Meeting notes
 
President Tom opened the meeting and thanked Robyn Barrett for her excellent work in organising the Xmas dinner.
Directors Reports:
 
Dick Dawes
Achieved NTT grant from district by working the hosting’s
Colin Barlow has been nominated for the international award for $100,000
Myanmar appeal got a grant of $5,000
 
Chris Curtis
Trip to Indonesia still open in late May from Flores to West Timor via Timor. RAWCS funding probable for this project and beneficial to create tax deductibility and travel insurance for the trip.
 
John Donald
Reported that Tom Tait had a fall. Visited him in hospital. OK and home again in a few days. Ward 9a, RNS
 
Pres Tom reported,
Jim Holmes OK. Peter Southam unwell.
 
Tania
Confirmed $2500 for NTAA. No confirmation for balance nor the Myanmar matching grant.
 
Lindsay
Ralph Saddler burnt on Tues night while cooking.
 
Talk at our table
Australia has the 5th highest life expectancy for males in the world.
A surprise from the sergeant if you guess the right age
 
Ron Tweedie
Youth update
We have a RYLA candidate Gabriel Gregory
Tom Attending HHH school for annual students award $200
Chatswood High for a special needs programme $800
Pat Price runs the programme to provide safe spaces for these students. It will become a project with both short and long term potential.
 
John Donald - Chatswood High always enrolls our exchange student so it is good to be able to reciprocate.
 
Ian Jagelman
Fines amounted to $2.00 per person over the year. Questioned "was this a generous club or a club with a few generous people?
 
Robyn announced some important coming events
 
Seargents Session
 By SGT John Cronly
John Donald 50th anniversary; Chris Curtis lunch with Indonesian Consul and couldn't eat all his dinner.
 
President Tom
PCFA AGM here next week prior to our meeting.
New management at LC Community Aid
Thanks for tending the Goodlet Reserve St BBQ to those who attended: Lindsay, Tania, Jenny and James
 
AGM
President Tom opened the AGM,
 
Tania Mace Treasurers report
Tania thanked by acclamation for a detailed and fulsome report,
 
A lively discussion was then forthcoming on what part of the Rotary Year the Board was able to allocate funds for the committees to engage in projects.
 
As there were only one candidate for each electable position, a voice vote was taken to select the new Board which was announced by President Tom, and PP Tom also announced the vacated position of President Elect had been filled by Rtn Jenny May and approved by the board.
Elected Board members for 2015 include,
 
Pres nominee: Tania Mace
Secretary: Tania Mace
Directors:  Ron Tweedie, Ann Smith, Harry Clarsen, James Shevlin, and Adrienne Witteman
 
The AGM was closed by the President who then announced that No meeting from dates Dec 16th to 13th of January.
He also reminded us that on the Jan 13 meeting, Lindsay will have returned from his Bass Strait "Hobart" and will hold us all in thrall with his tales of wild seas and (other) drunken sailors. Invite friends and family. Tania instructed us to make noise and revelry.