Rotary Club of Thame & District continues its series of online speaker meetings with a talk by Jeff Rozelaar entitled “The foundation of the state of Israel – blessing or curse?”. The talk explores the background to the creation of the country. It tries to give a balanced view of one of the World’s most contentious political issues. The talk will take place online via Zoom on Wednesday 17 February 2021 with a prompt start at 7:30 pm.
To request the Zoom meeting details, members of the public can use the contact form provided below.
Jeff Rozelaar is a BA Hons History Graduate with over 55 years’ experience as a teacher from private schools to "prison" schools. Since the publication of his book "Bagels and Bacon" by the History Press in 2011 he has developed a career as a speaker for the U3A, WI and various other organisations around the Home Counties.
Jeff has written many books, his latest being a play about Benjamin Disraeli - Queen Victoria's favourite Prime Minister. A one man play he presents himself. It was performed at The Old Court Theatre, Windsor. He has directed over 100 plays and musicals and still takes leading roles on stage. In the professional world he currently works as a film extra or background artiste. In 1984, he part-produced a film entitled "Our Railway and Social History" for British Rail education. Jeff was an active sportsman and was once offered a trial for a professional football team. In 1997 he represented GB in the first indoor European Veterans athletic championship.
Since the start of the pandemic, the members and partners of the Rotary Club of Thame & District as well as its offspring, Phoenix Community Club, have continued to be in contact each other and support the local communities. Since March 2020, the club has welcomed 7 new members. The club’s doors are largely open to welcome new volunteer members.
The club’s fundraising campaign is the virtual real Thame & Villages 21 for 21 which runs till the end of March 2021. Anyone can join and fundraise towards Thame & District local charities. To find out more about the Rotary Club of Thame & District or Phoenix Community Club or how to join, please visit www.thame.rotary1090.org or www.facebook.com/thamerotary or www.facebook.com/phoenixcommunityclubthamemore Rotary Phoenix has arranged a trip to Cotswold Wild Life Park for several families of refugees from Ukraine who live in the area around Thame. Photo by Brian Holt.
more The popular tools collection by Rotary Phoenix Thame and District on behalf of Tools for Self Reliance – TFSR which took place in Thame on Saturday 16 July was a great success.
more Megan Tiddy, a member of the Phoenix Community Club, an offspring of Thame and District Rotary, coordinated the filling up of 97 Rotary Shoe Boxes.
more Rotary Club of Thame & District’s 25 members chipped in their own cash to purchase tents and other materials for families in need to be shipped by ShelterBox to World’s disaster hot spots.
more The Rotary Club of Thame & District together with Thame & District Round Table is asking the local public to check their sheds and lofts and bring their old tools in the main car park of Thame near the Market House. Garden tools will NOT be accepted.
more The Rotary Club of Thame is asking the local public to check their sheds and lofts and bring their old tools in the main car park of Thame near the Market House.
more The Rotary Club of Thame asked the local public to check their sheds and lofts and bring their old tools in the main car park of Thame near the Market House.
more The Rotary Club of Thame collected filled up a van with lots of unwanted tools from the local public who checked their sheds and lofts and brought their old tools in the main car park of Thame near the Market House.
more Open to club members, prospective members and their partners
more The joint international project aimed to provide solar heating for the APAE Swimming Pool was completed in September 2015.
more The Rotary Club of Thame asked the public to check their sheds and lofts and bring their old tools in the main car park of Thame near the Market House on Saturday morning 30th May between 10:00 and 13:00.
more Rotary Club of Thame has responded swiftly to Rotary International�s appeal by providing the funds towards a SheltterBox following the devastation of Vanuatu�s islands by the Super-typhoon Pam.
more Open to club members, prospective members and their partners
more The Rotary Club of Thame asked the public to check their sheds and lofts and bring their old tools in the main car park of Thame near the Market House. 2 tonnes of tools were collected.
more Speaker Meeting with Supper - open to prospective members
more The Rotary Club of Thame asked the public to check their sheds and lofts and bring their old tools in the main car park of Thame near the Market House, Montesson Square on Saturday morning 25th May between 9:00 and 13:00.
more Linda Emery, member of Rotary since 2011, gave a talk about her career in business and her hobby in collecting old stamped letters.
more Supper Evening open to members, partners and prospective members.
more The Rotary Club of Thame asked the public to check their sheds and lofts and bring their old tools in the main car park of Thame near the Market House, Montesson Square on Saturday morning 12 May between 9:00 and 14:00.
more David gave a talk with a PowerPoint presentation about this charity started by Rotarians from Helston, Cornwall.
more The Rotary Club of Thame had a very successful collection of old tools - with many people having cleared out their attics and garages.
more Supper meeting - open to club members, partners, potential members, guests. Steward: Jenney Klose.
more Following the Haiti Earthquake Disaster, the Rotary Club of Thame invited the public to donate their cash in aid of ShelterBox and Aquabox, global Rotary charity projects, aimed to provide relief to victims of natural disasters.
more The Rotary Club of Thame collected over half a tonne of old tools from the public on Saturday 15 May 2010.
more Supper Meeting - open to members, partners, potential members. Steward and vote of thanks: Marius Ciortan
more The micro credit team from the Rotary Clubs of Thame, Henley on Thames , Farringdon and Burnham Beeches Clubs presented £17,005 to Opportunity International bringing the total raised in the last three years to over £67,000.
more Following the natural disasters in Pakistan and China, there are now millions of people in need of water and shelter. The Rotary Club of Thame made an appeal to the local community to support Rotary's charities ShelterBox and Aquabox
more The Rotary Club of Thame is joining many other clubs in Great Britain in planting purple crocuses.
more Supper Evening - open to members, partners, prospective members.
more Thame Rotarians visited pubs in Thame and collected cash in aid of End Polio.
more The Rotary Club of Thame asked the public to check their sheds and lofts and bring their old tools at the Montesson Square, car park, in Thame on Saturday morning 7 May between 9:00 and 14:00.
more Supper Meeting - open to club members, partners and prospective members.
more Supper Meeting - open to club members, partners and prospective members.
more We are "This Close" to eradicating polio Niall Blair's poliomobile gave a boost to Rotary Club of Thame's collection at in the centre of Thame.
back Rotary Club of Thame has sponsored & supported International projects for nearly 50 years.