Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Rotary Club of Folkestone.
The Changing of the Guard!On Monday June 29th, Gordon Elliott became Immediate Past President as he handed over the reins to Peter Lapham who became President for 2009-10. Beforehand, however, he had the pleasure of inducting new member
David Ellison and awarding a Paul Harris Fellowship to
Nigel Thorpe.
Race for Life 2009
The Leas was a sea of pink on Sunday June 21st as the 2009 "Race for Life" took place. Folkestone Rotary Club provided 9 marshals, helping to ensuring a safe and successful race. Over 3,300 ladies ran, walked or strolled along the route, raising funds for Cancer Research.
The links on the left show just some of the charitable activities of the club - but there is also a strong "fellowship" element too! For the new year (the Rotary year runs from July to June), our evening meetings will be guest days when prospective members and their partners can come along to see what we do. Information about the Rotary International movement is available from the
News
Next Club MeetingThe next meeting will be a
Lunch Meeting on
Monday July 13th at the Fig Tree Restaurant, Saltwood at 12pm for 12.30pm, the first under new President Peter Lapham.
New Video"This is Rotary" is a short video produced by Rotary International telling the story of what Rotary is and does around the world. You can view it by clicking on the
About Rotary link in the top menu.
President-Elect Peter sets ambitious membership targetAt the Club Assembly held on Tuesday May 26th,
President-Elect Peter Lapham declared his target of gaining
ten more members for the Club over the next year. If you are interested in becoming a member of Folkestone Rotary Club, or would like to know more about what that entails, why not contact
Secretary John Barber and arrange to come along to one of our Club lunches or dinners, where you would be assured of a warm welcome.
Calling all members!I hope you like the new-look website! If you have any images or articles which I could include here please pass them on to me, either via e-mail by clicking
here or at the next Club Meeting. Similarly, if you have any suggestions as to how the site could develop, please let me know.
(Bill Wright)
