Rotary Club of Stirling Meeting of 7/3/14
President Martin Ross welcomed members and our special guest District Governor Jim Houston. Martin opened the business meeting with an account of his recent activities representing the club.
Secretary Jim Kerr intimated an appeal for help in funding the running of a 20K run in aid of the Elidhe Brown fund. This was approved by the meeting.
Alan Rankin announced a membership recruiting event similar to the wine tasting at the Smith last year. The proposed date is mid May.
We are again organizing the final of the national primary school quiz in May.
District Governor Jim Houston opened by saying he was pleased to return to the Golden Lion as it was here that he spent the first night of his honeymoon.. His main theme was how we should portray Rotary to non Rotarians.
As he put it, you don,t sell the sausage, you sell the sizzle. In Rotary terms don,t tell prospective members about the weekly meeting, tell them about the effect we have on our local community. New members are important as they bring new skills and new energy to the club.
In a wider context, Rotary Foundation continues to be the largest charitable organisation in the world. Importantly 98% of it,s funds are spent on projects not, administration.Polio Plus continues, having spent
$1.2 billion over the years. Polio remains a major problem in only a few areas where war or civil disorder dominate. . Grants of $6.8M to Afghanistan, $7.8M to Nigeria and $0.93M to Pakistan have recently been made in pursuit of the aim of eradicating Polio. At club level we should remember we are here for our community.
The vote of thanks was given by President Martin.
Next week speaker's host Mike Queen, visitor's host Derek Anderson.
Ian Richardson
more Peter Mehta hands over to Alan Rankin watched by A.D.G. Alistair Spowage and S.V.P. Stewart Wilson
more Eric Clark and Jim Roach, office bearers from the Stirling branch of the Citizen's Advice Bureau.
more Topic Bird Watching
more Visitor's Host Bill Bryce
more Visitor's Host Colin Bayes
more Topic, The Alaskan Gold Rush
more Get into bike riding go electric
more Jan Anderson's My Job talk
more Prostate cancer Scotland
more Quiz on Yorkshire
more Report on The Guardians of Scotland
more Trout Fishing
more Clydebank Blitz March 1941
more Friday 13th Meeting, we enjoyed a visitation from four members of our mother club, The Rotary Club of Falkirk.
more Speaker is Alasdair MacInnes talking about Alloa & District Radio Flying Club with Ian Sutherland
more Friday Business Meeting
more Photo President David Paterson, Ranald Ross-Watt, Senior Vice President Peter Mehta. Photo by Sandy Morrison
more Top table and guests.
more Talk by Philip Allison
more V.P. Peter Mehta, Past President Mike Queen, President David Paterson, J.V.P. Stewart Wilson
more Members of the top table, (No report)
more Visitor's Host Tom Thomson
more Visitor's Host Alan Skilling
more Food Train
more Visit to Stirling Australia
more Visitor's Host Colin Bayes
more Visit by S.V.P. Peter Mehta to Stirling Austalia
more Gordon McCulloch, President David Paterson, Derek Anderson, S.V.P. Peter Mehta
more Speaker Crawford Gordon
more Vice President Alan Rankin, Aijaz Jabbar, President David Paterson
more Talk by Parkinson's
more J.V.P. Alan Rankin, President David Paterson, P.P. Derek Anderson, V.P. Peter Mehta
more Front row, Robin Sutton, Megan McColl, President Martin Ross, V.P. David Paterson
more Visitors Host Edmond Mansion
more Friday's speaker Ranald Ross-Watt
more Front row L-R, PP Alex Scott, Speaker Pam McNicol, President Martin Ross Back row VP David Paterson, PP Crawford Gordon, PP Ian Richardson
more This weeks photo back row J.V.P. Peter Mehta and P.P. Crawford Gordon. Seated P.P. Sandy Leven, P.P. Bill Sim and President Martin Ross
more Group Photo with David Kinnaird
more Rotary Meeting Friday 4th April
more Photo back row Stewart Wilson, V.P. David Paterson, sitting, President Martin Ross, Dr John Rankin
more Our speaker Danny Gallagher first introduced Heston a handsome well behaved Labrador, with whom he works as part of Canine Partners. Photo shows Peter Mehta and Jim Kerr V.P. David Paterson, Danny Gallagher, Alan Rankin Heston the Lab
more J.V.P. Peter Mehta, V.P. David Paterson Front Row, Mike Queen, Speaker Ilona Broatch, President Martin Ross
more Peter Mehta, Alan Prentice, David Paterson
more Front Row, S.V.P. David Paterson, I.W. President Margaret Sutton, Past President Crawford Gordon, American Consulate Zoja Bazarnic, President Martin Ross, Liz Gordon
more Speaker Paul Henke
more Colin Bayes, Derek Robertson, President Martin Ross
more Picture shows J.V.P. Peter Mehta, Speaker Gordon Murphy, S.V.P. David Paterson
more Weekly Report 31st Jan. 2014 Photo Past President Crawford Gordon, President Martin Ross, V.P. David Paterson, speaker Ian Dickson, Alastair McNeill
more Weekly Meeting Friday 17 Jan. 2014
more Photo of Prize Winners
more No Report
more Meeting 3rd Jan 2014
more No Report
more Speaker James McKenzie
more 1st Nov. 2013 Weekly Report
more Friday Meeting 23rd August 2013 President Martin presents Caitlin Willis
more Speaker Greg Saunders on a works project in New Zealand
more Rotary Am-Am Golf Match at Stirling Golf Club
more Speaker Frank Trzebiatwski
more S.A.G.M.
