The Bull December 2016

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The Bull December 2016

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THE BULL

THE ROTARY CLUB OF HORNCHURCH AND UPMINSTER

Issue 1 December 2016

Message from our President

Dear Rotarians and Friends

What a Rotary life I had with 33 years as a member of a Rotary club. Am privileged to be associated with this international organisation which believes in Service above self and works for fellowship and world harmony and peace. We are the Biggest Non-Governmental and Non Political Organisation in the World. Mankind is our Business and that’s why we are involved in so many giant tasks like polio eradication from this earth and water aid programme for Africa, Jaipur Limb projects in India and so on. I am so proud to be the President of this club because I have dedicated and service minded Rotarians to help me and guide me, and I am grateful to them. We need to attract more members in our organisation so I want more members to be brought in. With this in mind I am looking forward for the success of our Satellite club which will be inaugurated in our evening meeting on 7th December 2016 at Mandarin Palace Restaurant in Hornchurch. Our charity collections are going well and the recent charity gala lunch in my house was a great success. With everybody’s help we collected £11,500 for 3 charities namely The Little Haven Hospice in Havering and Richard House in Beckton, and the Burma Medical mission Project by Havering Doctors and Pharmacists and Dentists. Let us not be complacent with our success but strive for more humanitarian work for a better world.

My Best Wishes to all

Yours in Rotary friendship

Dr Kochummen John

Congratulations President Kochummen John who received the regalia from Past President Geoff Furzland at the Handover Dinner held at the Upminster Golf Club June 2016

The Dream Team

President Kochummen John

Junior Vice President Senior Vice President

Mahbub RahmanLiaquat (Yakat) Govani

A message from you Senior Vice President

As your Senior Vice President I have enjoyed chairing the Club Service committee at my home and together with the Functions committee we have been busily engaged in organising the club events and social functions for the coming year.

A Note from your Editor.

We're back with just a little load of old Bull in this edition. Will there be more? This remains to be seen and could be a topic for discussion at a fellowship meeting early in the New Year. Had we continued with the old Bull it would have been a Bumper edition because we have done so much over the past year. We now have the annual fete to go with, the Hornchurch Town Show, the Sponsored Walk, the visit to Heidelberg with our wonderful German friends, the Quiz, the 2 Jazz nights, the Tea at the Queens for our elderly residents, the boules competition, indoor bowls, the school shoe box scheme, Father Christmas visiting Dycorts School, our Christmas collections ............ (Sorry if I have missed anything out). Then of course we had the two major events, the landmark 70th. Charter lunch and the fabulous President's Project. Despite our initial concerns during the planning stage we somehow managed to pull the event off and made an amazing £11,500!Rotary is not just about raising money though we should be having fun as well and I believe we have done this. Having to move to a new venue was no fun in the early days but we have settled down now to a mostly settled routine .We are still ironing out a few little problems but that's life. There have been a number of issues which have taxed us such as the falling membership due ,sadly to the passing of dear friends and the problems and illhealth of some our most loyal members which has restricted their attendance. Dear friends such as Ray, Sylvia, Dennis, Lew, Bob, Dick and Ron. Operations sickness and accidents have all played a part in affecting attendance. If I have failed to mention by name anyone who has been affected, please accept my sincere apologies now. In mentioning Ron it reminds me of how worried we were about replacing him as Speaker secretary. Then Colin G'day Davies stepped up to the plate and Boy Oh Boy (as he would say) is he doing a good job! Well done to all our members and 'Friends' for all that you do to make our club successful. As they say 'Every little Helps. You may not be able to do as much as you used to or would like to do but your contribution is still valued. I send greetings to all our potential new Rotarians who are starting the Satellite Club and I wish you great success and happiness as you begin your journey.

A Christmas Poem sent in from Colin

December 2016
There is a list of folks we know, all written in a book,
And every year at Christmas time, we go and take a look,
And that is when we realize, these names are a part,
Not in the book they’re written in, but of our very heart.

For each name stands for someone, who has touched our life some time,
And in that meeting they’ve become, The “Rhythm of the Rhyme”,
We really feel we are a part, of each remembered name,
And our lives are so much better than they were before you came.

For once that you’ve known someone, the years cannot erase,
The memory of a pleasant word or a friendly face,
So never think our Christmas cards are just a mere routine,
Of names upon a list forgotten in between,
For when we send a Christmas card that is addressed to you
It is because you’re on that list of friends both old and new.

And whether we have known you for many years or few,
In some way you have had a part, in sharing things we do,
So every year when Christmas comes, we just realize anew,
The nicest gift that God can give, is knowing folks like you.

