Meet the Rotary Club of Dorchester

Chartered in 1924 as a club for local Business and Professional men, since 1998 we are a dual gender lunchtime club who meet in Dorchester, the County Town of Dorset.
If you are already a Rotarian planning to visit Dorchester we invite you and your partner to join us at a meeting; ring the Wessex Royale (details top right) to book in for lunch.  Visitors to our club frequently say what a great atmosphere there is at our meetings and how much they enjoy the camaraderie that we share.
If you are visiting our website because you are interested in finding out about joining Rotary then you've come to the right place.  Browse through the pages; if you like what you see we will be pleased to invite you to lunch with us so we can get to know each other.
Being a Rotarian is to enjoy interacting with the community by supporting local projects and also by supporting national and international Rotary projects.  Throughout the year we have a varied programme of social occasions most of them which include partners and there are frequent opportunities to meet Rotarians from other clubs in our district.
If you have recently moved to Dorset, becoming a Rotarian is a great way of meeting new people and making new friends.  If you are simply looking to put something back into the community, you need look no further.   Click  here  to email our club Secretary for further information on becoming a Rotarian.  We look forward to meeting you.

Introducing President Andy Davies and his wife Judy

"I am pleased to have the opportunity to serve as this year's President of the Rotary Club of Dorchester. The Club has a long and distinguished history, having been founded in 1924 and over the years has made a positive contribution to the life of the Town of Dorchester, as well as having an impact on locations further afield."

Click here to read the full message

Click here to see the Handover photos

 

LATEST NEWS - Two Clubs - Two days  - Two Grand!!

The joint effort by the two Rotary Clubs in the recent Street Collection for the victims of the Pakistan Floods raised a magnificent £1924 which with £186 Gift Aid will increase to £2,110

Well done everyone and "Thank you Dorchester"  For news of the Pakistan emergency click here

Justine Joins the Club

The first new member of the new Rotary year is Justine McGuinness who was introduced by Pauline Camm.

Justine was born in Singapore and grew up in Africa and Europe. In her professional life Justine has worked in strategic communications for over eleven years, involved with projects that span the policy spectrum - crime and justice, health, business/trade and industry, international development, new technologies, rural affairs, environment and education. She is the Director of a European specialist consultancy that focuses on environmental, agricultural, health and consumer affairs issues management.
We all wish Justine many happy years in Rotary.

 

It's a bird! It's a plane! No, It's Andrew Jones skydiving for the first time!!

Rotarian Andrew Jones will raise everyone's heart rate when he hurls himself out of an aeroplane and swoops a thousand feet to the ground aiming to raise more than £1,000 for charitable causes in a Sky Dive on September 12th at Netheravon airfield.

Funds raised will be shared between 'Help for Heroes' and Rotary Charities. 

You can sponsor this fearless adventurer online – simply click here be taken directly to Andrew's fundraising page to make your donation and to  leave your message of support. With just a few days left to reach his target, please add your support to Andrew's brave feat.

"Your family, friends and fellow Rotarians wish you every success Andy - we can't wait to see the photographs and the video on YouTube"
To read Andrew's personal message click here

LAST NIGHT OF THE PROMS at the Corn Exchange

Thursday September 30th  2010 at 7.30pm

Admission: £6.00   ~   Refreshments   ~   Raffle    ~    Bar 

Performers:

Durnovaria Silver Band & Musical Director Elizabeth Carter
From Puddletown ~ Dulcima (Quartet)
MC: Dr Keith Barnard Jones, Rotary International expert on the Polio Eradication Programme

Event in support of End Polio Now and Rotary Charities 
Tickets available at Nicoll World Travel and Tourist Information Office

It's time to start learning the words to 'Land of Hope and Glory'....

 

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In the next 30 days..

06/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -  Speaker:Christine Shaw - Inspirational Travel.  Smoked Bacon and Mushroom Carbonara, Penne pasta, Garlic Bread and salad
12/09/2010  Parachute Jump for Charity - CLICK TO READ ANDREW'S MESSAGE.  Rotarian Andrew Jones will be performing a parachute jump for charity.
13/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -  Speaker: Diane Day - Life Education, Dorset.  
20/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -  Speaker: David Kirkpatrick - Retaining Membership.  A warm welcome awaits David our Rotarian friend from the United States of America
27/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -   Business Meeting. (No non Rotarian Guests) .  
30/09/2010  Last Night of the Proms 30th September.  

Last Meeting

30/08/2010 Topic: Bank Holiday: No Meeting