The Rotary Club of Edinburgh
This Week's Bulletin
Bulletin 2,011 - 3rd June 2004
ATTENDANCE 71
Members 68, Visiting Rotarians 0, Guests 3. Neville welcomed Rem Gilfillan and her husband, the parents of Clare, who had addressed the club about the hospital in Xinivane, Mozambique. Also George Brodlie had a guest.
Our valiant President had visited 4 clubs in the deep South, around Nottingham, including one where his father had been a founder member. The previous week he and Elizabeth had taken the train to Land's End and visited the Scilly Isles, including Harold Wilson's holiday house - not a make up.
PRESIDENT'S PROMULGATIONS
Neville thanked those who had made the visit of the Lyon Rotarians a successs, especially Linda Gilmore, Douglas Sutherland and Monsieur Guillaume Cantley. He exhorted us to support the Jimmy Dean production at the Gateway Theatre on Friday June 11th at £10 per capitum; available from Bob Hislop, Gloria Duncan or Jacqueline Easson.
Neville wanted TIGERs (Totally involved generous Rotarians) not RINO's (Rotarians in name only). Around Notts they filled a hangar for a pop concert at £17 a shot. Colin Mackay agreed to enquire about RYLA camps.
Douglas Sutherland's new club tie would be financed from sales. Jacqueline Eassson brought back information on a provisional club in Shanghai. The District Governor has cases of claret available at £65 in aid of Poverty Action. RIBI's preferred charity for 2004/05 will be Hope and Homes for Children; Forbes Ridland is their local treasurer.
British Rotarian Colin Parry received the Award for World Understanding and Peace at the Osaka RI Convention; previous recipients include Pope John Paul II, Jimmy Carter and Nelson Mandela.
SENIOR CITIZENS' OUTINGS
Bill Barr thanked everyone who helped to make the 2 outings an outstanding success. Residents from four care homes, Sighthill, Clovenstone, Fords Rd and Oaklands, enjoyed high tea at the Green Tree, Peebles and were entertained by Sheila Rimmer, Colin Mackay and Oonagh Gray MA (Merit). 35 Rotarians drove 55 residents.
GLORIA DUNCAN, TENNIS SCOTLAND
Born in Sedgefield, County Durham, Gloria saw the light and moved to Edinburgh. Starting as a helper at Tennis Scotland (then known as the SLTA, Scottish Lawn Tennis Association), she moved up over 25 years to her present position as Executive Director. It is now a company, limited by guarantee, and Gloria is the Company Secretary; she also runs the Charitable Foundation.
Tennis Scotland is divided into 9 Districts and has 26,000 members. The Board are all volunteers and meetings are held in the evenings. A great advantage for marketing and fund raising is that they have access to Wimbledon tickets. As Jack Aitken, our Speaker Secretary told her, this is her chance to sell and so she stated that they were always on the look out for more sponsors.
Our gracious Vice-President Elect Judith Sischy thanked Gloria, stating that she had given a timely message, considering the headlines on obesity and keeping fit (as we tucked into our Balmoral gourmet lunch).
AGM ROTARY CLUB OF EDINBURGH
Apologies from Mel Wilson, Fergus Gillies and Tim Simpson.
The report was approved on a motion by Harry Bell and Derek Pape. The accounts were presented by Treasurer Alan Young and approved on a motion by Drew Wightman and Andrew Anderson, subject to an addition correction. Harry Bell asked if the club could be registered as a charity, as is the case with the JCF, to avoid VAT. Honorary membership was approved for The Duke of Edinburgh KG, Sir Peter Heatley CBE and George Brodlie.
The new Council was proposed and elected as per the December SGM, with Rajiv Naik as Speaker Secretary. The President thanked those demitting office for their help and stated that Fred Lawson was moving from Editor to House and Entertainment and Ed Lucas to PR. PE Bill Cantley proposed Fred Edwards for International Service, Fergus Gillies for Classification & Membership and Tim Simpson as Bulletin Editor; also for the Nominations Committee, Neville Belton, George Holmes, Fred Lawson and George Reid.
Seconded by VPE Judith all were approved. Forbes Ridland and Eva Duyndam were added to the Fund Raising Committee and District 1020 voting delegates agreed.
A subscription increase from £105 to £110, for prompt payment, was agreed, the RIBI and District levies now being £50 ea. As any honoraria changes are linked to such a move, they now rise to: Pres. £680, Secy. £1,320, Treas. £550, A-Secy £355, secretarial £415. Ian Gourlay presented the JCF accounts, showing £15,000 disbursed, and asked that members add a donation to their subscriptions using gift aid.
Oliver Doran and Liz McSwan proposed the adoption, which was passed. Neville thanked the retiring trustees Ian G and Eve Crowe; Alastair Beattie and David Williamson were approved in their place.
David Brown CA was reappointed independent examineer on a motion by George Holmes and Tom Gray. Judith thanked Neville.
KILSPINDIE GOLFER, JEFF GIBB
Jeff won the Murray cup with 42 pts, David Henderson was 2nd and Alan Hately 3rd. Keith Frost won the Duffer's cup. Jeff's purchase of new clubs and lessons paid off, in perfect conditions and the presentation was outside.
EXCHANGES
Clémentine Bordat, 18, souhaite faire un échange, 15 jours
a un mois, juillet/août 2004. Une jeune fille écossaise serait
reçue dans une belle propriété en Macon avec piscine,
tennis, cheval. Romain Baizeau, fils de 15, aimerait se rendre en Ecosse
juillet et recevoir en août a l'Océan Atlantique, prez de
Nantes. Martin Payne, 22, headboy Cults Academy, final year engineering,
seeks position in finance in Edinburgh. See Neville Belton or Bill Cantley.