Welwyn GC Rotary Club, founded in 1926, is a friendly group of about 40 members. It is non-political, non-religious and is open to both men and women. Members come from a wide range of occupations. Like all Rotary Clubs, we have twin aims of serving the community (local, national and international) and having fun.
Fund-raising We have raised several thousand pounds each year through various fund-raising activities,recently Open Gardens events and our Santa sleigh.
To Support (some examples)
locally, Isobel Hospice, Keech Cottage Children's Hospice, Herts Action on Disability, Homestart, Herts Air Ambulance, WGC Foodbank, public defibrillators, Herts Young Homeless
nationally, Macmillan Cancer Care, Royal British Legion, Dementia UK
internationally, End Polio Now, ShelterBox, St Andrews Mission Orphanage in Lima, Mercyships, Red Rubber Ball Foundation
Youth Activities. We organise local heats for Rotary Youth competitions in collaboration with Hatfield, Brookmans Park and Potters Bar Rotary clubs, under the name Mid Herts Rotary (more info at midherts rotary.blogspot.com), including Youth Speaks, Young Chef, Young Photographer and Young Writer and the Rotary Technology Tournament. We support candidates for RYLA, the Rotary Young Leader Award, sponsor charitable work trips abroad by local young people and publicise international camps and scholarships..
Social Activities We meet at least twice a month, often with partners, for a meal (breakfast, lunch or dinner) and to discuss topics of interest. Members are not expected to attend every meeting!
We organise visits and meals out and take part in various social activities and visit other Rotary clubs including our twinned club in Lucon in western France. Members are entitled and encouraged to visit any Rotary club anywhere in the world.
Meetings
We have meetings almost every week although some are on Zoom with 15 - 20 members joining lunchtime business meetings, and to have speakers from further afield than usual. We normally meet at Hakalok every 2nd Tuesday for a Malaysian meal or fish and chips (12.45) and in a local pub or restaurant in the evening of he last Tuesday (6.30). The Breakfast Branch meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month at Moreno's cafe opposite Sainsbury's (8.30 - 9.30am) On 3rd Tuesdays we have an informal coffee morning meeting at Humphrey's Cafe in Campus West (11 - 12.00) where we encourage other people to come and find out about us. For more info, click here
The Satellite club started on 1st July 2021 with a focus on fund-raising through Sporting and Social events, their first venture being a RunFest on Sunday 26th September 2021 that raised nearly £1000!
More recently, they have built a Santa Sleigh on a second-hand caravan chassis. The whole club has been involved in collections on evenings around the streets and weekends in the town centre raising over £3300 last year for four charities.
Savealife Capsules
We are selling these capsules which are designed to hold small emergency items particularly pills, either for use in an emergency or your regular ones. The idea came from Touranga Sunrise Rotary Club in New Zealand and so far we have sold over 3000 For more info click here.
Tue, Feb 11th 2025 12:45 pm
Either Malaysian food or fish and chips. Please book your place beforehand.
Tue, Feb 18th 2025 11:00 am
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In Humphrey's Cafe at Campus West. Come along and talk to us about what we do.
Mon, Mar 3rd 2025 10:30 am
Tue, Mar 4th 2025 12:45 pm
Keep in touch with what is going on in the club, help make decisions and find out how you can contribute.
Tue, Mar 11th 2025 12:45 pm
Either Malaysian food or fish and chips. Please book your place beforehand.
We meet on Tuesdays at 12:45
(Business meetings on Zoom, first Tuesday of each month. Breakfast meetings on 1st and 3rd Thursdays 8.00am at Moreno's Café 9, WGC Social meetings on Tuesdays venues and times vary. Last Tuesday in each month, evening dinner meeting 6.30 for 7.00. ) Various locations around WGCBe 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.
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