High-Level Active Projects
The main projects supported by Rotary York Ainsty as at March 2024...
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PROJECT
Purpose
Current state
Future events / dates
UPDATED SPRING 2026 / SG
> SpecSort
> Recycling of spectacles for use in third world countries
> In operation + home working
> Monthly gatherings to process used spec stock + home work sorting / grading
> Ghana in Africa is a recent country to receive support from Specsort - A visit to African continent undertaken by Ruth Perrott in March 2024
> Santa Sleigh
> Door-to-door collection to raise money for various charities - some in partnership
> A suiccessful 'season' in December 2023
> An operational strategic review took place in Spring 2022. A new schedule was introduced in December 2022 and again commenced in December 1, 2023. Now looking forward to December 2026
> Yorkits
> Making feminine personal hygiene kits for girls in developing countries
> In operation + home working + seed funding and support for self-help groups
> Weekly meetings have recommenced - on each Wednesday morning. Saturday morning meetings are also held once a month
> York Technology Tournament
> An annual deseign and make competition for secondary school pupils - jointly run in conjunction with York Vikings RC and York RC - the three York Rotary Clubs
> The next competition is paused currently for a strategic review
> Cancer Care and Bereavement Garden maintenance - York Hospital
> Ongoing planting and maintenance of a garden area
> Rrestrcted access at present to the garden area due to Covid
> Normally, maintenance is carried out on a monthly basis - it is paused at moment
> Münster Rotary Twin Club
> A bi-annual get-together meeting with RC Münster St Mauritz (Germany)
> A visit to Münster is in process of being arranged for May 2025
> RYLA - Rotary Young Leader
> Identifying and funding for two young people on a leadership expansion course
> Under way and in operation
> Latest course took place in August 2024. A course is being scheduled for 2025 and onwards
> Vale of York Academy
> Financial support for Vale of York Academy - through a RYA member - who acts as an ambassador.
> Project status: paused
> Support as and when the need arises - possible funding for a trampoline?
> Tree planting in York area
> To plant trees in an area to the west of York - in cooperation with other clubs / groups
> Project status: ongoing
> More meetings and discussions are pending
> ShoeSwap
> A project for recycling children's shoes to thoese who need it most.
> Project active and to be run in conjunction with Joseph Rowntree Trust, York Quakers and others.
> Sow, Grow, Share
> Ongoing project to supply growing kits for use with schools, communities and children
Project in operation following a successful 2022 and 2023 / 2024 with Rotary Foundation financial support
> St Leonards Hospice
> Support for the hospice both physical and financial - Including assisting as marshals at fund-raising events
> Ongoing support
> Wilberforce Trust
> Support in many ways for The Wilberforce Trust
> Support is ongoing
> As and when the need arises
> Raised beds funded for use of the tenants
> Sensory garden - support for on-going projects.
> Door 84
> Support for Doort 84 Youth Centre in York
> Support is ongoing
> As and when the need arises
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UPDATED Spring 2026 / SG
