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ROTARY CLUB (cont)

around 20 members of the Rotary and Inner Wheel Clubs. A total of 232 tickets had been sold and the prizes drawn were: 11 at £10, eight at £25 and one @ £500. The winning £500 ticket was 035. Further details are available from members of the Rotary Club. The draw raised £696 for our charity account and will be used for community, youth and international projects over the coming year. We wish to thank all of our customers for their continued support for our work.

New President

We are pleased to announce that we have installed a new president, Alan Jefferson for the year 2021/2022. All our members express every good wish for what could be a challenging year.

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We welcome men and women as members. Please contact any member or email the address below for more details.

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SOROPTIMISTS

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A month based around blossoming – we are gradually emerging back into the real world and everything seems to have a floral connection.

Club Outing

Our first trip out since lockdown and what a memorable occasion, not least because of the venue, Gresgarth Hall, Caton and all it had to offer. The sun shone (sort of), the laughter flowed and the gardens were stunning. The group photo doesn’t really do justice to the enjoyment of the trip. We were all glad to be back to (socially distanced) face-to-face escapades – and for a chance to meet our two newest members in real life! This was an excellent venue for our first trip out as Gresgarth has a very big Sequoia tree (alongside a relatively small Soroptimist). In 1921, the first Soroptimist club, Alameda County was formed in California with over 80 business and professional women from in and around the city of Oakland. Their first project was to ‘Save the Redwoods’ – the great ancient trees which were being felled and the club lobbied the legislature, taking on powerful lumber companies and winning public support which resulted in a major portion of the forest being set aside as protected land that still exists today. Small steps, big difference.

100 Afternoon Delights

Then to keep the floral theme, by the time

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SOROPTIMISTS (cont)

you read this, there will hopefully have been a wonderful gathering of the club members, family and friends in President Kathy’s garden for an afternoon tea (a word about my scone, by the way; yes, the jam goes on first). We really hope to have had a chance to sit out, soak up the sunshine, inspect Kathy’s stunning garden, chat and of course, partake in a scrumptious afternoon tea. The afternoon will be part of our centenary celebrations, hence the 100 Afternoon Delights. Being the practical people we are, we are also planning to take this opportunity to put our heads together and compile our answers for the Rosebowl competition, but more of that shortly.

Rosebowl Competition

And finally, the annual Rosebowl competition. Another one held under restrictions – so no gathering of the clubs from the region. “Becky Beetle has been touring the Region …. Where has she been?“ We had a series of photographs of Becky on her travels around the region – we just had to identify where! Individually, we all could get a few answers but together as a team and with copious amounts of tea and cake – we are hoping to have managed to place all 21 pictures.

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