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Service Above Self
We meet Wednesdays at 6:30 PM
Club Beenleigh
Club Beenleigh
28A Alamein Street
(Upstairs Function Room)
Beenleigh, Qld. 4207
Australia
(Upstairs Function Room)
Beenleigh, Qld. 4207
Australia
Phone:
414 469 889
Fax:
7 3807 2516
Email:
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12th December 2018 (AGM)
Welcoming
Curtis, Rob
Chairperson
Kucks, Heather
Sergeant
Hollindale, Gary
Vote of Thanks
9th January 2019
Welcoming
Chairperson
Sergeant
Vote of Thanks
President
Secretary
Treasurer
Public Relations
Effective Services
Membership
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Heather Kucks
Well it is hard to believe that this is my last comment as President of the Rotary Club of Beenleigh for this Rotary Year.
The good news is I am back again next year as the President. My return is something about not finishing what I had started an all that. The time has just simply flown and although exhausted, I am totally amazed at what our small yet mighty club has achieved in the past months.
May was an action-packed month with the beginning of “Changeover Season” for many community organisations. Attending the Beenleigh Quota Changeover was once again proof of the great things our local community organisations contributed to, not only locally but also internationally.
Our latest Bunnings Bethania BBQ was a great success and certainly one of the best for this year so far.
I had the pleasure of attending the Science and Engineering Challenge Dinner last week and was enthralled hearing from Queensland’s Chief Scientist, Professor Paul Bertsch, on the future of Science. He spoke about the technological interruptions we have already seen in our lives and what is to come. Fascinating and a little scary to say the least. It was lovely to see Professor Richard John, from Griffith University, again and I was so excited to see the new Millie the Mathematician books being launched. These books as well as Suzie the Scientist books are part of the same Early Reader Series that are aligned to the Australian Curriculum in Science and Maths and are a wonderful resource for any Primary School. We hope in the new Rotary year to be assist promoting these very cool readers to our local Primary School. Last week we presented the first copies to Beenleigh State School and look forward to hearing how they are received within the student community.
This month we inducted new member Marie to our club. Marie is going to make a wonderful contribution to our club and community, and I look forward working along side her on some exciting projects in the new year.
I am pleased to report that my lounge room is finally empty again and will be staying that way for a while, after donating another car load full to the bric-a-brac for the Sanctuary program that Share with Dignity facilitate for families of domestic violence. Some of the other items from the lounge room also went to Soroptimist and Quota Beenleigh for their various projects.
During the month we also had a fantastic social evening at the Beenleigh Historical Village and Museum. We attended the moving and professional presentation of Spirit of the Red Sands. If you have not been to this, I would highly recommend it. We had an amazing meal after the event along with plenty of fellowship.
I wish to congratulate on behalf of the club our very own Past President Gary Hollindale for being awarded the joint Logan Volunteer of the Year for 2019. Gary is not only a tireless member of our club, but he was instrumental in the Beenleigh Men’s Shed coming to fruition and is very involved as the Secretary of the Beenleigh Historical Society. He has served our community in many other ways as a volunteer for many years. We are so proud to call Gary a Beenleigh Rotarian.
We bid a “safe journey” to one of our long-standing members, Rob as he takes a break form our club for a while whilst pursuing a bit of a “tree change”. Rob as a Board Member and the man behind our wonderful guest speakers, meeting agendas and social nights will be missed. See you on your return.
A couple of Saturday afternoons ago; members, families and friends enjoyed a lovely relaxed Social afternoon at Tygum Lagoon in Waterford West. Rotarian Emerson and his lovely wife Luciana and friends arranged a traditional Brasilian Churrasco to share with us all. WOW - what a feast! We did have the best smelling BBQ in the park by far.
Just a reminder, the club changeover (yes, from me to me) will be held on Saturday 22nd of June at Club Beenleigh. It is an Afternoon Tea with a Twist, starting at 3pm. Invitations are already being sent out and have also appeared on our social media pages. (There is another copy in the newsletter below). Family and Friends are most welcome. To give the afternoon another twist, this year the changeover will be combined with the Rotary Club of Loganholme where President Neil Bradley hands over to President Elect Barb Currell.
Until the new Rotary Year, where we will 'connect the world'…
Yours in Rotary Service,
