This Week: Douglas Grossett will be talking and demonstrating Jewelry Making

 Last week I showed a a photograph of an eternity ring Douglas had made.  This week here are cuff-links.  I met Douglas recently at the St Benedict's Highland Gathering which is where he was at school.  He was playing in the Transvaal Scottish Pipe Band and we talked about his jewelry business though the link goes back further than that to 1st Bedfordview Scouts.

Next Week

Because our Social Breakfast/Brunch is Saturday 3rd August (details to follow later) it will be a meeting for committees or groups to get together, either online or  physically, to discuss thing or even just socially.  The following week will be a Business Meeting so it does give space for Directors to sort things out at the beginning of the Rotary Year.  If you let me know what you intend doing I will put it on next week's blog.

I will be meeting with President Andrew to sort out the Club Goals for the year and anything else that needs to be done.

Saturday 3rd August.  Social Breakfast/Brunch.  Details will be posted on the WhatsApp Group.

Dave Holmes will be attending as many of you have said that you would like to meet him face to face concerning his epic motorcycle trip.

Last Week

Saturday saw the annual Christmas in July Lunch for the residents of the Gerald Fitzpatrick Home.  The Club provides everything and the food is then cooked in their kitchens and everyone receives a meal and a gift from High Care right through to those who live in small cottages on the premises.  Rotarians and partners serve the meal and there is entertainment as well.

Last Wednesday's meeting proved to be a very successful discussion meeting on social activities and more importantly on fundraising.  There was a subsequent email from Jim Rankin on his thoughts concerning the way ahead.  I am sure that next week's meeting will bare fruit on this difficult topic as Bill Brunjes is able to discuss the issues with a smaller group.

International - Poland

A shelter that helps Ukrainian refugees

Members of the Rotary Club of Kraków Wyspianski, Poland, worked with the nonprofit Challenging Hope at Intervention House, a shelter that assists people displaced by the conflict in Ukraine. The members contributed financial support and maintained contact with the residents. The shelter provided services including psychological and legal assistance and child care. About 100 people were housed in the facility, including families with children and dogs. In the two years since Russia invaded Ukraine, around 960,000 Ukrainian refugees have gone to Poland.