Rotary Disabled Sports Sunday November 1st 2009

An absolutely wonderful event which all clubs and general public should try and go to support...well done all.....

RC Rhondda Charity Evening

Of tonight to spend an evening in Tylorstown with the RC Rhondda who are a lovely club and with my dear friend Ken Williams who is an Assistant Governor for Zone 5 as well as being a member of this club...should be a great night....just hope I have enough time to get my hair done !

An Evening meeting

Back to the Ty Newydd, this time to discuss any changes that might be needed in information availability...good meeting and a bit of fun.....back home and antibiotics started for this dreaded sore throat...but those that know me will know that won't shut me up!

Of to Visit the Wizard....the wonderful wizard of?

Okay I know thats not nice to call Bob Higgins...LOL

But I am of to first the Rotary DoctorBank AGM at the TY Newydd Hotel...and then straight after into the  District Council meeting and I am sure Bob will be a 'Wizard' at controlling that meeting.

I am unfortunately not standing for another year as Secretary of RDB due to the DG role being one that will take a bit of time! if DGE is anything to go by! But I will be sad not doing this role for a while, although want to still be part of the team...

So we will await the outcomes of District Council and watch with awe as Bob Chairs his first one...and then take notes of how he did it I am sure....

PostScript....enjoying a whisky and lemonade and wondering how I can match the Wizard...kept control and handled it perfectly..well done Bob you are the Wizard,...okay of Cwmbran not Oz but theres got to be room for improvement somewhere......

A busy Day

A really full column this morning...horray....

Then for 1pm I have to sort sandwiches and coffee...okay hot water for Christine for a conference committee meeting this afternoon...got to get on with this now as theres only 49 weeks to the next conference ...which is frightening...we really are the case now and need to get the timelines right...so chats and work for a few hours this afternoon..

Must remember to bring my laptops....Thanks to my committee who are already so Brilliant...we will have a great one I know because your so committed...xxx

Then onto the Business Forum meeting at 5.45 where I am Chairman...[Got to learn to say No]....this is where we as Proprietors and Managers of Businesses in Brynmawr try to keep our town alive...big supermarket sites and out of town shopping has caused many problems for small towns like ours and we really are doing our best to get people into our towns to shop and visit....the UK should have learned from the American examples...they are going back to small town shopping..so I read...

7PM ....straight onto The RC Brynmawr Meeting at least I get to eat there...a hot buffet I understand tonight...anyway lots of work there as I hear its a big agenda and I have to present the accounts to the club from last year now they are back from the auditor. But we get lots of friendships from attending and do get things done..... So a busy day!!!!

The RC Brynmawr 'Lifestraw' Water Project

A management meeting tonight of the Lifestraw Committee before Committee meeting at club Council...lots sorted and change I am sure is ahead...How a simple idea has grown so very much helping so many people in need of clean water throughout the world...The AGM is only 2 weeks away and how much has been acheived in 6 short years...Thanks to all who have supported us..in getting Straws where they have been needed and for the donations which allowed that to happen
Well Done David Dutson for all the talks to clubs and organisations you do and have done in the past and to Paul Ringdahl who had the original idea and concept...David Get well soon...xxx Thanks too to Margaret one hell of a baker...her coffee and cakes are brilliant!!!!

A new Rotary Friend and the Rd I travel is growing....

I have met our hosts by email and facebook in the last 24 hrs...what a small world we now live in....Robin and her family are hosting us when we start our American Journey..in January 2010...Robin lives in Orlando and we are lucky enough to be able to have a week there staying at their home and enjoying their hospitalty before going onto Sandiego..her family sound just great and so does she, we are so lucky to be hosted by this wonderful family...

Facebook will be great as a link and we should really recognise each other by the time January comes....then it will be on to Sandiego and after that week, 4 days in Vegas...so hard work is repaid by making new friendships and some well deserved R and R........but friendships are the most important....