Kudos to DG Lisa Hunt and her team for organising such an insightful and useful day stimulating our brain cells with The Rotary Foundation (TRF) intel. President Andy, PE Paul, Director of Fundraising Ross and myself as Director for TRF made our way down to Tweed Heads discussing the woes of the world as a warmup! Seriously, the seminar kicked off with a very informative presentation on the End Polio Now initiative. It renewed my motivation for the grounded leadership of TRF worldwide. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and that couldn’t be truer for the image we were shown of a hall full of our fellow humans in iron lungs dealing with the symptoms of Polio. My automatic gasp was a bit embarrassing in a quiet room but hey, it touched me deeply.
District Foundation Chair Tony Heading and South Pacific Grants Officer, Kym Schwarz suavely led us through a project planning session, from idea to specifics for a Grant application, within a surprisingly short period of time. Respect. It made it simple and made it real for all of our boots on the ground. Manageable, realistic and clear. Ideas emerged for supporting the longstanding efforts of all at the Shed including our volunteers. Also looking to the future, ideas emerged of how we can maximise the use of the Shed while supporting both youth, older citizens, Rotary Foundation Areas of Focus and our community at large. I’m looking forward to discussing it further with our Board and Club Members. It was an inspiring day helping us to think globally with TRF and while we action locally. Very glad we attended and participated in the amazing resources we have in association with TRF.