http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk en-gb windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk 2011-9-3T00:00:00Z windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#101729 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. 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Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet consectetur adipisicing elit sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna... 2011-9-3 22:05:11 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#35184 This evening gave us the opportunity to hear from one of our newest members. Phil Lenton has a wealth of experience during his time as a member of Rotaract the arm of the Rotary family for young people between 18 and 30. Phil gave us a very interesting insight into the events that Rotaract organises and helped us understand a little better the enormous opportunities that Rotaract offers. Several of our members were involved with the Rotaract of Windsor and Eton which sadly closed a few years ago. Thanks to Phil for bringing back some good memories and for a fascinating talk. 2009-1-6 21:11:07 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#35181 Traditionally the last meeting of December is our chance to celebrate Christmas as a club. This year we invited partners and guests to join us for an evening of friendship and entertainment. Rotarians Kathryn and David Pike provided two short sketches including a reduced Cinderella that saw President Emrys and Rotarian Andreas finding their star qualities as the Ugly Sisters. Rotarian Trevor gave us his traditional Christmas Newsletter highlighting a few of the amusing episodes from the year and later led us in a few Christmas carols. By the end of the meeting we all left feeling very Christmassy indeed. Happy holidays to you all 2008-12-16 20:22:05 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#35180 Tonight we had our business meeting and the following was discussed 163100 VAT agreed for the production of bookmarks for Club promotional purposes163350 agreed for the purchase of a club Projector for use with laptops. The possibility of hiring this out was discussed as a way of recouping some of the expenditure. Goslar trip was dicussed in brief. Concerns were raised over the date of the exhange. Any decisions were postponed until such times that President Emrys could be present to discuss the issues in full. A review of Flag Day and Reindeer parade took place. In the region of 163440 pounds was raised. 2008-12-9 20:15:12 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#35179 This evening we were blessed with not one but two speakers Our first speaker was Rotarian Gaby Gaut who gave us an insight into her career. Gaby has travelled the world with work and has been a member of the Rotary family in Uruguay France and Britain as well as her native Argentina. Her work at Reckitt Benckiser involves the complex statistical methods used to monitor shopping habits and she gave us an idea of how much thought goes into influencing our decisions when we buy our groceries.Our second speaker was from one of the charities that we are supporting Daisys Dream who provide support for children who have recently lost loved ones. Daisys Dream provides a wonderful service and we watched a very touching video about how the charity has helped children all over Berkshire and the neighbouring counties. 2008-12-2 20:13:49 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#35178 This evening we were joined by partners and guests to take part in an Antique Quiz. A friend of the club provided a selection of about 30 unusual objects and our task was to answer interesting questions about them. From a to a the objects certainly entertained in their variety and pointed out a few antique buffs in our midst. We rounded off the evening with a wonderful raffle. 2008-11-18 20:12:20 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#32393 Special General Meeting Renato presented the audited accounts for the year 200708 The officers appointed by the club at the SGM for the year 200910 were as follows President Elect Kathryn Pike President Nominee Andreas Stavrinides Honorary Secretary David Pike Honorary Treasurer Renato Costabile Nomination for District Governor 201112 Two candidates have been nominated and the club voted for Niall Blair from the Rotary Club of Marlow. Martyn will notify District accordingly. Business Meeting Various committee reports were discussed and reports of our recent events are in the newsletter. Volunteers are needed for the Christmas Lights in Eton and Windsor Street Collection Reindeer Parade please see clipboard. Festival of Christmas Music Ossie informed the club that all members would receive the tickets they requested. He explained that each choir member receives one ticket and as we have lost fifty seats this year due to the rules app... 2008-11-14 19:31:26 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#32292 This week we had the opportunity to meet one of our newer members as Rotarian David Pike gave his job talk. Although David has been a member of Windsor St George for less than a year he has been a part of the Rotary Family since 1991 with a long career in Rotaract before joining the Rotary Club of Marlow Thames. However David told us this evening about how he spends his days. David has worked in the electronics industry for nearly 18 years and has been interested in aviation for even longer. His job talk covered aspects of both fields as he tried to explain what makes him tick. Next week we have the SGM where the club will vote on a President Elect President Nominee Secretary and Treasurer for the Rotary 200910 year. The attendance officer will be David Pike. Carol Buckland won this weeks raffle. 