District Secretary

News from the District Secretary's office


Rotary Club Secretary's Training Session 5th May 2021

A Rotary Club Secretary's Training Session was facilitated by the incoming District 1100 Secretary, Willem Pietersen, on the 5th May. If you wish to view this session please click HERE


District Secretary's Notices

Here are just a few items that affect all Clubs, and there is a wealth of information on the Rotary GBI website to help you get it right first time:

Governance Documents

Clubs and Districts are guided by the Manual of Procedure, RI Constitution, and RI Bylaws. These documents provide the structure for RI’s policies and procedures. Every Club and District can propose amendments to constitutional documents through the Council of Legislation. Click here to read them.

Insurance

Make sure that you are adequately covered by Rotary's insurance before you run your next event. Bartlett and Company manage the insurance policy for Rotary GBI – Click here for details

The July 2019 newsletter from Bartlett and Company covers updates to Rotary's insurance cover. Read it here.

Risk Assessment

You will find almost everything you need to know about Risk Assessment and how to complete the form for each of your events on Rotary GBI under Health & Safety – Click here for details

District 1100 Information

Club Secretary Handbook

The Handbook for 2019-2020, which covers the duties and responsibilities of a Club Secretary, has been sent to all Club Secretaries. 

Events

Note that dates of District events are shown on the Future Events section of the website.

General Date Protection Regulations

Click here for details of how it affects us in District 1100.

'What We Do' Main Pages:

The aim of the Community Awards programme is to support organisations within the city area with a small grant which ‘will make a real difference’. This is a small grants programme with awards of up to a maximum of £500.

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Donation to Gloucester Domestic Abuse Support Service (GDASS) for additional support required due to pressures of the coronavirus lockdown. GDASS’s aim is to reduce level of domestic abuse and improve safety of victims and their families.

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Rotary@Kingsholm pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II for all the pleasure she has given us during her life of service

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Roots Community Café working with Kingsholm School to provide free meals to vulnerable families in the immediate Kingsholm area.

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Since formation, the club, formerly known as Gloucester North, has gone from strength to strength. We hope to celebrate with a formal dinner, and will use the year to raise our profile in a variety of imaginative ways. Watch this space for more details.

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Donation to Saint Oswald’s Church which is working working with Coney Hill Junior School to provide food meal boxes to vulnerable families in Coney Hill

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Rotary@Kingsholm has discovered that Gloucester City as only 3 accessible defibrillators. This is the lowest number in the country. A new defibrillator costs about £2200. Our aim during the next 12 months is to raise enough money to double that number.

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Rotary National Youth Competitions provide young people with the opportunity to develop their skills, the platform to showcase their exceptional talents and the chance to win some amazing prizes.

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Sadly Santa can’t see you before Christmas at Sainsbury’s or Tesco this year as he's in lockdown in Lapland. However don't worry as he’ll see you all on the night. At the moment the elves from Rotary@Kingsholm are busy helping him. Happy Christmas

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Longfield Hospice provides end of life support at home to reduce the demand on NHS beds. Recognising how It is vital that the hospice continues its work to help vulnerable people in need, we were happy to make a donation to their funds.

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For this initiative we work with, and help, asylum seekers and refugees from across the world currently residing in or around Gloucester learning the English spoken language

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Walk all 102 miles of the beautiful Cotswold Way National Trail in one day? Yes you can! See how you can take part in Rotary@Kingsholm’s annual challenge, enjoy a great day out and raise valuable funds for the charity of your choice.

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Each year nurses from overseas come to work in Gloucester. Rotary@Kingsholm has organised a series of events to welcome them to our county. Click on details to read more and see what we have organised.

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