The meeting of the Rotary club of The City of Wolverhampton at South Staffs Golf Club on Tuesday, January 23^rd 2024 was a highly significant and historical one at which we inducted our first corporate member, Tettenhall College.

The college was represented by Head Teacher, Mr. Christopher McAllister and the Bursar, Mr Christopher Way.

They were welcomed by President Charles Cox,

The photograph shows Messrs McAllister and Way being welcomed by President Charles Cox, Membership Chair Sylvia Morgan and mentor, Richard Green.

Rotarian Past District Governor Richard Green who will serve as their mentor, and Membership Chair, Immediate Past President Sylvia Morgan who carried out the induction.

Sylvia said that in the various meetings that she had held with the college in the run up to the induction she had formed a very favourable impression and she had no doubt the relationship will be an excellent one with the college showing significant support for the many activities in the community carried out by the club.

For his part, head teacher Chris McAllister said he was full of admiration for the splendid work done by the club in so many varying aspects of local and international needs and he looked forward to playing a full part in those activities.

Mentor Richard Green added that the college was already entering 3 youngsters in the Rotary Young Musician Competition and 4 places were being funded on the residential Rotary Youth Leadership Awards course in August 2024.

The Wolverhampton clubs area round of the Rotary Young Musician Competition will be at 2pm on Sunday, February 4th 2024, at The Wolverhampton Music School, Graisley Hill.

Everybody welcome. Admission £3 by programme, payable on the door.

Come along and hear 11 superb musicians and singers!

The Rotary clubs of The City of Wolverhampton in District 1210, Palai and Technopark Trivandrum in District 3211, Kerala, India worked together to secure a Rotary Foundation Global Grant in a project valued at $USD 30,762 to provide vital medical equipment at the K.M. Mani Smaraka General Hospital in Pala.

This is a 241 bed hospital where people below the poverty line receive free medical and surgical treatment.

The equipment provided comprises a standalone vessel sealing machine to close up veins quickly and safely during operations by Ligasure technology, an ophthalmic operating microscope and a Braun Stimuplex HNS-12 peripheral nerve stimulator.

Ligasure tissue fusion uses the body’s own collagen and elastin to create a permanent fusion zone within 4 seconds in most surgical situations.

Opthalmic microscopes support the eye surgeon during every step of cataract surgery enablimg them to work with high levels of efficiency and precision.

Peripheral nerve stimulation is a commonly used approach to treat chronic pain by sending a series of pulses along the nerve..

Representing the City of Wolverhampton club and District 1210, Past District Governor Richard Green attended a handover ceremony of the equipment at the hospital on January 10^th 2024 at which the Chairman of the Health Standiug Committee for Pala Municipality, Sri Shaju Thuruthen expressed his deep gratitude and appreciation for the generosity shown by all the Rotarians involved.