General Meeting

ROTARY CLUB OF CHESTFIELD

Minutes of the Business Meeting

Held on Maundy Thursday, March 29th 2018

                                             At The Golf Club, Chestfield                     

Apologies for Absence:                                         

            Elaine                          Jackie              Jean S.             John G.

            Kathy                          Paul                 Pete                 Robert M.

            Wendy                        Myfanwy        Reggie             Dave C.

Birthday Greetings:

            Reggie – April 1st

Grace:

            Ian

Maundy Thursday:

            Pippa very kindly circulated a set of Maundy money presented to her             father by the Queen.      In a ceremony that dates back to the time of        Edward I in the 13^th century, the Queen presents the money to a selected   group whose number is equivalent to her age.

Elaine Young:

            Great news about Elaine who is back home and hopes to be at the meeting    next week.

 Erik:

            The Club send condolences to Erik of Apeldoorn whose brother, Richard,      has passed away last Thursday.

Friday, March 23^rd - Walk4Water:

            Walk4Water was a great success and Andrew B. thanked everyone who        helped.

Friday, March 23^rd - Lunch after Walk4Water:

            The lunch after Walk4Water was also a great success and many thanks to     Hilary for organising it .

Friday, April 6^th – Club Quiz Evening:

This event is cancelled due to a double booking at the Golf Club.

Saturday, April 14^th – Car Parking and Stroke Awareness

Godrey would welcome more help with car parking on April 14^th as would Sarah who is organising Stroke Awareness.

Saturday, April 21^st – TWAM Collection:

Congratulations to Andrew and Jean who have cleared seven houses of tools and other items and hope to fill a TWAM van and empty their garage.   Please help with the collection on April 21^st if you can.

Sunday, May 6^th - Olde English Cream and Strawberry Tea:

            Ron and Irene are very kindly organising an Olde English Cream and Strawberry Tea at their ‘haunted’ home at 4 Richmond Road,        Whitstable, CT5 3HS between 2.00 and 6.00 pm on Sunday, May 6^th – not          May 13^th as originally announced. 

Weekend of June 8^th to 10^th – Visit to Apeldoorn:

            Andrew B. needs numbers who are going very soon.   If you cannot go           please indicate clearly on the form with a “X” or a “NO”.

Sunday, July 15^th – Summer Beach BBQ:

            The Samba Band will be collecting for charity on Sunday, July 15^th.    They     will be going from Hampton to Whitstable with a stop for a beach BBQ       along the way.     They would welcome help from anyone who can spare         some time to collect donations.

Saturday, August 11^th - Whitstable Harbour Day:

Two spaces have been booked and at the next meeting of the Board it will be necessary to decide what events to organise on the day.   Suggestions would be very welcome.     This should be a really good day but volunteers are needed for the stalls.

December  7^th or 8^th – Christmas Dinner:

            Sue who is already planning the Christmas Dinner suggested December         7^th or 8^th as possible dates and the Turner Hotel as a possible venue.   Both   suggestions were agreed and Sue will make the booking.

Car Parking – Dates for Your Diary:

            Saturday, April 14^th

            Sunday, May 20^th

            Saturday, June 23^rd

            Saturday, July 14^th

            Saturday, August 25^th

            Sunday, September 23^rd

            Saturday, October 13^th

            Sunday, November 4^th

            Sunday, December 23^rd

            Saturday, January 19th

Greetings from Other Clubs:

            There were greetings from Jenny Hurkett, President of RC Minster and          from John Tapscot of RC Saffron Waldon.

Master of Alms:

            Nick was back with his little car.

Raffle:

            Ron won a box of teabags and Sarah a box of chocolates.