President Alf named a Paul Harris Fellow.

Thu, Nov 10th 2016 at 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm

Club president Alf Hadley - the first person to hold that role for a second time in the 84 year history of the Rotary Club of Barrow in Furness "“has been given Rotary"™s highest honour.

District Governor Elect Larry (l) makes the presentation.
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At the club’s annual Charter dinner at the Lisdoonie Hotel, in a surprise announcement, it was revealed that he had been made a Paul Harris Fellow.

In announcing the award, Past District Governor Ron Duxbury said: “Despite being small in stature Alf has a heart as big as Texas and his name is always the first on the list when it comes to helping with the activities of the club.”

Mr Duxbury added that Rotary is only one of Alf’s many activities.

“He was chairman of the Barrow Male Voice Choir for 23 years and is on the board of the Barrow and District Disability Association and that of the Blind Society. He is also chairman of the very active Abbotsvale Community Centre.

“Alf wasn't around 111 years ago but if he had he could well have been on the team of a certain Paul Harris, who founded Rotary.”

The award was presented by District Governor-Elect Larry Branyon.

The main speaker at the dinner at the Lisdoonie Hotel was Cumbria Police & Crime Commissioner Peter McCall who paid tribute “to you all for the brilliant work you do, like so many Rotarians around the country, to raise many thousands of pounds every year for good local causes.

You are the epitome of the 'We Not They' philosophy I hope to make my hallmark during my term as PCC. It is that same sense of duty and a desire to try to make a difference which led me to stand for the role I now occupy.”

He also paid tribute to the Police, which includes PCSOS, Specials and a host of civilian support staff.

“I have been privileged in recent months to see them at their work, often in very trying circumstances, working with people who range from uncooperative to violent and abusive. They do the most difficult job, often putting themselves in the face of danger to protect the public.

“Our force in Cumbria does a fantastic job keeping us safe alongside a whole host of volunteers from Neighbourhood Watch, Specials, Street Pastors, and I could go on. The volunteer cadre is essential and most importantly for me, those who volunteer to work with young people to keep them out of trouble and to prevent them getting into crime in the first place. “What you do in Rotary is the embodiment of all this, the spirit of service and giving, a fantastic example of 'We Not They’.”

 

 

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