FUN AND FELLOWSHIP WHILST HELPING OTHERS

"There is no shortage in this world of people able to imagine a better future. But in Rotary, we do not just imagine that future -- we will it, and we work to create it."

John Kenny, Rotary President

 

      Suitable refreshment after a sponsored walk!! 

(Red Lion, Belchamp Otten)

  

 Haverhill on Wikipedia 

Rotary International is a global network of service volunteers (men and Women). It is the world's largest service organisation for business and professional people with some 1.2 million members operating in 168 countries worldwide.

Great Britain and Ireland: There are about 58,000 Rotarians in 1,845 clubs, helping those in need and working towards world understanding and peace. It's a fulfilling role, and Rotarians can get involved as much or as little as their time will allow.

Haverhill Rotary is a small friendly club of about 18 active members. Haverhill is in West Suffolk close to the border with Cambridgeshire and our members come from the town and surrounding villages. Our approach is fairly informal and we would love to see new faces. Have a look at our programme and if something takes your fancy then let us know. We are also open to ideas as to how we can become more involved in the local community. Feel free to use the contact form above.

In the last few months, we have:  

 

• Held the 2010 Charity Golf Classic; money raised will be known soon 
• Taken a large group of Haverhill children to Wimpole Hall in association with Kids Out charity
• Made donations of more than £2000 to five local groups in Haverhill
• Held the 2010 Book Awards recognising achievements of young people
• Funded a Shelterbox that has been used in Haiti
• Raised £250 for St Nicholas Hospice - Shopping Trolley at Sainsburys
• Arranged for a few local kids to visit the Christmas panto
• Held a Haverhill Young Citizen's Award Evening
• Taken Santa's Sleigh around the town, delighted the kids and raised some funds
• Organised and manned a display at the Haverhill Business Exhibition
• Held a sponsored walk in aid of Polio Plus and raised £1231
• Held an afternoon tea party to raise money for a water project in Zambia
• Raised about £8000 in June 2009 during the annual Haverhill Classic Golf Tournament - proceeds to St Nicholas Hospice and Haverhill Rotary local charities
• From the proceeds of last year's Golf Day, we presented cheques to nine local groups
• Allowed Robert to take over the role of president from Malcolm - July 2009
• Held the annual Book Awards which recognises the achievements of young people
• Enjoyed an evening of Jazz at The Fox, Haverhill
• Had a presentation from the Haverhill based charity Focus on Africa which we support
• Sponsored a local young person on the Rotary Leadership Scheme RYLA
• Made a donation to DebRA
• Organised and hosted the Book Awards for local school pupils
• Organised a fun day out as part of the Kids Out programme
• Funded a ShelterBox which was sent to Sudan
• Agreed to support the Zambian Water Project
• Organised a Thai food evening which was enjoyed by about 60 people
• Regularly have informal social evenings and visits to places of interest
• Helped out with mock interviews for young people
• Arranged for two USA ambassadorial scholars who are studying in the UK to visit Haverhill and give us a talk

In the next 30 days..

06/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -  Bar Meeting.  
07/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -  Council Meeting.  
13/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -  Business Meeting.  
20/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -  Speaker Meeting.  Colin to organise speaker
27/09/2010  Club Weekly Meeting -  Speaker Meeting.  Robin to organise speaker

Last Meeting

30/08/2010 Topic: Bank Hol.....no meeting