Committees

Fundraising Committee

This committee is responsible for the events that are run by The Rotary Club of Billericay Mayflower. The three biggest events, Billericay Christmas Market, Soapbox Derby and Billericay Summerfest, have operational groups to lead the events that report into the main fundraising committee. The other events, that include quiz nights, Dinner Dances, Music in the Garden, Carol evenings and many others, are run by members of the committee. The funds raised are placed in the club’s charity account, which is subject to audit by the Charity Commission.

The members of the Fundraising Committee this year are:

Keith Dewis

Chair of Fundraising, Second Vice-President

Paul Harris Fellow (with Sapphire)

Colin Campbell

Club Council Lay Member

Mark Chambers

Immediate Past President

Derek Colby

Stewart Ellis

Steve McEvoy

Gary Moore

Frank Pamplin

John Parry

David Randall

Ifor Roberts

Membership Officer

Clive Roberts

Colin Saunders

Bob Tyrrell

Barry Woodward

Service Projects Committee

The Service Projects Committee is responsible for the dispersement of charity funds raised by the Fundraising Committee. Each of the good causes supported by the club is reviewed by members of the committee against criteria set by Rotary International. This committee is also responsible for applications to the Rotary Foundation Charity, which will match funds raised by the club and, depending on the fund applied to, can double the contribution made by the club. The Rotary Club of Billericay Mayflower has been very successful in recent years at making these applications.

The members of the Service Projects Committee this year are:

Barry Howe

Chair of Service Projects, Ramsden Hall, Romania and Moldova ICC

Paul Harris Fellow, President 2020-21

Mike Bourne

Community and Vocational

Alan Campbell

Special Advisor

Bert Cartwright

Community and Vocational

Rita Dasgupta

End Polio Now

Edward Fortune

Foundation and Matching Grants

Venkata ‘Ganesh’ Ganesan

Terry Gregson

Environment

Brian Hill Cottingham

Finlay MacLeod

Kool Carers

John Malbon

Special Advisor

Ian Miller

Grahame Poel

Apologies and Attendance, KidsOut

Mervyn Rogers

Speaker Donations

V. N. ‘Sri’ Srivastava

Club Administration Committee

As the name implies, the Club Administration Committee administers the functioning of the club. It is this committee that arranges speakers at each meeting, registers attendance, organises the club’s participation in District sports events, produces our newsletter, organises the website and even checks on the welfare of members, ex-members or their partners.

The members of the Club Administration Committee this year are:

Alistair Moulds

Vice-President and Chair of Club Administration

Godfrey Gingell

Yvonne Kyndt

Newsletter, Secretary, Websites and IT

John Morris

Regalia, Welfare Officer

John Murray

Older Persons' Welfare, Social Events, Sports Officer

Richard Rackham

Websites and IT

Ifor Roberts

Membership Officer

Nick Sillitoe

Publicity and PR, Speaker Finder

Chris Thurman

Speaker Finder

John Vaufrouard

Apologies and Attendance

Peter Walker

Club Council Lay Member, Minutes Secretary, Websites and IT

Derek Walter

Mayflower Friends