Rotary Club Lunch Meeting
Fri, Sep 14th 2018 at 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
We meet as usual for lunch, after which Sue Gregg will speak to us about the work of Newcastle Vision Support. Our Club has supported this local charity, which was formerly known as the Newcastle Society for Blind People, for many years.
Newcastle Vision Support is the charity chosen by our current Club President Bill Dunlop as the principal charity the Club will support during his Presidential year.
Formerly known as the Newcastle Society for Blind People, Newcastle Vision Support is a local society for blind people, currently supporting and enabling 1,100 visually impaired people living in Newcastle. Any person living with a visual impairment can seek NSBP's support. If you are interested in any of these opportunities please ring.
We offer a range of services tailored to the needs of visual impairment these include:
- Befriending Service
- Day Services and Social Groups
- Resource Centre
- Braille Classes
- Computer Training
- Visual Awareness Training
- Specialist information service
- Weekly VIP Groups
- Quarterly Newsletter
- Transcription Service (Braille and Large Print)
- Volunteering visiting Service
- Social groups and the Friday Lunch club
- Creative Activities / Hobbies / Groups
- Vision Awareness Courses
- Library Group
- Computer Classes
- Ring Round Service
- Braille/Moon
- Macular Degeneration Group
- Agents for Wireless for the Blind
- NSBP Resource Centre at MEA House
- Daily Living Aids
'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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