THE ROTARY CLUB OF WIGAN

     WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2017/18

The Club's money raising efforts achieved over £20000 for donations to various causes both in the UK and Overseas

Over £14000 was raised through the Christmas Float collections + £2000 in Gift Aid

The main beneficiaries of the monies raised were:

UK

Mayor of Manchester Homeless Appeal

100

Derian House Children's Hospice

300

Wigan LCT Jazz Festival

400

Trees for local park project

260

St Anne's Parent and Toddler Group

75

Wigan Council Music Festival

400

Bolton Dementia Support Group

250

Bolton Sailability

50

Young Carers' Outing

400

Sunshine House

150

O'Neil Music Bursary Concert

400

Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal

75

The Brick [Homeless People]

400

Wigan and Leigh Hospice

300

Whitley Play Group

75

Wigan Mayor's Charity Appeal Fund

250

Fur Clempt

300

Age UK [Wigan]

300

Wigan Cosmos FC

* Dragons Den

500

Greenslate Community Farm

*

500

Clifton Street Community centre

*

500

Highfield Rangers under 9s

*

500

Create Sparks - Art at the Mill

*

500

True Levellers Community Samba Band

*

500

Respite, Wigan Training Activities

*

500

Wigan M&S Therapy Centre

*

500

*

Total at Home

8485

OVERSEAS

£

Excellent Development Ltd

400

Light Education Development

300

Literacy in a Box

500

Guildford Rotary Eye Project

300

Gurkha Welfare Trust

500

Joe Homan Charity

700

Shelter Box

600

Shoe Boxes

500

Rotary Foundation

957

Rotary Foundation - late payment

1180

Tippy Tap via CAFOD

400

Polio Plus

500

Total Overseas

6837