Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter
Monday, 7 September 2020
Maleny District Sport & Recreation Club Community Newsletter Maleny Locals Recognized for their Work Achievements Acknowledging and recognising people taking pride in their work is something that’s rarely done. It’s not about winning prizes, it’s purely about taking the time to show appreciation for a job well done. 29th
On Saturday August, the Rotary Club of Maleny did this at a presentation dinner at Tranquil Park and gave several nominated people a ‘Pride of Workmanship’ award plaque in recognition of going above and beyond in their everyday work. 6 people were nominated and regrettably one nominee, Melody Fanti, bakery manager at Super IGA Maleny, was unable to attend due to an IGA work function on the same evening. Rotary club will do a separate presentation to Melody.
they deserved to receive this recognition. It was also wonderful to see such a cross section of people from various walks of life. There were: Clive Powell – Volunteer groundsman, gardener, painter, joint curator and more at Pioneer Village Debbie Rossow – Learning Support Facilitator at the Maleny Independent School Gayle Pope – Library Offi cer at Maleny Library Neal Charlton – Electrician & Sole Trader at Traditional Maintenance Sherri Dan – Food & Beverage Services at Hotel Maleny Melody Fanti, bakery manager at Super IGA Maleny
The nominees brought their partners and friends along to enjoy the night with them. It was interesting to see some lingering and chatting with each other long after the official part of the evening finished. A big thanks to Alan Wilson, a past president in the Maleny Rotary Club, who pushed late last year to have this event held again after a gap of 8-9 years. Little did we know then what 2020 held for us and so it seems even more timely that this event was held. Next year, it’ll be on again, so start thinking about who you would like to see recognised to receive a ‘Pride of Workmanship’ award.
The other 5 nominees did attend, together with their respective nominators, the people that took the time to write some words about why they deserved to be recognised for this award. It was smiles all around and even a couple of tears of joy when each nominee was presented with their award and the person who nominated them spoke about why Maleny District Sport and Recreation Club Inc
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