There are at least five (5) other Rotary Club’s of Portsmouth – in New Hampshire, Dominica West Indies, Virginia, Rhode Island and Portsmouth North in the UK.
I have chosen Portsmouth by way of acknowledging the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings last Thursday and the importance of Portsmouth in that operation. You may recall the gathering of Her Majesty and the Heads of State of fourteen (14) other countries at Portsmouth last week.
RC of Portsmouth and Southsea celebrated its centenary year in 2016 and is currently under the Presidency of John Bishop. They have 23 members and meet at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth. They alternate between dinner and lunch meetings.
Their service projects include:
- “Youth Speaks” – a public speaking competition
- “Kids Out” – an annual day out for disadvantaged kids
- literacy assistance at a local school
- assistance with the patients’ library service at Queen Alexandra Hospital
- fundraising at the Lakeside Festival with keenly fought dragon boat racing
There was little information on the Club’s International Service however you would be pleased to know that the club engages in:
- playing skittles, boules and golf matches
- countryside walks
- outings to the theatre
- visiting other clubs
Where do they find the time to fundraise?
