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Last Sunday, Paul Seymour handed over the tiller to incoming President Simon Brook. A good time was had by all - thank you, Chris Thurtell, for organizing the venue for us!
Past District Governor Sandra Doumani and her husband Sam were our guests of honour, representing Rotary International.
President Elect 2017-18, Larry Murray was our Master of Ceremonies. Only Larry knows how to keep an event, which really can be a quite formal occasion, in concert with the Surfers Sunrise tradition of also making it a relaxed good fellowship event without losing its sense of importance.
On behalf of DG Anne Egan, Sandra presented President Paul with a Governor's Recognition Certificate, in acknowledgment of our club's many achievements over the past 12 months. DGE Darrell Brown, with a concise summary outlining the achievements of Rotary International over the past century and a bit, proposed a toast to Rotary International, responded to by PDG Sandra Doumani with an equally, refreshingly brief yet dignified response.
Besides the superb fellowship, the highlights of the day was a brief "Arrivederci!" address by our Youth Exchange Student Martina Missarelli, who by now has returned to her native Italy. And of course, the announcement of the club's awards:
Doug Waller Trophy for services to Rotary and in particular to the club: Mario Fairlie
Quiet Achiever Award: Geoff Croad (regrettably, Geoff was unable to attend)
Fellowship Cup: Gerald East
Rotarian of the Year: Simon Brook
Congratulations to all!
A pictorial of the Award Winners is in the Download Section on the right.
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chael's presentations at Surfers Sunrise a few times before. I recall a fascinating account of his time on a Research Station on Antarctica. Huh? His doctorate is in Cancer Research! Don't ask... And I'm glad I was there on that day in May 2015, since at that time he also confirmed my view that "Global warming has nothing to do with the speed of melting of the glaciers..."
