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Club News / Last Meeting Report
Meldrum Head tells Rotarians of pupils’ Gambia trip - Meeting 16 January 2012
Meldrum Academy Rector, Andrew Travis has spoke of his pride in a group of pupils who joined him in a mission to help build community facilities in the Gambia.
Mr Travis was the guest speaker at the Rotary Club of Oldmeldrum on Monday evening, where he told Rotarians of the academy’s link-up with the GAMSCOT charity, which aims to build links between Scotland and the West African country.
A group of 15 senior pupils and 3 members of staff travelled out to the Gambia in June last year, together with 2 pupils from the Gordon Schools, as the residential section for their Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards. Based in Bachau and Kerewan, the pupils performed a variety of tasks including repairing classrooms, constructing a wall, repairing a truck and setting up a computer centre.
Gambia enjoys temperatures in June of between 40-50 degrees, and is very humid, Mr Travis told Rotarians. Even with only 1.7m inhabitants, it remained a very poor country, with many of its citizens earning less than $2 each day.
During their stay, pupils went to visit the homes of local pupils. Despite being far away from the comforts of home - cooking on open fires, sleeping 18 to a room with one outside tap and no electricity - Mr Travis described the experience as ‘magical’.
The trip had required the pupils to be self-starters, he explained. "The pupils made their own concrete blocks. When it came to other tasks, they were given a hammer, a chisel, a few words of advice and off they went. It was superb to see."
“People are the same the world over”, he said of the experience. “Perhaps the difference you make is small, but the biggest difference is within yourself.”
Santa Sleigh Activities - December 2011
Our Santa Sleigh activities started off this year with Santa at Haddo Country Park to welcome and cheer on the runners and walkers in the Santa Fun Run on 4th December.
This was followed by a quick dash behind the 4-wheel-drive reindeer to Oldmeldrum for the Switching-on of the Christmas Illuminations. While parked in the Square, Santa was beseiged by a mass of excited young children, and a few older ones, all wanting to get up on the Sleigh for a chat with Santa. It was a lovely occasion, blessed with cold but dry weather.
The Santa Sleigh visits to the surrounding villages started at Rothienorman on 6th December, followed by Tarves, Methlick and Daviot on successive evenings. The following week we were at Oldmeldrum on the Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, finishing at Newmachar on the Thursday.
Overall, we collected just under £3,300. This money wil go into our Club Charity account, from where it will be redistributed to local and international needy and deserving causes.
Thanks to all who contributed, and special thanks to Santa Bob, his driver Davey, and all the Elves who turned out to rattle the cans.
Look Ahead:-
Monday Meetings Programme
| Monday | 23 Jan 2012 | Burns' Supper | |
| Monday | 30 Jan 2012 | Business Meeting | |
| Monday | 6 Feb 2012 | Speaker : Norman English, My new accordion | |
| Monday | 13 Feb 2012 | Speaker : David Strathearn, Job Talk | |
| Monday | 20 Feb 2012 | Speaker : Nicky Littlejohn, "Meldrum Meg" | |
| Monday | 27 Feb 2012 | Business Meeting | |
| Monday | 5 Mar 2012 | Community Quiz at Meldrum Academy | |
| Monday | 12 Mar 2012 | Speaker : Helen Milne | |
| Monday | 19 Mar 2012 | Speaker : TBA | |
