President  Doug Rae - The highlight of my year

" The completion of the cabin at Camp Breakaway together with the fellowship it engendered and the first J.W.Langston Award made by the club" 

Members as at July 1st: 72
Annual dues:  $76

Activities and Achievements

Silver Anniversary Year 25th Year of Service in the Epping area
July 1986 Participated in Red Shield appeal -raised $3500 - Wal Cooper
Club voted on motion to pay Presidential Allowance- motion lost
August 1986 Assisted with Channel 7 Telethon-caravan in use-raised $2173 -Russ Walker
September 1986 School debate-Epping BHS/CheltenhamGHS-Boys won -Ed Pearce
Formation of third Probus club-a ladies club-80 admitted-Des Fergusson
November 1986 Supported Dalmar Fete-90 kilos chips/700 hamburgers-profit $510-Russ Walker
Won Herald Community award for St.Johns Ambulance Caravan
Charter President Lloyd Gollan retires
Bucks' weekend at Stan Ledgers holiday house at Budgewoi including visit down coal mine
Fellowship function at Burning Log theatre restaurant- 118 attended
Supported Chanel 7 Carols-realised $453
December 1986 Carols conducted at Forest Park-raised $421-Wal Cooper
Xmas seafood meeting at Bob Paisley's
January 1987 RYLA awardees were Lynette Correy and Helen Sharp
Youth Exchange students-Jako returns to South Africa
Jo Ann Bakoss from Sweden and Karen Patrick leaves for Syracuse USA
Participated in Channel 7 Walkathon to Parramatta- raised $1778-Wal Cooper
February 1987 Rotary Foundation Scholar-Thomas Proctor from USA arrived -studying Law at Macquarie University.-club hosting
Successful Market-raised $10947 - Keith Chinchen
March 1987 hosted GSE team from India
Assisted with Karonga Fete-raised $821-Russ Walker
School debate-St.Ignatius and Epping BHS-St.Ignatius won-Ed Pearce
District Conference-Gosford
Club visit to State Rail-Sydney Signals Box
May 1987 Conducted District Rotoract Training Course-Dunmore Lang College
District Assembly-Richmond
Construction of a cabin at Camp Breakaway by members.
Contribution of $9000 towards the $16230 required to build a cabin.
Corporate donations amounted to $7000 arranged by Athol McCoy
June 1987 Pride of Workmanship-plaques awarded to 5
July 1987 Changeover Dinner-$25 per person


Other Activities and Achievements

Short Term youth exchange continued with Ikebukuro Rotary Club
Participated in Meals on wheels project
Neighbourhood Watch Programme extended to 3 additional areas
Xmas Stocking raffle conducted-raised $3175
Bicentennial project estimate $20000 to beundertaken- $4000 provided to date-Ken Dobinson
Paul Harris Fellowship awarded to Betty De Pomeroy
Contributions to Rotary Foundation reaches 2000%.
Club undertook responsibility for the John Langston Epping Memorial Scholarship Award-Douglas Skuodas from Epping primary school, first awardee.
Average age of club members-56 years

Yearly attendance average 77.8%

Major Donations

Finances