Coming up

• 16th May - Club business breakfast meeting & Club Assembly at which our incoming President will set out his ideas for the year to come.
• 17th May – Canterbury Sunrise Golf day.
• 20th May – RC Rye & Winchelsea walk.
• 23rd May – Fellowship breakfast meeting, with committee conversations.
• 30th May - 5th Wednesday vocational visit.
• 20th June - Club AGM.

Members are encouraged to bring guests to speaker meetings, however please use the club members’ website so we can notify numbers.

7th March 2012

• The President was in the chair.
• Steve read the first part of the Object of Rotary.
• The President welcomed guests; Katherine Riding of Canterbury Index introduced by Steve; Sarah Longstaff a Sociology student introduced by John; Peter Simpson of the Pilgrim’s Hospice introduced by Steve; Charlie Mount from St Edmunds and the chair and vice chair of their Interact Club; and the speaker Ed Condry. Jarle brought greetings from the Isle of Thanet Sunrise Club.
• The President thanked all those involved in the successful Wine & Wisdom evening on Saturday 3^rd March. John reported that the event raised a profit of £570.
• Ed Condry spoke about his plans, together with other cyclists, to ride from Olympia to the Olympic Stadium at the end of June. The 1500 mile ride will take two weeks and will be raising funds for the Kent Area Ambulance Trust. They will be joined in Lucerne by another 20 cyclists so about 38 should arrive at the Olympic Stadium.
• Jim proposed the Vote of Thanks to the speaker.
• Graham was the steward.

22nd February 2012

1. The President was in the chair.
2. Richard read the Four Way test.
3. Lucy brought greetings from the Amiens Cathédrale club.
4. Lucy reported on the recent meetings with Canterbury Rotaract Club. Their new venue is the New Inn in Havelock Street.
5. John reported that The Red Lion at Bridge was prepared to do another Shelterbox dinner, although someone else will need to lead, as he will be away.
6. Breakout meetings of the committees for the upcoming events were held.
7. There will be no morning meeting on 29^th February, as it is a fifth Wednesday.
8. Ese was the steward.

8th February 2012

• The President Elect was in the chair.
• Dave read the third part of the Object of Rotary.
• The President welcomed the guests; Nick Rooke of Amos Dawton & Finn invited by Richard; Helga Clarke invited by Dave; the Speaker Rachel van Hoven of Porchlight; and Rotaracters Becky, Mark, Danielle, Lucy and Piers.
• Notices:
  a.    Lucy informed Sunrisers of an invitation the Club had received from the Amiens Cathédrale Club for 18^th February. She would be representing Sunrise.
  b.    Dave reminded Sunrisers of the Wine & Wisdom event on 4^th March.
• Rachel van Hoven gave a presentation about the work of Porchlight.
• Martin Warren proposed the Vote of thanks.
• Steve was the steward.

1st February 2012

1. The President was in the chair.
2. The President welcomed Rob as a guest, but former Sunriser.
3. Rob read the second part of the Object of Rotary.
4. Sunriser Ese gave the members an interesting introductory talk about herself.
5. Gary was the steward.

25th January 2012

1. The President Elect was in the chair.
2. Jarle read the first part of the Object of Rotary.
3. Rob announced the great news that the Club was successful in both it’s application for grants this year. The Club will receive $1,000 each for Bikes4Africa and Dogs for the Hard of Hearing. The Club has to match fund the Grants.
4. The rest of the meeting took the form of informal breakout sessions.
5. The steward was Rob.

11th January 2012

1. The President was in the chair.
2. Suzanne read the third part of the Object of Rotary.
3. Roger, as chair of the membership committee, invited all Sunrisers present to deliver one minute elevator speeches about themselves. All Sunrisers took part.
4. John was steward