Change at Rotary club

The Rotary Club of Woy Woy recently held its 54th Annual Change Over, installing Lee Spencer as incoming president.

Outgoing president John Greenway said that, over the last year, Rotary had held some very successful projects.

"Besides being involved in Daffodil Day, The Flora Festival, Spikefest and The Oyster Festival, the club held the first Central Coast Medieval Tournament," he said.

"This event, run at the Gosford Racecourse, raised $4500 for cancer research.

"The return of the golf day at the Everglades Golf Course raised $6000 for the Child Flight helicopter service," he said.

"Other projects worth mentioning were providing candles and coffee at the Anzac Dawn Service, sending 30 wheelchairs to Papua New Guinea, supporting the U-Turn the Wheel, a youth driver awareness project.

"We also donated school chairs, desks and books to Chuuk Micronesia for a school where the children had been taught on dirt floors in tin huts."

In his report, Mr Greenway thanked his board and club members for their support during his term as leader of the club and installed Lee Spencer as president for the coming year.

The year 2005 will be the centenary of Rotary and the 54th year for the Woy Woy Rotary Club.

Press release, June 21 John Greenway, Pearl Beach