Evening General Meeting

ROTARY CLUB OF CHESTFIELD

Evening Meeting 18.30pm for 19.00pm Thursday 18th April 2024 @ The Plough

Present:               Andrew B, Andrew M, Chris, Dave C, David M, Elaine, Gerry, Godfrey, Ian, Jean, Kathryn, Maureen, Margaret, Pat, Pete, Robert, Spyros, Sue.

Apologies:           David K, Fiona, Hilary, Lesley, Marian, Nick, Paul, Pippa, Reggie, Trevor, David B.

Guests:                Bernie Morgan, Speaker

                                Pat Brearly

                                Ronan Lennon, Hilderberg Sunrise Rotary Club, SA

                                Kevin Fielding, ADG, Rotary Club of Whitstable

                                Stewart Neame, Rotary Club of Herne Bay

                                Carol Neame

                                Peter Fowler,  Rotary Club Forest of Blean

Welcomes:         Pat welcomed everybody to the meeting, and especially all of our guests this evening.  There are no club birthdays this week.

Business:            

Fund Raising:  Pat congratulated Robert on having completed the static bike ride, raising approximately £275.  The aim of the day was to raise a target of £3,000.  Kevin also completed a session.

                The recent Quiz Night raised a profit of just under £1,000.  Pat said that £500 of this will go to the charity AFRID.

                Pat congratulated David M and his band of volunteers for raising a welcome £780 towards our charity fund by means of the recent unit clearance.

International:  Pat reminded members that the TWAM collection is this coming Saturday.

Comm / Voc:  Gardening at the Whit & Tank will be on Saturday week (followed by car parking on Sunday).

DINNER

Speaker:              Bernie Morgan introduced herself as a radio presenter for Academy FM, a radio station in Thanet.  She presents Thanet Islands Sounds (a local version of Desert Islands discs).  She spoke to us about her journey to research, write and publish a novel based on the life and times of her great grand mother Cecilia Chattergee (1873-1947)  whose life unfolded against the events leading up to Indian independence (and the horrors of Partition) in 1947. 

Final Toast:         Given by Pat.

Date of Next Meeting:

Breakfast Meeting 07.30am for 08.00am Thursday 25th April 2024 @ The Plough