August 2021 Update

Reducing our Carbon Footprint and Community Fund Raising excitement

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As briefly reported in our ‘Summer get-together at Brathay’ August got off to a great start with our ‘Presidents Change Over Evening’. Not so much a ‘change over’ but a thank you to Val for leading us through a most unprecedented year and for agreeing to take on the mantel once again for our current year. It was, as usual, a happy evening of chat, banter, delicious food but most importantly meeting up in person again.

Our meetings continued, via zoom, with a presentation from John Miles on Rotary Global Sight Solutions. The charity has established more than 50 Rotary-run eye hospitals in the developing world. More info on this evening to follow.

Our second speaker for the month was Molly Hogg, Project Manager of Cumbria action for Sustainability. (CAfS) https://cafs.org.uk

Molly joined CAfS in 2020, initially to support Ambleside’s sustainability ambitions.

Molly outlined the charity’s vision, including practical help available to bring about a more sustainable way of life in Cumbria. Working closely with Ambleside’s own Ambleside Action for a Future https://aafaf.uk to empower and enable people, communities and businesses to live and work more sustainably by sharing knowledge, practice, skills, networks and practical experience and for us all to reduce our carbon footprint.

We are delighted that we can once again start our fund-raising events and are full steam ahead for our PINK 5K WALK on Sunday September 26^th in aid of St Marys Hospice. Full details www.pink5k.co.uk

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Fun at The Big Easy Quiz

Good things happen when you have fun £645 raised for P.I.E.S

An astonishing amount raised in just 4 weeks!

£2500 for St Mary's Hospice

Members & friends enjoyed a wonderful Christmas Lunch at the Brown Horse WInster

Presentation to Becky Brown Area Fundraiser for St Mary's Hospice

From Pink 5K celebration to Crocus planting & Poppy Remembrance

Martin Clark takes a very early dip to raise more donations for our Pink 5K Appeal for St Mary's Hospice!

A great afternoon walk followed by delicious scones and a cuppa all in aid of St Mary's Hospice

A happy afternoon of chatting, singing and a delicious Afternoon Tea

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Reducing our Carbon Footprint and Community Fund Raising excitement

Members and friends enjoying an evening of happy banter, delicious food and most importantly friendship AK style

A glorious evening for learning more about Galava Roman Fort

Enjoying fun & friendship in glorious weather

At last we enjoy a outdoor meeting without Zoom!

"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." George Orwell, 1984 Meanwhile, here at AK Rotary members were introduced to Strigiformes even before our Call my Bluff evening!

We Marched into March enjoying Coastlines, Castles, Turkey, St Kilda and St Patrick

A positive vibe in the air!

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At last we meet socially and have fun!

How lucky we are to live in such a wonderful location

Despite the Covid pandemic having dominated all lives and events during this year, AK has continued with friendship and service locally and internationally - just on a smaller and different scale.