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moreThe mission of The Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians, to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty.
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Friday 27th May 2022
RC Fareham Mainly for Global Sight Solutions
Saturday 11th June 2022
RC Guernsey As well as the main Walk there is also a 'Family Walk' which can start from Chouet or Bordeaux.
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Districts are working with RGB&I to identify suitable Charities for District clubs to support
A Ukraine Crisis Relief statement will be circulated to All clubs very soon
CLICK HERE to read an official statement from R.I.
District 1110
Covers most of Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands, and parts of Dorset and Wiltshire
A big warm welcome to the new Rotary year. I would like to say a post covid year but I fear we have not yet said goodbye to this terrible pandemic. We all know however that it is more likely we are going to have to learn to live with it just as we have with influenza.
This will bring change for Rotary but of course change was already on our agenda, whether that is addressing membership numbers and gender balance or refreshing some of our cherished projects such as Polio Plus. Clubs in many cases have adapted to meet the challenge brought about by the inability to meet in the usual club format. At District level such changes as meeting via Zoom will continue, allowing for more efficient and less costly operation.
We would all agree that the return to face to face meetings will be very welcome. We have not had the chance, without our annual District Conference, to meet members across the District for several years. This year we will be holding three one day conferences of which all clubs are encouraged to attend at least one along with fellow club members – see the RotaCon 21 details elsewhere on this website.
This Newsletter is now 4 years old and has been a welcome addition circulating information around our District membership. Clubs are encouraged to send in their articles to the editor Mike Le Conte and try to keep them to 200 words with a photo as well – it’s all about getting to know what clubs are doing!.
District membership. Clubs are encouraged to send in their articles to the editor Mike Le Conte and try to keep them to 200 words with a photo as well – it’s all about getting to know what clubs are doing!
Since I was appointed DGN I have visited, either face to face or by Zoom, over 40 of our 70 plus clubs. To those clubs that I have already visited thank you for having me along and to those I haven’t yet visited please consider inviting me to meet your members. I have some interesting tales to tell during my time as a Rotarian. One club where I was President nearly asked me to step down after a couple of months in post! Whilst travelling further afield I was arrested in Sydney on a warrant from Scotland Yard and I was locked up in Hong Kong for travelling on a false passport… and there is more to tell!
I wish you all a great Rotary year ahead.
Yours in Rotary
Paul
Paul T Steele, District Governor 2021-2022
Working together to halt Service Club membership decline…..
….Helping our clubs grow an increasingly diverse membership to maximise their engagement with individuals and communities
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Read Pa-Trisha-Anne Todd's fascinating book charting over 100 years of the Rotary Club of Bournemouth. Click the blue button to purchase your copymore
End Polio Now Guernsey Shop website - run on behalf of Rotary Club of Guernsey selling End Polio Now branded products to help clubs with awareness and fund raising activities. All profits from the Shop go to the Rotary End Polio Now campaign.more
Visit the DISTRICT SHOP here for all the latest Rotary Regalia. Click on the button below or contact Alan Corkill of Salisbury Rotary Club at alan.corkill43@gmail.commore
Sand dams are a simple, low cost and low maintenance, replicable rainwater harvesting technology. They provide a clean, local water supply for domestic and farming use and are suited to semi-arid areas of the world.more