Members' Newsletter
Latest news from around the Isles

Rotary International

We were fortunate enough to have 2015/16 Rotary International President K.R. Ravindran join us at our national conference in Bournemouth in April, where he gave an inspiring and captivating speech in front of thousands of delegates about how Rotary and its members can be a gift to the world. You can relive his speech here. 

Magazine

We are excited to share the latest edition of Rotary magazine, which is available to view online.

This issue takes a look at how Sarah Brown's charity, Theirworld, is creating a brighter future for children through education.

There is also an interview with Welsh superstar mezzo-soprano classical crossover singer Katherine Jenkins OBE, who you can see live in concert as part of the 2017 Rotary Conference.

You can also discover how Rotary is making a difference through numerous literacy projects including Dictionary4Life and Literacy In A Box.

If you have a story you would like to see featured in Rotary, and some great pictures to go with it, contact the PR Team or the magazine's Editor.

If your club has any problems receiving the magazine, please get in touch with the Rotary Support Centre.

Membership

Rotary International in Great Britain and Ireland would like to share the appointments for the Membership Committee, which for 2016/17 will be Chaired by Cath Chorley. All other appointments are as follows:

• New Club Formation Officer - Kevin Walsh

• Alumni and Retention - Tim Cowling

• Visioning - John Brewster

• Support to Clubs - Gloria Nichols

• Nationally based eClub/Urban Study - Pesh Kapasiawala

• Change Management - Nigel Danby

• Rotary Coordinator Zone 17 and Rotary Coordinator Team - Keith Best

• Rotary Coordinator Zone 18a - Peter Davey

• Analytics (co-opted) - Jim Sleight

• Corporate Approaches - TBA

An update from the Membership Committee regarding Pilot Programmes following April's Council on Legislation will be issued to all members in Great Britain and Ireland shortly.

Service news

The latest newsletters from the International and Community Service Committees are now available to view on the Rotary website (sign in required).

The International Committee give us an update on the Sand Dams project, which continues to receive incredible support from clubs across Great Britain and Ireland, as well as discussing what Rotarians can do in Tackling Modern Day Slavery.

The Community Committee newsletter discusses the Trussell Trust, REPoD (Rotarians Easing Problems of Dementia) and also introduces Silver Sunday, a project for clubs to get involved in which aims to combat isolation and loneliness among elderly people. 

Structure Taskforce

The Structure Taskforce was established in 2014 by General Council to look at how to further develop Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland. You can watch the final video report from the Taskforce's Chairman here.