Presidents Ponderings:
 
It feels like an eternity since we had our last club meeting. The murder mystery partners night was very well attended and a great time was had by all. It shouldn’t have come as a surprise that the guilty party was Geoff Young, he always was a shady character. Thank you to everyone who participated & got into the spirit with their costumes. It was a great celebration and a fun time for all.
 
Last week was the annual P.B. Ronald presentation dinner held at the Pakenham Racing Club. While the number of Rotarians attending was down on previous years we did have a good representation and it was an inspiring & enjoyable night. Congratulations to the winners:
  1. Chevonne Willis
  2. Giorgi Boucher
  3. Michael Casey
  4. Ilan Osman
  5. Benjamin Fox
 
The P.B. Ronald Trust was established in 1991 with the support of the Rotary Club of Pakenham, Shire of Pakenham (Cardinia), Pakenham Racing Club & the Pakenham & District Agricultural & Horticultural Society to perpetuate the memory of the late Peter Ronald.
An amount of $39,000 was initially raised and put into the trust. The trust was formed to assist people futhering their education in agriculture, horticulture and local government. Over the years more than 80 people have benefited and almost $100,000 has been distributed from the trust. Congratulations to all the trust members for all their work and to the Pakenham Rotary Club for supporting the trust and inspiring the next group of leaders.
 
Coming up in the next few weeks for our club we have:
  1. Special guest speaker – Doug Baxter – Sportism 14th August
  2. Big Boys BBQ Lunch on the 17th
  3. DG Janne Spiers visit on the 21st August
  4. Bebutante Balls Friday 24th & Saturday 25th August.
 
Have a great week everyone.
 
Cheers
 
Goran