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| President Peter welcomes me to Nottingham Rotary Club |
President Peter Lewis of Nottingham Rotary Club invited
me along to launch his presidential year at their first meeting of the Rotary
year on Monday 2nd July at the Crown Plaza, Hotel.
Opening the evening to partners, I was to entertain them by performing a
selection of conjuring illusions.
Mother
Club
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Sidney S Rhodes, 1st President of Hucknall
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Nottingham Rotary Club is my club’s mother club. This means that they helped found the Rotary
Club of Hucknall. Early in 1926 and
acting independently of each other, two Hucknall businessmen wrote to
Nottingham Rotary Club wishing to join their club because they were drawn to
the ideals of the Rotary movement. Mr
Charles Lymm came to visit and interview the two Hucknallites, Messrs. Sidney
S. Rhodes and Henry Morley.
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| Henry Morley, 2nd president of Hucknall |
He then
encouraged and advised them on how to form a Rotary Club with the inaugural
meeting of the Rotary Club of Huckall taking place on Tuesday 2nd
March 1926 with 21 new members and 18 visitors supporting them.
The
Visit
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| District 1220 Commuity Projects Trophy |
I was hosted by PP Tony Poulter who didn’t hold my
revelation of being a former banker against me!
Light hearted conversation took
This Trophy was awarded for
the Best Community Project and was in recognition of the sterling work being done
in partnership with the City Council to facilitate and encourage children in
the City to start reading at an earlier age via the Dolly Parton Imagination
Library Scheme. This provides a book each month free from birth until their
fifth birthday. By the age of 5, each child will have received up to 60 books
in total.
I was hosted by PP Tony Poulter who didn’t hold my
revelation of being a former banker against me!
Light hearted conversation took place over the gigantic trophy that
Nottingham Club had received the day before at the District Governor’s Handover
Luncheon.
This Trophy was awarded for
the Best Community Project and was in recognition of the sterling work being done
in partnership with the City Council to facilitate and encourage children in
the City to start reading at an earlier age via the Dolly Parton Imagination
Library Scheme. This provides a book each month free from birth until their
fifth birthday. By the age of 5, each child will have received up to 60 books
in total.Working with a range of partners including the council, Nottingham Rotary have raised over £38,000 to fund the first scheme in Bilborough which will see all babies born between 1st January 2012 to 31st December 2012 offered enrolment on the scheme.
To support or get more information on this scheme contact Leni Gelblum at elgee@betos.co.uk
Despite requests, I didn’t attempt to ‘vanish’ the trophy, however during the course of the evening, the Presidential Chain of Office disappeared. At the end of the evening, one or two members were most anxious that the chain had been returned to President Peter!
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