Christmas Greetings 2016

Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes for the New Year Wishing you all a Happy Christmas And a Blessed New Year
from Kuchummen John and Elsy from Eddy, Mini and family

Season’s Greetings and a Happy New Year from Wishing all Rotarians a Very Merry Christmas Terry and Itaand a Happy New Year
From Shamim and Yakat

With all good wishes for Christmas and every Greetings for Christmas and Every Good wish for
Happiness in the coming year a Happy New Year from
Dick and Elaine Jan, Brian, Alison & Keith

With every good wish for a Happy Christmas and With All Good Wishes for Christmas and Every
A peaceful New Year Happiness in the Coming Year from
Natalie Gerry Lynne and Family

Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes for Good health, happiness and Best Wishes

a Happy and Prosperous New Year for Christmas and the New Year
From Ann Evans and family from Ron Geggus and Katie

Best Wishes for Christmas and a Prosperous With every good wish for a Happy Christmas
New Year from Lew and A peaceful New Yearb From Laila and Mahbub Rahman

Season’s Greetings and Best Wishes Gerrie & Geoffrey Furzland
For Christmas and the New Year Wish you a Happy Christmas
From Peter Fulham and a Peaceful New Year

Greetings for Christmas and every good Wish for a Pratibha and Raj Naidu
Happy New Year from wish you all a Joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year
John and Mary

David and Rita Fell wish all their friends and Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas
fellow Rotarians a Happy Christmas and a healthy and happy New Year
and Best Wishes for the New Year. Ray and Gill Hare

Season’s Greetings to you all Wishing You Happiness this Christmas and throughout
From Lilian and David the Coming Year from
vPhillippa and John Crowder

The Season’s Greetings To all our Rotary Friends Wishing you Happiness this
From Helen and David Bull Christmas and throughout The Coming Year Frombbgrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr vSeema, Subhash and Family

With all good wishes for Christmas Season’s Greetings and all Good Wishes
And every happiness in the coming year For the Coming Year From
From Sylvia and Ray Margareta and Ray Hamilton

With all good wishes for Christmas and Best Wishes for Christmas and a
Every Happiness In the Coming Year Prosperous New Year
From Jim and Pat From Raymond Leach and Pauline

Christmas Greetings and Best Wishes With all Good Wishes for Christmas
For a Happy and Prosperous New Year and every happiness in the Coming Year from
From Mutel Norman and Rene

Best Wishes for a Happy Christmas With all good wishes for Christmas
And every happiness in The New Year from And every happiness in the Coming year from
Eddy and Maureen Percival Indu and Shiraz

With Every good wish for a Happy Christmas and a With all good wishes for Christmas
Peaceful New Year And every happiness in the Coming year from
from Julia and Keith Carol & Colin

Wishing all the members of the Club A Merry Christmas and a

and their families Happy New Year to all the Rotarians

a very Happy Christmas from Jill Doe

and a healthy and peaceful

New Year

With love from Elke

With all good wishes for Christmas Best Wishes for a very happy Christmas and a
And every happiness in the Coming year from Healthier New year
George & Janet Christine and Michael

Best Wishes for a very happy Christmas Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy
and for a Healthy and a Peaceful New year New Year to you all
From Bob and Pamfrom Anne and Terry
Joe and Minie Skaria wish all my new Rotarian friends
Best Wishes for Christmas
and a Happy New year

Dates for your Diary

2016

December

22^ndStatic Collection

23^rdStatic Collection

23^rdEvening Collection

24^thStatic Collection

2017

January

17^thOfficial Visit to Romford Club (date being checked)

23^rdOld Folks Event – Queen’s Theatre (Monday afternoon)

26th. Rotary/Satellite Evening Meeting

February

5^thIndian Meal at Gants Hill 12.30/1.00pm (Sunday}

March

5^th100 years of Foundation Tea at Orsett Hall

25^thInternational Quiz – St Laurence Hall Upminster

April

15^thBlood Pressure Day

22^ndBig Band Night at the Windmill Hall Upminster

May

14^thPresidents Lunch – Orsett Hall

June

23^rdHandover Meal – Upminster Golf Club

July

1st Fete

October

14^thJazz Night - Cranham

I would like to finish by saying this edition is only a very limited snapshot of what we have and are doing. Please have a look at our Web site because it is so up to date and it also tells what is going to happen in the days and weeks ahead. Another great job that CGD is doing. (Come on-Work it out) Collecting in Rainham. Brrrrr.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

GEORGE

By the time you read this some of these functions have will have already taken place and I am pleased to say that with everybody's support they have been very successful.

The Club Christmas Lunch (party) 18th December at the Masonic Hall in Deyncourt Gardens was well attended and a great success. Thanks to the hard work of Gerrie Furzland and Gill Hare the raffle made £400.

5th February 2017 Sunday Lunch at Kanchans 12.30 in Gants Hill. £25 per person.

The price will include soft drinks and there will also be a pay bar.

Again as we would like to make this an exciting event please bring along as many family members and friends as possible. Remember that as well as having a good time any profit that we make will be donated to Rotary's End Polio Now fund. Your support will be much appreciated.

Liaquat

Many thanks to our Editor Rtn George Larkey for producing above

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