ROTARY  CLUB  of  WHITEHAVEN

87th Annual General Meeting

Tuesday 6th April 2010  7.00pm

@

The Chase Hotel

Attending: President David Saxon, VP Paul Berry, David Allan, Geoff Burgess, John Dyson, David Ellison, Mark Harrison, Ian Hill, Jim Isherwood, Tom Milburn, Tony Parker, Anthony Payne, Ronnie Proudfoot, Gordon Southward, Richard Stout, Tom Stout, Frank Todhunter, Ian Watson.

 

Apologies: 2nd VP Harry Harper, Donald Brownrigg, Richard Carling, George Coulthard, Donald Dixon, Carole Dyson, Alan F-F, John Kennedy, Andrew King, John Messenger, Brian Proctor, Mike Shields, Michael Wakem, David W-B, Bob Wright.

 

Minutes of the 86th AGM:  Acceptance proposed Paul Berry, seconded Gordon Southward.

 

Matters Arising: none

 

Treasurer’s Report:  No 1 A/C contains £490.48 with another £155 to be paid in: Treasurer Tony recommends maintaining subs at £100 pa.  No 2 A/C contains £1936.19, with various events still to raise money.  100 Club contains £1044.23 at end of February: £100 was paid into the No 2 A/C.  There are no charges on the various accounts, and no interest is earned.

 

Election of Club Officers for Rotary Year 2010/2011:

                                                                             Proposed                       Seconded

Assistant Secretary

John Kennedy

Paul Berry

Tony Parker

Attendance Officer

Ian Watson

Paul Berry

Gordon Southward

Scrutineer

Tom Stout

Paul Berry

John Dyson

Sports Officer

Mark Harrison

Paul Berry

Jim Isherwood

Information Officer

Frank Todhunter

Paul Berry

Tom Milburn

Fellowship Officer

David Ellison

Paul Berry

David Allan

All were elected.

 

Election of Council Members for Rotary Year 2010/2011

                                                                             Proposed                       Seconded

COMVOC

John Dyson

Paul Berry

Gordon Southward

Foundation

John Messenger

Paul Berry

Mark Harrison

International

Tom Stout

Paul Berry

Anthony Payne

Membership

David Saxon

Paul Berry

John Dyson

Youth Opportunities

Jim Isherwood

Paul Berry

Tony Parker

Club Service

Harry Harper

Paul Berry

Richard Stout

All elected.

 

Election of Two Members to Represent the Club at District Council

Paul Berry and Harry Harper with reserves Anthony Payne & Gordon Southward.

 

Reports from Committee Chairmen

Club Service: no report

Foundation: A Barn Dance is to be held: date to be announced.

C O M V O C: no report

International: Funds raised for Shelterbox by an event on Cross Fell.  There will be a Rotary Shelterbox presence at the Whitehaven Festival.  Publicity was raised for “Thanks for Life” during an event in Tesco’s.  There will be a Clay Pigeon shoot to raise funds for Shelterbox.

Youth Opportunities: We have had successes in Young Chef, Young Writer and Young Photographer.  Youth Speaks is to be organised.

Membership: We have out first lady member, and there will be a membership evening on 18th May.

 

Charter Night  There was a discussion about cancelling reciprocal arrangements for free meals for visiting Presidents, but it was decided that for the time being the status quo will be maintained.  The Guest Speaker will be the widow of Fred Dibnah.  The regalia is ordered and should be here at the end of April.

Tom Stout suggested considering the holding of joint Charters, given the fall in membership in some local Clubs.

 

AOB   Egremont will find it difficult to staff Crab Fair in view of a decline in numbers, and they would welcome help from neighbouring Clubs.

 

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