SERVICE ABOVE SELF


JULY 2017: ISSUE 100


Fellow Members, Well, here we are - the last month of my Presidency and my last report. The month started off well with an invitation to join the Past Presidents for a meal at the Russell Hotel on Friday 2nd. It was the first time I had been there and it was a great evening, a lovely meal and really great company. Thanks to all concerned. Tuesday 6th was a good evening too, Isobel, Grace and I had a met with Kyffin Roberts, prior to the main meeting, to discuss his application to join the Club. I am pleased to say that his application was accepted and Grace has sent out the 7 day letter to all members and by the time you read this he will have been admitted to the membership. That night Malcolm Horner, AG, and his wife Beverley joined us along with our speaker, David Scott. After the meal David, who had been invited along by Iain MacKinnon, gave a very interesting talk on the history and background of the Glensanda Quarry on the West coast of Scotland. I don’t think many of us had been aware of its existence and were amazed that it employed over 200 people and was a multi million pound business, exporting aggregate all over the world. Once David was finished, it was over to Malcolm, who was paying his last visit to the Club in his capacity as AG and he presented his regalia and a badge over to Isobel, who will officially begin her 3 year stint as the new Assistant Governor for our area at the beginning of July. Best wishes to both Malcolm and Isobel. On the Thursday of that week, I met with Isobel and Deirdre, at their insistence, to help them work on e Rotary Club Central which is where we have to register the targets and achievements for the year. I was glad to be of help - really!! This also includes t h e v o l u n t e e r h o u r s t h a t a r e


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accumulated for each project. For example does anyone stop and think how many hours it takes to put this publication together, ie the time that the contributors put in to compiling their pieces, editing, the proof reading, the photographs etc, etc,. Apparently most charities now want to record all the hours of unpaid work that volunteers do on projects before, during and after the event is over. For some reason I was seconded to assist with various bits of information. I was surprised that these two able ladies needed my help with computer work, but there you go. If you believe that, you’ll believe anything, I am as much use at computing as chocolate teapot. I made my escape after a two and a half hour stint, leaving them to get on with it. Tuesday 13th, John and I went up to Perth Airport, to hand over a cheque for £500 to Scot land’s Char i ty Ai r Ambulance. We had a very interesting tour of the setup and a chat with the staff. You will find out more about the visit further on.


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