May 2018 Neil Mackay - Business & Charities fb Shadow Council Mtg.
Mon, May 14th 2018 at 5:45 pm - 8:00 pm
Speaker & Meal. Speaker Host - Bob , General Host - Duncan, Cashier - Paul.
Our meeting today welcomes local businessman Neil Mackay of Mackays Cambridge as our Speaker.
He is very charity and recycling aware and spends a lot of time redirecting surplus stock to local charities who need it. Tools and equipment for Repair cafes is a particular interest.
A tasty meal was be followed by our Speaker.
We were very pleased to welcome some visitors from other Rotary Clubs to share our meeting :
Rtn Christine Kailipaka from the Hondo/Dhanis Club, Texas and John from the Kings Lynn Priory Club exchanged Club Pennants with President Jan.
We also hosted 2 reps from the MetroBank who are keen to work with us on charitable events - Mark and Satiria.
Christine from the Red Cross collected a cheque for £1090 - proceeds from our Oct Concert at West Road.
After our Club was the meeting of the Shadow Council for the year July 2018 - June 2019 - they meet together for the first time to establish roles and priorities for the new year.
President 2018-2019 James Watts convened the meeting supported by IPP Jan and new Secretary Suzie..
Contact David Adamson about this page:
'What We Do' Main Pages:
Charities are invited to submit grant applications - annually we give out over £30,000 - Fill in a Form and make your case ! Our next round of donations will be given in early 2024. THANK YOU to all applicants.
more
This committee aims to put on events and support organisations that encourage and develope children and young people.
moreThe Projects Committee manages fund-raising activities and recommends the charities to receive funding to the Club Council and Business meeting. It also supports our International projects.
moreSupporting the local community is a core Rotary aim.
more
Foundation Objectives - co-ordinating international projects using Rotary grants where possible.
moreThe International projects and activities are co-ordinated within the Projects committee.
more