Peace Day at the Buddhist Temple
in Milton Keynes [21 Sep 09]
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from the Chairman, Sep 2009: At
the time of writing this, I’m already a quarter through the
Inner Wheel Year though we do tend not to do much in August; so
I’ve only just started visiting the clubs. I must say it is
lovely meeting clubs in their own meeting places. It puts a
context to names and faces and groups of people. In fact it .... Read
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Berkhamsted Bulbourne Inner
Wheel [14 Sep 09]
The Overseas
Section of the website has been updated. Why not sponsor Joyce Gray, the
Overseas Service Chairman, on her Cycle Ride in Kenya on behalf of Kenya
Children Centres?
On her return she will be happy to
talk to your club about her experience. You can sponsor her online via: http://www.everydayhero.co.uk/joyce_gray
The Inner Wheel Club of
Wolverton have launched their own website. Click here
to view it.
You can also access it via
'Related sites' or 'Who we are' sections of our website. [Aug 2009]
25th
Anniversary of District 26
On 1st July 1985, District 26 came into being - formerly it was part of District
9.
On 19th July 2009, Club officers celebrated the start of the 25th
anniversary year of District 26. The District committee had organised
Buck's Fizz and cake before the meeting.
Jenny Versey [Left] with Jeannette Lee
The Presidents of Dist 26
Click
here for more photos of the event
The
District Executive performing in:
'The mortgage on the cow’ at the 2009 National Assembly in Leicester.
Dist 26 Inner
Wheel Members at the Rotary Awareness Day in Central Milton Keynes Shopping
Centre, 4 May 2009
At the Overseas
Lunch on 30 Apr 2009
L to R: Bob Parfitt, Pam McConnell (Association
Overseas Chairman),
Joyce Gray (District Overseas Chairman) and Jeannette Lee (District
Chairman).
Joyce Gray gives
cheque to Stuart Pullen from the Children of
Sumatra
Fund
At the Rotary
Dist 1260 Conference in Eastbourne, 27-29 Mar 2009
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Vanessa Franklin reads out
a message
from Jeannette Lee [Dist Chairman] who
could not be there. |
Mike Gardner,
Conference Chairman, displays some
Golden Anniversary Roses that were to be delivered to
Jeannette and Les Lee on behalf of everyone from the District |
District Inner Wheel
Vice-Chairman Jenny Varsey (right) introduces Malcolm Wells (centre) of Canine
Partners.
Malcolm demonstrated how dogs can become partners of disabled people and help
them in their day to day activities.
Canine Partners are Jeannette Lee's preferred charity for this year.
Inner Wheel Display at the House of Friendship
L to R: Jenny Versey, Sandra Maizels, Joyce Gray, Emmeline Lambert and Ann
Bromley
Click
here for a report on the Conference and more photos, as published on the
Rotary Dist 1260 website.
DISTRICT
26 MAKE IT A FRIENDSHIP RALLY
Over 100 members and guests
attended the Inner Wheel District 26 Friendship Rally on 9 Oct 2008. There
was a pre-rally supper the previous evening in Chesham. The service in Luton was
led by Rtn. Rev. Canon Stephen Purvis with a Declaration towards Global Ethic. Association
President Myrtle Buchanan gave a rousing speech on being a brick and saying
“YES WE CAN”, reminding us that every member of Inner Wheel has a role to
play. She quoted Charles Darwin - ‘It is
not the strongest of the species that survives, it is the one most adaptable to
change’. Through Chesham Inner Wheel President Vanessa Franklin, people
learnt about some little known facts about Jeannette. District Secretary Isobel
summed up the year for Jeannette and DG Les Lee by saying, “Buy one get one
free”. Click here for a full
report and photos. [9 Oct 2008]
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MEMORY WALK
In
aid of the Alzheimer’s Society
Saturday
September 20th 2008
For
a donation of £2.00
per person enjoy a self-guided historical walk round the village
of Weston Turville. An
additional 50p will buy you the route on an illustrated map
describing the history of 22 of the old houses.
Start
at the Village Hall car park at 11.00a.m. or 2.30p.m. You can go
at your own pace and finish whenever you want. This walk is
suitable for baby buggies, wheelchairs and dogs.
