Lunch time Hybrid meeting - 1pm - Club business, fellowship and secretary Anne Sampson update on website and Facebook

On Thursday the 7^{th of} April 2022 in the absence of President Brian Johnson. IPP Geoff Sampson welcomed 12 Club Rotarians to this lunch time meeting held at the Gilvenbank Hotel.

Seven apologies for nonattendance were received.

Having had a Council meeting last Monday and minutes having been sent out no updates or comments were forthcoming.

Unfortunately, Walter Fletcher and May Ford were unable to attend today but Geoff mentioned that Walter celebrated his 85^th Birthday on 5^th April and May has her 75^th birthday on 10^th April.

Geoff thanked Jim Boyd for taking 167 Shoeboxes to Perth on Wednesday morning for onward transmission to Eastern Europe for Easter delivery. This has been a successful project for Christmas and Easter with Glenwood High School (13), Coaltown / Star Primary School (51), John Fergus School (35), Pitteuchar East Primary School (26), Rimbleton Primary School (91), Glenrothes Rotary (54), St Margaret’s Church (22) Also, individuals who have all contributed to 308 boxes being sent forward.

Financial donations continue to come in with Lundin Mill Primary and Christie and Archie Smith swelling donations received thus far to £3700, many thanks to everybody who have contributed.

On Monday Geoff and Anne Sampson met Ukrainian couple Nicolai and Tatyana and their lovely 3 children. The family were keen to help our appeal and they quickly packed items received the previous week from South Parks Primary School. The family had arrived the previous weekend from Ukraine, having taken a week to get to Scotland to stay with his sister Natalya and husband Tim who have been helping in sorting and boxing goods. The family had endured tragic losses on route, as a convoy of 12 cars were attacked with 6 being wiped out by land mines and hit by tank fire.

After receiving a talk the previous week from the RNLI we hoped to be able to offer financial support to RNLI but hope that other clubs can also be involved.

Our Citizen of the Year was also spoken about.

Scott Galloway would take the chair for the next two meetings.

A request for funding had been received which is under consideration.

Secretary Anne Sampson gave the members present an insight into the workings of the Rotary website and how to manoeuvre around the various linked pages.

This coming week Thursday 14^th April 2022 is a lunch time Hybrid meeting to be held at the Gilvenbank Hotel commencing at 1.00pm prompt with our speaker Shannon Wright from Muirhead Outreach Project.

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.