Dear Fellow Rotarians and friends,
The festive season is nearly with us and Margaret and I would like to wish you all the best and hope both you and your families enjoy this time together. Our RI President John Kenny and June have sent a similar message to me and asked that I pass it on. I would also like to congratulate everyone on the efforts you have put in so far this year on so many different fronts.
I recently had the pleasure of presenting our outbound youth exchange students with their blazers. I know they will all be great ambassadors for Rotary and thank the committee for their efforts.
Our outbound GSE team are hard at work learning French under the watchful eye of their leader Jim Benson (he is also a student).
As promised on my visits, our Conference Committee has delivered a marvellous program for you for the 16-18th April 2010 at St Mary's for a most affordable cost. Now is the time to go online and register!
Our Leadership and Training Committee have been busy with a two day workshop planning our programs for next year. A successful Rotary Leadership Institute Stage 3 Course has also just been completed.
Early next month our DGE Ian Hutton and Jan leave for San Diego to attend the International Assembly, their final training hurdle before the hard work begins raising the new D9455. We wish them both well and bon voyage.
My goal to introduce that wonderful Rotary Youth Driver Awareness Program is slowly coming closer to fruition. I encourage other clubs to seriously look at this program and help us save more lives on our roads.
Please stay safe over the coming weeks as you recharge yourselves for the next six months of Rotary Challenges.
Regards,
Geoff Simpson
District 9450 Governor 2009-10
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