Lambeth Rotary Honours Lambeth Girl Guide Leader Donna Mayo On Monday, June 30, the London-Lambeth Rotary Club held its year-end President’s dinner celebration event. The occasion was held at The Harvest Table at the Arrowwood Farm and Events facility south of Melbourne. The Harvest Table folks put on a very delicious meal served in their ‘rustic’ designed event hall. The evening saw President John reminisce about all the projects that the Club took on over the past year and the charitable organizations that Lambeth Rotary supports. The presentation was topped off by awarding longtime Lambeth Girl Guide leader Donna Mayo with Rotary’s prestigious Paul Harris Fellowship Award. Lambeth Rotary gives the award annually to recognize people who have done substantial work to make a positive difference in the lives of others. Donna more than fits that criteria. Donna and her family are longtime Lambeth residents. (As an aside, some of you may know Donna as Lambeth’s resident piano teacher). She joined the Guiding movement as a leader of the Lambeth unit in 1988. She answered the call when someone said, “This unit is going to close if no one steps up:”. Donna stepped up….and she has been stepping up ever since…..for 37 years and is still going strong. Over the years, Donna has held many positions within the Guiding movement, but says that she would gravitate to the older girls simply because, as she says, “they are the greatest challenge and so give the greatest sense of accomplishment”.
Next year, the Lambeth Pathfinder unit, which Donna still leads, is becoming a Pathfinder/Ranger unit to accommodate those girls wanting to continue on through their teen years. Donna will also continue to run trainings to keep other Guiders up to date. For Donna, Guiding never stops. She is Guiding in the Lambeth/ London area. She continues to represent a great role model for the many young girls her Guiding life touches. Thank you, Donna! Your terrific example of making Lambeth a better place to live for families is very much appreciated by all. If you would like more information about Lambeth Rotary, please contact the Club at lambeth.rotaryclub@gmail.com. Rotarian Drew Annable; Paul Harris Award Recipient, Donna Mayo; and Lambeth Rotary President, John Robinson.
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