Lunch time ZOOM meeting - George Cutthill from Fife Voluntary Action

Five apologies for non-attendance were received.

Our speaker this week was George Cuthill who develops projects for Fife Voluntary Action, the Third Sector Interface (TSI) in the Fife Council area. They are an independent charity that receives funding from key public sector agencies to ensure the third sector is robust, resilient and delivers high quality services for the people of Fife. They support, develop, and represent community groups, voluntary organisations, social enterprises, and volunteering. They have around 35 staff members covering these activities across Fife, operating from our offices in Glenrothes, Cupar and Kirkcaldy. They provide a broad range of support to third sector organisations and have expertise in a wide range of skills and topics including governance, funding, legislation, policy, volunteering, managing people, planning and problem solving. If you have any queries, concerns or difficulties then please contact them, almost all the support we offer is provided at no cost. George’s current project is to recruit board members for Third sector organisations of which there are over 2,000, community groups, voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises across Fife, half of whom are looking for new board members. Your skills and lived experience would add significant value to the organisations and most importantly you would bring along your common sense. Meetings are usually held every other month and meetings last for around 2 hours, so a huge time commitment is not required. In return you would add new contacts to your network and make a real contribution to your local community. The volunteering team would match where you live and your interests with a local organisation. If you are interested please get in touch by ‘phone, email or FaceTime. George’s mobile is 07768038202 and his email address is george@fva.org.

The Rotary vote of thanks was given by Anne Sampson.

Some Rotarians are speaking with Linda Ballingal at the Glenrothes Heritage Centre with a view to supporting her.

Wilna Roger advised that our Books abroad project has commenced and that all kinds of books would be accepted but in the main we would be looking for Educational books.

David Cooper FORP Easter Bunny Hunt and Quiz for all the family was held at the Riverside Park last Friday 2nd April until Easter Monday, the initial response has been overwhelming and successful.

The Old Tools and Sewing machines project lead by Rotarian Iain Oates (phone 07423 195333) in conjunction with The Ecology Centre at Kinghorn’s Tool Shed who are refurbishing old tools donated by the public and, with the help of the charities Tools for Self-Reliance and the Global Concerns Trust, are shipped out to people with physical disabilities in Malawi. This is an ongoing project with a focus also on haberdashery / patterns.

The online Golf Auction with Golf associated prizes took place over the past week and raised £999 many thanks to all those who participated and contributed to its fun and success.

This coming week Thursday 8th April 2021 our meeting will be held on ZOOM at 1pm when or speaker will be Shirley Paterson giving her vocational. The Rotary vote of thanks will be given by Anne Sampson.

If you were interested in supporting the community and international projects get in touch by Private message on The Rotary Club of Glenrothes Facebook page. You will be made most welcome.