PRESIDENT'S REMARKS
President Brett Tucker
President Brett welcomed the members and guests to our 2nd last meeting of the Rotary Year.
President Brett reflected on his Year as President.
June 2015 – Sao Paulo Brazil for the RI Convention, where I met so many new Rotarians and learned so much.
July 2015 – Presidential handover.
Assembled a team of professionals to help rebuild the fun in our club (Bill, Nicole, Steve W., Chris, Trudy, Tom T., Gerry, Yvonne W., Natalie, Jeff R.).
Rotary Golf Day at Osprey – fellowship and networking.
Downloaded committee work back to the committees; Rotarians in Action.
Built new budgets, including setting new fees to hit budget…Administration with Yvonne Taylor: 1. Established realistic goals. 2. Committees held to budget numbers. 3. End of year surplus.
Charitable Trust with the Board: 1. Large budget. 2. Available funds. 3. Major build at Camp Tillicum.
Sudbury District Conference -
-Roaring 20’s gala theme was a hit…our group was the envy of all;
-RI President Award, District Governor Club Achievement Award;
-great times to be remembered;
-so many new Rotarian friends.
The Legion sells…Rotary moves to Cecil’s “The Grande Event Centre” – new venue, new food, new friends of Rotary.
Christmas Gala – great acts, great Rotarians and great fun!
New year = new recruits. So many, so quick. Was it the food? No, it is our club. 2015-2016 Rotary Year we added 16 new members (went from 57 to 73), with 2 new members as of the last Board meeting. We are growing due to our culture of fun.
Incoming Board for 2016-2017, with Natalie who is ready for her Year – lots of energy, great ideas, team spirit, willingness to listen & learn; and looking forward to the next RI Convention in Atlanta (June 2017).
This year was fun! But for me…
F = Focus – on the needs of our club.
U = Understand all who asked to be heard.
N = Never say no…just engage.
Thank you all for a great year, until next time – salut!
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