| Monday | 26 Mar 2012 | Business Meeting | |
| Monday | 2 Apr 2012 | Speaker : TBA |
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Members Duty Rota
Date |
Reception & Grace |
Cash |
Speaker Organiser |
Vote of Thanks |
Notes |
| 2011 | |||||
| November | |||||
| 7 | S Clarke | P. Duncan | R. Falconer | D. Emslie | |
| 14 | C. Falconer | A. Forster | A. Flett | R. Falconer | |
| 21 C | H. Gordon | T. Gunn | A. Forster | N. Harvey | |
| 28 B | N. Jones | S. Kilkerr | - | - | |
| December | |||||
| 5 | A. Langford | A. McCartney | T. Gunn | D. McClelland | |
| 12 | H. Milne | H. Rafn | H. Gordon | S. Rafn | |
| 19 C | - | - | - | - | Xmas Party |
| 26 B | - | - | - | - | No Meeting |
| 2012 | |||||
| January | |||||
| 2 | - | - | - | - | No Meeting |
| 9 | R. Rothnie | A. Shirran | N. Harvey | S. Singer | |
| 16 C | R. Thomson | J. Walker | N. Jones | S. Clarke | |
| 23 B | O. Ball | N. Brammer | - | - | |
| 30 | - | - | - | - | 5th Monday |
| February | |||||
| 6 | M. Belshaw | R. Burnett | S. Kilkerr | P. Chalmers | |
| 13 | M. Clarke | C. Falconer | A. Langford | D. Emslie | |
| 20 C | R. Falconer | A. Forster | A. McCartney | H. Gordon | |
| 27 B | S. Clarke | P. Duncan | - | - | |
| March | |||||
| 5 | T. Gunn | N. Harvey | D. McClelland | N. Jones | |
| 12 | S. Kilkerr | A. Langford | H. Milne | A. McCartney | |
| 19 C | D. McClelland | H. Milne | TBA | H. Rafn | |
| 26 B | S. Rafn | R. Rothnie | - | - | |
| April | |||||
| 2 | A. Shirran | W. Sinclair | H. Rafn | S. Singer | |
| 9 | R. Thomson | J. Walker | S. Rafn | N. Harvey | |
| 16 C | O. Ball | P. Chalmers | R. Rothnie | N. Brammer | |
| 23 B | R. Burnett | M. Belshaw | - | - | Club AGM |
| 30 | - | - | - | - | 5th Monday -TBA |
| May | |||||
| 7 | M. Clarke | S. Clarke | A. Shirran | P. Duncan | |
| 14 | TBA | C. Falconer | W. Sinclair | R. Falconer | |
| 21 C | A. Forster | H. Gordon | S. Singer | T. Gunn | |
| 28 B | A. Flett | N. Harvey | - | - | |
| June | |||||
| 4 | N. Jones | S. Kilkerr | J. Walker | A. Langford | |
| 11 | A. McCartney | D. McClelland | R. Walker | H. Milne | |
| 18C | TBA | H. Rafn | O. Ball | S. Rafn | |
| 25B | R. Rothnie | A. Shirran | - | - | Club Assembly |
Events Calendar, October - March 2012
| Event | ||
| Oct. 2011 | vocational month | |
| Wed 5 | Young Musician | |
| Sun 16 | District Council Meeting, Inverness | |
| Mon 24 | Gavel Comp. | |
| Wed 26 | Shelterbox, Rothienorman | |
| Thu 27 | Gavel Comp. | |
| Fri 28 | Shelterbox, Old Rayne. | |
| Mon 31 | 5th Monday Quiz Night, Meldrum Royal British Legion | |
| Nov 2011 | foundation month | |
| Tues 1 | Shelterbox, Udny Green. | |
| Wed 2 | Careers Evening Meldrum Academy 7-9 | |
| Mon 7 | Gavel Comp. | |
| Sun 13 | Bon Accord Raffle Day | |
| Mon 21 | Young Chef Heat at Meldrum Academy | |
| Mon 28 | Business Meeting & SGM. | |
| Dec. 2011 | family month | |
| Thur 1 | Bon Accord Raffle Day | |
| Sun 4 | Santa Fun Run, Meldrum Lights switch on | |
| Mon 12 | Council & Business Meeting | |
| Wed 14 - Fri 16 | Academy Show Grease - Fri, Club visit | |
| Mon 19 | Christmas Party | |
| Mon 26 | No Meeting | |
| Jan 2012 | rotary awareness month | |
| Mon 2 | No Meeting | |
| Mon 23 | Burns' Night | |
| Feb 2012 | world awareness month | |
| Mon 20 | Purple Pinkie | |
| Thur 23 | Rotary Birthday | |
| Mar. 2012 | literacy month | |
| Sun 4 | District Council Meeting, Aberdeen | |
| Mon 5 | Community Group Quiz | |
| Thur 8 | PSQ, Meldrum Heat | |
| Sat 17 | Amenities Group Murder Mystery |
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