Club History 1999-2014

It is generally acknowledged (especially by those who
have held the post!) that Club Secretaries (including
Alasdair Mackie, right) are the ones who really control
the Club. Their role in receiving and disseminating the
masses of information received from District, RIBI and RI
as well as dealing with membership issues, submission
of annual returns, taking minutes at Council etc, ensure
they are kept busy all year round.
One reminder given to all Secretaries at the
District Assembly was that they were to be a conduit for information, not a filter.
Fortunately for the members, most of the post holders exercised a degree of
poetic licence in this respect.
A list of the Secretaries and Treasurers during this review period can be
found in Appendix (iii).
Dark days
After setting up the Dunblane Fund in 1996, following the
tragedy at the Dunblane Primary School, the Club eventually
agreed to wind up the Fund. And in 2000, the balance of
£30,000 was transferred to the Dunblane Primary School
Charitable Trust, marking the close of one of the most
harrowing times in the Club’s history.
George Martin, Club Treasurer, was subsequently
awarded a Paul Harris Fellowship in recognition of his
unstinting efforts during this period.
Hi-tech communications
As technology advanced and the digital age arrived, the Club adapted to use
the opportunities afforded by the World Wide Web. Our first website was created
in 2004 and, under the control of Rotarian Rod Jones, quickly developed into a
repository of information and reports on Club activities, forthcoming events and
membership information. Digital cameras enabled visual displays of our activities
to be available within hours of them happening.
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