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THE ROTARY CLUB
OF
MOOLOOLABA INC,
51st Year - Volume 48
31 Jul 2023
Website www.mooloolabarotary.org
facebook.com/RotaryMooloolaba
President Pam Rurvis

It was lovely to be able to induct a new member, Andrew Lehmann, into our club last
Monday night. Andrew has strong family connections with Rotary, across three generations,
and I'm sure he will be a great asset to the club particularly in his chosen portfolio, the
International Committee.

Area Governor, Bernie Wilson, attended this meeting as she had a lot to do with the
Lehmann family through the Youth Exchange Program. She was also able to connect with
some of our directors to offer advice. Again, a District Membership Award was mentioned
but still nothing concrete.

Our guest speaker for that night Dr Ratna Paudyal affirmed for us what a wonderful job
Rotary does in supporting communities both at home and internationally. He has expressed
his desire to become a member which is great news. He brought with him Professor Ferdie
Gul who is interested in championing a Rotaract club at Uni SC and he was able to network
with Bernie Wilson about that. He suggested that he might also be interested in becoming a
member.

Our club has been nominated for the Best Community Service Organisation on the Sunshine
Coast by Mark Skinner of The Board Meeting Surf Charity. Thanks to Charles Godfrey for
providing Mark with a one-page summary of our successes thus far and projects ahead, this
year.

A number of us attended the annual Mock Interviews held by Maroochydore State High
School and found it to be a very positive experience. The students were polite and gracious,
and it is a very life affirming experience. One feels optimistic about the future after speaking
to these young people. I recommend it to everyone not in the least because of the great
morning tea that the food technology students provide. Thanks to Sandra Harrington for
coordinating it from our end.

Don't forget our "Flanno Night" on September 4. Think about a couple of things you might
be able to donate to their Homeware shop in Chinchilla. Sandra has kindly offered to ring
Mitch from Drought Angels to see specifically what they'd like to see donated. Donated
goods will be able to be taken down to Brisbane via Sandra and directly to Chinchilla via
Prue Byrne who came to a meeting recently. So that's one issue resolved. More on the night
later.

Next week, we'll hear from Vas Srinivasan who is the President of the Indian Association on
the Sunshine Coast. It will be interesting to hear what he has to say.