We held our 2nd Board meeting on the 2nd September and discussed many items including:
- To continue Face to Face at the club plus zoom to those who can’t join at the Club.
- Discussed our upcoming Rotary 100th anniversary celebrations under the leadership of PDG Ian Dyball and Colin Rose including the purchase of four peace poles for Bobin School, MVAC, Taree Primary or High school and Rotary Park. The pole has on one side “May Peace Prevail on Earth” and the other 3 sides, Japanese, Biripi, and the school selected language.
- Russell Saunders has agreed to translate “May Peace prevail on earth” into our native language.
- Our Rotary Nissan Ute donated for the Bushfire work is now to be returned to Midcoast Nissan by end of October. It is being used to pick up the Batteries with Warren Blanch.
- Our Rotary Club through Bunnings was able to donate a timber cubby house to Jesse and Susan Greenham and family from Old Bar. Susan just gave birth to a baby boy and is suffering from a terminal brain tumor ( Rotary in Action)
- Polly the Iron lung that is in Centre point arcade is due to be returned to Newcastle shortly
- Our new storage shed we are building with Rotary Club Taree on Manning and Quota is ready to start now, we have council approval and grants to cover the full costs.
- It was agreed to continue with our Golf Day next January 26th 2020, Covid 19 conditions approving.
- Kevin sharp and his committee were thanked for their great work on clearing the northern entrance to our town and working on the new signage.