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RI President Ray Klinginsmith September Message
In August we celebrated the centenary of Rotary's first convention with so much of our success started with that meeting.
All of us want the second century of service to be even more successful than the first.
It is an honour to be Rotary’s 100th president.
Such success depends on the ability of our clubs to remain vibrant and vital. |
RI now offers more assistance to clubs, including creating the Rotary Coordinators program to assist district governors in providing information about Rotary International’s programs and best practices to the clubs.
Together we can make this century of service even more exciting than the last!
(Posted 04.09.10)
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Guest Lunch Speaker 1st September 2010
Member Tony Gorham
In his well presented talk Tony, who joined our Rotary Club at lunch on Wednesday 12th May, gave an entertaining insight into his life from the early days as a war baby, through school days,leading to his first job at the Ford Motor Company. |
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Following Fords he went into teaching where through sport he came into contact with young people with learning difficulties and this lead to over twenty years at the Lockwood Centre.
The Lockwood Centre, 9-13 Westfield Road, Slyfield Green is a unit for adults with learning disability who live in SW Surrey.
The Day Centre develops ability, independence and potential through community involvement, arts and work opportunities. |
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He concluded by identifying as two of his highlights;
Having lunch with the Queen in Guildford,
and also in December 2003 accompanied by his wife Helen,
being awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship by the Club. |
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Paul Harris founded the Rotary movement on the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and in serving the local community, continues with the spirit of this Award.
It recognized Tony's exemplary humanitarian service, to those initially excluded from main society, with an emphasis on his personal zeal in voluntary efforts and active involvement in improving the quality of life of those with learning difficulties. |
The vote of thanks expressed all our thoughts, in the honour to have Tony as a member of the Rotary Club of Guildford District.
(Posted 15.05.10)
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The Rotary Club of Storrington
Jazz Evening Saturday 23th October 2010
Pulborough Village Hall. Tickets £12 including supper. Wine to purchase.
Featuring the renown Jazz Band Tailgate 6. |
To find out more contact Rotarian Jan Taylor on 01403 790012 or Sue Worthington 01903 247664.
Web links: Pulborough Village Hall The Rotary Club Of Storrington
(Posted 04.09.09)
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SOHO 1 : The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory
SOHO was launched on December 2, 1995, as a collaboration between ESA and NASA for scientific study of the Sun.
SOHO contains three primary instruments:
LASCO (Large Angle Spectrometric Coronagraph) to take images of the solar corona
EIT (Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope) viewing the solar corona in ultraviolet.
MDI (Michelson Doppler Imager) to study sunspots. |
| LASCO consists of three solar coronagraphs with nested fields of view. These coronagraphs monitor coronal mass ejections by using an optical system to create, in effect, an artificial solar eclipse. |
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The images show fiery Coronal Mass Ejections in stunning detail. The approximate size of the Sun is represented by the white circle. CMEs eject a billion tons of particles traveling millions of miles an hour.
SOHO is the most successful comet catcher in history, discovering some 1,500 plus. An open group of highly skilled volunteers from all over the world scan downloaded images for a tiny moving speck that could be a comet. Data can be on the Internet for analysis just 15 minutes after it is taken by SOHO.
(Posted 04.09.10)
Quiz 101: Rotary Club of Guildford District : Membership Word Search
To print the word search, right mouse click on the puzzle and utilize the pop up window "Print Picture" facility.
(Posted 04.09.10)
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Tree Planting Time : Feast of St. Michael (29th September).
Country tradition requires trees be planted on or near the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel.
What do we plant, when we plant a tree?
We plant the ship, which will cross the sea.
We plant the mast to carry the sails;
We plant the planks to withstand the gales -
The keel, the keelson, the beam, the knee;
We plant the ship when we plant a tree. |
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What do we plant when we plant a tree?
We plant the houses for you and me.
We plant the rafters, the shingles, the floors,
We plant the studding, the lath, the doors,
The beams and siding, all parts that be;
We plant the house when we plant a tree. |
What do we plant when we plant a tree?
A thousand things that we daily see;
We plant the spire that out-towers the crag,
We plant the staff for our nation's flag,
We plant the shade, from the hot sun free.
We plant all these when we plant the tree. |
Henry Adams |
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