Ray had served for about 23 years in the Royal Air Force, having been stationed in many countries througout the world. After demob in 1985 he had re-trained as a Career's Advisor, from which he retired in about 2008.
Looking for something else to offer as service, he became involved in Royal Air Force Association and then SSAFA, which acts for all the services. It obtains most of its funds by applying to other service charities, such as Hope for Heroes, and is then able to help needy families in the North East region. They spend £650,000 per annum in this way.
John Lipscombe expressed our thanks and we were able to make a small donation from our Benevolent Fund.
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Members of Seaburn Rotary wish to express their condolences to members of The Royal Family upon the death of Her Majesty.
moreRotary Club of Seaburn works with communities overseas, mostly through The Rotary Foundation.
moreRotary International's big effort to rid the world of this crippling disease started in 1985. We are so close to completing the job. Just one last push!
more'We're for Communities' and work within our local community, whose assistance and support we value greatly.
moreActivities include working with schools,Youth Competitions, Rotary Youth Leadership Award scheme, our Interact Club, Rotakids clubs and much more.
moreWe follow this avenue of service by helping in schools in a variety of ways. We also have speakers who tell us about their occupations.
moreFormer Rotary Club of Seaburn Satellite Club, which was formed into a separate Rotary Club SR1.
moreThis committee is concerned with the administration of the club. It incorporates: House; Registrar; Fellowship; Programme; Sport. The President Elect is usually the chairman of the committee, with other members taking a lead in each particular activity.
moreEach year a new card is painted by Rotarian Randle Oliver. These are sold to friends as well as other Rotary club members to raise funds for Rotary Foundation and other charities, including our own Benevolent Fund.
moreThis new community venture opened in August 2017. The meetings are held at 2.00 pm on the last Wednesday each month.
moreRotary's main purpose is to encourage and nurture volunteerism locally, nationally and internationally. We have an active Membership Committee and would like to hear from anyone interested in finding out more about Rotary.
moreThe Rotary Club of Seaburn received a banner award in recognition of its generous support of Rotary Foundation, being the 3rd highest donor in Rotary North East. It demonstrates the club's commitment to Doing Good in the World.
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