"Lest we forget..."
Sun, Nov 8th 2020 at 12:35 pm - 2:35 pm
Treasurer Richard Charles lays our Club's wreath at the War Memorial in Abingdon, to commemorate those we no longer see or hear.
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One of the most popular events on our calendar, the regular DNAPQuizzes raise a lot of money for our local charities, supported by the Rotary Club of Abingdon.
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4000 crocuses planted outside Abingdon Police Station in two hours to celebrate our Rotary Foundation ending Polio across the world
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Events and challenges involving the number 70 Environment 6 x Abingdon Carbon Cutters teams, each planting 70 trees Peace 70 minutes silence – Arno Sporting Amelia + Isaac 70 press-ups 70 miles walking in Devon - Peter & Theresa and many more....
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We worked with the Nasio Trust to install water tanks in Tanzania, to provide safe drinking water. Ground water in the region is heavily fluoridised and causes health problems for the population.
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Two splendid cups commissioned for our Club's annual Youth Speaks competition. Often won by our talented young people from Abingdon's six secondary schools, our winning teams often go on to the next levels of this national Rotary Competition!
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The Club's foreign conscience - here immunising under-fives in India against Polio. There is no cure for Polio but it is preventable with a vaccine. Only two countries now remain endemic. We’ve reduced cases by 99.9% since 1988
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The Rotary Foundation is Rotary International's own charity. It does an enormous amount of good in the world. Watch the video The Heart of Rotary for a flavour!
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