As the Beatles said "A Happy Christmas & a Merry New Year!"

 The Christmas Breakfast!  What a pity so many members were away.  President Graham Donet handed out Christmas Monies to the kitchen and the front-of-house staff.   We drank champagne and lucky dipped our presents...there was even a quick rendition of Good King Wenceslas.  Eggs Benedict was part of the breakfast and a collection of food stuffs went off to the 5C's.  A fitting end to our Rotary Meetings until the New Year!

A final flutter was the Christmas Party on Saturday at Paul Kasango's home.  These photographs were taken seconds before everyone rushed inside as the rain came tumbling down!

BEWARE

A new e-mail scam targeting Rotarians has been reported. Please be aware of the following scams:

• An e-mail scam claiming that the recipient has emerged the winner of a Rotary International Cash Grant Program, chosen by a random selection system. The recipient is asked to fill in information in order to receive a cash prize of £250,000. The subject line of the e-mail is ROTARY CLUB GRANT OFFER!!
• An e-mail scam regarding a fake Rotary Mega Lottery. The sender, who claims to be from Rotary, informs recipients that they won a sum of US$950,000 in an October charity. Please be aware of the sender Mr. Connie Sall (RotaryMegaLottery@clubmember.org). Rotary Mega Lottery does not exist and is a scam.
• An e-mail scam regarding a promotional prize awarded by a fake department at The Rotary Foundation has emerged. The sender, who claims to be the manager of a Promotions/Prize department, informs recipients that they won a lottery promotion, with a lump sum payout of  US$1 million. The e-mail gives out a reference number of LP/26510037/10. The sender uses the name Jerry J. Blake. 
• A scam regarding employment opportunities at Rotary International has emerged on Craigslist.Please be aware: any and all job listings asking to contact a "HR Manager Charles Baldwin" are fraudulent and are NOT related to RI career opportunities. Please look out for the scammer's Yahoo messenger ID: charlesbaldwin2008, as well as, any e-mail coming from the address ofhr@eaglescomputers.com. The e-mail scam reads: Hello, The entire board and members of The Rotary Foundation wishes to inform you that your resume has been received and we find you qualified for the job. An interview will be conducted online and that would be the final process regarding this job. This is a work-from-home job offer from Rotary International NB:You are requested to download and set up a Yahoo Instant Messenger Account (http://www.messenger.yahoo.com ) and add the online HR Manager Mr Charles Baldwin on his yahoo i.d charlesbaldwin2008. The duties and functions will be explained briefly by Mr Charles Baldwin. Salary:$20/Hour Benefit Apply Fulltime/Parttime Positions are Open. Regards, John Kenny RI President Rotary International
  NOTE: All legitimate Rotary International jobs on Craigslist are re-directed to http://careers.rotary.org
• An e-mail from "UFAAIDS" requesting personal information in exchange for a job position as a "U.S. UFAAIDS-Rotary District 8080-Donations Co-ordinator."
• A request via e-mail for a $5 donation to list your Interact club on a Web site. This Web site is not affiliated or in any way associated to Rotary International.

Rotary International does not solicit funds through e-mail, nor does it ask that personal information be updated by e-mail or other electronic means. RI encourages Rotarians and Rotary clubs to avoid becoming victims of such scams by deleting any e-mail that appears suspicious.