Christmas Collections

The following are the final totals collected by cash and card by Santa and his helpers, less the card reader operator's processing fee for donations by card (approximately 1.6%):

• Around Brighton suburbs: £3,499.02;

• At Waitrose, Hove: £1,656.59;

• At ASDA, Hollingbury: £416.44.

Total collected this Christmas: £5,572.05.

A big THANK YOU to everyone who donated!

The Rotary Club of Brighton meets for lunch and to conduct club business at 12:30 for 1:00 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month, unless notified otherwise.  Please check the Meetings & Events page to find out when our next meeting will be.

Visting Rotarians and people who just want to find out more about us are welcome to join us for lunch, but please contact our Club Secretary using the Contact Us page on this website to let us know beforehand.

Rotary provides great opportunities for business networking and a lively social life, while enabling you to contribute actively to the life and welfare of your community.  People who have recently retired and are looking for worthwhile ways to occupy them while making new friends are particularly welcome.

The following videos describe what Rotary is and does.  There is also a video in which Bill Gates talks about how Rotary and his Foundation have helped the World Health Organisation's campaign to eliminate polio.

We are Rotary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmKY_YcxsH0&list=PLTHyIfqa6A4uN6buM-F9LNM8-_z5Zq517&index=1&pp=iAQB

We are for Communities:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUIUbK5nGCU&list=PLTHyIfqa6A4uN6buM-F9LNM8-_z5Zq517&index=2&pp=iAQB

Bill Gates talking about Polio Eradication:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEvEyssamJo&list=PLTHyIfqa6A4tFO1ooC4MaPhVZl22XtYc9

The Rotary Club of Brighton has raised several million £s in today’s money since it was founded on 8th April 1913, most of which has been donated to local charities, the remainder being donated to Rotary International worldwide charitable projects, e.g. the decades long campaign to eliminate polio, which was in its final stages with just 2 countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, where this dreadful disease was still endemic.  However, the conflicts in Gaza and Darfur have resulted in new cases being reported in Gaza, where immunisation has virtually stopped, and Chad where refugees have fled from Darfur.  We need to redouble our efforts to deal with these tragic situations.  Please help us to do this by donating to our Charitable Trust as described below.

The Rotary Club of Brighton is registered with the UK Charity Commission as ROTARY CLUB OF BRIGHTON CHARITABLE TRUST, Charity No. 803147.  100% of all donations from all sources, including gift aid, is used by our Charitable Trust to support local and international charities.  A list of charities that our Club has supported can be viewed on another page on this site.

To donate to charities supported by the Rotary Club of Brighton at any time using your mobile 'phone:

Text 1rcb to 70085 to donate £1.

Text 2rcb to 70085 to donate £2.

Text 5rcb to 70085 to donate £5.

Text 10rcb to 70085 to donate £10.

Text 20rcb to 70085 to donate £20.

If you have a smart 'phone, you can increase your donation by 25% by responding to the text message that you will receive after donating, asking you to Gift Aid it.

If this doesn't work for you, you can use the Contact Us page on this site, selecting "Donate to Rotary Charities" as the contact subject, telling us how much you would like to donate.  We are happy to receive cheques made out to "Rotary Club of Brighton", and will tell you by email where cheques should be sent.  We can also provide our bank details for online bank transfers.

Thank you!