27th May 2015 - Rotary's Best Kept Secret

Happenings ...

June is Rotary Fellowships month which is quite apt with our speaker this week. We can aquaint ourselves with an interest group that we might like to persue.

David McCraith is building a brilliant speaker programme for the coming months - each week you will be notified of the speaker for the following Wednesday and there will be a rolling list on the front page of our webiste for the next 30 days with a link to more detail.

We are aware that our communication has not been so good and we want to rectify that ... this weekly meeting will go some way towards it I hope. However we do need to establish what you want from the club and what you wish to give so a quick and simple [short] questionaire will be sent to you to find out your interests, ideas, opinions and skills to enable each member to share with each other.

Last Week's Speaker ...

The plan is to record the speaker each week and publish it on this meeting board.

Last week [May 20th] we had an enjoyable and informative talk from District International Chairman Brian Davies on a scheme he started called "Lend With Care" - a mico-finance project that has proved very successful with our clubs and individual Rotarians. Since it started three years ago they have raised over £49k to help entrepreneurs in third world countries to develop their enterprise. Read more >>here<<

Unfortunately we only recorded voice for this speaker so if I can get it to work as a "podcast" i will post it soonest.

Meanwhile this week's speaker Ian Kerr talking about Rotary Fellowships is recorded below for your enjoyment:

Time for Rotary ...

We are coming up to the final month in the Rotary Calendar so the District Handover to the new DG is taking place on July 1st at Diss Park Hotel

Time to Learn:

Each week it is planned to introduce a learning experience for you ... it could be on social media, presentation skills or what some aspect of Rotary means. This is intended to be helpful to both experienced rotarians and "new to Rotary" members. It iwll be based upon the feedback form the survey to be carried out into your likes, skills, desires and ideas.

this week I though I would show a funny but useful and easy to watch "death by PowerPoint" tutorial:

Things to come ...

Here is a list of the upcoming speakers:

Click the link after each speaker to learn more about the topic [or visit our website at www.rotaryeclub.org.uk and follow the link for what’s on]

• Wednesday 3^rd June 2015 – A Lincolnshire yellow belly “about me”  talk – Martin Brocklebank ….more info>> http://bit.ly/1FrDcAD
• Wednesday 10^th June 2015 – Rotary Foundation, what is it? By Steve Munns [District Foundation Chairman] ….more info>> http://bit.ly/1B7PoPO
• Wednesday 17^th June 2015 – Heaven’s Above! By Canon Bob Baker – a light hearted look at the work and life of a country vicar. ….more info>>  http://bit.ly/1B7IM3Z
• Wednesday 24^th June 2015 –  Confessions of a Radio Host by James Martin North Highland Radio….more info>>  http://bit.ly/1FM7ufI
• Wednesday 1^st July  2015 –  Wobbling around Africa on a Bike by Rob Lindegger of the eClub of South Africa One ….more info>> http://bit.ly/1Fa9SbE
•  Wednesday 8^th July 2015 –  “All About Peace initiatives” by Pat Webb PHF – District Peace Officer ….more info>>    http://bit.ly/1HGQerG
• Wednesday 15^th July 2015 – A special Guest speaker Wayne Singleton treating us to his adventures in the Marathon De Sables … more info>> http://bit.ly/1KfM3Xh