We have just made another donation to one of the India Eye camps which offer cataract surgery and similar procedures to people unable to attend a conventional hospital or clinic.
Lendwithcare is one of our ongoing international activities and brings together entrepreneurs in developing countries and people with the power to help them . The club has made more loans recently bringing the total number to over 460.
DetailsWe love to be able to help out when other charitable organisations need help for a big event. On 6th July 2024 we had a busy day helping out at the Wilmslow Round Tables beer festival and the charity fair organised by Together Trust in Cheadle.
DetailsOne of the charities we support is N W Air Ambulance. They recently talked to the club and we made a donation of £500.
On Saturday 7th September Lamplighter Amy abseiled down Liverpool Cathedral and raised a further £700 .
Over the past few years we have organised several Book giveaways for primary schools.
DetailsYou could join us and be part of this very active club where fun and fellowship is enjoyed alongside our diverse range of service and fund raising activities.
We were a social network long before Facebook !
We are a very active and friendly Rotary Club and are always keen to welcome new members .If you would like to know more about us you can contact us using the "join us" link at the top of this home page and we can hopefully answer any questions or arrange to meet
HELPING COMMUNITIES
We are approached by helpers/carers and charities who need funds or a helping hand, as we are known as willing member of our local community.
Additionally we offer both practical and financial help of our own accord
Examples of groups that we have recently assisted are:
Schools, musical groups, scouts, food banks, people needing disability aids, references from social services, families who have just had a set-back.
In fact we seek to assist anyone or group that is in difficulty
As Rotary is a worldwide organisation we make donations wherever they are needed; floods, storms, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, famines, among others.
WE ENJOY OURSELVES
At club level we organise events of all types that keep us cheerful, while we are arranging the kind of assistance described above. For example, musical events, fish ’n chip evenings, quizzes, meals out, visits to interesting places, occasionally weekends away, even abroad.
We arrange walks for the able, dinners for all, B-B-Qs. We generally organise at least one social event per month. For the less mobile garden parties, visits to the theatre. And many more.
We meet weekly for a very reasonably priced dinner and to discuss our business. We invite speakers to talk about what they or their organisations do. Weekly meetings are not compulsory but members are encouraged to attend so as to keep up with club developments.
WE RAISE FUNDS
Many of our ways of helping communities require money so we have to raise funds.
Over the past ten years we have raised well over £100,000 for charity.
We have an annual swimathon and a very popular Open Gardens event . We organise supermarket collections in addition to towing Santa and his sleigh around the streets at Christmas and rest at busy pedestrian points where families and children can chat to Santa.
ILLNESS
If any member is ill we visit them and keep in touch, send flowers and cards.
SOCIAL MEDIA
We maintain Facebook , Twitter and Instagram accounts and run a website so that the public and our members can see what we are doing and planning.
Some of the charities we have supported are listed below
Local Foodbanks , Loaves & Fishes , Handy Ladies , Signpost Young Carers , Cherry Tree Project , St Annes Hospice , Ukraine appeal , Turkey Syria Earthquake fund , Westmoreland Primary School , Kidneys for life , Walthew House , End Polio Now , ABC Childrens Charity , Positive Arts , Disaster Aid , Read Easy , Cataract Operations in India , St Josephs Primary School , Annie's Orphans , Francis House , Alex Hulme Foundation , Pure Insight , Rotary Foundation , Fresh.
Links to our social media pages below Facebook , Instagram and X (twitter)
Please click below if you would like to donate to our charity fund
Wed, Nov 6th 2024 7:30 pm
A turkey is not just for Christmas.
This will be the first meeting at Stockport Golf Club.
Wed, Nov 20th 2024 7:30 pm
We are delighted to welcome District Governor Jean Billingsley to talk to us.
Further details to follow.
At this event there will be a Paul Harris Fellow presentation.
Wed, Nov 27th 2024 7:30 pm
Following the normal meeting there will be a training session on the contactless card readers in preparation for the Christmas collections.
detailsWe meet on Wednesdays at 19:00 for 19:30
(No meeting on the 5th Wednesday in the month.) Stockport Golf ClubBe part of a global network of volunteers, trying to make the world a better place. Please also see the 'links & news' page for information from the local district and live feeds from Rotary International and Rotary International in GB&I.