2008-11-4 22:25:19 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#32290 This evening we welcomed Immediate Past District Governor Jean Charmak. Jean visited to give us a flavour of what a Rotary International Convention can offer and to encourage us to take advantage of the opportunity to visit a convention on our doorstep. The convention team has organised a fantastic event in the heart of England with events ranging from a Medieval Spectacular to a marvelous concert with Katherine Jenkins. British Rotarians have been presented a rare chance to be a part of the true internationality of Rotary without leaving our shores. All members are encouraged to visit httpwww.rotaryconvention2009.com and book early. 2008-10-28 22:23:38 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#31571 President Emrys was back in fine form after his cruise. The speaker was Josh Lovell who gave a very interesting account of his trip to Kenya to help with a school project. The Club sponsored Josh and he certainly made the most of every minute. He took about three thousand photographs Trevor gave an update on the Gala and is confident that all will be go well on the night. Forthcoming anniversaries Induction of Richard Cox on 24 October 1995 Speaker next week is Past District Governor Jean Charmak Attendance officer next week is David Pike Guests friend next week is Phil Lenton The raffle was won by Mike Brown. 2008-10-21 19:58:11 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#31186 Emrys was away sunning himself on a Mediterranean cruise and left Carol to take the meeting. Members drank a toast to the Rotary Club of Charles Sturt Grange District 9500 South Australia amp Northern Territory. They sent a letter saying that at some time in the past our Club has presented a banner to their club and they thanked us for that gesture of goodwill and said they drank a toast to our club recently. John Fido had an eye operation last week which unfortunately did not go according to plan and resulted in quite an extensive operation. He has limited sight at the moment but hopes it will improve shortly. Forthcoming anniversaries Al Gores induction on 16 October 2007 Martyn Gortons induction on 18 October 1983 Al Gores birthday on 19 October Carol presented Martyn with a certificate to celebrate 25 years of service and thanked him for his contribution to Rotary and especially for the work he has done for the Rotary Club of Windsor St George. ... 2008-10-14 23:33:39 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#31185 Members were delighted to welcome Neil back to the club it was really good to see him. He hopes to break a record and remain in the country for a month. Neil has visited countless Rotary Clubs whilst on his travels but no one could spell the names. Olga took us on a tour of the Orient with a presentation on her trip to China just before the Beijing Olympics. Olga comes from Mongolia and she told a fascinating and moving story. Olga is passionate about improving the lives and rights of people and when her children were small she took them with her to protest about human rights and they still remember the chanting to this day. She showed a picture of her mother who still lives in the Far East and explained that she has suffered with dementia for the past four years which is extremely distressing for Olga. During the trip her son James did a bungee jump in Macau the worlds highest jump. Olga was not persuaded to try it for herself Chris reported on the very successful Sunr... 2008-10-7 23:32:11 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#31181 As this was the fifth Tuesday of the month partners were invited to join us for our fellowship meeting. Our speaker was Dr. Tony Maisey of the Rotary Club of Princes Risborough with a talk entitled A funny thing happened on the way to the Surgery. His comical speech gave us an insight into the trials and tribulations of being a G.P. 2008-9-30 23:21:51 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#31180 This evening members Scattered to either attend the Langley and Iver Rotaract Quiz Night or to the club meeting of the Rotary Club of Chertsey. 2008-9-23 23:19:13 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#30050 Twenty four club members partners and their guests enjoyed an excellent talk by our two guests Superintendent Tim De Meyer the Area Commander Thames Valley Police and PC Claire Parkes the Beat Officer for Eton amp Eton Wick. Marilyn Cox introduced the guests as Richard is well known to Claire Tim has been a police officer for over 11 years starting in the Metropolitan Police and recently Thames Valley. Tims career has seen him involved in most aspects of policing and was the head of the CID in Hounslow before his move to the Thames Valley. In his spare time Tim runs a boxing club and trains several upandcoming prospects for success in the 2012 London Olympics Claire has been a PC for 4 years her whole career spent based in our local area. Claires has experience in the response team and has been involved in prisoner handling. Claire and Tim talked to us about the measures that we can take in our local community to help reduce and prevent crime. Although we were surprised ... 