District Assembly 2015 - Skennars Head

Over the years, your Editor has attended quite a few District Training Assemblies, many left lots of room for improvement, some were excellent.  Sunday's assembly, held at Skennar's Head, I would, without hesitation, put into the latter category.  With District Trainer PDG Tony Heading and District Governor Elect Anne Eagan in charge, I have no doubt that enormous effort was put into making it very much worthwhile for the incoming officers of the 54 clubs in the District to sacrifice their Sunday.  Our club was well represented, with DGEN Darrell Brown and District Treasurer Doug Lipp both running training sessions, and President Elect Paul Seymour being joined by our inaugural lady member Tania Laird, Secretary Peter Morgan, Vice President Ian Mayberry, Club Service Director Graeme Isaacson, Youth Service Director Chris Thurtell, Fred Hamblen, Simon Brook and your Editor.

 

I attended one stream each in the morning and afternoon: firstly Darrell Brown's 'Putting Fun into Rotary Meetings', and, together with Paul Seymour, in the afternoon DGE Michael Irving's 'How to develop a Club Strategic Plan'. Both sessions were highly interactive, with lots of good ideas coming up from participants of what has worked in their clubs.  This article is not to steal our President Elect's thunder, so I'll refrain from being specific....  However, I warmly commend any member who wants to make a difference in our club to attend future District Training Assemblies.  What's the old adage? "The more I put into it, the more I get out of it." Or was that the other way round? I'm never quite sure...  The engines have been warmed up.  Prepare for take-off! [That doesn't mean sitting back and staring out of the window.  That means start flapping your wings!]