Inducted via New Zealand
When Geoff Bartrum joined the Club his proposer wanted to be there despite the 3000 mile gap
Geoff Bartrum had two surprise visitors when he formally joined the Aireborough Club. Joining him with the help of Skype was his proposer Graham Davies and his wife Morag from their campervan in faraway Queenstown, South Island, New Zealand. Graham on a belated 'gap' holiday following his retirement had entrusted his droll words of introduction about Geoff, recently retired from the London Fire Service, to Brian Whitham, the Club's very own technical guru. On this occasion Brian handled the problems of trans hemisphere links with his accustomed panache.
A month later there was no such luck when, despite a strong signal, the Club tried to call Graham back whilst he was visiting our sister Club in Unley, Adelaide. There were fleeting glimpses of the Unley members but no opportunity for the normal friendly banter.
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Membership Committee
back The Rotary Club of Aireborough owes a great debt to the fine efforts of this committee. Traditionally recruitment begins via personal contact with a member and with meetings now held on both Tuesday lunchtime and Thursday evening there are more options.
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The Rotary Club of Aireborough owes a great debt to the fine efforts of this committee. Traditionally recruitment begins via personal contact with a member and with meetings now held on both Tuesday lunchtime and Thursday evening there are more options.
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This Committee ensures meetings run smoothly, arranges events both fund-raising and social, seeks ways to publicise activities and maintains the website. Reports on activities follow below, although they will often feature on the homepage.
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The Community Leader organises events some yearly including Dictionaries4 Life, Easter Egg Hunt, Jakethon and the Halloween Trail as well as the Social Interactive Quiz. It also supports the Friends of Guiseley Cemetery and the Beer Festival.
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This committee covers activities relating to schools, Rotary competitions and individuals in this age group seeking support
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This Committee supports activities financially and through hands-on help, with Aquaboxes for disaster areas, micro-loans for budding entrepreneurs, partnering the Bambisanani project and providing menstrual care kits for pupils.
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Fundraising for Rotary's own charity, Foundation, includes the weekly wine raffle. Foundation funds the Peace Department at Bradford University and its funding saw the Club host many Foundation supported Ambassadorial Scholars studying in Leeds.
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This is a new category of service activity supported by global grants beginning on 1 July 2021. The Club has been involved for some years tree planting in Nunroyd Park and Litter Picking around our area.
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The Thursday group meets on the first and third Thursdays of the month at Horsforth Golf Club between 6.00 and 8.00 p.m. on an informal 'drop-in'basis. New members are always welcome.
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Tuesday lunchtimes was the only weekly meeting when the Club began in 1953 originally meeting at the then Yeadon Airport. Since then as times have changed so have the venues but we are now firmly ensconced at Horsforth Golf Club
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