Dinner to celebrate 100 years of Rotary Foundation. Speaker: Jim Morton
Wed, Feb 22nd 2017 at 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Rotary Foundation (Rotary’s own international charity) and Rotary Day, the Rotary Club of Gryffe Valley held a special dinner on 23rd February with the theme “Purple” – purple being the colour of dye used to mark children who have been inoculated against polio in the Rotary Foundation End Polio campaign.
Jason Andrews of The River Inn obliged with an excellent three-course dinner which followed the purple theme! Our speaker was Jim Morton, the Rotary District Convenor for Foundation who gave us a detailed update on the charity and its successes.
Recognition of Local Gardening Groups
The club had invited representatives from each of the voluntary gardening teams in the villages of the GVRC area. These groups have each planted purple crocus bulbs which will act as a local reminder of the Rotary End Polio campaign. President Peter Dickie and International and Foundation convenor Neil McAlister welcomed the 5 representatives and thanked them for the work they do to make our villages more attractive. The photograph below shows President Peter Dickie, John Fergus of Colourful Kilmacolm, Jake Fulton of the Houston Litter-Crew and Bee Happy group, David Foulds of Lochwinnoch Community Gardening group, Margaret Greenlees of Brighter Bridge of Weir, David Ritchie of the Brookfield Gardening Group, and Neil McAllister.
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Long distance walking route - the length of the Gryffe Valley from the source of the river near Loch Thom to Linwood
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Young Chefs from Gryffe High, St Benedict’s High and St Columba’s School met in Gryffe High on the 29th November to compete in the first stage of this Rotary GB and I competition
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Climate Change series- eminent speakers from around the UK in the months leading up to and following the COP26 summit in Glasgow in November 2021
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The first round of this national competition was held in St Columba’s School, Kilmacolm on Monday 27th November. Seven teams competed, four in the Intermediate age category and three in the Senior category
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To encourage walking in the local environment, we are promoting local walking groups, publishing local walking routes and creating the Gryffe Valley Way, a walking route the length of the River Gryffe.
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To support disabled sailing for wheelchair users at Castle Semple Loch Gryffe Valley Rotary purchased a special powered Wheelyboat to enabled those in wheelchairs to get out onto the water.
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The club organises outings for groups of Renfrewshire Young Carers, with activities followed by a meal and drink. Some years we visited Xscape at Braehead, Hillington for the electric go-karts, and then Castle Semple Loch
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