Tim Tucker, UK
RGHF President 2011-12, Member of the Rotary Club of St Ives
in Cambridgeshire since autumn 1995. President 2002-2003. Paul
Harris Fellow. Other club offices held from 1996 include the
Chairs of Community Service, Youth Opportunities, International
Service and Membership Service. Also, three separate years
during this time as club Rotaract Officer. District 1070
Rotaract Officer 2006-2009, and member of D1070 Membership
Services Committee.
In 1974 invited
to join the Rotaract Club of Epsom prior to club formation in
1975, but only 17 at the time so had to wait a little longer.
Joined the club in 1976. Over the following ten years held
various club positions including Vocational Service Chair, Club
Service Chair and Treasurer. President 1979-1980. District 114
Vice Chairman 1980-1981. During the late 1970’s /1980’s
District 114 consisted of some 50+ Rotaract clubs. Past members
of the club from my time continue to meet once a year on the
Saturday before each Christmas.
A regular
browser of RGHF website since early 2002. Played the recording
of Paul Harris from the website to my club at a club meeting in
spring 2002. Also used references from ‘My Road to Rotary’ and
other RGHF information in proposing toast to RI and RIBI at my
club Charter Celebration in October 2002. Joined RGHF at the
end of 2006 and, rather innocently, suggested that ‘wouldn’t it
be good to have a similar History of Rotaract as part of the
RGHF website’.
Rotary
interests range over all the avenues of service. In particular
for Rotary Clubs to widen the service to their communities and
internationally by creating and actively supporting a Rotaract
Club involved in a full programme of service and fellowship
activities. Rotaract, as part of the Rotary Family, compliments
the achievements of Rotary.
The past 40
years of The History of Rotaract is waiting to be brought
together in one place for the benefit of everyone with an
interest in the history and future of the Rotary Family.
History is
our future. We learn from the past. We take the best from
what has happened before and use this to influence the
actions we take now.
