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4 March 2020

Below Guest speaker Ashleigh Geddes with President Warren Hollyman.

This week Ashleigh Geddes, in her role as President of the Coffs Interact Club, joined us as guest speaker. Ashleigh is a Year 12 student at CHEC, where the Interact Club meets on Tuesday afternoons. The Club was established and supported by the Coffs Harbour Daybreak Club. Interact is for young people aged 12-18 and while all their current members are students

at CHEC, the club is hoping to broaden its membership to include young people from other schools. The club fund raises and supports the activities of the Daybreak club and are a dab hand at BBQing. During questions it was noted that Coffs lacks a Rotaract Club, which would be the natural progression for former Interactors—although several former members are now Rotactors in Sydney.

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Toni Long

7 March

Roger Atwal

17 March

Jennifer Makinson

19 March

Sue Paff

31 March

Above: Paul Newton with Ingrid Gardiner from Coffs Rotary

Daybreak Club. Ingrid is the club’s liaison with the Coffs

Interact Club and regular supporter of Sawtell’s Trivia night.

Alan Freedman

6 March

Bon Voyage and Happy fishing to the Kassulkes and

Alfords who are soon heading to Ceduna to do their

best to deplete the Southern Ocean of whiting and

whatever else is foolish enough to bite.

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President Elect Peter is keen for members to consider attending the District Conference this year. You

can go either day and it's only a short drive this time. There are no registration fees. Lunch and

morning tea are only $30 on the Saturday and Lunch is $25 on the Sunday. Dinner Saturday evening is

$55 and includes two drink vouchers. You don't have to have any meal or food. So conceivably it could

cost only your fuel! Sue and Peter

will be there and that Rob and Julie

have booked a site for their van and

are staying for the week.

This week is your last chance to

register!

https://www.rotary9650.org.au/

district-conference

Below: John Underwood and Ellis Nicholson. John pointed out several times that he’s not the

oldest member in the club. Thank you Alan for being 5 months and 9 days older than John.

8 March PETS (President Elects Training)

@ Pt. Macquarie

(Peter & Roslyn attending)

9 March Clayton Sippel, CEO Open Arms

16 March Jennifer Downs, Westpac Rescue

Helicopter

20-22 March District Conference @ SW Rocks

Register online at:

https://php.rotary9650.org.au/

conf_2020/registration.php

21 March

9am—12

noon

BBQ @ Home Depot for the

OfficeWorks re-opening

23 March,

6pm

Vocational visit to Community

Transport, Dinner @ Toormina Hotel

28 March Coffs Rotary Bookfest sale starts

30 March Dinner & Board meeting

6 April Uniting Church Soup Place

19 April District Assembly @ Pt. Macquarie

for all of next year’s Board Members,

registration paid by the club.

Upcoming Events

P.O. Box 32

Sawtell NSW 2452

www.sawtellrotary.org

Part of District 9650

District Governor: Phil Hafey

www.rotary9650.org.au

Date Sergeant Affirmation International

Toast

9/3/20 Paul Newton Peter Paff Ellis Nicholson

16/3/20 John Underwood Warren Hollyman Alison Williams

Sergeant in Charge: John Underwood

Duties: arrange for the back door to be open, take out and place in designated spots the name badges,

President’s Chain of Office, Sergeant’s equipment, Fellowship equipment.

If you’re not available, please arrange to change with another member, or if not successful, contact

John Underwood.