Toasting Rotary Clubs

Toasting Rotary clubs from around the world!

At our regular meetings we toast the members of a Rotary club in another part of the world. The toast reminds us of the international nature of Rotary and that clubs like ours are active and doing good on every continent.

“From all of us here to all of you there. From beautiful Guernsey, a Rotarian Cheer!”

Our Toast List to the Rotary Clubs of:	Date of Toast	Replies from Clubs
	October 2020
Newcastle Under Lyme	28/10/2020	The banner was presented to us by Rotarian Derek Broome (PDG – 9210) on the 31st March 2010 with the compliments of the then President Roger Garland and members.
	November 2020
Brentwood	04/11/2020	Hello Simon, Thank you so much for your email and what an inspiring idea. We do have associations with other clubs around the World and their members have joined our regular weekly meetings on the odd occasion – especially now that we can only Zoom in to the meeting. It does have some silver linings. I will be informing the club at our meeting next Tuesday that I have received this email from you and will be raising the suggestion that we follow suit. Any idea that reminds us of our history and International connections is a good one in my mind. Thanks again and kind regards, John Stephenson PHF, Secretary.
Kloof, South Africa	04/11/2020	Hi Rod, What a coincidence. Last night at our Rotary Club of Kloof meeting, we raised a glass and drank a toast to your club. I told our members about your contact with SA and having visited our club, and a bit about your club and also how well SA Virologist Nicola Brink has done. I believe she has received an award recently. So thanks for the toast. Stay well. Warm regards, Reg Courtney, President.
		Please click HERE to learn more about RC Kloof.
Shanklin	11/11/2020	Cheers from Shanklin Rotary from Lyn Fleming, President Elect
Bradford West	25/11/2020	Many thanks for your contact and for kindly toasting us at your regular meeting. Due to COVID we have been unable to meet face to face since March but continue to meet via Zoom. I will report your communication at our regular Thursday pm meeting today. Once again many thanks. Brian Marshall, Asst. Sec.
	December 2020
Ashby-De-La-Zouch	09/12/2020	Thank you very much and greetings from myself as President to all your Presidents and members. What a good idea! I'll share it with my members at our meeting on Thursday evening.
Dingwall	16/12/2020	Thank you for letting us know about your proposal to toast our club at your meeting this evening. In the midst of various difficulties currently prevailing it is warming to receive a message which illustrates the friend ship of Rotary. On behalf of our Club I wish you good fortune for the coming festive season and for 2021. Yours in Rotary, Hugh A. MacKay, President
	January 2021
Bristol Breakfast	06/01/2021	Many thanks for your recent email informing us that your Club had given a toast to our Club at your meeting on 6 January. We were delighted to be able to announce this at our meeting on 13 January and we duly reciprocated! We discovered from our membership that a number of them had flown out to Guernsey to visit you and that one of our founder (I think) members had moved to the island, establishing a connection between our two Clubs. Personally, I have very fond memories of Guernsey which I have visited on a number of occasions. First, as a boy scout, my group regularly had our summer camp at a farm at Pleinmont. The story there was that the farmer had been evacuated to our home town (Accrington) during the Second World War and was kind enough to offer us the privilege of camping on his land as a ‘thank you’. We had some truly memorable holidays walking the coast paths and playing in the gun towers in the dark. So much was I enchanted by Guernsey that I subsequently went with a group of sixth form friends and then, after I married, with my wife. Guernsey holds a very special place in my memory and I hope I shall have the opportunity to visit the island again. So, as this year’s President of Bristol Breakfast, I am especially glad to be able to send best wishes to you and your club. John Whittaker, President, Bristol Breakfast Rotary Club
		I was the pilot that flew a group of us to your club many years ago. The member who moved to Guernsey was Norman Dewey. I heard that he had been quite poorly and he must be elderly if he’s still alive. Also I know Nick Brown who is/was a member. Regards, Julian Telling.
Weston-super-Mare	20/01/2021	How wonderful that our fellow Rotarians in Guernsey thought of us and raised a glass! We returned the gesture with much friendship today and were delighted to do so. This is a great idea and we are going to adopt it so thank you most sincerely. Yours in Rotary, warm wishes Norma Johnston, President Weston Rotary on behalf of all members of the club.
