Rotary changeover dinner

Deborah Wheeler

Contributed

Rotary Club of Warwick held its changeover dinner on Saturday June 11 at Club

Warwick RSL welcoming Joshua Jones in as the new president of the club.

Among those present at the dinner were Assistant Governor David Parkins representing District Governor Karen Thomas, Mayor Vic Pennisi, Stanthorpe Rotary President Jim Barnes and guests, Colleen Hunt, Jenny Loy and Monica O’Mara representing Warwick Zonta, Sandra Head and Del Maxwell representing Rotary Warwick Sunrise, members and guests of Rotary Club of Warwick. A number of apologies for non-attendance were read out.

The dinner was held in the Southern Cross Memorial Room and the Master of Ceremonies for the evening was Andrew Jones, who keep everyone entertained with his cheerful antics and jokes while still managing to stick to the carefully organised order of proceedings for the evening.

Neil Maxwell read out a summary of all the events the club had been involved in over the last twelve months and acknowl- edged this year’s four new members. Club Warwick RSL were heartily thanked for allowing the club to use the meeting room on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of every month at 5.30 for 6pm start, meeting for 1 hour.

Fundraising events using the food van included two events held over Jumpers & Jazz in July 2022, Kids Zone Christmas party and the Easter markets. The club also joined with the Rotary Warwick Sunrise Club for Carols in the Park using their food van. Members also assisted Rotary Warwick Sunrise Club with their Big Book Sales and with the display and information booth in the shopping centre over several days in April.

On 29 March this year the club held a very successful 90th anniversary celebration luncheon with an attendance of thirty-seven people.

$1,350 of the fundraising money went towards sponsoring Ellie Eather and Lilly Oloman to attend the RotaryYouth Transition Seminar. Warwick High School received a $100 book award and the full purchase price of two WHS jerseys to assist two financially disadvantaged senior students. Each of the five high schools in Warwick will receive a donated copy of Silk Clouds and Olive Trees: Stories from the battle of Crete, and $1,000 was donated to The Rotary foundation.

Social activities included an afternoon at the home of Josh & Chantal Jones around and in their swimming pool in January and working bees on the chip van at Neil & Dell Maxwell's home.

It has been a very successful year for the Club and they are looking forward to the next twelve months under the leadership of Joshua Jones. Anyone interested in becoming a member or learning more about the Rotary Club of Warwick should contact Neil Maxwell.