General Meeting - NOT AT MONUMENT

ROTARY CLUB OF CHESTFIELD

Notes of breakfast meeting held at The Heron

23/4/26

HAPPY ST GEORGES’S DAY

Apologies:

 Dave C, Elaine, Fiona, Jean, Kathy, Sue P, Pat

Visitors/guests:

Sarah Clemow, Ted Rooney, Deborah Leek Bailey, Ronan Lennon

Birthdays:

Gerry Lennon – today,

Will Shakespeare – also today

Maggie – 26^th

Grace:

Given by Paul

Treasurer:

David confirmed all monies dealt with as discussed last week.

He is away for a week.

Any payments for meals – Godfrey will have the card reader next week.

Please leave any cash payments until Daivd’s return.

International

Andrew M confirmed the TWAM collection last week had gone well (his garage is now empty). The collection point at Chestfield was not good as very little brought along.

Board to review future of TWAM.

Membership

Sarah will be inducted on May 21^st.

Youth

Maggie hopes that after District Assembly some dates might be made available for youth activities.

Sue V had met a previous winner who had gone on to catering college.

Fundraising

All shifts now covered for May 2^nd car parking.

Social:

Escape room on hold until later in the year.

September 11^th is Golf Day – David has circulated information.

March 9^th, 2027, next Spring Quiz

Greetings from other Clubs

Whitstable and Sunrise Somerset West (Capr Town)

AOB:

Spyros is selling African Violets £1 each.

Raffle

Won by Ted who also did the draw!!

Master at Arms

Godfrey and Bertie Bassett fined various misdemeanours.

He then told a Parrot tale.

Andrew read another poem – Clarissa meets her match.

Lesley was cross fined for leaving the church hall in a mess – she retaliated by switching all the lights off!

Final toast – Lesley

Next meeting:

Evening meeting on Thursday 30^th April 6.30 for 7pm at THE HERON

Speaker - Sue McKenzie – tracking snow leopards.