	February 2021

	March 2021
Stockton-on-Tees	24/03/2021	Thank you so much for your email which I have now circulated to all our members. Please pass on our kind regards from our President Bill and all our members. I hope everyone and their families are well and keeping safe. Kind regards, David Earnshaw (Hon Sec - Stockton on Tees Rotary Club).
	April 2021
Cheadle & District	07/04/2021	Many thanks for your message and greetings from Rotary in Cheadle & District. I must confess that I haven't been to Guernsey although some five years ago I was with a group of Rotary yachters and flyers who enjoyed a long weekend hosted by Rotarians in St Helier, Jersey. Who knows - when we get back to be able to travel again we might make it to Guernsey? Best wishes to everyone in the Rotary Club of Guernsey. Yours in Rotary Service, Patrick Tyrrell, Secretary, Rotary Cheadle & District
Rotary Guernesiais	21/04/2021	Thank you for your kind thoughts. Apologies for the delay in responding. We will be certain to return the toast at our next meeting. What a lovely idea. Katie Court. Rotary Guernesiais.
Saddleworth	28/04/2021	Hi Simon, Thanks for your email. The email arrived just in time for our zoom meeting yesterday. Such good timing! It was a pleasure to read it out to our assembled Club at the conclusion of our meeting. Members were delighted to have received your kind and timely greetings. They have asked me to thank you sincerely for your thoughtful actions. It all makes the final toast 'Rotary and Peace the World over' all the more relevant. Thanks again. Clint Elliott. Secretary - Saddleworth Rotary Club.
	May 2021
Amesbury	05/05/2021
Sleaford	05/05/2021
Bad-Ischl, Austria	12/05/2021
Halstead	12/05/2021
Combourg - Dol, France	19/05/2021
Bishops Waltham	19/05/2021	Thank you for your messages and for toasting our club. It’s a lovely idea and please pass my appreciation and regards to your club. I will pass your regards on to my club. YIR, Mandy Tourle, BWRC President
Stockholm Farsta, Sweden	26/05/2021
Schwabisch Gmund, Germany	26/05/2021
	June 2021
Gately	02/06/2021
St Andrews	02/06/2021	On behalf of the Rotary Club of St Andrews we are humbled to receive a toast of a "Rotary Cheer" from beautiful Guernsey. Please thank all your members for their kind greetings and toast. We give you and your members our very best wishes and hope we will see some of you in St Andrews again before long. Your golfing members would be very welcome next June to our International Rotary Golf Fellowship Tournament as seen on our web site. We also invite any of your members to join our zoom meeting this Wednesday at 1pm when we will have a presentation by a former St Andrews student who is now a Rotarian in Pennsylvania. Her presentation "Hop on the Bus" is promoted on Rotary International web site as well as our own. The link for Wednesday's meeting is https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85804188096?pwd=MDBEUHFZMGcxaGpPbUp4SkU4RTJPUT09. Just join in the meeting if any of your members are free. Zoom meetings for this past year has enabled us to use 10 former students from our Rotaract Club to give presentations from India, US, Canada, Crete and Turkey. We pinched a minister of the Church of Scotland from Guernsey a few years ago. Graeme Beebee is minister of St Leonards church where many of our Rotary members worship. As you say Rotary is all about networking locally and internationally. Again please pass on our "Cheers" to all your members. As incoming president for this coming year my slogan is 2 words -----"Have Fun". Colin Mitchell.
Farnborough	09/06/2021	Thank you so much for your email to our club informing us of you displaying our banner at one of your meetings. It is always good to hear from other clubs especially those across the seas! What a lovely tradition to toast members of other Rotary clubs in other parts of the world. Indeed it reminds us of our international involvement. Please convey our greetings and best wishes to your members from Farnborough. Kind regards, President Katy (Harris)
Mill Hill, London	09/06/2021
Picton - New Zealand	16/06/2021
Eschwege - Germany	16/06/2021
Paignton	23/06/2021	Thank you so much for the greetings from Guernsey, and please pass on our greetings to your members, from what today is a wet and windy Paignton. We are unable to meet as a Rotary Club at the moment because of the current restrictions, but are hopeful for the end of July. Our Handover will take place next Thursday 1st July when I will be taking over as President from my husband who, has carried us through the the pandemic and been in the ‘hot seat’ for two years. Fingers crossed the weather will improve as this will be happening outside on the beach……or we may end up with some very soggy Rotarians! We have a lot of plans for when we can finally meet as a Rotary Club again and I think we will adopt your ‘tradition’ and resurrect the flags we have been presented with in the past and remember those RCs with a toast at out meetings. We wish you all well in your future endeavours and who knows in the future we may all meet, as one of our ideas is for our RC to socialise by taking trips together. Kind regards, YiRF, Sue Kirkham, Rotary Paignton, President Elect.
