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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back The Rotary Club of Aireborough has moved from Committees to now having a Leader for each of the Areas of Focus as described below. .
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Fellowship has always been a major part of lunchtime meetings and Business and Open Forum meetings continue to generate worthwhile discussions with all members ready to express their views. This will continue to be a productive part of the annual program
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The Rotary Club of Aireborough has moved from Committees to now having a Leader for each of the Areas of Focus as described below. .
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Sally Mohan the Community Leader organises events some yearly including Dictionaries4 Life, Easter Egg Hunt 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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The Club now has Team Leaders for each of our 'What we do' activities'. Education and Youth covers work with schools schools, Rotary competitions, the Technology Tournament and individuals in this age group seeking support
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Fundraising for Rotary's own charity, Foundation, comes mainly from the weekly wine raffle and individual annual payments from members.
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This is a relatively 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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