May 2009
May 14, 2009 10:00 PM
The Rotary Club of Bewdley provided the opportunity for Sasha I-Min Chou to give her second presentation of the week. Sasha is a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar - part of the largest privately funded Scholarship programme in the world - and is studying a Masters Degree in the History of Film and Television at Birmingham University. Part of the Scholarship requirements are to give between 10 and 15 talks on herself and her culture and it was this requirement that she was fulfilling this evening....
May 8, 2009 10:30 PM
Coventry Phoenix Rotary Club helds its 2009 Indian Cultural Evening on Friday 8th May. The whole event was thoroughly enjoyable, combining a variety of aspects of Indian culture - including dancing demonstrations and food (with an "English" alternative). There was even an opportunity for the women to dress up, courtesy of President Elect Kala Patel's extensive wardrobe!
Lorna and I attended with a few guests - Amanda (on Rotary Youth Exchange from Brazil), Hannah (on a Rotary...
May 2, 2009 11:00 AM
This is a true account from a Rotarian host in the USA. It covers the some of uncertainty that can surround this role and give a great impression of the whole experience. I have to say that I could identify with pretty much everything that is said here, from my own experiences over the years.
Life with Borna
After our Rotary exchanges in 2007-08, our club was seriously considering no longer participating. However, the club president determined that the program was too important to...
May 1, 2009 8:30 AM
Amanda had a speaking engagement at the Rotary Club of Coventry Breakfast this morning. As usual, she had worked hard on rewriting/updating her presentation the night before and had everything packed and ready for the early start - everything but some decent speakers that were needed to get the best out of the video that she had added...
We left in plenty of time for the meeting, only to find that what used to be the parking area used by the Club was now a building site! After a little...
