Rotary Children's Fun Day

Rotary Children's Fun Day provides positive experiences for some of the UK's most vulnerable and disadvantaged children

Rotary Children's Fun Day provides positive experiences for some of the UK's most vulnerable and disadvantaged children.

The programme is organised by Rotary clubs across the country. It is supported by Kids in Mind, a children's charity that offers mental health and wellbeing support for children escaping domestic violence.

For more than three decades, Rotary has been giving disabled and disadvantaged young people the chance to enjoy new experiences, taste adventure and have fun trips and days out.

More than 1 million children have enjoyed a break from the ordinary in a range of ways.

Exciting activities within school settings
A taste of the arts with theatre visits
Trips out to theme parks, activity centres, zoos, seaside resorts and more

All of this is made possible thanks to Rotary clubs, who help to organise and fund activities, with many Rotary members also volunteering a helping hand.

It brings fun into the lives of children who often have come from difficult backgrounds, escaped domestic violence, or are disadvantaged in a number of ways.

For 2025, Rotary is planning to give at least another 30,000 children that special experience.

Locally, five clubs: Dumfries, Dumfries Devorgilla, Annan & District, Lockerbie & District and Thornhill & District work together to organise and fund a Summer and a Christmas event every year…

In 2025 these events will be in June and December…

On Monday 9th June, a Rotary Children’s Fun Day for Primary and Secondary pupils in supported learning in our area, at The S.R.U.C Barony Campus
The Rotary Children’s Christmas Party will be held over two days for the first time this year. At The Cairndale Hotel, the Primary pupils party will on Monday 1st December and the Secondary pupils party will be on Tuesday 2nd December.

Want to get involved with either sponsorship or childrens entertainment?

Please contact Rab Smith on 07816633460

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Beach Clean Ups

During the pandemic we have completed a series of Beach Cleans over 8 months and removed over 150kg of plastic waste from our beaches. This is part of our Making More of the Coast project.

Santa's Grotto was a partnership event with Gardenwise Plant and Garden Centre, Dumfries. Every weekend in December we provided a Santa's Grotto. An amazing £18,000 has been raised in total.

7 hour Cyclathon Challenge to cycle the distance from Dumfries to Edinburgh. Our cyclists managed a distance of 130 miles and £891 was raised for Myeloma UK.

Rotary Children's Fun Day provides positive experiences for some of the UK's most vulnerable and disadvantaged children

The Rotary Club of Dumfries Devorgilla have organised a free public fireworks display for Dumfries in partnership with the People’s Project on the Mill Green. We received a bronze medal from Cash for Kids for donations raised in 2017!

As part of out endeavours to keep Dumfries the "Queen of the South" we regularly clean bus shelters in the town centre

We have previously worked in partnership with Dalbeattie Community Initiative for a cycling sportive event on three routes around Dumfries and Galloway including a 100mile route! The event has raised £1600 for local charities.

In conjunction with Rotary Club of Dalbeattie and Southerness Golf Club we have held Am Am Charity Golf Tournaments. So far we have raised £23,542 for Macmillan Cancer Support and My Name'5 Doddie.

An amazing £84,000 has been raised for local health causes over 9 successful years of the Run4Health. A partnership project with the NHS and Dumfries and Galloway Council as a truly family fun event.

12 hour Cyclathon Challenge to cycle the distance from Tesco Dumfries to Tesco Stranraer and back. Our cyclists managed a distance of 267.2 miles and an amazing £2,069.09 was raised for Prostate Buddies D&G and Prostate Scotland.

We have organised Dragon Boats Festivals on River Nith, Dumfries in partnership with Dumfries Multi Cultural Society. All proceeds were provided to local good causes.

We held a conference with keynote speakers and displays showcasing initiatives within Dumfries and Galloway to reduce plastic pollution held at Dumfries and Galloway College. View the seminar at https://www.youtube.com/@DumfriesDevorgillaRotary.

Rotary Children's Fun Day