Rotary Club Lunch Meeting
Fri, Aug 26th 2016 at 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
We meet as usual for lunch at 12.45pm. Our speaker will be Olwen Sheldon, who is a volunteer with Macmillan Cancer Support and will speak about that organisation.
President Jo has chosen Macmillan Cancer Support as the main charity that will be supported by our Cub in her Presidential Year.
Macmillan Cancer Support can trace its history back to the early years of the last century when Douglas Macmillan used his £10 inheritance to found the Society for the Prevention and Relief of Cancer in 1911. The organisation has now grown to a major provider of support for cancer sufferers. By 2012 over 5.7 million people benefitted from the services they provide and their very popular "Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning" event, which raises millions of pounds each year.
There are 2.5 million people living with cancer in the UK today, and as more people live longer with their cancer, this number is set to grow to 4 million by 2030. The stated ambition of Macmillan Cancer Support is to reach and improve the lives of everyone living with cancer and to inspire millions of others to do the same.
'What We Do' Main Pages:
The Object of Rotary was first formulated in 1910 and adapted through the years as Rotary's mission expanded. It provides a succinct definition of the organization's purpose as well as the club member's responsibilities.
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Rotary is dedicated to seven areas of focus to build international relationships, improve lives, and create a better world to support our peace efforts and end polio forever. Read this page and the connected pages to see how we go about this.
moreOne of our objectives is to make a difference in our local community. Here are some of the things we are doing and have done in the past to fulfil this objective.
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Rotarians believe in the advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service. See this page for how we have put this into practice.
moreRead about our History.
moreTHE ROTARY CLUB OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE TRUST FUND is a Registered Charity (Registered with the Charity commission of England & Wales, No. 702557)
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CLUB PROJECTS COMMITTEE. The Projects Committee of the Rotary Club of Newcastle upon Tyne is the main organising group of the Club and combines the functions of the previous Vocational Service; Community Service and International Service Committees.
moreExplanation of the Paul Harris Fellowship Award. Paul Harris is the founder of Rotary. For a brief history, follow the link on the CLUB HISTORY page
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