District Governor's Newsletter
January 2003

How time flies and there is so much to do before the end of this Rotary year.

Sunday February 23rd 2003
Service to celebrate (to the day) the foundation of Rotary - 98 years at Grove St Methodist Church Retford 2.45pm In view of the present climate the theme will be
'Peace and Understanding'

New College Nottingham
Following discussions with the Principal Dame Patricia Morgan-Webb DBE BA she is keen that Rotary should forge greater links with the college.
A networking meeting has been arranged for
Tuesday 25th March 2003 at 6.30pm
Exhibition Room, 1 The Broadway
The Lace Market Nottingham
Programme - That both Rotary District 1220 and the New College Nottingham both present 30 minutes of information about our organizations 
There will be opportunity for group discussions on how we can work more closely together

Numbers are limited - please E-mail or phone if you wish to attend

STROKE AWARENESS DAY
Saturday 5th April 2003
Please visit the District Web Site and insert details of your venues, times and contact name. This is an excellent way of publishing our involvement in this event where Rotary throughout RIBI is looking to achieve a world record. PLEASE GIVE IT YOUR SUPPORT.
For further information please contact Bruce Liddle

 
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ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT 1220 JANUARY 2003
'Sow the Seeds of Love'

A world-wide network of community volunteers

Youth Speaks District Final
Saturday 1st March 2003
Ravenshead Village Hall 2pm to 5pm
Please support this very important event. For further information contact Graham Wallis

Presidential Citation
All clubs set realistic goals for this Rotary year and I am asking each Assistant Governor to review these goals with each club President. Once these goals have been met within the timeframe I am asking them to complete the certification form.
Forms to be with me by 1st April 2003.

Meet the Presidents - Saturday 16th March
Please encourage your Senior Vice Presidents to attend and have the opportunity to meet the Presidents of Rotary International and Rotary Great Britain & Ireland 2003 / 2004 at the RIBI Assembly at the Metropole Birmingham.
R I President - Jonathan Majiyagbe
RIBI President- Brian Stoyel

MOBILISE A MILLION
Week commencing February 23rd 2003
You will all have received information regarding this Public Relations exercise. ALL Members of Parliament have been contacted and we have received one positive response.

ALL EVENTS WEEK COMMENCING 23rd FEBRUARY CAN BE PART OF OUR DISTRICT CONTRIBUTION
i.e. Our Service for Peace and Understanding - Sunday 23rd February

Wednesday 13th November 2002
The day RIBI President Tony de St Dalmas and his wife Peggy together with DG John Bendall and his wife Anne visited Walter & Elizabeth Hayes. Little were we to know that within 6 weeks both had passed away.
There have been many tributes and those who attended the Celebration Service would have heard of Walter's involvement not only in Rotary but also in the community of Beeston. As the Nottingham Evening Post said ' He was one of Beeston's best-known citizens and surely the most loved. He was the longest serving Rotarian in the UK, founder of the first Rotary club in Beeston with over 60 years of service. A Freeman of the Borough, founder of Beeston Operatic Society and Beeston Round Table.

Short Tribute to Rotarian Walter Hayes
Let me tell you about Walter Hayes the Rotarian. It is no exaggeration to describe Walter as a Rotary icon. He became a Rotarian in his thirties and was member of Beeston Club for the next 60 glorious years. I was very proud to obtain on Walter's behalf a '60 year membership certificate of honour' from the President of Rotary International himself.
Walter was one of the most active Rotarians you could imagine. Both in his club and in the District he was always there, usually with camera at the ready. His long running editorship of the Beeston Bulletin brought national awards to the club.

Personally Walter was a friend of long standing. Over the last 25 years Walter would give me a monthly telephone call. His cheery voice would announce ' Hello, Bill, Walter here'.
Then he would very expertly extract the latest Rotary news, and a couple of weeks later there it

 

 would be in the bulletin. Sometimes even things I had not said.

Walter was devoted to working for The Rotary Foundation, which is Rotary's own charity, and will be remembered, for his organization of the annual Link Evening. The Rotary Foundation has a massive scholarship programme, and students from all over the world travel for a year's study at foreign universities. Those who came to this District would be recognized with a special dinner. Walter was the strength behind its success.

Walter exemplified the Rotary ideal of service, and was living example of the Rotary motto in action; truly, Service above Self. We will miss him, but we will count ourselves more blessed because of Walter's life and service to humanity.

He was a man; take him for all in all
We shall not look upon his like, again."

Bill Huntley President of Rotary International 1994-1995 Past District Governor District 1220, Past President of Stapleford & Sandiacre Rotary Club

DON'T FORGET LINK EVENING
THURSDAY 13th MARCH 2003
REGENCY ROOMS, ILKESTON

 

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