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Rowcroft Hospice new beds
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WHAT IS TEIGNMOUTH ROTARY DOING?
Following on a taster donation of £700 towards PPE, we had embarked on a “New beds for Rowcroft” project. Rowcroft is the hospice for South Devon and provides comprehensive facilities for the local community. It has regularly been supported by most South Devon Rotary Clubs in the past.
With public fundraising almost impossible, because of Covid-19, and Rowcroft’s fundraising programme severely similarly affected, we took on the challenge of trying to supply 5 new beds, costing £1,600+ each. Rowcroft launched an appeal for £50,000 for these and other items, because the existing beds were now 20 years old so the maintenance contract had ceased. Several of our members contributed their own money to our charity account, since we had been unable to attend meetings with meals during covid restrictions, thus saving the cost of the latter. Financial help had come from 2 local Clubs and our District, which meant that before Christmas we were able to present a cheque to Rowcroft for 2 new beds.
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