Last Meeting Of The First Quarter

It is hard to believe that the first quarter of my year as President has gone by. Looking back at these blogs I am amazed and humbled by what the Club has done in such a short period of time. As President I could not have asked for more support, generosity and goodwill from any Club member. Church Wilne Rotary Club is the best Club anyone can be a part of. 

St Chad's Church Wilne

Tonight we had a great last meeting of the quarter with Dean Anderson of Anderson's Cafe in Breaston and Long Eaton. Dean's historical talk of his journey into helping the less fortunate of society was very interesting and inspiring as he has been and continues to be guided by his firm beliefs.

Dean's talk dovetailed nicely with the talk earlier this quarter about Canaan Trust. Dean in fact set up the predecessor to Canaan and it was a project his whole family got involved with. Thank you Dean for sharing a part of your life with us.

Dean Anderson & I After Meeting

11th President of The USA

Tonight we also had a short history on the 11th President of The USA who was James Polk. To be honest I had never heard of this guy before so it was in fact a history lesson for me as well. 

Polk's accomplishments were mainly achieved by force. He negotiated the 45th parallel souther boundary of Canada with the British government at the time with the threat of war and indeed took California and New Mexico from Mexico with the use of force by declaring war on Mexico, winning and taking what he wanted.

A very interesting fact about Polk is he had Urinary tract stones removed with no anaesthetic and only brandy to dull the pain. Ouch! He was awake for the whole operation too. Double Ouch!! 

So with those facts it was very difficult to name a Rotarian for the honour of being the 11th President so I had to go on looks alone. Therefore, Mick White got the nod. Congratulations Mic for getting the final honour of the first quarter. 

THANK YOU ALL FOR A GREAT FIRST QUARTER

President Greg