INNER WHEEL NEWS
November 2008
Jacqui Butcher writes . . . President Beryl opened the meeting by welcoming
District Chairman, Dorothy Bell. She also welcomed, as a guest, Rhoda Brown’s daughter.
It was proposed and seconded that the club should invite Ruth Charles to become
an honorary member.
Reports
were given by Sue Price, secretary, and Anne Jones, treasurer. A discussion followed on how best Inner Wheel
members can help older people who are living alone.
Christmas
lunch, costing £18, to include mulled wine and crackers, will be held at Mill
Ride Golf Club on 10th December. Members are asked to bring a wrapped gift,
value £5, for a ‘lucky dip’.
A
frugal lunch, costing £5, will be held at the home of Anne Jones on 9th
January, 2009, as a preliminary to Inner Wheel Day which is on 10th January.
Dorothy
Bell then proceeded to give a talk about her job as District Chairman. As
always new officers are needed for the District Committee. Her chosen charity
is ‘Shelterbox’, which is a box containing items sufficient to provide the
needs for ten people who have been affected by some form of disaster. The
Association Charity is Alzheimers and a national tea party will be held during
February which will make people more aware of the distressing effect that this
disease has on families and relatives. Dorothy was thanked for speaking to us.
She was presented with a ‘Yellow Rose of Friendship’ and also a cheque for £100
for a Shelterbox.
For
yet another year, on Friday, 12th December, from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.,
Alice Pack and Sonja Bowyer have kindly invited all members to a mulled wine,
mince pies and coffee morning at Delfryn. Please let them know if you hope to
join them.
We
would like to send Christmas greetings to all our friends in the Rotary Club of
Ascot, and to wish them well for 2009.
Dec
10 Christmas Lunch, Mill Ride Golf
Club, 12.30 for 1 p.m.
Jan 7 District Rally at
9 Frugal Lunch at the home of Anne
Jones.
10 Inner Wheel Day.
19 Knit and Natter at the home of Jacqui
Butcher. Please note that there will be
no Knit and Natter in December.
Feb 18
Birthday Lunch in Carnation Hall.
27 District
Overseas Rally at Stokenchurch.
ROTARY
EVENTS
Dec
12/13
Collections at Waitrose, Sunningdale, in aid of Air Ambulance.
17
Christmas Dinner at Stirrups, Maidens Green.
Jan 1 Rotary Wheelbarrow
Race, Sunninghill, in aid of the Day Centre. Fancy dress may be worn
NEXT
COMMITTEE MEETING: Monday, 5th January, 10 a.m. at the home of Moya
Harvey.
NEXT
MEETING: Wednesday, 28th January, 7.30 p.m., at Mill Ride Golf Club.
Any apologies to Mary Bowles (843446) by 10 a.m. Monday, 26th January
Meals will be charged for unless earlier notification has been
received.