The Rotary Club of Edinburgh
Bulletin 2,072 - 18th August 2005
REVIEW
Attendance
Last Thursday the attendance was ,,,,,,with 4 guests making a total of,,,,,Phillip Yelland brought greetings from the Isle of Arran, Alberto Santandreu from Barcelona, James Dargle from Calgary and Judith Sischy The Breakfast Club where she was the speaker at the crack of dawn. We had visits from Howard Mark from Cleveland (North of England), Dorothy Hays, with Arthur from Blue Ridge Georgia USA, David Klaus from Washington DC, and from Ernst Oidtmann of Lebanon Rotary Club in New Hampshire.
Last Week
We welcomed the editor of The Scotsman newspaper last week more in the hope of some publicity than in belief of coverage.
This Year's Festival Cavalcade
Fred Lawson extends a big thank you to all volunteers who walked with the Rotary District float at the cavalcade on Sunday 7th. August.
We raised £1,000 for 3 of Edinburgh Children's Charities as chosen by President Judith Sischy.
Our encore is on Sat 17th Dec 2005 opposite the Balmoral and along Princes St. Please do volunteer to join in then as well.
A Great Night Out - 30th August.
Sandra Campbell and Judy Kay have come up with a great idea, and succeeded in getting 'Barry Cryer and Colin Sell to entertain with humour and music in a special performance for our friends and us. The time is 6.30 pm on August 30th, at the Balmoral Hotel.
Drinks and canapés will be served before 45 minutes of Barry and Colin There will be the chance to meet the pair after, with an informal drink, before departing sometime about 8.0 pm. Sandra has the tickets, the price is £15. Phone her to book on 557-6036 or Secretary Bill Barr.
FOCUS
Award Winning Centenary Rose
The Rotary Heart of Gold rose has won a gold medal in the Belfast International Rose Trials. The hybrid tea rose was specially commissioned by the Rotary Club of Aberdeen St Machar to celebrate Rotary's centenary and generate funds for Rotary Foundation. The Judges awarded the rose first place because of its dusky peach petals, delicate perfume and overall outstanding beauty and colour.
The "Heart of Gold" rose has been created by one of the foremost nurserymen for roses in Scotland. James Cocker & Sons in Aberdeen are the proud holders of a Royal Warrant. In Cockers' view the "Heart of Gold" centenary rose is one of the best plants that they have produced in a decade The rose has beauty, excellent resistance to pests and disease. The plant is bushy and upright with an abundance of large, dark green and very glossy leaves. Rotary is delighted to have acquired this rose for a very special purpose, the centenary.
The Heart of Gold project is an imaginative way of generating funds for
Rotary Foundation. The sale of each rose bush includes a donation of £1.50
to Foundation, which carries out humanitarian projects around the world.
The response so far, has exceeded all expectations. 'Heart of Gold' roses
have already raised over £20,000.
Individual Rotary Clubs are encouraged to plant "Heart of Gold"
roses in prominent locations throughout their locality, highlighting the
celebration of 100 years of service to the community. Our Club joined
with the zone to buy roses for The Royal Highland Show and to go on permanent
display in the public gardens at Saughton.
PRATTLE
The Bridge Club
Mohindra Dhall is again organising bridge evenings this winter. The Bridge Club meets at his house, address in the handbook, and the first meeting is on Tuesday 20 September. Mohindra would welcome any additional players who would like to join in.
A Special Little Cook Book
You cannot miss Jacqueline's handsome cookbook. It contains a unique mixture of gourmet recipes to the amazingly simple. When you ask around the contributors, every entry seems to have a story, just like the "Vermin Pie" containing grey squirrel and pigeon. Very tasty apparently and RSPCA approved (I think!)
£10 Copies at lunch from Jacqueline Easson.
A Tale of Store Cards
Fred Edwards did sterling service in getting ladies to empty their purses into his bucket at the Festival Cavalcade. One of his donors emptied her store charge cards in as well. Fred tried to follow these up to have them returned to their owner. Mostly he received a blank response from the shops concerned. Not so Boots the Chemist, who traced the lady, took all the cards from Fred and arranged for their return. Theirs must be a true loyalty card.
ROTARY: ICE
The East Anglia Ambulance Service have launched a national "In case of Emergency (ICE)" campaign. The idea is that you store the word "ICE" in your mobile phone address book, and against it enter the number of the person you would want to be contacted "In Case of Emergency". In an emergency situation ambulance and hospital staff will then be able to quickly find out who your next of kin are and be able to contact them.
THIS WEEK'S SPEAKER
Thursday 18 August 2005 - Steven Henderson Dist. Gov
Vote of Thanks: to be announced
NEXT WEEK'S SPEAKER
Thursday 25 August 2005: Rosalind Newton Blood Pressure
Vote of Thanks: to be announced
DID YOU KNOW (Carol Duffus)
Did you know that our club is providing a water bore hole, reservoir and piped distribution system for Machimbo, Tanzania?