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Pictured at an Exhibition Youth in the frame
Exeter Southernhay President April Arnett has Plympton Rotary’s Young Artist and Young
been helping to cover the Rotary stands at the Photographer Exhibition was launched in March in
SW Business Expo in the Westpoint Arena this the Embarkation Lounge of Brittany Ferries at
March, in order to raise the profile of Rotary in the Millbay Docks by Plymouth’s Lord Mayor Wendy
area. Foster.
The Expo, the sixth to be held, attracted well over As in past years, a mix of art and photographs
250 business and charity exhibitors from across have been put on show for the whole of April, all
the region. Altogether, three stands represented created by schoolchildren from all over Plymouth
Rotary: The District stand, the SW Rotary Youth and the public will be able to vote for their
Games, and the Rotary Club of Exmouth, which favourite by picking up a voting slip on-site.
was promoting its kite festival.
Kevin Brown, who oversees the youth activities
According to President April, her three hours on for Plympton Rotary, said: “This is one of our
the stands were busy, with a number of good club’s favourite annual events when we can
contacts being made for potential speakers and applaud the talents of our Plymouth pupils and
sponsors. The District also benefited with contacts allow a wider audience to appreciate their skills
recorded for potential new members, exhibitors and creativity. The standard and quality of the
and sponsors for the District Conference (at work never ceases to amaze.”
Exeter University this summer).
Darren Hands and Janet Benjafield, who oversaw
the photographic side, said that the standard of
photos produced was incredible. “We are pleased
that three of our local winners went through to
the District round of the competition.”