2008-9-16 23:10:06 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#29679 Ossie Williams celebrates his 80th birthday on 10 September which is also the birthday of our newest member Gaby. Many happy returns to them both. We were pleased to welcome Michael and Austin two visiting Rotarians from the Rotary Club of Burnham Beeches. President Emrys gave a brief report on the District Meeting that he and Carol attended on 04 September. 216 The proposal for clubs to be able to choose to meet weekly or at least twice per month was unanimously supported. 216 Rodney Huggins put forward a proposal regarding Environment and Climate Change asking the board of Rotary International to give this greater emphasis and to reflect this awareness in Rotary programmes. This was carried unopposed. The two proposals will now be put forward to the Council on Legislation. 216 Ambassadorial Scholars are needed 216 Nominations are invited for a GSE Leader Richard asked as many people as possible to attend next week when the Area Commande... 2008-9-9 20:05:07 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#29093 This evening we welcomed visitors from the Rotary Club of Lemgo North Germany and a potential new member from Datchet who was invited along by Al Gore. Mike Brown gave a very informative talk on Teaching English as a Foreign Language TEFL. He gave an insight into his 1 month Trinity college course and spoke about his teaching debut this July at Eton College where he taught English to Chinese students. Later in the year he plans to go to teach English in Thailand as a volunteer. Trevor Morgan has advised that members should get their bookings for tickets for the Gala in as soon as possible. Tickets are selling very well and he anticipates there will be need for a waiting list. This weeks bottle of wine was won by Ossie Williams. Next weeks visitors friend is Olga Parry. The attendance officer for the meetings on 9th and 16th September will be Terry Jones however all apologies for these meeting still need to be sent to David Pike in the usual way. 2008-9-2 22:39:06 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#28786 This week we entertained 16 visitors from the Rotary Club of Heston and Isleworth as well as a member of Canterbury Sunrise a new breakfast club. Windsor St. George Rotarian Al Gore spoke on the History of the British Transport Police from the 1830s through to modern day. We learnt that they have a long history of being at the forefront of new development. Their early adoption of the use of electric telegraphs to communicate the introduction of dogs as detectives and the appointment of female officers proves their place as a pioneering police force. The British Transport Police is the only National Police Service in the UK and the only British Police Service to also operate in Scotland. Chris Davies won the bottle of wine. Next weeks guests friend is John Fido and Past President Mike Brown will be giving a talk on teaching English as a second language. 2008-8-26 23:12:58 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#28784 Tonight we welcomed the District Governor Malcolm Boddington who spoke to us about being a DG and gave a brief rundown on current RI and RIBI activities. This included Polio Plus and Leonard Cheshire Disability which is RIBI President Ian Thompsons chosen charity for this year. He also spoke about the RI Convention in Birmingham next year and the Club Leadership Plan. His talk concluded with a message to Enjoy Rotary. If you dont enjoy it you cant give service above self. Malcolm presented a Make Dreams Real banner from RI President D.K.Lee. The bottle of wine was won by Neil Parsonage. Next weeks visitors friend is Judith Diment. David Pike Attendance Officer advised the club that as he would be away at Banbury Camping Rally next weekend the deadline for emailling apologies will be Thursday 21st Aug 2008 at 6pm. Apologies being submitted after this date should be made via phone by calling his mobile 07775 996775 by 6pm on Sunday 24th Aug 08. This arrangement will be for next... 2008-8-19 22:56:39 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#28230 Gaby Gaut transferred from the Rotary Club of Paris Agora and was warmly welcomed into the Club by President Emrys and members. Members will be required to register on the RI website for member access in order to attend the International Convention in Birmingham and probably for access to many other things in the future. To apply for access you need to have the district number our club number your own membership number and an email address. Martyn is looking into this and will advise all members of the information they need as soon as he has details. 163250 was agreed for the Micro Credit initiative. 16350 was agreed for REMIT. 16352 was agreed to make up the shortfall from the money raised by Windsor schools to fund two shelter boxes. Thames Hospice Care are organising a ladies Sunrise Walk on Sunday 05 October and need marshals. It was agreed that we would support this event and some of our female members may obtain sponsorship and walk and others will marshal Start t... 2008-8-12 23:26:09 http://www.windsorstgeorgerotary.org.uk/page20.htm#27916 Tonight David amp Kathryn Pike provided a brief guide to email and the internet focusing on the Windsor St. George website and email group. Mike Brown won this weeks bottle of wine. Next weeks Guests friend will be Chris Davies. 2008-8-5 22:36:44