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The Rotary Club and Membership
Each club operates independently within a common constitution. Membership is
drawn from the business and professional community, but the main requirement of
any member, despite profession or background is a willingness to help others.
The Rotary Club of Thurso is always pleased to hear from anyone
interested in joining.
Click here to
contact the club.
Service to the community requires Rotarians to devote their time, energy and
professional skills to particular projects. Although funds are often raised for
charity this is not a Rotary club's first aim. The emphasis is on service by
each individual Rotarian.
Club Structure
To run and organise any successful club, a structure is required, with a
number of officials for club offices. Rotary is no different in this respect.
The Rotary Club of Thurso is set up as follows:
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President - eaxh year, one member of the club fulfils the
responsibilities of President and is the public "face" of the club. |
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Vice Presidents - the club chooses two Vice Presidents; one junior, one
senior who are the next and next but one Presidents of the club. The whole
aim is to gently ease the nominees into the role of President so it does not
become a burden when they take on this task. |
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Secretary and Treasurer - needed in any club you join. |
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Community Service Committee - Community service is the traditional and well-known face of Rotary. It covers
help and advice to the aged, the handicapped, the infirm, young people and all
those in need, either directly or through local charitable organisations.
Environmental projects are part of community service. |
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Club Service Committee - this committee organises the various club
activities, socials and other get togethers that are necessary in any club
to build fellowship and team spirit. |
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International and Vocational Service Committee -
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Vocational - this part of the committee draws on the ethical standards, experience and expertise that
Rotary Club members apply in
their work, with the aim of passing them on to others. Vocational projects support training and job development,
encourage the development of skills in employment and foster the
highest standards in business and the professions. Most effort is generally
focused towards young people. |
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International - this part of the committee supports the larger Rotary
aim of promoting worldwide goodwill. Funds collected go towards items
and help such as emergency
boxes, eye camps, vocational training schools, text books, tools, water
filtration units and many other items for areas of need. Rotarians of different
race, creed and custom, when brought together in fellowship, play an important
part in breaking down prejudice and developing true international understanding.
Many Rotarians volunteer their free time to projects in third world countries to
bridge the gap of world understanding. |
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Club Members
Listed below are the members of the Thurso club as of
April 2008. Rotary
clubs previously rigidly classified all members against their profession, the aim being to get a mix
of businesses and backgrounds into each club from all areas of the community. This
type of classification is less rigorously enforced as it tended to inhibit the
introduction of members from an already taken up category. However, efforts are
still made to ensure that membership reflects the many and varied occupations
and backgrounds of the area.
A further change in Rotary membership in recent
years has been the change from clubs being all male groups to the introduction
of ladies into Rotary.
The Thurso club had the pleasant duty of welcoming
the first lady member, Carroll Buxton, on September 18th 2003.
Name
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Office
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| Jim Arkley* |
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| Pierre Bale |
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| Frank Bremner |
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| James Campbell* |
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| Murray Campbell* |
Imm. Past-President |
| Dave Chojnacki |
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| Olga Chojnacki |
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| Colin Chessor |
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| Lesley Crawford |
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| Sandy Cumming |
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| Graeme Dunnett |
Treasurer & Mem. Secretary |
| John Donaldson |
CAB Director |
| Bob Earnshaw* |
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| Robert Gunn |
Sports & Visits Officer |
| Paul Hagan* |
Child Protection Officer |
| John Hook |
President |
| Ronnie Johnstone* |
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| Allan Lannon* |
Webmaster |
| Alastair Macdonald* |
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| Ian Manson* |
Club Correspondent |
| Gordon McLachlan |
Honorary Member |
| Heather McLean |
Assistant Secretary |
| Simon Middlemas |
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| Peter Murchison* |
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| John Owens |
Chairman Community Service Committee |
| Mike Potts |
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| Barry Prestwood |
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| Leslie Rowe* |
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| Roger Saxon |
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| Crear Shearer* |
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| James Simpson |
Vice-President |
| Donald Sinclair* |
250 Club organiser |
| Robert Sinclair |
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| Alan Sparling |
Junior Vice-President |
| Brad Smith |
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| Teresa Smith |
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| Kevin Sutherland |
Chairman International & Vocational Committee |
| Bill Watson* |
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| Brian Williams |
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| Trevor Williams* |
Secretary |
* Denotes Past President of Thurso Rotary Club
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