SCROLL - OF CHARTER ROTARY CLUB OF NEERIGEN ARMADALE
1982Rectangle cream coloured paper scroll. Each end of the scroll is wrapped around a wooden rod with turned decorated finial ends. The paper scroll is pinned to each rod with five thumb tacks. On the scroll is typed text in black ink. Title of the scroll is [THE ROTARY CLUB OF NEERIGEN BROOK ARMADALE]. The scroll contains the speech by Ron Sloan the Western Australian Rotarian governor in 1981/82 where he welcomes the newly charted Rotary Club of Neerigen Brook Armadale and announces the the inaugural committee. The committee members included Gavin Smyth, President, Willie Van Den Berg, secretary, John Lewis, Guenter Best, Victor Rossi, James Sparrow as committee members. The scroll also has a list of members and the businesses that they represent. At the bottom of the scroll is Ron Sloan's signature.
Inaugural club members include:
Richard Andrews - Cane Furniture Manufacturing
William Baker - Accounting Services
Maurie Buckingham - Garage Services
Michael Cork - Party Equipment Hire Services
Gerardus Droppert - Education Primary
Edwin Fairhurst - Banking Trading
Stewart Forrest - Electrical Contracting
Reginald Homan - Building Services
Ian Mennie - Signwriting
Melvyn Munday - School Bus Services A.A.
Alan Poad - School Bus Services
John Riggs - Furniture Manufacturing
Gary Shearer - Hospital Administration
Phillip Westhead - Amusement Machine Servicing
Barry Wigley - Amusement Machine Manufacturing
In 1982 members of the Rotary Club of Armadale come together to form the Rotary Club of Neerigen Brook. The foundation president of the club was Gavin Smyth. When the club was formed it received its charter from the Western Australian Rotary International Governor Ron Sloan.
The club operated in the local community until 2012 when a fall in membership saw the club fold.
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Rotary International is a global organisation that aims to promote understanding, goodwill and peace through its fellowship of business, professional and community leaders. The organisation promotes peace and raises funds to fight disease, provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene, campaign against violence, supports education and promotes local economies.
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