more Weekly meeting 4th October 2013 Photo Robin, Alex, Fay and President Martin
more Weekly Report 6-9-13
more 25th Oct. 2013
more Weekly Report 11-10-13
more Weekly Meeting 27-09-13
more Weekly meeting
more Weekly Report 24-5-2013
more Report By Ranald on Ranald
more Ian Richardson Jaunt up the Hooghly
more Weekly Meeting Friday 15th
more Weekly Meeting 8-3-2013
more Alan Park speaker from The Scotch Whisky Association
more Induction new member Derek Robertson
more Cheque Presentation to CHAS
more Proposed Train Planter for Stirling Station
more Speaker Alastair McNeill
more No Report
more Presidents Night
more Special General Meeting
more Weekly Meeting 16-11-12
more 9 Nov. 2012 Speaker, Richard Cooper, joint founder of Cascade Technologies
more 2nd Nov. 2012 Speaker Edmond Mansion (My Job Talk)
more Sandy Leven's talk
more 12-10-12 Weekly Meeting, World Porridge Day
more Speaker Gordon McCulloch
more Speaker Alex Galloway
more Stirling Rotary Club Business Meeting 21/9/12
more Sandy Farquharson's Talk plus Guests
more Speaker Gerry McKeown, Camphill Trust, plus presentation of two Fishing Trophies
more Mary's Meals
more Speaker Alan Bradshaw, Rotarian visitor Joan Trew from the Downtown Rotary Club, Fort Worth, Texas, President Crawford Gordon.
more RYLA Student Ashley Watson
more Speaker Colin Bayes
more Funeral of Stuart Badenoch
more Speakers Host Stewart Anderson, speaker Alasdair Beaton
more Derek Anderson's talk on Isle of Man
more Tom Wilson gave an interesting talk on Bar Codes
more Talk by Ian Milton
more Speaker Ella Kennedy MBE on Rocktalk New members Jim Prentice and Edmond Mansion, Wylkedin Golf Trophy Winners Philip Allison and Ian Milton
more Club Assembly, President Elect Crawford Gordon's team tell the club what to expect during 2012-13
more Tommy Thomson wears a tie for this photograph following his talk on Geothermal Heating.
more Weekly Meeting Friday 4th May 2012 Speaker V.P. Crawford Gordon Subject, Quintinshill Rail Disaster Vote of Thanks, J.V.P. Martin Ross
more 2012-03-30 Talk Mary Queen of Scot Way
more 2012-03-09 New Member Alan Bradshaw
more Steam Engines talk by Ranald Ross-Watt
more Talk by Bill Sim, visit by President Eddie Cramb and guests from Carse of Stirling
more Malcolm Cordwell-Smith is congratulated by President Frank Kelly with his MGA Sports Car.
more 13-04-12 Scott McMaster, Battle of Bannockburn Site
more New J.V.P. David Paterson 16-03-2012
more Report of Bill Hodgson
more 2012-03-02,Yorkhill Presentation
more Weekly Reoprt 27-01-12 Stewart Wilson