Proceedings of Rotary Meeting 23rd
June 2009
Grace.
Did you
know? Today is 23rd June, i.e.
23.6. 2 x 3 = 6. 6 is a perfect number, i.e. its factors both
add up and multiply to make up the number, e.g. 1 + 2 + 3 and 1 x 2 x 3 = 6!
Rotarians
attending: 15.
Apologies
for absence: 9.
Guests: none.
Visits to
other Clubs: none.
Birthdays
this week: John Dixon
on 29th June.
President’s
announcements:
Presidential
Nominee Paul is going into hospital on Friday and has our good wishes.
This is the
last meeting at the Chase for President Gordon: he thanked everyone for their
support and emphasised how much he has enjoyed his year of office.
Secretarial
announcements:
Charter on
Tuesday 7th July: remaining names and menu choices to Secretary
David as a matter of urgency.
Vintage Rally
at Hayescastle on Sunday 5th July: half a dozen volunteers so far - all welcome to come and lend a hand.
Club
Members’ announcements:
PP John
Boag reported back on
a successful golf tournament and thanked PPs Tom Stout and Ian Watson and the
three sponsors and other providers of prizes.
£840 was raised: £500 for the Howard Jeffrey fund, £200 for Bowel cancer
and £100 for the Great North Air Ambulance, with £40 going to Club funds.
PP Richard
Stout reminded the
Club of the Pizza Night at Singleton’s restaurant next week, so no meeting at
the Chase.
Speaker:
PP Anthony
gave a short account of the year 1770, the engineer R.J. Mitchell who developed
the Spitfire and the distant relative who held the world speed record for a
single-engined speed-boat on salt water for 50 years.
Club Draw: Ticket 628 -
Frank Todhunter, who donated his prize to the Golf Fund.
Next week’s
speaker: none - Pizza Party (see above).
Fellowship
Officer: no fines, and
a short and rather runic joke about a wizard.
Final
toast at about 1.45.
A.C.P.