Rotary Club of Thurso 

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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. 

 

 

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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:

President - eaxh year, one member of the club fulfils the responsibilities of President and is the public "face" of the club.

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.

Secretary and Treasurer - needed in any club you join.

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.

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.

International and Vocational Service Committee - 

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. 

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.

 

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

Office

Jim Arkley*  
Pierre Bale  
Frank Bremner  
James Campbell*  
Murray Campbell* Imm. Past-President
Dave Chojnacki  
Olga Chojnacki  
Colin Chessor  
Lesley Crawford  
Sandy Cumming  
Graeme Dunnett Treasurer & Mem. Secretary
John Donaldson CAB Director
Bob Earnshaw*  
Robert Gunn Sports & Visits Officer
Paul Hagan* Child Protection Officer
John Hook President
Ronnie Johnstone*  
Allan Lannon* Webmaster
Alastair Macdonald*  
Ian Manson* Club Correspondent
Gordon McLachlan Honorary Member
Heather McLean Assistant Secretary
Simon Middlemas  
Peter Murchison*  
John Owens Chairman Community Service Committee
Mike Potts  
Barry Prestwood  
Leslie Rowe*  
Roger Saxon  
Crear Shearer*  
James Simpson Vice-President
Donald Sinclair* 250 Club organiser
Robert Sinclair  
Alan Sparling Junior Vice-President
Brad Smith  
Teresa Smith  
Kevin Sutherland Chairman International & Vocational Committee
Bill Watson*  
Brian Williams  
Trevor Williams* Secretary
* Denotes Past President of Thurso Rotary Club
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Last updated:Friday April 18, 2008