History of Tamar Sunrise
The Rotary Club of Tamar Sunrise was first charted on 21st May 2000. At the time, it was the 50th Club to be chartered in District 9830, which covers the State of Tasmania. A new Rotary Club has to be sponsored by an existing club and our sponsor club was the Rotary Club of Launceston. They identified a need for a breakfast club to be established in Launceston to introduce new people to Rotary who were unable to attend an evening meeting. A committee of the Rotary Club of Launceston was established to oversee the establishment of our new club and once chartered, a representative from this committee, Don McTaggart, took on the role of Club Mentor and guided Tamar Sunrise through the first years of its existence. Don is now considered an Honorary member and a lifelong friend of the Club.
The first meeting of the Rotary Club of Tamar Sunrise was held at Konditorei Café Manfred at 7.00am on Wednesday 8th March 2000. Our Charter night was held on 22nd July 2000 at which 25 Charter members were inducted into Rotary. The club has continued to meet every Wednesday morning although our venue has changed from Konditorei Café Manfred to The Pepper Berry Café to Postreos Café, Café Eleven and Launceston Aquatic, our current breakfast venue.
The first meeting of the Rotary Club of Tamar Sunrise was held at Konditorei Café Manfred at 7.00am on Wednesday 8th March 2000. Our Charter night was held on 22nd July 2000 at which 25 Charter members were inducted into Rotary. The club has continued to meet every Wednesday morning although our venue has changed from Konditorei Café Manfred to The Pepper Berry Café to Postreos Café, Café Eleven and Launceston Aquatic, our current breakfast venue.
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The Charter members were:
Clemencia Barnes Anne Carr Elizabeth Daly Perry Daly Renee Daly (Charter President) David Dunn Heather Fahey Peter Faulkner Annie Fischer Andrew Klapche Clare Klapche Joscelyn Littlejohn Phillip McIver Judy McLean Ruth McTaggart Ann Mihkelson Kath Porteus Malcolm Powys Rebecca Rosevear Tricia Sharples Rodney Spinks Damon Wise |
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Don McTaggart was instrumental in instilling into our club the values and ideals of Rotary. The club members have been instrumental in developing a fun club, not constrained by the usual formalities and traditions associated with Rotary. Our aim is to enjoy the fellowship that Rotary provides, enjoy the satisfaction that service above self provides and to continue to grow into a vibrant, active and fun loving club.
