A number of members have queried my choice of graphic for the three year plan. I chose the Roman numeral III due to the longevity of Roman buildings and roads. None of these assets survived thousands of years without meticulous planning and execution. The Chinese symbol 年 means “year” and symbolizes a culture that built the Great Wall and has flourished over many millennia. If you have been to China lately you would have seen the infrastructure that is transforming the China of today. Both civilizations planned and built for the future. This is what our Club needs to do in order to flourish.
Last Wednesday we made a great start on defining what project or direction the Club will take in Whitehorse over the next three years. There are many ongoing projects such as Polio Plus and Medical Imaging Machines that require support. We are concentrating on the question:
What project can we take on that will be highly visible in the Whitehorse community and will inspire our club members?
John has included the detailed submissions in this Bulletin and you should read them and form your own opinions on their merit.I would like to thank the following members for their contributions on the night.
Bob Hoskins – Bob felt that we had good projects but we were not seen by the public. He favoured a visible event such as a fun run, Art show or Vintage car rally to raise our community profile. Read more here.
Hank Gibcus – Hank was keen to build a new shed at Aurora with our funds (and some interesting arithmetic) and community support. We have certainly built a good relationship with Aurora over the years and this relationship should be used.
Bob Davis – Bob was keen to run a Debutant Ball for intellectually disabled with the help of Sue and Rob Cross. This would involve many parents and families of the debs and potentially bring in members.
Kevin Thomas – Kevin looked at this challenge in a different way. He felt that a focus on YOUTH could then lead to a series of projects at Aurora, EER, Blackburn High and other groups all with a common aim. The aim would be to develop youth across the city. If this approach was taken then all the other contributions above could be a part of this Youth focus.
Len Brear made a submission, which is attached, and I will let Len speak to the Club on a later date.
Ian Symons also suggested that he had some ideas. Ben Stennett will look at what information is available from the Council.
Thanks again everyone for your tremendous support and input so far.
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Our own Michael Sukkar MHR presented a Deakin Community Award to Ian Armstrong in recognition of his tireless work with Eastern Emergency Relief Network (EERN)
Sue Warmington attended the Conference Launch last week.