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The Guinness Book of Records The club appeared in The Guinness Book of Records for selling the most expensive bottle of 60 year old "The Macallan". The bottle was sold by the Elgin Club for £6000.00 in aid of Polio Plus. A further £8000.00 was added to Polio Plus by the Club, raised by its Musical Extravaganza. David's Story In conjunction with Grampian Police the Club produced and distributed 500 videos to schools throughout Grampian and the North of Scotland. The video tells the moving story of David, a teenager in our area who tragically died as a result of Drug Abuse. The Elgin Club received a Significant Achievement Award for this outstanding Drug Awareness Project. Another World Record The Elgin Club served 750 plates of stovies (a North of Scotland delicacy!) plus 750 drams of "The Macallan" in 17 minutes 22 seconds at the Bothy ballads competition in Elgin Town Hall. Fastest Round of Golf In 1991 the club established a Rotary World Record for the fastest round of golf in 20 mins 40 seconds. Sadly this record has been well and truly beaten by North Fife in 14 mins 48 seconds. However we will return!!! First City Centre Marathon Relay - Marafun 1991 saw the first City Centre Marathon Relay
with 600 competitors participating. The event now known as the Marafun
has now been copied throughout the UK and abroad. P.R. Awards During 1993 the Club was presented for the first time, the national PR award and subsequently went on to win this coveted trophy on several occasions. The District 1010 PR award was presented to Elgin 7 years in succession and the Club continues to receive praise for its PR activities. Paul Harris Award As a result of the successful Golf Exchanges between Elgin and the Rotary Clubs in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvanian Rotarians conferred Paul Harris Fellowships on four Elgin Rotarians; John Grigor, Jim Young, Raymond Wood, and Glen Elliot. Other Paul Harris Awards have been presented by the club to Alistair Russell, Alex Scott, Sally Wood Lamont, Raymond Wood, Glen Elliot, Jim Young, Brodie Ross and Graeme Archibald. Entertainment 1991 saw the Elgin
Club introduce "Entertainment for the Elderly" in Retirement Homes,
throughout the winter months. Initially eight groups of singers and
musicians volunteered to take part.
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The club has
received several Rotary Citations for this event and In 2009
Elgin Rotary Club was presented with
a Significant Achievement Award from Rotary
International World
Headquarters in Evanston USA in recognition of the over
£500,00 raised by the event since it started.
This rare award was presented to Club
President David Sutherland by Lt Col Grenville Johnston,
Lord Lieutenant of Moray who is also an Honorary member of
the Club.