Chris chaired the meeting, and Mark did three minutes on The Rotary Foundation, and the gift of giving.
 
Bernie delivered the President's report, and James gave the Christmas address : "We can all be messengers of hope"
This was followed by "the great Christmas present steal" where lucky ticket holders could take their turn picking presents.
The catch was that you could swap your present for someone else's present
So being last in the process was actually a bit of an advantage
 
We were in the hands of our President Elect Chris for our Christmas breakup, and he handled the meeting in his usual fine fashion.
In his three minutes, Mark used the "Season for Giving" to explain how to donate to The Rotary Foundation, and told us a little about the work of the foundation and, of course, its account keeping processes.
President Bernie welcomed Chloé and Irish, but her address was a little light on after being cut off from civilisation for some days courtesy of the NBN connection (or more correctly dis-connection) process.
James spoke on his Salvation Army experiences in Mt Isa and Mackay and around the need for hope in the world.  Christmas is a time for joy, peace and hope in the world.  He remembers his mum playing tennis with Hope and Joy, and still keeps in touch with them.
We should all be messengers of hope.
 
And now "the great Christmas present steal"
 
 
 
 
Ana had beginner's luck, but she was not so happy when Gerry swooped in for a swap.
Ian gets kitted up for a Parisian riot, but Kath looks pretty happy.
Deborah's choice was a bit hot to handle, and Megyn ... hey, no need to thank me
A special present for Chloé
Half member Judy and new member Pat.
 
Happy Christmas everyone
Next meeting is at the lighthouses on the 8th January 2019