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Notes from the President
After a weekend of President Elect training in Bendigo, and feeling rather drained by the amount of information provided, it was pleasing to have a relaxed Monday night at Rimern. Karen and Rob provided cheese and biscuits and sparkling wine, as we listened to Susie Cole describe the history of Rimern, and the present difficulties that she is experiencing.
There is always a shortage of something important and usually these items can be bought with donations. At present the shortage is of refrigerators and washing machines and these of course are expensive, and unfortunately some of the costs need to be transferred to the social services that recommend clients. Money is also short and for the first time ever, donors of heavy items are being charged for the pick up. This of course threatens the supply of donations of white goods and it is imperative that the financial situation be addressed. Susie has suggested that the clubs supporting Rimern work together to try to resolve the problem.
After having a tour of Rimern we headed to the Darebin RSL and had a delicious meal, with lots of chatter and laughter!
There was a FORaMEAL at Canterbury Girls Secondary College last night with members from Camberwell Rotary. I will represent the Canterbury Rotary Club at the Citizenship Ceremony in Hawthorn today.
I hope that you're looking forward to the New Members Night on the 25th of May and Changeover on 29th of June. I'll see you next week.
Cheers
Jill