| THANK YOU Trent Bridge
Rotary Club in being the first club in our District to make a donation
in excess of £2000 for our Polio Eradication Fund - district target
£100,000.
A sincere thankyou from the children of the world.
CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION - 2005
Rotary will soon be having a birthday and it will take three years to
plan the celebration. When in Anaheim we were given the role in
preparing for the anniversary events in 2005.
A Centennial Celebration committee has been formed under the
Chairmanship of John Kirkland DG Nominee, with John Bendall, Brian
Darlison, Neil Sharman, Arnold Crosby, Peter Thorpe, Kim Holmes, David
Curtis, Mike Neville, and Assistant Governors
Some clubs have started discussing their plans others it is not on the
schedule. It is recommended that each club nominate a Centennial
Officer, your JVP, who will be Club President in our year of
celebration.
Rotary International is looking for each club or groups of clubs to plan
ad complete a worthwhile community project It should be a permanent
facility or resource in our communities to be named Rotary Centennial
Project. All proposed projects to be registered by 30th June 2003
PROMOTE ROTARY
RIBI have produced a banner that can be displayed outdoors as well as
indoors. It is one metre by one and a half metres - cost £11.50 all
club presidents should have received information.
The District are purchasing 5 (For the District Governor and 4 Assistant
Governors)
NEW MEMBERS
Could all clubs inform me when new members are inducted, as it is my
intention to write letters of welcome. (Names and Addresses).
PROMOTE POLIO
The Mayor of Derby has agreed to hold a launch reception in the Council
House on Monday 16th September 2002 - thank you Keith for organizing
this.
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DISTRICT COUNCIL JULY 25th
When I returned from attending the Rotary Convention I was saddened
to learn of the death of PDG Canon Robert Warburton MBE
As the Thanksgiving Service at Southwell Minister was scheduled on the
date of the District Council, my first decision as your District
Governor was to change the date of District Council.
It was my wish to be at the service and I know that of many of you would
also wish to pay respects. Robert was not only a distinguished Rotarian
but also much respected and loved throughout in his Ministry vocation.
A Man of God who sowed seeds of Love and service throughout his
community and our world.
BARCELONA CONVENTION 2002
It was good to see so many of you in Barcelona, around 800 from RIBI,
total registration in excess of 19,000 from some 140 countries.
The highlights would be the opening session with entertainment Spanish
style and the speech by Mikhail Gorbachev Former Soviet Union President
who praised Rotary as an organization that can achieve results, as it is
Non Governmental.
An opportunity to make new friends and learn of Rotary activities in the
world.
DISTRICT WEB SITE
We were sorry to receive the resignation of Tony Eley as our Web Master.
Over 6 years Tony has given many hours of Rotary Service encouraging us
to be more computer literate, communicate through our E Mail addresses
and develop our Web Sites. There are not many Rotarians that have had
such an effect on us all. Thank you Tony for your dedication and
commitment.
Tony had resigned as chairman of the Communications committee, but
planned to continue as webmaster. Health has resulted in him taking a
step back.
We welcome Mark Snape from Ravenshead.
‘ MAKE THE
DIFFERENCE
- NOT AN OPTION
- AN OBLIGATION |
