I have had a long standing relationship with the Rotaty Club of Buckie, so it was no hardship on Monday night to travel north to visit them again. The given reasons for my visit were as part of my farewell activities to my DG's year and to join in the partners' evening. There was a third and perhaps ulterior motive, in that I was there to present two Paul Harris Fellowships. The first was to Hugh Patience, formerly of the Rotary Club of Dingwall, who had given many years of service to the Buckie Club, including being their President, while outside he had a lifetime of work and commitment to the fishing industry. A real mover and shaker, it was always Hugh's aim that everyone should be the best they could be, whatever their skills. The second was to another Past President of the Club and one of my past colleagues on District, Malcolm Watt. Malcolm not only has a wealth of good ideas but he puts himself about to bring them to reality. This time round, his idea was to give £50 to a number of schools, with the challenge to see by how much they could make that sum grow. His target was to raise some money for Shelterbox. In this he was outstandingly successful, with a likely total of 31 Shelterboxes being funded. Both are true examples of Service Above Self and I was delighted to make the presentations. The Club was not above some subterfuge to hide the impending awards and, to questions as to why the District Governor was visiting again, a range of somewhat dubious answers were given. However, in view of the cause, I am sure that none of this breached Roatry's high ethical standards.
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