Feet not touching the ground!

SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED

Well its  early March so I thought I would do a catch up with you all.  

SAN DIEGO

A long way to go for my DG Training, but I can assure you that the training  was WORLD CLASS .
It was a privilege to be with DG's in waiting  from 52 other countries. I was overwhelmed by the impact that Rotary is making Worldwide and  it was wonderful  to learn about and share projects, issues and hopes for Rotary in the future. I hope to share some of my experiences at President Elect Training and at Assembly.
Barry Rassin, will be  the President of Rotary International next year and he announced the theme for the year and shared  his hopes for Rotary next year and into the future.


 The presentations by young rotarians were  really inspiring!

Look at these 2 videos if you are interested in reaching the younger generation. They are certainly 'food for thought' and  give an insight into the thinking of young people and the value they place on Rotary opportunities.

http://video.rotary.org/AkY/gs4-understanding-different-generations-amanda-wendt/

http://video.rotary.org/GY9b/gs4-our-youth-our-future-haresh-ramchandani-past-district-governor/

I visited a  Paradise Valley local Rotary Club  while in San Diego. They met on an Industrial Estate , in the business premises of one of their members. What a warm welcome  shared with rotarians again from all over the world. 4 new members were inducted on that evening, by President Jo Santos below.




VISIT TO DEAL ROTARY CLUB

I had a very warm welcome when I visited Deal Rotary Club recently.  It was so good to see  a new member being inducted into such a vibrant club.  Thank you David and Marlene for my invitation. 


YOUNG MUSICIAN COMPETITION
ROTARY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY 

A wonderful evening at the Bromley Youth  Music Trust 
Our  Rotary Trotman Cup winner Sophie, along with Jo are both representing the  South East District at the Regional finals- Sunday 22 March in Reading. I hope that our rotarians will support both Sophie and Jo.
Well done!

THANK YOU TO OUR 2018-19 AGS AND DG

Thanks  Team for attending  the RIBI training  Weekend  16/17 February at  Warwick Uni.  Gosh  it will be 2 Universities in One Year.  Warwick and Kent! 

THE BEAST FROM THE EAST 

Very disappointing to have to postpone PETs 

Thank you everyone for being so understanding about the change of date. Clearly many rotarians would not have made it to Maidstone and when we heard that the Oakwood House boiler had broken down, we could make no other decision. 

Thank you to all who have helped with the rescheduling and finding  new venue .....

New Date 
March 17th 8.45am Hawkhurst Primary School 

MARCH 18th
Presentation of the John Barker Award at the Bromley Youth Music Concert. 

Showcase: Festival of Strings featuring Concert Orchestra & Symphony Orchestra 

Please join us for the Concert Orchestra & Symphony Orchestra Showcase, as part of the BYMT FESTIVAL OF STRINGS SHOWCASE 2018.
Langley Park Centre for the Performing Arts, Kent on Sunday 18 March 2018
Doors Open at 6:45PM
Starts at 7:00PM
Ticket Price: £2.00 - £10.00
Contact for tickets m.martineau@btinternet.com

I hope that this will be well attended by  rotarians from across the District 

I will stop here although there are many other events I have been to , I guess this is long enough for my readers. 
More frequent  postings will now resume
Brenda 


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