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Literacy in a Box Trust - July 17th
The Trust sends 26 boxes to the Philippines to help children living and working on rubbish dumps. See press coverage, photos and report
New President Welcomed - July 5th
Tony Adams, a retired chartered accountant, takes over from Geoff Lucock as the new president of the club. Tony, second right, is pictured shaking hands with Geoff Lucock accompanied by first vice-president Dave Easton and second vice-president Maureen Dickerson.
For some years the club has welcomed women members and Maureen is in line to become the first woman president of the club in 2012. Furthermore, two more key positions in the club are held by women this year. Caroline Easton is treasurer and Jane Abdel-Salem is secretary.
What a Load of Rubbish! - May 29th
We are lucky to have the vast open countryside of Roborough Down right on our doorstep and it’s a shame that parts of it get disfigured by litter. On May 29th, Rotary Environment Day a group of 17 Rotarians and friends decided to do something about it and walked from the Moorland Links Hotel to Roborough Rock picking up litter and debris en route. To begin with pickings were lean but as the team got into their stride we ended up with an umbrella, 5 hubcaps, a few other unidentifiable objects and 9 bags of rubbish.
This was just one of many environmental activities organised by Rotary Clubs across the country.
Tavistock Firemen support Rotarians in canal duck plunge- April 24th
The Rotary Clubs of Roborough, Tavistock and Yelverton raised over £2,000 at their Charity Duck Race held in the Tavistock Meadows on Saturday April 24th.
With the wind blowing in the wrong direction members of the Tavistock Fire Service saved the day by jumping into the canal to guide the 2,500 rubber ducks down the canal.
Geoff Lucock, President of Roborough Rotary Club said
“It was a fantastic day with Rotarians from all three Clubs joining forces to make the race a real success. We are especially grateful to the Tavistock Fire & Rescue Service for the shepherding the stray ducks down the canal.”
The money raised from the race will be going to the Stroke Association, ShelterBox and End Polio.
Previous News Items
Plymouth School Choirs competitionHeld to raise funds to eradicate polio worldwide. See press coverage, photos and report |
Literacy in a BoxLiteracy in a Box Trust sends 100th box of educational materials to Zambia. See press coverage, photos and report |
Interested in joining Rotary?
The members of Roborough Rotary Club will be happy to welcome anyone interested in discovering more about Rotary in Plymouth.
Roborough Rotary's lunch time meetings offer a unique break in the working day and week when you can spend a relaxed couple of hours at a quiet moorland restaurant in good company.
You will not need to commit a whole evening away from your family, just take a long lunch and enjoy our friendship, good food and perhaps learn something new from a range of speakers.
More Information
In the next 30 days..
07/09/2010 Club Weekly Meeting - Speaker TBA.14/09/2010 Club Weekly Meeting - Business meeting.
21/09/2010 Club Weekly Meeting - Kimberley Noakes speaking about vounteer work in Mexico.
28/09/2010 Club Weekly Meeting - Fellowship.
Last Meeting
31/08/2010 Topic: EVENING MEETING Speaker - Stephen Fryer from RAF HarrowbeerStephen Fryer - RAF Harrowbeer VOT John Roberts VOT John Roberts
