What a wonderful 38th birthday party Canterbury Rotary had on Monday night!
That’s correct, the Rotarians for Bees, ‘Your Garden-Our Future’ event happened to fall on the exact date that RC Canterbury was chartered. It was fitting that charter members, Doug Hawley and Alan Stevens, were present to enjoy the fun.
I was most impressed by the support shown by our club members for this event. More than 35 were members and partners and there were plenty of family and friends brought along as well to take the room to capacity. The hard work of John and Liz McCaskill and their team was evident with the great turnout, beautiful display of the items for sale/raffle, pollinator plants to purchase, professional slideshow of the auction and raffle items, lovely (lucky prize) flowering plants on each decorated table and the volunteers working hard to sell raffle tickets, take payments, run the IT and media, welcome guests and speakers and mc the night. Many people worked hard before the event to secure donations of goods and services from various businesses and others donated items themselves. All the speakers were fabulous and each added a piece to the story of why gardens and growing plants is so important for our, and the world’s, physical and mental health.
If you feel like another fun night out with a bit of glam, support Kew Rotary by attending their Gala Dinner tonight, Thursday 10th, at Kew Golf Club. See flyer for details.
This week has been very busy, including President Elect and leadership training at Bendigo last weekend for Jillian and myself, our bees event, meeting with potential members for coffee and a chat and a site visit to the proposed garden with Steve C and Jen Martin, a landscape architect who provided her insights and some advice about the proposed plan.
This Monday, 14 April, is our last Rotary meeting at the Canterbury Centre in Rochester Road. It will be another milestone in Canterbury Rotary’s history and it will be marked by the induction of a new member, Craig Smith. Please make every effort to be there to welcome Craig into our club.
Elizabeth