Jim Potter
Jim has lived in and around Cambridge since studying Natural Sciences and Economics at Churchill College. With a colleague he built Freeman Group plc, taking it to an IPO in 1988 and a sale in 1996. He has worked for the Zambian Government and for Energy and Health Ministers in the UK. He is a past Chair of the Association for the Conservation of Energy and a founding Trustee of the National Energy Foundation and the Energy Savings Trust.
He was a Non Executive director at Addenbrooke’s for 12 years and as a business angel has been involved in a number of start up businesses around Cambridge. Some of his retirement time is now taken up as a Trustee and treasurer of Zambia Orphans Aid – a charity that currently supports some 1,800 orphans and vulnerable children in secondary and tertiary education in Zambia.
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The results of our annual competition - two of our local winners have also won at District level
moreWe have become one of only four Rotary Clubs to be awarded a Platinum Certificate, in recognition of donations to Shelterbox of £10,200 in 2022-3
moreSeveral of our entrants last year had success at District level and one was a winner of the National final
moreOur annual competition for budding artists - our entrants all won the second stage District Competition last year
moreOur popular event for school choirs and their families & friends raised over £15,000 for local children's charities
moreWe organise two-day breaks at a National Trust site in N Norfolk for young people aged 12-15 who probably won't get any other holiday
moreOur Junior Competition entrant has gone on to win at National Level. Our Intermediate Team won third prize in their group
morePast President John Martin uses his building skills to help the locals create a community centre for this deprived settlement in The Gambia, only a few miles from the luxurious tourist resorts on the coast
moreWe raised funds supporting Ukrainians both in Ukraine and in Cambridge & East Anglia from several events in 2022
moreThe East Anglian District and National Rotary Magazines feature the wide range of charitable and fellowship activities that Rotary Clubs enjoy
moreWe and our colleagues in the three other Cambridge clubs celebrated 100 years of Rotary service in 2022
moreWe are part of a worldwide movement of 46,000 Rotary clubs with a total of 1.4 million members. We enjoy a range of informal fellowship events while supporting local and international charities
moreCambridge Aid does great work in support of Cambridge residents in need. In 2019-21 we raised over £12,500 and we continue to support them
moreRYLA offers an intensive 7-day course for 18-26 year-olds, helping them to develop as future leaders
moreA sample of our members' varied interests and significant contributions to the local community
moreA brief history of the Rotary Club of Cambridge together with some records which might be of interest to the wider audience
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