Club News

Members have been out & about visiting neighbouring Rotary Clubs this month.

We usually meet at Faversham Golf Club at Belmont Park, but the kitchen there has been closed for a refit so we’ve taken the opportunity to go on “raids”. 

Whitstable Rotary hosted nine of Faversham’s members at a joint meeting with Herne Bay & Canterbury clubs at the Crescent Turner Hotel. Guest speaker Don Cockrill gave a very interesting talk on Mercy Ships.

Sittingbourne Invicta Rotary also played host to some of Faversham’s members at one of their regular dinner meetings at Hempstead House Hotel. Rotarian John Fisher gave an update on the campaign to End Polio Now. Fellow Rotarian Steve Wood gave a presentation on the Kingfisher Medway Trust which provides boat trips for the disadvantaged of all ages. kingfishermedwaytrust.org.uk

Since Faversham Rotary meets on Tuesdays, the other February meeting fell on Valentine’s Day. In the spirit of domestic harmony there was no meeting that day, so members had a free evening on which to wine and dine their partners!

Following the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria in early February, Faversham Rotary organised a collection in the Market Place.

Club members were helped by several Explorer Scouts and their parents. Faversham residents and visitors to the town were very generous with their donations and the Club collected £400 which will go towards a ShelterBox. Further contributions have boosted the total to nearly £600.

This will fund a third ShelterBox, in addition to the two ShelterBoxes already funded from the Club’s emergency fund. 

As one donor said, “the people (of Syria and Turkey) need all the help they can get”.

Faversham Rotary Club recently welcomed a new member – Emily Scragg.

Emily became a Club member in January, but she had already been involved in the Club’s activities, including helping on the Carol Tour.

The picture shows Emily with Club President Scott Reeve and her sponsor Rotarian David Kirsch-Mills.

Emily said, “My grandfather Dr Roy Scragg (AM OBE) was a member of the Adelaide Rotary Club for 64 years. A highlight of visiting him in Adelaide was always an invitation to the lunch meetings. He passed away last year and I decided to honour his memory by continuing his legacy of service to the community through Rotary. 

I am very pleased to have joined and look forward to a fulfilling lifetime of friendship and activities through the Faversham Rotary Club - though my Grandpa would be the first to point out that I will never be able to beat his 64 years!”