Charity event in Governor's Garden

The Rotary Club of Gibraltar will be holding a charitable fund-raising event this Saturday 2nd October. This will be a cream-tea party in the grounds of the residence of the Governor of Gibraltar between 1pm and
5pm.
This is only the second time this year that His Excellency haspermitted the general public access to the Residence (known as the Convent, an historic building at the southern end of main Street).

All proceeds will go to Rotary Charities. All are welcome and tickets for the delicious event will be available at the door for just £5.

Contact Rotary for more details on (+350) 20044012 or (+350) 57121000

ROTARIANS AND FAMILIES HELP CLEAN UP THE WORLD CAMPAIGN

ROTARIANS GREET PHOENICIA

On Sunday 29th August a delegation of Rotarians formed part of the welcoming flotilla at sea to greet the 'Phoenicia'. Derek Pennington, organiser of the Gibraltar/Morocco Rally had the crew of BBC2 on board his motor cruiser Albany. BBC2 filmed the Phoenicia as it arrived into Ocean Village with the spectacular Rock of Gibraltar in the background.

The ship is a replica of an ancient Pheonician vessel on an expedition to celebrate Pharaoh Necho's voyage of 600BC. The expedition set sail from Syria back in August 2008 via the Suez Canal, stopping in Yemen, Oman, Mayotte, Mozambique to South Africa's wild coast and the Cape of Good Hope, St Helena, Ascension Islands and the Azores before finally arrving in Gibraltar.

The Rotarians were invited on board by the Captain and were given a tour around the vessel. Rotarian PR/Press Officer Lyana Armstrong-Emery said " it is such a shame that more people didn't take the opportunity to visit the Phoenicia. It would have made a fantastic history study for school children particularly as Phoenicians were also part of Gibraltar's history"

On Sunday 5th September Rotarians George and Joanne Williams, Lyana Armstrong-Emery and Gordon Vickers bade the expedition group farewell on its final journey back.

Mr Vickers presented the Captain and Expedition Leader Philip Beale with a Rotary banner which he was delighted with. Mr Beale is writing a journal of his experiences on board and all the adventures shared with the crew throughout these last two years which he plans to publish soon.

Anyone wishing more information on the Phoenicia can visit their website address (see below):
http://www.phoenicia.org.uk/  or http://www.phoenicia.org.uk/education-home.htm

ROTARY COLLECTS FOR PAKISTAN

The Rotary Club of Gibraltar recently held an emergency Flag collection day for Shelterbox Charity outside Morrison's Supermarket in Gibraltar. The Club would like thank everyone who gave their valuable time and/or equipment and/or money for their generosity.

The Rotarians have, through the overwhelming generosity of the Gibraltar public, managed to raise over £1,500 to send approximately 4 shelterboxes ( in addition to the two recently sent by the club) to
help Pakistan recover from the recent tragic flood that has devastated the country and its people.

These shelterbox kits, which were originally a U.K. Rotarian's brain child , provide essential basic shelter and survival equipment for two or three families at a time and were first used for the Haitian disaster last year.

ROTARY CHARITY EVENTS

The Rotary Club will be holding a special charity event on the 18th September. The evening is a first for Gibraltar as it will be a ‘Hog Roast’ banquet in the beautiful setting of the Mount. The dinner will include entertainers such as Rock Fusion Belly Dancers, a magician (to be confirmed) and dancing to the sound of Peter Charles, well known vocalist from the Costa del Sol. For more information please contact Jane Hart, Chair of the Fund Raising Committee on tel 20044012 or by email janehart46@hotmail.com.

Another event planned includes a grand concert at St Michael's Cave on the 10th December when the full band of the Royal Gibraltar Regiment will perform together with The National Choir and a host of other local talents. The Rotary Club hopes that as a special treat (and if logistics permit) that the corps of drums segment of the Band will perform something rarely seen outside military circles, their spectacular and eerie performance of the ‘skeleton dance’.

Both events are bound to be great fun and as usual all the proceeds will be going to local charities such as Calpe House, The Royal Gibraltar Regiment benevolent fund for injured service personnel and Shelterbox, to name just a few. More details will be available soon.

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MR JOE GAGGERO ADDRESSES ROTARIANS

The Rotary club of Gibraltar held its end of August meeting recently by continuing its long history of inviting eminent speakers to address the club. Rotarians and guests had the privilege of listening to Past President and honorary Rotarian, Mr Joe Gaggero, CBE on the subject of "Gibraltar, Morocco and Andalucía" .This was followed by a very interesting and lively question and answer session.

Rotary Club president, Mr Julian Risso said that "it was a fabulous talk and everyone in attendance was spellbound by Mr Gaggero's words and experiences. The talk fitted in particular well with this year’s Rotary International theme of building bridges and developing friendly links with other continents". He continued “The Rotary Club of Gibraltar have a large programme of speakers and events planned for this year."

Also in attendance was his Excellency, The Governor of Gibraltar, Sir Adrian Johns, Patron of the Club and honorary Rotarian accompanied by Lady Suzie Johns ; Albert Poggio, U.K. Representative of the Government of Gibraltar and Christopher Butler, Family Court Judge.