The Rotary Club of Ross-on-Wye recently received a visit from Rotarian Dave Fenwick, Governor of Rotary District 1100 of which the club is a member.

In his talk to the club he stressed the theme in Rotary throughout the world this year of “Make Dreams Real”. He spoke of the need to provide clean water for those where there is none as this leads to 36,000 children under the age of 5 dying every day due to poor hygiene and water born disease. He quoted a lady in a village in Africa who was asked what difference Rotary had made. She replied that when the Rotarians came the children stopped dying.

Other activities include the final push to eradicate Polio from the world which is a programme started by Rotary International in conjunction with the World Health Organisation and the United Nation. Recently Bill & Malinda Gates have pledged $100 million dollars to the campaign that Rotary has to match over the next 3 years.

He congratulated the club on its many achievements in the Local, National & International project with which it is involved and its increase in members, which was vital if the club was to continue to grow & thrive. “You are well respected for your activities & results in District 1100” he said, and wished the club well for the future.

Anyone interested in finding out more about Rotary membership should contact Rod Barker (01989 563696) or Philip Dazeley (01989 567810)