Rotary Club of Four Marks and Medstead

Upcoming Events Promotion

Do you think it's a good idea to volunteer

to help your local community?

Rotary: 1.2 million volunteers worldwide in 33,000 local groups all serving their communities.

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If the answer to the question above is yes, Rotary offers you

a targetted and organised way to volunteer ...

So, what happens at Four Marks & Medstead Rotary?

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(Check out the event calendar on the left for specific on the day details, and see also that there are other activities other than our regular get together sessions on Wednesdays, not listed below, lit up in blue).

Our regular weekly features are;-

1st Wednesday: Rumours Cafe 19:45 for 20:00. "Ideas" night. A social evening with a buffet meal. New ideas for projects to solve problems in the local or in the wider international communities can be floated, and general discussion takes place in an informal atmosphere. This meeting follows the Council meeting of action groups earlier on the same evening.

1st Thursday: Business breakfast at Rumours Cafe. 07:30. Sausages toast & bacon butties who can resist? This event is to encourage local businesses to network and do business with each other, as well as to see how our members can help the local business community and how local businesses can get involved with Rotary projects & events. Rotarians welcome especially those with their own or working for a local business.

2nd Wednesday: Rumours Cafe 19:45 for 20:00. A sit down meal followed by a speaker. Local organisations, my job talks, or charities talk to us about their work, Rotarians from other groups talk about their special projects, committee chairmen or from District (Rotary Wessex) come and educate us about the wider aspects of Rotary. Meals must be booked in advance - by the Sunday night before the meeting. A Doodle is usually created to confirm numbers for the meal.

3rd Wednesday: Rumours Cafe 19:45 for 20:00. Rotary business meeting. Please arrive fed and watered as there is no organised meal, but there is coffee wine and beer as well as cakes, and you can order anything ad hoc Rumours have available on the night individually. Council reports/minutes are presented to all Rotarians present, council decisions ratified and discussed by all. This is followed by a general discussion under the various Rotary heads: Membership, Foundation, PR, Administration, Service projects and International. Each of these areas of interest will be represented by one individual Rotarian with a substitute acting (given the size of our group) as a notional committee.

4th Wednesday: Rumours Cafe 19:45 for 20:00. A sit down meal followed by a speaker. Local organisations, my job talks, or charities talk to us about their work, Rotarians from other groups talk about their special projects, committee chairmen or from District come and educate us about the wider aspects of Rotary. Meals must be booked in advance - by the Sunday night before the meeting. A Doodle is usually created to confirm numbers for the meal.

NOTE: If a fifth Wednesday follows this meeting, its a Scatter Night. Suggestion: decide amongst yourselves, before you leave the 4th Wednesday meeting, which clubs you are going to visit. (It's probably best to do that in small groups of 2-6 Rotarians).

5th Wednesday's: these are intended to be a Scatter Night to other groups in our Wessex District area. Otherwise known as "doing a raid". Alternatively, why not go to another area entirely and see how they do their Rotary?

For this Wednesday only, we will not be in our usual venue at Rumours Cafe

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Sometimes there might be the odd exception to this order of meetings, or extra events in between our usual meeting dates, again confirm this by looking for any blue highlighted dates in the calendar on the left. Mouse pointer over will reveal the title of the event, clicking will reveal more detail.

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What do Rotarians gain from joining Rotary?

What sort of projects does Rotary get involved with?

Now some upcoming events:-

To contact anyone by email in the club use the about us > who we are tab

Or here are some telephone contacts

President Helen Allen-Rogers email only

Im Past Pres Howard Farr 01420 562992

Secretary Jim Clench 01420 563753

Treasurer John Wallace 01420 561077

Enjoy Rotary,

Mike Sanders

Marketing & Public Relations Officer.

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New Generations - Rotary working with youth

This youth programme includes a wide range of competitions for teams and individuals, which embrace both academic and practical skills. It’s also about Leadership development, good citizenship and opportunities to exchange and experience life in other countries for a week or even a year. It’s a complete offering to excite and develop young minds and personalities.

To see a sample of some of the Rotary youth programmes in action please look at the video below. Specific youth programme information & explanation details are below the video on the read more tab.

Rotakids

When better to begin developing young citizenship then at primary school level? RotaKids is aimed at 7-12 year olds and creates a structured club environment with real goals that these young children can achieve and be proud of.

Interact

Is a club for ages 12-18 and is an ideal vehicle for Citizenship projects within schools conforming to the curriculum. Interact provides an opportunity to participate in fun and meaningful service projects in a club structure. It is a club for young people run by young people with the guidance of a dedicated teacher and the sponsoring Rotary Club.

Rotaract

Please refer to http://www.rotaract.org.uk/ or email Rotaract members enjoy fun and are enthusiastic and active young men and women aged 18 to 30. Membership provides the opportunity to meet new people, expand social life, try new activities, and make a difference in the local community. Clubs are either community or university based and are sponsored by a local Rotary club, making them key members of the Rotary family.

Rotary Youth Exchange

Youth exchange offers young people between the ages of 15 and 25 the opportunity to experience a different way of living, appreciate other cultures, possibly a new language, and to discover a lot about themselves.

Long Term Exchange – for 16 to 18½ year olds to continue their high school study in another country for an academic year.

Short Term Exchange – for 15 to 19 year olds to spend a few weeks living with a family in another country. New Generations Exchange – opportunities for 18 – 25 year olds to improve vocational skills and knowledge in another country.

New Generations exchange - opportunities for 18 to 25 year olds to improve vocational skills and knowledge in another country

Camps and Tours – Share cultural, sports and other activities with 10 – 15 others from different countries, improve life skills and make international friends.

Competitions

Rotary Young Citizen – In partnership with BBC News celebrates magnificent achievements of young people.

Rotary in Britain and Ireland (RIBI) Young Chef - Prepare, cook and serve a three course healthy meal for two people. Cookery is an important life skill and great fun.

RIBI Youth Speaks - This competition offers a team of three young people the opportunity to speak on a public platform, while presenting ideas on a topic in limited time.

RIBI Young Musician - A competition for instrumentalists and vocalists, Young Musician encourages the musical skills and talents of our young people.

RIBI Young Writer & RIBI Young Photographer - These competitions encourage the imagination, creativity and artistry of young minds. Competitions are progressive, initially at Rotary club level, progressing to district, regional and GB & Ireland wide finals. The standards are tremendous and RIBI offers trophies and prizes for the winners. All competitions are open to young people aged between 11 and 17.

Technology Tournament

Groups of young people are presented with a previously unseen design and technology challenge to solve against the clock. Consistent with national curriculum requirements, the task develops technical, design and problem solving skills. This tournament offers a great opportunity for inter-school competition.

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