East Kilbride Rotary Club
American Ambassadorial Student Autumn Keller-Hicks from Indiana USA came to speak to us in February 2010, this time we welcome Robert Kent from Waco, Texas who was our principle speaker at our meeting on the 4th of February 2011.
Robert was another excellent Ambassador for his country and Rotary International the later of which sponsored his scholarship at Glasgow University where he is taking a Post Graduate degree in Economics. His presentation gave a good insight into his background and the area from which he came from in other words that big American State called Texas. His Powerpoint presentation was well above what one would expect. He has done a fair amount of travel since being here and did give the impression that Scotland being a smaller version of Texas!!!! The Vote of Thanks on behalf of the Rotarians present was in the hands of George McGraw Club Sports Officer.
Amin Kohli came to East Kilbride Rotary Lunch on the 18th of February as the clubs Speaker and as a member of the Scottish Passenger Agency Association which by the way is celebrating its 81st Anniversary in other words it was born out of era travel by ship this gives with know Air travel as it exists today.He provided an insight into the side of travel that the average in fact normal tourist doesn't even think about.
Members were appreciative of the information that was fed to them via Amin. Vote of thanks was in the hands of the Clubs Speaker secretary Archie King.
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District 1230 were represented at East kilbride Rotary Club Lunch on the 25th of February 2011 when the Districts International Convener Iain Dickson came along to speak to the Club about international charities that are needing help. Although Polio plus is of the highest priority for Rotary International world wide Wateraid is also high priority. Ian emphasised the need for local Clubs to have direct contact with areas in the world that are in need of help. Fortunately East Kilbride Rotary Club have two international projects that are ongoing and we do have such contacts with The Ruth Memorial Orphanage in Uganda and Lets us Shine in Ghana. In the absence of Frank McLuskey who was scheduled for the Vote of Thanks to our speaker but was unable to attend but to business commitments, in true Rotarian spirit Past President John Cardno took his place