Rotary Club of Hamilton

President Robin Wilkie (2024-2025) receives congratulations from Past President Arthur Barrie.

A Hamilton School, St. John Ogilvie, have won the Rotary District 1320 Youth Speaks Competition (Intermediate Level) and will be representing Scotland at the UK final to be held in April.
District President Narek Bido presented the award to the team, Louie Bonnar, Mathew Robertson and Lucas Quinn.
Well done to the team for a sterling performance and not forgetting their English teacher, Rowan Martin, for her dedication and support.

We held our annual Youth Speaks contest at the end of November in Hamilton College. A total of 8 teams from local schools took part, 5 in the Intermediate section and 3 in the Senior section.
St John Ogilvie, represented by Louie Bonnar, Mathew Robertson and Lucas Quinn won the Intermediate section and Hamilton College represented by Alastair Cooke, Katey Dixon and Kona Whitelaw were successful in the Senior section. Both teams will now represent Hamilton in the District Final on the 27th January.
Trophies and prizes were presented by our President, Arthur Barrie.

Busy week just past - Primary School Quiz and School Photo Compeition. Pictures below

Welcome to a bumper edition of your District Magazine. You will notice a few changes to go along with this being a digital publication. There’s no restriction on space so all your stories have been included and each club has their own page or in some cases two! It’s your magazine, so make sure you ‘like’ and ‘share’ or email it to friends and family.

District 1230 Winter Magzine Welcome to your District Magazine. Each club has their own page or in some cases two! It’s interesting to see what’s happening in Rotary throughout the West

President Kenneth attended Hamilton District Foodbank in September and presented a cheque for £500 from the Rotary Club of Hamilton. This was gratefully received on their behalf by their Manager, Isobel Graham. The funds will go to purchasing non-perishable food items and toiletries to people in need.
During the 2021/2022 crises the Foodbank provided 5910 emergency food supplies to local people, including 2055 children.

Last Thursday Kenneth Miller became our President for 2022/2023. Here he is receiving congratulations from the IPP Bob Hamilton, wishing him a busy and successful year.

Our Fellowship Walk took place in Dumfriesshire this year. Bob Hamilton, Kenneth Miller, Robin Wilkie and Mark Williams trod the highways and byways. The pic is of the walkers gathering at Caerlaverock Castle for a sedate stroll along the banks of the Nith back to Dumfries. The most arduous was day one on the Southern Upland Way when we encountered a hail storm on Crofthead, 640 metres above sea level. Not expected on the 29th May.
PS. On return to Hamilton we all tested positive for Covid but we all lived to tell the tale. The culprit shall remain nameless!

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The Rotary Club of Hamilton thanks Hamilton shoppers for their giving at our recent bucket collection for Ukraine. The sum collected of £1100 has been sent off for distribution by Rotary UK.

Hamilton Rotarians in action atHamilton Retail Park. We will be there over the two weekends with our buckets collecting for the Rotary GB&I Ukraine Crisis Taskforce in support of the victims of an unjust war.

March 2021, a zoom meeting in the days of Covid restrictions. Looks like we had a Cheese & Wine night (minus the cheese). Fun was had by all.

With great sadness we have to announce the death of our great friend and Rotarian, Harry Doyle.
Harry was a pro-active Rotarian, there was no holding him back, involved in every club project from organising litter pick-ups to Young Writer competitions.
He will be greatly missed, not only for his enthusiasm, his humour, his intellect but also for his friendship.

President Bob Hamilton visted Hamilton District Food Bank premises in Cadzow Street, Hamilton today to hand over a Hamilton Rotary Club cheque for the sum of £250. The photograph shows Bob passing the cheque to Isobel Graham of Hamilton Food Bank in the Cadzow Street premises.
During the visit Bob was able to see the extent of the operation and to take that Back to the club.
During the pandemic fund raising opportunities have been restricted and members of the Rotary Club of Hamilton elected to donate personally to make up the cash shortfal needed for distributions to charities. A variety of organisations, local and farther afield have benefited from that.

Rotary clubs in need of winter coat donations for new campaign The coats are donated to those in crisis across the county including homeless shelters.