The weekly meeting focussed in on practical and pressing matters at home and abroad.

On the homefront, Past President Dave MacLauchlan presented two cheques, each for £1000 to representatives from The Maggies Centre at The Victoria Hospital, and also from Rachel House, the CHAS centre at Kinross.

Mhairi MacCallum from Maggies reported on 8000 plus visits to Maggies Kirkcaldy in 2009; and gave an overview of this valued support facility.

Likewise, Catherine McKinlay outlined ongoing work at CHAS Kinross, and CHAS Balloch. She also described support efforts for young men with muscular dystrophy who now feel they are 'too old' to be at a CHAS facility.

Looking beyond Kirkcaldy and Fife, Rotarian Rod Scott informed members that two emergency shelter boxes had been donated by the club; adding to more than 3000 similar boxes en route from  Rotary International to earthquake stricken Haiti.