General Meeting

ROTARY CLUB OF CHESTFIELD

Minutes of the Meeting

Held on Thursday, August 1st  2019

                                             At The Golf Club, Chestfield                     

Apologies:

            Hilary              Ian                   Kathy              John G.                        Myfanwy

            Pete                 Owain

Visitors and Guests:

            Emma Slade and Sue Hills from Open Your Heart to Bhutan

            Leila Ilkhan from Pilgrims’ Hospice

            Andy Dale, President, and John Gisbey from RC Sandwich

            Neil Fraser, President, and Bob Anderson from RC Canterbury

Grace:

            Paul

Birthday Greetings:

            Best wishes to Ron whose birthday is on August 7^th.   Unfortunately, Ron       was unwell and unable to be at the meeting.

Ian Thomas:

            Ian is currently in hospital having a hip operation.     The Club sent him          their very best wishes for a swift recovery.

Robert Sissons:

            At the weekend, Robert will be taking part in a 100 mile cycle ride in aid        of Tommys, a charity which funds and carries out pioneering research            into the causes and prevention of baby loss.    This is a great effort by        Robert so please contact David M. to sponsor him.

Iain Millett:

            We have all got to know Iain and next week we will welcome him into             Rotary and into the Club.

Pilgrims’ Hospice and Open Your Heart To Bhutan:

            Past-President Pat presented cheques from the Club to her two charities;     £2,485 to Emma and Sue for Open Your Heart to Bhutan and £2,931 to      Leila for Pilgrim’s Hospice.

Neil Fraser and Bob Anderson:

            Neil and Bob brought greeting from RC Canterbury.     Neil put forward a      proposal that a group of local Clubs join together to support one local       charity and jointly go for a District Grant.      RC Canterbury was founded 97 years ago and in that time has supported a wide range of local and            international charities.     One of their current local charities is the Honey      Bears Nursery, an assessment centre staffed by doctors and nurses         from Kent and Canterbury Hospital which provides early intervention            and             support to life-threatened children from birth to 3 years-old.               The Club has recently provided the Nursery with a specially designed        swing but would like to do more and is approaching  Clubs at Herne Bay,     Whitstable, Canterbury, Forest of Blean and Chestfield to join together to      seek a             District Grant and to make a major donation of at least £5,000  for      the provision of a wide range of equipment for the Nursery.   

Andy Dale and John Gisbey:

            Andy and John brought greetings from RC Sandwich which also supports      Open Your Heart to Bhutan for which they are hoping to achieve a global     grant.    In conjunction with RC Thimpu they are inviting Rotarians and          their spouses to a five-day, four-night conference in the Kingdom of   Bhutan for which details accompany these minutes.

Tea by the Sea, Monday, July 22^nd:

            Many thanks to Dave and Diane for organising the Tea By The Sea and          raised £120.00 for the Club charity account.

Herne and Broomfield Fun Day, Sunday, July 28th:

            Thanks to everyone who helped with the car parking.

Saturday, August 3^rd - Whitstable Harbour Day:

   If you have not already signed up to help on Saturday just turn up either       in your pirate outfit or your Rotary T-shirt.

Sunday, August 4^th – Car Parking:

            The next car parking will be on Sunday, August 4^th .    

Thursday, August 8^th – Board Meeting:

            The next Board meeting will be on Thursday, August 8^th at Sue’s house at      7.30 pm.

Friday, August 23^rd – Bat and Trap Challenge:

            The Club is holding a Bat and Trap Challenge against local Clubs at the           Golden Lion at Mayton Lane, Broad Oak, CT2 0QJ.    The competition will            be keen so sign up to come along.    There will be a form in the folder.

Saturday, December 7th  – Christmas Dinner:

            The Club Christmas Dinner will be at Mucini’s in Tankerton on Saturday,       December 7^th.     There will be a form in the folder together with the menu.

Raffle:

            Dave C. won a bottle of wine.

Master of Alms:

            Nick was without his little car this morning but that did not stop him.    He     could, of course, have borrowed Pippa’s little red car which is now back           and in good shape.