Guest Speaker

Thu, Feb 15th 2024 at 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

Guest speaker is Rian, a Rotary Scholar from Japan currently studying in Edinburgh. She will be joining our meeting by Zoom to tell us about her time in Scotland and why she chose to sturdy here.


The Rotary Foundation offers scholarship funding through the Rotary Foundation Global Grants for graduate-level coursework or research in a subject covered by one of Rotary's seven areas of focus.


Rian Matsui

Rian Matsui, 23, is from Japan.

She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Comparative Education and International Development at the University of Edinburgh.

Back in Japan, she worked with refugees, immigrants and ethnic minorities through volunteering in NGOs, and working as a member/ research assistant for her university’s refugee support group.

She has witnessed so many incredible people with strong passion and amazing skills feeling powerless just because of their background/ status. Therefore, she is looking into the role education plays in empowering these people as well as measures to ensure that ethnic minorities and refugees are able to utilise their background and experience and become an important part of the society.

'What We Do' Main Pages:

50 year logo

Two videos celebrating 50 years of Allander Rotary created as part of their birthday celebrations.

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On 24th May Allander Rotary presented a cheque for £2000 to RNIB. The fund raising including donations by readers of an autobiography by Colin Robertson, a founder member, and selling furniture. Full details below.

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Community Bed mid August

50 year celebration in Milngavie Town Centre

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One off or irregular fund raising. Annual fund raising is covered elsewhere.

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A review of 50 years of Allander featuring events, fund raising, competitions including a range of activities with the local community and schools. Chartered on 29th May 1970. Click on logo to start. Last update 9th May 2020

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In addition to the Duck Race Allander in conjunction with Clyde Coastal Path are sponsoring a number of activities in this year's Milngavie Week. Full details on next page.

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In 2019 Allander Rotary decided that they would like to offer the residents of Milngavie, Bearsden, the surrounding area and wider public a new service. Free to attend, a lecture on a topic of general interest and where no audience expertise was necessary

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Prize tickets and prizes won.

Record of the winners and money raised for East Dunbartonshire Foodbank from a Hamper Raffle in December 2022. 675 tickets sold. Additional donations means £800 going to the ED Foodbank.

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All of our Challenges from the summer and October holidays are available here. Our aim is to have more at Christmas holiday time. Watch our Twitter and Facebook pages plus The Waypoint Facebook page for news.

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Our main fund raising events are listed here with details.

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Details of the charities we are and have supported in recent few years

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Details of local organisations that we support

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Competitions in Allander Club's area with winners progressing to level of Rotary Organisation and other support.

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http://focrt.org/

The Firth o Clyde Rotary Trail (FoCRT) runs from the Mull of Galloway to Milngavie via Greenock and the Erskine Bridge. The route comprises the Mull of Galloway Trail, The Ayrshire Coastal Path and the Clyde Coastal Path.

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Milngavie Youth Centre

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Rotary for Children aged 12 and under. Killermont Primary School have become Allander Rotary's first affiliated Rotakids Club.

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The Rotary Foundation transforms your gifts into service projects that change lives both close to home and around the world. During the past 100 years, the Foundation has spent $3 billion on life-changing, sustainable projects.

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Along with the Rotary Club of Gourock, Allander are responsible for the Clyde Coastal Path (Kelly Burn to Milngavie) which forms part of the Firth o Clyde Rotary Trail (Mull of Galloway to Milngavie) which is part of the International Appalachian Trail.

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