President Marten Lougee

2011-2012

Becoming president of Keighley Rotary club in its 77^th year is a special honour for me, as my father Francis was president of the club 44 years ago.

He was Keighley through and through – and he and my mother Betty, who was a great supporter of Inner Wheel, lived in Keighley all their lives. My father was a member of the club for more than 50 years and he also worked for many other voluntary organisations in the town. I hope during my year I can try and emulate a little of what he achieved.

People often ask: ‘What do Rotarians do’? The answer is simple: when someone says ‘somebody ought to do something’ we are usually that ‘somebody’! Men and women Rotarians come from all walks of professional and business life and have a wealth of experience and expertise to share. Most of us join Rotary because it enables us to give something back – and it’s a great way to make new friends.

Being a Rotarian means we like to help people in our local community – could be a spot of fundraising, or giving of our time. And because we are a worldwide organisation, we also support many national and international projects.

Keighley is a lively club and we have a lot of fun. After all if we don’t enjoy ourselves, why do it? We meet every Monday lunchtime (other than Bank Holidays) at Steeton Hall, 12.30pm, so if you’d like to find out more about what we do, come along to one of our meetings.

You’ll be warmly welcome.

Marten Lougee

President Keighley Rotary Club

2011/12