Page 2 - Rotary Matters - March 2022

After sixty-three years of serving the Kapunda Community, the Rotary Club of Kapunda will be handing in
its charter with the 16th of May 2022 being the last meeting of the club.

The Rotary Club of Kapunda was formed in 1958/59 the sponsor club being the Rotary Club of Gawler.
The club had twenty-seven members and was admitted to Rotary international on the 29th August 1959
forming part of District 250.

The Rotary Club of Kapunda’s members, partners and supporters over the years can be rightly proud of
their contribution to the betterment of the community.

Unfortunately, the decision has been made to cancel RYLA in April and notification has been sent to all
clubs. I would like to assure clubs that this decision was made due to many factors that were impacting the
safe and economical running of the RYLA program on this particular occasion. The decision was made with
full support and consultation with the RYLA leadership team and as a District we fully support this decision.

It is important to emphasize that this is not a reflection on the ability of the RYLA leadership team to
carry out their roles. We also acknowledge the amount of hard work that has been done by the team in
preparation to deliver this program. The good news is that we have a strong team already planning for
the RYLA which will be delivered in September and we know that will be a great success.

Now that many of the COVID restrictions are lifting, we need to be vigilant as the virus is still very
much present in our community. I encourage clubs to continually review their policy and processes with
regards to COVID. I know that many clubs are now considering returning to face-to-face meetings however,
I encourage you to review these decisions carefully and in consultation with your members. It will still be
important to maintain guidelines as set out by the Health Department.

With regards to District meetings, these will still be continuing via zoom, however the Board will review
this over the next few weeks and send out advice to all committee chairs when this changes. I congratulate
the majority of clubs that have been able to work successfully throughout these difficult times.

Registration for the conference (1st – 3rd April)
is still open and can be accessed on our District
website. This is a great opportunity to catch up
with fellow Rotarians. We are working hard to
ensure that this event proceeds safely and that
we are meeting all of the guidelines and
recommendations of SA Health of our District
Leadership Team and Rotary International.

“Opportunity to promote your business at the conference”

It is less than 5 weeks to our D9510 conference. The conference committee would like to offer an
opportunity for Rotarians to promote their business by placing a small gift or discount voucher in the
Conference bag. We have more than 360 registrations so far.

If you are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity please contact our conference sponsorship
coordinator Jeff Blanco on 0418 807 040.

Yours in Rotary
DG Jeff Neale