. This year we are only A major Fundraising Benefit Night is
going to hold one major dinner meet- being organised at