Wrap up!

ROTARY IN CARDIFF AND LOCAL CHARITIES SAY A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC THEIR DONATIONS.

The South Wales Echo supported the “Wrap Up Cardiff” project by helping to publicise the call from Rotarians in Cardiff. At the beginning of November members from six Rotary Clubs in Cardiff were appealing for donations of warm winter coats for all ages to donate to local charities. As a result of this campaign the public, generously donated in excess of 1,000 warm coats, fleeces and gilets.

Corporate partners Safestore UK donated free space to store all the donations and the YMCA in Cardiff allowed Rotarian volunteers to use their sports hall on two consecutive

Mondays to sort through all the coats where they were divided into separate piles for men,

women or children.

District Governor Ray also lent a hand and explained that “all the coats were sorted and carefully bagged up to be distributed to local people who really don’t have a winter coat so I am delighted to add my congratulations by saying this service project shows Rotary at it’s very best”.

By Monday 6th December the coats had been delivered to six nominated charities including – The Huggard Centre; The Salvation Army; Cardiff Women’s Aid; Space4U; The Wallich and several local schools.

Eileen who volunteers for Space4U has said “Thank you so much for the wonderful selection of coats the Rotary Clubs have kindly donated to Space4U. We are extremely grateful for your support and the coats are already a lifeline to many. Please convey our gratitude to the people who have donated and sorted.”

Ellen Bryant, Community and Engagement Volunteering Officer for the Huggard Centre said “Rotary’s Wrap Up project has been so useful to us. It means that rough sleepers and people in emergency accommodation can choose a jacket or coat to keep them warm through the winter. Thank you from all our clients and staff”

Mike Walmsley, Fundraising and Community Engagement Manager at The Wallich, said: “At The Wallich, we are very grateful that the Rotary Clubs in Cardiff reached out to us to ask if they could offer something to help some of the people we support on the streets. Thank you to the Rotarians for your support.”

The “Wrap Up Cardiff” project in partnership with the registered charity “Hands On London” will be repeated in November 2022

Could your Club also become involved in “Wrap Up” in your area?