Newsletter for the Rotary Club of Greater Geraldton - Issue No.: 777 Issue Date: 25 Mar, 2024

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DG Geoff Simpson

Guest Speaker

 

Guest Speaker: Introduced by Ian Burrows.
 
DG Geoff Simpson took the floor and provided some Rotary inspiration!
 
DG Geoff congratulated PP Kel Wilson on our Presidential Citation for last year and was impressed with our club as being a particularly strong one. Strong clubs maintain membership through fun, fellowship and good meeting content. Club projects encourage member interest and lead to retention of members. Geoff was pleased too with our support for Foundation.
 
On the wider stage, Rotary is involved in projects to improve water and sanitation, health and hunger in the Third World. Polio Plus has been an enormous project that has had a huge impact in the world. From 3000 cases per day to 1400 a year is a huge improvement, with only small pockets in Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan remaining. Bill Gates has pledged $350 million to help this cause. The next big challenge is Malaria!

Keith Brockwell thanks Geoff for his message

DG Geoff and wife Margaret

 
On the local scene, the Cord Blood Bank is well on target with only $400K left of the $6 million to raise, the Premier has pledged $150K and BHP has pledged $350K. This project was Rotary’s 100th anniversary gift to WA.
 
Conference will be held next year at St Mary’s College in Karrinyup April 16-18, the last weekend of the school holidays. The dinner will be at Hillarys Yacht Club and home hosting will be available. Thanks to sponsorship, the cost will be $120 + dinner. We were encouraged to have a club stall. The conference theme is “Celebrate Rotary”
 
Geoff was thanked by Keith Brockwell.

Author: Ian Taylor

Published: 9 August, 2009

 


Meeting Rosters
Date
Setup & Door
Setup & Door
Guest Speaker Host
Invocation & Toast
Raffle & Rotary Cor
Guest Speaker Thanks
Fines Master
Chairman
27 Mar, 24
Barry Dring
 
Grant Woodhams
Robert Mosel
Phil Martin
Terry Stewart
Karen Godfrey
Geoff Wood
10 Apr, 24
Laurie Dines
 
Ian Taylor
Karen Godfrey
Hugh Lavery
Jason McCarthy
Robert Symington
Geoff Wood
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