Club Handover

Rotary Club of Senlac St Leonards
New President Colin Takes the Reins

Wednesday July 1 st saw the start of the new Rotary year when it’s all change with
Presidents, officers and committee chairs. Senlac St Leonards Club is no different
and, on that day at a club dinner held at Highwoods Golf Club Bexhill, the changes
took place. Some 40 people attended; joining members and their guests were
special guests Graham Forster on his first day as District Governor, Assistant District
Governor Andy Cruttenden and past Senlac St Leonards Rotarians.
Following dinner and a few words from the District Governor, outgoing President,
Terry Mahindrakar, passed over the President’s chain to the club’s new President,
Colin Goldsack who then introduced his new team. Colin thanked Terry for her year
of office and for her resilience in facing the various problems that had occurred in her
year. He said the club had faced many challenges over the last few years but with
challenges there are opportunities which should be seized where they benefit the
club. He continued, “We know one of the challenges is resourcing manpower; we
need to work with other clubs, organisations and communities to share these
resources to the best effect.” Colin referred to the change in the club’s working
practice, “My intention is that we use the revised organisation to give everyone in the
club the opportunity to participate, in discussion, decision making and project work,
where every member knows they are an integral part of the club and a valued
member”.
One of Colin’s priorities is to work with and try to improve the lives of children and
young people. During Covid a colleague and he ran a project involving young
carers, “Their stories were tear-jerking and emotional, they were losing out on their
childhood because of family needs but never complained. I was so impressed by
what these youngsters did and the sacrifices they made that I have chosen East
Sussex Young Carers to be my President’s Charity for the coming year.”
Colin thanked everyone for their support in the run up to this year and said he would
do his utmost to serve the club well.
The evening was not over as Colin performed his first official duty of his year by
presenting Rotarian Jimmy Carroll with a well-deserved Paul Harris Fellowship.