Sunday has once again come around and Rita and I have arrived in Inverness on a very special day. RI Director Gordon McInally and I were asked to speak at this very auspicious occasion to celebrate a club milestone. It is 10 years since the Rotary club of Inverness Culloden were formed on the 6th of October 1998. The Rotary Club of Loch Ness had seen the opportunity for the formation of another club in Inverness and asked District Extension Officer PDG Doug Westland ably assisted by Peter Tong to set about getting the club formed. Today the club continues to flourish and still has many of it's founder members. A true Jewel in The Crown of the District they continue to embrace the ideals of Rotary and work tirelessly within their own community and Internationally on many projects. The club saw the now successful project of the Glencalvie Challenge set up two years ago by Mike Phimister and Ian Kingorn. This annual event has raised £16000 over the last two years. With a great camaraderie between the clubs in Inverness and surrounding areas Rotary will continue to go from strength to strength. I would like to wish the members on behalf of all in District 1010 all the very best for the future, "Here's to another 10 years"
(The picture shows RI Director Gordon McInally and yours truly receiving framed mementos of our participation on the day from President Rodger Hoskins)
