Lunch Time meeting - Paul Harris

On Thursday 21st June 2018 Senior Vice President Anne Sampson in the absence of President Lindsay Roy welcomed 22 Club Rotarians to this lunch time meeting held at Pinkerton’s Function Suite in Glenrothes.

Four apologies for nonattendance were received.

On reception were Peter May with Murray Grubb with Jack Dempsey saying grace.

Jim Boyd brought back greetings from the Rotary Club of Kirkcaldy.

Treasurer Geoff Sampson mentioned that memberships were now due, payable asap.

JVP mentioned about the speakers list and reception duties.

SVP Anne Sampson mentioned that during July there would be a 3-week break from formal meetings with those weeks being changed to informally meeting at Blacketyside in Leven and Walter Fletchers house for a BBQ.

Wilna Roger mentioned that she had attended Prize giving at Auchmuty with Jack Dempsey attending the Glenwood Prize giving evening.

This week our members were given an insight into Paul Harris our most recent Rotarian who was giving his combined Vocational into his family and working life. Paul is married to Chris and has 3 children, 2 grandsons and 2 granddaughters. He was born in Enfield in North London. He went onto gain an honours degree in Physics at Sheffield University where he met Chris in his third year. His working life saw him go from being a research assistant at Plymouth Polytechnic, to integrated Circuit designer with ICL Manchester, Product Manager at Semiconductor in Glasgow and then Yield Manager with Siemens in Newcastle. It was at this stage an opportunity came up in Taiwan where he moved for a 3 years contract and stayed for 6 years, 2 further years in China before moving back to Taiwan for two years. He eventually returned to Newcastle and with a passion for photography set up his own Photographic studio mainly taking wedding pictures, He moved to Glenrothes when a job came up at Semifab where he worked for 4 years before retiring 3 years ago and now looks after grandchildren and is becoming heavily involved in Rotary,

The Rotary vote of thanks was given by JVP Ewen MacDonald.

This week 28^th June 2018 will see us return to the Gilvenbank Hotel Glenrothes where members will hear Rotarian Archie Lawrie give us another of his interesting and

“spooky” stories please meet 12.45pm for starting at 12.55 pm. On reception will be Peter May and Jack Dempsey who should say grace

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