The Salvation Army were grateful for the bags and used the bags to hold their Christmas gifts to needy folk. Each bag carried a badge with the Rotary logo.
The bags gave a pleasant Christmassy feel to the gifts and added to the pleasure of the grateful folk receiving them. In previous years, the gifts had been given out in black bin liners!
The bags proved such a success that the club aims to repeat the project for Christmas 2021 and will welcome any volunteers who would like to help out with it.
The bags are shown here at the Salvation Army Citadel prior to distribution.
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Last year, the Rotary Club of Staines joined with the Rotary Club of Nairobi, Rotary District 1145 and the Rotary Foundation to fully sponsor a Kenyan national to attend a one year post graduate course in clinical psychology at Royal Holloway University.
moreThis year’s awards to local charities from Staines Rotary was held in mid-February at the Leacroft Youth Centre.
moreDuring the summer holidays, 49 youths from across Surrey and West Sussex completed a challenging 6 day residential leadership development programme.
moreStaines Rotary has been playing its part in a global campaign to eradicate polio, raising funds over several years to help achieve it.
moreDespite Covid restrictions, Staines Rotary were able to take Santa on his usual Christmas rounds through to streets, assisted by groups of volunteer collectors raising funds for local charities.
moreFor Christmas 2020, Staines Rotary donated to the Salvation Army a batch of red sacks made of an attractive thick red fabric.
more2020 marked the 10th year that Staines Rotary had presented every child in Year 5 at all the Primary Schools in Staines and Laleham with an Usborne Illustrated Dictionary, which help them with their school work.
moreMembers of Staines Rotary joined forces with clubs from across the Thames Valley at Heathrow Airport recently to raise money for BBC Children in Need.
moreAt a recent dinner, Rotary members were given an overview of what a Rotary Youth Exchange Student is.
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