Tuesday 22 October 2013

Four Smiths In Four Years


Albany Rotary, located on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand, has something special going for it. Each of the Presidents for the last four years has been a Smith!

Grant was the first Smith President in 2010-11, followed by President Nigel Smith in 2011-12, then by President Natalie Smith in 2012-13, and now current President Sarah Smith for 2013-14.

“At the time when we were selecting our President we were making jokes about how many Smiths in a row we could have. But each year the best candidate was chosen, and it just happened to be another Smith!” said current Albany Rotary President Sarah Smith.

 
Albany Rotary have just completed their major fund raising event for the year which was the Coatesville Garden Ramble 2013, and they took the opportunity to get all of the President Smiths together for a photo memento of this special occasion.

However the Smith presidential reign will come to an end in 2014-15, as President-elect Rebecca Stilton will take over as Albany Rotary President.

However this could be another new trend as Rebecca will be the third female President in a row for Albany Rotary.

Who could be next?

Picture from L to R
Nigel Smith, Grant Smith, Natalie Smith, Sarah Smith