Wednesday evening took us to the Cupar Club and the dual pleasures of meeting both their Rotarians and the incoming GSE team for District 5510, Arizona. The list of objectives for President Bill and his Rotarians in 2009-10 is impressive to say the least. An expansion in the Club size, even greater awarenss of Rotary in the local community, help for the elderly, an environmental project, and various fund raising activities for PolioPlus, Foundation and other good causes, all figure highly. I was delighted to receive the Club's contribution of £500 towards PolioPlus. If one adds to this their work with and for young people, and their activities on Shoeboxes and Shelterboxes, their year will be a busy one. The jewel in the crown of Club activities for a number of years has been the funds raised for Water Projects in Uganda and Nepal.
It was a great delight to meet the GSE team. District Governor Ken Oakes promised a first class team and he has certainly lived up to this. Ably led by Karen Panietz, the team members of Caitlin King, Heather Bilodeau, Kylee Seely, Scott Turpin and Levi Coffelt epitomise the very best of America's young people. They are a great credit to their country and District, and I am sure that everyone will enjoy meeting them. I will see them again at Oldmeldrum and finally at the District Conference in Aviemore where I hope they will be completing a wonderful and beneficial tour of our District. I hope that we can produce an equally strong outgoing team to visit District 5510 in the late spring/early summer of 2010.
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