On a glorious first Sunday of July, we had our Changeover Luncheon in the salubrious environment of the Presidential Suite at the Seaworld Resort. (Now Past) President Simon Brook handed the reigns over to Andy Bell. Now, anyone who has been in Rotary for longer than, say, three years, would have at some stage been subjected to one of those "oh groan' speeches - you know, where they have a lengthy sermon, preaching to the converted. Not so at Surfers Sunrise!
Special congratulations go to to the winners of the major Club Awards:
- Mario Fairlie received a Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of his ongoing strong support of the various schools for Samoa projects
- Quiet Achiever Award: Al Sirovs (Al regrettably was unable to attend) for his continuous and hard work at the wheelchair shed. Al is a big contributor to the wheelchair Project & Samoan School Project.
- Fellowship Cup: Tania Laird for her bubbly and contagious, outgoing personality, friendly, extra effort in welcoming guests, participating in fundraising and club event, great team player.
- Doug Waller Trophy: Mark Twyford, not just the Club Secretary, but 'Minister for Everything', our club's representative on the Gold Coast Ramble committee and many other functions
- Rotarian of the Year: Jo Gorman (picture) Not only is she a very active committee and board member, she continuously has her "shoulder at the wheel". But what a year of Guest Speakers we had!
Congratulations!
In the Download Section on the right, you will find both the Changeover Report 2016-17 (President, Treasurer and individual director's report of the past 12 months) as well as a summary of what happened at the Changeover Luncheon. It contains transcripts of Jo Gorman's toast to Rotary International and DG Darrell Brown's reply. Further on, in the Photo Album Section, you'll find some snapshots of "Who's Who" in Surfers Sunrise.