Did You Hear....E&OE.
What a great night we had at Park View Bakery. Garry showed not only that he was a great baker but a real entertainer as well. We all enjoyed his great demo and also the explanation of precisely how the pastry was made and cooked, the cake making was very artistic and the food (especially the pies) was tasty. The tastiest vocational night ever....thanks to Garry, Julie and staff.
The Girls Day at MEC is on Saturday 22nd at 10.30 am for all who can be involved.
Saturday next is the big night at the Town Hall and help is needed on Friday morning at the Hall for set up and again on Sunday am for clean up...and call up Jackie with your table booking for Saturday evening, we are looking for a table of ten at least!
Next Friday 21st is our next meeting for the 2019 District Conference. Committee.
The Pyrenees Bike Ride has 110 riders registered and Peter H . has the roster for all volunteers for the big day so make sure you check with him.
Mallee has sold all squares for the FFF.
Around 35 members enjoyed a fascinating Vocational visit to Parkview Bakery last Thursday when PP Garry Higgins and his team hosted our club at his business. Members witnessed the complete cycle in the making of Parkview's award winning pies, got a close up view on how the firm decorates their famous cakes, and then consumed a delicious meal together. Thank you to the team at Parkview, and particularly Garry and Emma for your great presentations. More pix by clicking on the link.
This little snap of PP Graeme Rogan suggests he is in need of a few friends to join him at his 70th Birthday party! But all is not as it seems - his other table members were all off ordering their meals!
Thank you to Trace Smith for organising such a great debate, involving Rotarians, MEC and Highview students last week. All participants performed admirably and everyone present enjoyed the fun filled, social atmosphere. It is certainly worth keeping as an annual event and was a great way to start Education and Literacy Month!
Our Service and Governance committees met last Thursday and completed some serious planning towards their annual objectives. It promises to be a busy year.
Our esteemed Treasurer, Graeme Rogan reached a birthday milestone last Thursday, and celebrated in style with Rotary friends at our weekly meeting. Congratulations on your 70th, Graeme!
Around 100 Rotarians and friends attended the Paramount Theatre last Thursday to see the movie "Leisure Seeker". Although the movie was a "bit close to home" for many of us, everyone seemed to enjoy this planned Rotary social event which also included a meal for members at Peach Village before the show. A small amount of profit from each movie ticket will go towards one of our club's current projects, the "Day's For Girls" program.
At Thursday's meeting, local legend, Coral Giles provided a fascinating history of her work in live theatre around Maryborough and district over the last 40 or so years. After her talk, PP Bob Osborne OAM presented Coral with a Paul Harris Fellow recognition in honour of Coral's great work for the community
President Meryl was delighted to present PP Bob Osborne OAM with the Rotary Foundation Major Donor Level 1 recognition at last Thursday's meeting. As a symbol of his significant contribution to the Foundation over the years, Bob received a crystal plaque and a Diamond studded pin. Congratulations Bob!
Rotarian Toby Bainbridge was presented with a Paul Harris Fellow Sapphire pin by President Meryl at Thursday's meeting to recognize his ongoing donations of over $US2000 to the Rotary Foundation. Well done, Toby!
Last Thursday, PP John Stewart provided members with a intriguing collection of stories about his many years as a Funeral Director in Maryborough. His account prompted numerous questions and comments.
Past Rotarians, Graham Costelow and Gerry Wendels joined us last Thursday for the first of our Past Member Celebration nights. Graham and Gerry were presented with "Certificates of Appreciation" and all members enjoyed identifying past Rotary events from displayed slides as well as three short black and white movies of Rotary events from the late 1950s. We had a number of apologies for the night due to many Past Rotarians being out of town, so we may have another event some time next year.
Over a thousand pies were sold last Friday as part of the "Aid for Farmers" event held at Parkview Bakery. Parkview offered a dollar to the cause for every pie sold, and our club will match all raised funds up to $2000. Many other local organizations and businesses have rallied behind the cause including a $500 donation from the Ladies Probus club. At the height of sales, the queue reached right through the shop to the door, and Rotarians Meryl, Martin and Chris were there collecting donations of loose change to add to the total. Thank you Parkview for your generosity.
Last Thursday, General Manager of the Maryborough Highland Society, Malcolm Blandthorn provided members with a fascinating overview of the present and future developments at our city's major club. He outlined a number of recent awards won by the club, and provided images of the new Sports Bar to be completed later this year.
Rotarian Kate Ashton started her month as Meeting Chair last Thursday and her enthusiasm was certainly contagious. She started of with the music of "Peace Train" by Cat Stevens and kept us on track and interested all the way down the line. She also gave her "State of my Vocation" talk which drew a huge amount of interest from members. Among many fascinating facts, we learned that Maryborough house prices have risen significantly in the last year and that there are huge differences between commissions received by Melbourne Real Estate agents compared with those in Regional areas.
Past President John Caulfield provided members with an enjoyable "Guess the City" quiz as he made a toast to the Rotary Club of Belfast last Thursday.
