December Update

 The Club sponsors 2 senior pupils from Inverkeithing High School to participate in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards. RYLA is a residential development week  focusing on team building events as well as talks by inspirational speakers. This year’s attendees Gillian Etherington and Jack Curry, gave members a very interesting presentation on their experience and thanked Rotary for their sponsorship. The President Robin Park presented them with their certificates.

Other highlights this quarter included the presentation a cheque for £2000 to Sarah Brown, President of PiggyBankKids. The Charity  founded by Sarah in 2002 supports  projects that create opportunities for children and young people, and has launched the Jennifer Brown Research Fund to seek solutions to pregnancy difficulties and save newborn lives.Robin Park, President of the Club, said  “ It is fitting that the funds raised on our sponsored walk  partly through the efforts  of  the local Boys Brigade, Scouts and Guides  should be donated to this high profile   charity with a focus firmly on children.  I am confident that the funds will be used prudently to achieve maximum benefit.” In accepting the cheque, Mrs Brown described the pioneering work being undertaken by her charity, much of it locally and confirmed that the donation would be used in research projects in Fife.

Hardly had  new members Gavin Hughes and Bob Smith been inducted into the Club when they won the prizes at the Golf Competition.  Christine Wilson won the Ladies event. The curling team has reached the next qualifying stage of the Ramshead Trophy. 16 members and wives enjoyed a theatre trip to see An Ideal Husband, the perfect show for Rotarians. A team competing against 30 others came third in the Ultimate Quiz, a fund raising event organised by the Rotary Club of West  Fife. Rotarians working with the local Round Table have been shaking collecting cans at a supermarket in Dalgety Bay and raised £1100  which will be used to fill  food parcels for the needy in the area.

•   This RotaryClub was formed in 1974 and currently has 40 members. There are over 1800 Rotary Clubs in Great Britain and Ireland with 57000 members. Wordwide the figures are 32000 clubs and 1.2 million members.

• The main objective of Rotary is service - in the community and throughout the world. Rotarians build goodwill and peace, provide humanitarian service, and encourage high ethical standards in all vocations. The Rotary motto is "Service Above Self."

• The club meeets weekly. Until recently meetings were held in Inverkeithing but at present the Club meets at 12.40 onWednesdays at the Bay Inn, Dalgety Bay. Lunch is followed by a speaker and business with a 14.00 finish.
• The Club is always looking for enthusiastic new members of both sexes so, if you have ever thought about joining an organisation like Rotary, do get in touch with one of the contacts below.