EVENING MEETING. Speakers from Rotary SR1.

Tue, Jun 14th 2016 at 6:45 pm - 9:30 pm

Some of the 3 members of SR1 who took part in the cycle ride in Kenya, are coming to give us a talk on their experiences

President Gemma Dishman and secretary Andy Bradley visited to tell us about their Bike Ride across the Maasai Mara. They had gone there with 5 others as part of a trip led by Gentoo to raise funds for the NURU project. This provides the local people with solar powered lamps to replace the kerosene lamps that they use to provide light and which create a host of health problems..

Although they only cycled 175 miles in 6 days, it was the most gruelling experience that they had ever had. The terrain was rough, temperaturs were over 30 degrees and the rickety bikes were regularly breaking down, making it a really challenging journey. On top of all that, they were sleeping in tents most nights, with only very basic facilites for washing and cooking.

Despite all the difficulties, they all agreed that they would do it again and that it had been an unforgettable, life changing experience. The seven of them raised over £20,000 and this money will help to change the lives of the local people in the villages through which they travelled.

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Community Service

'We're for Communities' and work within our local community, whose assistance and support we value greatly.

Youth Opportunities

Activities include working with schools,Youth Competitions, Rotary Youth Leadership Award scheme, our Interact Club, Rotakids clubs and much more.

Members of Seaburn Rotary wish to express their condolences to members of The Royal Family upon the death of Her Majesty.

World Community/Internat'l Service

Rotary Club of Seaburn works with communities overseas, mostly through The Rotary Foundation.

End Polio Now

Rotary International's big effort to rid the world of this crippling disease started in 1985. We are so close to completing the job. Just one last push!

Vocational Service

We follow this avenue of service by helping in schools in a variety of ways. We also have speakers who tell us about their occupations.

Satellite Club

Former Rotary Club of Seaburn Satellite Club, which was formed into a separate Rotary Club SR1.

Club/Membership Services

This committee is concerned with the administration of the club. It incorporates: House; Registrar; Fellowship; Programme; Sport. The President Elect is usually the chairman of the committee, with other members taking a lead in each particular activity.

A collage of the seven cards we have on offer for sale in 2020.

Each year a new card is painted by Rotarian Randle Oliver. These are sold to friends as well as other Rotary club members to raise funds for Rotary Foundation and other charities, including our own Benevolent Fund.

MEMORY CAFE

This new community venture opened in August 2017. The meetings are held at 2.00 pm on the last Wednesday each month.

Redby Rotakids with their charter and Rotarians

Redby Academy Rotakids were excited to received the charter on 17th May 2016

Membership

Rotary's main purpose is to encourage and nurture volunteerism locally, nationally and internationally. We have an active Membership Committee and would like to hear from anyone interested in finding out more about Rotary.

The Rotary Club of Seaburn received a banner award in recognition of its generous support of Rotary Foundation, being the 3rd highest donor in Rotary North East. It demonstrates the club's commitment to Doing Good in the World.