Association
of Inner Wheel Clubs in Great Britain & Ireland
51 Warwick Square, London SW1V 2AT
President's March Letter
Dear Friends,
I am writing
this on a fairly grey St David's Day here in my part of Wales
but the snowdrops and daffodils are blooming brightly. This
has been a St David's Day like no other - no concerts, Eisteddfodau
or get-togethers of any sort but my Club met this morning
on Zoom to hear a wonderful storyteller recount one of our
famous legends.
St David
may have lived a long time ago but the message he left us
with is as apt today as it ever was. He told us to do the
little things and despite everything that has happened I know
that Inner Wheel members have been doing just that - quietly
getting on with helping out in their communities and adapting
to life as it is now.
February
has been a busy month for me, although I have scarcely left
my study. We continue with our weekly Executive meetings along
with all of the other Association committees. I chaired the
online session when we presented the Presentation of Accounts
and Balance Sheet 2019-2020 and the four Proposals and also
the subsequent Q&A Session. I hope you all have a chance
to look at this video and consider the contents carefully.
Please
remember, the voting opens on March 9th and closes on April
9th.
I was
privileged to join District 13 for their Rally with members
from all over the world in attendance. I was happy to join
the Inner Wheel Club of Gloucester, District 10 when they
celebrated their 90th Anniversary - some achievement! I was
so impressed that they already had most of their club officers
for next year in place.
I am very
pleased with the enthusiastic response to the idea which emerged
from the District Chairmen's group that we send cards to express
our appreciation to NHS workers to mark International Women's
Day on March 8th. I know the clapping has stopped and some
of those rainbows so lovingly drawn have faded but our gratitude
for all the hard work they do has not diminished.
The mention
of rainbows reminds me of a fact not often realised, The Wizard
of Oz opened in cinemas on 25 August 1939 and "Over the
Rainbow" was the most popular piece of music in that
year. It is a reminder that we are in tough times but walking
towards better ones. With so many of us having had our vaccinations
let us hope that that "somewhere" is not too far
away.
Yours
in Inner Wheel Friendship,
Enid
Association President Enid Law 2019-2021