Can’t
come.... then but want to do it another time?
Phone Sandra Maizels on 01296 613901 for a map and to make a donation.
This
walk is organised by the Inner Wheel Club of Aylesbury on behalf
of the Alzheimer’s Society
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This is a rare Rotary Year
for Dist 1260 as it is led by husband / wife partnership ...The Dist
Governor is Les Lee and the Inner Wheel Chairman for Dist 26 is his wife
Jeannette Lee. The pictures were taken at
the Rotary Induction Dinner on 26 June 2008. [Photo on the left by John Rowlands taken from the Dist
1260 website]. [13 July 2008]
District
Chairman Jeannette Lee's message for 2008-09
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Time
has rushed by over the last twelve months and what a successful
year it has been! So much has been achieved in the clubs and by
the District Team. Thank you to everyone who has contributed to
the successes especially Emmeline for her leadership, inspiration
and energy. It will be a hard act to follow.
By
the time you read this, the changeover will have taken place and I
will be “District Chairman”. A
really frightening thought. However, there was an excellent
attendance at the handover and I thank you all for your support
and good wishes. Like my predecessors, I feel very privileged to
represent and serve you during the next year and I am now looking
forward to visiting your clubs and meeting members who are unable
to attend district meetings.
So
what of the year ahead when our theme is - “Realise your
vision and make a difference”
Making
a difference is why we joined Inner Wheel
but our visions must extend further into the future than just this one
year. It’s our visions today that are the actions of tomorrow, which
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My
vision is one that only members can realise, that is to increase our
membership. Membership must be our first priority. We need to recruit
into existing clubs and look for opportunities where there is Rotary but
no Inner Wheel Clubs. In many cases Rotarians wives support the
Rotarians but how much more satisfying would they find it to be part of
Inner Wheel with ladies of like minds. We may be seen as stuck in a rut
but from what I see when visiting clubs - there are dedicated ladies
enjoying themselves and making valuable contribution in their
communities. We do have some outdated traditions and perhaps a very few
don’t like change, but why not talk about them and find out why ladies
don’t want to join us. Perhaps the reason may be no one has asked
them?
We
now don’t have to rely on Rotary - we can recruit from Family members
and Honorary Members. Inner Wheel will not die this year but unless we
do something about the future it could be too late. Just think of the
difference we could make if our visions were realised?
Our
clubs are excellent at identifying needs both in the community and
overseas and I will therefore do my very best to support your activities
whenever possible.
Whilst
I appreciate there are great demands on your time there are two projects
within the community where you can make a difference.
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Association
President Myrtle Buchanan’s Charity for 2008 – 2009
is the Alzheimer’s Society [www.alzheimers.org.uk]
and she would like each
club to get involved with the “Memory Walk”. The official date for
this is the 21st September 2008. I am sure you will all
remember that this is also “Peace Day”!
If
you are unable to take part on that day you can choose another day to suit
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If
each member of Inner Wheel in the UK could raise funds equivalent to £1 for
every member then it would raise £23,000. However, Myrtle’s challenge is for
clubs to raise the equivalent
of £2 per member or more.
More
information about the charity and the walk will be available at the Assembly in
July.
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My
own preferred charity is “Canine Partners”
Canine
Partners [www.caninepartners.co.uk]
is little known but it is a very
progressive charity that aims to transform the lives of people with
disabilities, enabling them to live more independently by partnering them
with highly trained assistance dogs.
Every
club has an invitation pack and Rotarian Malcolm Wells M.B.E., Chairman of
the Charity, will be guest speaker at the November
District Meeting. I have
no doubt it will be worth attending. So put the date in your diary now.
Best
wishes for a very successful year. |
I
am not sure if this is a first but as many of you will be aware this year is
going to be special in the Lee household with Les as District Governor. Whilst
it will no doubt be a busy year I do know that Les is a great supporter of Inner
Wheel and all that we achieve. We therefore invite you to join us at the Rotary
District Conference in Eastbourne 27th - 29th March 2009.
Click here for details
of the conference which are available on the Rotary District Website.
Jeannette
Inner Wheel District 26
District Chairman
Realise your Vision and Make a Difference
