10/05/12

The ROTARY CLUB of WATTON & DISTRICT
Registered Charity No 1046649
President: Andrew Barwood                    Secretary: Roy Challand

We meet on Thursdays: 7.30pm for 8pm

at the Hare & Barrel Hotel, Brandon Road, Watton

 email: Webmaster@wattonrotary.org.uk

ROTARY INTERNATIONAL
IN BRITAIN & IRELAND


DISTRICT 1080

 See our R-BAY listings
or come on 1st Wednesday monthly to Watton Market
WE MAY HAVE WHAT YOU WANT?		 Know of a community project in need of support? We may be able to help.
email us - above

Disbursements for the first half Rotary Year 2011/12 [1st July - 31st Dec 11] were:
International: £858 - AquaBox; SightSavers; SOS Villages.   National: £182 - RAFA; British Legion
Local: £1,048 - School Prizes; Dictionaries4Life; EACH; Senior Citizens; Guides.
Reserved Funds Include: Rotary Foundation & Polio Challenge; RotaBoards.
15th JULY: TRACTOR RUN. Application forms from Charles Hewson 01362 693041 or 07941 126977 or email charles_hewson@hotmail.co.uk or above

ROTARY sponsored concerts in the QUEENS HALL, Watton, during 2012 include:

 Sunday 3rd June - RAVE ON, Buddy Holly Tribute Group re-living the 50s Rock'n'Roll era for Diamond Jubilee Week

ADVANCE RESERVATIONS may be made to 01953 884224 or email above
TICKETS on sale at Adcocks from 25th April,
ADULTS £12;    U18s £9;    Family 2xA + 2xU18s £40;     5 and under (not seated) free with adults

QUEENS HALL - 3pm  - Doors open 2pm  [Bar & Videos] - Proceeds to Watton Rotary Charities

JAZZ at the Queens Hall featuring  DixieMix on Friday 9th March raised £668 for Rotary Charities.
The next JAZZ at the Queens Hall featuring  DixieMix  is on Friday 26th October.

We were delighted to
receive a "Bronze Award" banner from the ShelterBox folk in recognition of the Club's efforts in helping to raise funds to provide 25 ShelterBoxes.

 Another of our youth sponsorship activities is the Young Chef competition held at the Wayland Academy. This year, our winner, Fran Kirkpatrick, went on to the Rotary District Final where she acquitted herself excellently.
At our meeting of 12th April, Fran and runner- up, Catherine Lee, received their prizes and certificates.
     
President Andrew with Catherine, Fran, and         Fran's presentation at the District Final   Two of the district judges with
         their teacher Mrs Mandy Beckwith.                                                                                        Fran and DG Tom Griffin

On 9th February, the club was privileged to host the winners of a poetry competition held in Year 7 at Wayland Community High School. Rtn David Branson worked closely with school librarian Charlotte Creed, who inspired the students to enter the competition. She received 60 entries and spent quite some time assessing them and producing a short list for adjudication by David, assisted by retired English teacher, Rtn Peter Cowling. The winner was Joss Francis. Denver McKie and Amy Studer were runners up. They are shown below receiving their certificates and prize vouchers from President Andrew.
                             
                Joss Francis              Denver McKie                    Amy Studer      The students with Charlotte & with President Andrew, Charlotte & David Branson
A talk by a representative of  the charity FRIENDS OF CHERNOBYL'S CHILDREN, who bring affected kids to UK for a therapeutic holiday, has spurred a member to organise a fundraising quiz evening on 13th April. Business sponsors and group teams are sought; contact us by email. [Costs are about £1,000 per child]
23rd February is ROTARY INTERNATIONAL DAY
The crocus symbolises the poliomyelitis eradication programme because a purple dye is used to mark a child that has just received the vaccine.
Yuichi with President Andrew

On 2nd February Yuichi Ishida, from Japan, visited the Club and spoke about his experience as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar at the UEA studying for a Masters degree in Education.

At our second meeting of the year, on 12th January, Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar Jacob Cox, from the Virginia Military Institute, gave a presentation on his life, studies for a masters degree in pathology at Trinity College, Cambridge, and aspirations to become a research doctor in sub-Saharan disease control. 
Jacob with his counsellor Rtn Nigel Neville (left) of Cambridge RC, and our President, Andrew Barwood
Jacob in his VMI uniform

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