Fred Dijkers has been a Rotarian since 1995 as a member of RC Hoeksche Waard in district 1610. Fred was a general practitioner in Maasdam and assistant professor practical organization in Leiden. He was governor of Rotary in 2018-2019. Now he is a district trainer and chair of the Multidistrict Youth Exchange in the Netherlands. Bird watching is a hobby that he has taken over from his wife. He is certainly not an expert in that area, but loves to do it.

Fred is chairman of the fellowship