ABOUT ROTARY
Rotary International is a global network of service volunteers. It is the world's largest service organisation for business and professional people, with some 1,210,905 members operating in 168 countries world-wide. There are some 58,000 Rotarians in Great Britain and Ireland in 1,845 clubs, helping those in need and working towards world understanding and peace. It’s a fulfilling role, and Rotarians can get involved as much or as little as their time will allow. But there is much more. Clubs meet on a regular basis, allowing members to build firm friendships. Every Rotarian has a right to attend any Club meeting anywhere in the world, so there is always somewhere to go, and people to meet, wherever business or leisure travel may take you.
The Rotary Clubs of East kent
Rotary Club of Westgate & Birchington
The Rotary Club of Westgate & Birchington has 42 members and meets every Tuesday at 6.30 p.m. at St Augustine’s Conference Centre, Canterbury Road, Westgate-on-Sea. We place great emphasis on fellowship and welcome members of all ages to our lively meetings. Over an excellent dinner we discuss how we may be of service to the community, both locally and internationally and how we may support worthwhile causes through our fund-raising activities. We often enjoy a fascinating external speaker and welcome guests who would like to consider becoming Rotarians to our meetings. We have strong links with the Rotary Clubs of Poitiers (Futuroscope) and Darmstadt (Kranichstein) and maintain a lively programme of exchange visits and co-operative service.
W & B Secretary – David Alker dave.alker@btinternet.com 01843 845783
Rotary Club of Broadstairs
The Broadstairs Rotary Club was founded in 1953 and currently has 33 members. The Club meets on Thursdays at 6.00pm for 6.30pm in the attractive surroundings of the North Foreland Golf Club. Meetings usually take the form of a dinner followed by a visiting speaker covering a great variety of interesting subjects. During the year the Club also enjoys a good mix of social events and fundraising activities on behalf of local charities. Potential new members are very welcome to attend any meetings. The Club has a long association with the Rotary Club of Charleville-Mézières in France and are in the process of developing a similar link with a club in Holland. Members are all actively involved in the various Service Committees which serve both the local community and other worldwide activities.
For more information please contact our Club Secretary Stephen Barnes 01843 868308 or info@rotaryclubofbroadstairs.co.uk
Rotary Club of the Isle of Thanet (Sunrise)
The Rotary Club of the Isle of Thanet Sunrise has 33 members and meets every Friday morning at 7.30am at Smiths Court Hotel, 21-27 Eastern Esplanade, Cliftonville. We started as a dual gender Club in 1996 and have a good mix of both male and female members of varying ages and with different professions represented. We enjoy a full English breakfast with a speaker at most meetings covering very different interests. The meeting finishes at 8.30am to enable members to journey on to their places of work. We ensure a good mix of both social and fund raising events and donate the money to various charities.
For more details about our Club please contact our membership Secretary at yvonne.rodgers38@btinternet.com or our President Dale Windridge info@windridge.co.uk.
Rotary Club of Margate
The Rotary Club of Margate was formed in 1921 and currently has 34 members both male and female. Meetings are every Wednesday at 6.30 p.m. at Northdown House, Margate CT9 3TP. Guests are always most welcome – just call our Secretary Ray, 01843 863553. A full programme of events engenders a great deal of fun and fellowship. This theme continues as help is given to our communities both locally and overseas. The Club keeps the Rotary Motto “Service above Self” in mind as it helps the lonely at Christmas and in the Spring. Our Millennium Fund helps local young people. Fundraising is of course required and this is done through a variety of events including our Swimathon now in its 4th year. Recently we have supported Mercy Ships (a floating hospital), Cancer Research, local Scouts, the women’s refuge Oasis and many other charities. We support Rotary International (1.2m members worldwide) in advancing international understanding with strong links with our European Contact Clubs and in its pledge to rid the world of Polio.
Rotary Club of Ramsgate
The Rotary Club of Ramsgate is one of the oldest in Thanet, having been founded in 1921 and involved in the establishment of some of the other Clubs in the area. We meet each Tuesday at Courtstairs in Pegwell Road at 6 for 6.30pm and we are a very friendly Club with Members who are extremely active and attendance is always excellent. We invite Speakers from all sectors of both the Public and Private Communities and are in the process of recruiting new Members. We have a Contact Club in Boulogne-sur-Mer and endeavour to have some joint activities with them every year. Although we are one of the smaller Clubs in the District, the accent is on good Fellowship and willingness to serve and we donate as much as £10,000 each year to mostly local Charities, due entirely to the efforts of our Members.
Ramsgate Secretary – David Read david.ad@tiscali.co.uk
Rotary Club of Thanet
The Rotary Club of Thanet has 36 members and meets each Monday night for dinner at the Royal Temple Yacht Club in Ramsgate. Meetings are lively with excellent repartee and emphasis on fellowship and discussion and implementation of fund raising projects. Members give as much or as little of their time to projects depending on personal circumstances.
Regular guest speakers, from local, national or overseas charities tell us of the real problems faced by people in all walks of life. We typically donate up to £50,000 each year with the majority of this supporting Kent and local charities.
There are close ties with our contact clubs in Bourbourg-Graveline in France and
Comines-Warneton in Belgium and regularly exchange visits and a number of combined fund-raising activities are organised.
Thanet Secretary – Paul Bignold paulbignold@hotmail.com
Rotary Club of Deal
Founded in 1923 the Club has 36 members who meet every Monday at 1.00pm in Dunkerley's Restaurant & Hotel, Beach Street, Deal.
Contact our Secretary David Torrance for further information on 01304 374420 dato@talktalk.net