District Chairman Sue Jessel

I am an “Inner Wheel baby” as my mother joined the then Brighton club in the early 1970s. I joined the Inner Wheel Club of Southgate in 1997 and very shortly after that, became club treasurer. I first joined the district executive committee as its treasurer in 2001, becoming District Chairman in 2006. I have since served as District Editor and I also get involved with producing the district’s magazine. So,18 years later and I find myself in the hot seat again. Where has the time gone? So much has changed since 2006, we have fewer clubs for sure, many advances in technology, undoubtedly, but our amazing friendship and service remain constant.

I have discovered over the years that it is definitely the case that the more you put into something, the more you get out of it. The wonderful friends I have made through Inner Wheel by contributing to my club and by volunteering to take District office have paid me back tenfold for the time spent “doing things” for Inner Wheel.

And that’s without the “feel good” factor I think a lot of us receive when we join together in performing acts of service in the community or when we raise significant funds for causes at home and abroad.

So, in our district’s 91^st year, I look forward to meeting members from around London and attending the rallies of some of our eight link districts.  

I hope we can build on all the work of those energetic members who came before us so that we can hand on a vibrant district for the future.