Annual General Meeting
Thu, May 11th 2017 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Club's Annual Business Meeting for Members, with reports from Committees etc.
Hawick Rotary Club, being the senior club
in the Borders, held their 80th Annual General Meeting last week reported
President Jim Walker. The previous minutes were read and approved followed
by a review of the current year's activities. Sadly they had lost two
members with the passing of Archie Purves, Paul Harris Fellow and Past President
and Associate member Harald Willner, Paul Harris Fellow, Kingston-upon-Thames
Rotary Club. President Jim said he had had an enjoyable and successful
year, ably supported by his wife Rosalyn and family, at various functions he had
attended at other Border clubs and the District Assembly and he thanked members
for their magnificent support.
The various convenors then gave their
reports, namely Kerr Scott, Community and Vocational; Gus Neilson, Foundation;
Linden Warburton, International and Scott Elliot, Membership. Treasurer
Scott Elliot reported over £7,000 had been raised and disbursed to various
organisations and groups during the year, including Hawick Swimming Club,
Hawick-in-Bloom, Primary Schools Book Award and the Men's Shed. The Rotary
District had donated £3,800 to the Hawick Flood Group. Along with two
Rotary Clubs at Grahamstown, South Africa, the club had made a donation to a
Hospice at Grahamstown for equipment which totalled £5,824. A
Micro-finance Scheme run by Linden Warburton had loaned £950 to 5 different
parties world-wide and £566 had been repaid and 110 boxes had been sent to
Eastern European families at Christmas. A magnificent, anonymous donation
of £5,000 had been made to the club to assist with their projects.
The officials for the next Rotary year
starting on 1st July are President Scott Elliot for a third term; Vice President
Mairhi Trickett also for a third term and Linden Warburton, Junior Vice
President. Ron Smith will take over as Secretary and Sandy Bannerman and
Scott Elliot will be joint-treasurers.
'What We Do' Main Pages:
Hawick Rotary Club has been able to obtain funding for the restoration of the village's Polysport facility after it was inundated by floodwater
moreSome info on the entertaining activities we get up to!
moreThis Committee focuses on international aid and projects
moreA summary of Hawick Rotary's work with the community during 2020, despite the problems of Coronavirus and Lockdowns
moreOur Vocational & Community Committee concentrates on supporting local community groups and on youth activities, often in collaboration with Hawick High School and with Primary Schools in the town.
moreEnquiries regarding membership are always welcomed and should be e-mailed to secretary@hawickrotary.com
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