AGM and Business Meeting

Tue, May 1st 2018 at 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

May is Community Services Committee programme planning month AND TODAY is the day to bring your donations for the Whitechapel Mission. Details below.

For full details visit the Whitechapel Mission website https://whitechapel.org.uk/

Below are the items required

Donations in Kind

The Whitechapel Mission is always grateful to receive any donations in support of our work. We do not dictate what we are prepared to accept. If you feel that the gift will be useful in our work with homeless people, then we will be grateful to receive.

Tinned/Dry Food

We have an abundance	We are managing	We need help!	We are desperate!
Pasta Salt Soups Brown Sauce Tinned Vegetables Chopped Tomatoes	Sandwich Spread Tinned Tuna/Fish Tinned Fruit Tinned Meat	Porridge Pepper Pot Noodles Tea Ketchup Breakfast Cereal Squash	Baked Beans Plum Tomatoes Sugar Coffee Honey Biscuits Instant Hot Chocolate

Toiletries

We have an abundance	We are managing	We need help!	We are desperate!
Toothpaste Bubble Bath Sanitary Towels	Ladies Make-up Talc Combs Body Lotion Body Wash Shaving Foam	Hand Cream Face Cream Shampoo Deodorant Soap	Toothbrushes Razors

Clothing

We have an abundance	We are managing	We need help!	We are desperate!
Suits	Trousers 36" waist and above Light Sweaters Women's Clothing Shirts Hand Towels Bath Towels	Winter Jackets Winter Coats Jumpers Mens Gloves Black Woollen Hats Woollen Scarves Baseball Caps T-Shirts Padded Shirts	Mens Underwear Socks Jeans 28-36" Rucksacks Mens Trainers Mens Shoes Trousers 28-34"

Bedding - We cannot use duvets and pillows

We have an abundance	We are managing	We need help!	We are desperate!
Blankets Sheets	Dressing Gowns Pyjamas	Sleeping Bags

Household

We have an abundance	We are managing	We need help!	We are desperate!
Toilet Rolls Phone Chargers	Candles Cotton Buds	Nail Clippers	Carrier Bags 35mm Film Canisters (used to distribute shampoo)

'What We Do' Main Pages:

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10 mile road race and 2 mile fun run

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- with our ‘twin’ club, the Rotary Club of Klerksdorp.

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Fundraising and charities supported

Raising funds for local, national and international causes is key to what we do.

Club donations 2022/23, 2021/22, 2020/21, 2019/20 and 2018/19

Rotary's own charity

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Purple Crocus Planting in Central Park, World Polio Day, 24 October 2019

Supporting the environment - Rotary Area of Focus 7

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Rotary competitions and some Rotary winners

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