Business Meeting - New Member Meeting

ROTARY CLUB OF CHESTFIELD

Guest Breakfast

Held on Thursday, February 15th, 2018

                                             At The Golf Club, Chestfield                     

Apologies for Absence:                                          

            Wendy            Myfanwy        Reggie             Pete                 Jean M.

            Andrew M.     Elaine              Hilary              Robert M.       Jean S.

            Maureen         Jenny              Nick

Visitors and Guests:

            Ann Day guest of Pat

            Alison and Chris guests of Andrew B.

            Gill Vic Ellis guests of Robert S.

Grace:

            Ian

Speaker, Thursday, February 15^th:

            Ann Day, the founder and leader of the Samba Band gave a fascinating           talk, on the instruments, the team and the charitable activities of the band            which was founded eleven years ago.        Ann has had a varied career not        just as musician but also as a teacher, a furniture restorer and French             polisher. The Samba Band currently has fifty members with all kinds of          different people ranging in age from 13 to 82 including the lonely and       those with learning difficulties.      The band supports a number of local         charities but particularly the Pilgrim’s Hospice for which it raised £20,000     in two years.      Ann gave demonstrations of drumming including sitting        on a box and a virtuoso performance on the spoons.

Car Parking, Saturday, February 10^th:

            Car Parking on Saturday, February 10^th was a success despite the cold,          miserable weather.     Special thanks are due to Marian who provided a           quantity of flapjacks which sold our.

Ten-Pin Bowling Evening, Friday, February 23^rd:

            Sue has circulated to those who have signed up for the evening a current      menu from the Thai Orchid             restaurant and anyone who has not sent her       their menu selection should do so by the end of the weekend.      The        timings will be 6.00 for 6.30 pm at the bowling and 9.00 at the Thai     Orchid, 82 Middle Wall, Whitstable.

Stroke Awareness at Car Parking, Saturday, April 14^th:

            Sarah is organising Stroke Awareness at the car parking on Saturday,             April 14^th and needs volunteers to help with taking blood pressures.               There is a form for car parking in the folder and if you can help Sarah with       taking blood pressures please enter ‘BP’ under the shift you can manage.                Sarah also needs to borrow blood pressure monitors on the day.    Godfrey is very kindly making his motor home available.

Visit to Apeldoorn, June 8^th to 10^th:

            It is our turn to visit Apeldoorn this year on June 8^th to 10^th.   The Dutch         are great hosts and, for those who have not been to Apeldoorn before, will        make the Club very welcome and will lay on a very enjoyable weekend.              Andrew B., who thoroughly recommends taking part, needs to know who      will be going as our hosts need to have time to organised accommodation.           The drive to and from Apeldoorn takes about five hours and lifts will be           organised for those who do not want to take their cars or who are going          alone.     There is a form in the folder so please sign up as soon as possible   if you would like to go.

Whitstable Harbour Day, Saturday, August 11^th:

            Whitstable Harbour Day will be held on August 11^th with a nautical theme     and the Board proposed to the Club that we take part with two spaces and           this was agreed unanimously.   Sue will send off the necessary application.  

            Dave C. will there with his ukulele and Ron will shake the moths out of           his pirate outfit.

Donation to Support the Work of Tony Giles:

            Tony Giles is a surgeon, who has spoken to the Club and who voluntarily       works in Africa to help repair hare lips and other facial deformities which         destroy the lives of African children.     Tony is keenly supported by Pippa who will be joining his team of twenty people for nearly three weeks in             April.      Tony and all his volunteers work unpaid and meet all their own       expenses.     On behalf of the Board, Andrew B. proposed a donation of     £500.00 to support Tony and his work and this was agreed unanimously. The donation will be made to the Lost Fund as Tony is no longer involved     with Mercy Ships.

Donation to Festability:

SNAAP and other local charities for disabled children are organising a music festival at Quex Park especially for disabled children and their families.   They have appealed for a donation towards the setting up costs and the Board recommended that the Club donate £500.00 which was proposed by Robert S., seconded by Paul and agreed unanimously.

Master of Alms:

Paul, or his doppelganger as he was minuted as being both absent and present at the recent Board meeting, managed to leave your impecunious secretary even more hard up as a result.   However, he was not alone…           

Raffle:

Andrew B’s guest, Chris, won a bottle of wine.      Paul then won a bottle of martini.