Business Meeting

ROTARY CLUB OF CHESTFIELD

Minutes of the Business Meeting

Held on Thursday, October 17th  2019

                                             At The Golf Club, Chestfield                     

Apologies:

            Dave C.           Ian                   Jackie              Jean M.            John G.                        Maureen         Myfanwy            Owain             Paul                 Pippa

            Pete                 Reggie             Spyros                        Sue                 

Grace:

            Hilary

Rob Macfarlane:

            Many condolences to Rob whose father has just died.

Ron Benning:

            Ron is suffering with sciatica and could not take the meeting and, with Sue     in Cornwall, Pat stepped in.

Maureen Rooney:

            Ted Rooney had his replacement hip fitted on Tuesday.

Board Meeting:

            There was a Board meeting on October 10^th and the minutes have been         circulated.

Donation to TEAM Tanzania

   Team Tanzania has been building a school in that country.    The current       project is almost finished and the charity will be wound up next year but   regulations in Tanzania have changed and this has added £2,500.00 to   the costs needed to complete the school.   Peter Warr has appealed for    help in raising this and Andrew B. proposed that the Club give a          donation of £500.00.    This was agreed unanimously.

Escape Room. Tuesday, October, 15^th:

            Many thanks are due to Godfrey for organising a successful evening at           Escape Kent.

Walk 4 Water, 2020:

   As Apeldoorn has decided to give up Walk4Water their matchfunding            arrangement in the Netherlands has come to an end.     David M. has   organised a tie-up with a US organization, Water Project,  which is willing         to matchfund and Walk4Water will take place in 2020 probably on March    20th.        David M. has prepared a letter to go to schools which will be           going out shortly.

Visit to Apeldoorn 2020:

   Andrew B. reminded everyone that the date of the visit to Apeldoorn next     year has now been fixed for the weekend of June 5^th to 7^th.

Rotary Radio:

            A visit to Rotary Radio has been discussed and Hilary proposed that this       be combined with visit to the Rotary Club of Minster and this was agreed.   

Golf Club Chef:

            Best wishes to Pat, the Chef at the Golf Club, who will be leaving at the end    of the week.     It is not known yet what the future arrangements will be.           

Thursday, October 24^th, Evening Meeting, Speaker Jim Coleman, DG from         Utah:

            The next evening meeting will be on Thursday, October 24^th at the Golf          Club at 7.00 for 7.30 pm when the speaker will be Jim Coleman, a Rotarian           and former DG from Utah.    As this is a regular meeting of the Club   everyone is expected to be there unless apologies are sent to Lesley in the    usual way.   

Friday, October 25^th, Demelza Pumpkin Hunt:

            Demelza urgently needs more help with marshalling their second        Pumpkin Hunt in Whitstable on Friday, October 25^th.    They have   organised the day in one hour shifts for volunteers between 9.00 am and             5.00 pm.      Please help if you can.   If you can help but have not yet signed    up please contact David K.

Saturday, November 9^th,  Club Quiz Night:

            The Quiz Night is now sold out.      There is still a need for some good             quality raffle prizes.

Saturday, November 23^rd, Young Chef Competition:

            Owain, Kathy, Robert and Chef Chris have visited Whitstable College and        were happy with the facilities.      

Tuesday, December 3^rd, RABI Carols at Christmas:

            Andrew B. invited everyone to the RABI Carols at Christmas evening on         Tuesday, December 3^rd where he will be dispensing mulled wine and       mince pies there will be an opportunity to stroke a sheep.

Saturday, December 7^th, Christmas Dinner:

            If you have not signed up, it is not too late.    A deposit of £10.00 per   person should be paid to David M. by the end of this month.

Thursday, April 23^rd, Evening at the Gulbenkian in aid of Alzheimers    Research:

   Sue and Kathy are planning a joint fundraising evening at the Gulbenkian      with Rebecca Futrill of Alzheimers Research and a date of Thursday, April           23^th 2020 is suggested.      The programme has yet to be finalized  but will          probably consist of at least a choir and a speaker.

Raffle:

            Andrew won a bottle of sherry.

Master of Alms;

            Today was Wear Something Gaudy Day and being a sober lot everyone         had to             pay up.