By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
THE Narre Warren Rotary Club is turning 40.
The Rotary Club of Narre Warren will celebrate its 40th birthday at a special event to be held at the Clover Cottage restaurant in Berwick on Thursday 14 April.
President Lyn Pickering said the whole group was looking forward to the special evening.
“We are quite excited,” she said.
“It’s a big milestone to get to 40, and to still be functioning and operating in our local community, and in the international community.”
Last June, the club’s president-elect Bruce Armstrong suffered a heart attack, just days before the club’s changeover dinner and was unable to take on the role in his weakened state.
Lyn has been familiar with Rotary ever since her husband and past president, Ian, joined the group in the 1980s, but only agreed to get on board after encouragement from close friend Marion Mason in 2007.
Marion was touted as the group’s first female president before tragedy struck.
“My more personal involvement began in 2007 when my good friend Marion Mason took me to dinner at Miss Marples, and told me that I had to join Rotary so that I could be on her board,” Lyn told the guests at a changeover dinner in 2014.
“I joined Rotary not long after this but, sadly, Marion did not have the opportunity to be our first female president as we lost her to breast cancer.
“I stand here tonight with many mixed emotions, knowing that she is probably watching over my right shoulder.”
