EUROTARY87

Eurotary 87 is an association of Rotary clubs in Europe, all chartered in 1987. In 1992 the Rotary Club of Gordes, initiated the first meeting, held in a beautiful part of France. The meeting was a true success, and the clubs decided to arrange a meeting at the same time every year. Here is a list of past and future meetings:

Eurotary 87 est une association des clubs Rotary en Europe, tous fondés en 1987. En 1992 le Rotary club de Gordes, a initié la première réunion, tenue dans une belle région de la France. C’était un succès et les clubs ont décidé d'organiser une réunion chaque année. Voici une liste de réunions passées et futures :

1992 Gordes France

1993 Kolbäck Sweden

1994 Westerloo Belgium

1995 Lauderdale Scottland

1996 Korsör Danemark

1997 Göteborg Sweden

1998 Hannover Germany

1999 Hilton England

2000 Albrighton England

2001 Avignon France

2002 WreakValley England

2003 Kolbäck Sweden

2004 Burntwood England

2005 Fos sur Mer France

2006 Korsör Nor Danemark (see minutes from AGM below)

2007 ThameWitchert England

Satutes http://www.thrap.net/statutes.htm

List of clubs http://www.thrap.net/clublist.htm

The meetings mixes Rotary matters with interesting speeches, visits to interesting places and a lot of fun! Rotary is an organisation dedicated to service. Eurotary 87 has finished two matching grant projects and started two others:

Les réunions mélange les sujets Rotary aux discours intéressants, aux visites touristiques et au beaucoup d'amusement ! Le Rotary est une organisation consacrée au service. Eurotary 87 a terminé deux AIPM et en a commencé deux autres :

1. An ambulance in Bangladesh(1997)

2. A school in Pakistan (1999).

3. Home & Hopes for Children (2002) www.hopeandhomes.org

4. Avoidable Blindness (2004) http://www.rotarianseyecarefellowship.org/newsletters/ABTF-News-oct-2002.PDF

The aim is to ask the clubs to give every year 500 Euro for the Matching Grant Projets

If your club is European and chartered in 1987, we look forward to meet you!

Just contact the host club for 2007:

Si votre club est européen et fondé en 1987, nous souhaiterions vous rencontrer !

Merci prendre contact avec le club hôte 2007 :

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Rotary Club of Thame Witchert Contacts for Eurotary 87- 2007

President Roger Rickard RARickard@aol.com

Program for the meeting Sept. 21 to 23 2007 look at http://www.eurotary87.eu

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Minutes from AGM in KORSÖR June 2006:

EUROTARY 87 - KORSØR 2006

15^th Assembly, 9-11 June 2006.

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting.

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Opening of the Assembly by the the EUROTARY 87 President Steen Friis-Olsen from Korsør Nor RC.

The President presented Arne Weldingh from Korsør Nor RC, as chairman of the meeting.

Arne Weldingh announced the rules of the meeting.

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Item 1: Welcome by the president of Korsør Nor RC: Poul Erik Nielsen.

The President of Korsør Nor RC: Poul Erik Nielsen, welcomed all the participants from the Rotary Clubs of:

RC Langenhagen-Wedemark, RC Kinshasa-Kingabwa, RC Wreake Valley,

Etwall & Hilton RC, RC Albrighton & District, Thame Witchert RC, RC North Flyde, RC Golfe de Fos, RC Gordes, RC Ferney Voltaire, Göteborg-Säve RK, Kolbäck RK and Korsør Nor RK.

Item 2: Presentation of banners and short speeches by attending Clubs.

The chairman of the meeting called out the

attending clubs for exchanging of banners with

Korsør Nor RC.

At the same time some of the clubs handed over

gifts and spending to the Korsør Nor RC foundation.

Item 3: Minutes of the last AGM.

Jean Viste from RC Golfe de Fos presented the

Minutes of meeting from the AGM in 2005, and

handed out copies.

The Minutes of meeting was adopted without

dissent.

Item 4: Matter arising.

Peter Dalton from RC Wreake Valley reported

about providing of a minibus for use by HOPE AND

HOMES for children in the Oradea Area of

Romania.

On the 31^st. March 2006 he was able to advise the participating Clubs, that the purchase of a new Volkswagen minibus for Orade area of Romania had been completed. The bus was ordered in Germany and required some conversion work.

The cost of the bus was £ 17,500 and was within a few pounds of the amount donated by the contributing Clubs of EUROTARY 87 together with the Matching Grant from Rotary Foundation.

Peter Dalton was grateful for the help and support, that EUROTARY 87 and the participating Clubs have given him in fulfilment of the project.

Peter Dalton request the participants in the annual meeting to pass on to the President and the members of the participants Club his grateful appreciation for the financial support, that they have given the project and the encouragement, they have given him along the way.

Item 5: Surprise presentation !!

Thame Wichert RC handed over at grate picture of an iron mosquito fully armed and ready for attack to Golfe de Fos RC. Maybe it is an other type than those, they have in southern France.

Item 6: Nicaragua-project by Aage Rønn Christensen, Korsør Nor Rotary Klub.

Aage Rønn Christensen from Korsør Nor RC was able to present 2 projects supported by the Korsør Nor RC in Nicaragua. The first projects that was brought to life with assistance from Korsør Nor RC, was to build up a school-library in the slum area of Managua, and the second project was to support another library with books and other material. This project was in Ticuantepe in the outskirts of Managua. The total cost for the two projects was $ 42.000.

At the same time Aage Rønn Christensen presented the idea to continue supporting the first mentioned project with an new phase and asked the participants in EUROTARY 87 to donate to the next phase of the project.

Some of the meeting participants promised to bring the question for financial support to the Nicaragua project back to the home Clubs.

Item 7: 2007 EUROTARY 87 Assembly.

Thame Wichert RC are hosts for the next assembly, and they gave a CDrom presentation of the EUROTARY 87 in the year 2007 in Oxford in September.

In 2007 EUROTARY 87 will celebrate their 20^th Anniversary and Oxfordshire will be celebrating 1000 years of existence in 2007, both events ad value to visiting the EUROTARY 87 in Oxford.

The assembly will be from Friday 21^st to Sunday 23^rd September 2007 in Oxford Spires Four Pillars Hotel.

Brief program:

- Friday 21^st:

Golf Tournament at the Whiteleaf

Golf Club in Buckinghamshire of

the Chiltern Hills.

Registration at the Oxford Spires

Four Pillars Hotel.

Buffet supper reception at the

Hotel.

- Saturday 22^nd:

Tour of Oxford

Lunch at St. Edmund.

Visits to the Ashmolean Museum, the Oxford University Museum.

Shopping or relaxing.

Galla dinner in the fabulous Great Hall of Christ Church.

- Sunday 23^rd:

Annual General Meeting.

Partner tour of Thame and surrounding villages.

Thame Wichert RC looks forward to see many members of all the EUROTARY 87 Clubs to the assembly.

Item 8: Hosting the 2008 EUROTARY Assembly.

No decision on this assembly !!!!!! ( Subsequent decided to RC Langenhagen-Wedemark ! )

Item 9: Transferring the Precedence of EUROTARY 87 to the 2007 host club.

President Steen Friis-Olsen of Korsør Nor RC formally handed over the EUROTARY 87 Presidency to the President of Thame Wichert RC, the 2007 Assembly host club.

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The 2007 Assemply President then closed the 2006 Assembly.