Ashby-de-la-Zouch	23/06/2021
Pershore	30/06/2021
Holsworthy (Devon)	30/06/2021
	July 2021
Masaka- Uganda	07/07/2021
Larne	07/07/2021
Prague International - Czech Republic	14/07/2021	Thank you so much for being linked with us - happy that we shall be able to toast to your club to on the closest occasion too - Monday July 19th at our regular club meeting with our special toast bringing to attention our two beloved drinks...being produced at a very good quality in the Czech Republic!!! See here: To all of you there from all of us here, in Moravian wine and good Czech beer, from beautiful Prague, with Rotarian cheer! Hope you shall be able to visit and have one of the drinks with members of our Rotary Club Prague International (RCPI) very soon...Have a very good summer, Helena Kovarikova, RCPI
Victoria - Seychelles	14/07/2021
Bradford	21/07/2021
The Hague Metropolitan - Netherlands	21/07/2021	Greetings to RC of Guernsey from the President and members of RC The Hague Metropolitan. Thank you remembering our Club and displaying our banner. RCTHM is an international club with 27 different nationalities represented between our 43 members. We have a long tradition of completing international projects and like you, we enjoy the international nature of Rotary. We wish RC of Guernsey every success for the future and would be delighted to welcome you to our meeting should you ever come to The Hague. Yours in Rotary, Peter (Mr. Peter Burgess, Secretary RCTHM)
Forest of Dean	28/07/2021
Aberdare	28/07/2021
	August 2021
Morriston	04/08/2021
Bristol South	04/08/2021
Uckfield	11/08/2021
Taunton Vale	11/08/2021	Thank you and your club for toasting Taunton Vale. I will ensure that I reciprocate on Monday when we meet. Please send our best wishes to your club including Simon Milsted who I believe to be your past President ( if not apologies). I am often in Guernsey visiting my sister in law (owns Wink) and my nephew (at the Hook) both in St Peter Port. Next time I will look you up and see if you are having a meeting. Kind regards Phil Greenway. President Taunton Vale RC.
RC Rastatt - Baden-Baden - Germany	18/08/2021
Rossendale	18/08/2021	Greetings from Rossendale Rotary Club. Many thanks for letting past president John know about the toast you raised to us the other week. We are getting back together, after keeping going on Zoom for 15 months. Last Weds 25/08 was the second meeting, and I have been asked to return greetings to you and your president. Rossendale is now in its 87th year, a few years younger than yourselves, but by now, well established in the community. Kind Regards, David Walmsley, Secretary.
Bhavnagar - India	25/08/2021
Tempe South - USA (Arizona)	25/08/2021
	September 2021
Toowoomba City - Australia (Queensland)	01/09/2021
Alstonville - Australia (NSW)	01/09/2021
Seaford, East Sussex	08/09/2021	Many thanks for your club greetings from Guernsey. We were pleasantly surprised by the contact and though it a great idea to emulate toasting a different club each week to promote the spirit of Rotary across the globe. May we return our warmest greetings to you and your members. Health, wealth and happiness to you all in these uncertain times. Kind Regards, Mike Ogilvie, President.
Southampton Magna	08/09/2021
Rotherham	15/09/2021
St Ives	15/09/2021
Warszawa Wilanow, Poland	22/09/2021
Club of Bukoba, Uganda	22/09/2021
St Albans Verulamium	29/09/2021
Birstall Luddites	29/09/2021
	October 2021
Umhlanga, South Africa	06/10/2021
Chard	06/10/2021
Sevenoaks	20/10/2021
Biel-Buttenberg, Switzerland	20/10/2021
Evanston Lighthouse, USA	27/10/2021
Tulln, Austria	27/10/2021
Dingolfing, Germany	03/11/2021
Wallingford	03/11/2021
Holmfirth	10/11/2021
Saint Brieuc, France	10/11/2021
Denia, Spain	17/11/2021
Bournemouth	17/11/2021
Makati	24/11/2021
Bridgend	24/11/2021	What a lovely idea. We have contacts with Clubs all over the world, and have had several linkups on Zoom. It’s good to know that our friends in Guernsey are thinking of us. Kind regards, Mike Lewis, Hon Sec Rotary Bridgend.
