Welcome to our website
From
our President Rob McGraw
July 1st brings in the New Rotary Year and
new challenges for all Rotary clubs throughout the world.
All clubs say thank you and well done to their retiring President and their
team of officers and committee leaders whilst at the same time welcoming
a new President and his or her team.
Rob
was inducted by retiring President Bill McCormack who, in his valedictory
address told us how much he had enjoyed his year as President and told
us what a wonderful (?) bunch of friendly and helpful people we are. We
all agreed wholeheartedly with his sentiments. Bill complimented the club's
committees and officers on their successes during the year.
We the members of Windermere Rotary Club are welcoming President Rob McGraw to the office and we wish him every success and a year of fulfilment and enjoyment as he tries his best to keep us all in order. Through the vehicle of our Annual Assembly last week, he has outlined his goals for the year and we shall endeavour to help him achieve them. Undoubtedly Rob's first chance to show us his mettle will come with our AIRSHOW for which he has been our committee chairman over the past twelve months. He will also, before then, be spearheading our famed Annual AM/AM at Windermere Golf Club on Friday 18th July.
Our members hope that you may find something in our website pages to interest you. We are always very happy to welcome your involvement in our activities and events such as the AIRSHOW to be held in July. This coming year we shall have new events and well tried and tested ones too. Although we are not specifically a fund raising club we do support charities both locally and internationally and some of our events are aimed specifically at their needs. We would also encourage you to talk to us if you feel that membership of our club could be something you might welcome and enjoy.
We do hope to see THE RED ARROWS at the WINDERMERE AIRSHOW 2008. We are hoping that they will do a fly past on Sunday and we are putting together a programme of really excellent air and ground attractions for your enjoyment. We are very grateful for the support of our business sponsors. Our main sponsor, Lakeland Limited would be very pleased to see or hear from you at their Windermere Store or through their website. So if you are looking for accommodation, somewhere to eat, enjoy a drink or buy yourself that Lakeland present do please visit our sponsors - you can find them all here.
Last Wednesday was our final meeting of this Rotary Year - The evening was our Annual Club Assembly and Assistant Governor Ron Duxbury came to represent incoming Governor Tony Parrini to hear and comment on our clubs aspirations for the coming year.
President Bill was delighted to learn that
the Club had been awarded a Presidential Citation by the President of Rotary
International and Ron was able to present it to President Bill to the accompaniment
of thunderous applause from the members.
Are you a local resident who has just retired or have you been considering widening your circle of friends and acquaintances whilst helping the local community and needy people overseas? Would you like to join our club? Read on................
Our Rotary Club is sixty years old and is one of the seventy four Clubs
in Rotary District 1190 and we presently have forty four members - all
male, but who knows what the future may hold for us?If you are a Rotarian
visiting our website, we hope to give you all the information you need
to encourage you to visit us on a meeting night or to one of our functions
which are listed on our programme page. If
you are on holiday and would like help with what to do and where to go,
please look at our page of local businesses and attractions at Sponsors
List
But what is Rotary and who are Rotarians?
Rotary International is a world wide organisation of clubs whose members are
all of like mind in their desire to serve their fellow human beings and to do
all they can to relieve some of the problems which people have throughout the
world. Rotarians are the members of Rotary clubs - they are male or female, no
age, colour, creed or race restrictions exist to preclude membership of any Rotary
club.
All members are or were employed in a vocation which would see them as self employed
or in a decision making position within their employment. Rotary meetings are
generally held weekly, usually over a meal when members have the opportunity
to enjoy each others' company in a social and pleasant atmosphere. Membership
is normally effected through a club member but we welcome enquiries. Our membership
subscription this year is £95.00.
If you are not a Rotarian, but are interested in us in any way then this site will, we hope, also give you the information about us, about Rotary International and about what we do and who we are. In our pages we aim to provide information of interest to many folk and to help you find just what you are looking for.
So, please use the links in the column at the left to take you to what
interests you most - and don't forget - you can contact us -
Our Secretary John Newberry will
be delighted to help on 015394 46864
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