Good afternoon everyone,

I hope that you are all safe and well and that you, like us, are enjoying the rain that we have been receiving this weekend.
It seems some time since our last meeting of 3rd September with Chris Watson as our guest speaker and how inspiring he was. It was wonderful to hear of his experiences with Rotary and how this has shaped where he is today as a very successful travel agent at a time when things are not good for them. I hope that some of you have taken the time to have a look at his website which is a wealth of information and which Di and I will use if and when we start some travels again.
Last week at a Board meeting some of the issues which were discussed and resolved were:
1. Public Speaking – we will have Tahlia Barwick as our public speaker but Jill is still waiting to hear what will happen with the Public Speaking leading up to the District conference.
2. The Virtual RYE with India – it was resolved that we would not proceed and DG Debbie has been notified.
3. Cameron Cook of Trangie – it was agreed that we would support the payment of his Hospitality fees and the purchase of Hospitality uniforms. Jill Collwell has this all in hand and the fees have been paid.
4. The citation for last year will come directly from RI and should be here soon.
5. Website hosting has been resolved and Bruce Hemmett from RC Tamworth First Light will continue to host the website. His fee has been paid.
6. Funds for Lifeline – the District project – have been finalised and paid.
7. Our Hat day program for Australian Rotary Health will be held on 22nd October and will be a trivia night.
This meeting will be a joint meeting with Brindabella Rotary Club and the details are attached to this email and listed below.

MEETING OF THURSDAY 24th SEPTEMBER 2020 AT 8PM (note the time change)

COMBINED MEETING WITH E-ROTARY CLUB OF D9650 AND BRINDABELLA RC

(Basic Education and Literacy Month)