PRESIDENT'S CHAT
The AGM served to remind us of the many and varied activities undertaken by the Club over the past ten months. In my view the reports reflect a Club in good heart with members participating actively in Club service. SVP Harry’s membership drive is highly commendable. It reminds us all to keep on the lookout for potential members. It was a real privilege to welcome Sarah, Andrew and Bruce to Rotary membership.
I did enjoy the President’s Dinner and in particular I appreciate the work undertaken by so many to make it a success and also the generosity of those in attendance.
The Black Dyke Band concert was simply superb and here again the Club is indebted to all members who helped make this event such a success. In particular I would express my personal thanks to SVP Harry for making the concert possible in the first place.
I was pleased to see so many members attending the meeting last Tuesday and enjoying the speaker and the fellowship and the fun.
While I have a few weeks still to go in the chair I would like thank you all for the fellowship and the support you give the Club and to me. Remember to give our lady members who are participating in the “Moon Walk” your support gentlemen and do bring your partner, friends etc to Youth and Vocation’s Committee’s version of the X Factor.
Kind Regards,
President John
Features
Our Sponsored Children
We have now received the details of our sponsored children in India. For reasons of privacy the full details are not included in Chatters but if you want more information please ask. Helen will be happy to keep you informed. Some brief details are:-
Muthupandi
Pamela on the right with friend
Pamela is a shy child having been abandoned by her mother some years ago. Her father is a poorly paid agricultural worker. She lives with her grand-parents and her brother and sister in a one roomed brick house. She enjoys school and is ranked 5th in her class.
New Members
It's been a busy month for
our President! Three new members were inducted with due ceremony: Sarah
Gloag and Andrew Still on April 8th and Bruce Strachan on
April
15th. Sarah who is a property developer with an
interest in hairdressing; Andrew, a keen sports car
enthusiast
who enjoys his hobby as a business; and Bruce, a civil engineer; add
new talent to our stock of Club
expertise. A warm welcome to them all !
News Items
April 15th -
Rachael
McClure,
an Ambassadorial Scholar who is currently study for her MBA at Stirling
University took time out to talk to us about her home town and
experience of Scotland. Rachael, who hails from Mississippi hopes to
enter
politics on her return to the USA. She is also a
Rotarian so exchanged the custormary banners with President John.April 29th - Robert Sibley gave a very interesting account of his daily life as a Puppy Walker. Accompanied by Sadie who was impeccably behaved, he told us how the formative years of the puppies were manged to prepare them for their future role as Guide-dogs. The regime is strict. Even natural functions are done to order to avoid eventual embarassment to their future blind owners. Puppies that don't make the grade, in fact 99% of them, are offered to the police or to the military or, for the lucky ones, to their puppy walker. In all, an enlightening talk, well presented and thought provoking.
Janet was moved to send the following....
" As most of you know, I am doggy
daft but having
investigated doing puppy walking myself, I knew that I could not do it.
The thought that if puppy and I achieved what we were meant to then the
pup would have to go, was a service too far above this
self. However over the years I have sponsored a number of
puppies during their year of socialising and enjoy receiving
the "Pupdates".
If anyone is interested, further information on this and other ways in
which you can help the service such as sending them spent inkjet
printer cartridges and old mobile phones for recycling can be found at
www.guidedogs.org.uk............Janet "
The winning teams with Janet, Coliin, Helen and Harry.
Kinross
Donibristle
Kinghorn
These teams will now go forward to the finals, which will be held in Dundee on June 6th.
Brian, introducing the event
....don't know that one!!!
....and the answers are.....
Convenors Reports
The Six Nations Rugby fixtures for 2009 come at a busy time for our club and many members are also keen rubgy fans. To avoid clashes of dates, Frank asked that the 2099 programme be published in Chatters. So here they are, hot off the press:-
| Feb. 7 England v Italy
ko 3.00 pm Ireland v France ko 5.00 pm Feb 8 Scotland v Wales ko 3.00 pm Feb 14 France v Scotland ko 3.00 pm Wales v England ko 5.30 pm Feb 15 Italy v Ireland ko 2.30 pm Feb 27 France v Wales ko 8.00 pm |
Feb 28 Scotland v Italy ko 3.00 pm Ireland v England ko 5.30 pm Mar 14 Italy v Wales ko 3.00 pm Scotland v. Ireland ko 5.00 pm Mar 15 England v France ko 3.00 pm Mar 21 Italy v France ko 1.15pm England v Scotland ko 3.30 pm Wales v Ireland ko 5.30 pm |
Update your diaries now.
Also on Sports, our own club curlers in the shape of Ian Stevenson, George Delgaty, Colin Moreland and guest Stuart Cameron from Perth St John's did exceptionally well at the recent World Championships in Canada. In the semi-final they were beaten by a single shot by the eventual winners and in the play-off for third place they won by a convincing 9-0. Congratulations all round!