This week our Topic is: Who are You?
Who are We - The Rotary Club of Berwick? Come along and join us as we pose these age-old questions and indulge in some competitive fun activities as we explore and reward the answers.
The descriptor of the meeting on the events page made no sense to me, so I asked President Tim what it was all about.
It turns out that PE Dave Anderson and Treasurer Andrew Somers are planning some fun using the Heraldry Shield Activity. The idea is to create some competition around creating a shield for our Club.
When you put it like that, it sounds like a productive and entertaining use of time. I might even learn something I didn't know I didn't know.
In heraldry, a “coat of arms” is a unique picture or shield that represents a person, family, corporation (like a business or school) or even country. It is about showing people who you are. In England, it is thought that heraldry began when knights started wearing helmets over their faces and couldn’t be easily recognized. As a result, they started painting different combinations of colors, shapes and animals onto their shields and banners to show who they were. Only one person was allowed to use a specific pattern so that even if you couldn’t see their face, you knew who it was. Traditionally, heraldry is the practice of creating, describing and granting armorial insignia.
In our context:
Heraldry is the practice of designing, displaying, describing and recording a coat of arms. It is a system of identification that is a very personal and unique form of individual or group expression. A coat of arms is used to illustrate specific characteristics, deeds, accomplishments or traits that are important to the individual or organization. The term “Blazon” comes from the German “To blow the horn.” At a tournament, the “herald” would sound the trumpet and it was their duty to explain the meaning of the shields or “coat of arms” to the other participants. Thus “blazon” meant to “describe a shield in words using heraldic terms.”
I am looking forward to a bit of fun at this week's meeting and I will also enjoy the opportunity to be one of the team to express Who We Are as The Rotary Club of Berwick through our deeds and accomplishments.
Below is the City of Berwick- City of Casey Coat of arms. I wonder how our Club will go sketching something up? I am keen on rearing horses, but I will have to wait and see how it pans out. Maybe it could be Bob at the bar pouring wine....Lol.
I hope to see you there.
Remember, anyone is welcome to visit the Rotary Club of Berwick, so invite your friends or business acquaintances to see what we do.
We meet each Wednesday, 6.30pm for 7.00pm start at the Beaconsfield Club at Holm Park Reserve (CLICK HERE to view map). All you need is to book in.
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