Bally Barker Blog

Meet our member Mike Molins   On August 17, our club speaker was new member Mike Molins who gave a very interesting and enlightening talk on his career, life in two countries and his involvement in Rotary. His talk via ZOOM was greatly appreciated by all members and we all look forward to his further involvement with the club.   Mike was born in USA and studied and worked there. He decided to take a break from working for a law firm based in Texas in 1969 and came to Australia on a skills-transfer visa and decided this was the place to be. His two now grownup children are more Aussie than he. Mike and his wife Carla live in Seaforth.   Mike was a former member of Manly Sunrise Rotary Club, however being a 6:30am breakfast club was challenging especially when retired; so, he spoke to Roger and found that our evening club was just what he wanted. Mike is enthusiastic about things Rotary, and has even studied the evolution of the codes of ethics when at Manl

Changeover night was held via ZOOM tonight. Eighteen people were present for the ceremony where the office of President was handed over from Lindy Myers to Rick Van Brugge in what is now Rotary Balgowlah’s 47 th year.     We were most honoured to have a number of special guests, James Griffin, MP - Member for Manly; Michael Regan, Mayor-Northern Beaches Council; Sarah Grattan, Counsellor Manly Ward - Northern Beaches Council and Johanna Johns -Rotary Assistant Governor Beaches (District 9685) In addition to Rotarians we were joined by former Rotarian Ken Reed, Past President of the Club.   After opening the meeting, Lindy invited James Griffin to address us. James thanked the club for its support and many ways that we are helping the community - many people in our community were struggling at present due to Covid and necessary restrictions.     James also pointed out the Centenary celebrations were a wonderful recognition of the work that has

Meeting held August 3, 2021   Once again, the meeting was held via ZOOM due to Covid19 lockdown. ZOOM meeting August 3, 2021   New member induction:   Yvonne Howie Yvonne Howie was inducted into Balgowlah Rotary on Tuesday August 3, 2021 after expressing interest in joining late last year, having deferred because of pending travel which is was subsequently placed on hold. She however is intending to leave for overseas in the near future in order to visit family.   Yvonne is a former Rotarian and is now semi-retired. Her impressive career encompasses being an experienced Chairman, non-executive director, CEO and adviser. For 15 years she has worked with CEOs and leaders, assisting well over a thousand leaders to grow their business leadership skills. Her roles have involved creating numerous thought leadership elite events for CEOs, assisting them keep up to date with current business thinking and trends.    Yvonne is a Bachelor of Arts, Diploma of Education (Univers