Wollundry Rotary 28 April 2020 We are in about week 5 or 6 of our isolation and for many of us, not a lot has changed. That cannot be said for those in business or some in employment where the changes are substantial and in many cases devastating. We can only hope that those most badly affected will have a recovery at the end of this period of distress. Not much is happening on the Rotary scene, however, there is a short Rotary information section in today’s meeting The ongoing issue with the Black Sorrows continues and it is apparent that they no longer dispute their obligations to us, however, we have not seen a refund of any monies at this stage. The District matters we have been engaged in look like we will face suspension until our District fees are paid. I have been communicating with RI in the Sydney office. As you probably know, we requested the District Board either refund 2019-2020 fees to all Clubs or have the large estimated surplus in the District bank account deducted from District fees for 2020-2021. All our requests have been rejected. The suspension has not yet been issued and means that we would be unable to vote at District events. The District DG, John McKenzie has sent out a Presidents letter where an interesting matter has arisen. The Rotary Club of Orange Daybreak, the second largest Club in the District after Wollundry, has also asked the District to have the large surplus deducted from 2020-2021 fees. This has also been rejected by the District Board. There has been no communication between Orange Daybreak and our Club but that is likely to change We had 36 members at our meeting last week so hopefully we can better that this week and keep in touch with each other Zoom or other techo forms. Don’t forget to ring other members simply to say hello, a simple communication can mean so much Pykie 28 April 2020 |