	December 2021
Fareham	01/12/2021
Gateley, East London, South Africa	01/12/2021
Truro	08/12/2021
Basingstoke	08/12/2021	I was pleased to receive your email and to learn about your ‘tradition’ in tasting Rotary Clubs around the world. Thank you for toasting our Club here in Basingstoke. We are wondering how and who may have presented your club with our banner? But thank you. We will make a toast to Guernsey at our next meeting on Monday 21st February. Best Regards, Mark Flower, Hon. Secretary, Rotary Club of Basingstoke.
Saxmundham	15/12/2021	Greetings and appreciation from the Rotary Club of Saxmundham & District for toasting our Club at a recent meeting. One of our former members, now at the Framlingham Club has a son and family living on the island and is a frequent visitor and I enjoyed a very pleasant lunchtime with you a few year's back when we holidayed at The Hotel De Havelet, a favoured location for our trips to Guernsey in the 80s and 90s. Unfortunately we haven't been able to return since 2019 but look forward to enjoying future breaks on Guernsey and meeting with you again. I will convey your Club's greetings when we meet this evening. Our very best wishes to all your members on your beautiful Island. Jon James, Secretary: Saxmundham & District Rotary Club.
Randburg, South Africa	15/12/2021
Hamilton East	22/12/2021
Bremervorde Zeven, Germany	22/12/2021
	January 2022
Thetford	12/01/2022
Kirkcaldy	12/01/2022	Many thanks for your email .. and the toast to the health of The Rotary Club of Kirkcaldy. The Club is in good spirits but a trifle "bruised" due to Covid. However we are celebrating our Centenary year and it has been an interesting exercise in ploughing through the history of our club. None of our members has owned up to visiting your club. I think your "tradition" of toasting clubs is a great idea. Sadly we lost a couple of hundred banners that had been collected over the years, this was due to over zealous hotel staff. Best wishes to your President and your club members from our President Ken and the members of The Rotary Club of Kirkcaldy. Many thanks, Tony Payne,Hon. Secretary - The Rotary Club of Kirkcaldy.
Yelverton	19/01/2022
Quimper Corentin, France	19/01/2022
Stonehaven	26/01/2022
The Nene Valley	26/01/2022
	February 2022
Hythe and Waterside	02/02/2022
Mackay Sunrise, Australia	02/02/2022
Wairoa, New Zealand	09/02/2022	Dear Simon, The Rotary Club of Wairoa were delighted to receive your message and to hear of your tradition to acknowledge clubs from around the world. Your message was read to our full club meeting followed by animated discussion and excitement that our club had been acknowledged from so far away. Members have asked me to thank your club for your good wishes and would like to return the same sentiment. Kindest regards, Peter Manson, President, Rotary Club of Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Malta	09/02/2022
York	16/02/2022
El Centro, USA	16/02/2022
Hershey, USA	23/02/2022
Coulsdon	23/02/2022
	March 2022
Nowra, Australia	02/03/2022
Jersey	02/03/2022
Norwich	09/03/2022
Kuala Lumpur DiRaja, Malaysia	09/03/2022
Grand Bae, Mauritius	16/03/2022
Nantes, Duchesse Anne, France	16/03/2022
Dover	23/03/2022
Wellington Harbour City, New Zealand	23/03/2022
Warrenton, USA	30/03/2022
West Fife	30/03/2022
	April 2022
Poole	06/04/2022
Gibraltar	06/04/2022
Luton	20/04/2022
Littlehampton	20/04/2022
North Redondo Beach, USA	27/04/2022
Chiswick Brentford	27/04/2022
	May 2022
Wheeling, USA	04/05/2022
Karrinyup, Australia	04/05/2022
Bingley	11/05/2022
Seymour, USA	11/05/2022
Christchurch, New Zealand	18/05/2022
Wellington North, New Zealand	18/05/2022
Buckingham	25/05/2022
Hertford	25/05/2022
	June 2022
Lymington	01/06/2022
Singapore	01/06/2022
East Grinstead Meridian	08/06/2022
Whangerei, New Zealand	08/06/2022
Cwmbran	15/06/2022
Browns Bay, New Zealand	15/06/2022
Hobart, Tasmania	22/06/2022
Warrensburg, USA	22/06/2022
Saint Malo, France	29/06/2022
Crows Nest, Australia	29/06/2022

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