Greetings to you all.
This is my last time writing to you as President and I feel a certain nostalgia coming on. It has been a pleasure and a privilege to serve our club and I thank you all for your support and assistance. I particularly enjoy coming to our meetings where you will never hear a cross word and can have a conversation with like minded people who only wish to serve their community. Working together as a team enables us all to leverage our small contribution into action that benefits our community, our region and indeed the wider world.
For me the high point of my term was visiting St Theresa's school to deliver a commemorative medallion for a grant we had given to tidy up the school grounds. It's only a small thing but it obviously meant a lot to the school. It was very gratifying to see Rotary in action.
We have taken steps to increase our presence in the community and I believe, in time, that will pay dividends in the form of new members. It's important that we sustain this drive. We all know that the club is not without its problems, our glass may not be full but it is half full. I remain confident that we will overcome our difficulties especially with the backing of current changes to the structure of the Rotary organisation. We will have a chance to discuss this in detail at our AGM on 10/12/24.
Finally my I extend my best wishes to Allan Frazer as he takes over the reins. He has been a great assistance to me and, in turn, we must all support him.
My best wishes to you and your families for Christmas and the New Year.
Best regards, Phil
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Wellington, 6012
New Zealand